Captain James Cook‚ FRS‚ RN (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean‚ during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands‚ and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy
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Evaluate the career of Captain Arthur Phillip in his role as the first Governor. Captain Arthur Phillip’s role as first Governor of the colony of New South Wales proved to be efficient and successful despite the difficulties. Difficulties included‚ limited supplies and the soils around Sydney were of poor quality making cultivation difficult. Tools were scarce and the Marines were unsupportive and not at all interested in instilling the discipline the convicts required. Along with these chaotic
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Captain Beatty‚ who is the main character of this novel. Starting a fire station. The Beatty worked They work rush Because of the time wait for no man Just a minute‚ they are already. Professional firefighters must live rush and always endangered. Their lives on the line just a little bit about it‚ it can not be. As the firefighters have to be careful in their work. Beatty is responsible for supervising the work of firefighters. As the head of the firefighters were. His lifestyle is normal until
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in the year 1970. But very sad to say ‚ I can’t celebrate my birthday. Because I don’t have any birth certificate so‚ nobody knows the exact date. The year is only known to me as it’s engraved on my body. After I was born I was kept in a locker along with my other brothers and sisters Then‚ one day a shopkeeper involved me in a transaction As a balance amount‚ to a mother I was given. The mother’s boy wasn’t fascinated by my cute body Without hesitation‚ he parted me for the purchase
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Walt Whitman ’s “O Captain! My Captain!” And “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes‚ do share some similarities. Both poems use stylistic devices such as figurative language‚ metaphors‚ and rhythm to convey their overall message. At times‚ they both share a darker and more gloomy tone. This is particularly evident in “Mother to Son.” However‚ in contrast‚ these poems have more differences than similarities‚ especially in style of writing‚ structure and tone. “O Captain! My Captain!” is a metaphoric
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year’s greatest and so great achievements. Before I get on with the boring bits‚ I’d like to do a bit of reminiscing. And a though explanation of college life to unacquainted parents. Year 7. Best year level if there ever was one! I still remember my first day of school‚ teachers threatening to torture us mentally if we did not obey their every command. Spending a two full consecutive graphics lessons one the many shade and variation of the humble pencil. Smacking each other with metal rules in
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to be school captain for the following year‚ 2012. For those who don’t know me‚ My name is Vedada Lazarevic and I have been attending to Eight Mile Plains State School for almost 6 wonderful years now which is since prep and I would be very honoured and privileged to represent my school as a leader. I would give anything to be school captain or vice captain in the following year 2012‚ I feel I can be a positive leader and excellent role model for younger students as well as my peers. I am
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A tarnished sword sat in my grandparents’ house for 50 years. No one knew where it came from. No one knew why it was there. Three years ago‚ I spotted this sword propped up against the fireplace. I noticed an inscription in the brass and leather scabbard with a name‚ Ephraim F. Bauder‚ in cursive script. This is the story of that sword. I’m a history nut with a passion for artifacts. So much so‚ that I started my company‚ Wormuth Antiques‚ to resell flea market‚ garage sale‚ and estate sale finds
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mountains. This is certainly a majestic land to behold and that we will explore. Captain Pizarro says that we are on a mission to expand our kingdom of Spain for the good of Christianity. Captain Pizarro says that we cannot leave and go back to Spain until we have conquered these lands! We are only a small group but Captain Pizarro is determined to prove that he is even a better explorer than Captain Cortés. Captain Pizarro says that a floating raft was intercepted nearby that had a treasure chest
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A community that I belong to is my swim team‚ and on my team‚ I am one of the captains. I joined the school team as a freshman and due to my dedication‚ persistence‚ and ability to lead I was given the honor of being a captain. As a captain I aim to be a leader that inspires and leads by example. I make sure that I work as hard as the rest of the team‚ and that they see me as someone they can look up to. Some of my duties as captain are making sure everyone gets into the pool when practice begins
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