Sir Isaac Newton (1642~1727) Isaac “Ayscough” Newton Jr. was born prematurely on Christmas Day in 1642; Newton grew up in the town of Woolsthorpe (England). He was fatherless and once Newton was born‚ his mother left him with his grandmother and left town in order to remarry. His childhood was anything but happy‚ but once his mother returned in 1653 after the death of her second husband she demanded that Newton leave school in order to fulfill his life as a farmer. Of course‚ he eventually proved
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Sir Issac Newton Newton was born on December 25‚1642. He was an English mathematician and physicist‚ considered one of the greatest scientist in history‚ who made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science since his time. Newton was one of the inventors of the branch of mathematics called Calculus. He also solved the mysteries of light and optics. Formulated the three laws of motions‚ and derived from
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Dear Sir or Madam‚ I appreciate this opportunity to provide further information in support of my application for the International Master’s in Economics at VU University Amsterdam for one-year programme 2011–2012. The goal of my education is to do research in the field and to teach at a university. To study economics precisely is what I want and I believe that further education at VU University Amsterdam would satisfy me and give me needed knowledge. After I graduated from high school having
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Sir Francis Drake By Mussie Sahle Late in 1577‚ Francis Drake left England with five ships‚ ostensibly on a trading expedition to the Nile. On reaching Africa‚ the true destination was revealed to be the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Magellan‚ to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic‚ a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured‚ and the fleet crossed the Atlantic‚ via the Cape Verde
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Richard Branson’s Leadership Holding more than 200 companies in more than 50 countries‚ including the recent Virgin Galactic‚ a space-tourism company‚ the virgin group is a business force like few others (Biography.com‚ 2014). Employing approximately 50‚000 people worldwide this international investment group was originally set up as a mail-order record business the Virgin Group has gone on to grow in various business sectors ranging from mobile communications‚ transportation‚ travel‚ financial
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Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock‚ Devon around the year 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567‚ Drake made one of the first English slaving expeditions as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins‚ bringing African slaves to America. All but two ships of this expedition were lost when they were attacked by a Spanish squadron. After that attack‚ the Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they also considered him a pirate. In 1570 and 1571‚ Drake made two moneymaking trading
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where he had felt no discrimination based on his skin colour or ethnicity. After the war‚ like many other ethnic minorities‚ he could not find work in his field and eventually took up a job as a schoolteacher in the East End of London. The book To Sir‚ With Love (1959) was based on his experiences there. The other famous works are A Kind of Homecoming‚ Paid Servant‚ A Choice of Straws‚ Reluctant Neighbours. His numerous writings have dealt with the difficulties of being an educated black man‚ a black
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“Sir William Crookes” The day that William Crookes was born (born on the 17th of June‚ 1832 in London) questions to the world were being thought of but only one man could answer those questions and that man would be William Crookes. William Crookes was most definitely one of the most influential scientific minds that the world has ever experienced. At first William felt that organic chemistry was the path to his life; although. When he discovered the element thallium his world was changed
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Francis Bacon is generally recognized as the first great writer of English philosophy although he had no great respect for the English language. It is a known fact that Bacon is influenced by Montaigne. Emerson is the one modern writer with whom Bacon may be fairly compared‚ for their method is much the same. They endeavour to reach the reader’s mind by a series of aphoristic attacks. In rhetorical power‚ musical cadence‚ quaint turns of speech‚ he is equalled by many of his contemporaries‚ excelled
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Arthur‚ King Arthur’s court at Camelot‚the magician Merlin‚ and the Knights at the Round Table. Arthurian legends incorporated fiction and history and it formed a large part of medieval romances. An important author that contributed to these legends was Sir Thomas Malory. He wrote Le Morte D’arthur. It’s one of the most significant books in all of arthurian legends. Thomas Malory was born on 1405 in Warwickshire‚ United Kingdom. Malory was married to Elizabeth Walsh. He was believed to be a member of
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