Sir Guy Carleton - First Baron Dorchester During American Revolution Sir Guy Carleton‚ the 1st Baron Dorchester was one of the British military leaders. He was the governor of Quebec and he helped Canada’s growth into a united‚ self-governing country. He was born to a Protestant military family on September 3‚ 1724‚ at Strabane‚ county Tyrone‚ Ireland. He had two brothers (William Carleton and Thomas Carleton) and one sister (Connolly Crawford). Carleton seems to have had a mysterious childhood.
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Education Kills Creativity Broome Community College Abstract School kills creativity – Ken Robinson In his speech at the TED conference in February 2006‚ Sir Ken Robinson explains his idea that education is an important and essential part of everyone’s life for the progression and prosperity of a better life for the individual and a better world for humankind. The key to proper education‚ Robinson explains‚ is not only the regimented arithmetic‚ history‚ and arts; however‚ more
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11/20/2014 Period 6 Exploration Unit Speech: Sir Francis Drake Many years ago‚ people believed that our earth was flat and that we were the center of the universe. Brave explorers set out on miraculous adventures to discover the truth about our planet and the secrets that laid beyond. One of these important figures was Sir Francis Drake of Britain‚ who was able to complete the ultimate task of sailing around the world and contribute to all that we know today. Sir Francis Drake became a part of this world
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people trying to clean up this mess such as Sir Edmund Hillary and The Eco Everest Expedition formed only because of the pollution and trash left behind on the mountain by climbers. Sir Edmund Hillary (in source 1) was the first to scale Mount Everest and he was also the first to want to clean it. A quote from Source 1 demonstrates this is‚ “Hillary was also concerned with the environment. He helped establish reforestation programs in Nepal”. This shows how Sir Edmund Hillary wanted to clean the Mountain
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Sir Isaac Newton British scientists have made discoveries that affected England‚ but Sir Isaac Newton made discoveries that changed machinery forever. Newton’s discoveries are many‚ but the main discovery of the laws of motion severely impacted the Industrial Revolution. Newton’s scientific discoveries‚ opened doors for many inventions‚ technologies‚ and other major advancements during the Industrial Revolution. Sir Isaac Newton lead a life of scientific research and discoveries‚ and found three
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ as many know‚ is the prestigious author and creator of the sharp witted‚ fictional character of Sherlock Holmes. However‚ he had written on subjects other than that of his brilliant mystery stories. For example‚ he wrote historical novels such as The White Company‚ Sir Nigel‚ and Micah Clarke. There were many events in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life that had a direct effect on why he became a writer and the subject matter that he wrote on. He was born in Edinburgh in May
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The Temptation of Sir Percival by Arthur Hacker was completed in 1894. Percival is one of King Arthur’s legendary Knights of the Round Table. The painting portrays when Percival was tempted with things of the flesh here‚ in the form of a beautiful‚ but predatory women. Sir Percival is a holy knight of the Round Table. In this picture he walks to an isolated place by the sea. Temptation meets him here in the shape of a woman of great beauty‚ who gives him food and wine. In the story‚ the woman is
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Contribution of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan towards Muslim education July 15‚ 2010 Q.1. Describe the contribution of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan towards Muslim education. Sir Syed’s (1817-98) Contribution towards Muslim Education Perhaps the Muslims of the Sub-Continent owe their greatest gratitude to Syed Ahmed Khan. He flourished in the second half of the 19th century. His talent‚ deep-insight‚ love for Islam and hard work played a major role in the revival of Muslims in India. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was
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Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727) was an English physicist and mathematician who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy")‚ first published in 1687‚ laid the foundations for most of classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics and shares credit with Gottfried
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Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are two of the most supreme intellects of the 17th century. They are both considered to be the inventors of Calculus. However‚ after a terrible dispute‚ Sir Isaac Newton took most of the credit. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and statesman born in the country of Leipzig. He received his education at the universities of Leipzig‚ Jena‚ and Altdorf.
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