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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| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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The performance art of drag is meant to take distinct gender norms‚ mix them into a blender‚ and produce a discussion‚ as well as visual display‚ of gender fluidity. Drag queens are meant to close the gender gap by advertising and supporting every degree of gender. A drag queen is usually explained as a man (usually gay) impersonating a woman‚ or several women‚ for the purpose of entertainment or performance. They can range from those who do it as a job to those who do it
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In the poem “Lost Poem” written by Stanley Moss is explaining a tragic time he had with his brother. He goes on to explain how he it had sadden him and hurt him on the inside. The many different events that he stated in the poem makes him remember all the good times that they have had. He tells us that they shared the same mom and when he died it pained him. In line 5 “His death pained me” stood out to be the theme of the poem because it shows the writers emotion for his brother. There were hard
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Today‚ Nefertiti is one of the most well known queens of Egypt‚ famed throughout the ancient world for her beauty. There is little known about the background of Nefertiti but many believe that she was not of royal bloodline. Her father was believed to be a high official of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. It is said that Nefertiti was chosen by her Father and her Aunt‚ the Pharaoh’s mother‚ because of her strong personality that it was believed she could reign in the Pharaoh so her family would hold
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Ha is a very optimistic person with her circumstances. First of all‚ in the poem “Inside Out”‚ she says “Maybe the soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood‚ maybe I can jump rope after dark.” Even with the terror of war that is only miles away from her‚ she tries to look at the good side of it. Secondly‚ in the poem “1975: Year of the Cat”‚ she writes “Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year‚” and “Everyone must smile no matter how we feel.” Ha thinks that she has to be as cheerful
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Queen Elizabeth I of England‚ who ruled for 45 years from 1558-1603‚ had an uneasy reign. Since she was a female monarch and not male‚ which was rare in England‚ people believed that she wouldn’t be a competent monarch. The people who were not favorable for female monarchs or even females in general‚ believed very strongly abut the issue. John Knox‚ a Scottish religious reformer‚ declared in First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women‚ that a women ruler is “against all nature”
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The Queen Mary is a ship that was used for 1936 through 1967. The ship is reported to be haunted and their have been many different types of paranormal activity on the ship. The Queen Mary was built to be a cruise ship but during the ships timeline she was also a troop ship‚ and “Bride and Baby Voyage”. The ship was built in Scotland from the start in 1930 and finally finished on 1936. The construction on the ship was stopped between the years 1931 through 1934 because of the great depression
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Labour Party Prime Minister in 18 years. The Queen then questions a photographer on who are allowed to vote. The queen is named Queen Elizabeth on which he has somewhat of a doubt on Tony Blair. A few months later‚ Princess Diana was found dead on a car accident. Blair then makes a public statement‚ written by his director of communications‚ Alastair Campbell‚ in which he describes Diana as "the People’s Princess." As soon as the queen got the news‚ the queen told Blair that Diana’s death was a private
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Lit – Poems What Thing Is Love? (George Peele) George Peele was an English dramatist‚ born in 1556. He led a reckless life and died of small pox. The poem ‘What thing is love’ was written in 1580’s and is in some ways against love. According to him love is more of a sting then hurt but yet a pretty thing. He says that one should not love as women can hurt you with love – Love’s dwelling is in ladies’ eyes‚ From whence do glance love’s piercing darts (Cupid’s arrows i.e. Roman God of love)‚ That
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