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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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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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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“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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In the society‚ there are some people who are committed to fighting for equality and justice. Such individuals put their wellbeing on the line for the sake of others. For instance‚ civil rights activists risk their lives whenever they go to the streets to demonstrate against an unjust government policy or unethical company operations. In most cases‚ people fighting for the wellbeing of others are often ignored. As a matter of fact‚ there are those that think such individuals are mere attention seekers
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David Cimera 10/12/09 Rough Draft # 3 101:BV Blank Slate of Mind One of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers John Locke concluded through a number of his essays that humans are born with a “blank slate”. That is‚ he or she is born free of perception and knowledge of the world and thereby builds his or her identity on the things he or she experiences. Within their selected passages‚ both Susan Faludi in her “The Naked Citadel” and Jean Twenge in her “An Army of One: Me” discuss the
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Sir Henrin of Anchorage was a small‚ poor knight. Anchorage was a small village outside Camelot‚ and when King Arthur knighted him he became the lowest rank of Knights‚ and kept his title‚ though a proud citizen of Camelot. He had vast knowledge in the art of dancing‚ and in books‚ as well as tremendous physical strength. Had he been born to a more wealthy family‚ the charcoal haired male would have been much more desirable. Sir Henrin was all right with his the small amount of things he had; the
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Who is Sir Lancelot? Sir Lancelot‚ Knight of the round table‚ has a longer name of Sir Lancelot du Lac. Sir Lancelot is the son of King Benwick and Queen Elaine. He was very a courteous and courageous knight. He always served others willingly. Legend has told people that Sir Lancelot was left at the shore of a lake and the one who found him‚ Vivien‚ Lady of the Lake‚ raised him till he became one of the most wonderful knights in the world’s history. Sir lancelot had three known women that wanted
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before and after the reading. The reading consisted of an article title Sir Francis Drake a Hero or a Villain? Students had previously been learning about the Explorers who came to California in our social studies class‚ therefore students were able to fill out the KWL chart with some knowledge about Sir Francis Drake since we had covered him a little bit. I also asked students to think about what they would like to learn about Sir Francis Drake so students could become engaged with the reading by keeping
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