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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In “Group Minds” by Doris Lessing‚ she makes a point of acknowledging how individuals will violate their own common sense‚ and moral codes in order to be accepted by their peers‚ and argues why we as a society can’t apply this knowledge to explain how people could be cautious of group pressures. Doris Lessing has been called “the best female novelist” post war era; since 1959‚ she has written over twenty works of fiction‚ and has received numerous amounts of scholarly attention. Lessing continuously
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The Travels of Sir John Mandeville was written in approximately 1357 and is an account of Sir John Mandeville’s 30-year odyssey throughout Europe‚ North Africa‚ the Far East‚ and Arabia. The Travels was originally written in French and because of its immense popularity was translated into all major European languages‚ of which three hundred survive today. The Travels became a major source for geographical information for the next two centuries. Two notable historical figures that relied upon
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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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The Absorbent Mind “The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.”- Maria Montessori‚ The Absorbent mind‚ Kalakshetra Publication 2010 edition‚ pg.2 According to Maria Montessori a child’s potential of learning occurs from birth to six years. The learning takes place in a very amazing and special way. The mind absorbs everything from the environment‚ and environment plays an important and critical role in early brain development. Maria Montessori referred this important
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Rumors are dark‚ hurtful‚ mischievous things that are spread to cause destruction. Rumors have been around since the beginning of time‚ and are stronger now more than ever. Rumors are whispered‚ as if to indicate that they will not spread. Rumors are shouted‚ printed‚ posted‚ and broadcasted. Rumors are lies and those whom associate with rumors are bad people‚ or are they? Rumors are not always bad‚ and they don’t always turn out to be lies. There are many unknown things about rumors‚ like how
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to Knowledge “Every beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” (Closing time by Semisonic). In The Confessions by St. Augustine and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by W.S. Merwin‚ St. Augustine and Sir Gawain embark on journeys to find the best way to live their lives and then begin a new journey of spreading the lessons they learned and the people they have become to the people around them. Although sir Gawain knows he is on a journey to the Green Chapel‚ he does not realize that
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Two Africans Recall the Arrival of the Europeans Baba and Ilanga bot remembered the event of the Europeans coming to their villages. The villagers sat and wondered what it would be like when the Europeans came. Before they came Baba and Ilanga lived in their village where they both worked out in their fields‚ or hoeing their plantation. Everyone had different opinions of what life would be like once they arrived. Some thought that it would be good and that the Europeans would take care of them‚
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“I did not wake up one day‚ to find myself mad. Life should be so simple.” says Kay Redfield Jamison author of an unquiet Mind- a memoir of moods and madness. This quote embodies Jamison’s view of her life with manic depression. She knew at a young age that she was different‚ having higher highs‚ and lower lows than other people. Through the years‚ her illness became more and more dangerous‚ to her and others around her. Jamison’s memoir details the highs and lows of manic depressive illness. Manic
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taught the physical education classes as well as their designated math classes (Leigh & Studer‚ 1983). Later‚ Metheny served as a professor at the University of California for 29 years. She believed that physical helped to augment movement through which children could “express‚ explore‚ discover‚ and interpret their world” (Shimon‚ 2011). Metheny published more than 150 articles‚ papers‚ and studies‚ proved instrumental in creating the country’s first graduate program in physical education‚ and championed
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