The role and place of Sir James Douglas in the development of British Columbia Dylan Koltz Hale HIST-1390-A01 – History of Colonial Canada: 1500-1885 Prof. Friesen 11/14/2013 Sir James Douglas was a born a world away from the west coast of Canada‚ but over the course of his life he had irrevocably altered the area we know today as British Columbia. Born in British Guyana he was one of three children of Martha Ann Ritchie; a mixed race women known as a “free coloured”. His father
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Though famous as a theologian‚ St. Thomas also hat1 a trcmendous grasp of the content of Scripture. His extensive knowledge probably gave birth to the story that he had memorized the whole Latin Bible. In theory St. Thomas‚ as Augustine before him‚ believed that theological reasoning must be based only on the literal sense of Scripture. Yet in his SUVZVZU ‘Theologica St. Thomas declares: God is the Author of Holy Scripture. He has given a meaning not only to the words but to the things they signify
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Sir Christopher Wren ARTS/100 March 14‚ 2011 Jonathan Neville Wrens Architecture Sir Christopher Wren In the seventh century Christopher Wren was known as geometer‚ an English designer‚ a professor of astronomy‚ founded the group Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge‚ and of the English Late Renaissance Period one of the greatest architects in history is attributed the restoration of St Paul ’s Cathedral during this time a natural disaster happened in London burning most
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In 1829‚ Sir Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. He created the first modern police force‚ the Metropolitan Police in London. According to Peel‚ the real key for policing is "the police are the people and the people are the police (Wikipedia 2010).” It was his belief that prevention of crime could be accomplished without intruding into the lives of citizens. He set about nine principles that still seem to be true and useful in the present day
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Sir Arthur Evans Essay How has the work of Sir Arthur Evans contributed to our understanding of the past? The work of Arthur Evans in exploring Ancient Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete has significantly contributed to our understanding of the past. In examining his work‚ three observations may be made about Evans archaeological examinations. The interpretation and reconstruction of a site should not be influenced by archaeologist’s preconceived ideas‚ in investigating the past it is important
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Mokshagundam Vishveshwariah‚ KCIE‚‚ (popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962 was a notable Indian engineer‚ scholar‚ statesman and the Diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1918. He was a recipient of the Indian Republic’s highest honor‚ the Bharat Ratna‚ in 1955. He was knighted as a Commander of the British Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions to the public good. Every year‚ 15 September is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India in his memory. He is held in high
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A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements or noble qualities. These heros put their best selves forward in service to help humanity. Heros take action on behalf of others that are in need. Andrew Carnegie was in fact was a hero. This subject can be controversial because of the fact that Carnegie gave away money after he died‚ and not while he was alive. Carnegie started off in a very poor family and eventually became very wealthy. This shows the world that
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Beowulf and Gawain are both presented as heroic figures in their respective cultures. Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats‚ comes to the aid of Hrogar‚ who is the king of Danes. Beowulf explores his heroism in two separate phases- youth and age- and through three separate and increasingly difficult conflicts- with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. His youth heroism as an unfettered warrior and his mature heroism as a reliable king. In his youth‚ he is a great warrior‚ predominantly by his feats
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Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist‚ considered one of the greatest scientists in history. He made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science. Newton was one of the inventors of a mathematics called calculus. He also solved the mysteries of light and optics‚ formulated the three laws of motion‚ and derived from them the law of universal gravitation. Newton
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Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight where written during different time periods. The different time periods not only show a change of writing‚ but a change how certain characters were portrayed. Even though Beowulf and Sir Gawain are both heroes of their story‚ they are very different in the way that they are heroic. Most heroic stories almost always have a similar plot. The hero steps up to save its town from an evil person or creature. This occurs in both stories but in different ways
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