Biography of Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake was the 1st Captain to circumnavigate the globe from start to finish ALIVE. Since Magellan was killed on his journey‚ that gave Drake the distinction of being the first. Name: Sir Francis Drake Date of Birth & Death: 1540 – January 27‚ 1596 Country of Origin: England Sir Francis Drake’s Main Accomplishments Drake’s biggest major accomplishment would be the circumnavigating the world from 1577 to 1580. He is the 2nd person to circumnavigate
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but Pope Francis changed history once again. The Pope directed‚ “He is not a Christian if he said those things”‚ towards Donald Trump. The Pope disagrees with Trump’s intention to build another wall between the U.S.-Mexico border. Pope Francis also does not understand why Trump is trying to build walls instead of building bridges‚ in other words‚ helping to make the Nation prosper with structures where they are needed. Trump does not care about the Pope says and declared that Pope Francis should not
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America I’m Zaquane Cooper. Today we will be interviewing Catholic leader Pope Francis. We are going to be discussing his focus on poverty‚ which he presented during his speech to congress. Pope Francis calling on them to have compassion for most Vulnerable among and we are going to find out why he is called “Slum Pope” and” a Pope for the poor. So everyone let give it up for Catholic leader Pope Francis. QUESTION 1 Pope Francis‚ welcome. I know this is one question everyone has been meaning to ask‚ so
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Francis bacon was a renaissance man‚ best known for promoting the scientific method. His philosophical and scientific ideas helped shape modern day science. Bacon’s early life and development of the scientific method helped change modern society for the better. Francis bacon wasn’t always interested in science in his early life. In fact‚ Bacon served as attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England for over four decades. He had studied law his entire life while attending trinity college‚ Cambridge
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| Connections and Contrasts of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes | | | | The Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences is one of the most influential works in the history of modern philosophy‚ and important to the evolution of natural sciences. In this work‚ Descartes tackles the problem of skepticism. Descartes modified it to account for a truth he found to be incontrovertible. Descartes started his line of reasoning by doubting everything
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Starting on Tuesday‚ Pope Francis began a visit to the US; in which he passed through the cities of Washington‚ D.C.‚ New York City and Philadelphia. On Wednesday‚ President Obama welcomed the Pope to the White House‚ and then leads a prayer at St Matthew’s Cathedral. This is important because it marks a good doctrine between them‚ and by getting together‚ changes can be made; the Pope and the US president have same points of view on issues like defending the poor and climate change‚ and although
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skills in life. A simple act of kindness can make someone’s day. It can turn their frown upside down. One impactful way that I have lended my hand is the Saint Francis Center. Service to others and learning to lend a hand to those in need are some of the most influential aspects of my life. Located in Downtown Los Angeles‚ the Saint Francis Center is devoted to offering food and care to the local homeless population. In October‚ it was my turn to serve‚ my turn to help others. Driving down‚ I was
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speechless. So many lives were taken during this time‚ and there was nothing but negativity surrounding everyone. One person changed the atmosphere during this time and really made people see the positives in everything. His name was J Francis Criss. J Francis Criss‚ born in London‚ England migrated with his family to the United States and lived in Pennsylvania. Criss had a disease known as polio. He was then rushed to the hospital under critical conditions. Criss had little hope. As he was
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Francis Marion Francis Marion was born in Berkeley County‚ South Carolina in 1732 to Gabriel and Esther. Marion had five siblings - Esther‚ Isaac‚ Gabriel‚ Benjamin‚ and Job. When he was about six‚ his family moved to a plantation in St. George‚ South Carolina for schooling purposes in Georgetown. When Marion was fifteen‚ he was the sixth crewman of a schooner heading for the West Indies‚ but the boat was sunk by a whale and two of the crewman died of thirst and exposure to the sun on their
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utter disbelief and excitement came bubbling out of me as I said “Sure! Let’s get started.” This kids name was Ben. And Ben along with some of his friends‚ were the middleschoolers I spent the summer of 2016 scaring and exciting about chemistry at Francis Tuttle.
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