Sir Henry Morgan Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer‚ pirate‚ and admiral of the English Royal Navy. He made a name for himself during the activities in the Caribbean. Primarily‚ he earned a reputation as one of the most notorious and successful privateers in history. He also became known as one of the most ruthless among those active along the Spanish Main. Henry morgan was the eldest son of Robert Morgan‚ a farmer living in Rhymney‚ situated on the Rhymney River‚ in south-east Wales‚ within
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In life there is an abundance of mediocre things‚ and love should not be one of them. I believe Sir Walter Raleigh intends to reveal this to us in “Her Reply.” In this poem‚ a woman rejects a shepherd’s romantic but naïve proposal. This poem is a superior selection because it contains great connotation‚ and the alliteration is deep which gives insight to the woman’s philosophy on life and love. The connotation in this poem is a combination of negative and hypothetical words. The woman first of all
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Love in the Time of AIDS At the dawn of the AIDS epidemic‚ Maggie Kneip’s husband‚ John Andrew‚ was diagnosed with the highly stigmatized disease. In the aftermath of his death in 1991‚ Maggie lived with secrecy and shame. Neither her husband’s eulogy nor his obituary made mention of AIDS. But the coverup robbed Maggie of the right to properly mourn the loss of a man she loved. Now‚ more than 25 years later‚ Maggie is taking back that right‚ telling the truth‚ and reckoning with all that was left
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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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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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Love You Forever Book Analysis By: Matthew Strong Love You Forever is a classic heart-warming story by Robert Munsch built around a simple‚ but eternally meaningful commitment from a mother to a child to love him forever. Robert Munsch has become a world-renowned author of children’s books for his unique use of exaggerated expressions that produce sounds that are very appealing and fun for children. In Love You Forever Munsch uses words like “crazy” and “zoo” to add the effect of comedy but
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“Runaway Love” Ludacris does a remarkable job of portraying his message about the struggles that some adolescents are faced with. “Runaway Love”‚ by Ludacris‚ featuring Mary J. Blige (2007)‚ represents the theme of struggle through hip-hop and rap music. It is about little girls who are “stuck up in the world on their own.” They have to take care of themselves because the people they are around do not care about them. They range from nine to eleven years in age‚ and their goal in life‚ at such a
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Salina Bailey-Darling WST 250 Midterm 10/10/13 I’ve decided to do my in-dept analysis based on clips from the reality television show entitled‚ Love & Hip Hop New York. I thought this would be the perfect show to analyze because it is not fiction; it includes real life people and events. Throughout my analysis I will show how white privilege‚ internal and external racism‚ and sexism are all factors that people are faced with on a daily basis without even realizing it. The people that I will
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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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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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