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    In the novel 20 00 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the main characters’ lives are turned upside down and are forced to live under the sea for a total of 20 000 leagues of traveling. Now being in a submarine can be very incredible. But after a couple months, the life of the past can seem to be missing, and being stuck under the sea for that long can start to be a bother. Jules Verne clearly shows the limit to how interesting something, to the day it becomes a pain to sanity. At the…

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    As the sun kissed the horizon and the birds chirped, Rainsford's eyes fluttered open. He hadn’t felt more rested. He looked around and the room and was quickly reminded of what had happened the night before. There was Zaroff’s blood on the wood floor. It looked like it still hadn't dried yet. He shook his head and made his way out the bedroom door and to the kitchen. His left forearm was aching with pain. He pulled up his pajama sleeve and turned his arm over. He saw a huge gash on his forearm.…

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    Looking throughout history, women’s roles have always been sparse and almost non-existent. In fact, very few women had the honour of being in older textbooks, nor did they even get recognition for their work. Although this is now changing, with feminism ensuring that females are no longer forgotten. Previous sexist views have already created a lack of documentation on older historical women. This is shown when examining the topic of female pirates. Only a handful of ladies have actual proof of…

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    Though the meaning of “America” has changed over the years, “America” once meant the pursuit of a simplistic yet unique dream. Walt Whitman demonstrates this in section 10 of his “Song of Myself” poem. In this section, he takes on the identity of multiple American people. Among these are a rugged mountain man, the captain of a Yankee clipper ship, the viewer of a marriage between a trapper and a Native American, and one who shelters a runaway slave. These people are all different, which serves…

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    Jamestown came to America to make money and the people of the Plymouth plantation came to America for religious reasons but, one similarity they have is that they both traveled to America for a fresh start. The English people left Europe for a new chance to make money, have the opportunity to build their own government and have freedom. The situations on the boat on the way to the new land weren’t as different as Europe because only the captain would have control of all the food. The captain…

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    John Paul Jones

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    my essay is about John paul jones, he was a Scottish American sailor and the United States first well known naval fighter in America,He was sometimes known as the “Father of the americans navy” .Jones was born on the estate of Arbigland near kirkbean in the Stewatarty of Kirkbean on the southwest of Scotland. His dad was a gardener at Arbigland, His mother was named Jean McDuff she died at the age of 57,ANd John started his maritime at the age of 13.Paul's older brother William Paul had married…

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    riches. Walter sent some voyages to the undiscovered land these two are some of them that he sponsored an expedition in 1585 threw 1588. Also another one he sponsored in 1590. In 1596 he led an expedition to what is now called Venezuela, in South America. Some stories by the Indians told him that there was a city of gold, he located some gold mines but never found the supposedly city of…

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    While in the process of colonizing America, servants signed contracts, or indentures, to gain an entry into America. Although it may have seemed like a good deal, they were unaware of the danger and turmoil that was going to occur. The travel across the Atlantic has been described as torturous, and many of the servants who agreed to come did not get to live to see the New World. For those who survived the journey, it seemed as though there was disease and death surrounding them everywhere they…

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    Magellan’s Voyage BOOK REPORT Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer and famous for his circumnavigation the world. He was a soldier for eight years serve the Portuguese fleet in Indian Ocean. The entire voyage created a couple of life changing reasons. It created trade troops and revealed the true scale of the earth. It took Ferdinand Magellan five years of planning whether to make his dream into reality. On September 21, 1519, the circumnavigation began from Spain to unknown place. The…

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    The New World Movie Essay

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    Darawsheh The New World The New World is a historical drama film that takes place in early 17th century Virginia. The Native Americans, including one by the name of Pocahontas, see three English ships coming to shore. The leader of these ships is Captain Newport and below the deck is prisoner John Smith who will be hanged once they reach land. John Smith is pardoned by Newport who believes he will be a valuable asset as they attempt to build a settlement. However, unlike the Spanish and the…

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