Galleon

and boring! The Highwayman is covered with imagery. Every stanza out of all 17 of them you can feel and see the story this poem is telling. For example in stanza 1, “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor. And the highwayman came riding--Riding--riding-- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door.” You can easily picture or image that stanza as a man riding…

I woke up the next morning hearing a tapping. I slowly got up, careful not to wake Harry, and I turned around when I heard Harry talk in his sleep. “Elizabeth? Tell Aunt Petunia I’m getting up.” He mumbled before sitting up and fully waking up. “I don’t think Aunt Petunia is even up.” I say with a small laugh while opening the window to let the owl in. The owl swooped in with a newspaper clutched in it’s beak. The owl dropped the newspaper on Hagrid then attacked Hagrid’s coat that laid on…

A Farewell To Frankie The first time Gay and I knew anything about Frankie was on the website of Libby Pound in Montana. There was a picture of her sat by her tree with her head lowered, reminiscent of the engaging coy look for which Princess Diana was famed. The caption underneath the picture extolled her virtues and added, “She only wants loving.” We went to see her. Frankie came out from the works of the Pound avoiding our gaze, head down, and her tail tucked between her legs, a sure signs…

Nestle is a worldwide brand on beverage production with a wide popularity and support. However, it was disreputable for its sourcing activities. 21st of September is the day of ‘Anti Nestle Day” annually. In 2005, it got the award of ‘The Nastiest Company’ due to the abusing of water resources as well as overproduction of Capsule Coffee in the sourcing aspect, which hindered the sustainability development. Sustainability refers to the principle of the current production mode without harming the…

original. As with most , the trade of goods was involved to create the style Gonzalez used. According to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this piece is due in part to the “ a significant influx of Asian goods to Mexico via the legendary Manila Galleons...” The “Virgin of Guadalupe” is a brilliant piece that added something new to what was being used in Spanish colonial art.…

From the 15th to 18th century, the global network flourished from the ideas that traveled with commodities. The Columbian Exchange, the Silver Circuit, and the Human Trade were up amongst some of the commodities that forever changed the world. These commodities are still carried out in today’s society, just more advanced than the 15th centuries’ were. The Columbian Exchange was as known as “the Great Exchange”, refers to a sea trade between the New and Old World (American and Afro-European…

traded goods in coastal waters near England and France. Sir Francis Drake was a captain of the ship called the Golden Hind originally named the Pelican but after re-christened by Drake he named it the Golden Hind instead. The Golden Hind was a large galleon it had square rigging, was four-three masted, and was a five-deck ship. The estimated hull dimensions was a length of 70 feet a breadth of 19 feet and the depth under the ocean was 9 feet (estimated). The Golden Hind armaments included…

During my summer break, I got an opportunity to work at Intercontinental Shenzhen. InterContinental Shenzhen is the platinum 5 stars with the Spanish inspired hotel in China with. The Location in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen, it was the perfect position for travelers and business visitors, 30 minute drive to airport, 10 minutes walking to city attractions such as theme parks, shopping malls and OCT loft. The hotel provides 540 luxury rooms at 688 square meters. Two executive floors from…

La Leyenda Negra or the Black Legend was a term used to describe the image of the Spaniards since the 16th century. It was not new information to the world that Spain had been very powerful in the past, and that they were able to colonize and influence a massive part of the world. Spain had influenced its colonies in culture, economic, politics, and religion, but for some of these colonized countries, the influences and contributions of the Spaniards did not bring a positive effect in their…

How has the Global Age Affected Us Positively ? Essam Ahed Alomar Grade: 9A Gems American Academy Age of Exploration was a period of time from thousands of years ago, during which European ships were traveled around the world searching for trading routes and partners to help Europe. Lands were used to maintain foods and keep them from spoiling. Lands, however, were expensive and dangerous to get. Traders had to travel from a land route from Europe to Asia to get them. Europeans…