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    Born in the sixteenth century, Henry Hudson may have just delivered a great impact to the present. His voyages may have been disastrous, but overall, this explorer had great determinations. Attempting to reach his ambitions of finding a northern route to Asia, it seems that Hudson faced many obstacles in the way. However, all four of his voyages were enough to prove that Hudson was indeed worthy to be named after the “Hudson Bay.” Born in England at approximately September 12, 1570, Henry Hudson’s early life helped him train to become one of the world’s most famous explorers. Although little is known about his life, reports say that Hudson was taught about the life of seafaring by fishermen or sailors. Later, he most likely have practiced…

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    Henry Hudson was an English explorer, sea captain, and navigator during the late 15th century and early 16th century. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from Europe. Hudson’s route changed several times to avoid ice, bad weather, and shallow waters. He explored much of America and Canada. His exploration was very important in our history; some even say he founded New York. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from…

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    Henry Hudson Monologue

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    Henry Hudson It’s amazing the way an idea can plague through the land, infecting every single person until there is not one soul left who doesn’t believe it to be true. But no one knows they’re infected until they find out what they believed is a lie. No one really knows how contagious this is until they see the real truth. But I can’t believe the truth, not now. There has been too much put at stake for me to give up now. We can’t give up. Not for myself, not for the country, not for anyone. …

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    Henry Hudson Significance

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    The Life and Significance of Henry Hudson The exploration of a majority of North Atlantic exploration is thanked to Henry Hudson, who tried to find a northern passage. Europeans did not know of ice in the north, as the Arctic was unexplored. Geographers thus believed that you could travel to the Indies by any northern path. Henry was born in England approximately in 1565. Most of his life prior to 1607 is unknown, however, it is believed that he learned seafaring first hand from sailors or…

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    This is the story of one of many different explorers. His name is Henry Hudson, he started around the same time of many other explores. That time period was called The Age Of Discovery also known as The Age Of Exploration. Henry Hudson was trusted by two different sponsors. Henry Hudson went on more than two voyages though.Hudson had many more expeditions with his own crew then he did with someone else running the ship. Before we go into the exploration of Henry Hudson let's talk about his…

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    We are first given a glimpse of the world Rip lives, his homestead and the places he is frequent to, and an elaborate telling of his lifestyle and ways. The second phase is the period by which Rip finds himself amongst Henry Hudson and his men, drinking and playing nine pins. Lastly, it is Rips return to a vaguely familiar yet very different land. In parts one and three, we are given some land marks that give a before and after image of change. We see in Rips arrival into his home town how the…

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    an eagle with the wings of a wren.” Henry Hudson was born in the later part of the 16th century; he had grown up to be an American Explorer. He discovered several rivers and lakes that were named after him. He had four voyages, but two had been unsuccessful. He still today is one of the world’s most famous explorers that has ever lived. He is an elusive person until his first journey because he was most likely a boy at Sea. I chose Henry Hudson because I have interests in explorers, and also, I…

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    fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg full with liquor." In the stories, the mystical characters also have another similarity. The mystical character that Tom meets wants him to do a job, "All these were under his command . . . that none could find them but such as propitiated his favor." The Devil wanted Tom to sell his soul to him and become a loan shark. Similarly, the mystical character that Rip meets also desires for Rip to do a job, "He…

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    It seems as though even as a Navigator, seeing everything with my eyes taught me the rights and the wrongs of that I was doing. My education was a hands on experience of real life whenever I ventured on a voyage or exploration. On my voyages I have made frequent achievements. To start off, on June 27, 1607 in Spitsbergen, I was awestruck with the fairly large amount of whales and walruses that I saw. My finding led to the making of the Spitsbergen whaling industry where whales are processed by…

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    Henry Hudson was a great English explorer, he was born in 1570 and died in 1611. We do not know much about his early life. From his first voyage as captain of a ship in 1607, we began to know Henry Hudson. Given his talent for navigation, it is assumed that he probably worked on other ships before being appointed commander of a single ship. We also know he was married to a woman named Katherine and he had three sons with her called Richard, Olivier and John. His character remains elusive but…

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