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    Who are these two mysterious Detectives. First is the intelligent and quiet father Brown. The Second is worldly Brother Cadfael. Father Brown is a very intuitive detective who use confessions to solve his mysteries. While Brother Cadfael uses his worldly experiences to solve mysteries. Father Brown is a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest. Who wears plain clothes and large bland umbrella. He is not like the better-known detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown is more intuitive rather than…

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    definitely motivated by wanting everything to turn out well for everyone, and as one who had the least personal interest in the overall circumstances, and as a Welshman himself, he was in a suitable position to solve the crime When the monks of his abbey attempted to obtain the bones of Welsh St. Winifred, Cadfael journeyed with them as interpreter. However, tension rose as a neighboring lord, Rhisiart, and the people of the town were reticent to let St. Winifred’s bones go. This climaxed in the…

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    and when did he live? Charles Robert Darwin is a very well-known naturalist. He is known for his research into his theory of evolution, a theory that modern-day scientists believe to be true. Charles Darwin was born in the small English town of Shrewsbury on the 12th of February, 1809. He was born into a wealthy family and his Father was a medical doctor and his Grandfather was a botanist. At the age of 16 Charles Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University, where his Father hoped he would study to…

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    world during that time. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury in the county town of Shropshire, England on February 12th, 1809. He was the second youngest of six children coming from a family of scientists as his father was as a doctor, and his grandfather was an environmentalist. Darwin was closest with his father and respected everything he did, mostly because his mother passed away when Darwin was eight years old. Before attending Shrewsbury school for just a year, he was educated by his…

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    =Natural selection and The Theory of Evolution were just two of the things that Charles Darwin conquered through the exploration of The Galapagos Island. Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, England. In 1831, Darwin convinced Captain Robert FitzRoy to let him join him aboard the H. M. S. Beagle as the ships naturalist. They first settled off from England in 1831 for a five year voyage, Charles Darwin had an ambition for scientific research. After exploring the coast of South…

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    himself from his peers as a scientific elite. The epitome of his work is demonstrated in his book on natural selection, allowing for a considerable advancement in the Theory of Evolution, as well as marking his name in history. His story begins in Shrewsbury England, February 12th 1809. The fifth son of a wealthy doctor Robert Darwin, and raised in an Anglican home, Charles had every advantage available to him. In 1817 his mother died, allowing him to attend a nearby Anglican school. In 1825,…

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    in Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary (Write a brief summary of there life. Highlight the key areas of their life) Henry was born on 28th January 1457 in Pembroke to Edmund Tudor, who had died three months prior, and Margaret Beaufort. Through his mother he had a claim to the throne and when Edward IV gained the throne he had to flee to Britanny with his uncle Jasper Tudor at the age 14. When Edward…

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    There is a huge controversy in the United States between whether teachers should educate students on Natural Selection. South Carolina passed a law to allow students to begin learning it this year, but their teachers cannot use the term ‘Natural Selection’ because it does not agree with their senators religion. Evolution has been an issue for many years and goes back to when Darwin created the theory in 1858. He informed the world of his findings after a long period spent observing the…

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