Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588, subordinate only to Charles Howard and the Queen herself. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico. His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque, 'Draque' being the Spanish pronunciation of 'Drake'. His name in Latin was Franciscus Draco ('Francis the Dragon')
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I have two years and a half, two years and a half have been in USA and I came from Guatemala. And I stay for three months in first in Las Vegas, then my dad didn’t like Las Vegas, so we came here. My dad before working Geneva, that’s a company, and he, he worked there, he was a welder. And, but now he, he want to make his own business in, in for welder. And my mom, she just babysit in the house and takes cares of my brothers and sister. I like to go to school in Guatemala. And, my favorite subject
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Facts- The population of Mexico is about 116 million people.The major language spoken is Spanish and their currency is a peso.The life expectancy of the people who live there is 75 years for men and 80 years for women. Many places around the world have different lifestyles and different qualities of life.Some can be a lot better or worse than others .Mexico is one if the countries that does not have the best quality of life in many ways.Mexico is the second largest economy in latin-america.Mexico
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Delve Into Adventure With Costa Rica Tours If you are into adventure Costa Rica is waiting for you. It is the ideal place for hikers and bike riders. The little place is all filled with thick and deep jungle. It is rich in vegetation. It is the abode of several thousands of animal species and birds. If you are prone to adventure, it’s time you stop by Costa Rica and plan private tours, Costa Rica. There is plenty of ways to express your youth and inner spirit in this vibrant city. You can go for
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Costa Rica is Independent state situated between Nicaragua and Panama on the narrow strip of land that connects Central America with South America. Their national language is Spanish but over 80% of the population is European. Ecotourism is currently the fastest growing sector of the world's largest service industry. The major source of income of Costa Rica depends on the tourism. Tourism contributes the maximum to its GDP. It contributes about 68% of the total GDP of the country. The tropical rainforests
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Alianza Intima Entre La Religion Y La Buena Educacion Cual hiedra trepadora Tortuosa camina Por el olmo empinado, Siendo entrambos encanto al verde prado, Y a la par se embelecen Mientras unidos crecen; Y si el olmo compasivo faltase, La hiedraal carecer de su Consuelo Vería tristemente marchitarse; Tal la Educación estrecha alianza Con alma Religión une sincera; Por ella Educación renombre alcanza; Y ¡ay! Del ser que ciegao desechando De santa Religión sabias doctrinas, De su puro
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Cohesion in the Translated Novels of Naguib Mahfouz: the Evidence from The Thief and the Dogs. By Ahmed-Sokarno Abdel-Hafiz South Valley University Abstract The paper aims at examining how lexical cohesion is achieved in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel The Thief and The Dogs and how
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1 Introduction: Phonology is the study of how sounds function within a given language. The study of English phonology for our purposes can be divided into two broad approaches: segmental and suprasegmental. Segmental phonology is a bottom up view of phonology which deals with the individual sounds which make a difference to meaning. These are called phonemes and their effect can be seen clearly in the following example: * Red (colour). * Read (past tense of the verb to
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British and American English Pronunciation Differences Paco G´omez Contents 1 Pronunciation Differences between British English and American English 2 2 Rhotic Accent 3 3 Differences in Vowel Pronunciation 5 3.1 Change of Diphthong [@U] to [oU] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.2 Change of Vowel [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.2.1 The Main Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.2.2 Changes to [oU] and
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ACUTE(ADJ): Very strong DISTRACTINGLY(ADV): To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something GRAYNESS(N): INEXPLICABLY(ADV): That cannot be explained. HAUL: BRAZEN(ADJ): Without embarrassment, especially in a way which shoks people. SPRAWLING(ADJ): Spreading in an irregular, untidy way. DOWNY(ADJ): Covered with fine soft hair or feathers. GLANCE(V): Take a bried or hurried look. CLATTER(V): Make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound. SCOOP(V): Make or cause to
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