... grammar-translation method of language teaching, where, as often as not, English is only taught as a means to accessing literature, be it classical, technical or otherwise. Any of the group that ... some practical ways of aiding a particular group of students, in becoming more proficient readers. This imaginary group consists of about ten or so European students, of varied nationalities, ... to many EFL teachers as they are the backbone of many schools in Ireland and Britain.One of the most important initial tasks for any teacher is the task of knowing his clients. The notion of...
... copal from Zanzibar, palm oil from Africa, coffee from Arabia, tallow from Madagascar, whale oil from the Antarctic, hides and wool from the Rio de la Plata, nutmeg and cloves from Malaysia. ... British East India Company. This Massachusetts created a sensation. Her departure was a national event. She embodied the dreams of Captain Randall and of the Samuel Shaw who had gone as supercargo ... be detained among the Arabs as a slave. It is worth noting that a black sea-cook figured in many of these tales of daring and disaster, and among them was the heroic and amazing figure of one...
... his application was denied. Whitney now had other interests. He was a greatmanufacturer of firearms, at New Haven, and as such we shall meet him again in a later chapter.CHAPTER III. STEAM ... wonderful riches of the inlandcountry, across the Appalachian barrier and around the Great Lakes, into which American pioneers hadalready made their way.Those immemorial pathways, the great rivers, ... He was born in 17 91, at Charlestown, Massachusetts. Hisfather was a Congregational minister and a scholar of high standing, who, by careful management, was able tosend his three sons to Yale...
... in 18 65.Although an ardent advocate of prohibition and of state regulation of railroads, Weaver remained loyal to theRepublican party during the Granger period and in 18 75 was a formidable candidate ... companies of Kansas in a year . . . . The people are at bay, and theblood-hounds of money who have dogged us thus far beware!CHAPTER IX. 41 A typical feature of this campaign in Kansas was the ... Congregational minister, a graduate of Oberlin College and of Alleghany Theological Seminary. He hadheld pastorates in Colorado and South Dakota, and at the time of his election was financial agent...
... that of the early Jesuits, ran through those awful horrors like a thread of gold. Hereis a typical entry of one day's pastoral care: 'Prayed at Hospital. Prayed at Citadel. Preached at ... the amphibious might of Britain with a master hand. Sea-power, mercantile andnaval, enabled him to 'command the riches of the world' and become the paymaster of many thousandPrussians ... a most painstaking work on 'Cape Breton and its Memorials of theFrench Regime' which was first published in the 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada' for 18 91. Garneau...
... side of the Mohawk Valley. To the north its place is taken by the Adirondacks, which are an outlier of the great Laurentian area of Canada. The fact that the outlier and the plateau are separated ... Their similarity is somewhat like that ofa man's two hands placed palms down on a table. On a map of the world place a finger of one hand on the western end of Alaska and a finger of the ... major land mass, and Europe, Asia, and Africa as another, the two present the same general features. Yet their mountains, plains, and coastal indentations are so arranged that what is on the east...
... grant of the Carolinas and the Bahamas in 16 63 and 16 70, she completed the chain of herpossessions in America from New England to Barbados. A far-flung colonial world was gradually takingshape, ... issue ofa charter. Winthrop had personal qualities, also, thatmade for success. He was a university man, had made the grand tour of the Continent, and was familiar withofficial traditions and ... first sea-going craft launchedin New England, Massachusetts had been the leading commercial colony, and her vessels occasionally madethe long triangular voyage to Jamaica, and England, and back...
... make their waynorthward again till the latitude of Cathay was reached, parallel to that of Spain itself. For any other sea-wayto Asia the known coast-line of America offered an impassable barrier. ... North-West Passage, 11 1; in search for the Franklin expedition, 12 1.Ross, Sir John, 11 1, 11 8, 12 1.Simpson, Thomas, and the North-West Passage, 11 1.Whale Island, why so named, 86.Wholdaia Lake, description ... he was one of 'Nelson's men' and had fought at Copenhagen and Trafalgar, his feats asan explorer in the unknown wilds of North America and the torrid seas of Australasia, and,...
... through and for great contact, and that was his father's patron and patron saint, Washington. The appeal made to the lad's imagination by the great Virginian, was deep and abiding. And ... so grave a cause. He was assisted by William Wirt, already a brilliant lawyer and possessed ofa dazzling elocution, but sadly lacking in the majesty of years. At the head and forefront of the ... was convicted of manslaughter. In 18 05 Martin was the acknowledged head of the American Bar, but at the same time he was undoubtedly a drunkard and a spendthrift. With an income of $10 ,000 a...
... foundation for an aristocracy or a detestable monarchy." As a matter of fact, a precedent in favor of access to Congress already existed. The old Superintendent of Finance and the Board ... several States were available. The Government was without means of protecting the Indians against abuse and injustice or of protecting the settlers against the savage retaliations that naturally ... a British post on the Miami. Campbell protested against the approach of Wayne's army, "no war existing between Great Britain and America." Wayne assented to this statement, and...
... conduct of the office of District Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama since January 1, 18 85. Within three days, Attorney-General Garland responded that he had already transmitted all papers ... campaign, the satirical cartoon attained a power and an effectiveness difficult to realize now that it has become an ordinary feature of journalism, equally available for any school of opinion. ... Connecticut Valley. His earliest ancestor of whom there is any exact knowledge was Aaron Cleveland, an Episcopal clergyman, who died at East Haddam, Connecticut, in 17 57, after founding a family which...
... 73, 13 1; in command of Patriotes at St Charles, 74, 84-6, 10 2, 10 8.Buller, Charles, secretary to Durham, 10 9, 11 3.Bureaucrats, the, 18 . See 'Château Clique.'Canada. See Lower Canada.Cartier, ... that the most striking manifestation of French-Canadian loyalty tothe British crown appeared. In that war, in which Canada was repeatedly invaded by American armies,French-Canadian militiamen ... Administration of Sir James Craig(Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, 3rd series, vol. ii). See also A. D. DeCelles, Papineau (19 04),in the 'Makers of Canada' series; and Stuart J....
... looked forward to happier days and an easy administration. "Hancock and most of theparty are quiet," he said, "and all of them, except Adams, abate of their virulence. Adams would ... nowsomewhat rusty for want of repair, Samuel Adams was married to Elizabeth Wells. It was his secondmarriage, the first having taken place in 17 49, of which the fruit was a son and a daughter. Samuel ... sharp contrast to the eminent leaders of the aristocracy. Among them was Thomas Marshall,father ofa famous son, and Patrick Henry, a young man of twenty-nine years, a heaven-born orator anddestined...