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Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This helped bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment in both Cook's career and the direction of British overseas exploration, and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages.
In three voyages Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in greater detail and on a scale not previously achieved. As he progressed on his voyages of discovery he surveyed and named features, and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions.
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Genres: Documentary,Actors: Michael Melendez (actor), Tommy Allen Taylor (actor), Chris Walters (actor), Melvyn Wallace (actor), Hugh Loomis (actor), Karen Surprise (actress), Della Freedman (actress),
Plot: James Cook is a corporate attorney with a dilemma. While reviewing a video taped deposition of the woman who's suing his company for the death of her husband, he noticed the camera was left on and continued to record. He observed the opposing attorneys and their client discussing the drug use of the victim. James struggles with ethics as he flirts with the idea of using this newfound information to discredit the victim and excuse his company from liability. What James didn't realize is that the opposing attorneys also noticed the camera was still recording, and fully expect James to take advantage.
Keywords: car-accident, ethical-dilemma, lawyer-client-relationship, liability, widowActors: Rachel Griffiths (actress), Eric Fellner (producer), Heath Ledger (actor), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (actor), Liza Chasin (producer), Tim Bevan (producer), Anthony Hayes (actor), Orlando Bloom (actor), Nicholas Bell (actor), Christopher Baker (actor), Naomi Watts (actress), Joel Edgerton (actor), Geoffrey Rush (actor), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Klaus Badelt (composer),
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