Papers 2401-2410 of total 3969 found.
Category: /History
…. A Mexican recalled, “these are not men, they are demons.” Corporal Louis Maine recounted afterwards of the legionnaires following of Danjou’s plea for fighting till death, that “Hope no longer existed. Still, no one thought of surrender”. The French Foreign…
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Category: /Literature/English
…revenge. Instead he found his pleas for water answered as she approached him with a gourd of water and placed it to his lips; just as a single tear rolled down his face. The time of his punishment expired, Quasimodo was finally released and the mob dispersed…
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Category: /History
…than happy to assist the Ramsey plea. Through legal feuds with Boss Tweed and other characters and holding covert stockholder meetings, Morgan was able to obtain a lease over the company. The state supreme court upheld the lease and ensured ownership over…
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Category: /Literature/English
…is important in the development of the comedic conflict that occurs. She is a noblewoman who disguises herself as a boy, and becomes a servant of Orsino. Orsino uses Viola as a messenger to persuade the steadfast Olivia to hear his pleas of love. The problem…
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Category: /History
…that their influence was dwindling. The politicians were ignoring them and their pleas for help. The Populist Party was the result of a movement that begun with the Granger movement, which was, in fact, a social movement. It organized various activities for women…
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Category: /Literature/Novels
…would not weaken his plea for the Union, and thus he died a “disappointed and discouraged man.” There was no better example of courage in standing by one’s word as the story of Daniel Webster. Finally, courage on a different aspect was the courage to save…
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Category: /Literature/English
…into pieces and eat it raw, for the ill have done me..."(Homer XXII) In the last book of the novel, Achilles finally undergoes the final transformation in the story. He listens intently to King Priam's plea to return the body of his slain son. The appeal works…
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Category: /Literature/English
…and universities become more technology driven, there will be an even bigger plea for more multimedia enhancements. The 1980's witnessed the introduction and widespread use of personal computers at all levels of schooling. During the decade the number of computers used…
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…. In actuality statistics prove differently; from the period of 1986 to 1993 the number of guilty pleas in youth court remained steady and the number in custody rose to 61%. Most of these were property offences. The handling of youth offenders when compared to adult…
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Category: /Literature/English
…and suffering would have to be endured. Had physician-assisted suicide been legal, his primary care physician could have responded to his anguished pleas for a prescription of barbiturates, and maybe counseled him on the most effective way to ingest them. He could…
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