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- 2691: Hundreds Years War
- ... crossbowmen were at the foot of the hill on a plain. The English were ready with their new longbows at hand. The Genoese crossbowmen attacked the English, but were too tired due to the long day's march and because of an earlier rainstorm, their crossbow strings were loose. The English's longbow proved to be too much for the Genoese, so they dropped the crossbows and began to run. King ... III, dismounted from their horses and not prepared for battle. As Edward III heard of his son's misfortune, he ordered no aid be sent to him and his men. This was to be his day. Slowly, pieces of the French army began to flee, while the English army stood strong. England had won the first great land battle of the long war. They had already won control of the English ... Society. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1974. Duby, Georges. France in the Middle Ages 987-1460. Paris: Blackwell, 1987. "Hundred Years' War." Compton's Online Encyclopedia. 1995. Hutchinson, Harold F. King Henry V. New York: John Day Company, 1967. Palmer, J.J.N. England, France and Christendom. London: University of North Carolina Press, 1972. Vale, M.G.A. English Gascony 1399-1453. London: Oxford University Press, 1970. --- Notes 1. Palmer, J. ...
- 2692: Martin Luther King
- ... man on December 1st. Two Patrolmen took her away to the police station where she was booked. He and 50 other ministered held a meeting and agreed to start a boycott on December 5th, the day of Rosa Parks's hearing. This boycott would probably be successful since 70% of the riders were black. The bus company did not take them seriously, because if there was bad weather, they would have ... King and three other leaders were released from jail (they were arrested because during one of his organized protests), they were surprised to find that 1000 youths were protesting. Though 900 were arrested, the next day 2500 children were protesting. Water hoses were used by authorities to fight the blacks. Attack dogs were also used to control the mob. But when the public was shown of the violent methods, it increased the sympathy onto King's cause. Despite this, 3000 youngsters demonstrated the next day. There was no more space in the jails and finally the business leaders of the community realized that the would need to start negotiating, or they would suffer financially. The height of King's ...
- 2693: Death of a Salesman: Willy Lowman
- ... reassured of his attractiveness and competence, the woman disappears, her purpose being fulfilled. Once again the drug has come to the rescue, postponing Willy's having to actually do something about his problem. The next day, when Willy is fired after initially going to ask his boss to be relocated is when the next journey into the past occurs. The point of the play during which this episode takes place is so dramatic that willy seeks a big hit of the flashback drug. Such a big hit in fact, that he is transported back to what was probably the happiest day of his life. Biff was going to play in Ebbets field in the All-Scholastic Championship game in front of thousands of people. Willy couldn't be prouder of his two popular sons who at ... avoid his problems backfires, giving him a "bad trip", quite possibly a side effect of overuse. This time he is brought back to one of the most disturbing moments in his life. It's the day that Biff had discovered his father's mistress while visiting him on one of his trips to ask him to come back home and negotiate with his math teacher to give him the four ...
- 2694: The Right To Die
- ... the moment of death that will end their pain, and remember they are forced to experience this pain because of the laws. If Euthanasia were legalized then these people would be able to end their day to day pain if they choose to do so. If those who are our designated healers (doctors) cant heal the sick then the control should be past over to the individual. Those people who suffer from terminal ... to suffer without any hope. When a loved one is sick most people put there own life on hold to spend time with him/her, not knowing if its going to be that persons last day, weak or year. In order to spend time with the ill person families tend to take time off of work leaving them with no income. This makes these hospital bills or in home care ...
- 2695: Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
- ... I was busy fighting; and it was The Church's business, not mine." He had already made it clear that fighting the war was his priority in Scene V. Referring to Joan, he says, "The day after she has been dragged from her horse by a goddam or a Burgundian, and he is not struck dead: the day after she is locked in a dungeon, and the bars and bolts do not fly open at the touch of St. Peter's angel: the day when the enemy finds out that she is as vulnerable as I am and not a bit more invincible, she will not be worth the life of a single soldier to us; and I ...
- 2696: Saddam, Iraq, And The Gulf War
- ... down the Scud launchers in Iraq. He also promised to protect Israel from further Scud attacks by use of the Patriot missiles. Meanwhile, the Allies continued their strategic bombings at the rate of thousands per day. Allied warplanes destroyed bridges, airfields, and military centers. Iraq’s two nuclear power plants were leveled. By early February 1991, the 4.5 million people of Baghdad had almost no electricity of running water. Hundreds ... moved in and opened fire on Iraqi desert positions. Over fifty thousand troops followed. Most of the Iraqis in the desert along the Kuwaiti-Saudi border were already wiped out from weeks of bombing raids. Day after day, hour after hour air attacks pounded Iraqi bunkers and trenches. It was a living hell for those soldiers. And they knew they were defeated. All they wanted to do was to go home- the ...
- 2697: Ethan Frome Book By Edith Whar
- ... she entered the Fromes' household to act as her cousin Zeena's aid it was thought best, as she came without pay" (pg 32). Ethan "had taken a liking to the girl from the first day" (pg 32). Mattie took pressure and stress of Ethan's workload and everyday chores and basically rekindled his spirit of love. "It was a fact since Mattie Silver's coming he had taken to shaving every day" (pg 39). They both had gained strong feelings for each other but did not want or feel it was right for them to be expressed. One day however when walking back home from the village Mattie stumbled on an unseen object and clutched onto Ethan's sleeve to steady herself. "The wave of warmth that went through him was like the ...
- 2698: The Yellow Wall Paper
- ... the early 20th century influenced and often extinguished the potential or imagination of the artist. In most cases a person becomes what his/her surroundings let them. A person s family, friends, neighborhood and every day things will shape and mold one s morals and character. In The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator is also the author. Charolotte Gilman writes about her struggle with insanity. Her imagination slowly extinguished and dwindled because ... her fetishes. There are things in the wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will. (Narrator, 534) It wasn t just a small fetish at the end, but a large portion of her day would be spent contemplating about the walls, colors, and designs. She even believed she could smell the wallpaper, throughout the whole house and even in her hair. Her mind started comprehending herself as the woman ... worse on a daily basis and she couldn t really talk to anybody about how she was feeling. This was a feeding ground for the disease (insanity) to get worse. Her potential was crushed every day she wasn t allowed to write, along with the fact she couldn t leave the house or even talk to her friends. Your potential can only grow if you nourish it and give it ...
- 2699: Lord Of Fliez
- “The Red Dress” and “The Day of The Butterfly” are two very interesting stories, written by an exceptional Canadian author, Alice Munro. Both of these stories are well written and can be associated with what goes on in today’s society ... contrast what can be viewed upon in our daily lives. The principal characters of “The Red Dress” is the narrator, who’s name never gets revealed throughout the story, and the principal character in “The Day of The Butterfly”, Myra, have many similarities. These principal characters are both females with low self-esteems. Both Myra, and the narrator have no control over their lives, and therefore strive for their own unique ... the conflict between the narrator, and her mother. The narrator’s mother makes the dress out of love, but the narrator feels she’s only doing it out of control over her. However in “The Day of The Butterfly” the key symbolic value is the butterfly broach which was given to Myra by Helen. From the butterfly’s birth to it’s early death, represents the stages of Myra’s ...
- 2700: Animal Farm: Satire About Communism
- ... over Manor Farm was spreading all across the country. Mr. Jones was complaining and trying to get people to listen. The other farmers felt sorry for him, but did not offer any help. Then one day Mr. Jones and his men came back to reclaim his farm. This had been expected, so the animals made preparations. The animals made their first attack, then a series of attacks. Only after five minutes ... that the walls were thin. In January the food became low. The corn supply was reduced, and the potato ration would have to make up for it. Napoleon rarely came out of the farmhouse. One day, it was announced that the hens had to surrender their eggs. The chickens were against this, and raised an outcry, but this was futile. The chickens said this was murder. Napoleon said their rations were ... last one, and the food supply was even shorter. Napoleon announced that they had more oats, more hay, more turnips, worked for shorter hours, and had better water than when they had in Jones’s day. The farm had a successful year, but they were short of money and needed supplies. In April, Animal Farm was proclaimed a Republic and it needed to elect a President. There was only one ...
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