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- 5291: Diocletian
- ... true God, and renounced heathenism, and became verily a Christian, and exceeding full of faith. Then the priest dwelt with the honorable man until the magistrate who persecuted the Christians discovered him there, and with great wrath commanded him to be fetched before him speedily. Then came the messengers to Alban's house, but Alban went out unto the persecutors with the priest's cloak, as if he were he, and ... to Him I pray, and Him I will ever worship.' The murderer answered the glorious man, 'If thou wilt have the felicity of the everlasting life, then thou must not delay to sacrifice to the great gods, with full submission.' Alban answered him: 'Your sacrifices to the gods, which ye offer to devils, cannot help you, nor profit your cause, but ye shall receive as your meed everlasting punishments in the ...
- 5292: Democrecy Of Spain
- ... ETA did not destroy the prospects of democracy, democracy would have to destrooy the ETA. This was done through the granting of autonomy. While the ETA still had to be feared, it was not as great a threat as before. The goal and eventual achievement of the Suárez government was to establish democracy in Spain. He used the instruments left over from the dictatorship to dismantle the institutions of Francoism. He ... referred to as technocrats) continued to claim that they were without a political agenda. Even so, there were constant struggles between its members and members of the Falange over their influence in government affairs. Of great concern to the Catholic Church since the death of Franco and the start of democracy in Spain was a continued decline in religious practice. Even of greater concern, however, was the impact of the decline ...
- 5293: David Garrick
- ... Cole and Chinoy 132). It was Garrick’s use of exaggerated characterization to individualize a character which made him famous. Garrick’s lively and very physical portrayal of character was noted by many of the great actors of the day. Richard Chamberlin wrote in his memoirs of the time when Garrick met Quin in Rowe’s The Fair Penitent (1746): But when, after long and eager expectations, I beheld little Garrick ... remember the time when Mr. Garrick…[ran] himself so out of voice in some of the first scenes in the character of Pierre in Venice Preserved, that he could not be heard afterwards to that great scene in which he reproaches the senate. And when in Richard III he cried out to Richmond, ‘Richard is hoarse with calling the to battle,’ the audience was so sensible of the truth of the ...
- 5294: Combarison Between Us Bill Of
- ... United States Bill of Rights came into being as a result of a promise made by the Fathers of Confederation to the states during the struggle for ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88. A great number of the states made as a condition for their ratification, the addition of amendments, which would guarantee citizens protection of their rights against the central government. Thus, we have a rather interesting situation in ... been explicitly ‘reserved’ to the people, supporters of the charter nevertheless appear to give Canadians hope that the possibility may exist. COMPARISON OF BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE CANADIAN CHARTER Whether the American record has great significance for Canada poses a question which reasonable people may disagree. The entrenchment of rights in the Canadian Constitution comes after long experience with a system of parliamentary supremacy. The American judicial tradition of treating ...
- 5295: Cross Analysis Of The Shambba
- ... of several descant groups with a common origin, but a single descent group governs the kingdom. The survival of the whole descent and its steady increase in size is crucial, because the Shambaa people take great pride in the culture and they don’t wont their clan to die out. The king rules over several chiefdoms. The chiefs were appointed by he king and received tribute from their chiefdoms as representatives ... and how their lifestyles differ from that of mine. I must say that I think that the Shambaa people are behind a couple with the time, but I guess that what makes this world so great, because everyone is special in their own way.
- 5296: Chivalrous Code
- ... expected to have faith in his beliefs; for faith was considered to give hope against the despair that human failings create. I chose to use ‘The Code of Chivalry’ for my comparisons on literary characters great successes and failures. For my first example, I chose the brave and fearless Beowulf. According to the 19th code of chivalry, one must ‘Destroy evil in all of its monstrous forms,’ and also ‘Exhibit courage ... knight. Not a perfect instance of chivalry, yet his example leads nicely into my next character assessment. Don Quixote, if nothing else, must be praised for his valiant efforts to follow the laws of the great knights. After encountering a man beating a half naked youth, he informs him that “it is a caitiff’s deed to attack one who cannot defend himself.” This directly follows the code that one must ...
- 5297: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... to talk of the "weapons which (they) would have preferred not to acquire and which (they) do not wish to deploy." If the people on Kennedy's staff would have taken this offer more seriously, great fear could have been avoided. The most important part of the speech was when Dorticos attempted to propose a way to avoid conflict: Were the United States able to give up proof, by word and ... U-2 reconnaissance plane's photographs confirmed that the Cubans had missile emplacements and the Cuban missile crisis began. It was assumed through these photos that the weapons were of the offensive nature, which caused great fear in the White House. Would the United States carry out what it had threatened only months earlier in Press Secretary Salinger's statement that if there was evidence of "offensive ground-to-ground missiles ...
- 5298: Canada At War
- ... army. It was the only two-army command stationed in one city for years. On August 1st, 1914 Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada, offered the Black Watch’s of Canada to help Great Britain in a war against Germany, Great Britain accepted the offer. 300 of the men volunteered. During World War I, three more Black Watch armies were formed. By the end of the month the Black Watch has over 1,000 men. Over ...
- 5299: Cao Daiism
- ... on April 24, 1926, Chieu received the following divine message: Formerly, people lacked transportation and therefore did not know each other. I then founded at different epochs and in different areas, five branches of the Great Way: Religion of Humanity, Geniism, Christianity, Taoism and Buddhism, each based on the customs of the race. In present days, transportation has been improved, and people have come to know each other better. But people ... or the color relating to their branch). Similar to Catholic priests, a vow of chastity must be made and members must be thrifty, avoiding luxuries. They also must follow the Tu Dai Dieu Qui (Four Great Commandments), which consists of obeying/respecting superiors, acting with humility, being precise in matters of money, and being sincere at all times. Members of the Superior Order can enter the Tinh-That (House of Meditation ...
- 5300: Chivalry 2
- ... Chivalry is so powerful and cannot be denied. The society should be an enactment of medieval romance as much as a medieval re-enactment. In the ideal, Chivalry has never stood still; that is the great reason that it is so elusive, and continues to have such power. Romance, the striving for the romantic ethic, had a powerful role in the Middle Ages. The men and woman within a certain class ... the medieval traditions and customs, and is expressed through the reality of its examples. I can express from my point of view that the virtues of the medieval knight, fully aware that includes to a great part the reality, the authenticity, of the Middle Ages; the whole of it has become a part of our contention according to the writers of the time. As we realize this virtue compromise with others ...
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