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- 1191: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... After much struggl'in he wrote home in distraught to his mama, who was now liv'in with Pamela. The note told of an adventure that Orion would go on in the Amazon (62). His interest was sparked after read'in a book by Lynch and Henderson. The book told of the riches that could be found there in the mines of the rain forest. Now if you have'nt gotten ... was love at first sight, I must say she was a mighty fine woman, she was! The two stared at each other through out dinner at the Langdon's house. Olivia found Sam the most interest'in person she had ever met (179). They saw each other again on New Year's Day and became even more friendly with each other, even more than prior (182). Duty called Sam to Washington ...
- 1192: Benjamin H. Latrobe
- ... John Smeaton. Under Smeatons teachings Latrobe gained a strong grasp of technical and theoretical English civil engineering and meticulous draughtsmanship (Carter 1981, 1-2). Latrobe's interests in engineering soon led him to develop an interest in architecture. Latrobe decided to pursue his interest in architecture. He decided to work with S.R. Cockrell and become his apprentice. While Latrobe worked along with Cockrell he gained further experience and rapid advancement in architecture. Latrobe did many side jobs designing ...
- 1193: Nicholas Romanov
- ... at this time was under tsarist rule by Nicholas II of the Romanov empire. Nicholas II was brought up by his father Alexander III who didnt believe that his son could take an intelligent interest in anything and therefore did not educate him in the business of state . The fact that his father who died at age 49 thought that he had many more years ahead of him may also ... t an imbecile, Alexandra, if not an imbecile was politically and socially illiterate, dominating him and towards the end of their lives forced him to make chaotic decisions. For most of their marriage her political interest was minimal, but near the end of their reign she was in charge Russia as Nicholas had gone to the war front to assist his generals. She was sacking ministers and advisors on Rasputins ...
- 1194: The Balance of Power Theory
- The Balance of Power Theory The most critical and obvious feature of international affairs is its state of anarchy. The international stage features many indepent actors each seeking their own best interest and security . With no sovereign body to govern over these actors it would seem that the system would never be capable of attaining any control. However this is not the reality of the system, we ... The concept of the B.O.P. can be a useful tool in explaining the behaviour of states. Mostly because it is founded on the theory that all states act to preserve thier own self interest. If they are to do this they must prevent domination by any other state, which leads to the assumption that they must build up power and form alliances. Throughout history we can see the B ...
- 1195: Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti
- ... Nations and the U.S. roles were, and what the public thought was concerning these issues. Also why the United States was involved with the internal dispute of a third world country where the national interest was not clearly defined. The issue of why was it or was not so important for the United States to send troops to Haiti will also be discussed. The problem in Haiti was the pro ... burden on much of south Florida. All of these issues arose during president Bush's term in office. The Bush administration was to turn back the refugee's. The Bush administration saw no vital national interest in concerning it self with the internal problems of Haiti ,because there were so many problems at home in the United States, other than to turn the refugee's away from south Florida. When president ...
- 1196: A Review of The Jungle
- ... three hundred dollars that they had scraped together, all they owned in the world, all that stood between them and starvation! And then their toil, month by month, to get the twelve dollars, and the interest as well, and now and then the taxes, and the other charges, and the repairs, and what not! Dede Antanas had died in the struggle to earn that money--he would have been alive and ... best thing about The Jungle is the atmosphere and the story line. I liked the vivid picture of the gloomy atmosphere that Sinclair painted in my mind. I also liked how the book kept my interest throughout the story. The ending of the story has several things left unsaid, but the actual story was good. I would not be that interested in reading another story by that author because chances are ...
- 1197: Cleopatra Vii Ptolemaic Dynast
- ... given him a son, things might have turned out different. Antony kept the idea of the treasures of the Ptolemies and how much he wanted it. When he finally did get the treasures, the standard interest rate in Rome fell from 12 percent to 4. Mark Antony left Italy and went to deal with the Parthians. Octavia had just had another daughter and went with him just as far as Corcyra ... committed suicide by falling on his own sword in 30 BC. After Antony's death, Cleopatra was taken to Octavian where her role in Octavian's triumph was carefully explained to her. He had no interest in any relationship, negotiation or reconciliation with the Queen of Egypt. She would be displayed as a slave in the cities she had ruled over. She must have had memories of her sister, Arsinoe, being ...
- 1198: Jane Eyre: Ladies First
- ... by her maternal parents. Emma shapes her self- deception by taking Harriet under her wings. Emma takes on a snobbish look on the social structure. A degree or two lower and a creditable appearance might interest me; I might hope to be useful to their families in some way or other. But a farmer can need none of my help, and is therefore in one sense as much above my notice as in every other he is below it.(pg.29) In helping Harriet, Emma discourages her interest in Robert Martin because she is from a more conventional family than his. Emma then sets Harriet with Mr. Philip Elton to be his future spouse. This planned fail because of Mr. Elton loved Emma ...
- 1199: Alfred Hitchcock
- ... the very bottom of the business. As a young man Hitchcock was raised and lived in England with his parents. When a new Paramount studio opened he rushed to get a job there having had interest in film making for quite a bit of time. He was employed at Paramount as a "title designer" for silent films meaning he wrote out the lines that are displayed after each shot in the ... also displayed his talent in being able to make a novel's story line work in a movie with just a few adjustments. He was able to compress the novel to a length that would interest the audience and improve upon it as well. The length was important to Hitchcock for he once was quoted as saying, "The length of the film should be directly related to the endurance of the ...
- 1200: Why Do Governments Find It So Hard To Control Public Expenditure?
- ... capita because they are better able to exert control from the top, it could also be argued that because the cost of spending programmes is diffused over the largest number of taxpayers, none has sufficient interest in reducing expenditure to lower total costs. Less centralised states on the other hand might spend more because there are so many more spending spigots to turn on, or they may spend less per capita ... of them. Yet in most of the public sector the pressure for more spending comes from those who provide the services, from the government departments and their ministers who sponsor them. It is in the interest of ministers to spend more rather than less as their political success tends to be identified with the new programmes they introduce. In terms of the supply factors which present difficulties for containing expenditure there ...
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