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- 4641: Cinncinnati: Loveland: Paxton Woods
- ... small log cabin sitting on a modified Huck Finn-style raft, and drifting down the river. The current was their source of power, and travel was slower than an L.A. freeway during rush hour. John Filson, one of the areas first settlers, originally named the area Losantiville, a compilation of Latin, Greek, French and Delaware Indian meaning town opposite the mouth of the Licking River. Shortly after coming up ...
- 4642: Richard II
- ... people, particularly his 'favourites' and is now in need of more money, in particular to pay for the upcoming Irish Wars. We also find out how heartless and cruel Richard is. After hearing that old John of Gaunt is on his deathbed, Richard remarks "Now put it, God, in the physicians mind To help him to his grave immediately! The linings of his coffers shall make coats To deck our soldiers ...
- 4643: William Faulkner
- ... Colonel William Cuthbert Falkner. The Colonel first moved to Mississippi in the early part of the 19th century from his home South Carolina. Faulkner uses Colonel Falkner as a character in his novels named Colonel John Sartoris. Colonel Falkner had a notable career as a soldier in the Civil War and the Mexican War. Colonel Falkner was also a writer like his great-grandson and published one of the nations ...
- 4644: Imperial Telecommunications
- ... by knowing one another, will finally stop fighting. Despite the great benefits of telecommunications, it incited international paranoia and jealousy, and thus it could not bring peace to the world. Works Cited Benson, Ian, and John Lloyd. New Technology and Industrial Change. Kogan Page Limited: London, 1983. Headrick, Daniel R. The Tentacles of Progress. Oxford University Press: New York, 1988. Haeton, J. Henniker. The Postal and Telegraphic Communications of the Empire ...
- 4645: Much Ado About Nothing
- In Much Ado About Nothing, most of the characters had interesting relationships with each other. For example, Hero and Claudio, were deeply in love. Also, Don Juan, and Don John were fighting with each other. Another example was the close friendship between Benedick, Claudio, and Don Juan. But the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice was different than the others. In their relationship, they hated each ...
- 4646: Indian Frontier
- ... the most widely heard of names in the battles between Indians and whites. These names include Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe, Sitting Bull of the Oglala Sioux, Cochise, Geronimo, and Mangas Coloradas, and John Ross of the Cherokee Nation. These names are still very respected among historians and are seen throughout history books used in schools across the nation. These names were involved in many battles with whites in ...
- 4647: Indus Civilization
- ... predated the historical period, true archaeological excavations were not begun until the 1920s. During that decade the so-called twin capitals of Indus civilization, Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, were excavated under the direction of Sir John Marshall; other important settlements were surveyed by Sir Aurel Stein and N. G. Majumdar. The existence of a great civilization roughly contemporaneous with that of Sumer and of ancient Egypt soon was confirmed. Hundreds of ...
- 4648: The Battle Of Gettysburg
- ... July 1 with Confederate troops attacking that Union cavalry division on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Out-numbered, the Union forces managed to hold, and even drive the Confederate army back, after the addition of John Reynold's Infantry division (and Reynold's subsequent death on the front lines). They prevailed until afternoon, when they were overpowered by additional southern troops, and driven back through town. In the confusion, thousands of ...
- 4649: From Memory Back to Reality
- ... bigger. All the buildings of school had been repainted. They looked cleaner with the new paint. After half an hour wandering around the campus, I decided to go visit my Math teacher. His name is John Hand. I had him when I was a junior, he was my favorite teacher throughout my 4 years in high school. We were so happy to see each other again. He asked, Hows college ...
- 4650: Wuthering Heights
- ... human soul, where one sees the loss, suffering, self discovery, and triumph of the characters in this novel. Both the Image of the Book by Robert McKibben, and Control of Sympathy in Wuthering Heights by John Hagan, strive to prove that neither Catherine nor Heathcliff are to blame for their wrong doings. Catherine and Heathcliffs passionate nature, intolerable frustration, and overwhelming loss have ruined them, and thus stripped them of ...
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