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- 811: Political Economy Of The Ancient India
- ... viceroys (who divided their time between Calcutta and Shimla) and their “steel -frame” of approximately 1,500 Indian Civil Service (ICS) officials posted “on the spot” throughout British India. Social policy On Nov. 1, 1858, Lord Canning announced Queen Victoria's proclamation to “The Princes, Chiefs and Peoples of India,” which unveiled a new British policy of perpetual support for “native princes” and nonintervention in matters of religious belief or worship within British India. The announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie's prewar policy of political unification through princely state annexation, and princes were left free to adopt any heirs they desired so long as they all swore undying allegiance to the British crown. In ...
- 812: “Economic Issues, Not Religion Determined The Development English Colonies In North America.”
- ... to rebelling, slaves from Africa were brought to this colony. Economics was important in establishing the Virginia colony. In Maryland, an owner/leader took the ownership of the land. The whole area was given to Lord Baltimore. Under him, there was talk of joint stock companies, monopolies and distribution of the farmland. Even though it would seem as if the statement would be perfectly relevant to Maryland, there were religion issues facing Lord Baltimore. He and other settlers were Catholic, but there were also Protestants living in Maryland. To escape any major religion problems, he decided that it would be good to fix religious freedom in his colony ...
- 813: Hawthorns Letter A
- ... glorify God through his priesthood and expiate his sin of adultery - to save his soul - while protecting his reputation. To do so, he tries to continue day by day to do the work of the Lord which he so loves, while relegating to the darkest, most secret recesses of his heart the crime which he so hates. Only in private does he torture himself for both his original sin and his ... snow; while their hearts are all speckled and spotted with iniquity of which they cannot rid themselves" (116). This quote manifests the very essence of Dimmesdale s quest: to continue in the service of the Lord, while obfuscating from others the flaw that, if they knew, would render him incapable of doing good. At this point, Dimmesdale s public appeal is greater than ever before. However, "it is inconceivable, the agony ...
- 814: Saint Francis of Assisi
- ... wanted him to leave all of his possessions and follow Him. Francis made this the rule for his life. He and his disciples "wandered from place to place singing in joy, and calling themselves the lord's minstrels" (Robinson). Francis had a burning desire to convert the Saracens, and struggled to even be able to attempt it. It has been said that Christ appeared to Francis and agreed to give him ... all of his money on to it. He devoted a large part of his life to the outcasts. He rebuilt a church that had been abandoned so that they would be able to worship the Lord. He never showed ill will to anyone who was considered unfortunate. He treated them with love and respect and mercy. Francis also epitomized the sixth beatitude: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ...
- 815: Bhagavad Gita
- Non-existence can be considered a state of not being. In this sense, the faithful followers of the Bhagavad Gita find ways to reach this state within its chapters. Through advice of the 'lord' Krishna, followers use yoga and meditation to obtain a pure karma and self-realization for a better life after reincarnation. Yoga is used to better ones senses for the purpose of purification. Reaching a state ... after reincarnation. Non-existence can be considered a state of not being. In this sense, the faithful followers of the Bhagavad Gita find ways to reach this state within its chapters. Through advice of the 'lord' Krishna, followers use yoga and meditation to obtain a pure karma to better their souls for an afterlife. They also use self-realization for a better life after reincarnation and become closer to the supreme ...
- 816: Gullivers Travels and Robinson Crusoe: Characters Resemble Trained Soldiers
- ... is now evident: the strengths of his character that has made him flourish in isolation has now distorted all his social instincts and civilized manners. He only feels comfortable with himself, his animals, and the Lord in which he can trust. Crusoe lives in fear of the footprint for the next couple of years. Crusoe has become confused, at first he dreams for someone to come and save him, then he ... is not superior, we have many great faults which are summed up in a single quote. I am not the least provoked and the sight of a lawyer, a pickpocket, a colonel, a fool, a lord, a gambler, a politician,a whoremonger, a physician, an evidence, a suborner, an attorney, a traitor, or the like: this is all according to the due course of things: but when I behold a lump ...
- 817: Business
- ... Middle Ages, modern capitalism started to evolve. (The Software Toolworks Illistrated Encyclopedia) In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy was based on MANORALISM. This system said that peasants worked on the land that the lord's owned, but everthing that was produced by them was kept in return they had to perform services or pay dues to there lord. During this time period, there was no incentive to produce large and productive resources. The end of the midieval Manoralism was brought about by a larger demand for goods. Kings competed against lords, and lords ...
- 818: Study Guide For European Histo
- ... the English Revolution, one of the principal commanders of the rebel army that defeated the forces of King Charles I, he played a leading role in the king's subsequent trial and execution named himself Lord Protector, his primary concerns were to provide a stable government and to give toleration to all the Puritan sects Florence- An Italian city, which was based upon the foundations of money and wool. The Medici ... science and technology for ideas on man and nature. Descartes French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, transferred European Ideas from that of the Medieval Ages to those of more modern characteristics. Oliver Crumble was the English Lord Protector during the Cromwellian Revolution between the reigns of Charles I and Charles II. He set up a Protestant Commonwealth, which the people of England objected to. His reign did not last long, and soon ...
- 819: Glorious Sceptre
- ... story line, Homer gives the reader a brief overview of its former owners: "Hephaistus gave it to Zeus the king, the son of Kronos, and Zeus in turn gave it to the courier Argeiphontes, and lord Hermes gave it to Pelops, driver of horses, and Pelops again gave it to Atreus, the shepherd of the people. Atreus dying left it Thyestes of the rich flocks, and Thyestes left it in turn to Agamemnon to carry and to be lord of many islands over all Argos. (II, 102-109)" In naming Hephaistus, Zeus, Hermes, and the kings of Mycenae, Homer describes a legacy that enhances the sceptre’s image as a token of influence and ...
- 820: The Moon is Down: The Effects of War
- ... been conquered. Tonder states, "Conquered and we're surrounded! (77). "Tonder already upset loses control and suggests to Joseph that the `leader' is crazy, that the war will never end, and hysterically avows that the `flies conquer the flypaper'" (Clancy 104). In Tonder's loneliness he visits Molly Morden. "Can you understand this - can you believe this? Just for a little while, can't we forget this war?... can't we ... Tonder A. Naive Poet 1. He felt that the enemy should love him. a. "... he loses control and suggests that the leader is crazy, that the war will never end , and hysterically avows that the flies conquer the flypaper" (Clancy 104). 2. He is effected by the reaction of the townspeople. a. "These people! These horrible people! These cold people! They never look at you. They never speak. They answer like ...
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