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- 24221: "Gunpowder Plot" By Vernon Scannell
- ... the poem was in a war and being around the antics on a Guy Falkes night bring back evil, unpleasant memories of war with people dying. Later in the poem we learn that the man's brother had dies in the war as the line reads : "I hear a corpse's sons -- 'Who's scared of bangers!' 'Uncle, John's afraid!' In the story the author uses a lot of comparisons, the first one we come across is between fireworks and "Curious cardboard buds" where he describes them ...
- 24222: MP3paper
- The advancements in technology haven’t only improved how we work, it has also improved how we play. There is a whole new aspect of entertainment being developed by this technology. Not only are video games reaching new highs, but there ... MP3 format. So, no matter what song you are looking for there is a good chance it can be found here. If you would like to get a full CD on your computer and can’t find every song from any of these places. It is possible to buy it from places like e-music.com, for only a fraction of the price for a real CD. If it is the ... computer onto a cd. That way you have it in both your computer and on a disk. Also, you may be able to make a mix of songs onto a cd. That way u don’t have to worry about listening to songs that you don’t like.
- 24223: Jeanne La Pucelle (Joan The Ma
- ... beet hemp, and colza. They also bred livestock, spun wool and tow, and kneaded their own bread. She was baptized by Jean Minet in the Church of St. Remy. She is admired by patriots, women's rights activists, paranormal investigators, and playwrights. The woman I am talking about is commonly known as Joan of Arc. When Joan was 13 she began to see visions and hear voices who she later determined ... and gave her command of the military. Soon after she set out to free Orleans from a brutal siege. The other French commanders hesitantly followed orders, but soon they obeyed her whole-heartedly. Under Joan's command the siege was broken after only ten days and the English fled. She was given the everlasting title "The Maid of Orleans". Joan convinced Charles to undergo a formal coronation in the Cathedral at ... On May, 30 1431 in the town square at Rouen she was burned at the stake. Due to her bravery in death people thought they had witnessed martyrdom of a Saint. Much to her family's regret she was not allowed a Christian burial as her ashes were thrown into the Seine River. In 1455 Joan's family requested a retrial for her and a hearing was granted by Pope ...
- 24224: Russian-Japanese War
- ... to realize how powerful Britain and Japan had made themselves. Russia was unable to take Japan seriously even though they had many reports on how large the Japanese naval and military forces were. Unfortunately, Russia's constant penetration into Korea and Manchuria continued unabated despite the presence of numbers of Japanese immagrants and traders. Russia had succeeded in replacing the now defunct Chinese influence with her own. Russia now began taking over the administrative departments and had their officers train the Korean army to fight on their side. In April, May, and June of 1903, Russian's had told the Japanese that they would move out of China. They did not and continued to occupy the land. In July of the that same year, the Japanese Ambassador proposed that Russia and Japan ... to realize how powerful Britain and Japan had made themselves. Russia was unable to take Japan seriously even though they had many reports on how large the Japanese naval and military forces were. Unfortunately, Russia's constant penetration into Korea and Manchuria continued unabated despite the presence of numbers of Japanese immagrants and traders. Russia had succeeded in replacing the now defunct Chinese influence with her own. Russia now began ...
- 24225: American and Nigerian Culture
- ... being dissimilar in other aspects. This idea is clearly exemplified when one compares their own experience and knowledge of culture in America to that description and portrayal of Nigerian culture as seen through Buchi Emecheta's novel, The Wrestling Match. Both of our societies can be looked at as parallel in how teenagers are typically stereotyped, rivalry among towns/villages, and the attainment of manhood or maturity through experiences or accomplishments ... teenager from Igbuno, has committed this heinous crime). Also, when the people of Akpei find that someone is stealing from their huts, again without any evidence, they surmise that teenagers are to blame. Lastly, Okei's ( Okei is a teen who lives in Igbuno and is the novel's main character) Uncle Obi Agiliga is convinced that the teenagers of Igbuno are setting an terrible immoral example for the upcoming generation. How many teenagers in our society have not had an immediate finger ...
- 24226: The Battle of the Sexes
- ... Physically built stronger then women. They have the ability to do more physically demanding jobs such as construction, movers, bouncers at bars,and many of the other jobs that involve strength and power. Women aren't all unable to do these jobs so they are forced to work as secretaries, clerks, and many of the mentally demanding office jobs. There are exceptions though such as the big 250 pound butch women ... god created women, he gave them the ability to have children. This advantage kind of gives women superiority over men. I'm sure if men were able to they would have children, but they can't. Back in the eighteen hundreds it was expected that women stay home and take care of the children and the men would work and bring home the money to support the family. Today there is ... on the womens side. What is the first thing that comes to your head when you hear the word hockey? Is it Wayne Gretzky? Or maybe the Edmonton Oilers. One thing that you definitely don't see is a pack of women chasing a ring around the ice with sticks. Hockey to the male is an aggressive sport of blood and guts with enough excitement to keep you intoxicated with ...
- 24227: Blue Collar Student: Are Jobs Good or Bad?
- ... home. If a student does have a part time job when will he get this work done. Part time jobs can take away the precious time that students need to study and do homework. Let's just say for instance that our friend Jim has a final exam tomorrow. Wait a minute though, it's Thursday and Jim works from 4 to 10. Jim has no time to study before he goes to work so he figures he'll do it after work. Jim gets swamped at Dairy Queen and by the end of his shift, he's so tired he can barely drive home. When Jim does get home, he cracks the books and starts studying about Beowulf. After about ten minutes of that, Jim is fast asleep and before you ...
- 24228: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... hired help. This assured the parents of a good upbringing, considering they inform the nanny to instill their beliefs and morals onto the children. It also assured constant care and a watchful eye. The child's life operated with clockwork regularity, they seldom ventured out of the nursery, unless it was to take a walk in the park or to attend dance class with the nanny. The child ate breakfast at ... clock. When the children reached a certain age they were permitted to join their mother for a luncheon at 10 o'clock, and were able to spend one hour prior to dinner in their mother's dressing room. Other than meals, occasional visits with mother and short walks in the park, the child had nothing to do except play with lavish toys, such as the toy theatre, the steam driven train ... Poppins stereotype were usually unmarried old maids who were strict to the point of being sadistic. Although on the other hand some were warm and caring, providing the only love and companionship in the child's life. Even with the austere aspects of the nursery, caring nannies could brighten everything up right down to the meals, which were monotonous unlike those of their parents who would feast on a thirteen- ...
- 24229: Metallica
- ... right on him. I saw his legs sticking out. I freaked. The bus driver, I recall, was trying to yank the blanket out from under him to use for other people. I just went ‘Don’t fucking do that!’ I already wanted to kill the guy. I don’t know if he was drunk or if he hit some ice. All I knew was he was driving and Cliff wasn’t alive anymore." James Hetfeild 1993. That night in a hotel James broke two windows on a rampage. Metallica had many other gigs to do and many fans to please, so on October 28, 1986 ...
- 24230: History of Rock and Roll
- ... and did not put on any elaborate performances. The Sex Pistols were the epitome of a punk band. They were discovered in an antifashion clothing store in London called Sex by Malcolm McLaren, the store’s owner. Johnny Rotten, the band’s lead singer, was found while singing along to the jukebox. Sid Vicious, bassist, never learned to play bass. Their sound was exactly what McLaren was looking for. They set the tone for punk music. They ... songs were banned from British television and radio, they were still climbing the charts. They thought it might be time to come to America. However, instead of playing the usual punk scenes, such as CBGB’s and Maxwell’s, they played bars in suburbs and other trashy places far from main cities. The band broke up in 1978. Many bands tried to follow the Sex Pistols’ example. The Clash began ...
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