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• Zululand.

  Mpande died in 1872 and Cetshwayo continued his policy of maintaining good relations with the British. However, British interests soon shifted. For the sake of imperialstrategy and economic opportunity, the British decided to bring all the white-ruled states of southern Africa under their authority. But confederation, as this policy wasknown, seemed to be threatened by an independent, powerful, and unpredictable Zulu state in its midst. Despite desperate negotiations by Cetshwayo, the British we...

• Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club Charles Dickens Chapter I -- The

  “ That this Association cordially recognises the principle of every member of the Corresponding Society defraying his own travelling expenses; and that it sees no objection whatever to the members of the said society pursuing their inquires for any length of time they please, upon the same terms. “ That the members of the aforesaid Corresponding Society be, and are, hereby informed, that their proposal to pay the postage of their letters, and the carriage of their parcels, has been deliberated u...

• Camus, Albert (article universitaire)

  for whom value is demanded. Here is the crux of Camus' critique of 'legitimate murder' , including capital punishment, which has led him, mistakenly, to be defined as a pacifist. Self-defence is justified, both individually and collectively, but pre-meditated or logical murder in the service of any cause whatsoever is not. It undermines the one undeniable community of humans confronting the universe, destroying the grounds of the possibility of coherent social values. Thus Camus rejecte...

• Acropolis - history.

  Peloponnesian War, between Athens and an alliance led by Sparta, finally broke out in 431 BC. Sparta’s alliance defeated Athens, and the Propylaea was never completed. Greek Architectural OrdersThe ancient Greeks developed three major architectural styles, or orders, that determined the major features of a temple facade. TheDoric is the oldest and simplest order. The Ionic and Corinthian orders added a base to the column and developed a more elaboratescheme for the column’s capital. The entabl...

• Fiche texte Anglais

  In the foreground I can see some Indian warriors. They are turning their back on us. We only see the back of their heads. They have long brown hair tied up with feathers. We xan make out their arms. The man on the right-hand side corner is carrying arrows. They answer to the stereotype view we have of the indians : savages with strange attire and bellicose attitude. Already, we see that the camera is behind the Indians, so the viewer sees the same view as the Indians, therefore sharing...

• Aristotle (384-322 BC)

  to support any detailed intellectual biography of Aristotle. A few points, however, may suggest a partial chronology.(1) Some of Aristotle's frequent critical discussions of Plato and other Academics may have been written (in someversion) during Aristotle's years in the Academy. The Topics may reflect the character of dialectical debates in the Academy. (2) It is easier to understand the relation of the doctrine of substance in the Categories and Physics I-II to the doctrine and argument o...

• Pacific Ocean - geography.

  The Pacific is the oldest of the existing ocean basins, its oldest rocks having been dated at 200 million years. The major features of the basin and rim have been shaped bythe phenomena associated with plate tectonics. The coastal shelf, which extends to depths of 180 m (600 ft), is narrow along North and South America but is relatively widealong Asia and Australia. The East Pacific Rise, a midocean ridge system, extends 8,700 km (5,400 mi) from the Gulf of California to a point 3,600 km (2,240...

• Jacksonville (Florida) - geography.

  Jacksonville is a center for business, manufacturing, finance, insurance, culture, and medicine in northeastern Florida and nearby Georgia. It is also a major deepwater portof entry that has long been the home of important United States Navy facilities, including the Mayport Naval Station and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The IntracoastalWaterway passes through the city. Jacksonville is Florida’s most industrialized city. Drawing on the raw materials produced by the region’s farms, forests...

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Schopenhauer

  There are many different grades of will, and only the higher grades are accompanied by knowledge and self-determination.If, therefore, I say, the force which attracts a stone to the earth is according to its nature, in itself and apart fromall idea, will, I shall not be supposed to express in this opinion the insane opinion that the stone moves itself inaccordance with a known motive, merely because this is the way in which will appears in man.Will is the force which lives in the plant,...

• Excerpt from Macbeth - anthology.

  As they had seen me with these hangman’s hands.Listening their fear I could not say “Amen”When they did say “God bless us.” LADY. Consider it not so deeply. MACBETH. But wherefore could not I pronounce “Amen”?I had most need of blessing, and “Amen”Stuck in my throat. LADY. These deeds must not be thoughtAfter these ways; so, it will make us mad. MACBETH. Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!Macbeth does murder sleep—the innocent sleep,Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care,The...

• Himalayas - geography.

  Nepal but has eluded discovery by several expeditions. VI PEOPLE AND ECONOMY The population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose harshliving conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities. However,improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite television progra...

• Beijing - geography.

  Shoe Factory in BeijingWorkers assemble shoes at a state-owned factory in Beijing, where rapid industrial development has extended into the city’s outlyingareas in recent years. Beijing is China’s second largest industrial center, after Shanghai.Goh Chaihin/AFP As the nation’s capital and political center, the particular economic role of Beijing has been a topic of considerable debate and controversy. The Communist government hasdesignated Beijing as an appropriate center for industrial, commerc...

• Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter Essay

  and her husband is supposed to meet her there. She finds comfort in the person of Minister Arthur Dimmesdale, and let herself be tempted by an act of passion, and love that gave birth to a « sinful » child. Then Hester has to carry the burden of her shame embodied in the Scarlet Letter, and in Pearl. Hester follows what we can call natural laws : Roger Prynne (aka Chillingworth) is described as old, deformed, and a man of science confine in his books, whereas Hester is young...

• Buenos Aires (city) - geography.

  Casa Rosada, Buenos AiresThe Casa Rosada (Pink House) is Argentina’s presidential palace, containing the offices of the president. Located on the Plaza de Mayoin downtown Buenos Aires, the palace also contains a museum that is open to the public.Eduardo Gill/Black Star/PNI The Plaza de Mayo, situated close to the waterfront at the eastern edge of Buenos Aires, was the starting point for the original settlement. As the city expanded outward in asemicircle, the plaza continued to serve as the prin...

• Titian.

  Flaying of Marsyas (circa 1570-76, Kroměříž, Czech Republic) and the Nymph and Shepherd (circa 1574, Kunsthistorisches Museum). Here colors are more subdued, but the turbulence of the brushwork, hardly matched again until 20th-century painting, almost submerges the form entirely. These late mythological paintings, whichTitian called poesie (poems), stand among the most formidable statements ever made of the irresistible, elemental powers of nature. These works are paralleled by a sequence...

• Theseus - Mythology.

  claim his birthright from his father, the king. Aethra took Theseus, when he was 16, to the rock, which the lad lifted easily, and sent him on his way to Athens. Theseus had many adventures on his journey and entered Athens as a hero. Warmly welcomed by his father, Theseus then went on to his greatest adventure, the slaying of the Minotaur, the dreaded bullmonster of King Minos of Crete. Every year, Minos demanded seven men and seven maids from Athens to be sacrificed to the Minotaur, thus bring...

• William Shakespeare: Romeo und Julia (Sprache & Litteratur).

  For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long,But send him back.L a d y C a p u l e t. [Within.] Ho, daughter! are you up? J u l i e t. Who is’t that calls? is it my lady mother?Is she not down so late, or up so early?What unaccustom’d cause procures her hither? FÜNFTE SZENE Juliens Zimmer. (Romeo und Julia.) J u l i a. Willst du schon gehn? Der Tag ist ja noch fern.Es war die Nachtigall und nicht die Lerche,Die eben jetzt dein banges Ohr durchdrang;Sie singt des Nachts auf dem Granatbaum dor...

• Seattle - geography.

  Queen Anne Hill, north of downtown, was long isolated by its steep ascent but emerged as a fashionable residential area at the close of the 19th century. North of QueenAnne Hill and across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Ballard was originally settled by Scandinavian immigrants. Annexed to Seattle in 1907, Ballard today is a residentialneighborhood with a strong Nordic heritage. To the east from Ballard along the north side of the Ship Canal, the neighborhoods of Fremont, Wallingford, and the Un...

• Kuiper Belt - astronomy.

  III RESEARCH The Kuiper Belt is an exciting area of research in astronomy. The discovery and astronomical exploration of the Kuiper Belt over the past decade have fueled arevolution in scientists’ views of the solar system. Today astronomers recognize the Kuiper Belt as the third major region of the solar system (the other two regions arethe inner solar system, with its small rocky planets, and the outer solar system, with its gas-giant planets). They believe that the belt helps explain Pluto’...

• St. Louis (city) - geography. I INTRODUCTION Skyline of St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis,

  The metropolitan counties to the east of the Mississippi River in Illinois are home to both industry and fertile farmlands. The only heavily urbanized sections lie close to theriver in St. Clair County, site of East Saint Louis, and Madison County. The economy of East Saint Louis has been depressed since the 1960s, and the city is plagued bycrime, deteriorated housing, and declining property values. Several small cities have split off from East Saint Louis, taking large factories and much of the...

• Ocean and Oceanography - geography.

  gravity, so the level of the ocean will be lower over valleys. Using this method, a complete survey of the ocean floor was accomplished in less than two years. Maps madefrom data on the level of the ocean surface have been compared with maps made with direct depth measurements and the two types have corresponded well. Using sonar, depth measurements are made by measuring the time for a sound wave to travel from the surface of the ocean to the ocean floor, and to return ( see Sounding). Often sev...

• CH12 - THE 2016 RACE FOR THE US PRESIDENCY

  CH12 - THE 2016 RACE FOR THE US PRESIDENCY US presidential election = never-ending process:  Every four years but it is preceded by years of fundraising and careful planning (seeking political party’s nomination, party primaries/caucuses, “Super Tuesday”, national convention party, campaign across the country, debates...)  2016: Democrats (Hillary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders) & Republicans (Ted Cruz vs Marco Rubio vs Donald Trump)  Polling day: American citizens vote but does not determine...

• South America - geography.

  B Natural Regions Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaUshuaia, on Argentina’s island of Tierra del Fuego, is the world’s southernmost city. Argentina claims part of the Tierra del Fuegoarchipelago, including the largest island, known as Tierra del Fuego or Great Island, and Staten Island. Chile claims the remainder ofthe islands in the territory.R. Van Nostrand/Photo Researchers, Inc. Rising abruptly from the northwestern and western coasts of the continent are the Andes. They consist of a single chain...

• Tuvalu - country.

  Funafuti has a town council, and each of the other islands except Niulakita has an island council. Members of these councils are directly elected to four-year terms. Tuvalu is active in regional affairs. It is a member of the South Pacific Commission, an advisory body of Western and Pacific nations promoting social stability in theSouth Pacific, and the South Pacific Forum, a regional organization that addresses the foreign affairs and international trade of its member countries. Tuvalu became a...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Theseus - anthology.

  One of the most celebrated of the adventures of Theseus is his expedition against the Amazons. He assailed them before they had recovered from the attack ofHercules, and carried off their queen Antiope. The Amazons in their turn invaded the country of Athens and penetrated into the city itself; and the final battle inwhich Theseus overcame them was fought in the very midst of the city. This battle was one of the favourite subjects of the ancient sculptors, and is commemorated inseveral works of...

• baudelaire analyse L'ennemi

  Baudelaire highlighting the time that passes through a progression from the past to the present, the discouraging record of this stormy youth is underlined by the past composed «on fait» (vers 3) and by the proposition of consequence to the present. The metaphor continues in the mention of a nature which has undergone the meteorological elements in their destructive character, the past having left traces: a life ravaged by «le tonnerre et la pluie», by the blows of fate and the daily g...

• Easter.

  Many Easter traditions originated long before the beginning of the Christian era. Like Christmas, which is related to pre-Christian winter festivals, Easter is connected inmany ways with early pagan rituals that accompanied the arrival of spring. Easter is also associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. A Easter Eggs The Easter egg is associated with beliefs of particularly ancient origin. The egg was an important symbol in the mythologies of many early civilizations, including those ofIn...

• Amerikanischer Film.

  1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Wem die Stunde schlägt), Sam WoodHeaven Can Wait (Ein himmlischer Sünder), Ernst Lubitsch 1944 Cover Girl (Es tanzt die Göttin), Charles VidorLaura (Laura), Otto PremingerTo Have and Have Not (Haben und Nichthaben), Howard Hawks 1945 Mildred Pierce (Solange ein Herz schlägt), Michael CurtizThe Lost Weekend (Das verlorene Wochenende), Billy WilderThe Spiral Staircase (Die Wendeltreppe), Robert Siodmak 1946 Gilda (Gilda), Charles VidorMy Darling Clementine (Tombstone/...

• Ann O'Hara Nationality: Irish 12, rue Croix des Petits Champs Date of Birth: 05-02-1971 75001 Paris Tel.

  PC Skills Excel 5 W ord for W indows HOBBIES Sailing, Holder of "Certificate of Competent Crewmanship" and "Ship Radio Users Licence"

• GOVERNMENT : Le gouvernement Elections : Les élections The electoral system :

  A political party : un parti politique A political career / battle : une carrière / une bataille politique A political upheaval / gimmi ck : un bouleverse ment / une comb ine politique To govern : gouverner U ngovernable : ingouvernable To rule, to run countr y : diriger un pay s A head of state : un chef d’état A t the head of : à la tête de The outgoing govern ment : le gouvernemen t sortant The legislative / executive / judiciary b ody : le corps légis...

• Dialogue shopping

  I would also need a T-shirt. I’m a size 16. Do you have a style in mind? I’d like a plain one. Otherwise I don’t like dark T-shirts. This one is orange… Would you like it? Within this one, I would look like a clown!!! This one is more classical: simply white! Perfect, I think that it is too tight for me, don’t you think so? Have you got a larger one? Yes, of course, here it is. I like it so I take it. Sir, as you buy a lot of articles, I am pleased to offer you this other red T-shirt to thank yo...

• Shaka.

  IV EVALUATION Many powerful myths surround Shaka’s life, making it difficult for people to appraise him rationally. As the founder of the Zulu kingdom—a kingdom whose traditionsand influence survive to this day—Shaka is celebrated for his military prowess, and he serves as a potent symbol of Zulu national pride. For many Europeans, however,he has always epitomized the stereotypical savage African tyrant. Indeed, oral traditions regarding his cruelty have been preserved among the descendants of...

• A TRAMP'S SUMMER VACATION

  who would not work if we bad the chance. However true this might be as applied to us in a moral sense, it certainly was not a literai fact, for we were small men. People who, not seeing us, would read this remark in the local paper, would be misled as to our personal appearance. W. H.- DA VIES, The autobiography of a super tramp. 1. Commentaire dirigé 1) Pick out details in the text showing that there really are "delightful w...

• Caffeine

  The technique used to separate an organic compound from a mixture of compounds is called Extraction. Extraction process selectively dissolves one or more of the mixture compounds into a suitable solvent. The solution of these dissolved compounds is referred to as the Extract. Extractions of certain solids can be performed by utilizing the different chemical properties of various solvents. The initial solvent used in the extraction of caffeine is water. Caffeine is sparingly soluble...

• The Impact of the Console Nintendo WII in our Society

  The firm Nintendo is for all players what Apple or Microsoft is to computers, that is to say, a pioneer in its field: the video games. It was in 1980 that the firm Japan has launched in the market for video game consoles. To date, it has more than 400 million consoles sold on all platforms. The Nintendo WII has not gone unnoticed and managed to cause followers to consumers, now ready to book several weeks in advan...

• anglais cned

  so I do live my life now, beyond the Wall.” (5 points) d) Theimportance of healing (suggestion de réponsepossible)   a) General comprehension 1. The text is a poem. (1 point) 2. Rainure = groove; affluer = rush in ; submerger = overwhelm; péché = sin; guérison = healing.(5 points) b) First paragraph 3. When he reached the Wall, the narrator “moved his hands over” the lists of “names” “slowly at first, then very fast” as if he were anxious to find a parti...

• THE RIGHT TO DIE

  When people talk about euthanasia (1), they always insist on the right to live and say that cases like this young boy's are very unusual. But sooner or later we bave got to realise tbat we are produclng so-called unusual cases by the hundreds. Of course no-one bas the right to take another's life. But our hospitals are already full of old people who are carefully being kept balf alive, although we know that they wiU never be nor...

• Campbell, George

  Campbell's philosophy was influenced by that of David Hume , though Campbell employed much effort in correcting Hume. Campbell followed Hume in equating experience with the habitual associations of ideas in the mind, but thought that Hume's extreme emphasis on personal experience seriously undervalued the importance of memory (the only voucher for the past evidence of the senses) and of testimony to human knowledge as a whole. He therefore employed Common Sense philosophy to defend the nec...

• Poetry of Lord Byron - anthology.

  A mind at peace with all below,A heart whose love is innocent! “Stanzas for Music” There be none of Beauty's daughtersWith a magic like thee;And like music on the watersIs thy sweet voice to me:When, as if its sound were causingThe charmed Ocean's pausing,The waves lie still and gleaming,And the lulled winds seem dreaming: And the midnight Moon is weavingHer bright chain o'er the deep;Whose breast is gently heaving,As an infant's asleep:So the spirit bows before thee,To listen and adore thee;Wit...

• Mountain.

  includes the highest mountains found on each continent. See Erosion; Geology; Volcano. For additional information, see separate articles on most mountains and mountain systems mentioned. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

• Mountain - geography.

  includes the highest mountains found on each continent. See Erosion; Geology; Volcano. For additional information, see separate articles on most mountains and mountain systems mentioned. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

• Mountain - Geography.

  includes the highest mountains found on each continent. See Erosion; Geology; Volcano. For additional information, see separate articles on most mountains and mountain systems mentioned. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

• Carolingian renaissance

  form imitated from Suetonius. In the mid-ninth century Lupus, Abbot of Ferrières , wrote elegant Latin letters which, in their concern for discovering and collating ancient texts, anticipate the interests of early modern humanists. Even Greek was studied in this period, especially by scholars of Irish origin such as Martin of Laon, Eriugena and Sedulius Scottus (also a fine Latin poet). Historians often present the role of the Carolingian renaissance in the history of philosophy in terms simpl...

• FanFiction

  else. She considered it explained his charm. That, and his delightful accent. Of course she acknowledged his cleverness, and as he was one of the best psychiatrists of the state, she could have expected that. He helped her understand who she really was. She had been violent to herself but also to her nurses, after she entered the psychiatric section of the Hospital because of the puppy incident. Like that one time, when she decided to jab a fork into the hand of one of the latter, without warnin...

• Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child, ''Ben and his gang'' p. 145 ''Some weeks after'' to p. 149 ''popular mood or movement''

  Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child, “Ben and his gang” p. 145 “Some weeks after” to p. 149 “popular mood or movement” Page 2 of 8 p. 38 Also, many economic crises with several recessions (1973 and the oil shock, 1981 and 1990) with the fear of inflation. iii) responsible because a) utter laziness: “one after another, three girls came to help; th ey had just left school and could not easily find work. They were not much good. […] They came or didn’t come as the mood took them, and wo...

• Anglais Devoir Cned

  WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DECIDING WHAT TO DO OR WHAT NOT TO DO!" Quinn sighed and left without a second word, as they felt their heart slowly breaking.   That's when they realized that Taylor didn't understand love; or simply didn't understand   what love meant to them. The state university is bustling with activity. There are tables surrounding the perimeter of   the green quad, and people are lined up around the quad like the longest snake that ever   existed. It is the Fall Quarter Greek Li...

• Mobutu Sese Seko - history.

  Moroccan and Belgian troops and American and French military assistance. His political opponents formed the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) in 1982, butthe party’s leaders were continually harassed and imprisoned throughout the 1980s. Mobutu consolidated his power by sharing the country’s wealth with political allies, asystem often described as a kleptocracy. Reportedly absconding with billions of dollars in Western aid and export earnings generated by the country's mineral wealth...

• State Gods - Mythology.

  appreciated their help and desired more help as they continued their conquests. The goddess Victoria, who may also have been called by the name Vica Pota, represented victory over the enemy. In commerce as well as in patriotism and warfare, Romans had special gods that they called upon for help. This aspect of their public lives was influenced by their principle gods and gods of specific tasks. Mercury oversaw merchants, and Minerva was the patroness of craftsmen and manufacturers. The goddess F...

• Myths and heroes

  their money and bought shares at the stock exchange to back the project and the help from the foundater of The Bank of America, the construction finally began in 1933. From this moment, thousands of workers moved tons of dirt and rocks to make way for almost 200,000 cubic yards of concrete needed to build the basis. Then 900,000 tons of steel were used, a staggering 1.2 million rivets were hammered into each tower which in turn support the 2 main cables, cables that are 36 inches in diameter and...

• Comment faire du commerce en France

  age. France being a part of the so called“Old Continent” is considered a country which has one of the   longest and most influential histories. Moreover, the French people are well known for their pessimism and their complaining about the present   or the future.  Conflicts&Synergies We can take the example of “the age of retirement” as the  people nowadays have to work longer than the   previous generation in all these three countries, or the fact of losing certain social benefits, as it is in ...