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- 15181: Trench Warfare on the Western Front
- ... trench warfare began in the Battle of the Marne and from then on, armies remained in the trenches for the next four years. As quoted by military historian J.F.C.Fuller, “success (in the war) depended on overcoming the defensive trinity of bullet, spade and wire” , referring to horrendous trench conditions. The trenches developed into such elaborate systems of defense and communication; so complicated that only the birds and young ...
- 15182: High Fidelity
- ... wouldn’t say why, now all I do is cry…” is reminiscent of Laura. As strong as Rob tries to be, “to [his] intense irritation and embarrassment, [he’s] in tears, and the feel-nothing world [he’s] been living in for the past few days has vanished’ (60). At this point Rob acknowledges his defeat and realizes he cannot go on without Laura in his life because she was the ...
- 15183: The Egyptian and Mesopotamian Empires
- ... toughing desert was surrounded by the Red Sea or the Mediterranean Sea. These obstacles were nearly impassible and if an army tried to pass through these lands they would be too beat to fight a war. Mesopotamian Empire Mesopotamia (Greek, "between the rivers"), one of the earliest centers of urban civilization, in the area of modern Iraq and eastern Syria between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As the Tigris and Euphrates ...
- 15184: Jurrasic Park
- ... to see real dinosaurs. Next there was Ellen Sattler, She was Grant's partner in digs. She was very beautiful, but very active and strong. She seemed to be very interested in this amazing new world of the dinosaurs. Next there was Ian Malcolm, a tall mathematician who always wore black. He had very strong opinions opposing the park. He knew things would go wrong but no one listened to him ...
- 15185: Kim Kim
- ... of the British Secret Service. He delivered the message as directed, and then lay in the grass and watched and listened until he learned that his message meant that eight thousand men would go to war. Out on the big road the lama and Kim encountered many people of all sorts. Conversation was easy. One group in particular interested Kim, an old lady traveling in a family bullcock cart attended by ...
- 15186: Captain Ron, Pirates, and the British
- ... big attack against the British.Mango was also ready and still building for his attack to finish the pirates. Finally the big battle between the two crews, Capt. Ron and Mango were both there in war with everybody. Every ship in England was in this battle. It seemed that Capt. Ron was more accurate in sinking other ship and that Mango's men were better at taking over the pitare ships ...
- 15187: King Arthur
- ... his ingenuity, which comes to his rescue many times in the story. King Arthur-The king is a mixture of virtue, superstition and majestic gusto. His subjects refer to him as "Arthur the king whose world is gold!" He is revered as a "wise and humane judge." He always does everything honest and fair. Word Count: 1026
- 15188: The Roman Legions
- ... if they were lucky, enslaved the entire city they conquered. Sometimes, the Legions even allowed the conquered enemies to keep their original government, provided they give Rome ships or soldiers to help them win the war. The Legionaries gave some foes partial rights or possibly even allowed them to regain citizenship. The Legions setup well designed fortresses or marching camps to keep enemies from easily gaining an advantage on them when ...
- 15189: Matilda
- ... my Jenny the house, then get out of here....” Matilda had finally got the best of Miss Trunchbull, who fainted and moved out of town without a trace. Winning not only the battle but the war with Miss Trunchbull, Matilda had yet to defeat her awful parents. After sharing a cup of tea with Jenny Honey, Matilda arrived at home to find her parents packing in a frenzy saying that Matilda ...
- 15190: New Women Of The Victorian Era
- ... to comply with her family’s wishes. She never wished to be sitting at home sewing and not accomplishing her “knowledge” goals in her marriage. She had lofty expectations and wanted to learn about the world from Casaubon. Dorthea expected much more from her marriage. Her strong sense of loyalty to her husband would not allow her to leave the relationship. This is just the type of person she is. She ...
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