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    goodrich castle

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    Goodrich castle is located in Goodrich‚ Herefordshire it is believed that this castle was built by Normans when they invaded England. The windows and architecture supports this however the exact time the castle is built is still unknown. Firstly the keep was built by the Fitz Baderons‚ It is made of a light grey stone and it has a basic rectangular shape. In contrast the extra facilities added by the De valence family such as the kitchen‚ chapel and they extended the great hall. They are built of

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    Medieval Castles

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    Castles were used in the Medieval period. They were used to protect the cities when they were under attack from neighboring cities. As the technology and attacking methods improved‚ the defending methods had to keep up. There were many different types of attacks that castles had to be prepared for; therefore‚ there were many different castles structures and designs. For example‚ in case of archers the castle would have to have embrasures‚ arrow loops‚ and curtains. These were all parts of a castle

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    The Glass Castle

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    Maureen is often forgotten throughout the entire story of The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. We are very tragically reminded of Maureen’s presence when she stabs her own mother while living in New York. Reflecting back to the beginning of the story‚ we can see why Maureen has a mental breakdown. She is born into a world of violence‚ her parents fail to care for her‚ and she lives her entire childhood in neglect. The announcement that Mary is pregnant seems to be thrown into this story

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    Kellie’s Castle

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    Kellie’s Castle Introduction : Where ? : Kellie’s Castle also known as Kellie’s Folly can be found near Batu Rajah – Jalan Gopeng and within 20 minutes drive from Ipoh‚ Perak. When? : This unfinished‚ ruined mansion was built by a Scottish rubber planter‚ William Kellie Smith in 1915 to 1926 ( Unfinished ). Like the Taj Mahal‚ it was built with love from a husband to his daring lovely wife and as a gift to his newborn son. How? : The Kellie’s castle was named after William’s

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    king of the castle

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    Susan Hill has mentioned that to her ‘settings are very very important to me.’ The settings in ‘I’m the King of the castle’ beautifully portrays on how the character feels and thinks‚ she does this by having lucid themes that show emotions of the characters reflecting onto the theme. This means the reader can feel the atmosphere seemingly throughout the novel. In the novel there is one main theme of which is based around hatred between hooper and Kingshaw. straight from the start of when they

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    Nowadays fraternities and sororities exist for high school students as well as college students. Like their college counterparts‚ most have Greek letter names. There are local high school fraternities and sororities with one or two chapters‚ many of the local chapters of these national fraternities were not tied to or affiliated with individual high schools but were instead area based‚ often drawing membership from multiple high schools in a given area. The high-school fraternity has become a serious

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    Medieval Castles

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    architecture of castles changed drastically. Successfully defending a castle would depend on if the castle could defend a siege attack. Some defense features included moats‚ portcullis the barbican a gatehouse as well as crenellations and a drawbridge. (http://www.medievalwarfare.info/index.htm#towers) Castles were always built on land and were close to a body of water such as the ocean or a lake or a river. They were built like this so they could have an easy access to trade and the castles usually had

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    The Castle of Otranto

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    people of the town attributed the marriage of Conrad at such a young age to Manfred’s fear of an ancient prophecy. The prophecy stated that the Castle and Lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it. On the day of the wedding‚ a large helmet appeared in the courtyard of the castle. When the family and all the guests saw the helmet‚ they noticed Conrad‚ crushed‚ underneath it. Theodore noticed that the helmet looked like

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    Long-Lived Assets

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    Long-Lived Assets Long-term assets are defined as resources with economic lives of more than a year that a business possesses and uses in generating revenue. The cost of long-term assets is recognized as an expense in the accounting periods in which the assets are used. The cost of all Long-Lived Assets that decline in value will through use and/or the passage of time will have their cost allocated to the periods that receive benefit. So‚ if a piece of machinery is expected to have an economic

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    Kellie Castle

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    KELLIE’S CASTLE Malaysia is multi-ethnic country which has passed through a long history of colonisation by Europeans. Apart from its majestic beauty seen in the sprawling landscape‚ historical sightseeing also forms a main part of Malaysian tourism. One of the important historical sites in Malaysia was Kellie’s Castle. (Fairul Halim) Kellie’s Castle is the most important attraction in Batu Gajah‚ Perak. Located approximately 30 kilometers from Ipoh is the historical

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