In Juliet Marillier’s "Daughter of the Forest"‚ Sorcha‚ the protagonist‚ is the seventh daughter of six sons: Liam‚ Diarmid‚ Cormack‚ Conor‚ and Padriac. Life in Sevenwaters is perfect until her father interacts with someone who eventually puts a spell on all her brothers. To make her life the way it was again‚ Sorcha must leave her home and go on a journey of love‚ loss‚ magic‚ and legend. On this journey‚ she will have to choose between the land she has always lived in and her love with another
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The Battle of King’s Mountain Major Ferguson of the Loyalist Militia was tasked with raising and organizing Loyalist units from the backcountry of South Carolina to help prtotect the British General Cornwallis. Ferguson gathered a few Tory units and marched towards Gilbert Town‚ North Carolina‚ where he set up a base camp. He issued a command to the opposition forces to lay down their weapons. If they refused he stated he would‚ "lay waste to their country with fire and sword." Patriot militia
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to attack and his primary mission was to secure reinforcements for his own small force (Fraser 92). It is important to note that many of the specifics of the battle are at times unclear. There are accounts from two Roman historians (Dio and Tacitus) from the first century‚ which are inconsistent at times. They likely represented the battle from a biased Roman perspective and there is limited archaeological evidence to dispute their claims. An estimate of the number of united British rebels was approximately
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The battle was known by different names. The Germans referred to it as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein ("Operation Watch on the Rhine")‚ while the French named it the Bataille des Ardennes ("Battle of the Ardennes"). The Allies called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The phrase "Battle of the Bulge" was coined by contemporary press to describe the way the Allied front line bulged inward on wartime news maps[22][h][23] and became the best known name for the battle. The German offensive was supported
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of dealing with the real world and the depression brought about by it‚ in a short animated film called "The Forest". The video starts out with a 12 year old girl narrating her life. She doesn’t like school; she feels alone among people; her father pushes her very hard. To escape the pressures and sadness of the real world‚ the girl spends much of her time daydreaming about a beautiful forest‚ her happy place. She gets in trouble at school and her father then becomes fed up with her “distantness” and
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Philosophy 110-6326 May 10‚ 2012 1. In this story about pacifism‚ Douglas P. Lackey explains the ethics of murder. In a quote‚ Lackeys makes a very argumentative statement. He states‚ “If the congress decides to set a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on federal highways‚ more people will die than if Congress sets the speed limit at 45 miles per hour. In my opinion‚ this is a very true statement. I think if the congress was to lower the speed limit in many areas‚ they will be prolonging many
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"never do anything to against the conscience‚ even if the state demands it." This quote is from Albert Einstein. In this quote‚ Albert Einstein tells us what a normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings
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Interview of Maxus‚ a true roman gladiator Hello and welcome to the interview show joining us today is a roman gladiator who has just survived the coliseum and earned his freedom. Here he is right now maximus the gladiator (audience cheers) Dave: So then maximus before we get to know about your life in the arena I would like to know about your background and why you were chosen for the arena instead of labour? Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family
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Fighting has been around since the beginning of time. Genesis‚ the first book of the Bible‚ records the fight between Cain and Abel. The Battle of Megiddo is the earliest battle recorded where Pharaoh led 10‚000 men to fight against The King of Kadesh and his followers because a rebellion broke out. Nevertheless fighting will be part of our culture since there will always be conflict and disagreement. How one deals with these obstacles determines if they fight with style. Fighting is just a part
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The Battle of Stone’s River‚ also known as the Battle of Murfreesboro‚ was fought in Murfreesboro‚ Tennessee‚ and was the eighth costliest battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on December 26th‚ 1862 through January 5th‚ 1863; the Union declared victory on January 5th‚ but the bloodiest parts of the battle took place on December 31st through January 2nd. Although the Confederate Army seemed to have the upper hand in the beginning of the battle because they attacked first‚ inflicting heavy
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