Catherine‚ Called Birdy by Karen Cushman was about a girl in medieval England named Catherine. Catherine is a young girl in her mid-teens‚ the normal age for girls to get married in her era. But Catherine doesn’t want to get married. She wants to be a monk‚ a writer‚ a painter‚ a saint‚ a crusader‚ a street performer‚ anything but the wife to a man who bought her from her father. Catherine manages to send over three suitors running‚ but when an old‚ rich drunk comes to take her away to his castle
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masterful and pseudo genius life of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ the military conqueror or defined stateman from the view of his empire and the people he ruled. Europe under Napoleon 1799-1815 depicts the unification of Europe under Napoleon’s war machine‚ while creating centralized Napoleonic governments capable of peace and organization still serving under Napoleon’s rule. If there was a definition of government by military occupation‚ Napoleon’s centralized governments put in place after military destruction
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During the so-called Golden Age‚ which almost covers the entire 17th century‚ the United Provinces of the Netherlands‚ experienced a blooming economy in the fields of trading‚ agriculture‚ science ‚and arts. Also politically and military (navy) the Dutch were world leaders. How could it be that a country of insignificant size could grow into such an economic power? The presence of tolerance is a quality that distinguished the Netherlands from most other countries in that time and it is probable that
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I am reading "A Child Called It." This is a ver good book. let me tell you a little about it. Pelzer was the second born of five children. His father was a fireman and‚ according to Dave‚ his mother was originally a loving‚ kind and wonderful person who would try to do anything for her family. The abuse gradually started when he was about five. At that point‚ Dave could tell what kind of day he could expect to have by the way his mother was dressed. If she was all made up then he could expect
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A STAR CALLED HENRY – roddy Doyle SUMMARY PART 1 Chapter 1: Henry Smart Jr. (H.S.Jr) Mother (Melody Nash) shows H.S.jr the stars‚ a.k.a his dead Brother and sisters the most important being the first Henry Smart. Thus A STAR CALLED HENRY Story of H.S.jr’s parents meeting‚ Melody Nash and Henry Smart. H.S drunk collides into Melody. H.S prosthetic leg. M.N instantly falls in love with his ruined but strong look‚ he too falls in love with her. Marriage‚ horrible stories about giving birth‚ babies
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was continually tempted to use her witchly powers‚ done by the twitching of her nose‚ to get her way around the house‚ and sometimes outside the house. During the course of the show‚ she has to hide her witchly powers from anyone outside her home‚ while attempting to lead a normal‚ suburban life. Who was the likely target audience for this TV show when it first appeared and/or today? On its original broadcasting time‚ Chevrolet was the show’s biggest sponsor‚ and during the first six years
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the church. Luther was more focused on Reforming the church back to the way when you can be saved by your faith alone( which is called justification By faith alone)Luther’s pushing point was when the church was selling indulgences to have people be saved if they payed for it or they will not be saved by God. After Luther made the 95 thesis it all went down This was called the reformation (1517)The name the reformation was important
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situations that threaten the closeness of those attachments. Bowlby suggested that infants and mothers have a biological need to stay in contact with each other so the child would have a secure base for exploring the world. Antonio has what Bowlby called Clear-cut attachment (which
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the people around me‚ ’cause they’re my parents and all‚ and all of a sudden I realized that they didn’t know what was happening any more than I did. That was the first time I tasted fear."(morrison.com) He later described this incident on his song called “Peace Frog”. Jim Morrison as he gained limelight on the stage became more erratic. Early on when he was studying film in UCLA he was arrested for
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My So-Called Life What is the underlying meaning of the title of the series? The title of the show‚ My So-Called Life‚ suggests the understanding of meaninglessness that many teenagers experience. It shows us how it is to feel judged by others and it encapsulates the main theme of the series. The show depicts the teenage years as being difficult and confusing rather than a light‚ fun-filled time. This series deals with the expectations that people have of teenagers. The
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