The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of The Baskervilles begins at 221B Baker Street‚ London‚ England. This story is told by Watson‚ as he and Sherlock Holmes are asked to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville. This legend leads one to believe that the Baskerville estate and family is cursed by a great black hound‚ but Watson and Mr. Holmes are determined to prove this curse to be no more than an old tall tale. With only one heir left in the Baskerville family remaining
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The Legend of Kuan-yin and the Thousand Arms There are statues of her in just about every Chinese restaurant. The thousand arms reaching out from a serene figure seated in a pose of meditation may distract you from the other features Kuan-yin has in excess of‚ eleven heads and one thousand eyes. What are the origins of this thousand armed goddess in Chinese Buddhism? What was the evolution of this figure that she bacame the most important and best loved deity in the Chinese world? The origins
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Washington Irving‚ and Herman Melville. Washington Irving was born in New York City as the youngest of 11 children. His father was a wealthy merchant‚ and his mother‚ an English woman‚ was the granddaughter of a clergyman. According to a story‚ George Washington met Irving‚ named after him‚ and gave his blessing. In the years to come Irving would write one of his greatest works‚ THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (1855-59). Early in his life Irving developed a passion for books. He read Robinson Crusoe
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Best Film There are many films that I have seen that have left me with my mouth open‚ but there is one film that stuck out from all of them. My favorite film of all time is‚ I Am Legend. This film had so many moments that left me in amazement. It is about a man that spends several years by himself trying to find a cure for a horrible side effect that made the human race lose every bit of its human traits‚ as a result from the cure of cancer. What I loved about this film is that it
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Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones are two characters from the story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. The setting of this story is New York‚ during the 1790’s‚ in a place called Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane‚ who was the new school teacher and also instructed young folks in psalmody‚ soon had his heart stolen by a young coquette known as Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina was a blooming young lady of fresh eighteen and was to one day inheriting her father’s large fortune. Ichabod‚ however‚ was
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There was once a fair maiden named Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother; Lady Tremaine‚ and her two stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. Unfortunately for Cinderella‚ she was always treated as a servant and a peasant at home. Due to her never socializing enough to actually have friends she was so desperate that she befriended mice. She was so selfless yet her family was the complete opposite. One morning‚ she was working on the floor with a rag and then there was a knock on the door. As she opened
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Dorothy takes a sip of water. Brian Dorothy‚ will you marry me? Dorothy starts choking from the shock of his question. Dorothy What?! Brian I have to ask you that every night. Dorothy catches her breath and clears her throat. She turns to him. Dorothy Oh‚ right. Then I always answer ‘No’. Brian stands up from the table. Brian Then good night. Dorothy Good-night. Brian leaves the dining room; and only turns back‚ now and then‚ to look at her as he leaves. Panel Dorothy reaches
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Shahrukh Khan (pronounced [‘ʃaːɦrəx ˈxaːn]; born 2 November 1965)‚ often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred as SRK‚ is an Indian film actor. Referred to in the media as "Badshah of Bollywood"‚ "King Khan"‚ "King of Romance" and "The King of Bollywood"‚ Khan has acted in 75 Hindi films in genres ranging from romantic dramas to action thrillers.[4][5][6][7] His contributions to the film industry have garnered him numerous achievements‚ including fourteen Filmfare Awards from thirty
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Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944)‚ Canadian author‚ will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author‚ professor‚ lecturer and humourist. Stephen Butler Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 at Swanmore‚ Hampshire‚ England‚ the third of eleven children to Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma (née Butler). The Leacock family did a lot of travelling in their early years
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BABE RUTH George Herman Ruth also known as "BABE RUTH"‚ was born February 6 ‚ 1895. At the age of 7 he was taken to St. Mary’s Industrial school for Boys on June 13‚1902. At the age of 19 he signed with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. He played with the Orioles for five months when he was sold to the Boston Red Sox. When he arrived in Boston ‚he fell in love with Helen Woodford ‚a waitress in his hotel’s restaurant. After losing his second start ‚ Ruth was sent to the minors
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