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    people regardless of their proximity to the ocean)‚ and tonnage and poundage (the tax of all goods brought into the country based on their weight). In addition‚ he began to give away titles for money. Common people would come to him asking to be titled (duke‚ duchess‚ prince etc.)‚ and King Charles would grant them titles in exchange for money. King Charles had an advisor (the Earl of Strafford) who came up with an incredibly large number of ways to earn King Charles money‚ which later became known as

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    The last Czar and Czarina of Russia was NicholasⅡand his wife Alexandra Feodorovna‚ they had five children together and they lived in Moscow‚ Russia. In the book Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses an allegory of Mr.Jones to represent Czar NicholasⅡduring the russian Revolution through when Mr.Jones was kicked out of his farm and how he was a bad ruler and the animal didn’t like him. Mr.Jones was a horrible farm owner he forgot to feed the animals and didn’t take care of his animals.The animals were

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    Biography of Fernando Botero Fernando Botero was born in Medellin‚ Colombia in 1932. He was the son of a Colombian traveling salesman. At the age of twelve‚ Fernando Botero would receive training as a matador along with his usual school education. When he was sixteen‚ he attended his first exhibition along with other painter at Antioquia in Medellin. In 1951‚ at the age of nineteen‚ Fernando Botero moved to Bogota‚ Colombia’s capital. He shortly received his first solo exhibition at the Leo

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    Scientific London. London‚ England: London Cass‚ 1968. Brewster‚ David. Memoirs of the life writings‚ and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas‚ 1860. Drake‚ Stillman. Letter to Madame Christina of Lorraine‚ Grand Duchess of Tuscany: Concerning the Use of Biblical Quotations in Matters of Science [translation and footnotes by Stillman Drake...]. Florence‚ Italy: Giunti- Barbera‚ 1968. Hettner‚ Hermann. Geschichte der Englischen Literatur. Berlin: Braunschweig‚ 1856

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    HF250 A2 Jared Ko McCue • You should have an explanation of the duty of care that is owed by a hotel to a guest and to give some examples and some references to some cases with different fact patterns. -Hospitality organizations have a duty of “reasonable care” to protect guests‚ which depend on the facts and circumstances. If a hotel elevator fell and injured a guest‚ the hotel would be liable for his or her injuries since it can be seen that the hotel was negligent since the hotel could

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    Twelfth Night Essay In the play of Twelfth Night‚ William Shakespeare shows us many themes. One of them is about the nature of love. He displays this with three types of love: love of self‚ using the character Malvolio‚ unselfish love‚ using the character Antonio‚ and unrequited love‚ using the character Orsino. Each of which is expressed by different characters in different ways. In today’s society‚ many people love themselves more than anything else. Shakespeare shows this issue in Twelfth

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    focused on gaining land‚ she was more focused on improving the overall state of Russia. She was born in 1729 and died in 1796. At the age of 15‚ she was invited by Empress Elizabeth to meet and possibly marry the heir to the throne‚ Grand Duke Peter. However‚ the Duke was a very immature child. The ended up marrying‚ but it was always a dysfunctional relationship. When Empress Elizabeth died in 1762‚ they became emperor and empress. Peter had plans of getting rid of her‚ but she wasn’t going to let

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    The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht uses epic theatre to bring forth an idea or meaning for the audience to consider while entertaining the audience. Epic theatre involves the use of alienation techniques to distance the viewer from the story but still concentrate on the overall meaning. The person who just views the story would likely take it as fantasy and not reach the true depth of the play. Brecht shocks the viewer by making the events and actions in the play "strange and abstract" this contrasts

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    dead‚ with only 147 survivors.  The Princess of the Stars- June 21‚ 2008 sinking of MV Princess of the Stars off Romblon province‚ which resulted in the death of about 800 passengers and crew. International Case‚ Ireland‚ South Korea‚ Senegal‚ Tuscany: RMS Empress of Ireland- May 29‚ 1914. The accident claimed the lives of 1‚012 people (840 passengers‚ 172 crew). During the early morning hours‚ the smaller collier collided with the starboard (right) side of the Empress due to heavy fog. Many people

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    Cassidy To Squeeze a Lemon Dry: How Princess Dashkova’s Memoir Reveals Common Themes Among Russia’s History Princess Ekaterina Dashkova was an intelligent‚ impressive woman who‚ at 18 years old (an age when many modern teenagers are still living at home with their parents)‚ helped to stage a coup d’ etat for Catherine Alexeyvna‚ who was destined to become Catherine the Great.1 Ekaterina was actually called Catherine the Little2‚ because both women held the same saint namesake and both were considered

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