the African and American parts of her history and character‚ and racism. (Full article...) Part of the Maya Angelou autobiographies series‚ one of Wikipedia’s featured topics. Recently featured: Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (novel) – Empress Matilda – Pierre Monteux Archive – By email – More featured articles... Did you know... From Wikipedia’s new and recently improved content: St John the Evangelist’s Church‚
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a female figure unlike no other. Mrs. Stanton was born on November 12‚ 1815 in Johnstown New York. Graduating from the Troy Female Seminary in 1832‚ she progressed into becoming a women rights activist who was also drawn to the abolitionist and temperance movements through visits to the home of her cousin‚ the reformer Gerrit Smith. Her cousin also introduced Mrs. Stanton to a fellow reformer and an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society and
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Henry I in 1135. The nephew of Henry I was Stephen‚ and he was acknowledged to be the rightful king‚ but the magnates and such had sworn loyalty to Henry’s daughter‚ Matilda. The entire reign of Stephen‚ which lasted from 1135 to 1154‚ was spent fighting with Matilda and her French husband. Upon Stephen’s death the son of Matilda‚ Henry II‚ became king in 1154. It was from here on that the King started to take noticeable interest in the dealings of the court system‚ and put in to place a royal
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The name of Australia comes from the Latin word Australis‚ which means southern. Since it lies entirely in the southern hemisphere‚ Australia is most commonly referred to as "down under". Australia‚ being a country‚ is also a continent. In land area it ’s the sixth largest for a country and the smallest continent.<br><br>Australia is a very dry‚ thinly populated country. Very few coastal areas receive enough rainfall to support a large population. The largest group of Australian people live in two
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15 Segways in an attempt to develop more advanced military robots.[9] The program was part of a $26 million Pentagon program to develop software for autonomous systems.[9] ▪ ARV ▪ ACER ▪ ARTS ▪ BigDog ▪ Dassault nEUROn ▪ Dragon Runner ▪ MATILDA ▪ MULE ▪ R-Gator ▪ Ripsaw MS1 [1] ▪ RAAS ▪ SUGV ▪ Syrano ▪ Train Cable UAV (TCUAV) Is a combination of three concepts :Unmanned aerial vehicle(UAVs)‚ Unmanned ground vehicle (UGVs)‚Train. ▪ iRobot Warrior ▪ Excalibur unmanned aerial
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Women‚ in their relentless pursuit of gender equality‚ have evolved from the early modern period to the postmodern world. Whereas early modern women simply focused on getting a good education‚ modern women focused on acquiring equal legal rights as men and postmodern women focused on expanding upon a woman’s role in society from that of a traditional housewife to a woman with equal opportunity as a man. In the early modern period‚ not only were women denied the most basic of natural rights in many
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El Cid‚ born in 1043 and dead by 1099‚ was a Castilian nobleman known for his military prowess. His life‚ defined by ever-evolving allegiances‚ reveals the chaotic state of Iberia during the second half of the eleventh century. The Taifa kingdoms—the successors of the Caliphate of Córdoba—divided Muslim rule‚ allowing Christian kingdoms to start achieving military success. This weakness resulted in the Taifas calling on the Almoravids from Morocco for military aid. While the Almoravids heeded the
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famous ones were William the Bastard and William from Normandy and the most famous one was William the Conqueror. He got this nickname‚ William the Conqueror‚ for his successful doings during his life and especially as king of England. He married Matilda of Flanders in 1052 and had ten children. He had six daughters and four sons. He held many major accomplishments. Three of those accomplishments were his reign as King of England‚
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August 7‚ 1865 To My Old Master‚ Colonel P.H. Anderson‚ Big Spring‚ Tennessee Sir: I got your letter‚ and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon‚ and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again‚ promising to do better for me than anybody else can. I have often felt uneasy about you. I thought the Yankees would have hung you long before this‚ for harboring Rebs they found at your house. I suppose they never heard about your going to Colonel Martin’s to kill
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happened to Lennie. He tries to hide all the details about him‚ and how he had died. On the theme Love vs Lust we noticed that in Lane believes she is completely in love with Charles‚ and nothing is going wrong‚ as she constantly tells Virginia and Matilda that their relationship is fine. On the contrary‚ after Charles meets Ana he realizes his relationship with Lane was actually lust‚ and he had just wanted a partner. When he met Ana he realized what true love was. For Virginia‚ we made her act like
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