that his people had chosen the right leader. Although when Santa Anna received a letter‚ he and his troops left withdrew which made Taylor and his army to have victory once again. March 9‚ 1847‚ 80 American warships arrived at Vera Cruz. General Winfield Scott circled the city‚ and that’s when then bombing started. This battle went on for three days and three
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3. Principles on which vicarious liability is based The doctrine of vicarious liability is based on principles which can be summed up in the following two maxims : (a) Qui facit per alium facit per se :- The maxim means‚ ‘he who acts through another is deemed in deemed in law as doing it himself’. The master’s responsibility for the servant’s act had also its origins in this principle. The reasoning is that a person who puts another in his place to do a class of acts in his absence‚ necessarily
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Pulp Fiction is a controversial film‚ written and directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ in 1994. It has almost everything you could wish for in a movie; drama‚ hilarity‚ intensity‚ action‚ thrills‚ fun‚ intelligence‚ romance‚ intimacy‚ over-the-top bravado‚ vulgarity‚ sweetness‚ humor‚ and soul-searching. The film is very raw and brutal‚ but has a unique sense of style that keeps the viewers entertained. It will build its way up gradually to an incredibly intense scene‚ before dropping down to a relatively
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The quotable nature of the film has given it a very high re-watch value‚ easily earning it a place in the top 100 movies of all time according to the American Film Institute ("AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition."). Dialogue from Jules’ bible verse to Jimmie’s (played by Quentin Tarintino) lines about “dead nigger storage” are both extremely shocking and fresh. Few movies are able to combine the freshness of banter between characters as well as the quotability. Many of the lines
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The Awakening “The only person you will ever have to lean on for the rest of your life is you.” -Anonymous Everyone at some point feels loneliness and it is when we are lonely that we truly discover ourselves. The title of Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening is appropriate and foreshadowing of the protagonist’s journey into self-discovery. Edna Pontellier is forced into self-discovery when she finds herself in solitude throughout the novel. Edna’s husband‚ children‚ friends and lovers are scarce
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Baroque one big misshapen pearl STYLE ARTISTS and IMAGES VOCAB HISTORICAL NOTE Baroque art falls into the period of Counter-Reformation led by the Catholic church against the Protestants. Much of the Baroque art‚ especially in Italy‚ reflects reaction to Mannerism‚ but also the social turmoil of the time. According to the Council of Trent and the Catholic church artworks should be a clear‚ intelligible subject realistically interpreted in order to stimulate piety. This was part of the reason
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controlling foreign peoples has‚ and always will be a hot topic for debate. Two men from different cultural backgrounds‚ but from around the same time period‚ give speeches in which they oppose the anti-imperialist views of their time. In July of 1883‚ Jules Ferry of France‚ expressed his imperialistic views to the French Chamber of Deputies‚ and in February of 1899‚ Theodore Roosevelt expressed his views to the U.S. Senate in his Chicago speech‚ “The Strenuous Life.” Although Ferry and Roosevelt were
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Childhood: the most delicate period of our lives. Taylor Shaw 5/4/2012 Childhood is a crucial time in a person’s life and it needs to be kept innocent and pure for the child’s well-being later in life. The most important recurring theme in the novel Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill is the loss of innocence at a young age and the profound complications later in life. The complete loss of innocence is built-up with multiple different experiences over time. For Baby‚ these
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The human brain is probably the most complex organ known to man. Its is the central organ of the human nervous system and it weighs around 2.6 lbs (1.2 – 1.4 kg). The brain is the most important part of our bodies; it helps us read‚ talk‚ learn‚ remember‚ move‚ and even breathe. Now and then parts of the brain may get damage‚ or suffer from irregularities‚ prohibiting the brain to carry out its functions properly. The brain is mainly divided in four lobes: frontal‚ occipital‚ temporal and perietal
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IPO (Initial Public Offering) of PT. Adaro Energy Tbk. Execution IPO (Initial Public Offering) PT. Adaro Energy Tbk. has been awaited by capital market actors. Coal Price that penetrate US$ 215 per ton on July 2008 in the global market result capital market actors very interest to buy share at company of coal mining. Particularly PT Adaro Energy Tbk. is company of coal mining that has biggest reserve in Indonesia.1 Listing in Indonesia Effect Exchange (BEI) is executed on 16 July 2008. In
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