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    Elizabethan Fool

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    An Elizabethan fool was an inept orator of the obscene given consent to mock and entertain those residing in the King’s court; a definition of the former being a member of a royal court who entertains with jokes and antics‚ “the Elizabethan fool represents free speech and an un-jaundiced view of a new social fabric” . Relationships between a Fool and his monarch were determined by the boldness of the Fool alongside the King’s tolerance. Fools had a certain amount of comedic licence‚ often uttering

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    During the Elizabethan Era‚ there were many famous rulers. One of the most famous rulers of that time was Mary Stuart. Mary Stuart was the queen of four different nations which were Scotland‚ France‚ England‚ and Ireland and was described as one of the most controversial monarchs of the 16th century Europe because of her royal parents‚ her problematic love life‚ her regime in Scotland which ended in a civil war‚ her association with many conspiracies to remove Queen Elizabeth I‚ her cousin‚ from

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    The Progressive Era The Progressive Era had a profound effect on the development of America. During the Gilded Age the government adopted a “hands off” approach which resulted in widespread corruption throughout America. Progressive reforms began to make headway when these issues became uncontrollable. The federal government began to search for a way to mend the complex issues of the day through reforms and amendments‚ while the state level sought its own solutions. This movement enacted many

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    The Legend

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    CONTENTS Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Sands of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sand Creatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Dagger of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Game Interface

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    The Progressive Era was a huge time period in US history. Many changes had occurred during this time period. Amendments 16-19 were ratified between 1890-1920. WWI comes into play for women’s rights in the early 1900s and child labor drops during the Progressive Era. Iconic people in the time period made impacts to help change America and make it equal for everyone who lived there. The food that was made in the nation from meat shops had been shut down. Monopolies had been taking over the Senate overruling

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    Parlor Games Ha-Ha! There was laughter everywhere when people played parlour games. Have you ever wondered how people‚ during the Victorian Era pass time? The parlour games were nice‚ fun‚ and dangerous for passing time. “There were men who played card games like poker to the extent of losing their wages. This habit of the men‚ who were the only earning members of the large families‚ forced the entire family to make extra efforts to preserve whatever little they had. Men also played outdoor games

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    Charlie “Bird‚” Parker The Man‚ The Myth‚ The Legend‚ The Addict... Charles parker was a brilliant jazz musician. He was so innovative and played with such genius that he has influenced all jazz musicians regardless of their time period. One can only speculate what might have happened with Jazz if Charles’ life was not cut short due to intense drug use as was so common in the musician scene. Then again one can only speculate weather or not Charles’ Jazz would have been as great as it was if it

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    Elizabethan Theatre

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    around.1 He was born in the year 15642‚ whereas the first ever purpose-built theatre‚ The Red Lion‚ was built in 15673. This booklet studies theatres‚ play-writes‚ actors and costumes. We will give you a brief introduction of theatres in the Elizabethan period to start you

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    Animal Cruelty during the Victorian Era is similar to the present day because people beat animals as punishment. However in the present day more people are hoarding animals as a result of being emotionally troubled rather than having a criminal motive‚ and people have started to stand up against abusive behavior towards animals. Maltreatment of animals has been present since before the Victorian Era‚ and even after decades the same type of abuse has not gone away. In the Victorian Era the common way

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    give formerly enslaved African Americans a better life‚ it wasn’t successful for securing their rights. Reconstruction was a problem for White Southerners‚ because they did not like what Reconstruction was going to do for their country. During the Reconstruction Era there was many things being enforced and being changed in America. There was new additions to the Constitution such as the Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth‚ and Fifteenth Amendments. The Thirteenth Amendment states that slavery and involuntary servitude

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