Why did William the Conqueror believe he had a right to the throne? William the conqueror believed he had the right to the throne seeing as he had been promised it. This all started with Edward the Confessor. Edward became Saxon king of England from 1042 – 1066. Seeing as Edward had no natural heir to his throne‚ when he died in 1066‚ Harold Godwineson‚ a strong Saxon noble leader succeeded him as king. This angered William‚ duke of Normandy (conqueror) seeing as he had been promised the throne
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The Battle of Hastings was between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson in 1066. William won the battle and became king‚ Harald lost for many reasons such as bad luck‚ mistakes and bad leadership. When Edward the Confessor died‚ there was no direct heir to the throne and the throne was passed to Harold Godwinson. Then William claimed that Edward the confessor had promised the throne to him. So they fought at the battle of Hastings for the throne. Harold was unlucky
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This report is based upon the book the killer’s cousin written by Nancy Werlin. It is a 240 page book published by Delacorte Press in 1998‚ but was later published by Speak‚ and imprint of penguin group in 2009. I chose this book because I really enjoy this genre and its summary looked interesting. It also is a winner of the Edgar award for best young adult mystery in 1999. The main characters in this book are David Yaffe and Lily Shaughnessey. David Yaffe is a tall and skinny‚ and also
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Discourse Analysis Critical Discourse Analysis on Iwan Fals Song Lyric “Asik Nggak Asik” focusing on Semantic‚ Lexical Cohesion and Ideology By: Heri Winarko (2011120052) Indri Astuti (2011120014) Muhammad Ainul Muiz (2011120061) Syaifurohman (2011120059) Section C ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION USBI THE SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2014 Abstract Song‚ despite as a tool to entertain the audience and also as a tool to express the writer’s feelings. In the lyric of some
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Film 100 March 15‚ 2012 The Effects of Suspense in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho The building of emotion‚ whether it is romantic love or deep hatred‚ can make a low-budget film into a blockbuster hit. Directors are constantly trying to build this deep feeling and emotion to make blockbuster hits. Alfred Hitchcock made hit films but instead‚ he built suspense – so much that it scared women from showering alone for years. Hitchcock’s appropriate label as the “Master of Suspense” came supremely out of
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means is that there was literally not enough food being produced world wide to feed the world population. This struggle of human kind to stay afloat in supplying the minimum needs for survival meant that a change needed to occur. The answer‚ as Dr. Norman Borlaug stated in his Nobel Lecture (DOC 4) was not simply planting more in the developing nations‚ since the lands in those areas were “tired‚ worn out‚ depleted of plant nutrients…” Clearly‚ what
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Norman Brinker began his career in the restaurant business in 1950 as a partner in the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant chain. As a result of Mr. Brinker’s passion for the restaurant industry‚ he created the casual dining concept. Opening the first Steak and Ale in 1966 allowed him to bring this concept to life. Later‚ he developed the Bennigans chain‚ sold both chains to Pillsbury Corporation‚ and took over as vice president of Pillsbury. Brinker International was formed in 1984 after Brinker left
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world. One day she hears cries and looks for the person (It isn’t the first time she has heard it‚ but every time she wanted to look somebody stopped her and gave her some explanation). In a room behind a tapestry she finds a boy‚ Colin Craven‚ her cousin. He can’t walk nor stand up‚ and everybody thinks that he’s going to die. His father has never wanted to see him because he’s so different from his dead mother. With Dickon‚ Martha’s brother‚ and Mary he goes into the secret garden in a kind of a
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On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was
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Comparing poems: “Cousin Kate” and “Catrin” Conflict is presented in the poems “Cousin Kate” and “Catrin”. In the poems the conflict is based on the relationships between families. However‚ in “Cousin Kate”‚ the conflict is also in the class divide of a powerful lord and a poor maiden who I s controlled and abused by the lord. “Catrin” focuses on the bond between a mother and daughter and the conflict that relationship brings. The imagery in “Cousin Kate” conveys how the love between the lord
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