Obituary for Professor Archie Roy Professor Archie Roy of Edinburgh passed away at age 88 on March 21st‚ 2013. A member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh as well as a professor of Astronomy at Glasgow University‚ Archie Roy was the world authority on the mechanics of orbits‚ which he researched on long before computers and other machines were capable of doing the work. Throughout the 1960s and 70s he worked for Nasa as a consultant‚ helping them put the first man on the Moon. He also had an asteroid
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Major Conflicts of the 1920’s: Zinn * Widespread disillusionment and anger after wwi * 10million died‚ why? * Little change in living conditions * 50% living below poverty line * Working conditions still dangerous n horrible‚ low wages * Conditions of the other half: (Zinn‚ pg. 383) * 2 million people in NYC lived in tenements condemned to as firetraps * Those who were doing well‚ shut out the picture of the others like: (Zinn‚ pg. 382)
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William Shakespeare Obituary William Shakespeare‚ 52‚ of Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire‚ England‚ passed away on April 23‚ 1616. The funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Church. William was born in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire‚ England between April 23-26‚ 1564. He graduated from King’s New School in Stratford and continued his life writing plays. William was married to Anne Hathaway on 27 November 1582; they were married 34 years. William was a playwright and director for the
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acquired wealth very quickly offended others. The difference between old money and new money has nothing to do with the amount of money each class possesses; the terms have been made to define the individuals in these classes‚ how they act‚ how their money is earned‚ what they wear‚ what they buy‚ and the general differences in how they live their lives. Financially speaking‚ new money individuals tend to spend more money than old money individuals.From donating to charities to spending money on extravagant
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St Paul obituary Paul was born as Saul (his Jewish name) early in the first century AD in Tarsus. As a teenager he went to Jerusalem to re-discover his Jewish roots and learn more about the Jewish law. Paul identified himself with the Pharisees and was involved in persecuting Christians. Paul was beheaded and killed‚ in Rome around AD 64. “Saul” was a self-righteous young Pharisee‚ almost completely anti-Christian. Saul had previously participated in the stoning of st. Stephen and agreed
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express ideas and feelings about real or imagined people and events. HOOK...Use the Smart board OBITUARY slide. Read the two obituaries of deceased fairytale characters. STATEMENT OF LEARNING IWBAT: Write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people‚ events‚ and ideas. IWBAT: Write a story with a single event with a developed real or imagined character (s). PRIOR CONNECTIONS Children love to hear stories about exciting characters and far away places
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Squealer and Old Major: Compare/Contrast Old Major is highly respected among the farm animals‚ as he claims to “understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living” (28). Major serves as the source of the ideals that the animals continue to uphold even after their pig leaders have betrayed them. Before his death‚ he calls a meeting of all the animals and tells them that human beings are the sole reason that “No animal in England is free” and that “The life of an animal is
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or could be like. Old Major’s role in the revolution was his vision of a free society where everyone was equal and there was no absolute monarch or dictator. But his vision was eventually twisted into yet another corrupt and faulty government. Old Major and Karl Marx were alike in many ways. They both had a vision of a free society where everybody was equal and every person would be happy and safe from an authoritarian government. Unfortunately their ideas were both twisted. Old Major’s vision turned
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Jesus Christ‚ 33‚ of Nazareth‚ was crucified on Mount Calvary. Betrayed by the apostle Judas‚ Jesus was crucified by the Romans‚ by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were crucifixion‚ extreme exhaustion‚ severe torture‚ and loss of blood. Jesus Christ‚ a descendant of Abraham‚ the Son of Joseph‚ a carpenter of Nazareth‚ and Mary‚ His loving Mother. Jesus was born in a stable in the city of Bethlehem. He was loved by many including His faithful Apostles‚ numerous disciples‚ and
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Old Major: As the father of Animalism‚ Old Major is an obvious counterpart for Karl Marx‚ or‚ in some cases‚ Vladimir Lenin (Old Major’s skull was publicly shown in a similar way as Lenin’s remains were). Orwell did not mention Napoleon or Snowball at all during the speech Old Major gave on Animalism‚ showing how out-of-touch they actually were with him. It seems that the pigs took Old Major’s ideas and twisted them to their own belief. This could mirror how Stalin (Napoleon) ignored what Old Major
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