The Song of Roland is an epic poem based on a battle during the rule of Charlemagne‚ in the year 778‚ called‚ the Battle of Roncevaux. It was composed between 1040 and 1115‚ the first version being written in 1040‚ with many additions and edits up until the completion in 1115. The first nine manuscripts of the epic‚ were written in Old French. The oldest version was written in Anglo-Norman. The Song of Roland is one of the first examples of the chanson de geste‚ which is a literary form that occurred
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On July 26‚ 1830 in France‚ Charles X delivered a set of laws known as the July Ordinances. These new laws forced control on the press and disbanded the legislature. These changes led to the people protesting and fighting causing a new French revolution known as the July Revolution (Spielvogel 638). King Charles X escaped to Great Britain and his cousin Louis-Philippe became the king of France. Louis-Philippe favored the upper middle class of France and made modifications to the voting‚ assuring
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Design of a Polystyrene Plant for Differing Single-Pass Conversions November 25‚ 2013 Introduction Polystyrene is one of the most widely used plastics‚ with applications ranging from food packaging to appliances to manufacturing (Maier). On an industrial scale‚ polystyrene is derived from its monomer‚ styrene. This is achieved by free-radical polymerization of a solution of monomer‚ polymer‚ and initiator. This reaction is a multistep radical reaction that
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Document A‚ the Immigration Act of 1924 restricted "the number of each nationality who may be admitted annually is limited to 2 per cent of the population of such nationality residents in the United States...". Some factors that influenced Congress to pass the Immigration Act include the need to preserve American ideals‚ the need to preserve jobs for the "native" Americans‚ and to restore national and personal income. In Thomas Bailey Aldrich’s poem‚ "The Unguarded Gates"‚ he describes immigrants as
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Poem Analysis “I Shall Not Pass This Way Again” is a short three sentence poem written by Stephen Grellet to explain how our life here on earth should be put to good use to help others instead of waiting until the last moment; it may be too late. Written by Grellet‚ a Roman Catholic‚ it is important for him‚ and everyone else‚ to follow a good path by helping others. In the first sentence‚ “I expect to pass through this world but once‚” it states that everyone else‚ including him‚ only has one
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Public transport could be made free of charge. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this change? In many countries around the world there is considerable debate about the role of public transport. One suggestion that is commonly put forward is that it should be made free of charge. My belief is that while this policy might be difficult to implement in practice‚ there are at least two strong reasons for considering it. The one significant problem with making public transport free
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Across the United States there is a boundless debate on whether high school seniors should be required to pass standardized testing in order to earn a high school diploma and move on to higher education. There is no shortage of problems that arise with standardized testing. Lack of funding and resources cannot provide students with all of the help they need to pass these tests. Most teachers also have a strong opinion on the subject. Some teachers feel pressure to “teach the test”. Standardized tests
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DISTANCE LEARNING ASSIGNMENT PROJECT BACHLOR OF TECHNOLOGY CIVIL 6th Sem Spring Semester 2013 Prepared By: SHEHZAD AHMED REG. # 10C2-212009 MOB. # +971 508310683 E-mail: shahzadahmad.617@gmail.com 1 INDEX OF CONTENT CHAPTER – 01 1.1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER – 02 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL 2.1 GENERAL 5 2.2 PARTICLE SIZE CLASSIFICATION 5 2.3 TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION 7 2.4 PUBLIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION CLASSIFICATION 8 2.5
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The short story “We Are All of Us Passing Through” is based on Harry Crew’s life experience. After passing his sophomore year from the university Florida and tiered of the environment‚ Crew’s decides to go hoop on his motorcycle and go on an adventure that will consequently inspire his creativity. Also‚ the story “We Are All of Us Passing Through” is written from a first person point of view therefore making Harry Crew’s the main character. Additionally‚ this allows the reader to be enlightened
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The T3 Single Pass X Flat Iron has 1.5" straightening plates made of tourmaline and ceramic. This gives the flat iron a smooth straightening surface. Some flat irons can pull and jerk as you’re using them‚ but that won’t happen with the T3. This flat iron was created to be used specifically with coarse‚ curly‚ and hard-to-straighten hair. T3 Single Pass X Wide Iron T3 Single Pass X 1.5" Wide Iron Accessories The T3 comes with accessories to make it much easier to straighten your hair. First‚
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