Sir Donald George Bradman‚ AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001)‚ often referred to as "The Don"‚ was an Australian cricketer‚ widely acknowledged as the greatest Test batsman of all time.[1] Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as statistically the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.[2] The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore.[3] Bradman’s meteoric rise from bush cricket
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Lord Byron’s Don Juan is a satirical poem that offers a seemingly comical and serious outlook of sexuality. In three different sexual relations in three different places‚ the events that surround Don Juan are both laughable and questionable. From an early affair with Donna Julia‚ to an innocently‚ beautiful engagement with Haidee and finally an unfulfilled and avoided relation with the Sultana Gulbeyaz‚ Don Juan escapes through the clutches of love with shattered innocence‚ a broken heart and near
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When first reading Cervantes’ Don Quixote‚ one may easily assume Don Quixote had lost his sanity. He dreamed of traveling Spain‚ saving maidens from harm and bringing justice to all corners of the land. However‚ Don Quixote’s relatives‚ friends‚ and any people he encounters quickly conclude that Don Quixote can no longer form intelligent thoughts. Even the reader may fall into this misconception‚ however‚ beneath Don Quixote’s seemingly simple character lies a man with an ambition like many other
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THE DON RIVER The Don River has always played an important part in the development of the city of Toronto. It actually cuts right down the centre of the city. This river was once rich with many species of fish‚ wildlife‚ and plants. Today‚ it is obvious that it is extremely polluted due to human activity. The ways in which the Don River gets polluted are many. The examples of polluters damaging the Don River are residential areas/houses‚ parks‚ roads‚ golf courses‚ cemeteries
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Don Quixote In the story the author uses many situations and circumstances to demonstrate loyalty. Loyalty is the state or quality of being loyal‚ faithfulness to commitments or obligations. Don Quixote is a man that believes in being loyal‚ and he expects the people that he encounters to be the same way. In one situation in the book‚ Don rolled up on a farmer beating his servant. That made Don furious and he could not believe what he was seeing. After a conversation with the boy and the farmer
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Alanis Vega-Cruz Hip hop Don Campbell Have you ever wonder who made the lock-it move in hip hop? That would be Don Campbell‚ because of his successful creation of the move his name was referred as Don Campbelock. He was creative from his early years as a kid until college was when he discovered hip hop. Then he gets recognition. And how time went by. Don was born in ST Louis‚ during the early years of the 50s‚ but raised in South Central LA. As a kid don enjoyed to draw especially people’s
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true especially in medieval and the early modern era. While Song of Roland and Don Quixote are accounts from a different time era‚ similar compelling themes are presented in the stories. Both texts revolve around the novels namesake protagonists and through their lives show a bit about the culture during the era. Not taking the advice of a companion stands as a recurring event which unfolds in both Song of Roland and Don Quixote. The protagonist’s irrationality prevents the employment of friend’s advice
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Pippa Visser and Fiona Mallett* Table of Contents Subsection I: Causes | pp. 3-5 | Subsection II: The Zulu Kingdom & The Natal Colony | pp. 5-7 | Subsection III: Anglo-Zulu Wars | pp. 7-8 | Subsection IV: The Fall of The Kingdoms & The Rise of Nationalism | pp. 9-11 | Subsection I: Causes The first cause of the Anglo-Zulu war was British greed – they wanted to control a potentially important and profitable region of South Africa and the Zulus were in the way of this. The British were
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ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT 1985 between THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTENTS A. STATUS OF NORTHERN IRELAND B. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE C. POLITICAL MATTERS D. SECURITY AND RELATED MATTERS E. LEGAL MATTERS‚ INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE F. CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION ON SECURITY‚ ECONOMIC‚ SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS G. ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVIEW H. INTERPARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS I. FINAL CLAUSES The Government of Ireland
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The Anglo – Saxons or the Old English Period 449 AD- 1066 AD Introduction “A bit charm of the past from what it is today “ A line from Tsurezureguza Everything that happened in the past has a great contribution to the present; it is something that we should treasure and something that we should remember. We can also learn a lesson from the past‚ a lesson which can help us to pursue the future with confidence. In this lesson we will learn to appreciate the beauty of Anglo-Saxon literature;
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