Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944)‚ Canadian author‚ will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author‚ professor‚ lecturer and humourist. Stephen Butler Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 at Swanmore‚ Hampshire‚ England‚ the third of eleven children to Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma (née Butler). The Leacock family did a lot of travelling in their early years
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BABE RUTH George Herman Ruth also known as "BABE RUTH"‚ was born February 6 ‚ 1895. At the age of 7 he was taken to St. Mary’s Industrial school for Boys on June 13‚1902. At the age of 19 he signed with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. He played with the Orioles for five months when he was sold to the Boston Red Sox. When he arrived in Boston ‚he fell in love with Helen Woodford ‚a waitress in his hotel’s restaurant. After losing his second start ‚ Ruth was sent to the minors
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disagree. A good Nid can beat a good fizz. earlygame: fizz is much stronger than nid‚ especially at level 3-4‚ so u can easily outdamage her‚ but its hard to kill her cause if shes not dumb she wont let u reach her without your E‚ which means u cant dodge her spear which will hit u right into your face if u attack her. just survive as nid pre 6 and u will see its easy. mdigame: get sheen first as nid is the key of winning. ONLY USE YOUR RANGE FORM FOR HEAL! dont use it for farming‚ because
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The Red Bird When I was younger I dreamed of playing in the forest all hours of the day and night watching my world’s stars move around the castle. Little did I know the castle was enchanted and keeping me safe from the evil with from Katinya. The good and handsome witch‚ Matinyo helped my family keep me safe since before I was born. He knew about us because Katinya is his twin sister. They were born in the world known to us as‚ Hethagard. This kingdom was ruled by my grandfather. Katinya and Matinyo
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Ash stood on the same platform Gabby had. All the water had been filtered and the platform Beekee shattered with Seel was now replaced. The Sensational Sister standing across from Ash was Daisy‚ the oldest of the three. "Same rules as before‚" Lily said‚ this time acting as the referee. "It’s a two-on-two battle‚ only the challenger can substitute Pokémon‚ and once both Pokémon have fainted‚ the one that still stands is declared the winner." Ash nodded‚ acknowledging the rules‚ though he took note
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In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses situational irony to add unexpected or mysterious actions to keep the plot rich and interesting. At this point in the story‚ June and Thomas are watching a riot begin. June and Thomas are watching from a raised platform outside Batalla Hall. The riot began because of the sentencing of Day‚ they did not want/like that. The main problem that shows situational irony is that instead of just throwing dust bombs or tar gases (like they normally do)‚ the soldiers are
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Throughout the last two weeks‚ I have been reading Marie Lu’s Legend. I am currently on page 200 of the book. This book is about a girl and a boy who live very different lives but eventually come together. The boy’s name is Day and the girl’s name is June. Day is a wanted criminal for the things he has done to the government and he also killed June’s brother. June joins the military and becomes highly ranked quickly soon after her brother’s death. Her job is to find Day and bring him in so he cannot
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Antiliqwa Fisher 7/7/2013 Assessment Title (Monsters Lesson 08 Arthurian Legends) Merlin made appear a sword sticked on an iron anvil over a rock‚ with a legend that said: "This is Excalibur sword. The man capable to take it from this anvil‚ will be King of England" King Arthur Shield by Marto of Toledo Spain. Ledendary medieval shield of the knights of Round table. Armour suit of Prince Arthur son and heir of King Henry VII and elder brother of Henry VIII. On display at the Tower of
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He lived in a mansion because their family owned a well known business. But tonight was different. Tonight was the anniversary of his neighbor’s death. The house next door had been sealed off by police tape because their death was a mystery. The Legend of Pete Finnigan was a classic tale told around Kalista Falls. Today was the a well known day in the town and the whole town participated in the annual event. Billy had just moved to Kalista Falls. His mother had urged him to get out and make friends
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The Legend of Mulan: A Heroine of Ancient China Hua Mulan (花木蘭) was a legendary heroine from ancient China. She disguised her brother in order to take her father’s place in the army‚ bravely defending her country and gloriously returning home. Her story comes from a legend‚ which was passed down and retold over many years‚ so I still can’t decide whether or not Mulan was a historical person. However‚ I found that some of the facts in her story are based on historical events that date to the Northern
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