"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman‚ said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off
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To what extent is truth different in mathematics‚ the arts and ethics? We have always had problems with clearly defining what truth is. It resulted into relativism‚ which says that there is no absolute truth. However‚ it can be easily shown that this theory is wrong‚ because in contradicts itself. Does it mean that absolute truth must exist? From my point of view‚ this is satisfactory proof to believe so. Where should we search for absolute truth? The first area of knowledge that seem to provide
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up in response to the event. An analysis of all these sources and their reliability should lead to a conclusion of to what extent the event acted as a catalyst for the process of the emancipation of women. B. Summary of evidence 1. Background: the position of women. Their role and how they were perceived in their family and society before and during 1848 in Persia. Persia is what has been called Iran since 1935. Islam has had a massive influence on Persian culture throughout it’s history. During
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world and more than likely will stay on the internet. However it would make that person and the company he/she is working for look bad and if they would keep you after what you have said that would make the company seem like they are agreeing with that person and it would be bad for the company. It stated in the article of: Should what you say on social media be grounds for getting you fired‚ “ Social media can be a great way to foster conversations about an employee’s recent promotion or a company
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TO WHAT EXTENT CAN INTERNATIONAL AID BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? One cannot help but be shocked to hear that often‚ medical and food supplies sent to flood victims have never reached the victims but have in fact fallen into the coffers of the officials who were to distribute the supplies to the victims. This is indeed an eye-opener and we wonder how long such activities have been going on undetected. It brings to realisation the truth that among so called humans are beasts which will take advantage of
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To what extent was Mussolini an all-powerful dictator? A dictator‚ by definiton‚ is an authoritarian ruler who assumes sole power of a state. By 1926 Mussolini had achieved this ambition and established a personal dictatorship over Italy. However when considering the nature of Mussonlini’s power it is important to remember Italy still remained officially a constitutional monarchy during this period and was far less brutal and totalitarian than its German equivalent. In theory Mussolini’s
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This paper evaluates to what extent were the interwar years of 1918-1939‚ only a twenty-year armistice‚ by analysing elements of continuity propagated by the outcome of the First World War in European states‚ politics‚ and
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Ryan Peplinskie "White lips‚ pale face‚ breathing in the snowflakes." "It’s too cold outside‚ for angels to fly." Not many people can sing these words with the same amount of heart and feeling as this one amazing‚ talented‚ English singer I have in mind. How many people can say they’ve helped write songs for one of the world’s most popular bands today? How many people can say they left their homeland to go live on a stranger’s couch in an unknown country to record their first album? How many people
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To what extent is economic growth beneficial for global economies? Economic growth is defined as the expansion of the productive capacity of an economy. An increase in resources causes an area to produce more goods or services in a given period of time – as shown on a production possibility frontier (PPF) diagram‚ where the curve shifts outwards. The PPF is a curve showing the maximum combinations of goods and services that can be produced in a given period with available resources. The improvement
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To what extent does the parliament hold the executive to account? Parliament does not govern‚ but its role is to check or constrain the government of the day. Many therefore argue that parliament’s most important function is to ‘call the government to account’’‚ there by forcing the members to explain their actions and justify their policies. There are three groups within the UK parliament‚ the House of Commons‚ the House of Lords‚ and the Monarchy. The HoC consists of 646 MP’s and each MP is
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