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    Talk. London: Aurem Press‚ 1986 Reed‚ Rex. Travolta to Keaton. New York: William Morrow and Company‚ 1979. Reed‚ Rex. "Montgomery Clift" The Movie Star. Ed. Elizabeth Weis. New York: Viking Press‚ 1981. 171-174 Sarris‚ Andrew. "Actors vs. Directors: The Actor as Auteur" The Movie Star. Ed. Elizabeth Weis. New York: Viking Press‚ 1981. 69-76 Sarris‚ Andrew. "The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968". New York: Decapo Press‚ 1996. Selznick‚ David O. Memo from David O. Selznick. Los Angeles:

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    and claimed it on behalf of Spain. This is the beginning of the European foothold in the New World. What isn’t all that clear is Americas‚ at this point‚ was already discovered by many. Between the Natives already being there and the belief of the Vikings‚ Chinese even Russian travelers discovering the new world‚ Columbus‚ was the only one to successfully settle. Leif Eriksson‚ for example‚ was a member of an early voyage to North America and is‚ “widely held to have been the first European to reach

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    through different stages‚ from Old English (beginning in the 3rd century and including the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons‚ which led to the creation of Englisc) through to Middle English (which may have begun in the 11th century with the rule of the Vikings‚ which introduced variations on the previous Anglo-Saxon pronunciation and speech. The French invasions in 1066 also affected the language as the ruling classes spoke the ‘prestige’ form of French and those who had been defeated spoke English. This

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    respected of all Anglo Saxon kings. I thought Edgar was too young to be king‚ and also too young to lead England. He did not have the wealth‚ power or strength to be king. He was not considered strong enough to defend the realm from the Normans and the Vikings. Harold Godwinson Otherwise known as Harold of Wessex‚ he was one of the

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    Emancipation Proclamation

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    University Press‚ 1969 - as quoted in - Klingaman‚ William K. Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation: 1861-1865. New York: Viking‚ 2001. New York: Viking‚ 2001. McPherson‚ James M. Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1990 - as quoted in - Klingaman‚ William K. Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation: 1861-1865. New York: Viking‚ 2001 Tackach‚ James. The Emancipation Proclamation: Abolishing Slavery in the South. San Diego: Lucent Books‚ 1999.

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    My Favourite Holiday Destination I have been to several places around the world‚ Mumbai and Goa in India‚ Paris in France‚ Hamburg in Germany‚ Rome and Venice in Italy‚ Vatican City‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong‚ Melbourne and Sydney in Australia but my personal favourite is the Brisbane-Gold Coast trip which also happens to be in Australia. I liked it very much since Gold Coast had 2 huge theme parks and an amazing water park. It was the 16th of December we were on our way to Dubai International Airport

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    Decline Of Frankish Empire

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    After the Roman Empire fell in about 500 CE‚ Western Europe saw a decline in centralized authority‚ trade‚ culture‚ education‚ etc. that flourished under the Romans. (Watts‚ 2017 ). This era became known as the “Dark Ages” or Early Middle Ages from about 500 CE to 1050 CE. During this time‚ waves of migrating barbarian tribes began to take over Western Europe. They replaced former Roman rule‚ creating their own empires and kingdoms. Among these barbarians were people the Franks. The Frankish‚

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    Angles‚ Saxons‚ and Jutes became known as the Anglo-Saxons. The Angles‚ Saxons‚ and Jutes became known as the Anglo-Saxons. Some words such as church‚ bishop‚ baptism‚ monk‚ eucharis‚ and presbyter came indirectly through Latin and Greek. The VIKINGS‚ also known as Norsemen‚ invaded England by the 8th century ‚ which in turn‚ gave English a Norwegian and Danish influence. MIDDLE ENGLISH When William the Conqueror‚ the Duke of Normandy‚ invaded England‚ he became its king. French became the

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    Who Is Canute King

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    Canute was the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard‚ the king of Denmark‚ and grandson of the Polish ruler Mieszko. As a young man‚ Canute was left in charge of the fleet at Gainsborough‚ Lincolnshire. There it is said that he met Aelfgifu‚ daughter of an ealdorman of Northumbria‚ who bore him his two sons‚ Sweyn and Harold. By the end of 1013‚ Sweyn I Forkbeard was accepted as king of England‚ but died in February 1014. Canute and the men of Lindsey planned an expedition‚ but Canute deserted his allies at Easter

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    Christopher Columbus

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    the first European who discovered America. It is said that the Viking‚ Leif Ericson could have possibly founded a Norse Village on Newfoundland about 500 years earlier. In addition‚ the Native Americans discovered North America approximately 14‚000 years before Columbus was even born! It is also suggested‚ through DNA evidence that Polynesian adventurers sailed across the Pacific Ocean and settled in South America long before the Vikings. If you are aware of this federal holiday you are familiar

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