Bikram Shah Dev (1945-2001)‚ king of Nepal (1972-2001). Born in Kathmandu‚ Birendra was educated in India and England before taking degrees from the University of Tokyo in Japan and Harvard University in the United States. He ascended to the throne as king of Nepal in 1972‚ following the death of his father‚ and was formally crowned in 1975. Birendra inherited a political system that banned the formation of political parties and allowed for the autocratic rule of the king through a nonparty system of
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Humanitites notes King Tutakhamen’s tomb was discovered on 4 november‚ 1992. His tomb was found in the valley of the kings. The valley of kings is a valley in egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16 to the 11th century BC tombs were constructed for the rharaos and powerful nobles of the new kingdom. the valley of kings lie’s on the west bank od nile. there had been about two robberies before the middle ages based on the items that were robbed‚ like oils and perfumes and
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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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influences her husband to kill King Duncan. Although the witches had planted a seed in Macbeth‚ he had changed his mind on killing King Duncan. In Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth tells his wife that they will proceed no further in murdering King Duncan: We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me... At this comment‚ Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill King Duncan: Are you afraid
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IN AND FOR FORD COUNTY‚ ILLINOIS PAXTON MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS DOCTORS‚ SURGEONS AND NURSES Defendant VS. JUSTIN WILLIAM KING Plaintiff ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 7417410 (05) Judge Stephen R. Pacey DEFENDANT ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF COMPLAINT COMES NOW‚ DEFENDANT‚ Paxon Hospital and for their complaint alleges as follows: 1. Plaintiff‚ for all times mentioned herein‚ was and is a resident of the
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The Deception in King Lear William Shakespeare’s play King Lear is a play full of deceit‚ betrayal and meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their father‚ King Lear. This becomes the center of the play and also leads to the madness that the king suffers from. The first words that Goneril speaks are totally empty and are the complete opposite of what she really feels. She
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Chapter 18 Summary: The chapter starts off with the understanding that there is the coming of Mama King’s daughter Token and Cyclette. Matron is in great fear of this confrontation. However she does a routine each day to be ready for this upcoming event‚ looking through the window down the road heading to the house but then nature took cores between 10 to midday and the sky was over taken by the rain. Then old Miss Turvey would sing out a song to the rain. On the progressing day they had arrive
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Life is injustice‚ but people have to be constantly or search of justice. In “Oedipus Rex‚” King Oedipus faces challenges of justice during the novel to overcome his novel. In “Oedipus Rex‚” the King Oedipus kills his father without him being aware that the man he had killed was his real father. He was born with a tragic flaw that at some point of his life he was going to kill of his father. Once his brother-in-law and the prophet find out that Oedipus killed his father; they want justice justice
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The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare is founded on the theme of Nature portrayed throughout the play from Lear’s kingship to personal human relations‚ from representations of the physical world to notions of the gods‚ from the portrayal of human nature to the use of animal imagery. Nature is the core of the play King Lear. Shakespeare’s take on nature is ambiguous thus he portrays the two extremes of human condition: good and evil. Through his characters‚ he asserts that humans are neither
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Beowulf: King or Warrior? For most people‚ thinking about becoming an adult conjures images or memories of leaving behind their reckless ways‚ settling down‚ and becoming more responsible. Just as growing up in today ’s culture means becoming more reserved and restrained‚ the same is true in Beowulf. Beowulf would rather remain a fearless warrior than become King‚ because to be a good King‚ Beowulf must leave behind the warrior lifestyle that gained him so much fame and glory. As a young warrior
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