1. The famous Battle of Hastings did not take place in Hastings! It was actually waged at Senlac Hill – which is about 6 miles (10km) north-west of Hastings. “The battle at Senlac Hill” certainly doesn’t have the same ring to it as “The Battle of Hastings”! 2. Most common folk had to produce their own food. For this reason rye and barley bread was common amongst the poor who could not afford the large quantities of manure needed to grow wheat for white bread. 3. One bizarre recipe for a medicine
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Q. Provide at least five additional examples of how the law of unintended consequences applies to computer software? Encyclopedia Definition: “The Law of unintended consequences holds that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence Unintended Consequences are a common phenomenon‚ due to the complexity of the World and human over-confidence.” Examples: "Prohibition"‚ intended to suppress the alcohol trade‚ drove many Small-time alcohol suppliers out of business‚ consolidating
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men are afraid of battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.-George S. Patton. Thesis Statement: The Battle of Hastings was a deadly and horrible battle in England with William the Conqueror not liking the king’s rules and that’s how the Battle of Hastings all happened. Before the Battle William spent most of 1067 in Normandy‚ returning to England in December to continue the sublimation of his kingdom. He besieged Exeter‚ joined Gloucester
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy and an English army under King Harold Godwinson‚ following the death of Edward the confessor which left no heir to the English throne. Three men competed for the throne these were: Harold Godwinson an English noble man also Edward’s son in law; Harald Hadrada a Viking warrior who had never lost a battle and finally the next king William duke of Normandy. The battle started at about 9 am‚ Harold’s
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Antwaun Waters English 1302-36316 12/13/12 Annotated Bibliography of Mark Twain Budd‚ Louis J. Mark Twain: social philosopher. University of Missouri Press‚ 2001. Budd’s classic text‚ first published in 1962‚ explores Twain’s political‚ social‚ and philosophical views. It studies them in the context of his writings‚ letters‚ and books and probes the author’s personal evolution over time. Budd looks at Twain’s views on American politics‚ capitalism‚ women‚ slavery‚ the Civil War‚ and imperialism
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pace. After watching the Harry Wong video‚ Mr. Wong addressed the many aspects that come together in order to make an effective teacher. There are many things that make an effective teacher. For example in the video Harry Wong addressed that an effective teacher assigns seats. Another thing that makes and effective teacher is that effective teachers memorize the names of his/her students as soon as possible or they have a list of the names of the students at hand. Harry Wong also talked about the
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Book report Harry Potter In this book report I will talk about a book that is very popular: Harry Potter. There are four books‚ the author is supposed to write two more books. Today‚ I will talk about the first book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Harry Potter is a boy of 11 years old. His parents were killed when he was a baby and he was confided to his uncle and is family: The Dursley. He lived there for approximately 10 years‚ his bedroom was under the stairs. It looked more
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Harry Harlow was born on October 31‚ 1905 and died December 6‚ 1981. He was an American Psychologist best known for work on maternal seperation and social isolation experiements on monkeys. Harlow grew up in Fairfield‚ Iowa. He was born as Harry Israel‚ only after receiving his PHD did he change his name to Harry Harlow. He was married twice with 2 children from each marriage. Harry received his Ph.D and his BA from Stanford University. He received numerous awards including the Howard Crosby
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Creative Writing 325 Cindy Wu Instructor: Lolita Hernandez The Popularization of Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series‚ which is written by JK Rowling‚ is a miracle of literary history that it is well known in countries with various cultural backgrounds all over the world. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold over four hundred million copies in two hundred countries. The success of the Harry Potter series results in a success of its industry‚ including films‚ video games
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an individual as a hero‚ and clearly‚ the lines between being a hero and simply being human can become quite blurry. Such is the case for the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Many people are quick to name Harry as the one and only hero of the novels‚ but I argue otherwise. It seems impossible to say that Harry is not a hero at all‚ but is he the only hero? According to Margery Hourihan a hero is someone who “overcomes [his] opponents because he is strong‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ rational
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