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    Serious Failures to Protect Individuals From Abuse Harold Shipman Harold Shipman graduated from Leeds school of medicine in 1970‚ and moved to Todmorden in 1974 to practice as a GP. In 1975 he was caught forging prescriptions for pethidine for his own use‚ and was fined £600 and ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic. For the following years‚ he worked in several temporary jobs before securing a position as a GP in 1977 and eventually setting up his own surgery in Hyde in 1993. Dr. Linda

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    A teenager with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby’s cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles)‚ but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death‚ Harold freaks out his blind dates‚ modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse‚ and attends funerals‚ where he meets the spirited Maude (Ruth Gordon). An eccentric

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    Cited: Bloom‚ Harold. "Bloom on Henry James as novelist." Facts On File: Bloom’s Literary Reference Online. Ed. Harold Bloom. 14 November 2013. . Crews‚ Frederick C. "The Wings of the Dove." Facts On File: Bloom’s Literary Reference Online. Ed. Harold Bloom. 14 November 2013. . Haralson‚ Eric‚ and Kendall Johnson. "The Wings of the Dove." Facts On File: Bloom’s Literary Reference Online. Ed. Harold Bloom. 14 November 2013. . Hardy‚ Barbara. “The Wings of

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    The book Harold and The Purple Crayon has been read to children for over fifty years. This story has taped into the imaginary children and adult audience and has become an instant classic. The reason for this tale to continue to survive is that it brings about the idea of hope and creativity. One major theme in this book is that anything is possible as long as you look hard enough for the medium to express it in. The story opens with Harold drawing a tree because he wants to eat an apple. The story

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    Battle of Hastings? The Battle of Hastings was a battle between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson‚ it was a fight for the throne after Edward the Confessor died‚ leaving no heirs to the throne. In 1066‚ Harold Hardrada‚ William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson had all claimed that they were the next king so the battle began. Once Harold Hardrada had lost at The Battle of Stamford Bridge‚ William and Harold were left for the throne. This was when the Battle of Hastings took place‚ William had

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    1066. Firstly‚ the English king Harold was prepared for a Norman invasion many months previously but shortly before it happened‚ the Vikings unexpectedly invaded in the north and Harold had to march his army up the country‚ fight them and march back down again before the Normans came. Secondly‚ at the Battle of Hastings itself‚ the English did not have any cavalry where as the Normans did which mean that they had an advantage. During the battle‚ the English King Harold was wounded and the Normans got

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    Conqueror and Harold‚ Earl of Wessex. The original tapestry was created by Normans and is located in the region of Normandy France. It is believed that Bishop Odo of Bayeux commissioned this pro-Norman‚ anti-English tapestry in the 1070s in order to justify William the Conqueror’s crowning. Scene 3 of “Journey To Normandy” in the tapestry illustrates that Harold had arrived in Normandy by accident and was seized by County Guy’s soldiers and was eventually freed by William. Afterwards Harold accompanies

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    god-forsaken war. All that remained sat idly in his lap‚ symbolising the remnants of his father. Slowly‚ Jonas opened the box; he penetrated into what seemed to be the past‚ and lifted out the first piece of history - his father’s military uniform. Harold Schmidt wandered into the mess tent of the army base‚ eager to fit in with the energetic cluster of young Australian men. As he pealed back the doors of the tent‚ a cacophony of excited noises filled the atmosphere. Thunderous laughter resonated through

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    It was said by the Saxons that Harold Hardrada was stronger and bigger than any man living. As soon as he and Tostig landed with their army in the north of England‚ they routed the first English who came to fight them. When Harold of England heard this he set out for the north‚ hurrying his grumbling soldiers along at a speed to which they were quite unaccustomed. King Harold and his men were only a day’s march from York when the invaders took the city by storm. That night the Northmen returned

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    died on 5th January 1066. The King of England was usually the son or another close relation of the previous king. Edward had no children or any surviving brother or sister. There were four people waiting to be the next king. They were Edgar Etheling‚ Harold Godwinson‚ William Duke of Normandy and Harald Hadrada. Only one of the four people could be the King of England at any one time. This essay will give you an insight into each of the characters. It will explain who they are‚ why they should have

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