in 1862‚ could be called the ‘father’ of The Association (The FA). During the time FA was created the clubs represented were: Barnes‚ War Office‚ Crusaders‚ Forest (Leytonstone)‚ No Names (Kilburn)‚ Crystal Palace‚ Blackheath‚ Kensington School‚ Perceval House (Blackheath)‚ Surbiton‚ Blackheath Proprietory School and Charterhouse (The FA). Six meetings were organized to set forth the laws of the Association and the rules of the league. England‚ Scotland‚ and German individuals then introduced football
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Section: CURRENT BOOKS IN REVIEW The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli (Cambridge University Press‚ 1991. lvi + 226 pages. Illustrated. $27.95) Even if Scott Fitzgerald is‚ as someone suggested years ago‚ essentially a one-book author‚ only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby. With so much of the novel’s plot achieved through motif and symbol‚ with so much of its atmospheric intensity concentrated in the
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Through the modern eyes‚ history of Western civilization‚ from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Age of Discovery‚ is seen through Medieval literature. Ten centuries of history are noticed‚ involving individual products of heroic periods and their unique era of culture. Acknowledging Medieval literature illustrates a society of heroic knights‚ led by a luxurious king‚ charging into battle‚ romantic connections between royalty and a common person‚ and new discoveries being found. As well as times
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The Code of Chivalry The term chivalry has its origin in the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry and knighthood have been popularly studied by scholars. The term chivalry originates from the old French word chevalerie. This word itself derives from the Latin term caballarius that means someone on the horseback. Chivalry is not a legal or technical term‚ rather the word has its root in the vernacular of twelfth century. The meaning of this word as used in the French literature of the High
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In 1829‚ Sir Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. He created the first modern police force‚ the Metropolitan Police in London. According to Peel‚ the real key for policing is "the police are the people and the people are the police (Wikipedia 2010).” It was his belief that prevention of crime could be accomplished without intruding into the lives of citizens. He set about nine principles that still seem to be true and useful in the present day
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Cited: Graves‚ Richard Perceval. The Assault Heroic 1895-1926‚ London:Weidenfeld‚ 1995. ..... The Years With Laura 1926-1940‚ London: Weidenfeld‚ 1995. ..... Robert Graves and the White Goddess 1940-1985‚ London: Weidenfeld‚ 1995. Graves‚ Robert. Goodbye to All That‚ Harmondsworth:
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Nana Sahib 1 Nana Sahib Nana Sahib Born 19 May 1824 Bithoor Disappeared 1857 Kanpur Nationality Title Predecessor Religion Parents Indian Peshwa Baji Rao II Hinduism Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai Nana Sahib (born 19 May 1824 – disappeared 1857)‚ born as Dhondu Pant (Marathi: धोंडू पंत)‚ was an Indian‚ Maratha aristocrat‚ who led the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II‚ he sought to restore the Maratha rule and the Peshwa tradition in India
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The famous legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is arguably one of the most highly acclaimed themes in British literature and history. Although the Arthurian legends‚ full of magic and heroism‚ seem to be far-fetched and a complete fantasy‚ evidence to prove the existence of the so-called “King Arthur” actually does exist‚ just not in great numbers. The historical foundation surrounding King Arthur is not enough to validate that he actually existed‚ yet it still leaves historians
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training in what was seen to be an alternative career path in Australian arts during the post WWII years. From this Leach foundation the first generation of Australian potters went forth‚ amongst whom the more notable were Anne Dangar‚ John Perceval‚ Arthur Boyd‚ Peter Rushforth and Ivan McKeekin. Rushforth is a much celebrated traditional ceramicist‚ and who then went on to teach at East Sydney Technical College (now known as the National School of Art) for 25 years‚ and who remained faithful
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Poesía Norteamericana THE PHILOSOPHIC MATRIX OF MODERNISM‚ IMAGISM‚ CULTURAL BEARINGS‚ INFLUENCES By the beginning of the XX c. in England‚ the poetry cultivated was one in the line of the Romantic poetry. Relevant figures such as Rudgard Kipling and Oscar Wilde: Kipling’s poetry has a social use‚ official propaganda‚ in order to make the reader achieve social goals. The style is rhetorical and discursive. The language is the language of the public. (Morality) Oscar Wilde stands for another type
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