St. Nicholas St. Nicholas is a saint for his gratitude and mercy towards others. He gave his possessions to the poor and needy. He was imprisoned for his faith and declared that Arianism is not real and was bad (“St. Nicholas”). St. Nicholas was born in Patara‚ Lycia Turkey on March 15‚ 270 A.D. Both of his parents died when he was young (Biography.com Editors). Both of his parents were wealthy so he received a large inheritance. Instead of using his inheritance for himself‚ he gave it all to the
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Nicholas II abdicated the throne in 1917 up until then‚ the Russian Royal family had ruled for over three hundred years. Throughout this period‚ they faced many problems and uneasy predicaments‚ a lot of these centering on Nicholas II as Tsar. A combination of long and short-term problems led to the decline and eventual fall of the Romanov dynasty. Tsar Nicholas II ignored these issues‚ staying true to his coronation vow to uphold Autocracy‚ and therefore played a critical role in the plummet of
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and painter whose work was heavily influenced by the Aboriginal culture and people. (“Emily Carr”) She adopted a unique painting style which integrated aspects of impressionism‚ post-impressionism and fauvism. (“France 1910-1911”) Carr’s unique painting style accompanied by the Aboriginal influence gave her paintings an idiosyncratic touch. Carr also had to fight overwhelming obstacles in her life. Emily Carr lived a fascinating life full of challenges‚ which lead
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Emily Carr was a Canadian artist who was heavily inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She adopted a modernist and post-impressionist painting style. Carr’s style accompanied by her Indigenous inspiration gave her paintings an idiosyncratic touch. Her unique paintings were sometimes beneficial and sometimes unfortunate to her. Emily Carr had an interesting life‚ created stunning pieces of art‚ and became a true Canadian icon. Emily Carr lived an interesting life. Emily
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Comparing Nicholas Sammond’s Babes in Tomorrowland and Stephen Kline’s Out of the Garden: Alternative Takes on the Concept of the Child and Child History At first glance‚ Nicholas Sammond’s Babes in Tomorrowland and Kline’s Out of the Garden appear to be works offering analogous‚ if not parallel‚ thematic perspectives and methodological approaches to the evolution of the concept of childhood in America up to the mid-twentieth century. However‚ a more in-depth examination of these two works reveals
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This book report is written for the Language Arts’ class and the professor Samuel Jaja. The novel "The Notebook" was written by Nicholas Sparks which is an American romance novelist‚ screenwriter and producer. This publication has 214 pages. "The Notebook" was published by Warner Books in October 1‚ 1996. The language of the book it is English‚ and it was published in the United States. It’s genre is romance with a hardcover and paperback. This novel has been on my required reading list by my professor
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Bus Law 251 Case Brief Two Citation: Campbell v. Carr and Glover South Carolina Court of Appeals‚ 2004 361‚ 603 S.E.2d 625 Facts: Carrs leased the 108 acre tract of unimproved property in question for 30 years to Campbell. Carr lived in New York and she had only seen the land once‚ which she inherited from her mother. Carr was sick with Schizophrenia and she ask Campbell if they were interested in buy the land. But she did not know what the value of the land
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John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr lived a fortunate life‚ attending the distinguished Hill School‚ eventually studying abroad at Haverford College. His privileged approach to education led him down a successful career path within the literary world. Due to the prosperity of his works‚ John Dickson Carr was deemed the “master” of lock-room mysteries. From a young age‚ John Dickson Carr was a passionate writer. By fifteen‚ he has his own column in the local newspaper. His interests included clocks
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Shallow-water Acoustics and Relevant Physics By: Elizabeth Fortlage Underwater Acoustics is a complex phenomenon. Leonardo da Vinci simplified the concept in 1940‚ two years before Columbus discovered America‚ by saying “If you can cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube in the water and place the outer extremity to your ear‚ you will hear ships at a great distance from you.” (5‚ p.2) There are many factors that contribute to the complexity of underwater acoustics and sonar
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