Compared to King, Bennett “was an excellent parliamentarian and debater who strengthened his party leading up to the election of 1930” (The Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Commemorative Centre). As promised during his campaign, “Bennett quickly enacted tariff increases on U.S. goods and took steps to make Canada independent of the United States and to strengthen its ties to the United Kingdom”, but would later reformulate his
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The Quality of Transcendence: The Stupa Reliquary, Pakistan, Gandharan Region, 2nd century CE (Word count 2062) The Stupa Reliquary currently housed in the Alsdorf Collection at the Art
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Development of the First Olympic Games It was Pierre de Coubertin of France who dreamt up this ambitious project, although others before him had tried to revive these Games during the 19th century, without having Couperin’s success. Drawing inspiration from the ancient Olympic Games, he decided to create the modern Olympic Games. With this purpose, he founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894 in Paris. The new committee set itself the objective of organizing the first Olympic Games
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La Malinche was born circa 1500 CE, the exact date of her birth or death, 1527 (?), is not known for sure. She was born to a noblemen in Oluta, a city in the eastern edge of the Veracruz region of Mexico, on the commemorative day dedicated to the Goddess of Grass; who’s name she was given, Malintzin. Later Tenepal, which means “one who speaks much and with liveliness” was added to her name. Most of the details we have of her life come from two letters Hernan Cortez wrote to the King of Spain and
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Fine Arts Spring Semester Eugene O’Neill Eugene O’Neill was born on October 16th, 1888 in New York City. He was the son of James O’Neill who was a popular romantic actor. He was born in a Broadway hotel room where a commemorative plaque is posted on the outside wall with the inscription: “Eugene O’Neill, October 16, 1888~November 27, 1953 America’s greatest playwright was born on this night then called Barrett Hotel, Presented by Circle in the Square”. (Wikipedia, April 2010) O’Neill spent
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Building Relationships with Donors A Checklist for Creating a Proactive-Relationship Development Process July 2011 Not-for-profit organizations depend on the financial support of individuals and corporate donors, and whether you realize it or not, a pledge can be the beginning of a long-term relationship with your organization. Or, as Humphrey Bogart so eloquently put it, a donation to support your cause can be "the start of a beautiful friendship." Unfortunately, many organizations struggle
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Depicting no guns, swords, nor uniforms, there is no sign that may indicate that the Battle of Nashville Monument is anything other than a monument of peace. Nevertheless, this monument succeeds in honoring the everlasting memory of both the Union and Confederate dead of the Civil War. The bronzed youth, with the steeds of the North and the South at its sides, journeys forward into the future of a united country. As the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society had stated, “It is a monument which
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Ella Fitzgerald By: Anna Eichinger Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25th 1997, in Newport News Virginia. Ella Fitzgerald is what I would call a cinderella success story. She was born into a normal family with a mother and father, but just months after she was born, her parents seperated. Ella moved to Yonkers, New York with her mother and her long time boyfriend, eventually she married and had another child. They lived a happy life, but in the year 1932, Ella's mother died from injuries
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Reproduced from Federal-State Relations in Sabah, Malaysia: The Berjaya Administration, 1976-85 by Regina Lim (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available at < http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg > REFERENCES Abinales, Patricio
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In one section, Delbo discusses how when the French government held a commemorative ceremony for those who died in Nazi camps, her name was called. In response, she thought “one could die in Auschwitz and still be alive” (Delbo, xviii). She also wrote “I’ve come back from another world to this world . . . tell me did I really
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