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Film industry at the prosperity time - sarnased materjalid

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Filmikunsti ajalugu

Filmikunsti ajalugu 31.01.12 The age of pioneers: the early history of film How the horses helped to ivent the cinema. Cinema was invented by accident. 1872, west coast: leland standford, party, rich people, end of the 19 century, bored. Stanfrod talks friends about horses: problem: question is, what happens with the hooves while its moving, running. Bet, with eyes, can't settle this. Cannot ever see if the hooves touch the ground. Stanford has enough money, hires most famous photographer. Eadwerd muybridge, comes to usa. Tells him to settle this with photography.

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The renaissance period in England. Art and literature, development of drama. Dynasties, kings and queens.

The Renaissance In the history the Middle Ages were followed by the Renassance period. During this period a new class called bourgeoeisie came into being. This is the period when monarchies based on nationality were estabilished. The Renaessance started in Italy In the 14th century. Then it spread all over Europe, reached England in 16th century. The struggle for power culminated in a war called The War of Roses. It was a civil war between two dynasties, families. They had different emblems on one side the Yorks (white rose) other Lancasters (red). They couldn't decide who gets the throne. War ended 1485

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Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.

· By the end of the 18th century the naturalism depicts in europe, but stars to become the literature method no 1 in america · Naturalism appealed American authors because they found it very right to describe what was going on in the turn of century in America · They wanted something fresh, new · They were disgusted by romantics · Showed the harsh tone in moral life · Refleced the development of science · Period of intense urbanisation, the city is in the center of the novel, often · New characters were businessmen, salesman, immigants, poor farmers · These characters were in new settings, skyscrapers, departments store, apartment building, ghetto, stockyard (cattle, cows were slaughtered), commercial trust · Their world is not one of culture or high moral standards · For these new writers controlling new american social experience

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Marilyn Monroe

murdered.[8] She is the only female on the Forbes top earning dead celebrities list.[9] Contents 1 Childhood 1.1 Family and early life 1.2 Foster homes 2 Career 2.1 Early years 2.2 Stardom 2.2.1 Playboy playmate 2.2.2 A-list actress 2.2.3 Marilyn Monroe Productions 2.3 Later years 3 Marriages and relationships 3.1 James Dougherty 3.2 Joe DiMaggio 3.3 Arthur Miller 4 The Kennedys 5 Death and aftermath 5.1 Administration of estate 6 Trivia 6.1 Pornographic film claims 7 Quotes 7.1 Quotes about Monroe 8 Filmography 9 Awards and nominations 10 Art (selection) 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links Childhood Family and early life Main article: Childhood of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was born in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital.[1][10] According to biographer Fred Lawrence Guiles, her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, had her baptized Norma Jeane Baker by Aimee Semple McPherson

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English literature

Had their own religion, however their rituals did not demand sacrifices. Introduced new words (1800). Placenames withe suffixes -by and -dale. They had their own customs and laws, which we know due to sagas (oral history). They had no written language. Beowulf Beowulf is an epic or a long poem describing the adventures of an hero. It belongs to the Anglo-Saxon period, when they were still living on the mainland and then brought to Greta Britain . It was made up in the 3rd or 4th century. I was spread orally until it was written down in the 10th century. The author is unknown and the manuscript is kept in the British Museum (near Trafalgar Square). The story is very important as it allows us to lear about the way of life in the 4th century. The characters can be divided into two groups ­ fictitious and historical. The epic deploys many metaphors - e

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Referaat - Jackass

Klass: Origins The show developed from Big Brother Magazine, a skateboarding-related humor magazine that Jeff Tremaine, Dave Carnie, Rick Kosick and Chris Pontius all worked for, and featured regular contributions from Johnny Knoxville, Tyler Newton and Dave England, among others. The concept of Jackass dates back to 1999 when struggling-actor-turned-writer Johnny Knoxville birthed the idea to test different self defense devices on himself as the basis for an article. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines and was turned down until meeting with Jeff Tremaine of Big Brother. Tremaine hired him as a journalist and convinced Johnny to videotape this idea and other stunts for stories. The footage, which involved Knoxville being

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Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemptioon

of Inside-Out workers, so sometimes they offer Norton money. 21. Norton used prison library to keep Andy in line and helping him with all his schemes. 22. Tommy Williams is important to the story, because he knew guy in Rhode Island prison, who actually killed Andy's wife and her lover, and he told that story to Andy. 23. Andy was in solitary for twenty days. 24. Andy had lines in his face, his hair was a little bit gray, he had lost his smile and he stared into space more often after he got out of solitary. 25. Tommy Williams was transfered to low-security prison called Cashman. 26. Andy's punishment was thirty days in solitary, he got another black mark and if he really isn't going to do money laundy for Norton anymore, Norton will destroy library. 27. Peter Stevens is a nobody. Peter Stevems didn't exist. He was false identity created by Andy's good friend Jim. Peter Stevens was so important, because

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Moulin Rouge ingliskeelne kokkuvõte

Moulin Rouge It is a movie about two lovers who fall in love but their love is not possible. Woman, Satine is a courtesan who works in Moulin Rouge and the man, Christian is a poor writer who writes a play ,,Spectacular Spectacular" for Moulin Rougle and Harold Zidler who is the owner of Moulin Rouge. At the beginning Christian presents himself as the Duke to win Satine's favour. The reason was not that he wanted to trick her but to present his work to Satine. Satine believed that Christian was the right Duke and tried to seduce Christian eventhough the man recisted. They fell in love after Christian reads her one of his poems. But Zidler had planned Satine to spend the night with the right Duke because he wanted him to become the investor of the Moulin Rouge because Zidler wanted

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Movie review

Bad Teacher Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a Chicago middle school teacher at the fictional John Adams Middle School who curses at her students, consumes lots of alcohol, smokes marijuana, and only shows movies while she sleeps through class. She plans to quit teaching and marry her wealthy fiancé, but when he dumps her, she must resume her job as a teacher. She tries to win over substitute teacher Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), who is also wealthy. Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch), a dedicated teacher and colleague of Elizabeth, also pursues Scott while the school's gym teacher, Russell Gettis (Jason Segel), makes advances on Elizabeth which she rejects.[3]

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Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey

"The Hero's Journey," and step-by-step guidelines to plot and • character development. Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, The Writers Journey is a must for all writers interested in further developing their craft. This updated and revised Third Edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's ongoing work on mythology's influence on stories, movies, and man himself. In revealing new material, he explores key principles like polarity and catharsis, plus: • A revised chapter which looks back at the Star Wars phenomenon and analyzes the six feature films as an epic on the theme of father-son relationships • New illustrations and diagrams that give additional depth to the mythic principles • A final chapter, "Trust the Path," an inspiring call to adventure for those who

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Jane Austen

scolding one of her daughters. "Don't keep coughing so, Kitty, for Heaven's sake! Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces." "Kitty has no discretion in her coughs," said her father; "she times them ill." "I do not cough for my own amusement," replied Kitty fretfully. "When is your next ball to be, Lizzy?" "To-morrow fortnight." "Aye, so it is," cried her mother, "and Mrs. Long does not come back till the day before; so it will be impossible for her to introduce him, for she will not know him herself." "Then, my dear, you may have the advantage of your friend, and introduce Mr. Bingley to her." "Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?" "I honour your circumspection. A fortnight's acquaintance is certainly very little. One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight. But if we do not venture

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THE CAPITALIST NIGER

THE CAPITALIST NIGER Chika Onyeani ………………………Every African must internalise this book - period….DAA INTRODUCTION In October 1960, Nigeria received its independence from Britain. By then, Ghana the former Gold Coast had been independent for three years under the great Osagyefo Kwame Nkumah. It was a time for celebrating Africa’s coming of age, as more and more African countries received their independence either from Britain or France. It was especially a poignant time for Africa, as then British Prime Minister Harold McMillan articulated his now famous “winds of change” sweeping Africa. We had high hopes for

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American Literature

The making of a new nation. The Enlightenment in America. The emergence of the notion of the American Dream. The great Enlighteners: Crèvecoeur, Jefferson, Paine, Franklin. The American Enlightenment is the intellectual thriving period in the United States in the midtolate 18th century (1715­1789), especially as it relates to American Revolution on the one hand and the European Enlightenment on the other. Influenced by the scientific revolution of the 17th century and the humanist period during the Renaissance, the Enlightenment took scientific reasoning and applied it to human nature, society, and religion. American Enlightenment a gradual but powerful awakening that established the ideals of democracy, liberty, and religious tolerance in the people of America. If there were just one development that directly caused the American Revolution and uplifted the intellectual culture of the continent while it was only a British colony, it would be the American Enlightenment

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Videvik(kogu raamat Inglise keeles)

without whose enthusiasm this story might still be unfinished. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:17 PREFACE I'd never given much thought to how I would die -- though I'd had reason enough in the last few months -- but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this. I stared without breathing across the long room, into the dark eyes of the hunter, and he looked pleasantly back at me. Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something. I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldn't be facing death now. But, terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me. 1. FIRST SIGHT

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CHANGE YOUR THINKING CHANGE YOUR LIFE

what you see; you rather see what you already believe. You can have life-enhancing beliefs that make you happy and optimistic, or you can have negative beliefs about yourself and your potential that act as roadblocks to the realization of everything that is truly possible for you. The most harmful beliefs you can have are your self-limiting be- liefs. These are beliefs about yourself and your potential that hold you back. Most of them are not true. Most of them are the result of information you have accepted without question, often from early childhood. Even if it is completely untrue, if you believe yourself to be limited in areas such as achieving wonderful health and happi- ness and earning a lot of money, that will become your truth. As the author Richard Bach in his book Illusions wrote, “Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they’re yours.”

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Cialdini raamat

Defense 131 Sabotage 132 Looking Up 135 Summary 138 Study Questions 139 CHAPTER 5 Liking: The Friendly Thief 141 Making Friends to Influence People 144 Why Do I Like You? Let Me List the Reasons 146 Physical Attractiveness 146 Similarity 148 Compliments 149 Contact and Cooperation 151 Off to Camp 154" Back to School 156 Conditioning and Association 159 Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell? 163 From the News and Weather to the Sports 166 CONTENTS _ Defense 170 Summary 172 Study Questions 172 CHAPTER 6 Authority: Directed Deference 174 The Power of Authority Pressure 176

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Victorian age

M. Ballantyne, Anna Sewell. Supernatural and fantastic literature a new form of supernatural, mystery and fantastic literature psychological dimension, centered on larger-than-life charactersSherlock Holmes,famous detective(A.C. Doyle); Frankenstein(M.Shelley), Dracula(B.Stoker), Edward Hyde(R.L.Stevenson), many other fictional characters. Psychological literature the thoughts and feelings of the characters, the duality of human soulgood and baddescribes almost all of the literary works of the period. · What are the main themes in Charles Dickens` works? The main themes in Dickens` works: social injustice; gloom of urban decay(lagunemine); poverty and despair(lootusetus); children in workhouses and orphanages; consequences of delays in the justice system; evils of industrialism, materialism, educational system. · What were his views of America like? At first, when he went to America he spoke in favour of the abolition of slavery and was very popular among the US people

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The Medium Is the Message

Is there not charms By which the property of youth and maidhood May be abus'd? Have you not read Roderigo, Of some such thing? In Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, which is almost completely devoted to both a psychic and social study of communication, Shakespeare states his awareness that true social and political navigation depend upon anticipating the consequences of innovation: The providence that's in a watchful state Knows almost every grain of Plutus' gold, Finds bottom in the uncomprehensive deeps, Keeps place with thought, and almost like the gods Does thoughts unveil in their dumb cradles. The increasing awareness of the action of media, quite independently of their "content" or programming, was indicated in the annoyed and anonymous stanza: In modern thought, (if not in fact) Nothing is that doesn't act, So that is reckoned wisdom which Describes the scratch but not the itch.

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"Ender's game"

Peter The oldest of the Wiggin children, Peter uses threats and violence in order to control those around him. Despite having tortured a squirrel in the woods, he admits that he fears becoming evil, and takes on the identity of Locke in order to influence events. When the bugger war ends, he ends the fighting on Earth through the Locke Proposal, and becomes Hegemon, basically ruling the world. Graff Although the character appears only at the beginning of the chapters and occasionally in the chapters as well, he is the main adult character in the novel. It is Graff who decides what will be done to Ender in order to shape him into a commander, and although he knows that this will put Ender through a lot of difficult situations, he says that, in the end, he will be Ender's friend. Mazer Rackham A fleet commander during the second invasion. He won surprisingly to everyone and is

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Topic of Australia

He explored the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606. Another European captain, Hartog, visited the west coast at Shark Bay also in 1606.Tasmania was discovered in 1642 by Tasman, who also named the Tasman Sea. However, none of them was happy over the discovery, because the land was very arid and barren. Such grasp remained unchanged until James Cook reached Cape Edward in 1779, where he turned north and landed at Botany Bay. That territory is nowadays called New South Wales. When he got back to home, he reported that the land had luxuriant vegetation and was very suitable for settlers. Therefore, the first settlement reached Botany Bay in 1788, but the bay was not suitable and they started to search a better landing point. It was found at Port Jackson. The captain of the fleet, Arthur Phillip, became the first governor on New South Wales. The first settlement consisted form convicts and their guards. The convicts were put to

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Libraries

and where they originated, and what should be considered the first book in the world. Ancient document, written on parchment, papyri and vellum can hardly be qualified as books the way we understand the word today. Centuries went before paper replaced parchment and papyri. In the 15 th century Johann Gutenberg invented a mechanical process of duplicating texts, which we today call book printing. The first book was printed between 1444 and 1446, so these years can be considered as the beginning years of book printing. His most important preserved printings are the 40 copies of the Bible. By the end of the 15 th century there were about 1000 print-shops in Europe already. The oldest Estonian book dates back to 1535. Libraries form a vital part of education. They make available-through books, films, recordings and other media- knowledge that has been accumulated through the ages. People in all walks of life use libraries to get information for their work.

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Great Britain

In 1801, under a new Act of Union, this kingdom merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish War of Independence most of Ireland seceded from the Union, which then became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The relatively limited variety of fauna and flora on the island is due to its size and the fact that wildlife has had little time to develop since the last glacial period. The high level of urbanisation on the island has contributed to a species extinction rate that is about 100 times greater than the background species extinction rate. 2 The History of the Great Britain The island was first inhabited by people who crossed over the land bridge from the European mainland. Traces of early humans have been found (at Boxgrove Quarry, Sussex) from some

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U.S.A

strong, the North had more men, more factories and stronger leaders. In 1865 the South accepted the loss. Lincoln was shot in 1865 and the next president wasn't strong enough to unite the country, so problems weren't solved.During the 19th century many people went to live in the west. To people of today the West comes to us through fun cowboys who in reality were hard-working men. They disappeared when the government gave them land and from 1862 to 1900 they became farmers. The farms that in the beginning were lonely, were brought together by the railway built in 1869.In the 15th century there were about two million Indians in America but due to diseases brought by Europeans and wars fought between them, by 1900 there were only about 250,000 natives left. The Indian wars finally ended in 1890 with the Battle of Wounded Knee and after it the government gave the Indians reservations, pieces of land that belonged to them.At the

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Solutions Advanced Workbook key

Unit 2 sons page 13 middle of a frenzied feast. 6 He realises that the boys have 2A Compound adjectives 1 1 dramatist behaved in an unacceptable page 11 2 immigrant way and have lost touch with 1 Across 3 experienced `civilised' society. 1 broad 5 handed 4 hardship 5 overemphasis 4 1 stumble upon 6 disprove 2 hair 7 witted 2 summon 7 dwindled 3 cool 8 skinned 6 status

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Pride and prejudice

A pretty face with a rotten heart, but nothing extraordinary... · Mr. Bingley was one positive character all the way. Nobody could've believed bad things of him. As an extremely good-hearted and quite a romantic soul, he was kind of naive and that bought up a lot of misunderstandings. A person everyone seemed easy to sympathize with. · The Bennet sisters Two of the eldest were close to the heart from the beginning and this feeling grew stronger the more you understood their characters. The youngest ones, instead, were plain and silly, only out for lust and fun. The older these two grew, the worse their nature started floating out... 2. Fitzwilliam Darcy. 3. What were the three main reasons that Mr. Collins wanted to get married? 1) to act the way lady Lucas wanted 2) to gain someone, who'd take care of the household 3) to make a gift to the Bennets (following God's will)

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TheCodeBreakers

For 450 years, from about 1400 to about 1850, a system that was half a code and half a cipher dominated cryptography. It usually had a separate cipher alphabet with homophones and a codelike list of names, words, and syllables. This list, originally just of names, gave the system its name: nomenclator. Even though late in its life some nomenclators grew larger than some modern codes, such systems are still called "nomenclators" if they fall within this historical period. An odd characteristic is that nomenclators were always written on large folded sheets of paper, whereas modern codes are almost invariably in book or booklet form. The commercial code is a code used in business primarily to save on cable tolls; though some are compiled for private firms, many others are sold to the public and therefore provide no real secrecy. Most ciphers employ a key, which specifies such things as the arrangement of letters within a cipher

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English literature

portrayed within the poem (a lord's scoop). However, many people propose that the author could be Christian poet, perhaps a monk, versed not only in old native traditions, but also in the culture and literature of the Latin Church, and whose purpose of writing was highly moral. For example, the fate is a `providentia' and the monster Grendel is an embodiment of evil fighting against Christian militant. This contrast corresponds to the poem itself. The poet is looking back from his own Christian times to an old society with different customs and beliefs. The poem is set, as it is announced in the very first line: `in days gone by'. For instance, the poet and his fellow Christians who can know that Grendel belongs to the race of monsters descended from Cain. For the Danish king he is the only a mysterious creature, for he doesn't know the Bibel. Again, when aged B. is killed by the dragon, the poet observes that his soul departs from the body

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ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.

AN OVERVIEW With a Historical and Cultural Summary IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT ESTONIAN COMPOSERS CONTENTS ESTONIA AND THE ESTONIANS FOREWORD IN THE FOLD OF TSARIST RUSSIA. EMERGENCE AND FIRST STEPS ON THE CLASSICAL-ROMANTIC PATH. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION I. MUSICAL LIFE IN TARTU AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. TRAILBLAZERS: ALEKSANDER LÄTE, RUDOLF TOBIAS, ARTUR KAPP. II. THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ARTUR LEMBA: THE BEGINNING OF ESTONIAN SYMPHONY AND OPERA. III. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CULTURAL AND MUSICAL LIFE: THE END OF THE TSARIST PERIOD. THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA: THE INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIONS FROM WESTERN ART AND THE EVOLUTION OF NATIONALLY ORIENTED MUSICAL TRENDS. IV. THE TWENTIES. ARTUR KAPP: ROMANTICIST AND DRAMATIST. V. THE INFLUENCE OF NEW WESTERN MUSICAL TRENDS. HEINO ELLER: A PROGRAMME PAINTER. VI. THE THIRTIES. THE WIDENING OF NATIONAL SYMPHONISM. THE RISE OF

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Inglise keele ajalugu, essee "My languages"

This concludes the languages I've learned from school. University has added some Hebrew – pretty cool, especially how it's written and how they actually added letters to the Bible without actually changing a word; and some Greek. Oh yes, there's Greek. The thing is, about ten years ago I hitch-hiked to Greece and we went around the northern parts of it, lived some time in Athens, travelled across (literally in cross-shaped) Peloponnesos peninsula and even made a short trip to Crete. Came back with very little knowledge of Greek language, though. (Although we did learn to read most of the signs). So when my course mates wanted me to impress the Greek teacher, I was not so very sure if the teacher would have been so very impressed being called a "mallaca". Which means "shit-head" and is used innumerously in all occasions. And there is also "ella!" which does not mean anything but you can make it mean everything.

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Silicon Valley

Nerds are a distinct subset of the creative class, with different tastes from the rest. You can see this most clearly in New York, which attracts a lot of creative people, but few nerds. What nerds like is the kind of town where people walk around smiling. This excludes LA, where no one walks at all, and also New York, where people walk, but not smiling. When I was in grad school in Boston, a friend came to visit from New York. On the subway back from the airport she asked "Why is everyone smiling?" I looked and they weren't smiling. They just looked like they were compared to the facial expressions she was used to. If you've lived in New York, you know where these facial expressions come from. It's the kind of place where your mind may be excited, but your body knows it's having a bad time. People don't so much enjoy living there as endure it for the sake of the excitement.

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The Witch Trials in Salem

Since the mid 20th century, the term witchcraft has sometimes been used to distinguish between bad witchcraft and good witchcraft, with the latter often involving healing. Human misfortune was often blamed on a supernatural entity or a known person in the community. Reasons for accusations of witchcraft fall into four general categories: · A person was caught in the act of positive or negative sorcery · A well-meaning sorcerer or healer lost their clients' or the authorities' trust · A person did nothing more than gain the enmity of their neighbours · A person was reputed to be a witch and surrounded with an aura of witch-beliefs Éva Pócs in turn identifies three varieties of witch in popular belief: · The "neighbourhood witch" or "social witch": a witch who curses a neighbour following some conflict.

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· Estonian immigration to the United States slowed down dramatically 1924 ­ The Estonian quota fixed at 116; even this small annual quota was not used up *After World War II = In the post World War II years, all three Baltic nations maintained consulates in the United States · About 15,000 Estonians came to the United States · This group was strongly anti-Communist and nationalistic 3. Russian colonization of America. What has preserved from this period to the present? The Russian colonization of the Americas covers the period, from 1732 to 1867, when the Tsarist Imperial Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas. The Russians were primarily interested in the abundance of fur-bearing mammals on Alaska's coast, as stocks had been depleted by overhunting in Siberia. By the middle of the 19th century, profits from Russia's American colonies were in steep decline

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Inglismaa ajalugu 16-20. sajand

was a rather shadowy figure 2. Henry VIII- brilliant scholar, excellent knight, good-looking, ambitious, self- centered, loved expensive clothes and parties. Wasted his fathers money very quickly and had 6 wives. His first wife couldnt give birth to a baby boy and they only had a daughter. His next wife only gave birth to a girl too. His next wife gave birth to a boy but died after the labor. He didnt like his 4th wife so he sent her back. His fifth wife was young and beautiful but had many lovers and Henry didnt like it so she was sent to the Tower and was beheaded. HIs 6th wife survived. 3. Edward- was sickly and ruled only for a few years and then he died 4. Mary Tudor/Bloody Mary- was catholic and killed many protesntants. Ruled only for a few years and then died 5. Elizabeth I - very clever and educated,she was fluent in several languages.

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