This is the day that the Manifesto was declared in Tallinn 91 years ago. In responce to a period of Russification initiated by the Russian empire in the 1890's, Estonian nationalism took on more political tones, with intellectuals first calling for greater autonomy, and later, complete independence from the Russian empire. Following the Bolshevik takeover of power in Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 and German victories against the Russian army, between the Russian Red Army's retreat and the arrival of advancing German troops, the Committee of Elders of the Maapäev issued the Estonian Declaration of Independence in Pärnu on February 24, 1918. after winning the Estonian Liberation War against Soviet Russia and at the same time German Freekorps volunteers (the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed on 2 February 1920), Estonia maintained its independence for 22 years. Initially a parliamentary democracy,
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Believing Henry's illness to be an attempt to avoid his duty as a serviceman, Miss Van Campen has Henry's leave revoked, and he is sent to the front once the jaundice has cleared. As they part, Catherine and Henry pledge their mutual devotion. Henry travels to the front, where Italian forces are losing ground and manpower daily. Soon after Henry's arrival, a bombardment begins. When word comes that German troops are breaking through the Italian lines, the Allied forces prepare to retreat. Henry leads his team of ambulance drivers into the great column of evacuating troops. The men pick up two engineering sergeants and two frightened young girls on their way. Henry and his drivers then decide to leave the column and take secondary roads, which they assume will be faster. When one of their vehicles bogs down in the mud, Henry orders the two engineers to help in the effort to free the vehicle. When they refuse, he shoots one of them. The drivers continue in the
Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie mostly on the Canadian side and the American Falls entirely on the American side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. Geology · About 10,900 years ago, the Niagara Falls was located between present-day Queenston, Ontario, and Lewiston, New York, but erosion of their crest has caused the waterfalls to retreat approximately 6.8 miles (10.9 km) southward. The Horseshoe Falls, which are approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) wide, have also changed their shape through the process of erosion; evolving from a small arch, to a horseshoe bend, to the present day gigantic inverted V. Characteristics · The volume of water approaching the falls during peak flow season may sometimes be as much as 6,400 m3 per second. · The average annual flow rate is 2,400 m3 per second.
Counties of Ancient Estonia The Middle Ages Danish Estonia Swedish Coastal Settlements Terra Mariana The Reformation Period Division of Estonia in the Livonian War PolishLithuanian Commonwealth Estonia in the Swedish Empire Estonia in the Russian Empire Age of Enlightenment National Awakening Road to Republic Occupation of Estonia by German Empire. United Baltic Duchy Declaration of Independance As a result of the availability of education Age of awakening Red Army's retreat and arrival of German troops in Pärnu on 23 February in Tallinn on 24 February 1918 Independence (1918-1939) Tartu peace treaty in 1920 First recognized by Finland on July 7, 1920 Member of the League of Nations in 1921 Parlament was established in 1934 First preseident Konstantin Päts Soviet Union Stalin Era Khrushchev era Brezhnev era Gorbachev era Living conditions Laws were rough Economy Deportation to Siberia Consequences Effect to economy
On 24 February 1918, the Independence Manifesto was proclaimed in Tallinn, followed by Imperial German occupation and a war of independence with Russia. On 2 February 1920, the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed with Soviet Russia, wherein Russia acknowledged the independence of the Estonian Republic. Tallinn became the capital of an independent Estonia. After World War II started, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1940, and later occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941–44. After Nazi retreat in 1944, it was occupied by the USSR again. After annexation into the Soviet Union, Tallinn became the capital of the Estonian SSR. In August 1991 an independent democratic Estonian state was re-established and a period of quick development to a modern European capital ensued. Tallinn became the capital of a de facto independent country once again on August 20, 1991. Historically, the city has been attacked, sacked, razed and pillaged on numerous occasions.
We live in a constantly changing world There seems to be no stability or certanity about anything. Nations rise and fall, governments come to power and tumble, armies march and retreat, healthy people become sick and on and on the world goes. On the one hand the world we are living in is amazing, because science, medicine, technology, and so on are advancing at an ever-increasing pace. It has made our lives much easier than it was 100 years ago. For example we have phones, television, fast cars, eco towns, highrise buildings and so on. But on the other hand the world can also be frightful. People are starving, and do not have water to drink nor wash themselves
hospitality. · It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning. Peakontor* Buckingham Palace History · Buckingham House was designed by William Winde and this facade* evolved into today´s Grand Entrance. · Goring House was possibly the first house erected within the site around 1624. · The Queen's House was intended as a private retreat for King George III`s wife, Queen Charlotte and 14 of their 15 cildren were born there. The Queen's House Goring house Fassaad* Home of the monarch · There are 19 state rooms, 52 principal* bed-, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, 78 bathrooms and has its own office, cinema swimming pool doctor`s surgery and jeweller`s workshop.
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Indigenous - produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment Invade - to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force Pacifist - strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war Presumably - by reasonable assumption Rank - a position, esp an official one, within a social organization, esp the armed forces Reign - to have control or influence Retreat - The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant Stunt - an unusual or difficult feat requiring great skill or daring Subjective - of, relating to, or emanating from a person's emotions, prejudices, etc: Surrender - to give the control or use of (something) to someone else / to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc Transatlantic on, from the other side of crossing the Atlantic Ocean
WHERE I WANT TO GO Luskentyre Beach Luskentyre beach is situated on the spectacular west coast of South Harris in the Outer Hebrides. One of the most beautiful color-washed coastal areas of Scotland, its blue-green seas shimmer against creamy sands and the vibrant green hillside. Elcho Castle Elcho Castle is a handsome and complete 16th century fortified mansion with three projecting towers on the banks of the River Tay. The remarkably complete house of the 1500s was the country retreat of the wealthy Wemyss family. It is managed by Historic Scotland and is open to visitors throughout the summer. I think that Scotland is very interesting and it is a very beautiful country. Thank you for watching! :)
On 2 February 1920, the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed with Soviet Russia, wherein Russia acknowledged the independence of the Estonian Republic. Tallinn became the capital of an independent Estonia. After World War II started, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1940, and later occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941-44. After Nazi retreat in 1944, it was occupied by the USSR again. After that Tallinn became the capital of the Estonian SSR. Tallinn's population is registered 400,200 (as of May 2007). Since independence, improving air and sea transport links with Western Europe and Estonia's accession to the European Union have made Tallinn easily accessible to tourists. Estonia has made rapid economic progress since independence and this is reflected in local prices
On November 28, two divisions of the Red Army (altogether 12,000 troops) crossed the Estonian border. The War of Independence had begun. The situation of the Estonian Republic was rather desperate. Organizing of the army had just begun and less than 2,000 men could be sent to the front (without a single cannon). However, the Government headed by Prime Minister Konstantin Päts decided not to give up without a fight. During the first month of war Estonian soldiers were forced to retreat and the Red Army was able to occupy North- and South-Eastern Estonia. The university town of Tartu soon fell to the Red Army and in the beginning of January 1919 the enemy was just 40 kilometers from Tallinn (the capital of Estonia). At the time when few military units and volunteers of the Defence League showed desperate resistance on the front, intense organizational work took place in the rear. Colonel Johan Laidoner (since January 1919 Major General) who became Commander-in-Chief on
PUT UP WITH (inseparable) to tolerate Max has great difficulty putting up with noisy children. PULL APART The teacher pulled the fighting students apart in the classroom. B. The 'flat earth theory' can be easily pulled apart by any scientist. PULL AWAY = A. gain in distance B. vehicle leaving from a place A. The race leader pulled away from the others and won the race handily. B. the truck pulled away form the loading dock after unloading. PULL BACK = A. score a goal or point when behind B. retreat to previous position C. decide not to do something previously planned. A. The teamed pulled back to even after two quick goals. B. The soldiers pulled back after the initial attack. C. They pulled back form the investment saying ti was ultimately too risky. PULL DOWN = A. demolish B. depress someone C. earn (colloquial) A. They pulled down the old sports stadium to build a new one. B. John was really pulled down by his recent divorce. C. How much do you pull down a month, he asked?
Count Pierre Daru, having been appointed intendant- general of Napoleon's army, had his young protégé sent as an adjunct military commissary to the German city of Brunswick. This was the beginning of an administrative career in the French army that allowed Henri Beyle to discover parts of Germany and Austria. His army appointment gave him a direct experience of the Napoleonic regime and of Europe at war. He watched Moscow go up in flames, took part in the French forces' retreat from Russia, and helped organize the military defence of the province of Dauphiné back in France. In 1814, when the French empire fell, he decided to settle in Italy. But the more authentic Stendhal is to be found elsewhere, and above all in a cluster of favourite ideas: the hostility to the concept of "ideal beauty," the notion of modernity, and the exaltation of energy, passion, and spontaneity. His personal philosophy, to which he himself gave the name of "Beylisme"
Linlithgow Palace · Mary Stuart, who became queen when she was six days old was born there · Palace tells the story of all those James and Stuarts lives Ballindalloch · Magnificent 16th c. castle · Since 1546 it has been continuously occupied by the McPherson- Grants family · It is home of the Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle Carbisdale Castle · Today is a youth hostel Balmoral Castle · A royal residence in Scotland since Prince Albert bought it in 1853 · Is the Queen's favourite retreat for her late- summer vacation · Alatskivi Castle has been modeled on Balmoral Castle Glamis Castle · a royal residence since 1372 · childhood home of the late Queen Mother · The legendary setting of Shakespeare's play Macbeth THE SCOTTISH CULTURAL SCENE Hogmanay New Year's Eve celebration · Biggest party in Europe · Much more important than Christmas Burns Night 25th of January · Birthday of Robert Burns, national poet
LOT and the Finnish company Aero (now Finnair). Tallinn's zoo established in 25.08.1939 and based on the edge of Kadriorg Park. 5 Occupation time (1940-1991) After World War II started, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1940, and later occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941-44. After Nazi retreat in 1944, it was occupied by the USSR again. After annexation into the Soviet Union, Tallinn became the capital of the Estonian SSR. The most devastating raid was the Soviet raid during the evening and night of the March 9, 1944. During the raid, 463 people were killed, 659 were wounded, 20,000 were left homeless. 10% of the buildings in Old Town and 40% living spaces were destroyed. There had heavily inyuried Estonia theatre and Harju gate. On September 25, 1944, remains
Lady Astair traps him with her, but after Fandorin begs for his life, she lets him go in return for a promise to not hunt down her "children" from the Astair Houses. Lady Astair then appears to commit suicide with her bomb. Fandorin, however, is ordered to help the campaign to root out members of Azazel in Russia, which he does. His guilt at breaking his promise mars his happiness on the day of his wedding to Elizaveta. After the newly married couple retreat to their hotel suite, a messenger brings Fandorin a package. Fandorin walks to the window and sees the messenger frantically running into a carriage driven by the white-eyed assassin that earlier tried to kill Fandorin. Fandorin jumps out his window in an attempt to arrest the killer, and thus escapes the bomb, which blows up and kills his young bride. The novel ends with a dazed Fandorin walking the streets of Moscow, his hair having turned gray at the temples due to his shock over his wife's
carry out- to perform a task carry out- to follow or obey carry out- complete or accomplish st carry over- to continue to another time or situation carry through- to survive carry through- to accomplish, complete successfully pull ahead- overtake, move into the lead or in front pull apart- top from fighting pull apart- weaken an argument or theory pull out- bus or train leaving station pull out- move into traffic pull out- withdraw pull back- score a goal or point when behind pull back- retreat to previous position pull back- decide not to do something previously planned pull down- demolish pull down- depress someone pull down- earn (colloquial) see off- to accompany one to the point of departure for a trip and saygood-bye upon departure see off- to accompany someone who is leaving something see off- to escort someone away from something see off OUT?????- chase somebody or something away see about- to confer with someone about someone or something see about- to investigate
HISTORY OF SANDRINGHAM'S HOUSE Although a Royal residence for only 150 years, Sandringham abounds in history. It has seen the deaths of two monarchs; suffered its share of wartime tragedy; and been the venue for the first ever Christmas Broadcast. The story began in 1862. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, was looking for a country home for his eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, before his twentieth birthday. The idea was to find a healthy retreat for his young son, away from the distractions of the city. Before a decision had been reached, the Prince Consort died suddenly of typhoid in December 1861. It was left up to his eldest son to conclude the house-hunt. After paying a visit to Sandringham on 3 February 1862, the Prince of Wales was impressed enough to have decided by the end of the day that he wanted to buy the house. For the house and furnishings, the Prince paid £220,000. Sandringham's first role was as a home for newly-weds
He managed to make many ruling families to accept Christianity but he wasn't successful in spreading it among ordinary people. However the Celtic church was successful at it and Celtic bishops were also accepted in the Anglo Saxon areas. The Anglo Saxon church was more interested in power and authority but the Celtic church was only interested in the hearts of ordinary people. That lead to a crisis which made the Celtic church to retreat. The Saxon church gave the kings more power and the Kings helped the church to grow. The church also established monasteries which trained men who could read and write. That led to making laws and writing down important matters. The Vikings At the end of 8th century Viking started to raid England. They came from Denmark and Norway and raided monasteries and churches in Ireland and in the east, north and west coasts. London was raided in 842. In 865 they started to settle in Britain
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· "Status-passage" · Threat to a couple's shared re a l i t i e s n e c e s s i t a t i n g construction of new shared realities · But, His & Her realities can be markedly different HERS HIS · "Cataclysmic Role Failure": (1) Retreat from · Crisis of Masculinity: (1) `Hegemonic interaction with the `fertile' world (2) Become too focussed on masculinity' `infertility' (2) Expectation that men will not be: (a) weak (b) vulnerable (c) "It was as if a part of me had died, a part of me was emotional d) losing physical control. never going to be fulfilled. Grieving to hold a baby..
behind. The few characters in the novel who actually support the effort--Ettore Moretti and Gino--come across as a dull braggart and a naïve youth, respectively. The majority of the characters remain ambivalent about the war, resentful of the terrible destruction it causes, doubtful of the glory it supposedly brings. The novel offers masterful descriptions of the conflict's senseless brutality and violent chaos: the scene of the Italian army's retreat remains one of the most profound evocations of war in American literature. As the neat columns of men begin to crumble, so too do the soldiers' nerves, minds, and capacity for rational thought and moral judgment. Henry's shooting of the engineer for refusing to help free the car from the mud shocks the reader for two reasons: first, the violent outburst seems at odds with Henry's coolly detached character; second, the incident occurs in a setting that robs it of its moral import
Jujitsu 12 Summary 16 Study Questions 16 CHAPTER 2 Reciprocation: The Old Give and Take ... and Take 18 How the Rule Works 22 The Rule Is Overpowering 23 Politics 26 The Not-So-Free Sample 28 The Rule Enforces Uninvited Debts 31 The Rule Can Trigger Unequal Exchanges 33 Reciprocal Concessions 35 Rejection-Then-Retreat 37 Reciprocal Concessions, Perceptual Contrast, and the Watergate Mystery 40 Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't 42 Here's My Blood, and Do Call Again 43 The Sweet, Secret Side Effects 44 Responsibility 44" Satisfaction 45 Defense 45 Rejecting the Rule 45 Smoking Out the Enemy 47 Summary 49 Study Questions 50
and beyond. New coastal towns like Beira, Moçâmedes, Lobito, João Belo, Nacala and Porto Amélia were also founded. Even before the turn of the 20th century, railway tracks as the Benguela railway in Angola, and the Beira railway in Mozambique, started to be built to link coastal areas and selected inland regions. Other episodes during this period of the Portuguese presence in Africa include the 1890 British Ultimatum. This forced the Portuguese military to retreat from the land between the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola (most of present-day Zimbabwe and Zambia), which had been claimed by Portugal and included in its "Pink Map", which clashed with British aspirations to create a Cape to Cairo Railway. The Portuguese territories in Africa were Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Guinea, Angola, and Mozambique. The tiny fortress of São João Baptista de Ajudá on the coast of Dahomey, was also under Portuguese rule
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In 1642 the Civil War between the Parliament and the King began. The Parliament won and Oliver Cromwell took up rule of the country. Britain became a republic. Charles I was executed. After Cromwell´s death Charles´s son became the King. The House of Hanover 1714 1901 Controversial / kntr'v:l / vastuoluline The Cabinet / 'kæbnt / valitsus Jacobite rebellions / 'dækbat r'belns / jakobiitide mäss/ülestõus Retreat / r'tri:t / taganemine Slaughter / 'sl:t / tapmine, surmama Pretension / pr'tenn / nõudlus Prolonged / pr'ld / kauakestev, pikaajaline Confine / 'knfan / piirduma, sulgema Foothold / 'fthld / jalaase, tugipunkt Coal / kl / kivisüsi George I left the power to the Cabinet which led to having a Prime Minister (first Prime Minister was Robert Walpole). The Scottish Jacobite rebellions in 1715 and 1719 threatened the King, but the leader
Rise in popular anti- Semitism, as Red Army losing battle, turns around 42-43. Decrease in anti- antisemitism. Dramatic shifts in J demography, not just deaths; color map, location of Js will change, no longer in Eur Russia. What is written about first year or two of war? Why so hard to find info about what happened? Friendship of nations, collaboration? Wanted to demonize nationalist movements, wrote about this. Utter chaos, almost no SU records, infrastructure in free fall, continuous retreat, killed, captured. Front lines thousands of miles. Napoleon 600,000 troops, Dnieper, beeline for Moscow. Wehrmacht on 3 fronts. Winter of 42. Turnover of personnel. More interested in food, fuel, housing, incapable even of this. Germans did keep records, seemed to be invincible, records shipped back to Berlin, archives sacked. Zones of occupation, military and state archives in London, Moscow, Washington. Freedom of information acts filed, 1990s in Washington.
midnight sun can be experienced for more days, the farther north one travels. At Finland's northernmost point, the sun does not set for 73 consecutive days during summer, and does not rise at all for 51 days during winter.(www.wikipedia.org) 3 Flora and fauna All terrestrial life in Finland was completely wiped out during the last ice age that ended some 10,000 years ago, following the retreat of the glaciers and the appearance of vegetation. Today, there are over 1,200 species of vascular plant, 800 bryophytes and 1,000 lichen species in Finland, with flora being richest in the southern parts of the country. Plant life, like most of the Finnish ecology, is well adapted to tolerate the contrasting seasons and extreme weather. Many plant species, such as the Scots Pine, spruce, birch spread throughout Finland from Norway and only reached the western coast less than three
barriers between you and your audience. Conversely, when an audience completely fills a room, the speaker is buoyed because so many have come to hear his or her message, and the audience's response is often better: Laughter and applause seem to be freer, almost contagious. · Here's something most speakers ignore: Where are you supposed to go when you finish your remarks? Do you sit down on the dais? Do you return to the audience? Are you supposed to retreat to the back of the room? Determine the answer in advance by checking with the program organizer.
next 300 years. The Romanov's couldn't make many changes in the empire's economy and political life ( " H i s t o r y o f r u s s i a , " ) . At the beginning of the 19th century Napoleon started his invasions to The Russian Empire. The czar at that time was Alexander I. Napoleon made a big mistake with attacking Russia in the winter, because the army was not used to the merciless climate. Napoleon's army had to retreat and go back to France. The whole world understood now how powerful and strong the Russian empire was ( " I n v a s i o n o f r u s s i a , " ) . Russian empire became more industrialized and the political system stronger and stronger. The country increased its areas. The government was extremely conservative. By the 20th century people noticed that a czar is not the best choice any more. The next ruler Nicholas
and concerts throughout the year. Tallinn has also been chosen to be Europe's capital of culture in 2011. The climate in Tallinn is characterized by a fairly cold winter, a cool spring with little precipitation, a moderately warm summer and a long and rainy autumn. Other larger cities: Tartu, Narva, Kohtla-Järve, and Pärnu. 14.History People have lived in Estonia since the Stone Age. Various tribes migrated to Estonia and settled in the country after the retreat of the continental glaciers about eleven thousand years ago. The settlement of Estonia is considered to be among the most permanent in the whole of Europe. Estonians resisted the assaults of Vikings, Danes, Swedes and Russians before the 13 th century. In 1346, the Danes, who possessed northern Estonia, sold the land to the Teutonic Knights of Germany, who already possessed Livonia (southern Estonia and northern Latvia). The Teutonic Knights reduced the Estonians to serfdom. The Estonian
bay is a rocky region called the Canadian Shield. Canada's largest geographical feature, it stretches east to Labrador, south to Kingston on Lake Ontario and northwest as far as the Arctic Ocean. The Shield is considered to be the nucleus of the North American continent and is made up of roots of ancient mountains. Its gneiss and granite rocks are 3.5 billion years old, three quarters the age of the Earth. Scraped by the advance and retreat of glaciers, the Shield has only a thin layer of soil that supports a boreal forest of spruce, fir, tamarack and pine. The region is a storehouse of minerals, including gold, silver, zinc, copper and uranium, and Canada's great mining towns are located there: Sudbury and Timmins in Ontario, Val d'Or in Quebec, and Flin Flon and Thompson in Manitoba. St. Lawrence Lowlands - The Great Lakes Southern Quebec and Ontario, the industrial heartland of Canada, contain Canada's two largest
10 Downing Street. During the reigns of George I and George II, Parliament assumed almost absolute responsibility for running the country. Large areas of Canada and India were colonized at the expense of the French. The single greatest threat to George I came with the Scottish Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1719. However, James Stuart, their leader, was easily defeated and fled to Rome. His son tried to claim the British throne twice, but he was soon forced to retreat. On 16 April 1746, English army met the Jacobites in a moor at Culloden. 2000 of the Jacobites died, which ended Stuart pretensions to the crown. The British ensured British rule at the French fort at Quebec. During the reign of George III, Britain lost its American colonies and the United States was born. Britain recognised its independence in September 1783. In Britain, peasant farmers were replaced by farms, tiny strips of land were replaced
was considered unacceptable for publication. Apart from a few poems, most of her work was published posthumously. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Life Family background She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful lawyer and a prominent member of community who raised his children according to austere Puritan principles. During her early years Emily was witty and sociable, but from her mid-twenties she began to withdraw from the outside world. Retreat into reclusion By the age of thirty she had become a total recluse, living her life in total isolation: `You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself, that my father bought me. They are better than beings because they know, but do not tell.' For over 20 years she never left her father's house, wore only white clothes and received very few guests. The townspeople of Amherst referred to her as `The Myth'.
turned Othello against her. However, when his opinion is asked, Iago only states that it is politics that have Othello so worked up. In yet another conversation with Roderigo, Iago convinces him not to give up his pursuit just yet. He enlists Roderigo’s assistance in the end in the murder of Cassio, telling him that Cassio’s death will keep Othello and Desdemona in Cyprus. Scene 3 Othello, deciding to walk with Lodovico demands that Desdemona retreat to her chambers and dismiss her maid. Desdemona then discusses with Emilia what seems to be a premonition of her own death, requesting that her body be wrapped in her wedding sheets. Emilia comments on the state of Desdemona’s marriage, mentioning that it might have been a mistake. Desdemona, however ignores the comments and ponders the meaning of adultery, asking if Emilia would ever cheat on her husband. The two discuss the nature of sexual appetites and the double standards set
Augustans took his decorum – a delicate adjustment between language, metrical emphasis, thought and feeling -> sense of harmony between poet and reader. The reader and poet have to understand how much personal emotion a poem can bear without disturbing the desired balance. Sense of timelessness (relationship between the experience of past and this day). Balance presentation of different emotional states. Both parties are to exercise their judgement. In 17th C retreat to Nature meant retirement from practical business to ideal contemplation. In 18th C turning from ambotion to usefulness. Emphasis on the varied hues of nature. British countryside attuned to the ideals of a new urban bourgeoisie, patriotic, pastoral, classical and sentimental. Winchilsea: A Nocturnal Reverie James Thomson: The Seasons – appreciate colour in the universe, it is scientific and descriptive. To The Memory of Sir Isaac Newton
the complementary pair represent an active and passive response to the original counteraction Attack/defend/submit Punch/parry/take Converse (relational) antonyms o Wife/husband, borrow/lend, buy/sell, warmer/cooler Reversives – movement or change in opposite directions/states o Heat/cool, rise/fall, ascend/descend, advance/retreat/, improve/deteriorate 42. Hyponyms A word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it. o Spoon, fork, knife are hyponyms for cutlery o Chair, desk, cupboard are hyponyms for furniture o Spaniel, retriever, dachshund arey hyponyms for dogs Hyponyms that belong under the same hypernym are called co-hyponyms The same word can be a hyponym for different hypernyms o Axe – tools, weapons 43
Paul and the others visit them in the makeshift jail and play cards. Kat and Paul bribe a driver of a munitions wagon with two cigarettes to take them back to the house where they heard the geese. Paul climbs over the fence and enters the shed to find two geese. He grabs both and slams their heads against the wall, hoping to avoid a commotion. The attempt fails, and the geese cackle and fight with him furiously before he manages to escape with one goose in hand. Kat kills it quickly, and they retreat to an unused lean-to to cook it, eating quickly for fear of their theft being discovered. They keep the feathers to make pillows. Paul feels an intimate closeness with Kat as they roast the goose. They eat their fill and take the rest to Tjaden and Kropp. Summary The Second Company returns to the front two days early. On their way, they pass a schoolhouse that has been shattered by shells. Fresh coffins are piled by the dozens already lying next to the schoolhouse
Edward's overlordship would only be temporary. Edward named John Balliol the Scottish king. When he demanded Scottish military service against France, the Scots concluded a treaty with France and readied themselves for war with England. Edward's massive army killed many innosent citizens. Edward executed the focus of discontent, William Wallace, having earlier defeated him at the Battle of Falkirk. Although he won the battle, Edward lost many men in the battle and was forced to retreat back to England. Edward's plan to conquer Scotland ultimately failed. *Eleanor Crosses The Eleanor crosses were 12 lavishly decorated stone monuments. King Edward I had the crosses erected in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile. These crosses marked the nightly resting-places along the route taken by her body as it was taken to London. Several artists worked on the crosses. There are three crosses that have survived today.
had forbidden slave trade and postulated the equality of whites and blacks. Two boer republics- Transvaal, the Orange Free State The Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between France under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte and a number of European nations. Riflemen, congreve rockets. British army under leadership of Duke of Wellington Napoleon decide to invade Russia in 1812, was forced to retreat due to weather, he was surrounded. He abdicated in 1814. Napoleon staged a daring return to power and tried to reverse the outcome of the war at the battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815). Napoleon exiled to St Helena from where he was never to return, marking the end of the Napoleonic wars. Viscount Nelson and Trafalgar 1805 Nelson was a British 1st viscount, naval comander and national hero, victories over French during Napoleonic Wars.
by Alexandre Benois, 1916 Following several defeats, Polish King Augustus II the Strong abdicated in 1706. Swedish king Charles XII turned his attention to Russia, invading it in 1708. After crossing into Russia, Charles defeated Peter at Golovchin in July. In the Battle of Lesnaya, Charles suffered his first loss after Peter crushed a group of Swedish reinforcements marching from Riga. Deprived of this aid, Charles was forced to abandon his proposed march on Moscow. Charles XII refused to retreat to Poland or back to Sweden and instead invaded Ukraine. Peter withdrew his army southward, employing scorched earth, destroying along the way anything that could assist the Swedes. Deprived of local supplies, the Swedish army was forced to halt its advance in the winter of 17081709. In the summer of 1709, they resumed their efforts to capture Ukraine, culminating in the Battle of Poltava on 27 June. The battle was a decisive
" It read almost all the radio traffic of the Turkish embassy, learning that Stalin deeply suspected his Anglo-American allies and feared that they might conclude a separate peace with Germany. The reports of the Turkish military attache1, Hb'ttl was told by General Alfred Jodl, chief of the Wehrmacht operations staff, contained the most valuable information about Russia that the high command then had. By this time, about the end of 1944, the advancing Russians forced the unit to retreat from Budapest to the Odenburg hills and, three months later, to an Alpine redoubt. These disruptions did not choke off the flow of intelligence, which ended only when the war did. "I do not want to exaggerate the importance of what we achieved, although in this one year of my collaboration with the Hungarians there were at least a hundred successes such as seldom fall to the lot of a Secret Service working in the ordinary ways," Hottl wrote. His impressive
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they have important linguistic functions and are "meaningful" in the ordi- nary sense as opposed to gibberish. The restriction to "cognitive" meaning was fine for the positivists' larger metaphysical and anti-metaphysical purposes, but from our point of view, the elucidation of linguistic meaning generally, it is damaging. A theory of meaning in our sense is charged with explaining all the meaning facts, not just those pertaining to fact-stating language. Further, the retreat to "cogni- tive" meaning does not help with objection 2. Objection 2 As we noted, the positivists were working with admittedly preconceived ideas of which strings of words are meaningful and which are not, trying to rule out the intuitively meaningless ones and to rule in the obviously meaning- ful ones. But it is not only the positivists that had preconceived ideas about which strings of words are meaningful. Suppose we look at a given string of
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