De Lacey. De Lacey is the Parisian-turned-blind-peasant who lives in a cottage with his son and daughter. He’s a nice old man: “descended from a good family in France” (14.2), he’s the only person we meet who treats the monster kindly. Character Analysis: The De Lacey Cottage. In Mary Shelley’s…
Balian of Ibelin surrendering the city of Jerusalem to Saladin, from Les Passages faits Outremer par les Français contre les Turcs et autres Sarrasins et Maures outremarins, c. 1490. History of Jerusalem: The Capture of Jerusalem by Saladin. (October 2, 1187) The Battle of Hattin decimated the knights and soldiers…
Democrats lost power in Congress because both northerners and southerners believed it was time to let southerners run their own governments. Republicans were hurt by widespread corruption in the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes. The election of 1870 led to the end of reconstruction. DEMOCRATS lost power in Congress…
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Augustus of Prima Porta (Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The marble statue stands 2.08 meters tall and weighs 1,000 kg. The statue of Augustus of Prima Porta was discovered within…
Two hinges at the top of the palm allowed the four hook-like fingers to be brought inward for sword-holding purposes, but that was the extent of its motion. There was some attention paid to aesthetic detail, though, including sculpted fingernails and wrinkles at the knuckles. Götz von Berlichingen, 17th century…
The first version of iced tea as we know it today, albeit made with green tea leaves, was printed in 1879. Housekeeping in Old Virginia published a recipe by Marion Cabell Tyree calling for green tea to be boiled then steeped throughout the day. Simmer the Water Bring half of…
The Lunch Lady was founded by Ruthie Burd, a mother of three in 1993. Offer ends January 5 Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test…
The singer told MTV News: “My friend was talking to me about his long distance relationship and how it breaks his heart that he can’t see his girlfriend every day, so I wanted to make an anthem for everyone in a long distance relationship or just someone they haven’t seen…
The North American box art of Radiata Stories. Radiata Stories (ラジアータ ストーリーズ, Rajiaata Sutooriizu) is an action role-playing video game. It was developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. It was released on January 27, 2005, in Japan and September 6, 2005, in North America.…
President John F. Kennedy wrote to the Audubon Society: The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America. Feb 25, 2015. The…