A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Constantinople became a new Rome, and the Emperor Constantine the Great celebrated the inauguration of his new capital city, and the name of the town originates from his name. When the Roman Emperor Constantine I decided to move his capital to the Eastern part of…
The 1983 film adaptation of the novel featured a more optimistic conclusion. Cujo received the following accolades: Despite the above, according to the American Library Association, Cujo was the 49th most banned and challenged book in the United States between 1990 and 1999. Stephen King discusses Cujo in On Writing,…
The damaging impacts of Cyclone Tracy were the result of a ’direct hit’ on Darwin. Damage to buildings was worsened because Tracy was a slow moving storm resulting in extended periods of exposure to high winds. Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory,…
Drixoral combines two generic active ingredients, an antihistamine called dexbrompheniramine and the decongestant pseudoephedrine. As an alternative to Drixoral, people can seek out medicines that combine one of two older antihistamines,… Schering-Plough Corp., which makes Drixoral, says it also fielded numerous calls about the medicine until the company created a…
In the case of any price under the equilibrium price, consumers would flock the market to buy the supply at a reduced price. This would create a situation of excess demand. Under the situation of excess demand, consumers would be willing to pay higher prices to meet increased demand. In…
Timbuktu was the starting point for trans-Saharan camel caravans which transported goods northwards. Timbuktu was one of the most important cities in the Mali Empire because of its location near the Niger River bend and so it was fed by the trade along both the east and west branches of…
What is the equals () method? Why OR When we should Override the equals () method? Best practices for Overriding equals () method? Reflexive : for any reference value a,a.equals (a) should return true. Symmetric : for any reference values a and b,if a.equals (b) should return true then b.equals…
Contents. The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas. The Discovery of America. The discovery…
Kate Chopin ’s novel, “The Awakening” (1899), is the famous tale of Edna Pontellier, who leaves her family, commits adultery, and begins to rediscover her true self — as an artist. Such an awakening is not easy, nor is it socially acceptable (particularly at the time the book was published).…
The importance of the Gospel of John can scarcely be overestimated. Throughout Christian history, it has been read and cherished far more than any of the other preserved accounts of Jesus’ life. The genius of the gospel lies in the way in which John conceives of the relationship between the…