This is true, but it's also likely that it would have dismayed them as well, since a personal, hand written note or a face-to-face thank you was considered common courtesy back then, but are hardly ever heard of today. ... With today's telephones having texting capabilities there is no need to even listen to the other person; only to read the typed note. ... Receiving an electronic note or letter that has been typed rather than handwritten is impersonal. When someone handwrites a letter or note it feels as if they've put more of themselves in the process, making it feel warmer ...

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His writing has influenced several writers through the ages, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, William Faulkner and Pearl S Buck, to name a few. ... Thomas Hardy chose "Under the Greenwood Tree" as the title for one of his novels, alluding to the following lines from Shakespeare's "As You Like It": Under the green wood tree / Who loves to lie with me / And turn his merry note / Unto the sweet bird's throat. " The astute quality of Shakespeare's plots is highlighted by the depth of the characterization. ...

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By late 1924 Hitler was release on parole, after serving a portion his five year sentence, and quickly regained control of the Nazi Party, noting that any future seizure must come by legal measures through Parliamentary elections. ... Once the US entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Germany's ally Japan; Hitler declared war on the United States. ...

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Thomas notes in his theory of "Definition of the Situation" that, "the child is always born into a group of people among whom all the general types of situation which may arise have already been defined and corresponding rules of conduct developed, and where he has not the slightest chance of making his definitions and following his wishes without interference. ... As Lerner notes "the family is the major Microsystem for infant development in our society, it involves interactions between the child, his or her parents and any other siblings that are present in the home (Lerner,1995,p.26). ... E...

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Shortly after Imperial Japan's infamous attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. ... It's important too to note that the historical context of this internment is that it followed the Niihau Incident, which caused the east coast to be hyperaware and fearful that any Japanese American could possibly betray the United States14. ...

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Through much of history, the strength of a nation has been determined by the strength of its leader. Despite the appearance of holding power, leader's often are undermined by their own subjects as the case of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It is true that during his reign Japan has seen a territorial expansion in Asia not unlike that of Genghis Khan's Mongolia or Julius Caesar's Rome but the question remains whether Hirohito played an active role in that expansion. Though often regarded as the people's emperor, Hirohito has proven to be less of a leader in times of war and ...

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"She gazed ahead through a long reach of future days strung together like pearls in a rosary, every one like the others, and all smooth and flawless and innocent, and her heart went up in thankfulness.... It is also worth noting, Freeman never mentions the loss of Louisa's father. ...

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In Baroque architecture the plan form alone is of little use as a method of communicating one's real experience of the architectonic space, for it gives no indication of the unique spaces created by the complex composition of geometrical forms, which in plan, overlay and merge in unprecedented size ...

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1 Enoch is one of the foundational texts of Jewish apocalyptic literature. 1 Though not an official part of the Jewish canon, Enoch's journey into the realm of angels, and God's revelation of "all mysteries" (Enoch 59:2) regarding the end of days and the salvation of the elect do form an important ...

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