Starting with the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Africa some of these oral chronicles were recorded in Arabic, and sub-Saharan Africa developed its own written histories. ... Tacitus followed more or less the pattern of Thucydides but with a brooding moral interest in the decay of Roman society. 6 Medieval Historiography The concern with separating fact from fiction and legend often disappeared in medieval historiography. Medieval works tended to divide into two types of histories. ... Among the better medieval histories was Bede's Ecclesiastical History, an early model in a bran...

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There I have found evidence that many people consciously or unconsciously modify their bodies to mark the advent or conclusion of important events and times of their lives. ... Because individuals see the decorations on their bodies every day which commemorates important times in their lives, they will never forget it, and will also probably never forget how those times felt to them. Because this is such a strong reminder, many individuals choose to mark themselves as a reminder of times of their lives to which they hope never to return. ... While some of these modifications mark bad times in ...

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It's the voice of God talking."19 At the age of fifty-two, Richards can still support herself and her husband with the money she earns as a professional psychic.20 Ghost hunting clubs, alien-searching satellites, and psychics are only a few of the many outlets available to Americans in modern times. ... Prynne, her presumed-dead husband, returns to discover all of this.45 Now called Roger Chillingworth to hide his identity, he sinks to a new low as he tortures Dimmesdale by keeping him alive to suffer his guilt and shame.46 Chillingworth becomes an almost supernatural being, p...

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