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… he did, but how he was found. In 1869, Livingstone went missing in Africa on an expedition and was presumed lost. … The writer Walter Benjamin once suggested that "History decomposes into images, not narratives" and Clare Pettitt … She notes how this meeting, publicized by the Herald complete with copious amounts of American triumphalism, was …

… and political ideal, that of democracy, our way of choosing the president seems fatally flawed. It also provokes … whose members can deliberately and calmly assess the outcome of an election and judge its impact upon the public … a disqualification for American pride? And, anyway, since we have used this constitutional institution with …

… search for clean and affordable alternate energies has become an increasing priority in the twenty-first century. However, one … create the national program Proálcool in 1975. Private businessmen, politicians, and national and international … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to "Sweet Fuel: The Remarkable Story of Brazilian …

… from the many existing biographies of Bruce Lee by focusing not on Lee as a movie star, but as a dissident, … after Lee challenged anyone who doubted his word to come to his studio in Oakland. Russo makes his case by … arts practitioners. Even the famous Wong Jack Man fight comes across as more of a draw than a complete victory in …

… weapons. A breakthrough on this critical issue could come as part of an overall commitment toward deeper, verifiable nuclear arms cuts. Such … considered such steps crucial for America’s security since in his view nuclear weapons were “the only thing that …

… all, to effect mental, moral, and national improvement. Commitment to improvement of self and nation motivated … Adams fought the gag rule unsparingly through a brilliant combination of nimble eloquence, parliamentary skill, and … of Independence, and denounced defenders of the “sin” of slavery. His challenges aimed to reverse the rule …

… of the Heaven’s Gate suicides now blame everything from comets to cults to cyberspace to the dead themselves — the “weak” among us, as commentator David Gelernter put it. Perhaps when we have … to say nothing of get-rich infomercialists promising the riches, or at least the glitz, of Donald Trump. …

… scandal. Frustrated by a few unrepentant prelates, Keating compared their conspiratorial behavior to that of the Mafia. … to his lawyer and not enough to his heart.” Calling those comments “the last straw,” Mahoney announced he would seek … There’s a venerable Catholic tradition of the sheep rousing their indolent shepherds to reform the church and …

… corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence; in other words it is war minus the shooting." … Olympic teams. Even before the First World War, sport had become, as one French official put it, "a matter of state." …

… husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she unknowingly evoked the flexible …

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, that warning was not issued in the wake of the cache … and illegality of COINTELPRO. Regardless of the ultimate fallout of these recent revelations, however, something like …

… unalloyed sense of justification: She announces that the outcome of the battle of Agincourt showed "God had chosen to … Henry's. During the campaign, Henry issued a challenge to single combat to the dauphin ; Barker goes to great lengths to … that Made England , by Juliet Barker Little, Brown and Company (New York, 2006) …

… California has something to offer the nation as it comes to terms with last month’s Supreme Court ruling … school systems cannot recognize a student’s race in devising plans to achieve or maintain segregation. But the … Even more important, they provided easy ways to file complaints and measure compliance. Achieving such a sweeping …

… France is rejoining military NATO, the United States is becoming more distant. This may be the best way the United … France would no longer participate in NATO’s integrated command and that NATO military headquarters and U.S. … role of NATO show why the organization will become increasingly European. The war in Afghanistan, in which NATO has …

… Longtime beauty pageant owner, former Atlantic City casino magnate, and current Presidential candidate Donald … America Pageant. As early as the 1880s, business owners and community leaders began organizing beauty pageants in … budget for 1922 and invited women from across the county to compete in what was now a truly national event. The modern …