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18 hours ago · The housemaid carried cans of hot water up to the bedrooms every morning. When baths were needed, hot water was again carried up and poured into a hip bath. ‘“Strangely enough, my mother used to say,” wrote Dorothy, “she never had a servant complain of this colossal labour in all the twenty years we were at Bluntisham.”’.
18 hours ago · At the heart of it, The End of Faith is a passionate plea for the world to be governed more by reason and less by religious dogma (Hovey, 2012; Meynell, 2011).Harris challenges the sanctity of religious belief, arguing that in an age of increasingly destructive technology, one can no longer afford to base our morals and policies on unexamined faith (Hovey, 2012).
18 hours ago · Toyah Willcox. Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she has had eight top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays and 10 feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows.
3 days ago · Jinho “Piper” Ferreira Chronicles Black “Justice” in 2024 by Robert M. Gardner “Love is stronger than Hate, Justice is stronger than Fear.” Jinho “Piper” Ferreira repeats the refrain as he tells a tale about “justice,” recounting the frightening crimes against Black Americans by the police that go unpunished. Their names echo: Tamir Rice, 12-years old, shot, by a Cleveland patrolman while carrying a toy gun. Unarmed Michael Brown killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri ...
18 hours ago · Hezbollah (/ ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; [ 45 ] Arabic: حزب الله, romanized:Ḥizbu 'llāh, pronounced [ħizbu‿lːaːh], lit.'Party of God') [ a ] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party, a military group that has been regarded as a resistance movement, [ 46 ][ 47 ][ 48 ][ 49 ] and an organization that provides social welfare and religious ...
4 days ago · Chief Constable Kate Meynell said Ms Metcalf was known for her "bubbly and infectious nature". Paying tribute, she said: "She was a beloved colleague and friend to many within the force.
1 day ago · Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
