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"...Princess Matilda, though a daughter of the King of Scotland, and afterwards both Queen of England. niece to Edgar Atheling, and mother to the Empress of Germany, the daughter, the wife, and the mother of monarchs, was obliged, during her early residence for education in England, to assure the veil of a nun, as the only means of escaping the licentious pursuit of the Norman nobles. "
It was a matter of public knowledge, they said, that after the conquest of King William, his Norman followers, elated by so great a victory, acknowledged no law but their own wicked pleasure, and not only despoiled the conquered Saxons of their lands and their goods, but invaded the honor of their wives and of their daughters with the most unbridled license.
Explanation:
Two historical characters, Princess Matilda and King William, are mentioned and described in these two lines. Ivanhoe seems to be a work of historical fiction based on these two phrases.
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he wants to recover dinosaurs from amber.
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The two most important conflicts in "The Most Dangerous Game" are Man vs. Man and Man vs. Nature. Man vs. Man is a clear conflict. Rainsford and General Zaroff are fighting for different goals, Zaroff for fun and amusement and Rainsford for survival and escape.
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1. Conceal (to hide)
2. Disaster (a calamity)
3. Telegram (information sent)
4. Paralyzed (inability)
5. Abandonment (to forfeit)
6. Manners (proper conducts)
7. Resembled (look alike)
8. Clamor (noise or shouting)
9. Rumpled (to fold)
10. Grimaced (facial expression)
Explanation:
1. Conceal (to keep something, someone or an information hidden and from the sight)
2. Disaster (a bad occurrence which could be sudden)
3. Telegram (to send information over long distances via electric transmission wires)
4. Paralyzed (to be unable to do something bacuase of an inability or deficiency)
5. Abandonment (to forfeit or walk away from something or someone)
6. Manners (proper conducts)
7. Resembled (to look alike or to look like something or someone)
8. Clamor (a loud continuous noise which could be positive or negative)
9. Rumpled (to fold or wrinkle something)
10. Grimaced (a facial expression that mirrors pain or disapproval)
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A positive life change can still evoke stress because any change that requires one to adjust to a new situation or surrounding can be a source of stress. For example, most would consider a marriage or the birth of a child to be a positive life change.
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