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...EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted its notable men. The names and deeds of some of these men will live in American history, yet in the true sense they are unknown...

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...m Cover design Andrew Clarke www.clarke-design.co.uk For more news on the Class Heroes series, see www.classheroes.com Table of Contents D... ...y cousins, Darren and Laura, for being the likenesses of James and Samantha, the heroes of the book. You are very cool. True super heroes, the both ... ...very cool. True super heroes, the both of you. If you want to see what the Class Heroes look like, visit www.classheroes.com Prologue Sunday ... ...had happened. The report concluded that undoubtedly the hero – or, more likely, heroes – had saved many lives. Samantha sat lost in thought. What d... ...b actress and the four of us had a top time filming the clips. I think the Class Heroes logo and the cover design for the book is amazing, so thank ... ... also to the incredible Andrew Skilleter, for his wonderful artwork on the Class Heroes website. This is the image based on my cousins, Darren and L...

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...ng reader an approximation to the background for the study of his country's history which a wide reading gives to a man. (Summary from the Preface of Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan)...

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...The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the ad...

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...oks; and above all, that it may be an aid to the perpetuation of honors won by heroes of discovery who have planted the cross of civilization among al... ...nancial profit can bestow, and my chief aim will be accordingly accomplished. Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands. CHAPTER I. THE ROLLING STONE ... ... be forgotten. Largesses were to be paid the wives and other dependents of the heroes engaged in this memorable service; absolution was given to all w... ...rawn from the astounding multitudes, and all Spain went wild over the eighteen heroes who had sailed around the world. Since his time thousands have f... ...ainst Spanish invasion and conquest. In France, "Nos Filibusters" were popular heroes, and the French historians record with pride any achievement don... ...ized, and Bacon philosophized, and Johnson wrote, and Goldsmith sang, and such heroes as Raleigh, Drake, and Cavendish explored. It was a period of im...

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...en included, not because they were essentially heroic in themselves (although Don Quixote might well have claimed the laurel) but because they became heroes in the opinion of others through the very qualities that brought about their downfall. As involuntary heroes, they furnish a pleasant contrast to the more serious, actual and transcendental figures of saints, martyrs, ...

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...Contents LECTURES ON HEROES ............................................................................................................... 4 THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGANISM: SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY. .............. 4 LECTURE II. THE HERO AS P...

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...y Thomas Carlyle A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle is a publ... ...the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle, the Penn... ...State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents LECTURES ON HEROES ....................................................................... .................................................... 206 4 Thomas Carlyle ON HEROES, HERO-WORSHIP , AND THE HEROIC IN HISTORY By Thomas Carlyle The text... ...ctuation and spelling of the print version have been retained. LECTURES ON HEROES [May 5, 1840.] LECTURE I THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGAN- ISM: SCA... ...e shaped themselves in the world’s history, what ideas men formed of 5 On Heroes them, what work they did;—on Heroes, namely, and on their reception ... ...ot grudge to wander in such neighborhood for a while. These Six classes of Heroes, chosen out of widely distant coun- tries and epochs, and in mere ex... ...Heroism. Surely it seems a very strange-looking thing this Paganism; 7 On Heroes almost inconceivable to us in these days. A bewildering, inex- trica... ...im; it was a stern reality, altogether a serious matter to be alive! 9 On Heroes I find, therefore, that though these Allegory theorists are on the w...

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...a part of every recruit's training manual and Ozgood's words continue to inspire new generations of Skyracos. It's often quoted by the high-flying heroes during their adventures in Zoland System. Some can hear the voice of Ozgood within the words of the cryptic code while others inevitably see what they want or bend the messages to meet their needs. You may even discove...

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... 73 5 GREAT IDEAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Take Responsibility for Fun . . . . 95 Sponsor Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Celebrate Heroes—Not Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Mentoring Program . . . . . . . . . . 104 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . ...

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...lance of string theory seppukus – honor bound with violent roses, hand delivered tightly by the master lodging masons, who work not as slaves, but as heroes, and saints, together, forever with hearts beating tapestries, paint bursting with berry oil and wine, belly laughing into the chorus of love, with crystallized euphoria delivering the message of a stardust twinkled Pa...

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...Get ready to explore strange worlds, visit forgotten pasts, and delve into parallel histories. Prepare to encounter an eclectic mix of heroes walking the line between life and death. Duck as Rurik's blade carves demons in the Celtic landscape of dark fantasy. Witness the Dead Reckoner, a battlefield ghost looking for absolution in a weird war tale. Face Nazi...

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...This book will take you on a journey, through the eyes and minds of two unlikely heroes. These two amazing, inventive & creative young souls find adventure & create solutions through the use of mathematics, "Om technology", and sharo-logical edutainment as well as creating a multitude of "Harmless but he...

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...Preface: In which it is proved that, notwithstanding their names? ending in os and is, the heroes of the story which we are about to have the honor to relate to our readers have nothing mythological about them....

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...H IT IS PROVED that, notwithstanding their names’ ending in os and is, the heroes of the story which we are about to have the honor to relate to our r... ... as were rich gave in addition a part of their money; and a vast number of heroes of that gallant period may be cited who would neither have won their... ... thought there was in that cellar one of those famished ogres—the gigantic heroes of popular legends, into whose cavern no- body could force their way... ... five hundred persons, as you may see through the loopholes, taking us for heroes or madmen—two classes of imbeciles greatly resembling each other.” “... ...ille, who had received the account of the adventure from the mouths of the heroes of it, related it in all its details to his Eminence, not forgetting...

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...A retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Tales include those of Prometheus, Io, Perseus and Theseus. (Introduction by Iris McLeod)...

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...This is the third book of the series. The heroes are moved to uncharted waters, all in search for the causes of their problems. Yet, they do not know they have problems and are deep in them. This was meant to be the last book in the series at this time I had a job an...

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...e opened her eyes to see the face of the man. It was that engine driver. ‘Oh, it is you?’ she asked slightly disappointed. ‘Were you expecting film heroes Mammootti or Mohanlal?’...

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...w their subjects ought to live, and how to enforce compliance with their draconian laws. Readers have asked what happened to Robert and Bart, the heroes of Rough Justice. They thought I had left them in a bad place…and so I had. Others wanted to know what happened to Sebastian and Jarek between the end of Jarek and the beginning of NumbaCruncha. A good question that re...