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sacrifices

Can anybody tell me if they have ever had to make painful/difficult sacrifices in order to follow what was important to them, rightly or wrongly. This isn't an arbitrary question, I am working on...

Balikesir

World War II

How or where can I find data on people killed in Nazi concentration camps by ethnicity?

jucie

the spanish armada

what could be seen of the armada as it approached the english coast? and what did the english do about it?

3Styler

ashes to ashes

i recently heard the line 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust' in a brilliant film called 'Michael Collins' and i've obviously also heard it famously said in 'Gladiator' by Proximo i think it was. ...

kopend

old pictures of stockport

i am looking for a picture of rileys toy shop in merseyway stockport or the food factory or the escalators. does anyone know of any good sites where i can find pictures like this?

sshapiro

Oedipus

Why is the Sphinx's riddle not in the play?

boblion

fu-lion, fu-dog

I'v asked this before with no response... Is there a place I can find who the artist was and at what era they were carved in.

bartholomew

Dog's occlusion?

Hi What is the terminology for a protruding bottom jaw? In Polish we call it a dog's occlusion. What is an English equivalent?

mystress

What/Who is Natalie Crouc?

I personally think she is a:~ Evangelical Fundamentalist Aryan Supremacist Anyone care to add anything?

Birchy

I have asked this before, but didn't get an answer. Are there any countries that made efforts to repay their debts? I'm not suggesting that wiping the slate is wrong, but did any endebted countries -...

ecoman

Questiongate

Why have the media got this obsession of attaching the word "gate" onto news stories? Camillagate, Dianagate, cheriegate, and many many more,

luamber

Exchange on faulty goods?

I bought a pair of walking boots from a very well known retailer just a few weeks ago and they have started to split. Yesterday, I took them back to the shop, explained the problem and asked if...

NatalieCrouc

Bible

Could someone interpret the following for me: He who has ears to hear let him hear. Where in the bible can I find this ?

jellytot01

The Charge of The Light Brigade?

Why does Tennyson use so much repetition in this poem?

hopalong

Comet

This mission to the comet cost millions of dollars to tell how the universe started. Does anyone really care and what use it that information to us.

AlmaVi13

religion

Why do you think religion is a vehicle of identity for the orthodox church?

Beth1989

English Project

I am doing a speaking and listening task in English during the coming fortnight. We are ato "argue and persuade" and can do it on any topic in the whole world! As it will be the last task of the year,...

netibiza

Proving paternity

How can one go about proving paternity if both parents are dead. There are 7 siblings - all definitely with the same mother - 5 def with same father - could it be proven either way for the other...

lkn2cln22

Feels like it?

Ya, It does feel like We've had this question before!! Feels kinda like Deja vu.:)

HAnn521

South Africa and Britain

My boyfriend is a native South African, born in Durban and moved here to the U.S. with his mother at age 7...I have noticed similarities between the terms/words they use and British words...and also...

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