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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Oaths"”.
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Oaths and Greed in Tacitus' Histories
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2017-08-10 without embargo terms
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Oath formulas in the Poetic Edda
This study examines oaths in the ON Poetic Edda primarily from a linguistic and rhetorical standpoint with the aim of deducing syntactic-rhetorical formulas for oath swearing. As J. Grimm (1816) said and Hibbitts (1992) reiterated, poetic formulations in oral performance cultures may have had …
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Eucharistic belief and practice in Ireland, 1660-1740
… of Supremacy in Ireland and appointing other oaths for all those who wished to enter public office. Just over a decade later, the Eucharist was again included in further penal legislation of 1704, when a sacramental test was appended to An act to prevent the further growth of popery. Now, …
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Η ΔΟΜΗ ΚΑΙ Η ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟ: ΤΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ (1828-1831)
… THE NAVY (INFRASTRUCTURE, REGULATIONS, HIERARCH OATHS, PAYROLL, ETC) AS WELL AS THE NAVAL OPERATIONS AND THE STRUGGLE TO COMBAT PIRACY OF THE NEWLY FORMED NATIONAL FLEET ARE PRESENTED. THE REACTIONS OF THE HELLENIC NAVAL WORLD DUE TO THE POWER-DRAINING AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL NAVAL DECISION …
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Federally funded art in the United States: Government actions in response to controversy
… and/or the elimination of programs, (3) oaths/pledges from artists/arts organizations, (4) the denial of funding, (5) the delegation of responsibility/requiring advising panels, and (6) the change or destruction of art. This paper focuses on two federal agencies: the Federal One Program …
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Elements of carnival and the carnivalesque in contemporary Australian children's literature
… specific language such as the use of curses and oaths. The role of humour and the manifest forms this takes within carnival are intrinsic and are discussed at some length. These central tenets are explored in two ways: first, in relation to their connection and use within the narrative structures …
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Pragmatic and dialectic conceptions of methodology for inquiries into freedom and their implications for education
… are concerned about the requirement of loyalty oaths from college students who obtain federal scholarship funds. It could be assumed that hardly any educator in America would deny that the development of freemen is an essential aim of education. Educators have shown an awareness of the pivotal …
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The end of tolerance: new discourses of racism, migration and the state in Britain, 1997-2008
… adoption of 'British values', to be effected by oaths of allegiance, citizenship tests and various other techniques for reshaping the cultures and values of minority communities, particularly Muslims. Alongside this redefinition of integration was a shift in the central axis of 'race relations' …
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Family, followers and friends : the socio-political dynamics of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy, 1100-1204
… than the formal bonds created through homage and oaths. Concepts of 'treason' and 'defiance' are also examined. Five types of friendship are identified: friendship as courtesy, formal friendship, emotional friendship, company and companionship. Calling someone 'friend' was a sign of politeness. …
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Taboo lexeme conditioning and obscenities in American English
… sapped religious profanities, blasphemies, and oaths of their emotional power, but taboos of and negative attitudes towards the body remained, and obscenity filled that emotional void left by profanity. Today we are left with a unique class of lexemes in American English that came about only …
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Blurring the Gender Lines: Margaret of Anjou's use of Gender as Power in Shakespeare’s First Tetralogy
… she reverts to the feminine, using the power of oaths and curses to harm her enemies. In the final play of the tetralogy,<em> Richard III</em>, Margaret is at her most feminine; Margaret’s lack of power and status in the final play puts her in a position where the effeminate act of cursing is the …
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Lessons in Loyalty: American Patriotism and Education in the Progressive Era
… of dissenters, state enforcement of loyalty oaths for teachers, and demands for one hundred percent Americanism –– the ideals promulgated by patriotic reformers in the preceding decades appeared ascendant. The outburst of nationalist excitement that the World War I era witnessed should be …
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Lessons in Loyalty: American Patriotism and Education in the Progressive Era
… of dissenters, state enforcement of loyalty oaths for teachers, and demands for one hundred percent Americanism –– the ideals promulgated by patriotic reformers in the preceding decades appeared ascendant. The outburst of nationalist excitement that the World War I era witnessed should be …
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Evaluation of the Tensile Bond Strength of Orthodontic Bracket Bases Using Glass Ionomer Cement as an Adhesive
… The specimens were thermocycled between water oaths of 15°C and 55°C. The specimens spent 30 seconds in each bath for a total of 2,500 cycles and were stored in a humidor until debonding. After 14 days, the specimens were subjected to a tensile force using an Instron mechanical testing machine …
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Pledges and Agreements in Old English - A Semantic Field Study
… occur in collocation with concepts such as oaths (að) and sureties (borg), but there are important differences in function and linguistic usage between the terms. One important aspect of the language of pledging is the formulaic word pair að and wedd which comes to stand for the entirety of …
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The constitutional rights and responsibilities of students and academic personnel in public community colleges as determined by federal and state court decisions
… of academic personnel: academic freedom, loyalty oaths, political activity, classroom activities. It explains that the United States Supreme Court cases of Keyishian, Pickering and Epperson are clear indications that state-employed teachers have complete freedom under the First Amendment to …
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The origins and transformation of the nonjuror schism, 1670-1715 : illustrated by special reference to the career, writings and activities of Dr. George Hickes, 1642-1715
… of bishops and clergy who refused the new oaths and accepted deprivation regarded their removal as being as invalid as the deposition of James II. The consecration of Tillotson and the other Revolution 'intruders' caused the nonjuror bishops to go beyond the intended precedents of the …
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Politics and Covenant in the Divine Davidic Kinship: A Diachronic Approach to Covenant in the Book of Samuel
… editors adapted covenant to the form of loyalty oaths employed by their imperial neighbours to make claims on those they considered to fall under “United Israel” in anticipation of the re-establishment of Israel’s royal dynasty following the exile. This thesis therefore aims to redirect …
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Countering-insurgency : a comparative analysis of campaigns in Malaya (1948-1960), Kenya (1952-1960) and Rhodesia (1964-1980)
… sorcery, spirit mediums and the taking of oaths. Ultimately, political solutions not military ones ended the insurgencies. The theoretical recommendations indicated that greater attention needs to be expended in training counter-insurgency forces to empathise with the local population when …
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George Fox's concept of the church
… against compulsory tithes and the taking of oaths as unworthy of the New Testament, and for honesty and simplicity and active love as the true Christian witness to holiness; and socially, by emphasizing marriage as a sanctifying ordinance of God, to be guided by the Church children as·a …