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84Firing Squad at Dawn - Executions in World War One (WWI)
During the First World War, several hundred men were shot at dawn, by firing squads, made up of their own comrades, supposedly for cowardice and desertion. Many were suffering from trauma and other physical, psychological and / or emotional health problems. A number of them were young boys, who had lied about their age, when they enlisted, and then simply could not cope with the horrors that World War One forced upon them. They died a horrific and terrifying death, when they should have been sen
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82Reasons to Forgive Others
You may have heard someone utter the words, "I could never forgive him," or "Why should I ever forgive you." What the person probably doesn't realize is that he or she is only hurting him or herself by refusing to forgive. Forgiveness is an...
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80Pardon Me: The Presidential Pardon Then and Now
Introduction On September 8, 1974 President Gerald R. Ford made one of the most controversial decisions ever made by an American president: he pardoned former President Richard M. Nixon for his part in the White House scandal called Watergate....
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75Felony Expungement
Felony expungement is possible in many circumstances, but not all. In most states a felony is simply a classification of a crime for which the possible punishment ranges from; incarceration for more than one...
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77ASPIE ALIENATION - FROM A BLACK PERSPECTIVE
On the surface, this may seem like a self-pitying, whining, woe-is-me tome from a forty-year-old loser with no lucrative career, income, or a decent amount of money who is still supported by his mother and doesn't know how to drive a car, which is...
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77The main reason why the death penalty should never be restored in the UK, without some boundaries
As a liberal minded individual, when I was younger, I could never agree to the death penalty or Capital Punishment, as it is also called. Thirty odd years down the road my gut instinct still leans this way but with some reservations.I recently wrote a Hub about a dear elderly local lady who was brutally beaten to death in her own home. Murder is always a nasty business but this lady's attacker was heartless and cruel.
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75Discover Brittany France.. An Enchanting Paradise
First the distances involved Great Britain London-Rennes : 753 km London-Paris : 402 km Eire Dublin - Paris: 887 km Dublin - Rennes: 1239km BY CAR At only 3 hours from Paris, Brittany has the advantage of a good toll-free motorway network,...
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77The Ley-Lines and Lost-Past of North Kent part 23 Ireland
I decided on loaves rather than fishes- the sign of the young-maiden, the spinster, the grain-goddess- virgo the virgin. The mutable-earth sign which mutates the summer and serves up cardinal-libra, the beginning of the dark-half of the year and...
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74The Best Shows on ESPN: A Guide for Sports Fans and Non-Fans Alike
The five best sports shows on ESPN for sports fans and non-fans alike.
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73God's Love, Amazing Grace
simply put, there is no other live in the entire worl like the love of god. It is whole and complete without any questions or limits.
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