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The Williams Record

By: Student Media

...of Prof. Rice's se- ries of lectures was delivered Fri- day evening in the art room of Hopkins Hall on Raphael and Uembrandt and was illustrated by sl... ...ce showed how each of these painters repre- sented idealism and realism in art; but his more immediate pur- pose was to indicate how their lives are d... ... how their lives are disclosed in the progress of their development in the art of painting. Raphael wos born in Urbino, Italy, a distinctly rural land... ...gs I have a Shorthand System, easily as good as the best now taught in any American Business College, that 1 can teach In twelve (12) evenings. Tui- t... ...aw in Rochester, N. Y. ^ Cbe Richmond Tdc Ulcllington north /Idams. IDass. AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PLAN E. M. Moore, Mgr. W. S, Underwood Go. it PIANOS, i... ...mis' every two weeks ' MODEL LAUNDERING CO. North Adams, flass. Agents and Collectors DURFEE'07&VANDECARR'09 8 SOUTH COLLEG* All laundry left where th... ...Mr Bradman ^ THE HAHflPTON AilJaoBnt to Post Offioo European Plan, $1andUp American Plan, $2m50 to$4 Om Am Koelef, Propm Northampton, Mass. B,K Browni... ...On Broadway TROY. N. Y. MODEL LAUNDERIN6 CO. North Adams, Hass. Agents and Collectors DURFEE'07&VANDEGARR'09 8 SOUTH COLLEGB All laundry left where th... ...n Broadway TEOY, N. Y. MODEL LAUNDERING CO. North Adams, flass. Agents and Collectors DURFEE'G7&VANDEGARR'09 8 SOUTH COLLKGB All laundry left where th...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 1 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

... in any way concerned in public life to feel that the highest ambition any American can possibly have will be gratified just in proportion as he raise... ...olitician deals very largely with the superficial and the commonplace; his art is in a great measure that of skil- ful compromise, and in the conditio... ...ong men of great origi- nal genius or of an heroic type of character.” The American people should feel profoundly grateful that the greatest American ... ...ncoln: V ol One the leader, Lincoln, at least should remain a real, living American. No matter how clearly, how directly, Lincoln has shown himself in... ... rude gatherings of the neighborhood, and so laid the founda- tion of that art of persuading his fellow-men which was one rich result of his education... ...ellows, call- ing themselves officers of the State, have forbidden the tax collectors, and school commissioners to receive State paper at all; and so ... ...oln: V ol One “I say it-is-a-lie. Suspend the collection, indeed! Will the collectors, that have taken their oaths to make the col- lection, dare to e... ...uppose the people attempt to suspend, by refus- ing to pay; what then? The collectors would just jerk up their horses and cows, and the like, and sell...

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Democracy in America

By: Alexis de Tocqueville

...eral government that was ever devised for a free people. He found that the American people, through their chosen representatives who were instructed b... ...ent country, or among any different people. The pride and comfort that the American people enjoy in the great commentaries of De Tocqueville are far r... ...ment which has afflicted mankind for many ages, that gives joy to the true American, as it did to De T ocqueville in his great triumph. When De Tocque... ...spread of mental acquirements, and the increasing taste for literature and art, 14 Democracy in America opened chances of success to talent; science ... ...f luxury, the elegance of taste, the pleasures of wit, and the religion of art. On the other was labor and a rude ignorance; but in the midst of this ... ...h important administrative functions. The assessors rate the township; the collectors receive the rate. A constable is appointed to keep the peace, to... ...rtions: he takes a part in every occurrence in the place; he practises the art of govern- ment in the small sphere within his reach; he accustoms him-... ...p- *See “The T own-Officer,” especially at the words Selectmen, Assessors, Collectors, Schools, Surveyors of Highways. I take one example in a thousan...

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Life of Johnson

By: James Boswell

...e Odys- sey. He is indeed so closely concealed that the reader suspects no art at all. Boswell’s perfor- mance looks easy enough—merely the more or le... ...Nevertheless it was rare and diffi- cult, as is the highest achievement in art. Boswell is primarily the artist, and he has cre- ated one of the great... ... is set forth with the unadorned vividness and permanent effect which seem art- less enough, but which are characteristic of only the greatest art. Bo... ...uch copies as I could procure, and wished for more, but have not found the collectors of these rarities very communicative.’ I told him, that Garrick ... ...iga- tion, by transmitting to me copies of two letters from Dr. Johnson to American gentlemen. On Saturday, April 3, the day after my arrival in Londo... ...as to the justice and wisdom of the conduct of Great-Britain to- wards the American colonies, while I at the same time requested that he would enable ... ...tled, Taxation no Tyranny; an answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress. He had long before indulged most unfavourable sentiments...

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The Golden Bowl

By: Henry James

...ly, of course, on the “picture book” quality that contemporary English and American prose appears more and more destined, by the conditions of publica... ...m, set up some semblance of them in his own other medium, by his own other art—nothing could better consort than that, I nat urally allow, with the d... ...convenience for those who passionately cultivate the image of life and the art, on the whole so beneficial, of projecting it. The seer and speaker unde... ... to reach its maximum, no doubt, over many of the sorry businesses of “The American,” for instance, where, given the elements and the essence, the lon... ...tion of several shorter pieces. Inevitably, in such a case as that of “The American,” and scarce less indeed in those of “The Portrait of a Lady” and ... ...hetic vision, the mind led captive by a charm and a spell, an incalculable art. The essential property of such a form as that is to give out its finest... ...ull of consequences produced by her father’s. Mr. Verver, one of the great collectors of the world, had n’t left his daughter to prowl for herself; he... ...d together capitalists and bankers, re tired men of business, illustrious collectors, American fathers in law, American fathers, little American daug...

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The Federalist Papers

By: Alexander Hamilton

...: It is not a new observation that the people of any country (if, like the Americans, intelligent and wellinformed) seldom adopt and steadily persever... ...on which used to mark the progress of war prior to their introduction. The art of fortification has contributed to the same ends. The nations of Europ... ... their most specious declamations. The valuable improve- ments made by the American constitutions on the popular models, both ancient and modern, cann... ... with painful solicitude. They foresee the dangers that may threaten their American dominions from the neighbor- hood of States, which have all the di... ...h which the beneficence of nature has inter- sected our country, and which art finds it so little difficult to connect and complete. A fourth and stil... ...ost to fear from us, and most to hope from them. The improve- ments in the art of navigation have, as to the facility of com- munication, rendered dis... ...espondent authority of the Union. Should it happen, however, that separate collectors of in- ternal revenue should be appointed under the federal gove...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...Action 126 4.5 Searching for Fresh Options 134 5. AL QAEDA AIMS AT THE AMERICAN HOMELAND 145 5.1 Terrorist Entrepreneurs 145 5.2 The “Planes O... ...r stairwell with deviations p. 312 The Twin Towers following the impact of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 p. 313 The Penta... ...1 and United Airlines Flight 175 p. 313 The Pentagon after being struck by American Airlines Flight 77 p. 313 American Airlines Flight 93 crash site, ... ...cations equipment employed for these casing missions included state-of-the-art video cameras obtained from China and from dealers in Germany.The casin... ...ck on Bin Ladin or his associates during 1999. The tribals remained active collectors of intelligence, however, providing good but not predictive info... ...arm system with redundant electronics and control panels, and state-of-the-art fire command stations were placed in the lobby of each tower. 9 T o man... ...ands on already hard-pressed single-source national technical intelligence collectors like the National Security Agency. Combining Joint Intelligence ... ...view (Oct. 20, 2003); Phoenix Field Office agent interview (Oct. 21, 2003);Art C. interview (Dec. 4, 2003). 48.Treasury report,“1995 Highlights of The...

...ent the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democrats chosen by elected leaders from our nation?s capital at a time of great partisan division--have come together to present this repo...

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