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Right out of a brave regiment...
...sake of conquest. The twelve humble Franciscans (later nicknamed "The Twelve Apostles") who followed the conquistadors' reign of terror were more successful missionaries. At the sight of the ragged friars padding doggedly through the mountains, the Indians sighed, "Motolinia, motolinia [Poor, poor fellows]." Generations of such brave, tough motolinias from Spain finally converted Mexico.* But on the Indians' simple faith, the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico grew fat and feckless. Prelates exacted tremendous fees, gobbled up land and abused their ecclesiastical powers, e.g., one archbishop excommunicated a group of pulque brewers for adulterating their product. Republican thought...
...summer clothes are gay and casual. There are Orlon sweaters, dresses in Dacron, nylon and other wonder fabrics in every color. There are dresses of wispy silk and tough denims, terry-cloth shirts, and shorts in everything from calfskin to velvet. Toreador pants, once worn only by the brave (and beautiful), are as common as pedal-pushers and Levi's. One big 1955 craze: sweater-like cotton knits in everything from beach robes to low-priced cocktail dresses...
Perry G. E. Miller and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. '38, professors of American Literature and History, respectively, both conceded that Davy was a brave "Injun fighter" and "b'ar hunter," as the popular song claims. But as a Congressman, they said, Crockett was a willing stooge used by the Whig Party to counter the popular appeal of the Democrats' Andrew Jackson...
Based on an ancient legend, the plot explores a soldier's attempt to win love in the same way he won honor; by force. The warrior, a brave but bestial knight named Moritoh, is struck with an insane desire for a noblewomen, Lady Kesa. Finding that she is already married, he can only answer her love for her husband with threats of bloodshed. The final victory of love over violence is inevitably tragic...