Word: earth
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...time of the war the following works in the German language: "Ramisches Recht," "Pandelsten," "Kirchemrecht," and "Geschichte des Deutschen Rechtes." Prompt and safe return of the books is promised as soon as the war is over. Flattered though it is by such an appeal from the ends of the earth, the library is unfortunately not able to grant the request, as it does not posess the copies desired. In case any person has these works and would like to respond to the appeal, Mr. Lane would be glad to furnish the officer's address...
...born criminals as it was formerly supposed," said Mr. Osborne. "There is no fixed line dividing the good and the inherently bad, any more than there is a line around the earth at the equator. When men go wrong it is largely the result of circumstances or environment. The old prisons based on this mistaken theory only added to the criminal capacities of those who were confined within their walls. The effect upon the inmates was both physical and moral. Owing to the unhealthy surroundings the prisoners developed what was called the 'prison pallor" and the influence on their moral...
...national and international conferences had been held all over the world to further a spirit which, if followed by governments as well as by individuals, might have saved much to the world. But then came the plunge--and it seemed as if the cosmopolitan spirit might perish from the earth...
...third act Wotan tells Erda, the goddess of earth that he is contented that man shall supersede the gods. As Erda sinks into the earth, Siegfried enters and inquires the way to Brunnhilde's rock. Wotan lays his spear across the way, but Siegfried shatters it, and advances to the flames, which envelop the stage. Finally they clear and discover Siegfried on the rock. He has never seen a woman, and thinks Brunnhilde is a beautiful warrior. He loosens the helmet, sees for the first time the long tresses of a woman, and is seized with fear. But he stoops...
...from the Pacific Coast rather than from the other side of the Atlantic. This is dependent on the fact that there is land to deal with in one case, while there is only water, or nearly so, in the other. Firstly, the sun's rays are radiated from the earth so extensively that they take much of the energy in the electric waves. This fact is particularly true at this season of the year, for at present these rays of the sun are at very nearly their greatest intensity. In the second place, this radiation also tends to defract...