Word: harm
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...forget that when the valiant Ethiopians made the Italians prisoners in the Battle of Aduwa [1896] they handed them over to the Emperor without doing them any harm, thus earning for Ethiopia honor and a good name...
...harm" to which the Negus referred was castration. For centuries the Ethiops have taken unmanning for granted: 1) to supply eunuchs for the harem trade; 2) as punishment for criminals; 3) as an expression of triumph over a slain enemy. After emasculation, the natives often made trophies of the virilities. Contrary to the Negus' claim, there were numerous castrations at Aduwa. Says one authority: "In an attempt to minimize the savagery of the victorious army, it is claimed that only 30 white prisoners were castrated. The truth is that only 30 survived and returned to Rome; innumerable others were...
Louis Mayer gathered his forces and worked fast. RKO has few theatres in which to show its films, was reminded of its reliance on the theatres of the other major companies. There were warnings that the Hearst attack would harm the whole industry. There was even guarded talk that other studios would chip in to defray the $800,000 RKO had spent on Citizen Kane...
...sure that all of Mr. McAdoo's admirers, of whom there are many, will agree with me that you do yourselves, as well as this country, great harm when you fail to pay suitable tribute to a great...
...History and Literature, where work depends on the tutorial system to a greater degree than in most fields, the dismissal of two men who are among its most able and popular tutors can only harm the quality of the education of the 150 concentrators...