Word: rulers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...three-page poem written by Burton while working at Disney. Disney gave Burton the go-ahead for the project, and while he didn't direct it, he was deeply involved in the development process. The story, set like Scissorhands and Batman Returns at Christmas, is about Jack Skellington, the ruler of Halloweentown and his suffering what amounts to a mid-life crisis. Upon discovering Christmastown, Jack believes that this is a way to re-invigorate Halloween, and he misguidedly tries to supplant Santa Claus, if just for one year. The movie was a success, given its low production costs...
...purpose of deposing an authoritarian ruler [in Iraq], human suffering became subordinate to other political objectives," Papandreou added...
...know all this. Every glossy brochure from Admissions and Financial Aid, every issue of the Harvard Gazette, every press release from the Office of Government and Community Affairs supports the image that Harvard is a truly benevolent and worthy ruler, a force for good in the world...
...government and people of the Sultanate of Oman, a country on the Arabian peninsula, have endowed a Kennedy School of Government (KSG) professorship in honor of their ruler, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said...
...ruler is credited with modernizing Oman's economy and diplomacy. He also supported the 1978 Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel when many Islamic nations rejected...