Since its formation, the organisation has been politically influential and at times highly controversial. As well as arguing for veterans' benefits, it has entered other areas of political debate. It was politically conservative, Anglophilic, and monarchist - RSL halls are one of the few places in Australia where portraits of Queen Elizabeth II are still habitually hung, and in several widely publicised cases members expressin ...

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As early as Origen, James the Just has been given credit for writing the New Testament Epistle of James, although this epistle has also been ascribed to Saint James the Great and James the Less. A number of modern Biblical scholars, such as Raymond E. Brown, while admitting the Greek of this epistle is too fluent for someone whose mother tongue is Aramaic argue that it expresses a number of his ideas, either rewritt ...

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Reflections on the Revolution in France was widely read after its publication, but much of the immediate reaction to it was very negative. Burke's critics made much of the intemperate language he used to attack the leaders of the French Revolution, his eulogizing of King Louis XVI of France and his wife, and the various factual inaccuracies concerning specific events in France and the political arrangements of that country's new constitution. Thomas Jefferson, William Hazlitt, Charles James Fox, and other liberal figures who had until ...

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Reflections on the Revolution in France, Reflections on the Revolution in France - Background, Reflections on the Revolution in France - Arguments, Reflections on the Revolution in France - Influence, Reflections on the Revolution in France - Quotes

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Bloch attended the first Hague Peace Conference in 1899, possibly at the invitation of Tsar Nicholas II, and distributed copies of his work to delegates from the diplomatic missions of 26 states, to little avail. The British publicist WT Stead also worked to spread Bloch's insights. In each particular, Bloch's theoretical research was rejected or ignored. To the English readers of The Contemporary Review, Bloch wrote in 1901: Europe's patriots were unmoved. French cavalry and British infantry commanders only learned Bloch's les ...

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Ivan Bloch, Ivan Bloch - Contribution to theory, Ivan Bloch - Influence, Ivan Bloch - Role in contemporary theory

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Kind of Blue is not only regarded as one of Davis's masterworks, but one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz. One reviewer has called it "a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence." [1] Ashley Kahn said in his book, Kind of Blue: The Making of a Miles Davis Masterpiece: "Still acknowledged as the height of hip four decades after it was recorded, Kind of Blue is the premier album of its era, jazz or otherwise. Its vapory pi ...

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To "turn stones into bread" has become a common phrase in the English language. The temptation of Christ is a frequent subject in the art and literature of Christian cultures. ...

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For approximately 150 to 200 years the forgeries met with only moderate success. Although a relatively large number of manuscripts dating from the ninth or tenth century is known — altogether about 100 more or less complete manuscripts of the False Decretals dating from the ninth to the 16th century have been preserved — the canonical collections took but little note of the False Decretals until the early 11th century. During the 11th century the situation changed rapidly. Under the impetus of monastic reform movements and the eff ...

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Pseudo-Isidore, Pseudo-Isidore - Introduction, Pseudo-Isidore - Authorship, Pseudo-Isidore - Method, Pseudo-Isidore - Textual overview, Pseudo-Isidore - Intent, Pseudo-Isidore - Historical background, Pseudo-Isidore - Content, Pseudo-Isidore - Influence, Pseudo-Isidore - Editions, Pseudo-Isidore - Manuscript tradition

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This theme of an alien invasion has remained popular ever since, some recent examples being Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the "Worldwar" series by Harry Turtledove, and the film Independence Day. Tim Burton's farcical Mars Attacks! shares many themes with The War of the Worlds, particularly the unexpected and inglorious demise of the Martian invaders. A number of people have written stories that pay homage to The War of the Worlds, often telling how the invasion went in places other th ...

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Many artists have been influenced by Norman's music including Frank Black of the Pixies, who even covered one of Norman's songs, "Six-Sixty-Six" on his album Frank Black & the Catholics. During the song "Levitate Me", Black says "Come on pilgrim, you know he loves you" - a phrase that Norman would use in his concerts. Black was one of the "special guests" at Norman's June 2005 concert in Salem, joining h ...

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Larry Norman, Larry Norman - Influence, Larry Norman - Selected Discography, Larry Norman - External link

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Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Disciples. It is unknown how many Talmudic rabbinical scholars the Maharal taught in Moravia, but the main disciples from the Prague period include Rabbis Yom Tov Lipmann Heller and David Ganz. The former promoted his teacher's program of regular Mishnah study by the masses, and composed his Tosefoth Yom Tov (a Mishnah commentary incorporated into almost all published editions of the Mishnah over the past few hundred years) with this goal in mind. David Ganz died young, but produce ...

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Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Biography, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - His name, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Influence, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Disciples, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Jewish philosophy, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Literature, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Miscellaneous, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Bibliography, Judah Loew ben Bezalel - Books

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The word masochism was coined by the 19th century psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing with Sacher-Masoch and his writings in mind. The novel has been adapted for film three times: in 1967, in 1969 and in 1994. The 1994 film was directed by Maartje Seyferth and Victor E. Nieuwenhuijs, and received an award at the 1994 international film festival of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The lyrics of The Velvet Underground song "Venus in Furs" refer to this book. In the 1998 Todd Haynes film Velvet Goldmine, main characte ...

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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch - Influence, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch - Notes

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Toynbee's ideas have not perhaps proved of great influence on other historians; his overall theory certainly was taken up by some scholars, for example, Ernst Robert Curtius, as a sort of paradigm in the post-war period. Curtius wrote as follows in the opening pages of European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages (1953 English translation), following close on Toynbee as he sets the stage for his vast study of medieval Latin literature. Not all would agree with his thesis, of course; but his unit of study is the Latin-speaking world o ...

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Arnold J. Toynbee, Arnold J. Toynbee - Biography, Arnold J. Toynbee - Toynbee's ideas and approach to history, Arnold J. Toynbee - Influence, Arnold J. Toynbee - Criticism, Arnold J. Toynbee - Trivia, Arnold J. Toynbee - Works, Arnold J. Toynbee - Reference, Arnold J. Toynbee - External link

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John Mair - Calvin and Loyola. In 1506 he was awarded a doctorate in theology by Paris where he began to teach and progress through the hierarchy, becoming for a brief period Rector. (Some 18 of his fellow Scots had held or were to hold this prestigious position). He was a renowned logician and philosopher. He is reported to have been a very clear and forceful lecturer, attracting students from all over Europe. In contrast, he had a rather dry, some said 'barbaric', written Latin style. He was referred to by Pier ...

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John Mair, John Mair - Education, John Mair - Some publications by John Mair, John Mair - Influence, John Mair - Calvin and Loyola, John Mair - Knox, John Mair - Empiricism, John Mair - Human Rights, John Mair - Reference

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The X-Files - Television. Chris Carter listed television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker as his major influences for the show. Actor Darren McGavin who played Carl Kolchak in Kolchak: The Night Stalker appeared in two episodes of The X-Files as Agent Arthur Dales, a character who is described as the "father of the X-Files." ...

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The X-Files, The X-Files - Current distribution, The X-Files - Influence, The X-Files - Television, The X-Files - Film, The X-Files - Legacy, The X-Files - Emmys, The X-Files - Acting, The X-Files - Writing, The X-Files - Technical, The X-Files - The X-Files: Fight the Future, The X-Files - Change, The X-Files - Duchovny leaves, The X-Files - Season 8 and beyond, The X-Files - Trivia, The X-Files - Taglines, The X-Files - Main cast, The X-Files - Regular guest cast, The X-Files - Fan terminology, The X-Files - The X-Files around the world, The X-Files - Episode guide

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From the Carolingian epoch to the end of the Middle Ages and beyond, this was the most widely copied work of secular literature in Europe. It was one of the most popular and influential philosophical works, read by statesmen, poets, and historians, as well as of philosophers and theologians. It is through Boethius that much of the thought of the Classical period was made available to the Western Medieval world. It has often been said Boethius was the “last of the Romans and the first of the Scholastics”. ^{See also:}

Consolation of Philosophy, Consolation of Philosophy - Consolation of Philosophy, Consolation of Philosophy - Influence, Consolation of Philosophy - Footnotes

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Intermediate zone - Paul Brunton. Paul Brunton adopted Sri Aurobindo's concept of the "Intermediate Zone" as a source of delusion and subtle ego. (see The Notebooks of Paul Brunton (Published in 1989; 16 volumes) - Volume 11: THE SENSITIVES - ch.12. THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE list of contents) Intermediate zone - Ex-Daists. Around 2000 or so, on an Adi Da forum, reference to an online copy of Sri Aurobindo's essay on the Kheper website was cited as a possible explanation for both the gurus powers and his strange behavio ...

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Intermediate zone, Intermediate zone - History of Publication, Intermediate zone - Influence, Intermediate zone - Paul Brunton, Intermediate zone - Ex-Daists, Intermediate zone - Quotes, Intermediate zone - Reference

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There is a clear line of influence from the Hoosier Hotshots and the Marx Brothers to Spike Jones and to Stan Freberg, Gerard Hoffnung, Peter Schickele's P.D.Q. Bach, The Goons, Frank Zappa, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Roto Rooter Goodtime Christmas Band and to "Weird Al" Yankovic. Billy Barty even appeared in a video by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Some other well-known tracks included: "Cocktails for Two" "I Went to Your Wedding" "That Old Black Magic" "The Blue Danube" "The Sheik ...

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Spike Jones, Spike Jones - Der Fuehrer's Face, Spike Jones - Murdering The Classics, Spike Jones - Soundies, Spike Jones - The Fifties, Spike Jones - Radioland Murders, Spike Jones - Misleading biographies, Spike Jones - Influence, Spike Jones - External link, Spike Jones - Sources

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Johnson is frequently cited as "the greatest blues singer of all time" or even the most important musician of the 20th century, but many listeners are disappointed by their first encounter with his work. This reaction may be because of their unfamiliarity with the raw emotion and sparse form of the Delta style or because of the thin sound of the recordings when compared to modern music production standards. Johnson's guitar wor ...

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Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson - Life, Robert Johnson - Influence, Robert Johnson - Samples, Robert Johnson - Songs, Robert Johnson - Discography, Robert Johnson - Artists Who Have Covered Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson - Books about Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson - Films about Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson - Other

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In 1897 French author Jules Verne published The Sphinx of the Ice Fields. A sequel to The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, the short novel explores the adventures of the Halbrane as its crew search for answers to what became of Pym. Translations of this text are sometimes titled An Antarctic Mystery or The Mystery of Arthur Gordon Pym. Poe's novel was also an influence on H. P. Lovecraft, whose 1936 story At the Mountains of Madness follows similar thematic direction and bor ...

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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - Influence, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - External link

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Their musical proficiency distinguished them from most of their peers, although their dominant drug-related lyrical themes, on songs such as "Another Girl, Another Planet" and "The Beast", fit in with the zeitgeist of the era. Drug addiction, particularly heroin use, derailed their career, and singer/guitarist/songwriter Peter Perrett has only sporadically been heard from since. They have been very influential on the indie rock and alternative rock scenes ever since, on bands such as The Replacements and Nirvana, and more recently The Libert ...

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The Only Ones, The Only Ones - Biography, The Only Ones - Influence, The Only Ones - Albums, The Only Ones - Posthumous releases, The Only Ones - Home videos

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