From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Christianity,Militarypa‧dre/ˈpɑːdreɪ, -ri/noun[countable]informalapriest, especially one in thearmyExamples from the Corpuspadre•Approachingthe car I was driving, hereprovedme, saying that apadreought to know better.•We ...
However, even if the post of governor-general was slightly less powerful than that of Roman emperor, he was insufficiently strong a character or leader when placed in supreme command of policy in India, thousands of miles and many weeks in terms of communication away from London, to withstand ...
And when his spiritual children were with him, he would point me out to them as a sublime example, of almost unmatched suffering. "You see", he would say, "he is blind. However his suffering is not without meaning. The friar said these things because he had experienced himself the drama...
They become additional instruments of deception in the hands of the aggressor, and traps for well-meaning nations. If there be in non-aggression pacts an implied condition that each nation may make a bona fide judgement as to the necessity for self-defence against imminent threatened attack, it...
Paul Clark and Liberation Suite brought an English twist to the genre, this song Make a Joyful Noise was taped during their 1976 European tourhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYfa4iQg8e4whilethe Pat Terry GroupproducedYou’d be Therehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMBV0WoTeI&feature=...
“Criticality 1” component meaning that there was no backup in case of a failure of both joints. It was a clear violation of protocol but the later Rogers Commission would show that NASA managers frequently ignored or evaded safety regulations to meet their very ambitious mission schedule. This...
The English poet Thomas Hood penned this poignant verse which I think encompasses what many have gone through in 2010 but with the hope that 2011 will be kinder to all of us. And ye, who have met with Adversity’s blast, And been bow’d to the earth by its fury; ...
Regardless of the meaning ascribed to Hitler’s speech by his generals, Hitler had already laid plans to destroy the Jews in Poland and decimate the Polish intelligentsia and leadership. Hitler gave Himmler the task of forming“Einsatzgrüppento follow the German troops as they advanced into Poland...
When I came to Camp LeJeune three years ago that changed. I packaged up every award except for the citation to the Defense Meritorious Service Medal signed by General Raymond Odierno that I earned in Iraq. It has a great deal of meaning to me because of how much impact Iraq and my serv...
Some men, clergy and laity alike would attempt to find a theological meaning to the suffering. Many would do so in the theology of John Calvin which emphasized the Providence and foreknowledge of God. That theological frame of reference, of the results of battles and the death or wounding of...