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  • 1The Charitable Corporation v. Sutton — (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 ATK 404 is an important old English law case which holds in substance that a director of a company owes duties to the company in the same measure and quality as does a trustee to a trust.FactsJudgmentLord Hardwickecquote| I… …

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  • 2The Charitable Corporation v Sutton — Court Court of Chancery Date decided 13 August 1742 Citation(s) (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 Atk 404 Case opinions Lord Hardwicke Keywords …

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  • 3The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 4History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …

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  • 5Origin of the Book of Mormon — Artist s impression of Joseph Smith Jr. receiving the Golden Plates from the angel Moroni …

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  • 6Mountain Meadows massacre — Mountain Meadows massacre Location: Mountain Meadows, Utah Territory, United States …

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  • 7Alliterative verse — The Old English epic poem Beowulf is written in alliterative verse. In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme.… …

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  • 8Argonian — The Argonians are a fictional race of reptilian humanoids from the Elder Scrolls video game series.Argonians are described as a cold blooded beast race of reptilian humanoids, consistently portrayed throughout the Elder Scrolls series of games as …

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  • 9Varangians — The Varangians or Varyags (Old Norse: Væringjar, Greek: Βάραγγοι, Βαριάγοι, Váraggoi / Varyágoi , Ukrainian and Russian: Варяги, Varyahy / Varyagi ), sometimes referred to as Variagians , were Vikings, [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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