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But They Did Not Give Up...

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As a young man,  Abraham Lincoln  went to war a captain and returned a private. Afterwards, he was a failure as a businessman. As a lawyer in Springfield, he was too impractical and temperamental to be a success. He turned to politics and was defeated in his first try for the legislature, again defeated in his first attempt to be nominated for congress, defeated in his application to be commissioner of the General Land Office, defeated in the senatorial election of 1854, defeated in his efforts for the vice-presidency in 1856, and defeated in the senatorial election of 1858. At about that time, he wrote in a letter to a friend, "I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth."

中国历史上有十位女皇帝!

说起来女皇帝,大家定然会想到武则天,武则天只是中国历史上唯一一个正统的女皇帝。确切地说,中国历史上曾出现过四位女皇,北魏殇帝元姑娘、农民起义女领袖陈硕真、武则天和西辽承天皇帝。而吕雉、萧绰、慈禧以及其她临朝称制的女主则是中国古代的准皇帝。 1、第一位女皇帝:北魏殇帝元姑娘 北 魏宣武帝死后,年仅4岁的元诩就当了皇帝,是为孝明帝,胡氏则母以子贵被尊为太后,并因孝明帝年幼而得以听政。胡太后在政治上恣意专权,搞得民不聊生,生 活上则十分淫乱,引得朝臣不满,(本内容由河南商都文化发布)当然也引起了孝明帝的不满。她担心一旦事情败露,会带来杀身之祸,于是先下手为强,于孝明帝 武泰元年(公元528年)二月,毒死了19岁的亲生子孝明帝元诩。
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一位传教士所接触的光绪皇帝 光绪皇帝处于维新变法与西方近代科学技术传入中国的时代。本文以一个传教士的目光介绍了光绪皇帝对新科技事物的兴趣。     当光绪是个少年时,听说这个仅在孩提时见过的巨大神奇的世界上竟有种以雷电的速度向远距离城市和省份传递消息的方法。几个世纪以来他和他的祖先都是用信使和驿马传送他们的诏书和邸皑——世界上最古老的报纸,而将它们一刹那就发送出去,这种可能性使他怦然心动。他是个喜爱实干的人。我们以后会看到,他做事总想越快越好。于是他下令替他搞套收发电报的设备,又拿去像玩他那些极巧妙的玩具一样“玩”了。就这样没多久,朝廷就在全国用上了电报。     一天几位官员来汇文书院找我们,交谈中他们说道:     “皇上听说洋人发明了一种话匣子,是否有这回事?”     “不错,”我们答道,“学校的物理实验室里就有一架,你们可以看看。”     我们有一架老式的脚踏式爱迪生留声机,看上去十分像缝纫机。我们带他们到实验室里,让其中一人对着留声机说话,然后用它把话复述出来。这些官员很高兴,没多长时间他们又来了,一定要把留声机买下来当作礼物送给皇上。这是邀宠和升官的捷径。

A Glimpse of Hong Kong’s Past – Photography by Fan Ho

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古代日本妓女“卖春”方式

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日本是一个色情业非常发达的国家,当然,并不只是今天的日本才有这样发达的色情业。在古代的日本,色情业不仅有悠久的历史传统,而且已经有了相当的规模。 日本,由本州、四国、九州和北海道等四个大岛及一些小岛组成的东亚群岛国家。日本的名意为日出之国。古代日本一直不满意身为一个小小岛国的地位。

The Sea Cucumber

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The continued existence of these icky echinoderms is somewhat mind boggling. Lacking a true brain and any semblance of sensory organs, the sea cucumber is endowed with the same mental capacity as the food for which it is named. Nevertheless, the colorful cuke constitutes a vital part of the oceanic ecosystem, as it breaks down detritus and recycles any and all nutrients that come its way.

34F大馬大奶女神

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You're going to need to learn the names of some new islands.

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This Is What Your City Would Look Like If All The World's Ice Sheets Melt