Each scene is shot straight through, as had been the universal custom, from a camera fixed in a single position, but in the outdoor scenes, especially in the capture and destruction of the outlaws, Porter's camera position breaks, necessarily, with the camera position standard until then, which had been, roughly, that of a spectator in a center orchestra seat at a play.

Even Professor Arnold Toynbee, agreeing with his son, does so in these terms: `` Compared to continuing to incur a constant risk of the destruction of the human race, all other evils are lesser evils.

`` You see, first of all and in a sense as the source of all other ills, the unshakeable American commitment to the principle of unconditional surrender: The tendency to view any war in which we might be involved not as a means of achieving limited objectives in the way of changes in a given status quo, but as a struggle to the death between total virtue and total evil, with the result that the war had absolutely to be fought to the complete destruction of the enemy's power, no matter what disadvantages or complications this might involve for the more distant future ''.

His arrival must have occurred during the " dark ages " that followed the destruction of the Mycenaean civilization, and his conflict with Gaia ( Mother Earth ) was represented by the legend of his slaying her daughter the serpent Python.

Darius thus began to contemplate the complete conquest of Greece, beginning with the destruction of Athens and Eretria.

649 people were reported arrested, five were charged with destruction of property, while the others were charged with parading without a permit, or failing to obey police orders to disperse.

The term abaddon appears six times in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible ; abaddon means destruction or " place of destruction ", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol.

*# The division of mankind threatens it with destruction ... Only universal cooperation under conditions of intellectual freedom and the lofty moral ideals of socialism and labor, accompanied by the elimination of dogmatism and pressure of the concealed interests of ruling classes, will preserve civilization ...

On the one hand, Reagan stated that SDI was " consistent with ... the ABM Treaty ", but on the other hand, he viewed it as a defensive system that would help reduce the possibility that mutual assured destruction ( MAD ) would become reality ; he even suggested that the Soviets would be given access to the SDI technology.

He was formerly identified with an Egyptian priest who, after the destruction of the pagan temple at Alexandria ( 389 ), fled to Constantinople, where he became the tutor of the ecclesiastical historian Socrates.

But this destruction, coupled with a protracted siege of Rain ( 9 – 16 July ), caused Prince Eugene to lament "... since the Donauwörth action I cannot admire their performances ", and later to conclude " If he has to go home without having achieved his objective, he will certainly be ruined.

Moses is ordered to make plates to cover the altar with the two hundred fifty censers left after the destruction of Korah's band.

The book opens with a vision of Yahweh, God of Israel ; moves on to anticipate the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, explains this as Yahweh's punishment, and closes with the promise of a new beginning and a new Temple.

Deane and J. R. Thomson write this valid conclusion, “ The Book of Obadiah is occupied with one subject – the punishment of Edom for its cruel and unbrotherly love conduct towards Judah ...” One can link this idea of punishment to one of the major prophets “ Ezekiel ” who “... interprets the exile to Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem as deserved punishments for the sins of those who themselves committed them .” Verses 3-7 in Obadiah explain to the reader the reason for the punishment theme, “ Confidence in one ’ s power, intelligence, allies, or the topographical features of one ’ s territory is often mentioned as an attribute of those who foolishly confront the Lord and are consequently punished .” Although destruction is vital to understanding Obadiah, it is of note to understand the destruction being a consequence of action.

It comes to conclusion with a taunt song and funeral dirge of the impending destruction of Nineveh and the " sleep " or death of the Assyrian people and demise of the once great Assyrian conqueror-rulers.

The western / lowland bongo faces an ongoing population decline as habitat destruction and meat hunting pressures increase with the relentless expansion of human settlement.

On 23 July Austria-Hungary delivered a toughly worded letter to Serbia with ten enumerated demands and additional demands in the preamble aimed at the destruction of the anti-Austrian terrorist and propaganda network in Serbia.

In recent decades Canadians have become less willing to accept the environmental destruction associated with exploiting natural resources.

illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity ( in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries ); soil erosion ; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water ; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing

The Roman period ends with Avar and Croat invasions in the VI-VII century and the destruction of almost all Roman towns.

* The comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and its film adaptation feature a much larger version of the Nautilus ; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier states that it is a second, larger submarine built after the destruction of the first one from Verne's novels.

Paige displays the ability to encase others inside of her force fields, without being within them herself, when she uses her new power to contain the explosion caused by the resurrected Source's destruction in the tenth issue of the comic series, Three Little Wiccans.

Affectionately embracing satirical portrayals has been a Bush tactic at other times as well, such as when he presented a self-parodying slide show at the May 2004 Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner about looking for weapons of mass destruction in the Oval Office after the political comic strip Doonesbury satirically portrayed him on a similar comical search.

In a comic universe where world-weary talking dogs exist alongside nihilistic housewives, Piraro gives his cartoons heft by skewering his own bêtes noires: wasteful consumerism, environmental destruction, corporate greed and sheeplike people, to name a few.

The 1 January 2009 comic ( number 2167 ) contains a fourteen-way crossover ; however, the comic panel space is blank to simulate the overlapping " destruction of the universe " scenarios that developed over the crossed-over themes ( those IWC!

The character appeared in the Transformers: Cybertron comic strip exclusive to the Official Transformers ' Collectors Club, transported into the Cybertron animated series timeline by reality warps resulting from the black hole created by Unicron's destruction.

In the Beast Wars: Primeval Dawn comic, it is revealed that Tarantulas ' destruction was an elaborate ruse engineered by himself, in order to absorb the Vok who possessed Tigerhawk into himself.

* Cratinus: A comic poet often ranked with Aristophanes as a playwright, he is said to have died of a drunken apoplexy after witnessing the destruction of wine jars ( line 700 ).

Scourge would not only appear in the Generation One Dreamwave comic but also in its sister comic Transformers: Armada ( see below ). In this world, the incarnation of Scourge was still one of the heralds of Unicron, from a different dimension, sent to cause destruction prior to Unicron's arrival alongside his fellow heralds, Dirge, Thunderwing, Bludgeon and their leader Galvatron ( all characters from the G1 universe, though their names are not mentioned and are not the versions from the Generation One Dreamwave comics ).

However, an article discussing the destruction of Star City ( and, by extension, Kimiyo's depowerment ) appeared at the 52 website, which is designed to complement the weekly comic series.

With Megatron's subsequent apparent destruction battling the Autobot medic Ratchet, the stage was sent for Ravage's return in the U. S. comic.

The comic books series depicts the apparent destruction of the Sith order, caused by them using a destructive Force technique called a thought bomb against the Jedi but which ends up destroying the Sith as well.

The two became lovers, but their joining would mean the destruction of both comic book universes.

For the MKII comic book, now known as the King of Kuatan, Gorbak is seen in similar circumstances to his first appearance, requesting Shang Tsung's destruction for permitting Goro's death and loss to the monk, Liu Kang.

As chemical weapons, they are classified as weapons of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN Resolution 687 ( passed in April 1991 ) and their production and stockpiling was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 ; the Chemical Weapons Convention officially took effect on April 29, 1997.

She is the primordial energy that holds all creation and destruction, all cycles of birth and death, all laws of cause and effect within Herself, and yet is greater than the sum total of all these.

Instead of moving, a Bomb need merely explode to effect the destruction of both friendly pieces and enemy pieces adjacent to itself, and suiciding in the process.

This mechanism makes thermate more suitable than thermite for incendiary purposes and for emergency destruction of sensitive equipment ( e. g. cryptographic devices ), as thermite's effect is more localized.

It went into effect on 29 April 1997, and called for the complete destruction of all specified stockpiles of chemical weapons by April 2007.

The effect of low doses is lessened by the destruction of the original alkaloids by the action of bacteria in the digestive tract before they reach the bloodstream.

Austrian administration returned, but wartime reality and destruction of the town had a negative effect on the population, and the quality of life deteriorated.

For Schumpeter, the creation comes first ; the destruction is an almost incidental effect of the creation.

ILM's " Praxis effect " shockwave became a common feature in science fiction films depicting the destruction of large objects.

The Reformation had a huge effect on Christian art, rapidly bringing the production of public Christian art to a virtual halt in Protestant countries, and causing the destruction of most of the art that already existed.

For as much as all the endeavors of the United Colonies, by the most decent representations and petitions to the king and parliament of Great Britain to restore peace and security to America under the British government and a re-union with that people upon just and liberal terms instead of a redress of grievances, have produced from an imperious and vindictive administration increased insult oppression and a vigorous attempt to effect our total destruction.

The Reformation had a huge effect on Christian art, rapidly bringing the production of public Christian art to a virtual halt in Protestant countries, and causing the destruction of most of the art that already existed.

The shallow nature of the seabed on the north of the bay, and the funnelling effect of tsunami and typhoon wave energy, has contributed to certain parts of the Shonan coast having suffered considerable damage, including the destruction of the Kōtoku-in temple housing the Great Buddha, or Daibutsu during the massive tsunami of 1498.

The action, which took effect immediately, follows from earlier peace talks and the destruction of 840 weapons by international observers, Free Aceh movement commander Sofyan Daud told reporters, " The Aceh national army is now part of civil society, and will work to make the peace deal a success.

Once their habitat is destroyed, they cease to exist. This destruction has a follow-on effect, as species which coexist or depend upon the existence of other species also become extinct, eventually resulting in the collapse of an entire ecosystem.

Radiological weapons are normally considered weapons of mass destruction, and are very commonly equated with a radiological bomb often mis-called a " dirty bomb " ( which refers to a nuclear weapon with a radiological side effect ).

": Groo's understatement when he surveys the destruction he has caused, and the closest Groo usually ever gets to grasping just what his effect on the world around him is.

Apart from possible habitat destruction, it appears that indiscriminate use of pesticides has a strong effect on this species due to its insectivorous habits.

The overall effect, however, of that legislative initiative and Papp's other " Save the Theatres " efforts was to slow destruction of the old Theatre District enough to eventually ensure preservation of a number of other historic playhouses and to retain a measure of the District's original flavor, atmosphere, charm and historic character for future generations.

They would effect the greatest amount of destruction of enemy facilities and defences before withdrawing.

They would effect the greatest amount of destruction of enemy facilities and defences before withdrawing.

Beauregard wrote after the battle, " A comical effect of this artillery fight was the destruction of the dinner of myself and staff by a Federal shell that fell into the of my headquarters at the McLean House.

The destruction had its effect, terrorizing many New Republic citizens.

* The Orion ship is better detailed but retains the spinning effect ; upon its destruction, there is a more realistic dispersal pattern for the debris.