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Believing the post to be " the first professorship of its kind in the country ," Harvard President Drew G. Faust called it “ an important milestone .” Funded by a $ 1. 5 million gift from the members and supporters of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, the F. O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality is named for a mid-20th century gay Harvard American studies scholar and literary critic who chaired the undergraduate program in history and literature.
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Believing that without Christian wisdom there can be neither prosperity nor success in war, Alfred aimed " to set to learning ( as long as they are not useful for some other employment ) all the free-born young men now in England who have the means to apply themselves to it.
Believing the Saints to be in insurrection, the Missouri governor ordered that the Saints be " exterminated or driven from the State ".
Believing Jed to be dead, Tony hid his body in the Christmas hamper during the party.
Believing his creations to be treacherous, Davros begins using mind control on Daleks and humans, ultimately releasing the virus to kill off the Daleks before they can exterminate him.
Believing himself to be in a state of disgrace with Hitler over his failure to achieve the British alliance, Ribbentrop spent December 1937 in a state of depression, and together with his wife, wrote two lengthy documents for Hitler denouncing Britain.
Believing the Catholic Church to be corrupted in many ways, the Lollards looked to Scripture as the basis for their religious ideas.
Believing that more attention should be given to the message of the scriptures rather than to ceremony and worship, the Lollards denounced the doctrines of the Church such as transubstantiation, exorcism, pilgrimages, and blessings, believing these led to an emphasis on Church ritual rather than the Bible.
Believing women to be just as capable of academic accomplishment as men, More insisted upon giving his daughters the same classical education given to his son.
Believing it to be a type of opossum, naturalist George Harris wrote the first published description of the Tasmanian devil in 1807, naming it Didelphis ursina, due to its bearlike characteristics such as the round ear.
Believing that Caesar would be distracted by the turmoil in Rome following the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher, the Carnutes, under Cotuatus and Conetodunus, made the first move, slaughtering the Romans who had settled in their territory.
Believing the attack to be genuine, NORAD prepares to retaliate.
Believing the town to be only lightly defended, Burgoyne and Baum were unaware that Stark and 1, 500 militiamen were stationed there.
Believing that reinforcements might be necessary, Burgoyne marched the army toward Bennington until further word arrived that Breymann and the remnants of his force were returning.
Believing in the success of an invention can involve risk, so it can be difficult to obtain support and funding.
Believing that " nobody who speaks German could be an evil man ," they release him.
Believing herself to be a normal human girl named Mary ( who had miraculously recovered from cancer three years prior ), she rediscovers her powers and identity when she finds her boyfriend and best friend betraying her on Prom Night.
Believing his political career to be over he concentrated on the bar for some years, becoming head of his chambers, and did not at first hold office when the Conservatives returned to power in 1951.
Believing the other parties to be out of touch with mainstream Australia, One Nation ran on a broadly populist and protectionist platform.
Believing that " Kids just don't want to listen to God's empty songs anymore ", in December 1969 Capitol released Norman's first solo rock album, Upon This Rock, " the first major label record to marry rock music with the gospel ", " the Sergeant Pepper of Christianity ", widely regarded as " the album that first recruited rock in the service of salvation ", later cited as being " one of the roots of the current Contemporary Christian Music "; and now considered to be the first full-blown Christian rock album ".
Believing Madeline to be dead, Ernest phones Helen for advice, not noticing as Madeline slowly stands and approaches him with her head now twisted backwards.
Believing it to be the gentlemanly thing to do, Fielding convinces Aziz not to seek monetary redress from her.
Believing farming could be as efficient as industry, Barber intended the farm to be the basis of an agricultural college, but he did not complete financing before his death.
Believing society would be better for it, Raskolnikov commits murder with the idea that he possessed enough intellectual and emotional fortitude to deal with the ramifications, on his paper / thesis, " On Crime ", that he is a Napoleon, but his sense of guilt soon overwhelms him to the point of psychological and somatic illness.
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One of his first moves was to launch the League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War to counter opposition from politicians such as deputy Saitō Takao who had spoken against the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Diet on 2 February.
Believing that the English people would not react well to a foreign invader, he demanded in a letter to Rear-Admiral Arthur Herbert that the most eminent English Protestants first invite him to invade.
Believing Jan dead, Kyle first travels to the Valley of the Jedi to regain his Force powers, and then to the Jedi Academy to get his lightsaber.
Believing nothing honest and unsentimentalized had been written about the Bowery, Crane became determined to do so himself ; this would become the setting of his first novel.
Believing that more people would turn out for the march on a Sunday, and so as to mark the date of the start of the Stonewall uprising, the CSLDUC scheduled the date for the first march for Sunday, June 28, 1970.
Believing he had found the source of the Nile on seeing this " vast expanse of open water " for the first time, Speke named the lake after Queen Victoria.
Believing the show would become a hit, Channel 4 ordered 13 episodes for the first series, uncommon in the UK where a TV series often consists of just six episodes in its first year.
Believing ten years was long enough for a premier to hold office, and having pledged to serve such a term when first elected, McKenna resigned in 1997 – 10 years to the day of the 1987 election.
:" Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were wronged in the wilderness by their brethren, and they were also wronged while crossing the sea ; and again, that they were wronged while in the land of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea " ( Mosiah 10: 12-13 )
Believing that he'd messed up his first audition, Belew persuaded Zappa to give him a second one.
Believing that public discussion as civic education was the key to renewing democracy, he first ran a series of forums in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1932 – 1934, then instituted the Federal Forum Project, 1936 – 1941 until just before the outbreak of World War II.
Believing Manhattan would be the first target, he moved the bulk of his forces there.
Believing that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through direct contact with nature, The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape, and initiated the first major Canadian national art movement.
Believing it had the authority to elect the president, the Normal School Commission picked Rainey Wells to be the first president.
Believing their first attempts to be too derivative, the developers held brain storming sessions.
Believing the establishment of schools " is, on all hands, justly acknowledged to be an object of first importance ," he worked for the improvement of education in Wilmington.
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Believing that Britain's difficulties in China were accentuated by its isolation, Chamberlain contemplated an agreement with Germany.
Believing God had something more important for him to do, and that " Jesus is the only personal, social and political answer for this generation or any other ", Norman rejected the role because " of its glorification of drugs and free sex as the answers to today's problems ".
Believing that another attack would be directed against the forces in the Flanders sector, in an effort to reinforce the British forces there, the Allied commanders recalled the 3rd Division was recalled from its quiet sector around Armentieres and sent it to Ypres.
Believing his success as a manga artist being largely due to basketball, Inoue started a Slam Dunk Scholarship for Japanese students as he wanted to give back to the sport by increasing its popularity in Japan.
Believing itself to be the original JSA associate, Red Tornado visited JSA headquarters and announced its return to active duty.
Believing in a highly bureaucratic system, Li Si is considered to have been central to the efficiency of the state of Qin and the success of its military conquest.
Believing that the purpose of poetry was distance from the world — he was a strong advocate of art for art's sake — George's writing had many ties with the French Symbolist movement and he was in contact with many of its representatives, including Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Verlaine.
Believing the snake to be sleeping, the team wastes most of its ammo on the snake's shed skin.
Believing she died, Ryan picks up a half-burnt cartridge and returns home, where from reading its contents discovers the location of the church.
Believing that he was responsible for the horrific incident, Section 9 turns its full attention on Goda.
Believing his family dead, a vengeful Aenarion travelled to the Blighted Isle and drew the Sword of Khaine from its resting place in the Shrine of Khaine there, ignoring the knowledge that to do so not only damned oneself but their descendants as well.
Believing that the Wanamaker Building space was more valuable than portions of the historic Wanamaker store, the Philadelphia flagship store was reduced to its first five stories, the Juniper Street side became the lobby of an office building for the upper stories, and the former basement Budget Store became a parking garage.
Believing that the 4th Division was still at Camp Greene, Middleton wired there to find out that the unit was already on its way overseas.
Believing their enemies fated to perish and no longer interested in them, the recently arrived group adapted to their new, harsh environment and its population started to increase.
Believing that Porsche could not complete its takeover of Volkswagen and would have to sell its shares, Merckle and others bet against Volkswagen stock.
Believing that Kettering should have a radio station due to its inevitable positive impacts on the university, WKUS made it one of their main goals to bring such a broadcast to campus.
Believing that it could possibly endanger the network's independence and rather than risk it being placed under ecclesiastical control, Mother Angelica turned EWTN over to a board of governors composed exclusively of lay people, which assured its independence from the Holy See.
Believing that its power is gone, Zixi leaves the cloak in the forest.
Believing that the contract for the Blue Party is overvalued at its current price, the trader sells one contract of the Blue Party for 30 cents.
Believing strongly in the provision of wholesome entertainment, good family and community values, good corporate citizenship, and the promotion of national integration, the station works on an appointment-based programming concept reflecting its philosophy of being " Saluran Ceria Anda ".
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