Simpson and the donkey vote: Is a Victoria Cross really necessary to honour the memory of the stretcher-bearer who became Gallipoli's Everyman

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John Simpson Kirkpatricks, who was unquestionably brave, would be honored with Victoria Cross, which is the highest military honor for bravery however the need of a Victoria Cross is doubtful. He became folkloric, a secular saint whose greatest appeal was his ordinariness and this tender tale might explain the latest push to award him such an honour for bravery.

Achievements and awards, Saints, Victoria Cross, Kirkpatricks, John Simpson

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Great expectations

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The biggest hurdle in women's career is unwanted pregnancy, and the usage of contraceptive pill helps to sidestep this hurdle. The Catholic Church is against such birth controls but it is time that the Vatican accepts these measures and discards the outdated dogmas.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Management dynamics, Legal/Government Regulation, Management, Usage, Company legal issue, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Company business management, Birth control, Contraceptive drugs, Pregnancy, Unwanted, Unwanted pregnancy, Catholic Church in the United States

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