Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Kurt Vonnegut, Cold Turkey: Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. 2  David Frank: It is not hypocritical to use fossil fuels in order to try to get ourselves off of fossil fuels, particularly since this is simply unavoidable!
Lucca City Walls (Ramparts) The ancient city walls (ramparts) that completely surround the city of Lucca Italy were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Although they were originally intended to keep out invaders, the ramparts currently help to keep out vehicles, thereby making Lucca a pedestrian friendly community.
Itâs assumed that the wall used to have eight bastions. Notice that the bastion behind the Stefanik Observation on Petrin Hill offers a nice view of Prague. The Hunger Wall was built by order of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Czech King Charles IV. between 1360 â 62. Itâs said that Charles IV. built this wall with the aim to help the poor in Prague in the time of terrible famine. Poor people working on this structure got food for themselves and their families.