In this day and age, an effort to demystify the "aura" of the autonomous art object is an exercise in battering down an open door.
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In Act One, Scene Eight, we're treated to a dream of Hagrid battering down the door of the Dursley's Hut-on-the-Rock, chastising Uncle Vernon and then revealing to Harry who he really is.
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Mulheres Rodadas — a slang term meaning women who've been around — was formed just over a year ago with the aim of battering down what members say is Brazil's "silencing" type of sexism that appears to celebrate feminine freedom, but often means anything but.
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Yet he was there by his side at every press conference, guarding the door to the little office that had become the occupation's headquarters, and standing watch at night—waiting up, imagining federal officers battering down the door, and trying to think of what he would do when they came.
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The police and Mrs. Grayson rush to the scene and find all as Miles had said. Battering down the locked door, which had been locked from the inside, they discover the horribly decomposing bodies of Maureen and Stan. The key was on the tarpaulin outside, an impossible feat for a murderer since the only other way out of the room was a blocked air conditioning vent far too small for a human.
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The Missouri inmates rioted in February 1996, battering down a control door and setting fire to one section. No Utah inmates were involved in the rioting, but three had previously escaped from Crystal City, and another three from Frio. The Missouri prisoners were withdrawn in August 1996 after another two murderers had escaped. In late May 1997 Hawaii sent its first prisoners to Crystal City. As of 1997 the prison housed 62 female prisoners, 95% of them being mothers, from Hawaii.
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In earth and timber castles, the gateway was usually the first feature to be rebuilt in stone. The front of the gateway was a blind spot and to overcome this, projecting towers were added on each side of the gate in a style similar to that developed by the Romans. The gatehouse contained a series of defences to make a direct assault more difficult than battering down a simple gate. Typically, there were one or more portcullises – a wooden grille reinforced with metal to block a passage – and arrowslits to allow defenders to harry the enemy.
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Neither work brought him much money or artistic fame at the time, but the Requiem held a special place in his affections: "If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one, I would crave mercy for the Messe des morts".Bernard, p. 309 Poster for the premiere of Benvenuto Cellini, September 1838. Berlioz's name is not mentioned. One of Berlioz's main aims in the 1830s was "battering down the doors of the Opéra".Holoman, D. Kern "Berlioz, (Louis-)Hector (opera)", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, 1992. Retrieved 18 October 2018. In Paris at this period, the musical success that mattered was in the opera house and not the concert hall.
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The songs on the album are regarded as the finest written by Bunny Wailer, and explore themes such as repatriation ("Dreamland"), and his arrest for marijuana possession ("Fighting Against Conviction", originally titled "Battering Down Sentence").Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, "This Train" is very loosely based on the American gospel standard of the same name. The album features some of Jamaica's leading musicians and also contributions from Bob Marley and Peter Tosh of The Wailers on backing vocals, and the Wailers rhythm section of Carlton and Aston Barrett on some of the tracks. The origins of the album title goes back to Wailer's childhood in the Jamaican countryside, where he grew up in the same village as his friend Bob Marley.
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