Maybe because he felt a bit ashamed of how he and his family treated Anne He probably would breakdown at the sight of his family and did not want not want to see his whole life in scenes and not to be reminded of the pain and feelings of his daughter Anne?
Otto Frank refused to attend the stage play adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" because it took liberties with the story and characters, which he believed misrepresented his daughter's memory. He felt that the play sensationalized and diluted the true essence and message of Anne's diary.
No. They turned down his invitation.
In the first few World Cups, yes. But, not lately.
He doesn't attend school anymore, he recently turned 20.
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She was permitted to attend San Francisco school of art when she turned 18 :-)
David Hartman attended Duke University where he majored in Economics. He turned down a Baseball scholarship to attend this university. After college he spend 3 years in the Air Force.
no, he appeared on this is your life. He shunned publicity turning down an invitation (twice) to appear on Parkinson's. He also turned down a knighthood.
That would depend on who the "us" is in this question but typically a company can refuse unless a court order has been presented or some type of legal investigation is going on.
David Hartman attended Duke University where he majored in economics. He turned down a baseball scholarship to attend this university. After college he spend 3 years in the Air Force.
I turned down their invitation to dinner because, at this time, I wouldn't be able to reciprocate.
Yes. The Speaker of the House (currently John Boehner) is in charge of the House of Representatives, and he issues invitations to speakers. He even issues the invitation for the president to give the State of the Union address. If the president wants to speak to a joint session of Congress, he requests an invitation from the Speaker. It is seldom done, but the Speaker can refuse to issue the invitation. You can tell the hierarchy of people by just looking at their positions on the dais. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate (who is also the Vice - President) occupy the highest level. The person giving the speech occupies a lower level. You could think of the Speaker as the host; he issues the invitation, just as the president would issue invitations to people to go to the White House, where the president is the host. In the recent (Sept. 2011) situation where the president requested an invitation, and was told to choose a different date, the president did not follow protocol when he made it a public issue. These negotiatons have always been done in private in the past, and the set date would be announced after an agreement was made.
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