Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love is the tale of an oddly sensational traveling freak show called the Binewski Carnival Fabulon. The show‚ run by Aloysius (Al) and Crystal (Lil) Binewski‚ ultimately is hit with hard times due to some of the performers shortcomings so Al “decided to breed his own version of freaks” (Dunn 7) in order to insure they would not have any more issues with such behaviors. Or as Al so loving recalled: “before I even dreamed you‚ my dreamlets!” (Dunn 6). Not only was the creation
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CLAS104 – Classical Mythology University of Waterloo – Spring 2012 Chapter 1 – Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology The word myth comes from the Greek word mythos which means “word”‚ “speech”‚ “tale”‚ or “story” The story must have proved itself worthy of becoming traditional Myths can be told by means of various mediums: oral‚ written‚ music‚ painting‚ dance‚ etc True Myth / Myth Proper Refers primarily to stories of the gods and humankind’s relations with them Saga / Legend Myths
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The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s – 1800s) Political Changes As a crown colony‚ the Philippines was administered by the Council of the Indies. Even so‚ the Spanish officials in the Philippines were appointed by the King of Spain‚ who issued Royal orders and decrees dealing with the proper administration of the colony. In 1863‚ the Philippines‚ as a colony‚ was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Colonies or Overseas Ministry (Ministerio de Ultramar). In order to make
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Brand History Adam Opel AG (Opel) is a German automobile manufacturer Headquartered in Rüsselsheim‚ Hesse‚ Germany Subsidiary of the American General Motors Company. The company designs‚ engineers‚ manufactures and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles‚ light commercial vehicles and vehicle parts Opel designed and manufactured vehicles are also sold under the Buick brand in the United States‚ Canada‚ Mexico and China‚ the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand and the Vauxhall brand
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Sample Letter of Inquiry The Virtual Community Group‚ Inc. 17 Park Road Rural Town‚ NH January 2‚ 2011 Jane Smith‚ Executive Director Xavier Foundation 555 S. Smith St. Washington‚ D.C. 22222 Dear Ms. Smith‚ I am writing to inquire whether the Xavier Foundation would invite a proposal from the Virtual Community Group‚ Inc.‚ requesting an investment of $50‚000 per year over two years to support our Enterprise 2000 initiative. This grant would provide part of the funds needed for us
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Tourism Through the Ages The Historical Development of Tourism Early Beginnings of Travel The Babylonians (Sumerians) – The creation of money and trade – Trade was developed around 400 B.C. – Babylonians were also credited with the founders of travel business. Early Beginnings of Travel The Egyptians – First cruises were organized and conducted from Egypt. • The first journey for Tourism was made by Queen Hatshepsut to the land of Punt in 1480. – Early Egyptians started the trait of purchasing
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RECYCLING Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials‚ reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials‚ reduce energy usage‚ reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal‚ and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce
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Twenty-four important notes necessary in understanding a history of journalism in the Philippines. Marcelo Del Pilar is also the author of La Soberania Monacal‚ 1888; and Frailocracia Fililipa‚ 1889. Hilario was not actually his middle name‚ but Gatmaytan. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was founded by Isabelo delos Reyes and Pascual Poblete‚ 1902; and was headed by Gregorio Aglipay as its first Pontifex Maximus or Obispo Maximo or Supreme Bishop. Vigan‚ before Ciudad Fernandina and later Heritage
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“In what ways and with what results was propaganda used by one ruler of a one party state?” The success of propaganda in Nazi Germany is an are of intense debate. The variety of propaganda used makes judgement of overall success challenging as different methods worked with varying degrees of efficiency. Geoff Walsh insists on the success of the Hitler Myth‚ yet‚ Tim Mason asserts that blue collar workers heavily resisted Nazi indoctrination. This highlights how predisposition to conform to Nazi
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(Urban Operations). Additionally‚ the Somalis were fighting in familiar territory with the ability to mass quickly and fight in large numbers (Hooker‚ 2009). The mission objective was to capture two of Aideed’s lieutenants planned to meet at the Olympia Hotel‚ not far from the Bukhara arms market. Using the same mission profile successfully employed previously‚ TF Ranger launched 160 special operations force soldiers in 16 helicopters and 12 vehicles on the raid scheduled to take a total of sixty
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