The magic of the Arabian Nights by Wendy Doniger The original‚ authentic‚ real Ur-text of the Arabian Nights (aka Alf Layla wa-Layla‚ or the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights‚ or just the Nights) is a mythical beast. There are far more than a thousand and one nights‚ for the thirty-four-and-a-half stories in the fourteenth or fifteenth century “core” body of the Nights were soon supplemented by other tales in Arabic and Persian‚ from the culture of medieval Baghdad and Cairo‚ and then in Hindi
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List of Chileans - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia 16/12/13 2:15 PM List of Chileans From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This is a list of Chileans who are famous or notable. Contents 1 Economists 2 Military 3 Musicians 4 Artists 5 Politicians 6 Religious figures 7 Sports 8 Scientists and engineers 9 Film and television personalities 10 Writers 11 Others 12 See also Flag of Chile Coat of Arms Economists Hernán Büchi – Columbia University trained economist. Minister
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Literary Genres in the Philippine Era Pre-Colonial Times Legends- talks about the origin of a thing‚ place‚ location‚ or name. Folk tales- stories about life‚ adventure‚ love‚ horror and humor when one can derive lessons about life. Epics- long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events‚ usually of a hero‚ are dealt with at length. Folk Songs- are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period. Epigrams (Salawikain in Tagalog)-
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For my final I am choosing to write about Albrecht Durer‚ a German painter‚ mathematician‚ engraver‚ and theorist who was originally from Nuremberg Germany. He is probably most famous for his work doing engravings which were done on wood and on copper and he is considered one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance. He also did some work with water colors throughout his career and painted many landscapes‚ this gave him credit as being one of the first European painters to do landscapes
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around and weighed all the materials that people had scavenged from the dump. Now he’s a scrap dealer. That’s his little depot behind him‚ and he earns twice the Nigerian minimum wage. This is a shopping mall. This is Oshodi Market in Lagos. Jorge Luis Borges had a story called "The Aleph‚" and the Aleph is a point in the world where absolutely everything exists‚ and for me‚ this image is a point in the world where absolutely everything exists. So‚ what am I talking about when I talk about System
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“Imperfection is beauty‚ madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe‚ Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words tags: be-yourself ‚ inspirational 12987 people liked it like “I like nonsense‚ it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ― Dr. Seuss tags: fantasy 12936 people liked it like “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed
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Origin/ Beginning of Philippine Short Story in English I. The Early Period – 1900 to 1930 On August 13‚ 1898‚ the American forces occupied Manila . A few years later‚ in April of 1900‚ President William McKinley directed the Philippines Commission to make English the official medium of instruction for all public schools. The first teachers of English were members of the United States Army. In August of 1901 six hundred American teachers arrived on the transport Thomas. They replaced the soldiers
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Capacity # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Secretary of Public Instruction | 1 | Sergio Osmena | 1935 | 1940 | Manuel Quezon | | 2 | Jorge Bocobo | 1940 | 1941 | | | Secretary of Public Instruction‚ Health‚ and Public Welfare | (1) | Sergio Osmena | 1941 | 1944 | Manuel Quezon | | Minister of Public Instruction | * | Jorge Bocobo | 1943 | 1945 | Jose Laurel | | Secretary of Information and Public Relations | 3 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1944 | 1945 | Sergio Osmena | |
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Crisis Communication Analysis British Petroleum Gulf Of Mexico 2010 Biggest Oil Spill in History Jennifer Fuenzalida Jorge Luis Torres Ignacio Muñoz Santiago Duque AGENDA Brief Facts About the Biggest Oil Spill in History BP’ s Communication Strategy Result of BP’s Communication Strategy How Should this Crisis Have Been Managed? Timeline BP History of Disasters 1908 UK: British Petroleum‚ is an energy company‚ dedicated to the production of oil and natural gas. April 6 Texas City: Explosion
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This in turn made Vasco Da Gama loyal to Jorge. While King Joao II was alive‚ Estevao Da Gama was to lead the expedition to India. But when Estevao died. The right to command was to the oldest son Paulo Da Gama‚ who was unwell. This inturn made Vasco Da Gama‚ the leader for the expedition. It was also believed that the King Manuel chosed Vasco so that it would appear that he would be respecting Jorge. To grant such an honour to Vasco paid homage to Jorge. But in fact‚ if the mission was to fail
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