Idylls of the King Summary of the Second part King Arthur was one of the two survivors of a terrible battle in which most of his beloved knights died, except for Bedivere who was with Arthur until the end of such a bloody warfare. Nevertheless, Arthur realized that there was another man that still stood, this person was Mordred his traitor son whom tried to finish off, but when he did that, Mordred fatally wounded him.Bedivere uplifted Arthur and bore him to a nearby chapel, as the poem says...
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Leer documento completoCASTLE OF DARKNESS QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT. CHAPTER 1: 1.- What do we know about the castle of darkness ? 2.- What is the only way to stop the curse on the druid´s family and his tribe and end the “Times of Darkness” ? 3.- Who stole the brazalet ? Why did he steal it ? 4.- What happened after the druid´s tribe lost the brazalet ? 5.- what was the dark Wizard´s reaction after his daugther escaped with Cedric´s father, and what did he do ? CHAPTER 2: 1.- What was inside the small...
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Leer documento completoI. Concepto de Contabilidad: La contabilidad es una técnica que se ocupa de registrar, clasificar y resumir las operaciones mercantiles de un negocio con el fin de interpretar sus resultados. Por consiguiente, los gerentes o directores a través de la contabilidad podrán orientarse sobre el curso que siguen sus negocios mediante datos contables y estadísticos. Estos datos permiten conocer la estabilidad y solvencia de la compañía, la corriente de cobros y pagos, las tendencias de las ventas, costos...
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Leer documento completoTHE YOUNG KING AND OTHER STORIES OSCAR WILDE Level 3 SUMMARY By Mónica Liliana Guerrero Castiblanco STORIE 7 – THE SELFISH GIANT A giant returns home after seven years to find some children playing in his wonderful garden. He sends them away and builds a wall around the garden. When spring comes, there are flowers everywhere except in the giant’s garden, which is cold and bare. One day, the giant looks out of his window and sees that his garden is full of children again and the...
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Leer documento completo2010 The Seasons of a Woman in Love A woman’s behavior is always irrational when she is in love. It’s impossible to understand a woman’s feelings. We can never follow her feelings because they constantly change. By saying these kinds of statements, men try to explain their inability to comprehend the opposite sex feeling when women are in love. However, many writers and psychologists have concluded that women’s behavior follow a recurring pattern when they are in love. These manners of acting...
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Leer documento completoThe statutes date from 1066. At that time, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, crowned on Christmas day in Westminster Abbey, beginning one of the most famous traditions of queens and kings of England. As a result, the small island became part of the European continent. The British people, who had been isolated for a long time, started to gain new ideas from Europe which changed religion, war, costumes and started to think themselves as Englishmen...
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Leer documento completoRunning head: THE CONCEPT OF LOVE The Concept of Love in Arranged Marriages Jaclyn E. Vazquez Iona College Abstract In Anita Jain’s article, Is Arranged Marriage Really Any Worse Than Craigslist?, the author gives us a witty and entertaining look into not only the world of attempts at arranged marriages, but of her own Western-style dating adventures as well. The idea of having an arranged marriage is discussed lightheartedly, but informatively. The practice of arranged marriage may...
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Leer documento completoRESUMEN “The Story of Stuff” es un cortometraje que se desarrolla en base a la pregunta ¿de dónde vienen las cosas que compramos y a donde van a parar cuando las tiramos? Los productos o las cosas se mueven en un sistema denominado “economía de los materiales” que pasa por las fases extracción, producción, distribución, consumo y la disposición, a partir de estos aspectos se genera un análisis en el cual se encuentra que es un sistema en crisis, creado para el beneficio de algunas empresas y que...
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Leer documento completoTÍTULO ORIGINAL The Pursuit of Happyness. AÑO 2006 PAIS Estados Unidos, San Francisco DIRECTOR Gabriele Muccino GUIÓN Steven Conrad MÚSICA Andrea Guerra FOTOGRAFÍA Phedon Papamichael REPARTO Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Brian Howe, James Karen, Kurt Fuller PRODUCTORA Columbia Pictures / Overbrook Entertainment WEB OFICIAL http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thepursuitofhappyness/ PREMIOS 2006: Nominada al Oscar: Mejor actor (Will Smith) ...
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Leer documento completoThe Art of Pitching Pitching = El pitch es el documento/presentación que se realiza a un posible cliente/partner/inversor con el objetivo que este considere la oportunidad de comprar/hacer negocios/invertir juntos. Es una manera de sumar apoyo en cualquier área. La esencia del pitching es lograr un inicio rápido, explicar la relevancia de lo que hago, mantenerse en un nivel alto a lo largo del pitching, escuchar la reacción de la audiencia y hacerlo una y otra vez hasta hacerlo a la perfección...
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Leer documento completoThe lord of the flies Esta película presenta la trama vivida por un grupo de niños que queda náufragos en una isla desierta, luego de sufrir un accidente aéreo y quedar solos, desprotegidos, sin alimento, agua ni ningún tipo de ayuda o consejo de algún adulto. Nos presenta una realidad que no muchos queremos aceptar o negamos por temor a ser señalados. El espíritu de supervivencia lleva al ser humano a cometer las peores acciones, esto sin tener la intensión en un principio de cometerlas. Sabemos...
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Leer documento completo WARRIORS OF THE NET Warrior of the net en otras palabras seria guerreros de la net bueno en mi opinión sobre este video está tiene una escasa explicación de cómo funciona ya que siento que se extiende mas y que falta describir varios conceptos de la red entre otras cosas el ambiente sonido y colores son demasiado opacos descoloridos etc. Pero no es de sorprenderse en cierto modo ya que ese video es de hace 7 años o más y pues en ese tiempo no se contaba con una tecnología tan perfecta que los...
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Leer documento completoEnsayo: Tears of the Sun Navy SEAL teniente A.K. Waters y su escuadrón de elite de especialistas tácticos se ven obligados a elegir entre su deber y su humanidad, entre seguir las órdenes ignorando el conflicto que los rodea, o encontrar el valor de seguir su conciencia y proteger a un grupo de refugiados inocentes. En el trayecto de la película se ve mucho lo que es el bien el mal. El problema comienza cuando el gobierno democrático de Nigeria se colapsa y el país es tomado por un dictador despiadado...
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Leer documento completoenrealidad sin cara Ellas son mujeres de cantidad Tu eres de calidad, chica te amo mucho Asuntos del corazon, juntos crecimos nunca separados, todo lo que quiero que sepas es que... tu amor me cambia la vida, seria el mismo sin ti... Stranged Love Amor Extraño Habrá momentos En los que mis crímenes Parecerán casi imperdonables Me he entregado al pecado Porque tienes que hacer esta vida soportable Pero cuando creas que ya tengo suficiente De tu mar de amor Beberé otro río más Si, y...
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Leer documento completoPilar starts with – BY THE RIVER Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river – leaves, insects, the feathers of birds - is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget. Pilar, a girl from Soria, leaves her place to Zaragoza to live a life that she thought was her life, while her childhood friend traveled...
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Leer documento completoIntroduction The book of Dorian Gray, it’s about a young man of great beauty. When he meets Lord Henry, he inspires him with a vision of life in which the pursuit of beauty it’s the most important thing in his life. Background Basil’s Crush. * Basil was really in love with Dorian Gray. * He found his inspiration in the young and beautiful man. * He was so in love in love with him that he didn’t want to introduce him to harry because he thought he would change the man who he felt in love, and...
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Leer documento completoThe Picture of Dorian Gray It starts on a beautiful day with Lord Henry Wotton observing the artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray. Lord Henry asks to meet Dorian, and when he arrives later, Basil is hesitant but agrees. After hearing Lord Henry's world view, Dorian begins to think beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life, the only thing left to pursue. He wishes that the portrait Basil is painting would grow old in his place. Under the influence...
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Leer documento completoThis is the story of Edmond Dantes and his friend, Fernand Mondego, who were officers of a ship on their way to Elba looking for medical attention for their captain who was very ill at the moment. Dantes and Mondego were chased by English officers who thought they are spies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon happened to arrive at that moment and let them know that they were not his agents. After clearing out the situation, Napoleon asked Dantes to give a letter to a friend in France and not let anybody...
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Leer documento completoSummary: The Prisioner of Zenda This novel is about the adventures of a young English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, in the fictional European kingdom of Ruritania. Chapter 1: Rudolf Rassendyll decides to visit Ruritania to watch the coronation of King Rudolf the Fifth in the capital city, Strelsau. Rassendyll makes his way to Zenda, a small town in favour of Duke Michael, the King’s brother. Chapter 2: Rassendyll meets the King’s men, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim in the forest of Zenda...
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Leer documento completoBook Title: The alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho Type of work: Novel Genre: Fiction Posted on: 1988, Brazil Plot Opening: Santiago: is the main character in the story and makes his living as a shepherd. The Alchemist: The Alchemist is a wizard in the oasis to help Santiago in the second part of His journey across the desert. This character helps Santiago to complete his personal legend. Melchizedek, the old king: helps to Santiago to begin in his personal legend. Fatima: Fatima is a young...
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Leer documento completoThis novel is about the adventures of a young English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, in the fictional European kingdom of Ruritania. Chapter 1: Rudolf Rassendyll decides to visit Ruritania to watch the coronation of King Rudolf the Fifth in the capital city, Strelsau. Rassendyll makes his way to Zenda, a small town in favour of Duke Michael, the King’s brother. Chapter 2: Rassendyll meets the King’s men, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim in the forest of Zenda. He meets the King as well and discovers...
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Leer documento completoResumen EMPIRICAL TESTING OF THE REFERENCES PRICE EFFECT OF BUY NOW PRICES IN INTERNET AUCTION Introducción Cada vez más retailers y manufactureros usan subastas de internet como alternativa para vender sus productos ej: e-bay recopiló más de $59.4 billones en el 2007. El crecimiento se debe a los diferentes tipos de subasta, son fácilmente vendidos a bajo costo de transacción. Las subastas por internet tienden a durar días, no como las tradicionales que son de corta duración. El texto se enfoca...
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Leer documento completoTHE DEAD OF JERICHO CHARACTERS: Chief Inspector Morse: he is a clever man. He is a detective. He has 3 weaknesses: beer, women and Mozart. Anne Scott: wide brown eyes, clear skin and generous mouth. Early thirties. Sergeant Lewis: Morse’s assistant George Jackson: he was sixty-six, short and thin with water blue eyes. He did odd jobs to his neighbors. Mrs. Murdoch: A large, plain, cheerful woman in her late forties. He had 2 children Michael and Edward Murdoch: (18 and 17 age) Mrs. Murdoch’s...
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Leer documento completoMyth of the Minotaur Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named Minos. King Minos lived on a lovely island called Crete. King Minos had a powerful navy, a beautiful daughter, and a really big palace. Still, now and then, King Minos grew bored. Whenever King Minos was bored, he took his navy and attacked Athens, a town on the other side of the sea. In desperation, the king of Athens offered King Minos a deal. If Minos would leave Athens alone, Athens would send seven Athenian...
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Leer documento completoThe Phantom of the Opera Questions on the Text Chapter 1 What was the Opera House like? The Opera House was charmed because there´s a phantom who walks inside like a shadow. Why did people think there was a ghost in the Opera House? Because they listen a noise and isn´t anybod; and because the message´s of the Ghost. What did the ghost have in the Opera House? A private box. Chapter 2 Monsieur Poligny showed the new managers a letter. What did the letter say? “Box Five must be empty for...
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Leer documento completoLa investigación “The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy” desarrollada por Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams trata de la correlación que hay entre estos tres rasgos de personalidad y de el hecho que si bien son muy similares y han inclusive llegado a ser confundidos con ser un solo rasgo, esta investigación nos demuestra que son en realidad tres rasgos distintos que se relacionan entre si y con otros aspectos de la psique tales como el coeficiente intelectual...
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Leer documento completothe king´s great matter The heading of this essay refers to the troubles that King Henry VIII had to face when he decided to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon and the consequence of this. Catherine the Aragon came into the throne of England after a null and void marriage with the Prince of Wales Arthur, brother of Henry VIII. It was not common that a man married his brother´s widow, even there was a cannon law that forbidden it specifically(is collected in the bible that who dare to do...
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Leer documento completoENSAYO CRÍTICO : The Anthropology of Space and Place. Locating Culture. Setha Low y Denise Lawrence-Zuñiga La introducción del libro Anthropology of Space and Place nos brinda una guía para tratar el tema del espacio y el lugar desde una visión antropológica. A partir del argumento central, donde se reconoce al espacio como un componente esencial de la teoría sociocultural, se realiza una síntesis de la literatura existente, se señalan las ideas centrales y se identifican las tendencias...
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Leer documento completoMusic of the 1960s was characteristic of the revolution that was going on during the decade. It was a time of rebellion and counter-culture in which the younger people were questioning everything, including authority, corporations, the government, and other aspects of everyday life. It was essentially a revolution of the status quo. This gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement of the decade along with other movements that affected the rights of society as a whole. The British Invasion was a movement...
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Leer documento completoThe Evolution of Gilgamesh As in many literary works, The Epic of Gilgamesh’s hero undergoes a clear progression in his character as the story is developed. In this narrative poem, we get glimpses of who Gilgamesh is and what his purposes and goals are. We see Gilgamesh act in a variety of ways; as an overbearing ruler resented by his people, a courageous and strong fighter, a deflated, depressed man, and finally as a man who seems happy with what he's accomplished. Most...
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Leer documento completoTHE MICROECONOMICS OF CUSTOMERS RELATIONSHIPS GE company para incrementar la tasa de crecimiento de la compañía aplica una simple métrica de relación con el cliente que se conoce como “net promoter score” NPS(ranking de promoción de la red), la idea detrás de NPS es pedirle a los clientes que nos respondan una simple pregunta: ¿Qué tan probable es que Ud. nos recomiende a sus amigos o conocidos?. Los resultados se representan en una escala de 0 – 10 los cuales se dividen en 3 grupos asociados a...
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Leer documento completoadventurous ØCompassionate and kind. ØAgrees to impersonate Rudolf the Fifth to help him save his throne.’ ØA man of honour ØFalls in love with Flavia but sacrifices his love for the sake of the King. ØA brave warrior who risks his life to rescue the King. ØTrue and loyal to the Princess and keeps his promise of being the ‘Queen King Rudolf the Fifth Ø King of Ruritania who loves good wine and hunting. Ø Not respected by many of his people as he is always abroad. Ø Carefree and humorous Ø Laughs...
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Leer documento completoHolmes “The Hound of the Baskervilles” Name: Carolina Morales Class: 6th QB1 Sir Charles Baskervilles was a rich man owner of big lands, he was found dead in his park. He looked that he dead because of a heart attack but Dr. Mortimer the best friend of the victim was convinced that Charles died because of a supernatural creature, an enormous hound with horrible eyes and jaws. There was a legend about Baskervilles, this was a curse to all Baskervilles’ heirs because of the bad acts of Sir Hugo...
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Leer documento completoprisoner of love Prisoner of love Just a prisoner of love I’m just a prisoner of love A prisoner of love Heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite Waratte iyake ga sashite Raku bakari shiyou to shite ita Naimononedari buru-su Mina yasuragi wo motomete iru Michitariteru noni ubaiau Ai no kage wo otte iru Taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita Anata ga arawareta ano hi kara Kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki da to omoeta I’m just a prisoner of love Just a prisoner of love Prisoner of love Prisoner of love...
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Leer documento completopaper reviews the film "What Women Want" and in particular looks at why society imparts so many gender roles on men and women. It examines how the film is not a film about an attractive throwback to the Stone Age, but how it certainly portrays what a large group of men still believe about women, even today when there is supposed to be more "equality" between the sexes. It evaluates how Mel Gibson's over the top caricature of the hopelessly chauvinistic male at the beginning of the film is not actually...
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Leer documento completoKing of Pop es un álbum lanzado en conmemoración de Michael Jackson en sus 50 años. El álbum difiere significativamente de cada país en el que fue lanzado, la votación fue empleada para determinar las canciones de la versión de cada país. El título del álbum viene del apodo de Michael Jackson, el cual adquirió aproximadamente 20 años antes. El lanzamiento del álbum se hizo público el 20 de junio de 2008 con el anuncio oficial de la versión australiana. La primera versión se incluye con la edición...
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Leer documento completoThe King of Mazy. WALT MASTERS is not a very large boy, but there is manliness in his make-up, and he himself, although he does not know a great deal that most boys know, knows much that other boys do not know. He has never seen a train of cars or an elevator in his life, and for that matter, he has never once looked upon a corn-field, a plow, a cow, or even a chicken. He has never had a pair of shoes on his feet, or gone to a picnic or a party, or talked to a girl. But he has seen the sun at midnight...
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Leer documento completoKings of Leon es un grupo de música estadounidense de rock fundado en Nashville, Tennesse, en 1999. Está formada por tres hermanos, Caleb, Nathan y Jared Followill y su primo Matthew Followill. Cada miembro de la familia es conocido por su segundo nombre, en vez del primero.1 El nombre del grupo deriva del padre y abuelo de Nathan, Caleb y Jared, los dos llamados Leon. La música de la banda en sus comienzos era una mezcla animada de rock sureño e influencias de garage rock, pero la banda ha ido ampliando...
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Leer documento completoWhat's wrong with the world, mama People livin' like they ain't got no mamas I think the whole world addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin' In the USA, the big CIA The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate And when you hate then you're bound to...
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Leer documento completoHISTORY OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD 1: The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1st and 2nd in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on November 1st and All Souls' Day which occurs on November 2nd...
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Leer documento completoKings of Leon Kings of Leon Kings of leon.JPG Información personal Origen Nashville, Tennessee, Estados Unidos Bandera de los Estados Unidos Estado Activo Información artística Género(s) Indie Rock Rock alternativo Rock sureño Hard rock Country alternativo1 Garage rock revival Período de actividad 1999–presente Discográfica(s) Sony BMG RCA Columbia Web Sitio web KingsOfLeon.com Miembros Nathan Followill Caleb Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill Kings of Leon...
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Leer documento completoThe love is the devil Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon “…-Esta noche en el ojo habido tengo el placer de recibir al pintor vivo más grande de gran bretaña Francis Bacon- dijo el Conductor del programa de televisión, se dirigió a su entrevistado y agregó -Francis Bacon sus obras se conocen como unas de las más introvertidas e impactantes de. los años de la post guerra, se ha resistido a las tendencias abstractas que han dominado durante estos años y defiende la importancia de la figura...
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Leer documento completoThe King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu Obu Faitāzu?), abreviado KOF, y traducido:(El Rey De Luchadores) es una saga de videojuegos de lucha inicialmente para el sistema Neo Geo desarrollada por la compañía SNK (actualmente SNK-Playmore)El primer juego de la serie, The King Of Fighters, fue The King Of Fighters '94. El juego originalmente había sido diseñado para ser un combate de ensueño de personajes de varios títulos previos de la compañía, particularmente Fatal Fury conocido en Japón como...
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Leer documento completo1-The Love Unlimited fue una banda de soul y R&B creada por el prestigioso cantante y compositor Barry White a fines de la década del 60. Estaba conformada por tres voces femeninas, Glodean James, Linda James y Diane Taylor que en un principio oficiaban de acompañamiento y coros en las presentaciones de White. También incluía una orquesta de 40 músicos de todo tipo de instrumentos. El primer éxito fue de la mano "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love", canción que llego al puesto #14 de Billboard...
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Leer documento completoWhere is the love In this part of the age we’ve got a lot of social problems; racism, terrorism etc. It is hard to stop being violent, aggressive when the situations around you are so hard and difficult to support your principles. In my opinion the song is one of the most incredible songs ever; it treats the social problematic that is involving us in this time. This song is an interesting critic to the people in the world, how we are disrespecting to each other and how our rights are being destroyed...
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Leer documento completoThe War of the Roses. The extent of the conflict’s impact on medieval English life. Its outcome. Was the War of the Roses important in the achievement of some kind of peace in Medieval England after what happened with the hundred years war, the black plague and the peasant’s revolt? First of all we have to take into account primary facts of this conflict and their context as well. We have to acknowledge that England wasn’t a pretty place to live in in those years (the century before the War...
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Leer documento completoThe Music all met at Brigshaw High School except Phil Jordan who went to Garforth and began playing in 1999 as Insense. In 2001 the song Take the Long Road and Walk It circulated as a demo before being released by Fierce Panda as a 1000-copies-only single, a rarity from its day of release. Around this time the NME and Steve Lamacq were describing them as the best unsigned band in Britain. The band were quickly signed by Hut, who released their first EP You Might as Well Try to Fuck Me. In 2002...
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Leer documento completoTHE TAMING OF THE SHREW. (TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY) Since early times when Shakespeare started writing his works people loved them and still many of us do. Unfortunately, some of the people who have read or studied Shakespeare’s works at school may find them difficult to understand. This may be due to the lack of background knowledge. I myself had read a few plays before, and they were not very relevant to me since I did not understand them very well. However, now that I have...
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Leer documento completohistorical investigation into the families in the district. He told John Dubeyfield belong to the noble family of d'Urberville. Just then, John passed riding in a carriage and her daughter Tess, blushed when saw his father there, because a handsome man began to dance with her friends and she couldn't dance whit them for embarrassment. For them, belong to the family d'Urberville would bring great things. Chapter 2 One morning, the two brothers rode in a wagon with the beehives, and they were carried...
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Leer documento completoThe story of Beauty and the Beast has been around for centuries in both written and oral form, and more recently in film and video. Many experts trace similarities back to the stories of Cupid and Psyche, Oedipus and Apuleius’ The Golden Ass of the second century A.D. The tale of Beauty and the Beast was first collected in Gianfranceso Straparola’s Le piacevolo notti (The Nights of Straparola) 1550-53. The earliest French version is an ancient Basque tale where the father was a king and the beast...
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Leer documento completoTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The Phantom of the opera was created by Gaston Leroux, who was born in Paris in 1868. Gaston Leroux was a French author who had a great passion for the theatre. After many years of writing in the newspaper and a number of unsuccessful plays, he should have left his mark on literature with a novel about an extraordinary episode in the history of France’s greatest opera house. Leroux didn’t live to see the triumph of his Opera history; he died on April 15 1927 of uraemia....
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Leer documento completoIntroducción The Sound of Music (1965) es una película basada en el musical de Broadway del mismo nombre. La película es una adaptación de la novela La historia de los cantantes de la familia Trapp. El rodaje tuvo lugar en Salzburgo y en los estudios de la 20th Century Fox en California. La película ganó un Oscar a Mejor Pelicula y es uno de los musicales más exitosos jamás producido. La imagen de Austria en los Estados Unidos así como en muchos otros...
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Leer documento completoThe Way of the Hippy …maybe it's the time of year. Yes, and maybe it's the time of man. And I don't know who I am. But life is for learning. Joni Mitchell/CS&N (Woodstock) What’s a hippie? What’s the difference between an old hippie and a new hippie? Once a hippie, always a hippie? These and similar questions are the source of much debate today. New subcategories like web-hippies, cyber-hippies, even zippies have become fashionable. But what is a hippie and are you one? To answer...
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Leer documento completoIn the lord of the rings, Tolkien talks about the One Ring, referring to the power and the evil in the world, in the story many of the characters were tempted in many different circumstances and many kinds of people, from the most brave to the most weak, the story is about the journey that one hobbit with his friends have to go to destroy the ring where it was first made, and in that long journey the ring tempts to most of the characters, such as Frodo, Sam, Gollum, Gandalf, Lady Galadriel and Faramir...
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Leer documento completothTHE DAY OF THE DEAD Mexico celebrates a yearly tradition called Day of the Dead during the last days of October and the first days of November. Due to the duration of this festivity and the way people get involved it has been called "The Cult of Death." As in many Latin American countries, Mexico commemorates the Day of the Dead or All Souls’ Day on November 2nd. The legacy of past civilizations is graphically manifested on this occasion through people’s beliefs that death is a transition from...
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Leer documento completoLove in the Lakes : Penny Hancock : Cambridge University Press Chapter 1 The lakes Robert has bad impression about the lake when he drove past here. Robert heard the crash and the scream as he came out of the woods and drove past the lake. Every day he hoped that he would get past the lake without it happening. But here it was again. He was calm again, he started driving, slowly, towards the pub. It was easier then cooking for himself after a long day at work. The pub food was good, local and organic...
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Leer documento completoDay of the Dead Humanity has always questioned itself about what happens after death; it feels the need to explain the mysteries of life and most of all, of death. Therefore, the ones that have the same way to see the world or the same culture, try to give a credible explanation to those things that cannot be explain. The most common way ancient cultures reached this goal was through myths and legends, which in more recent times leaded to traditions. Traditions attempt to represent the beliefs...
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Leer documento completoMartin luther king, fue un pastor estadounidense que desarrollo un labor importante dentro del movimiento de los derechos civiles para los afroamericanos, también participo en muchas protestas contra pobreza en general. Fue premiado con el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1964. Desde muy joven y llevó a cabo varias actividades reclamando derecho a voto y no a la discriminación para la gente negra de los EE.UU. En su juventud él vivió en una sociedad segregacionista, era hijo de Martin Luther King, un pastor...
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Leer documento completoWhere is the action located? 1.- United States – History – French and Indian war, 1755-1763 – Fiction. The story takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years’ War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of the North American colonies. During this war, the French called on allied Native American tribes to fight against the more numerous British colonists. What was happening there and then? 2.- As we know this novel is about the whites between Indian...
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Leer documento completoThe power of the decision. Well nowadays mostly all of us humans, i think, we all have a point in our lives where we think we are capable to do certain things and decisions in our life, when we don't know if its correct or not. Libertinism is what I'm talking about. Mostly all of us think we do things because we just want to do it, but sometimes there is always a point in our lives where we do it because we decide to, being in a free will position meaning enjoying life in so many ways, partying...
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