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    “The Overcoat”and Slavic Folk Beliefs In the nineteenth century‚ much of Eastern Europe had a fascination with Slavic folk beliefs. During this time‚ people questioned the existence of mythological creatures‚ especially those which were believed to be somewhere between dead and alive(3). The word “vampire” was introduced in to the Slavic languages in the late eighteenth century and the term “unclean forces” began to be widely recognized by nineteenth century Russian peasants (1). References to

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    Festives of Pakistan

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    dishes‚ visits. Sibi Festival: (Last week of February)  At Sibi (Balochistan). Traditional sports‚ handicrafts exhibition‚ folk music and dances.  Sindh Horse & Cattle Show: (Last week of February)   At Jacobabad (Sindh). Similar activities as in Sibi Festival.  Jashan-e-Larkana:      (Last week of February) At Larkana (Sindh). Traditional sports‚ exhibition of handicrafts‚ folk music and dances.   Bassant  With the advent of spring Basant Festival is celebrated with pomp and show in mid February

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    cumplimiento de horarios‚ la pérdida de equipaje y las quejas de los usuarios.5 Fundada en 1971 por Herb Kelleher‚ la empresa no ha dejado de crecer y‚ al mismo tiempo‚ de transmitir a los nuevos empleados los valores en los que se fundamenta su éxito. Tal vez una de las claves del éxito de la empresa sea la claridad de su estrategia empresarial. Desde sus comienzos fue definida como líder en vuelos nacionales de corta duración. Para lograrlo‚ la compañía apostó a tres pilares: costos bajos‚ alta frecuencia

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    Story

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    BRAIN DRAIN Brain drain (or human capital flight)‚ is the large-scale emigration of a large group of individuals with technical skills or knowledge. The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals. In terms of countries‚ the reasons may be social environment (in source countries: lack of opportunities‚ political instability or oppression‚ economic depression‚ health risks‚ etc.; in host countries: rich opportunities‚ political stability and freedom‚

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    life and how we portray crime. The media shapes our understanding of crime and criminals. The criminals are usually depicted as deviants or folk devils. Moral panics could cause there to be a misunderstanding or misinterpretation which could create a hostile environment. The media portrays gangs such as Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs and MS-13 as evil doers and folk devils. MS-13 is a gang in the United States of America and Central America. Its origins are from El Salvador. It started out as a small gang

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    Dance Elements

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    DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally

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    de mayor importancia para el desarrollo de la economía nacional‚ por sus características y potencial constituye una industria altamente integrada‚ altamente generadora de empleo y que utiliza en gran medida recursos naturales de nuestro país. • En tal sentido la industria textil y confecciones genera demanda a otros sectores‚ como el agrícola por el cultivo del algodón‚ el ganadero‚ por la obtención de pelos finos y lanas; la industria de plásticos‚ para los botones‚ cierres y otros; la industria

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    Europe. This plague changed Europe’s society and some of the changes would last a long time. The Black Death changed the society of Europe by causing many religious groups to blame religions‚ the demand of labor to go up‚ and rebellions of the common folk. First‚ the religious groups blaming religions for the plague was a change the Black Death caused. As the plague broke out‚ many people did not understand what the source of the plague was so they blamed it on people. In Germany and other parts of

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    types of dances

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    Types of Dance Ballroom Dance: The Ballroom dance is one of the most entertaining and elite styles of dancing. In the earlier days‚ Ballroom dance was only for the privileged class of people. This style of partner dance originated in Germany but is popular all over the world. Today‚ the popularity of Ballroom dance has spread to many corners! This dance includes many other dance styles (Tango‚ Waltz‚Foxtrot‚ Swing‚ Cha-cha‚ Rumba‚ Samba‚ Salsa‚ etc.). There are many dance techniques that have been

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    Calpurnia

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    between the white and black folk because she works for Atticus. Calpurnia is the only mother figure Scout remembers but Jem remembers their mother but not very well. Calpurnia is non- judgmental to everyone around her. Atticus says‚ “We couldn’t operate a single day without Calpurnia” this tells us that she is part of the family. Harper Lee presents the character of Calpurnia when they have Walter Cunningham for dinner as the link between the black and white folk. The Cunningham’s were hit

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