陋 室 銘 - 劉 禹 錫 lou` shi` ming’ liu’ yu^ xi- Inscription - The Crude House" – by Liu Yu Xi Note As Minister of Rites at the imperial court‚ Liu Yu Xi (772 – 842 C.E.) took part in the Yong Zhen Reform‚ which attempted to limit the power of the palace eunuchs and the provincial governors. When the Reform failed he was demoted to be a mere county administrative officer out in one of the provinces. Upon seeing that he continued to openly espouse the Reform Movement‚ the county head placed Liu’s
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21‚ 1685 in Eisenhach‚ Germany. Bach came from a musical family‚ which comprised composers‚ performers‚ and teachers. Bach possessed a soprano singing voice; however‚ when his voice changed he played violin and harpsichord instead. Bach was a prominent figure in Baroque music and was considered a musical genius. Bach did not receive any formal musical training; however‚ he did learn from his family and studied works from his predecessors and contemporaries
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The Legend of Ulik Mayang 01jul07 Excerpt from Traverama magazine‚ June 2007 By Amie Xu The fishermen of this region have a number of superstitions. One of them is not wearing anything green when going out to sea because green is the royal colour of the Spirits of the Sea. Another is to touch the water when arriving at a fishing spot‚ and asking permission from the Spirits before throwing in the net. Other superstitions include ritual bath ceremonies‚ sacred offerings‚ and even worship to the
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She was homeschooled and she was taught six different languages. She learned music and learned how to play the lute (a guitar like stringed instrument). She loved plays and even had a character based off of her in poem. She supported the works of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. The people of England honored Queen Elizabeth by painting portraits of her
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led to her and five siblings to be well-educated. Beatrice‚ Isabella and their four brothers had a very humanistic education that they received from their tutor Battista Guarino. At sixteen‚ Isabella could speak Greek and Latin was able to play the lute‚ sing‚ dance and debate with elders fabulously. Also when she was sixteen she married Francesco Gonzaga‚ who was twenty-five at the time. He was the Marquis of Mantua or prince‚ who she thought to be “ugly‚ but a strong‚ brave‚ gentleman.” Once
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differences in aesthetic are to be assumed. The characters wear modern clothing and technology is up to date: Men wear suits and ties‚ women wear modern dresses; rather than horses people rely on cars‚ trains and planes for transportation; rather than lute players people listen to phonographs; rather than battles being fought with lances‚ bow and arrows and swords on horseback‚ soldiers are armed with guns and command tanks. Strangely enough‚ despite the presence of a Prime Minister in the film there
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Maryam Ishak February 22‚ 2012 Arabic Poetry from Nizar Qabbani Nizar Qabbani is one of the most popular and bestselling poets in the Arab world. He was born March 21‚ 1923 in Damascus‚ Syria and died April 30‚ 1998 in London England. He studied law at the University of Damascus in 1945 then started his career as a diplomat. He served in the Syrian embassies in Egypt‚ Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ Britain‚ China and Spain then retired in 1966 and finally‚ moved to Beirut‚ Lebanon where he founded a publishing
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Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest cultures.[1][2] The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asiawith customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces‚ cities‚ and even towns. Important components of Chinese culture include literature‚music‚ visual arts‚ martial arts‚ cuisine‚ religion etc. dentity[edit] Today there are 56 distinct recognized ethnic groups in China.[3] In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest
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The Ultimate Love Letter Love and sexuality play a significant role within the poetry of John Keats. His failure to consummate his passionate relationship with Fanny Brawne by marriage not only adds a sense of pity towards his use of the themes of love and sexuality but also explains his expressions of passion within his poetry and odes. The characters Keats depicts within his “Ode to Psyche” can be taken to symbolize his love for and obsession with Miss Fanny Brawne. In 1819 Keats
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keyboard player‚ a violinist‚ and a violist. His career includes over 1100 known compositions including 224 Cantatas‚ 7 motets‚ 24 large scale works including passions‚ 274 chorales‚ 223 organ works‚ and numerous cannons‚ fugues‚ chamber music‚ and lute pieces. Most famous for being an organist‚ Bach used many German styles. Perhaps one of his most famous works‚ Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier”‚ is a collection of solo keyboard music that he composed. This collection‚ also known as the “Well-Tempered
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