Western Civilizations HMS-301 Section A Project Topic: Futurism Prepared By: Bassel Paoli (12110518) Instructor: Dr. Karim Tannous Introduction Futurism Futurism is an artistic and social movement that began in Italy Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The movement launched under the name Futurist Manifesto‚ written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20
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Western Sahara is a disputed territory between the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco. The territory in the North African‚ Maghreb region was formerly called Spanish Sahara when it was under Spanish colonial rule. Currently‚ the United Nations (UN) lists it as a non-decolonized territory and it is counted among the United Nations List of Non-Self-Governing Territories. (Fig 1 Map of Western Sahara showing the borders) Historical Background The dispute over Western Sahara can
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interest of the employee himself or his fellow workers or both | B-1 | Such station and yard non supervisory‚ shed and other staff ‚ excluding shed man‚ as are engaged on duties where failing eye sight may endanger themselves or other employees from moving vehicles‚ road motor drivers‚ permanent way mistries‚ gang mates‚ keymen‚ and staff of the Railway Protection Force. | Distant vision : 6/9‚ 6/12 with or without glasses. Power of lenses not to exceed 4D. Near Vision : Sn. 0.6‚ 0.6 with
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about you as well. Before I left I promised to write you about my first battle on the Western Front. My experience here has been a real eye-opener‚ the things I have saw‚ heard‚ touched‚ taste‚ and felt are revolting and painful. My first day in the battle was terrifying‚ being in the trenches while eggs were being thrown‚ land creepers were shooting as us from all directions‚ blind pigs were being fired at us from left and right‚ and the suicide squad after us. After being in the trenches day after
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The Hero’s Journey In recent centuries‚ China has been subject to many foreign powers even on its own soil. In times of low national pride‚ martial art masters such as Ye Wen and Huo Yuanjia became national heroes‚ inspiring the Chinese people to prove their worth to visiting foreigners and preserve their sovereignty. Through a comparative study of heroic martial artists in the recent Chinese films Ip Man（叶问) and Jet Li’s Fearless (霍元甲)‚ this paper will explore how the stories that they tell relate
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towards the Western frontier is the reason for John Cawelti’s assessment from The Six-Gun Mystique. His description of the Western formula being “far easier to define than that of the detective story” may clearly be a paradigm for many authors‚ but not particularly for Stephen Crane. The standards Cawelti has set forth for a successful Western is quite minimal by thought‚ but at the same time relevant. Crane signifies a different perspective to these standards. Crane’s thoughts
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International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences ISSN: 2278-6236 RURALISATION OF URBAN AREAS: REVERSING DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE Jacob Mugumbate* Francis Maushe* Chamunogwa Nyoni‚ PhD* Abstract: Urbanisation is on an upward trend in Zimbabwe as evidenced by expansion of urban centres. Notwithstanding advances towards urbanisation‚ some urban centres are actually de-urbanising or ruralising as witnessed by deteriorating livelihoods‚ services and infrastructure
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2011 May 3‚ 2011 Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Current Situation Summary Western Union was founded in 1851 and started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. In 2006‚ Western Union discontinued its telegraph service and focused exclusively on money transfers (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2011). Jorge Ochoa‚ Vice President of Finance and Raul Duany‚ Director of Corporate Communication joined The Western Union Company (WU) in
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their way of life back 4‚000 years. The very nature of western religion is nothing but change. It has its roots in Greek and Roman polytheism and to go from polytheistic to monotheistic is a huge‚ 180 degree turn and about the biggest change
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