October 17‚ 1944‚ Buenos Aires‚ Argentina)‚ Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. Jailed during the early years of the dictatorship (1908-35) of Juan Vicente Gómez‚ Blanco-Fombona fled to Europe‚ where he established Editorial América in Madrid (1914)‚ which presented Latin American writers to the European literary world. A prolific author‚ he wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ novels‚ and essays. Of Blanco-Fombona’s
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AIR POLLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES Guides and Tips Home / Blog / Air Pollution in the Philippines Air pollution is a common and frequent problem nowadays. When you are on your way to work‚ you pass by your neighbors’ backyard where he is currently burning their garbage from yesterday‚ then you come across a smoke-belching public utility vehicle‚ then a guy beside you lighted a cigarette and started suffocating you with second-hand smoke. You cannot always depend on your handkerchief on covering
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Humanities Today The Encyclopedia Britannica (2006) defines the humanities as "Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings‚ their culture‚ and their self-expression." (Humanities). Those branches of knowledge include philosophy‚ literature‚ languages‚ the arts‚ religion and history. The humanities examine the human condition by studying the elements of culture that describe what is or was valued and considered important at a particular point in time. 15th century Italian humanists referred
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Animals: Humor‚ Symbolism‚ and other Literary Devices in Chronicle of a Death Foretold In Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ the author‚ Gabriel García Márquez‚ utilizes the motif of animals as symbols: pigs for ironic humor‚ rabbits as foreshadowing‚ and many other animals to aid in description‚ characterization‚ and establishment of theme. Márquez uses pigs as motifs the novel. He makes a big deal out of the knives that Pablo and Pedro use while describing the murder. “The Vicario twins went to
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We all know that that Texas Independence day is March the 2nd‚ 1836. You might also be asking yourself how did this important date in history come about? Well there were years behind this important date that led up to our independence. There is more to this date then just particular names and certain battles. This was a very important movement in history that cannot be forgotten but only remembered. There were many issues that caused the Texans to fight for their independence and they fought hard
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Bibliography: Date of Birth : August 6‚ 1988 Place of Birth : San Vicente‚ Baao‚ Camarines Sur
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http://ezinearticles.com/?Local-Color-in-Literature&id=3074106 The setting plays major role in prose fiction. The dialect spoken‚ the customs observed‚ the dress code prevalent‚ and the way of living all can be peculiar to a particular region. This sort of setting is called a local color of the area or region. You must have come across such peculiarity of an area while reading a prose or a novel. Such beautiful local color called "Wessex" (present-day Dorset) is painted by Thomas Hardy in his
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Why No to RH Bill? Lissa Poblete posted in Filipinos for Life. Lissa Poblete created a doc “POSITION PAPER ON THE RH BILL by Christian Pro-life Resources for the Philippines “. POSITION PAPER ON THE RH BILL By Christian Pro-life Resources for the Philippines These are the reasons why we say NO to the RH bill: 1.The RH bill carries with it an oppressive punishment for people who will not comply with it‚ making disagreeing with it and teaching something contrary to it a crime. Section 21 of the
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Chapter 15 1. RIZAL AS HISTORIAN Rizal’s research studies in the British Museum (London) and in Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris) enriched his historical knowledge. His annotations to Morga’s book showed his familiarity with historiography. He told Isabelo de los Reyes‚ “A historian ought to be rigorously imparted…I never assert anything on my own authority. I cite texts and when I do‚ I have them before me.” 2. RIZAL AS HISTORIANFirst Voyage Around the World (Italian) Antonio PigafettaHistorical
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COMPUTERIZE ENROLLMENT SYSTEM OF URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY Research Study Presented To College of Computer Study Of Urdaneta City University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Decree Bachelor of Science in Accountancy By: Gladys M. Ramos Armaine Jane V. Villanueva Elaine Kristine S. Espiritu Kris T. Fontanilla Orlando S. Salazar Mary Ann E. Dingle Marian C.Avila Rosalie S. Ortiz Arvilyn N. Alcaide Maricar P. Benter Flordaliz Espino Chapter 1
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