I INTRODUCTION
England (Latin Anglia), political division of the island of Great Britain, the principal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, other divisions of the island of Great Britain. Established as an independent monarchy ... Continuare
Proiect la limba engleza - African American History
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I INTRODUCTION African American History or Black American History, a history of black people in the United States from their arrival in the Americas in the 15th century until the present day. In 1996, 33.9 million Americans, about one out of every eight people in the United States, were black. Altho ... Continuare
Queen Victoria
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Quiz
Quiz
The European Union
Hi! I am your host Mike Russo.Welcome to Quiz for the Wiz!
Today we have three contestants.
Nr. 1 : Mircea Strugariu
Nr. 2: Edi Marinescu
Nr. 3: Bogdan Pavel
And now our subject for today. The subject is… The European Union.
Now let me tell you the rules.Aft ... Continuare
Reality and imagination - Voodoo
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Who hasn’t heard about Voodoo? Al the time we see the pinned dolls in movies or TV spots. We ask ourselves what are their purposes…they were only created to scare…and nothing more.
The book which cought the imagination of people outside the West Indies, and which was r ... Continuare
Referat la limba engleza - Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist and a very skillful entrepreneur and business man, born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father was Immanuel Nobel, an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. After a bankruptcy, Immanuel left his family in Stockholm in 1837 to start up a new business in St. Pet ... Continuare
Romania - Legacies of a Troubled but Inspiring Heritage, Six Hundred Thousand Years of History, The Rise of the Principalities, Emergence of a Nation, Inspiring Cultural Diversity
A COUNTRY TO ENJOY Legacies of a Troubled but Inspiring Heritage Legends like that of Count Dracula or the real history of Romania are testimonies of such an exciting past. Such a heritage is to be found in the high-roofed wooden churches of Transylvania. Admire the 16th century artistic treasures of the Bucovina monasteries, or listen ... Continuare
Shakespeare - MEASURE FOR MEASURE
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In the city of Vienna there once reigned a duke of such a mild and gentle temper, that he suffered his subjects to neglect the laws with impunity; and there was in particular one law, the existence of which was almost forgotten, the duke never having put it in force during his whole reign. This was a law dooming any m ... Continuare
The Bermuda Triangle
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Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle and the Limbo of the Lost, a geographical area of about 3,900,000 sq km (1,500,000 sq mi), between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Melbourne in Florida (located 55°W to 85°W and 30°N to 40°N), in which there have been numerous unexplained disappearances o ... Continuare
The Cold War was the opposite of a Hot War
The Cold War was the opposite of a Hot War. It was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted from the 1940s through the 1990s, but it was always fought by proxy (Cuba, North and South Vietnam, East and West Germany, Afghanistan, etc.). The United States and the Soviet Union never directly fought each other, in ... Continuare
