The Government of the United States of America - Constitution Of The United States, Articles, Amendments, Executive, Responsibilities of the President, Executive Agencies, Policy, Legislature
N. M. R.
The Government Of The United States of America
The Government of the United States of America
United States (Government), the combination of federal, state, and local laws, bodies, and agencies that is responsible for carrying out the operations of the United States. The federal government of the ... Continuare
The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth
The Moon
The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth :
orbit : 384,400 km from Earth
diameter : 3476 km
mass : 7.35e22 kg
Called Luna by the Romans, Selene and Artemis by the Greeks, and many other names in other mythologies.
The Moon, of course, has been known since prehistoric times. It is t ... Continuare
THE RENAISSANCE - Renaissance Poetry, Renaissance Drama and Prose, Shakespeare, Late Renaissance and 17th Century
THE RENAISSANCE
A golden age of English literature commenced in 1485 and lasted until 1660. Malory's Le morte d'Arthur was among the first works to be printed by William Caxton, who introduced the printing press to England in 1476. From that time on, readership was vastly multiplied. The growth of the middle class, the continuing develop ... Continuare
THE ROMANTIC AGE - The Romantic Poets, Romantic Prose
THE ROMANTIC AGE Extending from about 1789 until 1837, the romantic age stressed emotion over reason. One objective of the French Revolution (1789-1799) was to destroy an older tradition that had come to seem artificial, and to assert the liberty, spirit, and heartfelt unity of the human race. To many writers of the romantic age this ... Continuare
THE VICTORIAN ERA - Nonfiction, Poetry, The Victorian Novel, 19th-Century Drama
THE VICTORIAN ERA
The Victorian era, from the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837 until her death in 1901, was an era of several unsettling social developments that forced writers more than ever before to take positions on the immediate issues animating the rest of society. Thus, although romantic forms of expression in poetry and prose ... Continuare
Thomas Hardy
THOMAS HARDY
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
The greatest representative of the late Victorian literature, Thomas Hardy, was among the novelists who marked the transition to XXth century English and American fiction. He wrote many novels such as: "Far from the Madding Crowd", "Jude the Obscure", T ... Continuare
Traditions and culture in Romania - easter
Within South Eastern Europe however, Romania preserved a significant number of traditional customs and celebrations manifest within the strong community of the village. Ceremonies dedicated to the significant moments of one's life (birth, wedding, death), to natural cycles (such as solstice, equinox, harvest, springtim ... Continuare
UNDERSTANDING BRUTE FACTS
PARTIAL REVIEW OF LUDWIG FAHRBACH'S
UNDERSTANDING BRUTE FACTS
According to most causal theories of explanation, explanations convey information about causal relations which are part of
the external world.
In this case, the dependency relations can be identified
with the causal ... Continuare
Vangelis - Who is Vangelis
Vangelis
Who is Vangelis?
Vangelis is a famous Greek composer and keyboardist. He composes and performs mainly instrumental music and filmscores. His music is often categorized under terms like "synthesizer", "sympho" and "new age".
He was born as "Evangelos ... Continuare
VIETNAM, LAND AND RESOURCES, PEOPLE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, GOVERNMENT
Vietnam Vietnam, a nation located along the eastern coast of
mainland Southeast Asia, has had a turbulent history.
Emerging as a distinct civilization during the first
millennium BC, Vietnam was conquered by China during the
early Han dynasty and subjected to 1,000 years of foreign
rule. In AD 939 the Vietnamese restored their
i ... Continuare
