London (England) - Tower of London and points of interest
Tower of London, historic fortress of the city of London, on the north bank of the Thames River, built on the remains of Roman fortifications. The tower complex, which contains 7.5 hectares (18 acres), stands on a slight rise known as Tower Hill. The original tower, known as the White Tower or Keep, is flanked by four turrets and enclosed by two lines of fortifications. It was built about 1078 by ... Continuare
WILLIAM BLAKE (1757 - 1827)
Blake gave the final blow to the Age of Reason in considering Imagination as the most important of the human faculties and consequently in exalting the spirit over the body and the instinct and intuition over education. In this way Blake anticipates the themes of Romanticism. Besides other romantic themes are the exaltation of art as a creative vision, his sympathy with the sufferings of the poor ... Continuare
Local gentry and rural cadres: the actual link between state and peasants
Local gentry and rural cadres:
the actual link between
state and peasants.
final essay for the seminar:
Social Structure and Kinship System in Rural China.
Professor Guo Xiaolin
Spring Semester 2000
CONTENTS
. Preface p. 3
. I.I The Gentry: a general outline and main features p. 3
. I.II Duties and functions of ... Continuare
GLOBALIZATION
When it comes to use the term "globalization", we usually refer to a complex economic phenomenon for which the world as a whole could be a just one market, in which there is an exchange of goods (meant as financial estates, real goods and services) following the rules of the mechanism of demand and supply and fixation of prices wherever those variables meet (liberism and neo-liberism).
It's the ... Continuare
CHARLOTTE MULLEN - A TRAGIC HEROINE
POPA ADRIANA MARIA
BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
(2 semestres)
The Real Charlotte is considered the most important work of Edith Oenone Somerville and Martin Ross ( by her real name Violet Martin). It is a novel that attempts to analyze with great complexity the relation that can be established between language, culture and imperialism in the ... Continuare
HOW TO GET LESS JUNK MAIL
CHRIS HIBBERT OF CPSR
Are you getting unsolicited mail that s more trouble than it s worth? Here are some things you can do that will give you more control of what comes into your home. I don t know of anything you can do that will stop the influx immediately, short of moving and not telling anyone (including creditors, employer, insurers, old friends, and especially the Post Office). If you ... Continuare
READY, SETCREDIT
A credit card is a great financial tool. It can be more convenient to use and carry than cash and it offers valuable consumer protections under federal law.
At the same time, it s a big responsibility. If you don t use it carefully, you may owe more than you can repay, damage your credit rating, and create credit problems for yourself that can be difficult to undo.
Chances are your mail is ... Continuare
