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  • 111Costa Rican literature — has roots in colonization and is marked by European influences. Because Costa Rica is a young country, its literary tradition is also young. The history of Costa Rican literature dates to the end of the 19th century. Contents 1 Chronology 2… …

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  • 112Maigret Goes to School — (French:Maigret à l école) is 1957 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. In the story Maigret is called from his usual duties in Paris to investigate a murder in a small village located close …

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  • 113Master Instructor — A Master Instructor in scuba diving is one of the highest levels of professional training in North American based diver training organizations, usually only one step below Course Director for the Instructor Development Course (IDC). The… …

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  • 114National Art Schools (Cuba) — World Monuments Fund video on conservation of the National Schools of Art School of Music, Vittorio Garatti Cuba s National Art Schools (Escuelas Nacionales de Arte, now known as the Instituto Superior de Arte) …

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  • 115Piano music of Gabriel Fauré — Fauré in 1907 The French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) wrote in many genres, including songs, chamber music, orchestral pieces and choral works.[1] Among his best known compositions are those for piano, written between the 1860s and the… …

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  • 116EGYPT —    The Egyptian civilization arose in the Nile valley at about the same time as that of Mesopotamia, and their development followed a similar trajectory. It is possible that indirect links existed between the two regions since prehistoric times,… …

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  • 117economy —    The Spanish economy is a modern western style economy based principally on the services sector, which generates just over 60 percent of the country s wealth, compared to about one third generated by industry and construction combined, and… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 118Franco Bahamonde, Francisco — b. 1892, El Ferrol (Galicia); d. 1975, Madrid    Soldier and Head of State    Franco s early military career was mainly associated with Spanish Morocco, where he acquired a reputation for personal bravery and stern discipline, and achieved rapid… …

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  • 119music —    Musical culture in Spain has had a certain impact internationally through the work of opera singers like José Carreras and Plácido Domingo, instrumentalists of a previous generation such as Pau Casals, and composers such as Manuel de Falla.… …

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  • 120ПРИГОРОДНЫЙ ОБРАЗ ЖИЗНИ — (SUBURBAN WAY OF LIFE) Считается, что людям, проживающим в пригородах, свойственен особый образ жизни. Одни исследователи называют его «приватизированным», указывая на замкнутость таких семей (inward looking families), их отстраненность от более… …

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