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11 hours ago · The American writer James Thurber wrote to a friend, “People never learn that there is 1,000 miles of desert between a good cause and a good play. Few people can cross it alive.” Anyone who starts out to write a satire thinking the impulse to admonish or preach will make it worthwhile should probably have that quote branded, if not on their ...
11 hours ago · The history of writing traces the development of writing systems [1] and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. The use of writing prefigures various social and psychological consequences associated with literacy and literary culture. With each historical invention of writing, true writing systems were preceded by ...
11 hours ago · West Side Story. West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar ...
1 day ago · Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈveɪbər /; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research .
1 day ago · Ukraine says it hit and destroyed the Russian missile ship Tsiklon in Crimea over the weekend. Meanwhile, analysts say Moscow is seeking to draw out Kyiv's forces - as Putin makes another ...
11 hours ago · The listing broker’s offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed. Georgia. Cobb County. Roswell. 30075. 4395 Capstone Ct. Zillow has 43 photos of this $1,059,900 4 beds, 4 baths, 3,300 Square Feet single family home located at 4395 Capstone Ct, Roswell, GA 30075 built in 2024. MLS #7365599.
11 hours ago · The Philippine–American War, [12] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [a] or Tagalog Insurgency, [13] [14] [15] was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from February 4, 1899, until July 2, 1902. [16] Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the ...
