Louis Netter People are dying, critical resources are stretched, the very essence of our freedom is shrinking – and yet we are moved inward, to the vast inner space of our thoughts and imagination, a place we have perhaps neglected. Of all the necessities we now feel so keenly aware of, the arts and their
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Alma Thomas was born in the state of Georgia in the United States in 1892. At school she was a model student who shone in many subjects. The family later settled in Washington D.C in order for the gifted young Alma to live in a region which created more educational opportunities for African American youngsters.
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Un grupo de arqueólogos de la Universidad Adnan Menderes ha descubierto en las ruinas de la ciudad de Mastaura, en el oeste de Turquía, un anfiteatro romano “similar al Coliseo”. La estructura se encuentra en buen estado, aunque parcialmente enterrada en una arboleda, y los trabajos para su conservación ya han empezado. Sedat Akkurnaz, el
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8Belts la plataforma española de enseñanza de idiomas online líder del mercado, ha realizado un estudio sobre una base de 9000 personas en todo el territorio español, con el objetivo de entender si el aprendizaje de idiomas ha sido uno de los elementos claves que se han desarrollado estratosféricamente durante la pandemia. Según la compañía,
A group of Inuit women gather around a table over cups of coffee and speak to each other in a language that is expected to vanish over the next two generations. The women live in Cambridge Bay in western Nunavut. They’re speaking Inuinnaqtun, a dialect of Inuktut, while recording a podcast for the Kitikmeot Heritage
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Alexxa Gotthardt Ask an average person to name an Latin American woman artist, and they’ll most likely mention Frida Kahlo. There’s no disputing Kahlo’s place in the art-historical canon as a master of Surrealism and self-portraiture. But even she confronted hurdles on her journey into history books and popular consciousness—including the flagrant marginalization she faced
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Raúl Antonio Capote Existen más teléfonos móviles en el mundo que seres humanos. A medida que siga creciendo el uso de estos dispositivos, el flujo de la información crecerá de manera exponencial. A principios del siglo pasado, Edward L. Bernays, publicista, periodista e inventor de la teoría de relaciones públicas, considerado el padre de la
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Aimee Zambrano y Comando Creativo El avance del discurso ultraconservador de los partidos neopentecostales en América Latina: La religión católica tiene corrientes ultraconservadoras como el Opus Dei, pero todas están alineadas fundamentalmente a los centros de poder de Europa. En cambio el Neo-Pentecostalismo ultraconservador se relaciona directamente a los centros de poder de EEUU e Israel. En
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They Can No Longer Hurt Me Blood boiled in every vain, Like a flicker in every flame. Tears streaming from my eyes, ‘Cause my life is built on lies. Overpowered by my fears, So I kept quiet for many years. The secrets tore me up inside. With a twisted mind and arms atied, They took
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One of the last paintings Frida Kahlo ever created was entitled ´Marxism will heal the sick` (1954). Analysis of the painting, however, necessitates an understand of the artist herself, her motivation and personal context within an intriguing life and artistic career, culminating in this work which would be one of her final messages to the
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