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Hace 11 horas · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( / ˌtʃɪməˈmɑːndə əŋˈɡoʊzi əˈdiːtʃi.eɪ / ⓘ [a]; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer and public speaker who is regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature. She is the author of the award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book essays We ...
Hace 11 horas · Tiger. The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the genus Panthera and the largest living cat species native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two ...
Hace 11 horas · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II and lasted to 1991, the fall of the Soviet Union. The term cold war is used because there was no large-scale fighting ...
Hace 1 día · Nicholson and Freeman portrayed dying men who fulfill their list of goals. In researching the role, Nicholson visited a Los Angeles hospital to see how cancer patients coped with their illnesses. Nicholson is the Hollywood celebrity who is almost like a character in some ongoing novel of our times.
Hace 11 horas · Spiro Theodore Agnew ( / ˈspɪəroʊ ˈæɡnjuː /; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign the position, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832. Agnew was born in Baltimore to a Greek immigrant ...
Hace 11 horas · Colin from Accounts Season 2 You don't need to be a Sydneysider to appreciate the all-too-familiar characters in this season. Whether it's the typical Sydney hustler trying to buy Gordon's brewery in episode 4 "Ethical Porn" or the relatable experience of falling asleep on the train and waking up in Waterfall in episode 5, the show's humble scenarios still resonate. While the initial episodes ...
