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Hace 2 días · The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain —which contains England, Wales, and Scotland —as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole. The capital is London, which is among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and ...
Hace 1 día · Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city. Both are part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila ...
Hace 3 días · The Beatles (from left): Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. (more) the Beatles, British musical quartet and a global cynosure for the hopes and dreams of a generation that came of age in the 1960s. The principal members were John Lennon (b. October 9, 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, England—d.
Hace 3 días · The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetic visual form. Visual art can be classified in diverse ways, such as separating fine arts from applied arts; inclusively focusing on human creativity; or ...
Hace 2 días · History. The Igbo people are derived from Eri, a heavenly person who was sent from heaven to start civilization, according to Igbo tradition. According to another legend, Eri was one of Gad’s sons who traveled down to build modern-day Igboland, as described in the Bible’s book of Genesis. Igbos live in a region of Nigeria known as Igboland ...
Hace 4 días · Feifei. So 'to cut – or make - a long story short' means to tell only the important parts about something that has happened and leaving out all the details. So Rob, you're telling me you went ...
Hace 4 días · Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.
