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Hace 23 horas · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ m ə ˈ m ɑː n d ə ə ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ z i ə ˈ d iː tʃ i. eɪ / ⓘ; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer, novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright of postcolonial feminist literature and public speaker. She is the author of the award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013).
Hace 23 horas · Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City ...
Hace 23 horas · A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, 2011. Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence.The word pacifism was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901.
Hace 23 horas · Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award.He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977.
Hace 23 horas · LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples and cultures around the world.What survives after many centuries of persecution—resulting in shame, suppression, and secrecy—has only in more recent decades been pursued and interwoven into more mainstream ...
Hace 23 horas · Lebanon's history since independence has been marked by alternating periods of relative political stability and prosperity based on Beirut's position as a regional center for finance and trade, interspersed with political turmoil and armed conflict (1948 Arab–Israeli War, Lebanese Civil War 1975–1990, 2005 Cedar Revolution, 2006 Lebanon War, 2007 Lebanon conflict, 2006–08 Lebanese ...
Hace 23 horas · Politics and wars See also: List of sovereign states in the 1980s Cold War Map of Communist & Socialist countries in 1985 Wars Main article: List of wars 1945–89 § 1980–1989 The most prominent armed conflicts of the decade include: International wars Invasion of Grenada, October 1983 The most notable wars of the decade include: The Cold War (1947–1991) Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989 ...
