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Hace 1 día · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
Hace 5 horas · A Agnes Skinner. Agnes Skinner (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is the mother of Principal Skinner and first appears in the first-season episode "The Crepes of Wrath" as an old woman who embarrassingly calls her son "Spanky".However, as episodes progress, her character turns bitter. She is very controlling of her son and often treats him as if he is a child, insulting and ridiculing him every ...
Hace 5 horas · Early life. Feller played primarily as a shortstop or outfielder, emulating Rogers Hornsby's batting stance.: 13 From the age of 15, he began to pitch for the Oakviews after a starting pitcher was injured; while doing so, Feller continued to play American Legion baseball. His catcher during this period was Nile Kinnick, who later won the Heisman Trophy in 1939 and became a member of the ...
Hace 1 día · Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's extremities from repeated injuries or infection through ...
Hace 1 día · May 2015 satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea (/ k r aɪ ˈ m iː ə / ⓘ kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov.The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine.To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the ...
Hace 1 día · A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006. Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport.It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its ...
Hace 1 día · This article is part of a series on Conservatism in the United States Schools Compassionate Fiscal Fusion Libertarian Moderate Movement Neo Paleo Progressive Social Traditionalist Principles American exceptionalism Anti-communism Christian nationalism Classical liberalism Constitutionalism Familialism Family values Federalism States' rights Judeo-Christian values Individualism Law and order ...
