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The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657, its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B. C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the…

L. L. COOL J was born as James Todd Smith, on January 14, 1968, in Long Island, New York City, to his parents James and Ondrea smith. As a child he was called Todd, and didn’t have a very happy childhood. When he was only four, he saw his mother and grandfather get shot by…

Mauritius Introduction The most easily reached island in the Indian Ocean is Mauritius. It boasts as a tropical paradise such as Martinique and Maui and offers everything at a very good price. This small country is situated in Africa but it has been influenced by French and British ties and by the dominant Indian Workforce.Culture and History In…

Just before 5 am on September 5, 1972, eight terrorist entered the rooms of the Israeli athletes in the Olympic village of Munich, Germany. The ensuing drama that unfolds in the movie Munich is suspenseful, and intriguing; the action is compelling, and sometimes heart-wrenching. The screenplay was adapted by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth from…

Until it became necessary to venerate and glorify the works of renown composers from the nineteenth century, such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn, the term “classical music” had neither been utilized nor exploited. Upon the transformation of the concert hall into a musical museum, J Peter Burkholder argues that the only appropriate works…

Legendary country musician Waylon Jennings left behind a huge legacy that would live on for generations to come. A music lover since the age of 8, Waylon got his start performing as a disc jockey in various radio stations across his native Texas. He formed his first rock band, The Waylors in the early 60s and…

School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, England; e-mail: Robina. Mohammad@plymouth. ac. uk Received 17 May 2006; in revised form 16 September 2006; published online 28 September 2007 Abstract. Hindi cinema offers a means of examining the evolving geographies of the multisited, multinational Indian diaspora and its relationship to the `homeland’….

The Roman Empire made important contributions to the history of humanity that affected the social and economic progress of our modern society. People all over the world have used Roman inventions and innovations long after the empire itself disintegrated, giving shape to the world as we know it today. We are still astonished today at…

People from different cultures have a different understanding of what is funny and what is not. Language and culture play a significant role when we are talking about jokes. Jokes differ when it comes to subject matter, the manner of delivery etc., depending on these two factors. This is why a translator has a very…

The Renaissance was a period of cultural evolution that spread across Europe throughout the 14th- 17th century. Began in Florence, the Italian Renaissance had a profound impact in the development of the Renaissance outside of Italy resulting with the Northern Renaissance which included the German Renaissance, the French Renaissance, and other European nations. Although both…