“Miss Chinatown” is a documentary directed by Kathy Huang. Joining the Miss Chinatown Pageant was the last thing on Katie Au’s mind. She never learned to speak Chinese and didn’t fit in with other Chinese-American girls. Then her mother entered her into the contest, and her father dec...
His works, such as "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover," showcase his innovative approach to form and his keen understanding of human nature. Age: Dec. at 77 (1812-1889) Birthplace: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom Also ranks #30 on The Greatest Poets of All Time Dig Deeper ...
Unto This Last (1860, 1862) marked the shift in emphasis. In 1869, Ruskin became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, where he established the Ruskin School of Drawing. In 1871, he began his monthly "letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain",...
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Other names:Old English, Bobtail, OES Area of origin:England in the 1700s Breed group:Herding Height at withers:21–22 inches (53–56 cm) Weight:60–100 pounds (27–45 kg) Life span:10–12 years Did you know?About 1900 the OES became the darling of the rich and famous, with some...
In the last three decades of the 19th century, German-language papers in cities such as New York, Chicago, and St. Louis built circulations to rival leading mainstream newspapers. No foreign-language press is as American and has had as much influence on shaping the nature of U.S. ...
Like last year on a CCTV show, a psychiatrist claimed to have treated a transgender with hypnotherapy and ‘cured’ him – that’s absurd,” she said. (Global Times, 03/07/2016). From our perspective, two aspects of Extract 4 warrant deeper examination. First, the journalist relies on ...
the names of ordinary items distinguish the immigrant English from other Americans. While an American might guess that petrol powers an automobile, he might be hesitant to open the car's bonnet (hood) or eat some crisps (potato chips) or ring off (hang up) the telephone. The English refer...
901 - Edward the Elder takes the title "King of the Angles and Saxons"902 - Eric, ruler of the Danes in East Anglia, dies in the Battle of Holme910 - Reconquest of Danelaw lands begins. The last great Viking army sent to ravage England is defeated by an army of Wessex and Mercia....
Hautbois (French: “high [i.e., loud] wood”), or oboe, was originally one of the names of theshawm, the violently powerful instrument of outdoor ceremonial. The oboe proper (i.e., the orchestral instrument), however, was the mid-17th-century invention of twoFrenchcourt musicians,Jacques...