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When you take a look at the way we celebrate certain festivals, you Might think that most traditions have always been there.However, most Christmas related events and decorations come from Anglo-Saxon countries: Christmas Lights, holly, ivy and mistletoe... And Santa Claus,

  Halloween, St Valentine’s Day have become all Pervasive on TV shows, stores and even street or school life.The sandwich is an English invention we all consider inherent to our lifestyle nowadays.If you go to any supermarket at Easter, you Can easily find Easter chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies and decorated Easter Eggs. Barbecues are catching on and American fast food restaurants have become A must among families with children, teenagers and workers without much time... Continue reading "ingles 2" »

OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE: GENERAL REMARKS

Some 30,000 lines of Old English(OE) Poetry have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times. Their alliterative form Appears, with minor modification, in the oldest poetic remains of other early Germanic languages, such as Old Icelandic.

Certain features of its Diction, even verse formulas and themes, are similarly shared and betray a common Germanic inheritance.

In England itself the Earliest poetry of the Anglo-Saxon settlers was necessarily composed orally and It was often sung or chanted to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument.

Despite the introduction Of writing, oral composition was practiced throughout the period. But Focusing on the writing (as a literary art), we can assert  that it was introduced

cultural context: war peanes and fank : -anthomic - electronic invention -fast comunication 

syncopation:accord on the part of beats

1. What time period (dates) did the Renaissance occur? 1350-1600 What does the term Renaissance mean? rebirth Where did the Renaissance begin? City-states of Italy What city-state was the birthplace of the Renaissance? Florence What was the main business of the Medici family? banking What did Humanism focus on? secular, or worldly themes What did it also stress? individualism and independent thinking, dignity and worthName 3 ways Renaissance ideas spread. 

War, Trade, Printing Who was Johannes Gutenberg? What did his invention do? Developed the printing press; books were created faster and were less expensive; things were easier to copy & print What was a certificate of indulgence?

Pardons for sins. What did Martin Luther criticize the sale... Continue reading "The main stages of cold war." »

Aimée Ann Duffy was born in 1984 in Wales.

She's usually known by her artistic name, “Duffy”. She's a Welsh singer-songwriter.

Duffy became famous at the age of 24 whenwhen her first album, Rockferry, went to number one in the UK Album Chart. It was the best-selling UK album in 2008 and 1.68 millions copies were sold. Mercy, the first single from the album, was number for five weeks. Last year, Duffy won the Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Album and she was nominated for two other awards. Since then, she has performed live at concerts and festivals all cover the world. She has just released her second album. She is plannin a tour now.

Duffy is also involved in charity work. Recently, she recorded a song for the War Child Heroes charity album.