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Signature. Jorge Luis Borges's voice. Recorded 1962. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( / ˈbɔːrhɛs / BOR-hess, [2] Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe ˈlwis ˈboɾxes] ⓘ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
Note: The following essay contains discussions of sexual assault, abuse and suicide, and may be difficult or triggering for readers. There’s been a bullet in my aunt Beth’s head since a winter ...
Growing up, my family maintained a conservative household that rigorously upheld traditional Christian values," she wrote in an essay. "Three hours of church each Sunday, family scripture study ...
A significant portion of Perry’s video takes place in S’Espalmador, an uninhabited island that contains sand dunes that the Spanish government has referred to as having “great ecological ...
My Favorite Things (song) " My Favorite Things " is a song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Mary Martin playing Maria and Patricia Neway playing Mother Abbess. Julie Andrews, had first sung the song on a 1961 Christmas special for The Garry Moore Show.
Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas. Faux ...
Whether it’s set on the shores of a sandy beach or along a meandering river, a resort situated by the water offers a special kind of vacation.
Spruce Beer Sellers in Jamaica, from Harper's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXII, 1861, p. 176. Traditional market place in Africa. A marketplace, market place, or just market, or mart is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. [ 1] In different parts of the world, a marketplace may ...