Monthly Archives: December 2018

Romanticism

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Romanticism was a movement that dominated all genres; including literature, music, art, and architecture; in Europe and the United States in the first half of the 19th century. It originated in the late 18th century as a reaction against the … Continue reading →

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Guillaume Apollinaire

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Guillaume Apollinaire 1880, Rome, Italy- 1918, Paris, France Place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France He was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets … Continue reading →

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Best Countries for Coffee

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Best Countries for Coffee Cuba, Ethiopia, Colombia, Austria, Brazil, Arabica. The coffee plant is an evergreen shrub, classified under the genus Coffea, and part of the botanical family Rubiaceae. There are several species of Coffee, the finest quality being Arabica, … Continue reading →

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Barnard’s star

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Barnard’s star Barnard’s Star is named after the American astronomer E.E. Barnard, who in 1916 discovered the speediness Ribas mentioned. No other star moves faster across Earth’s sky than Barnard’s Star, which travels about the width of the full moon … Continue reading →

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Milky Way Galaxy

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Earth is located in the universe in the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies. A supercluster is a group of galaxies held together by gravity. Within this cluster, we are in a smaller group of galaxies called the Local Group. Earth is … Continue reading →

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The Universe

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

The Universe Hubble reveals an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe or so, but this number is likely to increase to about 200 billion as telescope technology in space improves, Galaxies — those vast collections of stars that populate … Continue reading →

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Imelda R. Marcos

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

A Philippine court on Friday sentenced Imelda R. Marcos, the country’s flamboyant former first lady, to a minimum of 42 years in prison for creating private foundations to hide her unexplained wealth. But it is unlikely that Ms. Marcos, an … Continue reading →

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Bernard Landry

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Bernard Landry Former Quebec premier, dedicated sovereignist Bernard Landry dead at 81 He was a politician, a professor and a Quebec lawyer, born on 9 March 1937 in Santiago and death on 6 November 20181. He is the leader of … Continue reading →

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Frederick Christ Trump

Posted on December 5, 2018 by beaugrand

Fred Trump – Frederick Christ Trump 1905-1999, age 94 His father Frederick died when Fred was 12 years old. His parents, Elisabeth Christ Trump & Frederick Trump married in 1902. While raising their three children, Elisabeth, Fred, and John Trump, … Continue reading →

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