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contrary to the spirit of sport The term of doping originates from the Zulu warriors that were taking a mixture of plants believed to be energizers that increased their power in battle. The procedure of improving the performances of people or animals participating in sporting competitions became commonly known at the beginning of the 20th century. The fight against doping in sports was started by the International Amateur Athletic Federation in 1928 due to several reports of sportsmen

The Influence of French Poetry on American People, especially French and American people, tend to forget that the heart of the United States was once French. Not only was all of Canada and all of the Mississippi drainage from the Alleghenies to the Rockies under the French flag, as everybody knows, but French and French-Indian mountain men had penetrated to the West Coast before any of the officially recognized explorers and discoverers, for whom they were in fact often the guides. Deep in the

country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Maori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2000 km southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are

films…) Abraham Stoker mostly known as Bram Stoker, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1847. In 1897, he published the novel which makes him famous Dracula . Vampire’s Theme 1.1) Count Dracula is an invention of Stoker, inspired from The Prince of Wallachia, Vlad Tepes or Vlad The Impaler. He was a brilliant and notoriously savage general who impaled his enemies on long spikes. The prince also had a reputation for murdering beggars and forcing women to eat their babies. His father was called

Both of her parents were British: her father, who had been crippled in World War I, was a clerk in the Imperial Bank of Persia; her mother had been a nurse. In 1925, lured by the promise of getting rich through maize farming, the family moved to the British colony in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Doris's mother adapted to the rough life in the settlement, energetically trying to reproduce what was, in her view, a civilized, Edwardian life among savages; but her father did not, and the thousand-odd

relationship During the first millennium there was little interaction between the two regions as both Britain and France were invaded by different Germany tribes. Mid eleventh century: French Normans invaded England under William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy and king of England from 1066 to his death) Victory of the William’s army against the Anglo Saxon army at Hastings in 1066. England was ruled from France, the language of the aristocracy was French; England was officially a province of Normandy.

Martin Luther King was an afro-American pastor who spent his lifetime campaigning in the USA for Black people’s rights, peace and against poverty and especially against racial discrimination. The 28 August 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, he pronounces his speech: “I have a dream“, considerate as one of the most famous speech of the 20th century. Martin Luther King was slaughtered on April 1968. This speech is a call to tolerance while, in America, racism is reigning. Too many conflicts exist between

to war. The name comes from Dada chance. It is said that joining would open a dictionary and came across this word would be. In the great artists who have marked this movement, we can identify Marcel Duchamp, Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Francis Picabia, Sophie Taeuber-Arp or Man Ray. The spirit of Dada is provocative. He invented the idea of the work of ephemeral art. The size must be spectacular. This is not an object but a set of things that are being installed in a space. The Work is

country-specific section gives a comprehensive description of Spanish business culture which will help you to interact more effectively with your Spanish clients and colleagues. INFORMATIONS ABOUT SPAIN Historical facts * Spain was the second more former European colonial power after Portugal, the country grew rich from the 15th century to 16th century, but declined with the loss of its colonies throughout the 19th century. * 1936 to 1939: time of the Civil war which opposed nationalists against republicans

RESEARCH & IDEAS Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership Q&A with: Anthony J. Mayo Published: November 9, 2009 Author: Sarah Jane Gilbert A new book looks at the history of the U.S. aviation industry through the eyes of its entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders—men like Pan Am's Juan Trippe and Southwest Airlines' Herb Kelleher—each emerging at different stages of the industry's evolution from start-up to rebirth. Who comes next? An interview with coauthor Anthony J. Mayo. Key concepts