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modern and literature
A Modest Proposal is included in many literature programs as an example of early modern western satire.
In modern literature, Aeneas appears in David Gemmell's Troy series as a main heroic character who goes by the name Helikaon.
The Enquiry is widely regarded as a classic in modern philosophical literature.
The passage in question has been represented in the modern literature either as claiming that Crantor actually visited Egypt, had conversations with priests, and saw hieroglyphs confirming the story or as claiming that he learned about them from other visitors to Egypt.
Arabic literature spans for over two millennium, it has three phases, the pre-Islamic, Islamic and modern.
Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods.
Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature.
However, the term naive set theory is also used in some literature to refer to the set theories studied by Frege and Cantor, rather than to the informal counterparts of modern axiomatic set theory ; care is required to tell which sense is intended.
Examining Jewish history and rabbinic literature through the lens of academic criticism, Conservative Judaism believes that halakha has always evolved to meet the changing realities of Jewish life, and that it must continue to do so in the modern age.
Cerberus featured in many works of ancient Greek and Roman literature and in works of both ancient and modern art and architecture, although the depiction and background surrounding Cerberus often differed across various works by different authors of the era.
According to the anthropologist Dumenica Verdoni, writing new literature in modern Corsican, known as the Riacquistu, is an integral part of affirming Corsican identity.
The use of D. purpurea extract containing cardiac glycosides for the treatment of heart conditions was first described in the English-speaking medical literature by William Withering, in 1785, which is considered the beginning of modern therapeutics. It is used to increase cardiac contractility ( it is a positive inotrope ) and as an antiarrhythmic agent to control the heart rate, particularly in the irregular ( and often fast ) atrial fibrillation.
As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.
Part Two of Don Quixote is often regarded as the birth of modern literature, as it explores the concept of a character understanding that he is being written about.
The full title is indicative of the tale's object, as ingenioso ( Spanish ) means " quick with inventiveness "< ref >, Real Academia Española </ ref > marking the transition of modern literature from Dramatic to thematic unity.
By the 20th century the novel had come to occupy a canonical space as one of the foundations of modern literature.
This college was to be completely non-sectarian and co-educational, and with a curriculum that would not only include the traditional treatment of the classics, but would emphasize science and the scientific method, history and modern literature of
Peterson was the first student at the then German-language University of Tartu to acknowledge his Estonian origin, is commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian national literature and considered the founder of modern Estonian poetry.
Lu Xun, the founder of modern Chinese literature, becomes a supporter of Esperanto.
Fenrir appears in modern literature in the poem " Om Fenrisulven og Tyr " ( 1819 ) by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger ( collected in Nordens Guder ), the novel Der Fenriswolf by K. H. Strobl, and Til kamp mod dødbideriet ( 1974 ) by E. K. Reich and E. Larsen.
The literary movement " Spiritual Bakery " appeared in 1892 and pioneered the spreading of modern ideas in literature in Brazil.
Adrienne Mayor, in introducing a bibliography on the topic, noted that most modern folklorists are largely unaware of classical parallels and precedents, in materials that are only partly represented by the familiar designation Aesopica: " Ancient Greek and Roman literature contains rich troves of folklore and popular beliefs, many of which have counterparts in modern contemporary legends " ( Such as Mayor, 2000 ).

modern and Cockney
In 1909 these attitudes even received an official recognition thanks to the report of The Conference on the Teaching of English in London Elementary Schools issued by the London County Council, where it is stated that " the Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern
Standard English lacks negative concord, but it was normal in Old English and Middle English, and some modern dialects do have it ( e. g. African American Vernacular English and Cockney ), although its usage in English is often stigmatized.

modern and rhyming
In many languages, including modern European languages and Arabic, poets use rhyme in set patterns as a structural element for specific poetic forms, such as ballads, sonnets and rhyming couplets.
Traditional forms of Chinese poetry are rhymed, however the mere rhyming of text may not qualify literature as being poetry ; and, as well, the lack of rhyme would not necessarily disqualify a modern work from being considered poetry, in the sense of modern Chinese poetry.
Whether it be originally Christian or originally pagan, similar methods of healing have been reported persisting till modern times: in Westphalia, the healing of a wound by triple signing and triple cruciform sufflation, or by exsufflation accompanied by a rhyming charm ; and in Holland the alleviation of toothache by similar means.

modern and slang
In the film, Cooper plays a sheltered, intellectual linguist who is writing an encyclopedia with six other scientists, and hires street-wise Stanwyck to help them with modern slang terms.
and created much of modern hacker slang and culture.
In modern slang, some native speakers may pronounce ‹ W › more closely to the origin of the loanword than the official / v / pronunciation.
The latter probably lent its name to the modern slang term.
The modern fish-and-chip shop (" chippy " or " chipper " in modern British slang
In modern usage the slang term bitch has different meanings depending largely on social context and may vary from very offensive to endearing, and as with many slang terms its meaning and nuances can vary depending on the region in which it is used.
* The police force, known as sbirri (" cops " in modern Italian slang ), was billeted in private houses ( normally a practice of military occupation ) and enforced order quite rigorously.
A significant part of modern computer / Web / Internet slang, abbreviations, etc.
Asian pride in modern slang refers mostly to those of East Asian descent, though it can include anyone of Asian descent.
Through the same linguistic route, cods became a modern slang term for the male genitalia.
The youngest, Professor Bertram Potts ( Gary Cooper ), is a grammarian who is researching modern American slang.
In modern Russian slang only these names are used:
In some computer users ' slang " the Elder Days " means the period before about 1980, before many modern computer developments started.
* engrupir-to fool someone ( origin unknown, but also used in modern European and Brazilian Portuguese slang )
Because of persistent debate, answered and unanswered questions, and conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination and the possible related role of the grassy knoll, the term " grassy knoll " has come to also be a modern slang expression indicating suspicion, conspiracy, or a cover-up.
Although there are differences, modern gay slang has adopted many Polari words, as detailed in the table below:
This genre of music is very typically French and differs from most in that emphasis is placed on appreciation of the lyrics and that it is linked to a specific culture of modern " guinche " ( slang for " guinguette ") appreciated a lot by Bobos among others.
This dialogue frequently makes use of slang words invented by the author, as a substitute for words that were, in the 1970s, typically taboo to speak about in modern western culture.
In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, for a gossipy or overly talkative person.
The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse ; it should not be confused with modern slang.
A similar word in modern Irish slang " Gigh " ( pronounced ) also exists, further confusing the possible origin of the name.
The term is still unofficially used in Quebec, Acadian and Franco-Ontarian slang as a reference to the Canadian dollar ( the official French term for the modern Canadian dollar is dollar ).

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