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World Digital Library – Web Site Worth Visiting

http://www.wdl.org The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for …

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Photographer, Kristin Jordan-West

At PP+A, we have been featuring photography by Kristin Jordan-West. Her website is at: http://www.kristin-jordan.de/index.php?id=2&language=1

THE CITY OF TEDIUM

By Lida Prypchan   Ladies and gentlemen: I am an historian and, although I’ve lived in Spain for over thirty years, I was born right here in this city.  Today, as we are celebrating its bicentennial, I have been invited to speak to you on this special occasion.  Let me assure you that I’m known …

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Interesting Orchestra Conductor

Elephant Painting

WOMEN AND THE NOVEL

By: Lida Prypchan   English writer Virginia Woolf deals with this subject in her book A Room of Her Own. The title can have a variety of meanings for us, such as women and what they are like, or women and the novels they write, or women and the fantasies that have been written about …

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Not The Way You Planned

Story Submitted By: Lida Prypchan author: unknown   Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods.   They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, ‘Someday I hope to be a great treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated …

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CONCEPT: VISUALIZATION

Article Submitted By: Daniel Aponte Prypchan   Don’t you often find that totally logical positive decisions do not feel good? The answers to creation don’t lie in the conscious mind, they lie in the unconscious. The key is your feelings, they tell you whether your unconscious is comfortable with your actions. When you make a …

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Surreal Opera Posters by Rafal Olbinski

Featured Artist Suggested By: Lida Prypchan Rafal Olbinski is a surrealist artist, who has become world famous for his posters and designs. Rafal was born in Poland, and originally trained as an architect in Warsaw. In 1981 he emigrated to the US, where he worked as a painter, illustrator and designer. Since 1985 he has …

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Chimamanda Adichie: Danger of a Single Story

Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diasporan literature. Full bio and more links