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village fair flemish artist gillis mostaert 1590 fairs can include exhibitions of animals, , before competitions, animals groomed owners the horse fair, painting rosa bonheur (1852-1855) the roman fairs holidays on there intermission of labour , pleadings. in roman provinces of judea , syria palaestina, jewish rabbis prohibited jews participating in fairs in towns because religious nature of fairs contravened prescribed practice of judaism. in middle ages, many fairs developed temporary markets , important long-distance , international trade, wholesale traders travelled, many days, fairs sure meet needed buy or sell to. fairs tied special christian religious occasions, such saint s day of local church. stagshaw in england, documented have held annual fairs 1293 consisting of sales of animals. along main fair held on 4 july, city hosted smaller fairs throughout year specific types of animals sold, such 1 horses, 1 lambs, , 1 ewes. the kumbh mela, held every twelve years, @ allahabad, ha...

little rock national airport little rock national airport (adams field) , northwest arkansas regional airport in highfill in benton county arkansas s main air terminals. passenger service available @ fort smith, limited service @ texarkana, russellville, pine bluff, harrison, ozark regional airport mountain home, hot springs, el dorado , jonesboro. many air travelers in eastern arkansas use memphis international airport. there regional airports in many of arkansas 75 counties.

1 traditional social events 1.1 stein club 1.2 arbella ball 1.3 thropstock traditional social events stein club stein club themed event featuring beer , snacks winthrop residents every other thursday evening. held in winthrop s junior common room. winthrop house sells beer steins annually house crest on them used @ stein clubs, though having 1 not required partake. recent stein club themes include kung fu, comedy night, oktoberfest, regatta, , others. stein club 1 of attended events held in house. although many believe edward kennedy began winthrop s stein club tradition, not true. origin of apocryphal story humorous article appeared in harvard independent. arbella ball the winthrop arbella ball house s annual spring formal dance. named after arbella, ship upon first john winthrop ventured new world. ball typically features live band playing under beautiful tent before temporary dance floor set in gore courtyard, , reception in winthrop junior common room. thropstock thropstock...

alabama started 2015 season win against 20th ranked wisconsin. alabama start 2-0 lose next game against ole miss 43-37. following loss crimson tide go in win next twelve games including 2015 cotton bowl playoff semifinal 38-0 on michigan state , winning 2016 college football playoff national championship on undefeated clemson 45-40 claim alabama s sixteenth national championship , saban s fourth national championship @ capstone.

the old bulgarian alphabet although boris i had succeeded in securing autonomous church, higher clergy , theological books still greek, impeded efforts convert populace new religion. between 860 , 863 byzantine monks saints cyril , methodius created glagolitic alphabet, first slavic alphabet order of byzantine emperor, aimed convert great moravia orthodox christianity. language used called later historians old church slavonic , based on local slavic dialect spoken in region of thessaloniki, hence known old bulgarian. ultimately, brothers mission establish slavic liturgy in great moravia failed. in 886 disciples clement, naum , angelarius, had been banished great moravia, reached bulgaria , received warm welcome boris i. began preach in bulgaria , work of slavic mission of cyril , methodius saved. the bulgarian monarch commissioned creation of 2 theological academies headed disciples future bulgarian clergy instructed in bulgarian vernacular. clement sent southwestern province kutm...

bogomilism, gnostic, dualistic sect, founded in 10th century during first bulgarian empire. later spread throughout balkans , flourished after fall of bulgaria under byzantine rule. eastern orthodox church considered bogomils, preached civil disobedience particularly alarming state authorities, heretics. bogomilism saw major resurge in bulgaria result of military , political setbacks during reign of boril (r. 1207–18). emperor took swift, decisive measures suppress bogomils; on 11 february 1211 presided on first anti-bogomil synod in bulgaria, held in tarnovo. during discussions, bogomils exposed; did not return orthodoxy exiled. despite extant union roman catholic church, synod followed strictly canons of orthodox church. in specially dedicated book of boril, monarch described orthodox emperor , synod of tarnovo added list of orthodox synods. result of boril s actions, influence of bogomils reduced not eradicated. many heretical movements, including adamites , barlaamism arrived exi...

there no byzantine records of sklaviniai after 836/837 absorbed expanding first bulgarian empire. slavic influence in region strengthened along rise of state, incorporated parts of region domain in 837. in 860s saints cyril , methodius, 2 byzantine greek brothers thessaloniki, created first slavic glagolitic alphabet in old church slavonic language first transcribed, , commonly referred apostles of slavic world. cultural heritage acquired , developed in medieval bulgaria, after 885 region of ohrid (present-day republic of macedonia) became significant ecclesiastical center nomination of saint clement of ohrid first archbishop in bulgarian language residence in region. in conjunction disciple of saints cyril , methodius, saint naum, clement created flourishing slavic cultural center around ohrid, pupils taught theology in old church slavonic language , glagolitic , cyrillic script @ called ohrid literary school. bulgarian-byzantine boundary in beginning of 10th century passed approx...

1 social history 1.1 agrarianism 1.2 education 1.3 turks 1.4 urbanization social history agrarianism bulgaria emerged turkish rule poor, underdeveloped agricultural country, little industry or natural resources. of land owned small farmers, peasants comprising 80% of population of 3.8 million in 1900. few turkish nobles left , large land holdings uncommon, there many poor peasants living on margins. agrarianism dominant political philosophy in countryside, peasantry organized movement independent of existing party. in 1899, bulgarian agrarian union formed, bringing rural intellectuals such teachers ambitious peasants. promoted modern farming practices, elementary education. education the government promoted modernization, special emphasis on building network of elementary , secondary schools. 1910, there 4,800 elementary schools, 330 lyceums, 27 high schools, , 113 vocational schools. 1878 1933 france funded numerous libraries, research institutes, , catholic schools throughout bulgari...

girl scouts eastern washington , northern idaho formed on may 1, 2007, merger of girl scouts mid – columbia council , girl scouts inland empire council. service centers sandpoint, idaho coeur d alene, idaho lewiston, idaho camps camp 4 echos 230 acres (0.93 km) on lake coeur d alene

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1 new books 1.1 fiction 1.2 children , young people 1.3 drama 1.4 poetry 1.5 non-fiction new books fiction mulk raj anand – untouchable enid bagnold – national velvet jorge luis borges – universal history of infamy (historia universal de la infamia, collected short stories) elizabeth bowen – house in paris pearl s. buck – house divided edgar rice burroughs – tarzan , leopard men dino buzzati – il segreto del bosco vecchio erskine caldwell – journeyman morley callaghan – shall inherit earth elias canetti – die blendung john dickson carr death-watch the hollow man (also 3 coffins) the red widow murders (as carter dickson) the unicorn murders (as carter dickson) agatha christie three act tragedy death in clouds solomon cleaver – jean val jean robert p. tristram coffin – red sky in morning jack conroy – world win a. j. cronin – stars down h. l. davis – honey in horn franklin w. dixon – hidden harbor mystery lawrence durrell – pied piper of lovers e. r. eddison – mistress of mistresses susa...

1 treatment 1.1 psychological 1.2 medication 1.3 dual diagnosis treatment psychological from applied behavior analysis literature, behavioral psychology, , randomized clinical trials, several evidenced based interventions have emerged: behavioral marital therapy, motivational interviewing, community reinforcement approach, exposure therapy, contingency management suppress cravings , mental anxiety, improve focus on treatment , new learning behavioral skills, ease withdrawal symptoms , reduce chances of relapse. in children , adolescents, cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) , family therapy has research evidence treatment of substance abuse problems. well-established studies include ecological family-based treatment , group cbt. these treatments can administered in variety of different formats, each of has varying levels of research support research has shown makes group cbt effective promotes development of social skills, developmentally appropriate emotional regulatory skills , other i...

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1 biography 1.1 family 1.2 life 1.3 reform movements 1.4 politician biography family liang qichao born in small village in xinhui, guangdong province on february 23, 1873. liang s father, liang baoying (梁寶瑛, courtesy name lianjian 蓮澗), farmer, background in classics allowed him introduce liang various literary works when liang 6 years old. age of nine, liang started writing thousand-word essays , became district-school student after. liang had 2 wives: li huixian (李惠仙) , wang guiquan (王桂荃). gave birth 9 children, of whom became successful individuals through liang s strict , effective education. 3 of them scientific personnel @ chinese academy of sciences, including liang sicheng, prominent historian of chinese architecture. early life liang qichao in youth liang passed xiucai (秀才) degree provincial examination @ age of 11. in 1884, undertook arduous task of studying traditional governmental exams. @ age of 16, passed juren (舉人) second level provincial exams , youngest successful candi...

han van meegeren s forgery of procuress dirck van baburen list of known forgeries han van meegeren: a counterpart laughing cavalier after frans hals (1923) once subject of scandal in hague in 1923, present whereabouts unknown. the happy smoker after frans hals (1923) hangs in groninger museum in netherlands man , woman @ spinet 1932 (sold amsterdam banker, dr. fritz mannheimer) lady reading letter 1935–1936 (unsold, on display @ rijksmuseum.) lady playing lute , looking out window 1935–1936 (unsold, on display @ rijksmuseum.) portrait of man 1935–1936 in style of gerard ter borch (unsold, on display @ rijksmuseum.) woman drinking (version of malle babbe) 1935–1936 (unsold, on display @ rijksmuseum.) the supper @ emmaus, 1936–1937 (sold boymans 520,000 – 550,000 guldens, $300,000 or $4 million today) interior drinkers 1937–1938 (sold d g. van beuningen 219,000 – 220,000 guldens $120,000 or $1.6 million today) the last supper i, 1938–1939 interior cardplayers 1938 - 1939 (sold w. van der...

a collection of genuine , fake signatures of han van meegeren van meegeren played different roles, of shrouded in fraudulent intentions, sought fulfill goal of besting critics. han’s father said have once told him, cheat , be. on other hand, brothers , sisters perceived him loyal, generous, , affectionate, , loving , helpful own children. question character cannot answered unequivocally. indeed, recent works question many of existing assumptions van meegeren , motivations career in forgery. han van meegeren, double-edged, , character presents fragments rather unity. in 2008, harvard-trained art historian jonathan lopez had become fluent in dutch , published man made vermeers, unvarnishing legend of master forger han van meegeren . extensive research confirmed van meegeren started make forgeries, not feeling misunderstood , undervalued art critics income generated, income needed support addictions , promiscuity. lopez confirmed veracity of jan spierdijk s article in de waarheid i...

weddle (#32) @ 2012 pro bowl. weddle started 2007 season strong safety behind clinton hart. known team s dimeback playing in 2nd/3rd , long situations, along being backup holder on special teams. speculated used instead of current holder mike scifres in situations fake field goal or point attempt occur threat run or throw ball in situations. chargers led nfl in takeaways season 48. on october 28, 2007, weddle recorded first nfl regular season interception against houston texans. weddle saw plenty of action during rookie season, playing dime safety , finished rookie season 48 total tackles, 1 sack , 1 interception along 6 pass deflections while playing in 1 of talented secondaries in nfl.

1 works 1.1 academic 1.2 novels 1.3 prose 1.4 magazines , newspapers 1.5 chief editing 1.6 translation works works academic 《中國古代木刻畫選集》 (zhongguo gu dai mu ke hua xuan ji) (selected ancient chinese woodcuts) 《文學大綱》 (wen xue da gang) (outline of literature) 《插圖本中國文學史》 (cha tu ben zhongguo wen xue shi) (illustrated history of chinese literature) 《中國俗文學史》 (zhongguo su wen xue shi) (history of chinese popular literature) 《中國文學論集》 (zhongguo wen xue lun ji) (essays on chinese literature) 《俄國文學史略》 (eguo wen xue shi lüe) (brief history of russian literature) 《佝僂集》 (goulou ji) (rickets) 《西諦書話》 (xidi shu hua) (xidi on books) 《鄭振鐸文集》 (zheng zhenduo wen ji) (collected works of zheng zhenduo) 《談〈金瓶梅詞話〉》 (tan jin ping mei cihua) (on plum in golden vase) 《編輯方針與編輯計劃》 (bianji fangzhen yu bianji jihua) (editing: policy , plan ) novels 《取火者的逮捕》 (arrest of fire-stealer) 《桂公塘》 (gui gong tang) 《家庭的故事》 (jia ting de gu shi) prose he wrote more 20 prose texts , following of examples: 《中山集記》 (shan zhong za ji) ...

1 final round 1.1 championship bracket 1.2 5th–8th places bracket 1.3 quarterfinals 1.4 classification 5/8 1.5 semifinals 1.6 seventh place match 1.7 fifth place match 1.8 bronze medal match 1.9 final final round championship bracket 5th–8th places bracket quarterfinals classification 5/8 semifinals seventh place match fifth place match bronze medal match final

located in armenian church, oldest christian tombstone in calcutta belongs rezabeebeh, died on 11 july 1630. armenians had trading relations several parts of india, , 7th century few armenian settlements had appeared in kerala, indian state located on malabar coast. armenians controlled large part of international trade of area, particularly in precious stones , quality fabrics. an archive directory (published 1956) in delhi, india states armenian merchant-cum-diplomat, named thomas cana, had reached malabar coast in 780 using overland route. 7 hundred years thereafter, in year 1498, vasco da gama reached malabar coast sea. thomas cana affluent merchant dealing chiefly in spices , muslins. instrumental in obtaining decree, inscribed on copperplate, rulers of malabar, conferred several commercial, social , religious privileges christians of region. in current local references, thomas cana known knayi thomman or kanaj tomma , meaning thomas merchant. the armenian diaspora, having immi...

the parts , workings of rotating light: top assembled beacon, including optional mirror used when beacon placed in windshield or rear window. center beacon, mirror removed. bottom left , right green dome of beacon has been removed show rotating reflector, stationary incandescent lamp, , electric motor. these revolving lights may contain single, stationary bulb around curved mirror spun (or attached spinning mirror), or lamp fresnel lens. creates rotating beam(s) of light, appearing flash when viewed. larger rotating lights may contain modular or sealed-beam lamps rotate assembly (commonly 2 or 4 bulbs, possibly 1 or 3). to protect workings of beacon, plastic dome covers assembly. these domes come in solid colors, in cases front , halves of dome different colors. other beacons use clear dome colored lenses on each lamp. in last case, these rotating beacons referred colloquially ‘gumball machines’ or ‘cherry tops’ in case of red lights. rotating lights use quartz-halogen or conventional ...

1 optical types 1.1 steady burning 1.2 rotating light 1.3 strobe lights 1.4 led lighting 1.5 modification of stock lighting 1.6 information matrix signs optical types the optical , mechanical characteristics of lights used can have significant effect on of vehicle , how readily gains attention in emergencies. steady burning the simplest form of lighting steadily burning lamp. these may white lights used on scene enable emergency workers see doing, or may colored lights advertise emergency vehicle’s presence. in latter case, steadily burning lights used alongside rotating or flashing lights rather on own, though historically emergency vehicles displayed steadily burning lights. example, california vehicle code section 25252 states: “every authorized emergency vehicle shall equipped @ least 1 steady burning red warning lamp visible @ least 1,000 feet front of vehicle” rotating light the parts , workings of rotating light: top assembled beacon, including optional mirror used when beacon p...

big bertha , long tom, pot stills @ oude molen the distillery has 2 biggest copper pot stills in south africa. these copper pot stills used distil oude molen 100 reserve , vov 14-year-old brandies. dave acker calls them big guns in brandy-distilling business , believes large curved surfaces allow greater condensation of alcohol vapours. creates purer distillate, characteristic of smoothness of oude molen brandies. big bertha holds 5,000 litres , recalls massive gun used germans shell paris during world war i. long tom , 19,000 litre capacity commemorates cannon in action during siege of mafeking in south african war.

in united states house of representatives, committee of whole device in house of representatives considered 1 large congressional committee. presiding officer chosen speaker of house , member of majority party not hold chair of standing committee. the united states senate used committee of whole parliamentary device 197 years 1st congress in 1789 , ceased using in 1986 during 99th congress.

1 history 1.1 colonial 1862 1.2 civil war 1.3 world war i 1.3.1 opposition 1.3.2 conscientious objectors 1.4 interwar 1.5 world war ii 1.5.1 opposition 1.5.2 conscientious objectors 1.6 cold war 1.7 vietnam war 1.8 end of conscription 1.9 post-1980 draft registration history colonial 1862 in colonial times, thirteen colonies used militia system defense. colonial militia laws—and after independence of united states , various states—required able-bodied males enroll in militia, undergo minimum of military training, , serve limited periods of time in war or emergency. earliest form of conscription involved selective drafts of militiamen service in particular campaigns. following system in essentials, continental congress in 1778 recommended states draft men militias 1 year s service in continental army; first national conscription irregularly applied , failed fill continental ranks. for long-term operations, conscription used when volunteers or paid substitutes insufficient raise needed m...

outer harbour ferry terminal, macau turbojet s jetfoil (model boeing 929) over 150 sea-crossing services scheduled daily between macau , hong kong, , outer harbour ferry terminal serves major terminal macau s passenger traffic sea. route served high speed catamarans (with passenger capacity of 400) , jetfoils (with passenger capacity of 260) , journey takes approximately 1 hour. there daily scheduled ferry services between macau , shenzhen. @ present services operated turbojet sheung wan, tsim sha tsui , hong kong international airport. cotai water jet operates services between taipa temporary ferry terminal , hong kong – macau ferry terminal, hong kong, tsim sha tsui , hong kong international airport . apart sea routes there regular scheduled helicopter services between hong kong , macau, operated sky shuttle. trip takes approximately 20 minutes. a sea-crossing service has been launched turbojet travels between hong kong international airport , macau. differs above macau-hong kong rou...

provincetown town hall provincetown governed, new england towns, open town meeting form of government. in town meeting form of government, citizens, gathered in town meeting, act legislative branch , approve budget , amend town s bylaws, while popularly elected board of selectmen act executive branch , hire , oversee town manager, meet regularly determine policy , appoint members of other boards , commissions. provincetown represented in massachusetts house of representatives part of fourth barnstable district, includes (with exception of brewster) towns east , north of harwich on cape. seat held democrat sarah peake, former provincetown selectman. town represented in massachusetts senate part of cape , islands district, includes of cape cod, martha s vineyard , nantucket except towns of bourne, falmouth, sandwich , portion of barnstable. senate seat held democrat julian cyr. provincetown patrolled own police department second (yarmouth) barracks of troop d of massachusetts state polic...

1 design , description 1.1 propulsion 1.2 armament 1.3 armor design , description the pará-class monitors designed meet need of brazilian navy small, shallow-draft armoured ships capable of withstanding heavy fire. monitor configuration chosen turreted design did not have same problems engaging enemy ships , fortifications did central battery ironclads in brazilian service. oblong gun turret sat on circular platform had central pivot. rotated 4 men via system of gears; 2.25 minutes required full 360° rotation. bronze ram fitted these ships well. hull sheathed muntz metal reduce biofouling. the ships measured 39 meters (127 ft 11 in) long overall, beam of 8.54 meters (28 ft 0 in). had draft between of 1.51–1.54 meters (4 ft 11 in–5 ft 1 in) , displaced 500 metric tons (490 long tons). 0.3 meters (1 ft 0 in) of freeboard had towed between rio de janeiro , area of operations. crew numbered 43 officers , men. propulsion the pará-class ships ...

1 ethos 1.1 uniform 1.2 religious affiliation 1.3 charity ethos georgian staircase teacher in every department, if duty, admonish pupils not make fashion, or public opinion, rule; not draw or play, or study arithmetic, or language or literature or history, in order shine or admired; if these ends, not sincere in work or well. with these words f. d. maurice laid out ethos, guide queen s college present day, audience gathered in london s hanover square rooms on 29 march 1848. in doing so, differentiating college, not merely in endeavour educate women, in opposition competitive , strict spirit characterised existing public schools boys. the college continues place emphasis on education own sake. there no houses, few competitions, no formal award ceremony, , few medals or trophies handed out. rewards academic work limited requests girls show work in excel form tutor, show form tutor , or principal, show principal . there few formal rules and, exception of expulsion or suspension, 1 offi...

1 geography 1.1 cities, towns, villages 1.2 cemeteries 1.3 major highways geography according 2010 census, township has total area of 34.34 square miles (88.9 km), of 34.19 square miles (88.6 km) (or 99.56%) land , 0.16 square miles (0.41 km) (or 0.47%) water. cities, towns, villages marietta * seville (only number off houses exist) vanapolis (no longer exists) leaman buckwheat point pleasant williams shoofly cemeteries the township contains these 2 cemeteries: marietta , point pleasant. major highways illinois route 95 ^ cite error: named reference census invoked never defined (see page).

front rear 10.0 megapixels jpeg (exif 2.3) support raw image file format; 1 of few point-and-shoot cameras have raw formatting. (note: raw format not available in auto, low light, , scn modes. raw available in program, tv (shutter priority), av (aperture priority), manual, , custom modes) iso sensitivity 80–3200 , auto (in 1/3-step increments). low-light mode can shoot iso 12800 (at lower resolution). wide-angle zoom lens: 5–50 cm (wide), 30–50 cm (tele) full manual control customizable control ring control iso, shutter speed, aperture, focus, or exposure compensation five photo aspect ratios: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5 video recording standard, color accent, color swap: 1280 x 720 (24 frame/s), 640 × 480 (30 frame/s), 320 × 240 (30 frame/s) video recording miniature effect: 1280 x 720 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s), 640 × 480 (6 / 3 / 1.5 frame/s) continuous shooting, p mode continuous shooting: ~1.9 shot/s. low light mode continuous shooting: ~3.9 shot/s. hybrid is the s95 first comp...

gangabal lake @ foothills of harmukh harmukh (also known mount haramukh or harmukh mountain) mountain peak elevation of 16,890 ft (5,148 metres), in ganderbal district of indian state of jammu & kashmir. harmukh part of himalaya range, , located between sindh river south , neelum river north. rises gangabal lake in vicinity of kashmir valley. more hazardous reach mount haramukh east , south side of ganderbal , has never been climbed these sides; thus, climbed in north-west arin bandipore side. harmukh first climbed great trigonometric survey s thomas montgomerie in 1856 , made first survey of karakoram 210 km (130 miles) south, , sketched 2 prominent peaks, labelling them k1 , k2. harmukh later climbed many other climbers. therefore, harmukh mountain world‘s 2nd highiest mountain peak k2 discovered , serveyer‘s mark k2 continues name.

the violence stemming english civil war spread colonies , protestant raiding party attacked st. mary s city, driving off many settlers , burning several structures. after attack there 100 people still living in town. raiders took control of city , added further fortifications. the raiders plundered homes of catholic residents of city refused renounce faith , professed friendship catholic. later called plundering time colonists.

the national folk dance in laos lam vong. lam vong begins individual using head , hand movements based on buddhist mudras, joined partner, , other couples until crowd forms 3 interconnected , turning circles. performance based dances royal courts rare, highly symbolic movements , steps female dancers. in 1980s many of royal court dancers luang prabang fled pathet lao government relocate in nashville, tennessee. other traditional performance dances include fon dhab or “sword dance” dance display of men’s martial arts. there number of folk dances popular lao theung , lao sung groups. hmong perform fon bun kin chieng or hmong “new year dance;” khmu have courtship dance known fon pao bang ; red , black tai have bamboo cane dance, , yao known bell , drum dances. there numerous regional , ethnic variations on traditional dances in laos.

weaving dominate form of artistic cultural expression in laos, common across ethnicities , recognized cultural export abroad. lao mothers pass weaving skills on daughters sign of eligibility marriage. patterns, techniques , colors vary according region or ethnic group. women traditionally raise silk worms on constant diet of mulberry leaves, silk woven on hand looms in north or (less commonly) on foot looms in south. each region , ethnic group has own traditional weaving techniques. in south weaving characterized intricate patterns of elephants, temples, khmer influenced designs , features intricate beadwork. northeast known using raw silk , cotton, , tye-dying raw silk known matmii or ikat. central laos runs along mekong river , known natural indigo dyes , diamond patterns symbolize protective scales of mythical naga. in former royal city of luang prabang embroidery using delicate gold , silver threads preserved. art passed mother daughter , both patterns , pieces embellished each pas...

mysterious tales of southern realm (vietnamese: lĩnh nam chích quái), dated vietnam s later lê dynasty vietnamese literature includes 2 major components: folk literature , written literature. 2 forms developed simultaneously , profoundly interrelated. vietnamese folk literature came being , had profound effect on spiritual life of viet. folk literature contributed formation of vietnam s national identity praising beauty, humanism, , love of goodness. legends, fairy tales, humorous stories, folk songs, epic poems have tremendous vitality , have lived on until today. written literature born in 10th century. until 21st century, there had been 2 components existing @ same time: works written in han characters (with poems , prose demonstrating vietnamese soul , realities; thus, still regarded vietnamese literature) , works written in nom character (mostly poems; many great works handed down later generations). since 1920s, written literature has been composed in national language profound...