135 résultats pour "stand"
-
Illinois - USA History.
the state before joining the Mississippi River at Grafton. The Illinois has been deepened and straightened and forms part of the Illinois Waterway. The watershed between rivers that flow into the Mississippi river system and rivers that flow into the Great Lakes is low and in many places is not easily discernible. Inwhat is now the Chicago area, explorers had little difficulty portaging, or carrying, their canoes over the low watershed between the Des Plaines River, which flows intothe Illinois,...
-
Japan - country.
island’s fertile soils support agriculture and provide the vast majority of Japan’s pasturelands. In addition, Hokkaidō contains coal deposits, and the cold currents off itsshores supply cold-water fish. Winters are long and harsh, so most of Hokkaid ō is lightly settled, housing about 5 percent of Japan’s population on approximately 20 percent of its land area. However,its snowy winters and unspoiled natural beauty attract many skiers and tourists. Hokkaid ō is thought of as Japan’s northern fr...
-
Punische Kriege - Geschichte.
Friedensvertrages zu den Waffen gegen Massinissa. Unter dem Einfluss einer karthagofeindlichen Partei, allen voran Catos des Älteren, der den Wiederaufstieg Karthagos fürchtete und immer wieder die Zerstörung Karthagosforderte, erklärte Rom daraufhin Karthago den Krieg. Karthago hielt Rom drei Jahre lang stand; 146 v. Chr. aber eroberte Scipio der Jüngere die Stadt, ließ sie demErdboden gleichmachen und über der zerstörten Stadt Salz ausstreuen, damit sie für alle Zeiten unfruchtbar bleibe. Die...
-
Excerpt from Coriolanus - anthology.
For that, “Forgive our Romans.” O, a kissLong as my exile, sweet as my revenge!Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kissI carried from thee, dear, and my true lipHath virgined it e'er since. You gods! I pray,And the most noble mother of the worldLeave unsaluted. Sink my knee i'th'earth;He kneels Of thy deep duty more impression showThan that of common sons. VOLUMNIA. O, stand up blest!He rises Whilst with no softer cushion than the flintI kneel before thee, and unproperlyShow duty as mistak...
-
Madrid - geography.
Madrid’s Plaza MayorBuilt in the early 17th century, the Plaza Mayor was used for a variety of activities, including bullfights, executions during theInquisition, and festivals. Today it is one of Madrid’s main tourist attractions.Cesar Lucas/The Image Bank The traditional heart of Madrid is an area 3.9 sq km (1.5 sq mi). In 1656 King Philip IV had a city wall built around the area. Over the next 200 years the city grew throughconstruction of taller buildings and the use of open land within the...
-
Zeichnung.
Jacopo da Pontormo und El Greco sind von stärkerem persönlichen Ausdruck. Fast surrealistisch muten dagegen die Zeichnungen des flämischen Malers Hieronymus Boschan. Realistische Beobachtungen hingegen zeigen die Zeichnungen des Flamen Pieter Bruegel des Älteren, Albrecht Dürers und Hans Holbeins des Jüngeren. Im 17. Jahrhundert zeugen die von der Strichführung lebenden, lavierten Rohrfeder- und Pinselzeichnungen von Rembrandt und die Porträtstudien in Rötel und Farbkreidendes Flamen Peter Paul...
-
Enzyklopädie (Sprache & Litteratur).
sein Lexicon Universale (4 Bde., 1677-1683). 1704 erschien Johann Hübners Reales Staats-, Zeitungs- und Conversationslexikon (35. Auflage, 1825). Bereits der Titel verweist auf die neue Zielsetzung des Unternehmens, die darin bestand, eine gepflegte Unterhaltung über Wissenswertes (Konversation) zu ermöglichen. Die originärdeutsche Form des Konversations-Lexikons wurde für das 19. Jahrhundert bestimmend (siehe unten). Die erste moderne deutsche Enzyklopädie war Johann HeinrichZedlers 64-bänd...
-
Excerpt from Nicholas Nickleby - anthology.
After some half-hour's delay Mr Squeers reappeared, and the boys took their places and their books, of which latter commodity the average might be about one toeight learners. A few minutes having elapsed, during which Mr Squeers looked very profound, as if he had a perfect apprehension of what was inside all the books,and could say every word of their contents by heart if he only chose to take the trouble, that gentleman called up the first class. Obedient to this summons there ranged themse...
-
-
Malawi - geographie.
Früchte, Gemüse und Erdnüsse sowie Getreide; exportiert werden vor allem Tabak, Tee, Zucker und Baumwolle. Fischfang und Fischverarbeitung dienen vorwiegend derEigenversorgung, entwickeln sich aber zu einem potentiellen Exportzweig. Die Fischindustrie hat ihren Hauptstandort in Nkhotakota am Westufer des Malawisees. Diejährliche Fangmenge liegt bei 59 595 Tonnen (2005). 6.2 Außenhandel und Währung Aufgrund seiner geographischen Lage ist Malawi beim Im- und Export auf Transportwege durch seine N...
-
Excerpt from Love's Labour's Lost - anthology.
BEROWNE. I could put thee in comfort—not by two that I know.Thou makest the triumviry, the corner-cap of society,The shape of Love's Tyburn, that hangs up simplicity. LONGAVILLE. I fear these stubborn lines lack power to move.(Reading ) “O sweet Maria, empress of my love!”— These numbers will I tear, and write in prose.He tears the paper BEROWNE. O, rhymes are guards on wanton Cupid's hose;Disfigure not his shop. LONGAVILLE. ( taking another paper ) This same shall go: (Reading ) “Did not the he...
-
Excerpt from Timon of Athens - anthology.
Ha? A drum? Th' art quick,But yet I'll bury thee. Thou'lt go, strong thief,When gouty keepers of thee cannot stand.Nay, stay thou out for earnest. He keeps some of the gold, and buries the rest Enter Alcibiades, with drum and fife, in warlike manner; and Phrynia and Timandra ALCIBIADES. What art thou there? Speak. TIMON. A beast, as thou art. The canker gnaw thy heartFor showing me again the eyes of man! ALCIBIADES. What is thy name? Is man so hateful to theeThat art thyself a man? TIMON. I am M...
-
Charles Dickens
I
INTRODUCTION
Charles Dickens
English author Charles Dickens ranks as one of the most popular writers in the history of world literature.
Papers of the Pickwick Club (1836-1837; 1837); The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1837-1839; 1838); The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1838-1839; 1839); The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841; 1841); Barnaby Rudge (1841); The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844; 1844); Dombey and Son (1846-1848; 1848); The Personal History of David Copperfield (1849-1850; 1850); Bleak House (1852-1853; 1853); Hard Times (1854); Little Dorrit (1855-1857; 1857); A Tale of Tw...
-
Ägäische Kultur - Geschichte.
Der Zerstörung der Paläste auf Kreta um 1450 v. Chr. – der Palast von Knossos z. B. wurde nach 1400 v. Chr. vernichtet – folgte der Niedergang der minoischen Kultur,dem der Aufstieg der Mykener folgte. Einige Gelehrte haben diesen Wandel mit dem Vulkanausbruch auf Thera (Santorin) in Verbindung gebracht, doch muss dieKatastrophe nach neueren Berechnungen gut 200 Jahre früher stattgefunden haben. Artefakte der mykenischen Kultur und Linear-B-Tafeln ließen sich auch auf Kretanachweisen. Sicher ist...
-
Charles Dickens.
The Old Curiosity Shop broke hearts across Britain and North America when it first appeared. Later readers, however, have found it excessively sentimental, especially the pathos surrounding the death of its child-heroine Little Nell. Dickens’s next two works proved less popular with the public. Barnaby Rudge, Dickens’s first historical novel, revolves around anti-Catholic riots that broke out in London in 1780. The events in Martin Chuzzlewit become a vehicle for the novel’s theme: selfishne...
-
Libyen - geographie.
Post und Telekommunikation sind in Libyen in staatlicher Hand. Über Funk wird die Kommunikation zwischen den Küstenregionen und dem Landesinneren sichergestellt. InLibyen herrscht eine strikte Pressezensur. Die Presse vertritt ausschließlich die offizielle Regierungslinie. Rundfunk und Fernsehen sind staatlich. Der Empfang von beliebigenProgrammen über Satellitenfernsehen ist aber erlaubt. Auch der Zugang zum Internet ist frei; 2000 wurden 7 500 Internetnutzer gezählt. Die meistverkaufte libysch...
-
Islamic Art and Architecture
I
INTRODUCTION
Córdoba Mosque Courtyard
This mosque and courtyard with its repeated horseshoe arches was built between the 8th and 10th centuries in Córdoba,
Spain.
Süleymaniye MosqueThe Süleymaniye Mosque in İstanbul was built in 1550. The architect, Sinan, based his design on Byzantine churches, inparticular the Hagia Sophia. The large central dome above a square opens to smaller spaces vaulted by buttressing half-domes. The four tapering minarets with balconies are characteristic of the architectural style of later Islamic mosques.Gian Berto Vanni/Art Resource, NY The few and relatively simple rituals of the Islamic faith gave rise to a unique religious...
-
-
Tansania - geographie.
in Tansania, die Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), erinnert, der Vereinigungstag (26. April), an dem die 1964 zwischen Tanganyika und den Inseln Sansibar und Pemba geschlossene Union, aus der das Land Tansania hervorging, gefeiert wird, der Tag der Arbeit (1. Mai), der Saba Saba- Tag (Tag der Landwirte am 7. Juli) und der Tag der Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien (9. Dezember). Daneben feiert die tansanische Bevölkerung auch religiöse Feiertage des Christentums und des Islam, unter anderemauch Oster...
-
Rutherford B.
Governor Hayes gave Ohio an honest administration. During his two separate terms (from 1868 to 1872 and then from 1876 to 1877) were conspicuous, in that age ofpolitical corruption, for freedom from scandal and irregularities. Even newspapers that supported the opposition Democratic Party praised his administration. Although a Democratic legislature in Hayes's first term obstructed many of his liberal measures, he was able to reform the prison system. During his second term aRepublican majority...
-
Andrew Johnson.
As senator, Johnson continued to work for a homestead law, and he was disappointed when President James Buchanan vetoed the homestead act of 1860. On theslavery issue, Johnson still followed the orthodox Southern line, but with no great enthusiasm. He voted for the resolutions proposed in 1860 by Senator Jefferson Davisof Mississippi to implement the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, which stated that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. C1 Presidential Electio...
-
Andrew Johnson
As senator, Johnson continued to work for a homestead law, and he was disappointed when President James Buchanan vetoed the homestead act of 1860. On theslavery issue, Johnson still followed the orthodox Southern line, but with no great enthusiasm. He voted for the resolutions proposed in 1860 by Senator Jefferson Davisof Mississippi to implement the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, which stated that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. C1 Presidential Electio...
-
Vice President of the United States.
naval operations. Located in northwest Washington at Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street, the three-story Queen Anne-style house is within easy driving distance ofCapitol Hill and the White House. The vice president receives an annual salary of $189,300. The vice president has a staff and offices in the Everett M. Dirksen Senate Office Building, near the Capitol, toassist with legislative matters, as well as a personal office near the Senate lobby. The vice president also has staff and offices...
-
Maryland - geography.
Maryland has no large natural lakes. The largest body of water is a reservoir, Deep Creek Lake, which has a surface area of only 18 sq km (7 sq mi). It lies on theAllegheny Plateau, behind a dam on a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. C Coastline The deeply indented shoreline has a length of 5,134 km (3,190 mi), of which only 50 km (31 miles) fronts on the Atlantic Ocean. The most significant coastal feature isChesapeake Bay. In the bay are many islands and Kent Island is the largest. The sta...
-
Maryland - USA History.
Maryland has no large natural lakes. The largest body of water is a reservoir, Deep Creek Lake, which has a surface area of only 18 sq km (7 sq mi). It lies on theAllegheny Plateau, behind a dam on a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. C Coastline The deeply indented shoreline has a length of 5,134 km (3,190 mi), of which only 50 km (31 miles) fronts on the Atlantic Ocean. The most significant coastal feature isChesapeake Bay. In the bay are many islands and Kent Island is the largest. The sta...
-
South Carolina - geography.
(20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...
-
-
South Carolina - USA History.
(20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...
-
Christentum - Religion.
In der Trinitätslehre wurde das Verhältnis der drei göttlichen Personen zueinander geklärt; in der Christologie geht es um die nähere Bestimmung des Verhältnisses vongöttlicher und menschlicher Natur in Jesus Christus. Nach einem Jahrhunderte dauernden Streit, in dem sich Theologie, Politik und kirchenpolitisches Vormachtstrebenunentwirrbar vermischten, wurde auf dem Konzil von Chalkedon 451 die Zweinaturenlehre als Glaubenssatz festgelegt: Jesus Christus ist wahrer Gott und wahrer Mensch.Damit...
-
Serbien - geographie.
Osmanischen Reiches einerseits und der Habsburger Doppelmonarchie Österreich-Ungarn andererseits. In der Malerei war Belgrad zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts nebenParis und München ein Mittelpunkt des Impressionismus. Der Schriftsteller Ivo Andrić ist der einzige serbische Nobelpreisträger für Literatur. Weitere namhafte Literatensind u. a. Vuk Stefanovi ć Karadži ć, Aleksandar Tišma und Danilo Kiš. Ein Filmregisseur von europäischem Rang ist Emir Kusturica, der bei den Filmfestspielen von Cannesf...
-
Italian Literature
I
INTRODUCTION
Italian Literature, literature written in the Italian language from about the 13th century to the present.
Dante’s Inferno and PurgatoryThis illustration comes from a late Gothic edition of The Divine Comedy by the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Lucifer,the devil, is at the center of Earth, and the mouth of hell, the inferno, opens below him. At the opposite pole is a mountainleading to purgatory. The manuscript is in the National Library in Florence, Italy.Scala/Art Resource, NY Dante is one of the great figures of world literature. He is remarkable for the loftiness of his thought, the vividne...
-
Belgien - geographie.
3.3. 1 Feiertage Die gesetzlichen Feiertage sind Neujahr (1. Januar), Tag der Arbeit (1. Mai), Nationalfeiertag (21. Juli), Mariä Himmelfahrt (15. August), Allerheiligen (1. November),Waffenstillstandstag (11. November), 1. und 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag (25. und 26. Dezember). Daneben sind auch Ostermontag, Christi Himmelfahrt und Pfingstmontaggesetzliche Feiertage. Gefeiert wird auch der Sint Maartens Dag (Martinstag), der mit dem Waffenstillstandstag zusammenfällt. Flandern feiert einen eigenen...
-
Washington, D.
structures built according to L’Enfant’s plan. During the War of 1812, British troops set fire to the White House, destroying its interior. President James Madison and hisfamily lived in the Octagon while the White House was being rebuilt. South of the Federal Triangle is the Mall, a narrow park stretching roughly 1.6 km (1 mi) from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Although the Mall officially endsat 14th Street, landscaped greenery extends to the Potomac. The Washington Monument, whose m...
-
Millennium: Literatur (Sprache & Litteratur).
Naturnachahmung (Mimesis), das noch in den Realismustheorien des 19. Jahrhunderts nachwirkte und erst im 20. Jahrhundert – aber auch nur im Rahmen der literarischenAvantgarde – abgelöst wurde von Positionen, die den Zeichencharakter von Literatur hervorheben. Dass die Poetik des Aristoteles nur fragmentarisch erhalten geblieben istund dass gerade die Abschnitte zur Komödie und zur Natur des Lachens verloren gegangen sind, könnte im Blick auf diese Wirkungsgeschichte als folgenschwer betrachtetwe...
-
Oklahoma - geography.
portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...
-
-
Oklahoma - USA History.
portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...
-
Minnesota - geography.
C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...
-
Minnesota - USA History.
C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...
-
Michigan - geography.
The interior location of Michigan in the northern part of North America results in a continental climate, characterized by four definite seasons with moist, mild to hotsummers and snowy, cold winters. Winds off of Lakes Michigan and Superior in winter create heavy snow accumulations in nearby areas. The tempering effects of LakeMichigan account for the presence of the state’s famous fruit-growing belt along the lake’s shore. Since the water is colder than the land in spring, the westerly windspa...
-
Michigan - USA History.
The interior location of Michigan in the northern part of North America results in a continental climate, characterized by four definite seasons with moist, mild to hotsummers and snowy, cold winters. Winds off of Lakes Michigan and Superior in winter create heavy snow accumulations in nearby areas. The tempering effects of LakeMichigan account for the presence of the state’s famous fruit-growing belt along the lake’s shore. Since the water is colder than the land in spring, the westerly windspa...
-
American Revolution.
C1 The South Southern agriculture was founded on the cultivation of tobacco, wheat, and corn in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina, and of rice and indigo (a blue dye) in SouthCarolina and Georgia. There was a large demand for these crops in Europe. These crops were cultivated with the help of black slaves imported from Africa. The whiteplanter class in the South was the most powerful, both politically and economically. C2 The North Wheat was the main cash crop of the mid-Atlantic colonies...
-
American Revolution - U.
C1 The South Southern agriculture was founded on the cultivation of tobacco, wheat, and corn in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina, and of rice and indigo (a blue dye) in SouthCarolina and Georgia. There was a large demand for these crops in Europe. These crops were cultivated with the help of black slaves imported from Africa. The whiteplanter class in the South was the most powerful, both politically and economically. C2 The North Wheat was the main cash crop of the mid-Atlantic colonies...
-
Italy - country.
C Natural Resources Italy is poor in natural resources. Much of the land is unsuitable for agriculture because of mountainous terrain or unfavorable climate. Italy, moreover, lacks substantialdeposits of basic natural resources such as coal, iron, and petroleum. Natural gas is the country’s most important mineral resource. Other deposits include feldspar andpumice. Many of Italy’s mineral deposits on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia had been heavily depleted by the early 1990s. Italy is rich...
-
-
Leichtathletik: Weltrekorde.
Sprung- undWurfdisziplinen Hochsprung 2,09 Meter Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarien 30. August 1987 Rom Stabhochsprung 5,01 Meter Jelena Isinbajewa, Russland 12. August 2005 Helsinki Weitsprung 7,52 Meter Galina Tschistjakowa, UdSSR 11. Juni 1988 Leningrad Dreisprung 15,50 Meter Inessa Krawets, Ukraine 10. August 1995 Göteborg Kugelstoßen 22,63 Meter Natalia Lissowskaja, UdSSR 7. Juni 1987 Moskau Diskuswerfen 76,80 Meter Gabriele Reinsch, DDR 9. Juli 1988 Neubrandenburg Speerwerfen 71,70 Meter Oslei...
-
Argentina Wins World Cup.
Dutch team responded with two unanswered goals to earn the victory. In the consolation match Brazil squeaked past Italy, 2-1, in what was the final high-profileappearance of Brazilian star Roberto Rivelino, a three-time World Cup participant. The championship match was held at Río de la Plata stadium in Buenos Aires on Sunday, June 25. In a classic match-up, a methodical, disciplined European teamplayed against a spontaneous, mercurial South American squad. According to Argentina's coach, Ce...
-
Rocky Marciano's Last Professional Fight.
Marciano waded in after that, throwing barrages of punches that mostly landed on Moore's arms, shoulders, and head. He staggered Moore in the fourth, and then hitthe challenger with a right to the face just after the bell sounded. Moore responded in kind, popping Marciano with a right, but his punches were beginning to losetheir force: “It was a good thing Moore couldn't see Marciano's face as he came back to his corner,” Liebling wrote, “because the champion was laughing.” Marciano dropped...
- Text - science as a vocation
-
Wolf - biology.
VIII RED WOLF The red wolf is smaller than the gray wolf. An adult red wolf stands about 65 cm (about 2 ft) high at the shoulder, measures 100 to 130 cm (3 to 4 ft) in lengthexcluding the tail, and weighs 20 to 36 kg (45 to 80 lb). It has long legs and ears and its head is not as wide as that of the gray wolf. The coat of red wolves varies incolor from light tan to black with reddish head, ears, and legs. Scientists have debated whether the red wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf, a separate...
-
Timor-Leste - geographie.
Während des 2. Weltkrieges stand Timor unter japanischer Besatzung. Nach der Unabhängigkeit Indonesiens von den Niederlanden 1945 ging der westliche Teil anIndonesien, während der Osten bis 1975 portugiesisches Kolonialgebiet blieb. Nach dem Rückzug Portugals aus Osttimor rief die linksgerichtete osttimoresische Befreiungsfront FRETILIN (Frente Revolucionária de Timor Leste Independente) im Oktober 1975 die Unabhängigkeit für den östlichen Teil der Insel aus; aber Indonesien unter Präsident Su...
-
Washington, D.
South of the Federal Triangle is the Mall, a narrow park stretching roughly 1.6 km (1 mi) from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Although the Mall officially ends at14th Street, landscaped greenery extends to the Potomac. The Washington Monument, whose marble shaft dominates the skyline, stands 169 m (555 ft) high near thecenter of this parkland. The interior of the monument is hollow, and visitors may either climb its 898 steps or ride its elevator 150 m (500 ft) for a magnificent view. A...
-
Assyrien - Geschichte.
anlegten, gingen diese Gebiete regelmäßig verloren, wenn der gewaltsame Zugriff sich lockerte. Thron- und Nachfolgestreitigkeiten schwächten immer wieder die Macht derZentralregierung. 6 DAS NEUASSYRISCHE REICH (883-612 V. CHR.) Assurnasirpal II., der Sohn von Tukulti-ninurta II., der von 884 bis 859 v. Chr. herrschte, erweiterte den assyrischen Machtbereich im Norden und Osten. Mit grausamenFeldzügen verwüstete er die Länder, die an sein Reich grenzten. Anstelle der alten Hauptstadt Assur wurd...
-
-
Buchmalerei.
Winchester-Bibel (12. Jahrhundert, Winchester Cathedral Library) ist ein herausragendes Beispiel für diese Art der Ornamentierung und für eine das Scherzhafte betonende Verwendung von Drachen und Fabelwesen (Drolerien). 8 GOTISCHE HANDSCHRIFTEN Das Wachstum der Städte im späten Mittelalter (13.-15. Jahrhundert) ermöglichte es den Illuminatoren, sich in Handwerksgilden zusammenzuschließen, besonders in Paris,wo die schönsten Handschriften für das Königshaus und Adelsfamilien hergestellt wurde...
-
PISA
1
EINLEITUNG
PISA, internationale Schulleistungsstudien, durchgeführt von der OECD (Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), die allgemeine schulische
Leistungen mit den Schwerpunkten Lesen, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften untersuchen.
und Schulleistungen. Diese Studie widmete sich darüber hinaus den Problemen von Risikogruppen und von Schülern, die aus Migrantenfamilien stammen. Sie sollteaußerdem Vergleiche zwischen den einzelnen Schulformen (Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium, Gesamtschule) und zwischen den 16 Bundesländern ermöglichen. Eine Rangliste aber lag ausdrücklich nicht in der Absicht der Studie. Da ihre Veröffentlichung in die Phase des Bundestagswahlkampfs fiel, wurden die Ergebnisse zu einembildungspolitischen S...