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  2. Italic script - Wikipedia

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    Italics script is considered one of the best examples of Latin cursive writing, and had a great influence on the calligraphic styles that followed throughout Europe. It was developed at a time when the spread of printing technology had already decreed the fall into disuse of manuscript books, consequently shifting the calligraphic attention ...

  3. Apostrophe (figure of speech) - Wikipedia

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    Apostrophe ( Greek ἀποστροφή, apostrophé, "turning away"; the final e being sounded) [1] is an exclamatory figure of speech. [2] It occurs when a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes absent from the scene.

  4. Satyr play - Wikipedia

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    The satyr play is a form of Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy. It preserves theatrical elements of dialogue, actors speaking verse, a chorus that dances and sings, masks and costumes. Its relationship to tragedy is strong; satyr plays were written by tragedians, and satyr plays were performed in the Dionysian festival ...

  5. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

  6. Iona Community - Wikipedia

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    Iona Community. The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by George MacLeod, is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions within Christianity . It and its publishing house, Wild Goose Publications, [1] are headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, and its activities take place on the islands of ...

  7. Andha Yug - Wikipedia

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    Andha Yug is based on the ancient Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata written by Ved Vyasa.The play begins on the eighteenth and last day of the Great Mahabharata War, which devastated the kingdom of Kauravas, the feuding cousins of Pandavas, their capital the once-magnificent Hastinapur lay burning, in ruins, the battlefield of Kurukshetra was strewn with corpses, and skies filled with vultures and ...

  8. Wikipedia:Database download - Wikipedia

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    Start downloading a Wikipedia database dump file such as an English Wikipedia dump. It is best to use a download manager such as GetRight so you can resume downloading the file even if your computer crashes or is shut down during the download. Download XAMPPLITE from [2] (you must get the 1.5.0 version for it to work).

  9. Cross-site scripting - Wikipedia

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    Cross-site scripting. Cross-site scripting ( XSS) is a type of security vulnerability that can be found in some web applications. XSS attacks enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to bypass access controls such as the same-origin policy.