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Natural Regions of Colombia. Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions.These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacent to the Caribbean Sea; the Pacific Region adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; the Orinoquía Region, part of the Llanos plains ...
The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. [1] Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of names are identical between Abraham and David (whose royal ancestry affirms Jesus' Messianic title ...
Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL ( / ˈroʊlɪŋ / ROH-ling ); [1] born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, been translated into 84 languages, and spawned a global ...
The Cyberiad ( Polish: Cyberiada ), sometimes subtitled Fables for the Cybernetic Age, is a series of satirical science fiction short stories by Polish writer Stanisław Lem published during 1964-1979. The first collected set of stories was originally published in 1965, with an English translation by Michael Kandel first appearing in 1974.
Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (27 April 1899 – 28 July 1978), known familiarly as Perry Brownlow, of Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, was a British peer and courtier who was a close friend of King Edward VIII, whom he served as equerry whilst Prince of Wales and subsequently as a lord-in-waiting .
Divine Comedy. Dante shown holding a copy of the Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, with the spheres of Heaven above, in Domenico di Michelino 's 1465 fresco. The Divine Comedy ( Italian: Divina Commedia [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante ...
Taking the piss is a colloquial term meaning to mock at the expense of others, or to be joking, without the element of offence. It is also sometimes phrased as a question, 'are they taking the piss?', when referring to an individual who takes above and beyond what is thought acceptable, similar to the expression, 'give them an inch and they ...
Early life Robert Rollie (sometimes spelled Rolla or even Raleigh) was born on August 14, 1888, in Carbondale, Illinois to James Monroe Woolsey and Sarah Eunice Woolsey (née Noble), both also born in Illinois. According to the World War I Draft register, filled out and signed by Woolsey, his name is given as Robert Rolla Woolsey. Woolsey, who had brown eyes and hair with a slight and slender ...