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• Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

• Latin America, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …   Universalium

• motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …   Universalium

• Native American dance — Introduction also called  Indian dance  or  American Indian dance   the dance of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians.       The treatment of Native American dance in this article is meant to focus first on… …   Universalium

• Boston Latin School — Infobox Secondary school name = Boston Latin School native name = motto = Sumus Primi established = April 23, 1635 type = Public Exam School category label = category = gender label = gender = Coeducational affiliations = affiliation = Boston… …   Wikipedia

• Boston Latin Academy — Infobox Secondary school name = Boston Latin Academy motto = established = 1877 type = Public Coeducational Secondary affiliations = Boston Public Schools affiliation = principal = Maria Garcia Aaronson teaching staff = 80 enrollment = 1800… …   Wikipedia

• Serbian American — Serbian American …   Wikipedia

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium