Catalan Literature: From the 20th Century to the Present
Llorenç Villalonga
Llorenç Villalonga was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1897. A physician and psychiatrist, he was drawn to journalism, drama, short fiction, and novels. In the novel Death Lady (1931), he gave a satirical portrait of Mallorcan society in the 1920s. Bearn or The Room of the Wrists takes the form of a long letter to his ecclesiastical friend Joan Mayol. If Death Lady is the agonizing satire of a society, Bearn is the elegy for its disappearance.
Mercè Rodoreda
Mercè Rodoreda was born
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Aircraft Weight and Balance
Key Concepts
Center of Gravity (CG): The point where an aircraft’s weight is concentrated. It’s crucial for stability and control.
Datum: A fixed reference point on the aircraft from which measurements are taken.
Moment: The product of an item’s weight and its distance from the datum. It helps determine the CG location.
Traffic Load: The combined weight of passengers, baggage, and cargo.
Dry Operating Weight (DOW): The weight of the aircraft without fuel or traffic load.
Maximum
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Motorcycle Safety Tips
General Safety
Wearing a helmet is:
> Required for both operators and passengers.
For the safety of motorcyclists, a full face shield:
> Is recommended.
Massachusetts law requires motorcycle riders to use headlights:
> One half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise.
Motorcycles must undergo a safety inspection:
> Once a year
The single most effective thing you can do to improve your chances of surviving an accident is:
> Wear a helmet.
In hot weather, wearing
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1. The Rules of Language
The set of linguistic uses, denoted as ‘k,’ are used as a model of correct language use and form the basis of what is known as the standard language. The standard language does not match any real linguistic variety. Usually, there are different sub-normative varieties, since the standard language adapts to the way educated people speak in different dialects. The rules of language have the following features:
- They determine what is correct and incorrect.
- They are permeable to
20th Century Spanish Novel: From Pessimism to Experimentation
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Novelistic innovations that occur in the early twentieth century are due to the pessimistic view of Western culture at this time, it was impossible to find meaning to existence, the message is frustration and despair. The century begins with the generation of 98, among its characteristics highlights the dominance of the philosophical and intellectual interest, on the purely aesthetic, seeking authenticity and essentialism, there is the discovery of the national landscape, particularly
Galician Narrative Production: 1950-1976
The progress made by the Brotherhoods of Speech and We in establishing a prestigious and universal Galician literature was disrupted by the Civil War. Literary activities in Galician continued in exile, primarily in Buenos Aires and Mexico. However, in Galicia, it took 50 years for the revival of Galician literature to begin, spearheaded by individuals associated with the Galaxia project.
Post-war Narrative Groups (1950-1976)
Excluding exiled Galician literature and the new Galician narrative, the
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