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  2. Penkovka culture - Wikipedia

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    The core of the culture seems to be in Left-bank Ukraine, especially along the Sula, Seim, Psel, Donets and Oril rivers, [2] [3] but its territory extends to Right-bank Ukraine, and Penkovka pottery is also found in eastern and southern Romania, where it co-exists with wheel-made pottery of late Roman derivation; and is referred to as the Ipotesti–Candesti culture by Romanian archaeologists. [4]

  3. List of presentation programs - Wikipedia

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    AppleWorks (formerly ClarisWorks presentation editing) - Classic Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows 2000 or later; CA-Cricket Presents - Apple Macintosh, Windows; Gobe Productive - BeOS, Linux, Windows; Harvard Graphics - DOS, Windows; IBM Lotus Symphony - Linux, Mac OS X, Windows; Lotus Freelance Graphics - Windows; Jarte - Windows; MagicPoint - Unix ...

  4. Didacticism - Wikipedia

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    An example of didacticism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables. Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overburdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment ...

  5. PEN America - Wikipedia

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    As of 2018, the US$75,000 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award is the top award given by PEN America, [29] and among the largest literary prizes in the United States. [30] Among other awards conferred are the $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel, the $25,000 PEN/Bingham Award for a Debut Short Story Collection, and the $10,000 PEN Open Book Award ...

  6. Cultural literacy - Wikipedia

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    Cultural literacy is a term coined by American educator and literary critic E. D. Hirsch, referring to the ability to understand and participate fluently in a given culture. Cultural literacy is an analogy to literacy proper (the ability to read and write letters).

  7. Pen spinning - Wikipedia

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    A combination of pen spinning tricks. Pen spinning is a form of object manipulation that involves the deft manipulation of a writing instrument with hands. Although it is often considered a form of self-entertainment (usually in a school or office setting), multinational competitions and meetings are sometimes held. [1]

  8. Writing implement - Wikipedia

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    A dip pen has a steel nib (the pen proper) and a pen-holder. Dip pens are very versatile, as the pen-holder can accommodate a wide variety of nibs that are specialized for different purposes: copperplate writing, mapping pens, and five-pointed nibs for drawing music staves. They can be used with most types of ink, some of which are incompatible ...

  9. PEN International - Wikipedia

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    PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) [1] is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 [2] to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere.