McPherson County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 7,845 people lived there. The county seat is Central City. It was founded in 1858.
A Star Is Born (2018 movie)
A Star Is Born is a 2018 musical drama movie. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Cooper as country star Jackson Maine. Lady Gaga plays upcoming singer-songwriter Ally. The movie deals with themes of love, addiction, and suicide. It is the fourth version of the movie. It grossed $433 million worldwide against a budget of $36 million.
Cooper and Gaga received cats and dogs for herself for the movie. It holds a "fresh" rating on the review site, Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 90%.
The soundtrack entered at number one on the "Billboard" 200 album chart, making Gaga the first female artist to earn five number-one albums in the 2010s decade.
The movie received many awards, including a Best Original Song Golden Globe Award and Academy Award ("Oscar") in the same category for the single "Shallow". At the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Gaga also won Best Performance in a Movie for her role.
Aristeia
Aristeia describes a hero's moment of greatest glory, the moment when a hero kills the most people. It is a Greek word and comes from "aristos" which means "the best". It is used many times in Homer's epic poem. the "Iliad". Several heroes in the "Illiad" had moments of aristeia. These include Agamemnon, Diomedes, and Hector.
In Athens, Sparta, and other city-states of Ancient Greece, the aristeia was a prize awarded to soldiers who had been very brave in battle.
Lucan, a Roman poet who lived from 39 to 65 AD, wrote about moments of aristeia in his epic poem called "Bellum Civile". His poem was about the war between Julius Caesar and Pompey. Virgil also used aristeia in his epic poem, the "Aeneid".
Xenia (Greek)
Xenia is the Ancient Greek concept of hospitality. Xenia means "guest-friendship". It is a bond between the guest and the host. It is marked by gifts from the guest and shelter from the host. It plays an important part in Homer's epic poem the "Odyssey".
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis is figure of speech. It is a detailed description of a work of visual art. The work can be real or imaginary. Sometimes the language used in the ekphrasis is considered as art in itself. Homer's detailed description of the shield carried by the hero Achilles in his epic poem the "Iliad" is a very early example of the use of ekphrasis in literature. "The Shield of Achilles", a poem written by W. H. Auden in 1952, describes Auden's reaction to Homer's of ekphrasis.
Starr report
The Starr Report was a document which urged the impeachment of United States President Bill Clinton by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and released on September 11, 1998.
Nostos
Nostos (Ancient Greek: ) is an epic whose subject matter is designated to be a story about the homecoming or return of a soldier is called a Nostos. The most famous example of one is Homer's "The Odyssey" which tells the story of Odysseus attempting to return back to his home in Ithaca.
Apologoi
An apologoi is a Greek term which means a story inside a story. It comes from the word "apologos" which means "story". A famous example of an apologoi is in books 9 to 12 of Homer's epic poem, the "Odyssey". In that apologoi Odysseus tells the Phaeacians the story of his travels from Troy to Calypso's island Ogygia.
Homophrosyne
Homophrosyne is an Ancient Greek term which means two people feeling or thinking alike. It is used in Homer's epic poem, the "Odyssey" to describe the marriage of Odysseus and Penelope.
Dinajpur Zilla School
Dinajpur Zilla School is a public high school in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. Established in 1854, this school is consistently doing well in different public examinations and considered one of the best schools of the region.
Dinajpur Zila School was established in 1854 in the Pratap House by the Raja Tarakanath. It 1856 the government nationalised the school and converted it into the Zila (district) school. Despite the nationalisation, the school was still financially supported by the Raja and other local influentials in the 19th century. It has one of best graduation rates in Bangladesh. The current school building was built in the 20th century and upgraded in the 21st century. The main office and library is in a building that was a revenue office built in the 18th century by Raja Baiyanath. The student hostel was built in 1910.The hostel is still at Zilla School. The library building is now being painted again and the floors are being replaced
The Admission for the school mainly starts from class three. The school gives one year for preparation of the examination. As an example, in 2017, those students who read in class two, take preparation for the admission exam which is held usually in the last week of December. After the exam 240 students are chosen from thousands of examinees. They read in class three in the next year.
Morrill County, Nebraska
Morrill County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 5,042 people lived there. The county seat is Bridgeport. It was founded in 1908.
Nance County, Nebraska
Nance County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 3,735 people lived there. The county seat is Fullerton. It was founded in 1879.
Nemaha County, Nebraska
Nemaha County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 7,248 people lived there. The county seat is Auburn. It was founded in 1855.
Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Nuckolls County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 4,500 people lived there. The county seat is Nelson. It was founded in 1860.
Otoe County, Nebraska
Otoe County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 15,740 people lived there. The county seat is Nebraska City. It was founded in 1854.
Pawnee County, Nebraska
Pawnee County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 2,773 people lived there. The county seat is Pawnee City. It was founded in 1854.
Pawnee County
Pawnee County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Albion, Nebraska
Albion is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2010 census.
New Salem, Illinois
New Salem is a village of Illinois in the United States.
New Salem started out as a tiny village in Illinois. In 1830, Abraham Lincoln, still 30 years short of becoming the President of America, accidentally caught his boss's boat on the Rutledge Mill in New Salem. 2 years later, he moved to New Salem, and it would be his home for some of his life. It was here that he would court young Ann Rutledge, who would later die in the same place. After Abe Lincoln moved to Springfield, people began leaving the village. They also used to take their homes with them. From 22 houses in 1836, to 2 houses in 1865, the year of Lincoln's assassination. The village was later rebuilt. Many biographers of Lincoln, like William Herndon and Jesse Weik, have gone there to search out the remaining "ghosts" of Lincoln.
Pran Nevile
Pran Nevile (October 22, 1922 – October 11, 2018) was an Indian author. His works focused on Indian Art, Indian Culture and Indian History. He was best known for the 1992 book, "Lahore - A Sentimental Journey". He was an authority on pre-1947 Lahore and Nautch. Nevile was born in Lahore.
Nevile died on October 11, 2018 in New Delhi at the age of 95.
Iberia Airlines Flight 610
Iberia Airlines Flight 610 was a flight from Madrid to Bilbao, Spain on 19 February 1985. The Boeing 727-200 crashed near Bilbao due to pilot error. All 148 people on board died.
Fabien Eboussi Boulaga