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I Have A Dream Handout A: Narrative

A child may well not bear in mind just about every detail, but can usually recall some of the images, characters, or situations, and the scary parts. Looking at nightmare, you may well guess that it is a compound formed from night and mare. But although the night in nightmare makes sense, the mare portion is less apparent. By the 14th century the mare was also recognized as nightmare, and by the late 16th century nightmare was also becoming applied to the feelings of distress caused by the spirit, and then to frightening or unpleasant dreams. Things including illness, anxiety,...

Myanmar Burmese Culture Population Statistics

Agencies, in turn, complained bitterly about what they saw as the unfavorable influence of these donor efforts to guarantee help was not instrumentalized by the military regime. In 1988, anti-government protests resulting from financial strife and ethnic tensions led to the resignation of General Ne Win. A new Military command —the State Law and Order Restoration Council —took over and promised to hold democratic, multi-party elections. In June, 1989, the military government officially changed the name of the country from Burma to Myanmar. Four individuals on the frontlines of the anti-coup movement in Myanmar tell Preeti Jha why they are...