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- Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ...ne with a shorter exposure and is called a ''fast film''.
4: ...inear scale and a logarithmic scale for measuring film speed.
6: ...d ISO 200/24° is twice as sensitive as a film rated ISO 100/21°.
8: ...30°, 1600/33°, and 3200/36°. Consumer films are generally rated between 100/21° and 800/...
14: ! example of film stock - Film (18911 bytes)
2: [[Image:Film reel and film.jpg|thumb|250px|"Film" refers to the celluloid media on which movies ar...
4: ...-speaking international community prefer to use ''film'' or "cinema", due to the colloquial nature of th...
6: ...duced by [[recording]] actual people and objects with [[camera]]s, or by creating them using [[animati...
8: ...] or [[subtitle]]s that translate the dialogue. Films are also artifacts created by specific cultures,...
11: ==History of film==
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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
5: ...and [[Diodorus Siculus]], but otherwise there is little evidence for their existence. Some (circumsta...
7: ... there clearly showing gardens have been found. Writings on these tablets describe the possible use of...
13: ... Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew on t...
15: ... her homeland by building an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
19: ...cube-shaped pillars. These are hollow and filled with earth to allow trees of the largest size to be p... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...t mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] ...
2: ... Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
5: ...gan]] [[Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what w...
7: ...n whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
9: ...is identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendar... - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ... is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent components, including [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]...
5: ... [[God]], classifying a Chinese belief system as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problema...
7: ...ciples and participating in [[ancestor worship]] rituals. A Buddhist would have no trouble viewing [[...
9: Major belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese ...
11: ...e annual rituals. He was not believed to be a [[deity]], but rather someone who mediated between the f... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
7: ...feldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
7: ... leaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwi...
9: ...lip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have...
11: ...lla-Baldwin match. According to Bernard Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in the...
13: ... [[Bohemund III of Antioch]] entered the kingdom with the intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla the... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ... [[Kings of Castile|Queen of Castile and Leon]], with her husband [[Ferdinand V of Spain|Ferdinand V]]...
16: ...an to appear on a United States coin, an 1893 [[United States Commemorative Coin|commemorative]] quart...
22: This has met opposition by Jewish organizations, [[Liberation Theology...
24: Isabella has been represented in film by actresses like [[Lola Flores]] and [[Sigourney...
38: ...of Castilian monarchs|Queen of Castile]]'''<br>''with [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand V]]'' - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: ...:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] &nd...
6: ...means ''other Aenor'' in the ''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil...
8: ... hawking, and hunting. She became heiress to [[Aquitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces t...
10: ...crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage, [[Louis VI of Franc... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|250px|right|style=margin-left:1em|Marguerite de Valois]]
2: ...arre]]. She should not be confused with [[Marguerite_of_Navarre|the famous author of the same name]] ...
4: Born Marguerite de [[Valois]] at the Royal Chⴥau in [[Saint-Ge...
6: ...pposed the marriage, many of her nobles supported it, and the marriage was arranged. Jeanne d'Albret d...
8: ...ing at each other. When the Cardinal asked Marguerite if she willingly took Henri to be her husband, s... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
8: ...– [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Mary I of Scotl...
13: ...s been theorised by some authors to be from congenital [[syphilis]] transferred to her from her mother...
15: ...harpsichord|virginals]]. A great part of the credit of her early education was undoubtedly due to her... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ...6]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[De...
14: ...questionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...y have inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other...
17: ...in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
5: ...er>[[Image:Swedish queen Drottning Kristina portrait by S颡stien Bourdon stor.jpg|center|185px|Christ...
22: ...o later become an icon of the transgendered community. During the [[20th century]], her grave was open...
25: ...for her difficult birth, or just the horror story itself, may have prejudiced Christina against the pr...
27: ...her [[Ren頄escartes|Descartes]], who had been invited from France to tutor her.
29: ..., and therefore there were only females left. Despite of the fact that there were living female lines ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><sma...
7: ...]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
9: ...[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...m|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baroni...
13: ...orth America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Vir... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
5: ...Lenin]] in [[1903]], Kollontai did not side with either faction. However, she came to dislike aspects...
7: ...omen's lives in the [[Soviet Union]], fighting illiteracy and educating women about the new marriage, ...
11: ...after which Kollontai was more or less totally politically sidelined.
15: ...me, though as a diplomat serving abroad, she had little or no influence in government policy or operat...
17: ...e of Passion: The Life of Alexandra Kollontai'', with [[Glenda Jackson]] as the voice of Kollontai. - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ... and was later deported to [[Russia]], where she witnessed events of the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|...
6: ...ds for her anarchist ideas and her independent attitude.
9: ...lly married, allowing her to retain her American citizenship.
12: ==New York City==
13: ... Frick]] made her highly unpopular with the authorities. Berkman (or Sasha as she fondly referred to h... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...r refusing to give up her seat to make room for white people.]]
2: ...usal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting on the bus.
3: ==Civil rights and political activity==
4: ...James and Loeona McCauley. She grew up on a farm with her grandparents, mother, and brother; most of h...
6: ...tion center for workers' rights and [[racial equality]]. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ... (born [[August 2]], [[1942]]) is a [[Chile]]an writer whose books have been translated into many lang...
6: ... her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they lived ...
8: ...school, and while in Lebanon a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [[Beirut]]. She returned ...
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