Encyclopedia - Motif: Encyclopedia - Motif
A motif may be a recurring fragment, theme or pattern in a creative work: Motif (music) Motif (art) Motif (literature) A motif may als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sequence Motif: Encyclopedia - Sequence Motif
In genetics, a sequence motif is a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sequence Motif: Encyclopedia Ii - Sequence Motif - Overview
When a sequence motif appears in the exon of a gene, it may encode the "structural motif" of a protein; that is a stereotypical element o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamaha Motif: Encyclopedia - Yamaha Motif
The Motif is a workstation Synthesiser released by Yamaha Corporation in August 2001. Four variants are available: Motif 6 which has 61 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bach Motif: Encyclopedia - Bach Motif
In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B flat, A, C, B natural. This four-note motif has been used by a number of composers, u...   » Read the article

Article - Nlp - Neuro Linguistic Programming: Exploring The Psycho-spiritual Motifs Of The Family Mind
Twenty NLP practitioners met in Vail, Colorado with the intention of exploring the psycho-spiritual motifs that exist in the consciousnes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intrinsics: Encyclopedia - Intrinsics
Intrinsics (also know as Xt, for X toolkit) is a library used in the X Window System. More precisely, it is a library that uses the low-l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna Sequence: Encyclopedia - Dna Sequence
A DNA sequence (sometimes genetic sequence) is a succession of letters representing the primary structure of a real or hypothetical DNA m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams describing a culture clash between Blanche DuBois—a pretentious, fading relic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banknote: Encyclopedia - Banknote
A banknote (more commonly known as a bill in the United States and Canada) is a kind of currency, and under many jurisdictions are used a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoenix: Encyclopedia - Phoenix
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Motifs On Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Motifs On Banknotes - Hungary
The official currency of Hungary is the forint (HUF). The motifs used are: ... See also:List of motifs on banknotes, List of motifs on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Motifs On Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Motifs On Banknotes - Scotland
The official currency of Scotland is the Pound sterling (GBP). Under Scottish legislation, banknotes are issued by commercial banks not t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bach Motif: Encyclopedia Ii - Bach Motif - Works Featuring The Mofif
Works which prominently feature the BACH motif include, in chronological order: 1845 - Robert Schumann: Six Fugues for organ, pedal pian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motif Of Harmful Sensation: Encyclopedia Ii - Motif Of Harmful Sensation - In Fiction
Motif of harmful sensation - 19th century. In Stendhal's 1817 Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio is outlined the so-c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motif Of Harmful Sensation: Encyclopedia Ii - Motif Of Harmful Sensation - Urban Legends
Motif of harmful sensation - The Nigerian phone call. Belief in the harmful sensation is still developing in urban legends. In a modern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motif Of Harmful Sensation: Encyclopedia Ii - Motif Of Harmful Sensation - Mythology And Legend
Motif of harmful sensation - Viewing a deity. A Judeo-Christian tradition claims that viewing God's face will result in death (see Exod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nova Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Nova Novel - Motifs
Nova, although science fiction, has a number of character motifs in common with Delany's literary and literary-pornographic works: the Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cry To Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cry To Heaven - Motifs
Although Cry to Heaven is not considered one of Anne Rice's pornographic novels, it stands out because of its constant, graphic, and roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Historian: Encyclopedia Ii - The Historian - Background And Motifs
Like Bram Stoker's Dracula, Historian presents the story in the form of correspondence. Kostova regularly quotes from Stoker's original b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mummy Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mummy Novel - Motifs
Like the vampires of Rice's Vampire Chronicles, those who take the elixir become immortal, inhumanely strong, and unable to die from norm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Strangers On A Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Strangers On A Train - The Motif Of The Double
Like Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train is one of many Hitchcock films to explore the doppelgänger theme. The film employs a number...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Scissorhands: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Scissorhands - Motifs And Themes
The plot of Edward Scissorhands bears resemblances to Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, in as much as Edward is an artificially created...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steve Erickson: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Erickson - Recurring Motifs
Erickson’s novels revolve around certain concepts, that appear in almost all his works. One of them is slavery, both actual and metaph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Visual Motifs
Repeated motifs feature strongly and powerfully in Utena. Many scenes are reused—exactly or almost so—in several episodes. This may h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Themes And Motifs
A Streetcar Named Desire - Illusion versus Reality. A recurring theme found in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is an ever-present conflict b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joss Whedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Joss Whedon - Common Themes And Motifs In Whedon's Writing
Joss Whedon - Feminism. Whedon identifies himself as a feminist, and feminist themes are common in his work. The most obvious example i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The Fate Motif
The initial motif of the symphony has sometimes been credited with symbolic significance as a representation of Fate knocking at the door...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Themes Motifs And Symbols
Black Comedy - Themes. Perhaps the principal unifying element of the entire play is its focus on lies and deception. It becomes, in ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primitivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Primitivism - The Origins Of Primitivism In Western Art
Western art has repeatedly searched for basic motifs to base art works upon, or to contrast with the normative world of day to day behavi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmette: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmette - Issues Of Interpretation
Ornamental motifs are often treated as though they were pleasing elements of decoration but devoid of meaning, or their meaning is consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Tale Of The Body Thief: Encyclopedia Ii - The Tale Of The Body Thief - Synopsis
At the beginning of the story, Lestat grows depressed and becomes remorseful because of his vampiric nature. Although he tries to limit h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nommo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nommo - Nommo Mythology
Dogon mythology states that Nommo was the first living creature created by the sky god Amma. Shortly after his creation, Nommo underwent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haroun And The Sea Of Stories: Encyclopedia Ii - Haroun And The Sea Of Stories - Plot
Haroun's father is the famed storyteller Rashid Khalifa, the Shah of Blah, but his wife tires of his imagination and elopes with Mr. Seng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cry To Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cry To Heaven - Plotline
As Tonio learns, Carlo is actually his father. However, although everyone in Venice is inclined to believe that Carlo was behind his cast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Historian: Encyclopedia Ii - The Historian - Marketing And Criticism
The Historian has been heavily marketed by its publisher, Time Warner, and much hype was given to it prior to its release. Moreover, Kost...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmette: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmette - Deducing Meaning From Context And Placement
Both in ancient and in modern usage, in East and West, the grouping of motifs we have discussed has a sacred, auspicious and often magica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nova Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Nova Novel - Synopsis
By the year 3172, political power in the galaxy is split between two factions: the Earth-based Draco and the newer Pleiades Federation. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nova Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Nova Novel - Characters
As the book goes on, Lorq is also surprised to find out that his family was quite literally founded by pirates who killed members of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cry To Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cry To Heaven - Overview
Guido Maffeo, born a peasant, is castrated at the age of six to preserve his soprano voice, and becomes a star of the opera by the time h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Historian: Encyclopedia Ii - The Historian - Overview
The book is presented as a first-person account written in the year 2008 by Elsie, a historian whose father, Paul, unwittingly ended up s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steve Erickson: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Erickson - Biography:
Steve Erickson was born and brought up as an only child in Granada Hills, Los Angeles. His mother runs a small theatre in L.A, his fathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mummy Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mummy Novel - Overview
During the Edwardian Age, a wealthy shipping-magnate-turned-archeologist, Lawrence Stratford, discovers an unusual tomb. The "mummy" insi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mummy Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mummy Novel - Plotline
Henry was responsible for his uncle Lawrence's death, having poisoned his coffee while they were alone in the tomb. However, there was a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tristan Chord: Encyclopedia Ii - Tristan Chord - Analyses
Although at the same time enharmonically sounding like the half-diminished chord F - Ab - Cb - Eb, it can also be interpreted as the susp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transcription Factor: Encyclopedia Ii - Transcription Factor - Examples Of Transcription Factors
Transcription factor - STAT. The Signal Transducers and Activator of Transcription (STAT) protein regulate many aspects of cell growth,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Plot Overview
SPOILER WARNING: Plot elements are divulged! The play begins at 9:30 on a Sunday evening, in the London flat of sculptor Brindsley Miller...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Characters
Black Comedy - Brindsley. The main character and lead of the play, Brindsley has about three hundred and fifty lines in he single act o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macbeth: Encyclopedia Ii - Macbeth - Synopsis
The play opens with the three witches ("weird sisters") discussing their upcoming meeting with Macbeth. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, and Ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore
A great deal has been written about Fifth symphony in books, scholarly articles, and program notes for live and recorded performances. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - Mathematics
The late Olmec had already begun to use a true zero (a shell glyph) several centuries before Ptolemy (possibly by the fourth century BC) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - Overview
The Olmec homeland is characterized by swampy lowlands punctuated by low hill ridges and volcanoes. The Olmec response to this environmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - History
Olmec - Early History. Olmec culture originated at its base in San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, where distinctively Olmec features begin to em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - Olmec Art
Much Olmec art is highly stylized and uses an iconography reflective of the religious meaning of the artworks. Some Olmec art, however, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - Mormon Speculation
Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have suggested that the Olmecs may be the Jaredites recorded in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media
The following performance of the Fifth Symphony is by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester) under the direction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Plot Summary
The series is divided into story arcs, in each of which Utena comes into conflict with a different power at Ohtori Academy (Enoki Films c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lovely Bones: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lovely Bones - Plot Summary
The novel begins with an anecdote, used as an epigraph, in which Susie recalls her father amusing her as a child by shaking a snow dome w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lovely Bones: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lovely Bones - Origins
During her freshman year at Syracuse University, Sebold was raped. In Lucky, her 1997 memoir of that event and its aftermath, she describ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lovely Bones: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lovely Bones - Themes And Literary Techniques
Much of the novel concerns itself with grief and how it is, or is not, overcome, by Susie and her family. It is similar in many ways to J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lovely Bones: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lovely Bones - Commercial And Critical Reception
Sebold's novel was the surprise of the American publishing world in 2002. Unheralded, by a younger author known only for one other book, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naji Al-ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Naji Al-ali - Assassination
An unknown youth opened fire on Naji al-Ali in London on the 22 July 1987, hitting him in the right temple. He remained unconscious until...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naji Al-ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Naji Al-ali - Early Life
Naji al-Ali was born in 1938 in the village of Shajra, located between Tiberias and Nazareth. He went into exile in the south of Lebanon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naji Al-ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Naji Al-ali - Career As A Cartoonist And Journalist
In 1959 Naji al-Ali returned to Lebanon, and that year he joined the Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM), but was expelled four times in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naji Al-ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Naji Al-ali - Work Positions And Awards
In his career as a political cartoonist, Naji al-Ali produced over 40,000 drawings. They generally deal with the situation of the Palesti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naji Al-ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Naji Al-ali - Handala
Handala is the most famous of Naji al-Ali's characters. He is depicted as a ten-year old boy, and appeared for the first time in Al-Siyas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition. The first sketches for the Fifth Symphony date back to 1800 and 1801.[2] Following the completi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form
The work is in four movements: I. Allegro con brio II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo. Allegro IV. Allegro The first three movements are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual Questions
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat. In the autograph score (that is, the original version from Beethoven's hand), the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The Symphony In Popular Culture
The Symphony, especially its opening, is familiar to audiences around the world. Not surprisingly given its fame, the Fifth Symphony has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Film And Opera Adaptations
In 1951, Elia Kazan directed a movie based on the play; see A Streetcar Named Desire (film) In 1995, the opera, A Streetcar Named Desire ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joss Whedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Joss Whedon - Television Work
After moving to Los Angeles, Whedon secured his first writing job on the television series Roseanne. Whedon has been described as the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Scientist: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Scientist - History
Mad scientist - Precursors. Since ancient times, popular imagination has circulated on archetypal figures who wielded esoteric knowledg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Streetcar Named Desire: Encyclopedia Ii - A Streetcar Named Desire - Plot
The play presents Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her nymphomania and al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Structure: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Structure - Amino Acid Structure
The basic structure of an α-amino acid is quite simple. R denotes any one of the 20 possible side chains (see table below). We notice th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Structure: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Structure - The Polypeptide Chain
Two amino acids are combined in a condensation reaction. Notice that the peptide bond is in fact planar due to the delocalization of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Structure: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Structure - Secondary Structure Elements
The polypeptide chain of a protein seldom forms just a random coil. Remember that proteins have either a chemical (enzymes) or structural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Structure: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Structure - Protein Folding
Main article: Protein folding The process by which the higher structures form is called protein folding and is a consequence of the prima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Structure: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Structure - Structural Domain
Main article: Structural domain Within a protein, a structural domain ("domain") is an element of overall structure that is self-stabiliz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joss Whedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Joss Whedon - Movies
Whedon has written or co-written several movies including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toy Story, Alien: Resurrection and Titan A.E.. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joss Whedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Joss Whedon - Comic Books
Whedon, a lifelong comic book fan, is the author of the Dark Horse Comics miniseries Fray which takes place in the far future of the Buff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Scientist: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Scientist - Defining Characteristics
Mad scientists are typically characterized by obsessive behaviour and the employment of extremely dangerous or unorthodox methods. They o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Inspirations
Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles and Oniisama e are established sources of inspiration for Utena, visually for the first and themati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Music
The series' musical score -- with lyrics largely written by Ikuhara himself, and scored by J.A. Seazer -- is considered exceptional by ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Composition
The 39-episode Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series was created by some of the same production staff that made Sailor Moon, including write...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Characters
Names are written in Western order, with the surname after the given name. Revolutionary Girl Utena - Main characters. (天上ウテãƒ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary Girl Utena - Themes
A visual influence by Gnosticism can be found in both the anime and movie, with Ohtori Academy as the illusory world and Akio or (more li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Art - The Persian Fine Arts
Iranian art - The Persian Rug. See main article: Persian Rug The art of carpet weaving in Iran has its roots in the culture and customs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - View Askewniverse: Encyclopedia Ii - View Askewniverse - Media
View Askewniverse - Films. Clerks. Mallrats Chasing Amy Dogma Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Clerks 2 The Flying Car, a short film pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - View Askewniverse: Encyclopedia Ii - View Askewniverse - Characters
View Askewniverse - Recurring Actors. Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lost Tv Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Lost Tv Series - Story Elements
There are several recurring story elements on Lost, which drive central plot points and the development of the survivors as they try to l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lost Tv Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Lost Tv Series - Awards
Note: Awards won are not listed under nominations. Lost TV series - Wins. Emmys: Outstanding Television Series - Drama (2005) Outstand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media
The following performance of the Fifth Symphony is by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester) under the direction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition. The first sketches for the Fifth Symphony date to back to 1800 and 1801.[2] Following the compl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form
The work is in four movements: I. Allegro con brio II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo. Allegro IV. Allegro The first three movements are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual Questions
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat. In the autograph score (that is, the original version from Beethoven's hand), the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The Symphony In Popular Culture
The Symphony, especially its opening, is familiar to audiences around the world. Not surprisingly given its fame, the Fifth Symphony has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banknote: Encyclopedia Ii - Banknote - Paper Money Collecting As A Hobby In The U.s.
Banknote collecting is a somewhat small, specialized pastime practiced mostly in America. Although generally not as widespread as coin an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Motif: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Motif
Motif: A common pattern running through stories, folktales or myths.   (See also: Motif , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Death Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Death
Death/Dying Also See Dream Motifs-Death   Death or dying in a dream seldom refers to an actual death. Death refers to changes in...   » Read the article