He used his prestige and presence to ensure that African history and literature would take their proper place in the education of undergraduates.

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The Budapest-based European Roma Cultural Foundation described Stojka as an "outstanding Austrian Romani woman... and a key figure for the history, art and literature of Romani culture in Europe", reported Reuters news agency.

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Throughout history, birthmarks (and the people who have them) have been portrayed in literature as hideous, evil, ugly, ashamed, lonely, and other primarily negative connotations.

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He also wrote extensively about almost everything else: history, diplomacy, French literature, German literature (in this case, on the lack of it), religion, philosophy and the practical arts of government (in which he himself excelled).

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What substitutes for psychology in Tolkien and his followers, and keeps the stories from seeming barrenly external, is what preceded psychology in epic literature: an overwhelming sense of history and, with it, a sense of loss.

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