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Mountains of the Roanoke Valley
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Mountains wrap around our valley like a mother's arms. They
dominate our skylines, tower over downtown buildings and afford
stunning views. They are the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the
Appalachian range that extends from Alabama to Canada. We climb
them, live on them, drive along their ridgelines, erect giant neon
stars atop them and stand dwarfed beneath their blue-green
grandeur. The tallest mountains rise nearly 3,000 feet above
Roanoke's elevation at about 900 feet.
But what do we know about these tree-crowned sentinels? What are
their names, how tall are they and how can we ...
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Storytelling as a pedagogical tool in higher education.
Magazine article from: Education
; ...gathering stories from peasant storytellers. Followers of this tradition included Peter Christian Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe, Joseph Jacobs, Andrew Lang, and Hans Christian Andersen (Baker, 1979). In his article entitled "Memory, Imagination...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Norwegians keep storybook tradition; Today, on Syttende Mai, Minnesotans with Norwegian roots celebrate with parades, games and church services, and - in a few homes still - they plant seeds in a new generation by sharing lilting tales of animals, fjords and trolls.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...book, few children's books were published in Norway - most were imported from Denmark - until Norwegians Peter Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe began traveling the countryside and collecting folk tales. The end of the 19th century was a...
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Norwegian Folktales.(Books)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
; Norwegian Folktales From the Collection of Peter Christian Asbjornsen and Joryen Moe Norway is rich in stories of sly witches; scary and silly trolls and ogres; and brave princesses and country lads...
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Factotum.(Movie Review)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; ...Camera (color), John Christian Rosenlund; editor...Gengenbach; music, Kristin Asbjornsen; production designer...sound designer, Peter Fladeby. Reviewed at...Lensing by Norwegian John Christian Rosenlund ("The Color...
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Filming in the U.S.(Film Production Chart)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; ...Higlen; PROD, Gretchen Hartel; DIR, Peter Paul Basler; SCR, Higlen; DP, Joshua...SCR, Alex D'Lerma; DP, Stuart Asbjornsen ED, Jill T. Pleeter; PD, D.M...January; SCR, Susan Estelle Jansen; DP, Christian Sebaldt; PD, Rusty Smith; COS, Miye...
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