The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident (from Latin: occidens "sunset, West"; as contrasted with the Orient), is a term referring to different nations depending on the context. There is no agreed upon definition about what all these nations have in common.
Though the term originally had a literal geographic meaning and contrasted Europe with the cultures of the Orient or Asia, today the term West does not imply geographic location, as most of Europe and Oceania, major components of the West, lie in the Eastern Hemisphere.[citation needed]
The concept of the Western part of the earth has its roots in Greco-Roman civilization in Europe, with the advent of Christianity. In the modern era, Western culture has been heavily influenced by the traditions of The Renaissance, The Protestant Reformation, The Enlightenment, and shaped by the expansive colonialism of the 16th-20th centuries. Its political usage was temporarily informed by a mutual antagonism with the Soviet bloc during the Cold War in the mid-to-late 20th Century (1945–1991).
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. Among his productions are The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) and Prohibition (2011).
Burns' documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards, and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.
Ken Burns was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, according to his official website, though some sources give Ann Arbor, Michigan, and some, including The New York Times, give both Brooklyn and Ann Arbor. The son of Lyla Smith (née Tupper) Burns, a biotechnician, and Robert Kyle Burns, at the time a graduate student in cultural anthropology at Columbia University, in Manhattan. Ken Burns' brother is the documentary filmmaker Ric Burns.
Burns' academic family moved frequently, and lived in Saint-Véran, France; Newark, Delaware; and Ann Arbor, where his father taught at the University of Michigan. Burns' mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when Burns was 3, and died when he was 11, a circumstance that he said helped shape his career; he credited his father-in-law, a psychologist, with a signal insight: "He told me that my whole work was an attempt to make people long gone come back alive.". Well-read as a child, he absorbed the family encyclopedia, preferring history to fiction. Upon receiving an 8 mm film movie camera for his 17th birthday, he shot a documentary about an Ann Arbor factory. Turning down reduced tuition at the University of Michigan, he attended the new Hampshire College, an alternative school in Amherst, Massachusetts with narrative evaluations rather than letter grades and self-directed academic concentrations instead of traditional majors. He worked in a record store to pay his tuition.
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳, born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from TVB's acting classes in 1982. Chow began to find some success with the children programme 430 Space Shuttle, which he co-hosted with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.
In 1987, Chow entered into the movie industry through the film Final Justice, which won him the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.
While Chow became quite well known on TVB for his comedies (especially 1989's The Final Combat), he shot to stardom in 1990's All for the Winner. This film made him and his older sidekick Ng Man-Tat two of the most sought-after stars in the Hong Kong film industry. Chow would collaborate with Ng on many of his more successful comedies, including Shaolin Soccer. Chow became Hong Kong's undisputed No. 1 comedian, taking over the mantle of Michael Hui. Unlike Hui, Chow's comedies are of the mo lei tau genre. With his expert comic timing and "rubber-faced mannerisms", Chow ranked alongside Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and Jackie Chan as the major box office draws of the 1990s.
THE WEST by Ken Burns (Ep5) | PBS America
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Into the West - Part 2 (Manifest Destiny)
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RollPlay: The West Marches Week 25, Part 2
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LEGO: Dimensions - Once Upon a Time Machine in the West - Part 10 [PS4 Gameplay, Commentary]
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The Treasure in the West - BANDITS! (Minecraft Roleplay) Chapter 1
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THE WEST by Ken Burns (Ep5) | PBS America
The West - Southwest Houston
Into the West - Part 2 (Manifest Destiny)
The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology: Crash Course World History #212
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 25, Part 1
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 25, Part 2
LEGO: Dimensions - Once Upon a Time Machine in the West - Part 9 [PS4 Gameplay, Commentary]
LEGO: Dimensions - Once Upon a Time Machine in the West - Part 10 [PS4 Gameplay, Commentary]
Into the West - Part 1 (Wheel to the Stars)
The Treasure in the West - THE SHOOT OUT! (Minecraft Roleplay) Chapter 3
The Treasure in the West - BANDITS! (Minecraft Roleplay) Chapter 1
HOW THE WEST WAS WON - EPISODE 1 (HD AMAZING OLD WILD WEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)
The Treasure in the West - PRISON BREAK! (Minecraft Roleplay) Chapter 2
TINASHE - Days in the West (Drake Cover)
LEGO Dimensions - Part 14 Once Upon a Time Machine in the West (Wii U Walkthrough)
Tinashe - Days In The West (Drake Cover) (Ekali Remix)
Stephen Chow Blockbuster Full Movie Journey to the West (2013) In English
Lets Build & Play LEGO Dimensions #2: Wicked Witch of the West Battle & Purple Poopies?
‘Russians are going to succeed where the West did not ... or did not want’ – Assad’s adviser
Leaving for the west coast
Guns of the West
Led Zeppelin full live album (How the west was won)
♫ Lord of the Rings - Into the West (with lyric)
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Minecraft Mystery | The Wild West Warrior | Western Story Roleplay
A Million Ways to Die in the West Full Movie
A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014 FULLMOVIE ✺ English Complete
A Million Ways to Die in the West FullMovie
A Million Ways to Die in the West FullMovie
A Million Ways to Die in the West FullMovie
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)FULLMOVIE
Sheriff Callie's Wild West The Cat Who Tamed the West
Escape to the Country - West Sussex [Series 14: 02]
Religion and the Spector of the West - Comments & Remarks
[FR-PS3] Let's Play : Enslaved : Odyssey to the West - Episode 1
Fallout: New Vegas #1 - The Sweetest Granny in the West (Let's Play)
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Rap Video - horrorcore genre - 'Welcome to the North West'
The West Wing FullMovie
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Episodio 14 - Pyramid (Español Walkthough)
GWR & LMS Action On The West Coast Mainline Friday 18th September 2015
Go to The West Side
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Sub-way Achievement/Trophy Guide
Rep. Zinke reminds the Senate the west is on fire.
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 21, Part 1
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 22, Part 1
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 23, Part 1
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 23, Part 2
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 24, Part 1
RollPlay: The West Marches Week 24, Part 3
The Meanest Men in the West Western Movie Full Lenght 1967 Lee J Cobb, Charles Bronson
Into the West - Part 3 (Dreams and Schemes)
Journey to the West 2013 HD
Battlefield S5/E4 - The Battle of The West Wall
Ice Cube - I Am The West [Full Album]
The Cinema Snob: LITTLE RITA OF THE WEST
The Decline and Fall of the West | Dr. Jim Penman and Stefan Molyneux
Into the West - Part 6 (Ghost Dance)
Into the West - Part 5 (Casualties of War)
Ken Burns The West 1996 Episode 1 Ken Burns Documentary
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