Alan Paton Marked With Google Doodle Today, Who Is He?

South African author and activist Alan Paton's honoured by Google Doodle today, He introduced the world to life in pre-Apartheid South Africa, fearlessly speaking out against racial segregation in person and through his books, and propagating universal franchise and non-violence.

Born in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa, Paton became a prominent figure both in the literary and political world through his writings and public addresses that spoke out against apartheid, the South African system of racial discrimination, during the mid to late 1900s.

Later, as administrator of the Diepkloof Reformatory for young black African offenders, he developed a controversial but compassionate system of reform that included open dormitories, work outside the prison walls, and home visitations.

After graduating from the University of Natal and becoming a teacher, Paton became head of Diepkoof, a prison for young black youths, where he introduced reforms that included open dormitories and home visitations.

After the Second World War, Paton toured correctional reform facilities across the world, during which time he started to write Cry, the Beloved Country. The book was published in 1948. ironically the very year in which apartheid was formally institutionalized, beginning four decades of racial segregation in South Africa.

His magnum opus is a moving tale of racial injustice, human suffering, and redemption, as two fathers come to terms with the loss of their sons — one an accidental murder and the other, his unfortunate victim.

Today’s Doodle depicts Paton on a train ride (on which he allegedly gained inspiration to write Cry, the Beloved Country) and celebrates the 115th birthday of a visionary who did much to fight for basic human principles of love, non-violence, and equality.

Profil Marlene Dietrich Si Aktris "Liar" Amerika-Jerman

Marlene Dietrich penyanyi dan aktris Amerika-Jerman yang digambarkan sebagai artis "liar", dan dipuji sebagai bintang wanita kesembilan terbesar di bioskop Hollywood klasik muncul di Google Doodle hari ini. Siapa Dia?

Selama Perang Dunia II, Dietrich adalah penghibur ternama di AS dan juga dikenal karena orang-orang Jerman dan Prancis, memberikan dukungan finansial dan advokasi untuk kewarganegaraan AS mereka.

Dietrich mendapat kehormatan beberapa kali untuk pekerjaannya dalam meningkatkan semangat di garis depan selama perang. Penghargaan tersebut termasuk Medali Kebebasan AS dan Legion d'Honneur Prancis. Dia juga bernama oleh Belgia sebagai Knight of the Order of Leopold.

Pada tahun 1999, American Film Institute menamai Dietrich sebagai bintang wanita kesembilan terbesar di Hollywood klasik.

Lahir di Berlin pada tahun 1901, Dietrich menjalani karir akting, namun juga tumbuh dengan keyakinan politik yang kuat.

Dia menentang Nazisme, dan ketika Hitler mulai menangkap orang-orang Yahudi, dia membantu banyak teman melarikan diri.

Dietrich mengatakan bahwa dia telah ditawarkan oleh agen Nazi untuk membintangi film pilihannya namun dilaporkan menolak tawaran tersebut.

Pada tahun 1939 ia menjadi warga negara Amerika dan meninggalkan kewarganegaraannya di Jerman. Filmnya kemudian dilarang beredar di Jerman.

Pada bulan Desember 1941, AS memasuki Perang Dunia II, dan aktris tersebut menjadi salah satu selebritis pertama yang menjual obligasi perang, sekuritas hutang yang membantu membiayai operasi militer.

Dia menjadi simbol kebebasan orang Jerman bebas dengan membuat siaran anti-Nazi di Jerman, dan dalam tiga tahun dia menjamu setengah juta tentara sekutu dan tahanan perang di Afrika Utara dan Eropa Barat.

'Di garis depan'. Selama dua tur diperpanjang pada tahun 1944 dan 1945, dia tampil untuk pasukan sekutu di Italia, Inggris dan Prancis, kemudian pergi ke Jerman. Ketika ditanya mengapa dia melakukan ini, terlepas dari bahaya yang nyata berada dalam jarak beberapa kilometer dari garis Jerman, dia menjawab, "aus Anstand" yang artinya, tidak sopan!.

Marlene Dietrich melakukan tur ke AS dari bulan Januari 1942 sampai September 1943 (muncul sebelum 250.000 tentara di lepas pantai Pantai Pasifik dari turnya sendiri) dan dilaporkan telah menjual lebih banyak obligasi perang daripada bintang lainnya.

Winter Summer Solstice 2017 - When The Summer Comes?

What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice 2017 marks the shortest day of the year and the official beginning of winter.The days have been getting shorter for months, and now we've finally reached the winter solstice, which means it is the shortest day of the year.

The solstice marks the moment the sun shines at its most southern point, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

Today, the sun “stands still” it’s the Summer Solstice! The sun will travel its longest path across the sky, granting people who live in the southern hemisphere with more than 12 hours of daylight. This occurs when the South Pole is most inclined (about 23.4°) toward the sun.

The solstice itself is the moment the sun is shining farthest to the south, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

When is the Winter Solstice?
The date of the winter solstice is different every year, falling between December 20th and 23rd.

This year, the solstice is on Thursday, December 21. The sun will rise in the UK at 08:03 GMT and set at 15:53 GMT, giving just 7 hours and 50 minutes of daylight.

Today’s Doodle celebrates the Solstice, which marks the end of spring and the start of summer. On the day with the shortest noontime shadow, everyone gets the chance to soak up the extra rays of sunlight.

Arti Perayaan Global di Bulan Desember Jelang Tahun Baru 2018?

Jika Anda melihat beranda Google hari ini per 18/12/2017 terdapat orat-oret / Doodle yang memberikan ilustrasi Perayaan Global di Bulan Desember, lalu apakah artinya itu bagi kita yang akan segera merayakan pergantian tahun menuju 2018?

Doodle menampilkan animasi slideshow yang menggemaskan dengan dua penguin lucu dan teman burung nurinya, mesin pencari raksasa ini secara resmi menyatakan bahwa mereka, seperti banyak orang lain di seluruh dunia, sangat antusias dengan perayaan liburan dibulan terakhir tahun ini menjelang pergantian tahun baru.

Kisah menarik yang akan membuat kita melupakan sedikit kepenatan dari kesibukan bekerja terpampang di beranda Google lewat animasinya, kedekatan antara anggota keluarga, teman dan kerabat menjadi kerinduan untuk kembaali bersama pada musim perayaan libur nasional.

Gambar pertama menunjukkan antara dua burung penguin yang berada di daerah yang lebih dingin dan burung beo di daerah tropis yang lebih semarak. Sementara itu Slide kedua menunjukkan penguin mengemasi koper dan mereka berkemas untuk bertemu dengan teman mereka.

Dan slide ketiga menunjukkan bingkai foto yang menampilkan semuanya telah berkumpul bersama-sama, di samping kotak hadiah yang ditandai dengan tanggal 18 (yaitu hari ini), 25, 31 dan 1 untuk Tahun Baru.

Seperti dikutip Indobos.com Berikut ini Perayaan Global di Bulan Desember 2017

Tanggal 25 Desember, Perayaan Hari Natal umat Kristiani.
Tanggal 26 Desember, Liburan Natal
1 Januari Perayaan Tahun Baru 2018

Perayaan Global di Bulan Desember Versi Doodle Hari Ini

Google doodle hari ini memberikan ilustrasi anak pinguin yang sedang menelepon keluarganya yang tinggal berjauhan, yup! cerita sederhana ini untuk mengingatkan pada Perayaan Global di Bulan Desember yang menjadi momen paling ditunggu bagi kita untuk mengisi jadwal liburan setelah lama berkutat dengan kesibukan.

Adapun kisah Si anak pinguin versi animasi Google adalah keduanya tinggal di tempat yang berbeda dengan indukannya, mereka dijadwalkan akan bertemu pada hari libur dimana pada even tersebut dikenal sebagai hari libur kerja secara global didunia seperti pada tanggal 18, 25, 31 dan tahun baru 1 Januari 2018.

Bagi Anda yang akan mengisi liburan ke daerah wisata laut ada baiknya untuk melirik kawasan yang memang masih alami belum banyak tersentuh upaya modernisasi seperti dikutip https://omediapc.com yang menawarkan keindahan pantai selatan pulau Jawa Barat.

Perayaan untuk mengisi liburan menjelang akhir bulan Desember ditenggarai saat hari Natal tanggal 25 dan satu hari setelahnya yang merupakan libur Natalan yakni tgl 26, setelah itu para wisatawan kembali dihadapkan pada momen pergantian tahun di hari terakhir bulan yaitu 31 Desember dan malam 1 Januari.

Pada tahun 2017, jumlah hari libur terhitung 21 hari, ini melebihi perayaan libur dinegara-negara lain seperti India, Filipina dan Cina yang memiliki tanggal merah, 17 hari.

Perayaan Global Liburan di bulan Desember melalui beranda Google menawarkan peringatan yang sebenarnya telah dimulai pada18 Desember 2017.namun sepertinya akan terus diupdate hingga beberapa hari kemudian untuk memperingati momen liburan disetiap akhir pergantian tahun

Doodle Celebrating Grazia Deledda Italian Winner Nobel Prize for literature, Who Is She?

The story of Grazia Deledda, the most famous Sardinian writer in the world and the only Italian to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1926 after Carducci and even before Pirandello.

91 years ago, in the cold Stockholm, the warm voice of a small Italian woman marks a memorable speech, that of thanks for the Nobel Prize for literature.

That woman was Grazia Deledda and her words began like this: "I was born in Sardinia; my family [is] composed of wise people, but also of violent and productive artists ».

That speech (see video at the end of the page) is perhaps the culmination of the poetic story of Grazia Deledda, an intense and fruitful writer whose fame, in the last century, spread throughout the world. A disruptive figure especially considering the fact that it came from a land and lived in an era that did not reward female ambition.

Although rather sparse of events, Grazia Deledda's life was however particularly fruitful from a literary point of view. She was born in Nuoro on September 28, 1871, the fifth of seven sons and daughters of a wealthy family. After attending schools until the fourth grade, Grazia Deledda continued her studies with a tutor since at the time, even in Sardinia, girls did not attend high school. In fact, his training, especially literary, was self-taught.

Of a quiet and restrained character, his youth was marked by a series of very painful family tragedies: his older brother, Santus, abandoned his studies and became an alcoholic, the youngest, Andrea, was arrested for petty thefts. His father died of a heart attack when Grazia Deledda was only 21 and the family had to face financial difficulties. Four years later, her sister Vincenza also died.

In the meantime, however, the young Sardinian had started to write. He published his first novel in 1886, at the age of fifteen, on a Nuorese newspaper. Two years later he began to collaborate with various other newspapers and magazines, first Sardinian and then Roman, of no particular stature. Then slowly, it begins to become more known and appreciated.

Although rather sparse of events, Grazia Deledda's life was however particularly fruitful from a literary point of view. She was born in Nuoro on September 28, 1871, the fifth of seven sons and daughters of a wealthy family. After attending schools up to the fourth grade, Grazia Deledda

What's Doodle says: When Grazia Deledda submitted a short story to a fashion magazine at the age of 13, she could not have known she was setting the stage for a decades-long career and a Nobel Prize. Today’s Doodle celebrates her accomplishments as one of Italy’s great authors.

As a female writer in the late 19th century, Deledda faced her own challenges as well. Her formal education ended at age 11, and she relied on private lessons and self-study in order to further her craft. Her work, which often touched on themes like temptation and sin — was often criticized by those in her traditional hometown, despite the inspiration she drew from the region.

These obstacles didn’t sway her though, and Deledda continued to produce many highly praised works. In 1926, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, making her the first Italian woman and the fourth woman ever to receive a Nobel Prize.