ERNEST HEMINGWAYwas an American author and journalist. His

distinctive writing style, characterized by economy

and understatement, influenced 20th-century fiction,

as did his life of adventure and public image. He

produced most of his work between the mid-1920s

and the mid-1950s. He won the Nobel Prize in

Literature in 1954.

MARK TWAIN

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

(November 30, 1835 – April 21,

1910), better known by his pen

name Mark Twain, was an

American author and humorist.

He is noted for his novels

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(1885), called "the Great

American Novel", and The

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

POPART• Andy Warhol was an American painter, printmaker,

and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-

garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and member of highly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals,

Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons.

ARCHITEKTURA - ARCHITECTURE

• Empire State Building• Times Square• Central Park

• Library of Congress• Willis Tower

• Brooklyn Bridge • Hollywood

• Beverly Hills

EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGThe Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, United States, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City.

TIMES SQUARETimes Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of

Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The extended

Times Square area, also called the Theatre District, consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the

commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.

BROOKLYN BRIDGEThe Brooklyn Bridge is one of

the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York

City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East

River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the

world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension

bridge.

INDEPENDENCE DAYIndependence Day, commonly known

as the Fourth of July, is a federal

holiday in the United States

commemorating the adoption of the

Declaration of Independence on July 4,

1776, declaring independence from the

Kingdom of Great Britain.

Independence Day is commonly

associated with fireworks, parades,

barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics,

concerts, baseball games, family

reunions, political speeches and

ceremonies, and various other public

and private events celebrating the

history, government, and traditions of

the United States. Independence Day is

the national day of the United States.

HALLOWENHalloween, the last day of October, has a special

significance for children, who dress in funny or

ghostly costumes and knock on neighborhood doors

shouting "Trick or Treat!" Pirates and princesses,

ghosts and witches all hold bags open to catch the

candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in.

Since the 800's November 1st is a religious holiday

known as All Saints' Day. The Mass that was said on

this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening

before became known as All Hallow e'en, or

Halloween. Like some other American celebrations,

its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian

customs.