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Developing nation : Developing countryDeveloping nation is a somewhat euphemistic term referring to those nations or countries that have not achieved a significant degree of industrialization relative to their populations, and which have a low standard of living. There is a strong correlation between this status and high population growth.Other terms sometimes used are underdeveloped nations, undeveloped nations, third-world nations, or non-industrialized nations. Conversely, the opposite end of the spectrum is termed developed nations, first-world nations, or industrialized nations. Nations clearly assigned to this category include:
The family was for about two
Archibald Stirling, the father of the late baronet, went, as
younger sons, to Jamaica, where he was a planter for nearly
greatly improved the mansion, and died in 1847. When Chopin
in 1865, became Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (his mother was a
works--Annals of the Artists of Spain (1848), The Cloister life.html">Life
the uncle of Jane Stirling and Mrs. Erskine, daughters (the
and Kippenross, and friends of Chopin. W. Hanna, the editor of
Stirling was a cousin and particular friend of Thomas Erskine.
Broglie as the most remarkable women he had ever met:--
In her later years she lived much in Paris, and counted among
this eminent artist has presented in one of the figures his
introduced to Miss Stirling to find in her the almost exact
many of his pictures.
In a letter addressed to Mrs. Schwabe, and dated February 14,
know you will feel this deeply, for you could appreciate the
her whole life. I don't think that I ever knew anyone who
whole being to the good of others. I remember her birth like
lovable from the beginning to the end of her course.
Lindsay Sloper, who lived in Paris from 1841 to 1846, told me
time lessons from him. As she wished to become a pupil of Chopin,
was pleased with her playing, and soon began to like her.
[FOOTNOTE: To the above I must append a cautionary foot-note. In
that his memory was not one of the most trustworthy, and suggest
person from Chopin's friend. His mistakes were these: he called
instead of her sister; and thought that Miss Stirling was. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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