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Simply Magic

1 min lectură·7 mai 2004

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In the beginning was the magic,

and the magic was in the words,

and the words were with the gods

because gods were everywhere –

on earth, underground, in the water, and in the air.

(With one name, that’s mythology.)

And the gods created man

as a plaything of their wish;

but man learned the words

(some say a demigod stole the magic

from gods and gave it to man)

since the gods were exhausted in their power.

Thus man took time to discover himself,

enjoy himself, and proclaim himself uomo forte,

- probably between Trecento and Quattrocento.

And man made the money

that soon was to become his only god.

Yet, the world now seemed too small

even for one god.

So, man had to discover more land and more water,

and he called this America.

(With one name, that’s economy.)

Since then, most mythologies and economies

have been exhausted

while the magic remains for many.

(Some call it the marriage of money and myth,

some call it simply , the American dream.)

©Elena Malec, California, June 24, 1996

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Nascuta pe 31 iulie,1954 la Bucuresti, Romania. STUDII Licentiata in filologie, Universitatea Bucuresti, Facultatea de Limbi Moderne specialitatea Literatura si limba Spaniola-engleza, franceza(1979) EXPERIENTA PROFESIONALA Profesor de limba engleza, scoala generala, Braila 1980 Traducator de spaniola, Institutul de Constructii Pentru Agricultura si Industria Alimentara, Bucuresti 1983 – 1990; Cercetator-filolog,Institutul de Stiinte ale Educatiei, Bucuresti, 1990-1992; Profesor de spaniola,Ambasada Spaniei la Bucuresti , 1990-1992; Profesor, University Montessori School of Irvine, California, USA, 1992-1993 Profesor de limba spaniola, IES Language Foundation, California, USA, 1994-1996; PUBLICATII SI COLABORARI 1984 - Barcelona, Spania – traducere in limba catalana a trei poeme de George Bacovia in colaborare cu profesorul universitar Xavier Lamuela(QUADERNS CREMA) 1989 - Bucuresti, Romania – traducerea in limba romana a poetului catalan Salvador Espriu (ROMANIA LITERARA) 1989 - Bucuresti, Romania – conferinta SEFARAD’92 tinuta la Ambadsada Spaniei in Bucuresti 1990 Sibiu, Romania – critica literara "Dimensiuni baroce in opera lui Stefan Augustin Doinas" (revista TRANSILVANIA ) 1991 - Bucuresti, Romania – critica "Medea la Seneca si Euripide"(CAIETE CRITICE) 1991 - Bucuresti, Romania – articole(REVISTA DE PEDAGOGIE) 1992 – Bucuresti, Romania – articole (REVISTA DE FILOSOFIE) 1994 - USA - colaborare cu Dr. Ch. L. Glenn (Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe) Proză și poezii publicate în Statele Unite ale Americii. HOBBIES fotografie digitala, webdesign,desen, pictura, păpuși de cârpă(creație) www.emalecdesign.com/ http://globalvillagepoetry.blogspot.com/ www.emalecdesign.com/FineArtbyElenaMalec.htm Born on July 31, 1954 in Bucharest, Romania. EDUCATION Graduated from the University of Bucharest, Department of Modern Languages – 1979 Diploma in Philology (equivalent to M.A) Specialization: Spanish, English and French Languages and Literatures. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teacher of English Language, primary and secondary education – Elementary school –1980; Spanish Translator at the INSTITUTE OF STUDIES AND DESIGN FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CONSTRUCTIONS Bucharest 1983 – 1990; Philologist- researcher at The Department of Educational Theory, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, Bucharest, 1990-1992; Spanish Teacher at the EMBASSY of SPAIN in Bucharest , 1990-1992; Teacher at University Montessori School of Irvine, California, USA, 1992-1993 Spanish teacher at IES Language Foundation, California, USA, 1994-1996; PUBLICATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 1984 - Barcelona, Spain – translation (QUADERNS CREMA) 1989 - Bucharest, Romania – translation (ROMANIA LITERARA) 1989 - Bucharest, ROMANIA – conference celebrating SEPHARAD’92 held at the Embassy of Spain in Bucharest 1990 Sibiu, Romania – literary criticism (TRANSILVANIA) 1991 - Bucharest, Romania – literary criticism (CAIETE CRITICE) 1991 - Bucharest, Romania – articles (REVISTA DE PEDAGOGIE) 1992 – Bucharest, Romania – articles (REVISTA DE FILOSOFIE) 1994 - USA collaboration with Dr. Ch. L. Glenn (Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe)

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