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Dominican Ateneo delivers personalities Awards
posted on: Nov 23 2011 7:59 by RDugey. Viewed 30 times.
El Ateneo Dominicano recognized last night a group of personalities from the business, journalistic, and cultural life of the country, for the contributions that each of them has been made in the cultivation of their responsibilities and for the benefit of the country.
The winners were employers Jose Luis Corripio Estrada, Rafael Perelló, Julio César Castaños Guzmán jurist, journalist and television producer Nuria Piera, the President of the Chamber of Deputies Abel Martinez, poet Matthew Morrison, Mu Kien Sang Ben historian and the Mexican intellectual Arturo Azuela.
The President of the Ateneo, Henry Mejía approved the contributions of the Mexican writer Arturo Azuela, grandson of the writer don Arturo Azuela, recognized by the book "Los de abajo", whom thanking stated the relations of harmony that his life has had with Dominican Republic.
Henry Mejía introduced the Act pondering the trajectory and the academic and productive life of u000athe winners of.
There the former President of the Central Electoral Board, Julio César Castaños Guzmán, upon receipt of his recognition was defined as a man coming from a family of lawyers, and meditated that award so much more committed with the service you must provide to the country. Mukien Sang Ben said that from the solitude of the historians the country should try not make the mistakes of the past, which defined a history of horrors, mistakes and triumphs.
The President of the Group of communications Corripio, Jose Luis Corripio Estrada (Pepín), stressed that that recognition was not for him but for his family. Paraphrasing Castaños Guzmán, stressed that if the family of the former President of the JCE is composed of lawyers, mine consists of entrepreneurs who have been able to develop in what they like is the work for the benefit of Dominican Republic.
Nuria Piera explained that the commitment and the award is u000aIt was closed and narrow the causes has always assumed.
The ceremony took place in the Bonanza of the Meliá Santo Domingo Hotel Hall and after the awards offered a dinner to the winners.
The poet Matthew Morrison, national prize for literature, to take stock of what has been his life and his career, gave thanks to God because the sustenance of his life he has succeeded thanks to the work related to culture, which has allowed liberties for the creation of his work Poetics.
Henry Mejia announced the call for the next year of the Youth Prize, which will allow young Dominican students to include in the agenda of national culture, as well as participation in a contest that will allow the development of the letters and to the nature of the functions of the Ateneo, which historically has been maintained as an entity that organizes circulation of booksforums and others u000aactivities.
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The activities of the institution CULTURAL
El Ateneo Dominicano is the most ancient of the country, founded on May 18, 1871. This institution has a school of music and painting free.
Its purpose is to promote culture through reading, lectures and discussions of scientific nature and art.
El Ateneo Dominicano has also offered always conferences, and it has become in discussion forum in the presence of the more intellectual solids and the personalities most notable of the country.
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