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Hace 4 días · ‘Ever since the night my mum died suddenly from an asthma attack when I was 13 years old, the concept of time has never left me. That along with the inevitability that everything must eventually ...
Hace 4 días · Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well ...
Hace 2 días · Morgan le Fay (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ən l ə ˈ f eɪ /; Welsh: Morgên y Dylwythen Deg; Cornish: Morgen an Spyrys; all meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings.
Hace 5 días · William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long ...
Hace 4 días · Clearly, what was happening was that the nuances of some of their ideas were better expressed in one language than the other. For me, this was a “poster conversation” for the highest level of bilingualism. I was born and raised in the anglo community of Montreal, attended McGill University, but have been living in Vancouver for 50 years.
Hace 4 días · Star Trekis an Americanscience fiction televisionseries created by Gene Roddenberryfollowing the adventures of the crew of the starshipUSS Enterprise (NCC-1701). It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series(TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchisethat it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, circa ...
Hace 5 días · For nearly the first half of the twentieth century, from about 1915 to 1955, jazz was the dominant form of popular dance music in the United States. Dance music and dance bands existed before jazz and, after the rise of jazz, there were still many dance bands that did not play jazz or used jazz elements only sparingly.
