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Hace 17 horas · Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.Other notable films include the critically lauded drama ...
15 de may. de 2024 · This activity has two purposes. The first purpose is to improve listening accuracy. Learners can often understand the general meaning of a video but still not hear and understand many of the words that are said. This is because native speakers tend to say the functional words unclearly. (eg. don’t know, going to, want to, can’t, must have ...
Hace 17 horas · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (/ ˈ r ɛ m b r æ n t, ˈ r ɛ m b r ɑː n t /, Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a ...
Hace 17 horas · John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant.One of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy.Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century" by the Stanford Encyclopedia of ...
Hace 17 horas · A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state.A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state), while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy.State religions are official or government-sanctioned establishments of a religion, but the state does not need to be under the control of the clergy (as ...
Hace 17 horas · The American animated television series The Simpsons contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writers intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town of Springfield, where the series primarily takes place.
Hace 17 horas · Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.Pennsylvania borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the ...
