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Cnut the Great (don't be wrong with spelling! ;) |
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I suppose I'm not the one who thinks of this king as of having been bold not only by his deeds)))
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French author and his 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea... |
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Lace_jot (Learning_English)
Verne, Jules (1828-1905), French author, the father of science fiction.
He was born in Nantes, France, and ran away to sea at the age of 11.
Verne studied law in Paris, and from 1848 until 1863 wrote opera librettos and plays
In 1850 he wrote a comedy in verse.
Jules Verne visited the United States in 1867
Laying a carefully documented scientific foundation for his fantastic adventure stories,
he forecast with remarkable accuracy many scientific achievements of the 20th century.
He anticipated flights into outer space, submarines, helicopters, air conditioning,
guided missiles, and motion pictures long before they were developed.
The best-known book ( the best english -mp3 ) is : 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ,was written in 1873.
Verne rode a wave of 19th-century interest in science and invention to enormous popular favor.
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Valentine's Day... |
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never_givin_up (Learning_English)
Many countries celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th. This modern-day holiday is a celebration of love which gets its name from a Roman priest, Valentine, who secretly performed wedding ceremonies for Christian couples in the 3rd century.
Weeks before the fourteenth of February, shop windows are decorated with red paper hearts, red streamers and boxes of chocolates. Heart-shaped cakes and sweets are baked and gifts such as perfume and jewellery are promoted by department stores. Red roses are ordered from florists, dinner reservations are made and presents are bought in preparation for Valentine's Day. Even cards and small gifts are made by young children at school.
On Valentine's Day, many people wear something red, since it is considered to be the colour of love. Gifts, wrapped in shiny paper and red ribbons, are exchanged, women receive bouquets of flowers and people express their feelings to their loved ones. In the evening, many couples choose to dine at romantic restaurants while others enjoy spending time together at home.
Valentine's Day is a time to let people know how much you love and appreciate them. It is a day that makes everyone feel romantic and happy.
By Express Publishing
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Lady Godiva... |
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Owly_the_Owl (Learning_English)
LADY GODIVA
Some 900 years ago an extraordinary occurrence took place on Market Day in the English midlands town of Coventry.
Two monks at St. Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire first recorded this amazing story in Latin. Roger of Wendover wrote of it in the twelfth century and Mathew Paris in the early thirteenth century. As the Abbey stood at an important road junction, it would seem that the monks may have heard the story from travellers who were on their way from the Midlands to London.
The astonishing tale that has come down to us through the centuries, is that sometime in the eleventh-century a proud, pious lady rode through Coventry on Market Day completely naked, covered by nothing but her long hair!
Was this true? Apparently so!
Who was this pious medieval streaker?Earl Leofric was one of the all-powerful lords who ruled England under the Danish King Canute.
Leofric was a tyrant, he tyrannised the Church and did not hold the same religious convictions as his wife, nor her fondness for the Midlands and its populace.
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