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L’Arrivée d’un Train en Gare de la Ciotat
L’Arrivée d’un Train en Gare de la Ciotat is considered one of the first films shown to a paying audience. Created by the Lumière Brothers in 1895, it is only fifty seconds long, and features a train arriving at a … Continue reading
David Mitchell
David Mitchell is a novelist, born on the 12th of January 1969, in Merseyside, England. He was raised in Worcestershire, and studied English and American Literature in the University of Kent. Once graduated, he lived a year in Sicily, until moving … Continue reading
Wiki Abridged: Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle is a moated castle situated near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. Built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, its intended purpose was to defend against the French invasions during the Hundred Years’ War. The castle being quadrangular, it … Continue reading
Antoine de Saint Exupéry and Le Petit Prince
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint Exupéry, pen name Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was born on the 29th of June 1900, in Lyon, France. He was born into a family of provincial nobility, and his father died when he was four. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine de Saint Exupéry, aviator, Le Petit Prince, the little prince
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Wiki Abridged: Almirante Latorre
The Almirante Latorre was a battleship for the Chilean Navy. The National Congress of Chile basically gave the Navy a big budget which resulted in two battleships, Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane, as well as two submarines and six destroyers. The … Continue reading
Wiki Abridged: Sacajawea Dollar
The Sacajawea Dollar is one of the variations of the dollar coins minted to replace the dollar bill. Most other developed countries have coins for such values, and although the American Government has tried many times to replace bill with coin, no attempts have … Continue reading
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Tagged america, bill, dollar coin, mint, numismatist, sacajawea
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Wiki Abridged: Edmund Herring
Edmund Herring, born on the 2nd of September 1892, is mainly known for being an Australian Army officer. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Victoria as well as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. As could probably be … Continue reading
Wiki Abridged: Parasaurolophus
The Parasaurolophus is a dinosaur from the Cretaceous period. Its name is pronounced as Pa-rah-sore-o-loaf-uss. Like most other dinosaurs, its skeleton isn’t completely known. Apart from that, a lot is known about the Parasaurolophus. They were typically found in what used … Continue reading
Wiki Abridged: Orval Grove
Oval Grove was a baseball pitcher in the Major League Baseball. He was born on the 29th of August, 1919 in Kansas (but raised in Illinois). He first started playing baseball in Highschool, when he became the only freshman on … Continue reading
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Tagged american, baseball, ERA, major league, minor league, orval grove
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Molière’s Plays
Molière wrote over 36 plays, but to get the feel of them, I watched three: Le Malade Imaginaire, Tartuffe and Les Fourberies de Scapin. I noticed many things about his style, but first and foremost, they were hilarious! Even if … Continue reading
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Tagged le malade imaginaire, les fourberies de scapin, moliere, play, tartuffe
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