Faith Hill Faith Hill(born Audrey Faith Perry; September 21, 1967) is an American country pop singer and occasional actress. She is one of the most successful country artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million records worldwide.[1] Hill is married to country singer Tim McGraw, with whom she has recorded several successful duets.
di·a·logue or di·a·log (dī′ə-lôg′, -lŏg′) n. 1. a. A conversation between two or more people. b. A discussion of positions or beliefs, especially between groups to resolve a disagreement. 2. a. Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative. b. The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken. 3. A literary work written in the form of a conversation: the dialogues of Plato. 4. Music A composition or passage for two or more parts, suggestive of conve
cat·a·log or cat·a·logue (kăt′l-ôg′, -ŏg′)
n.
1.
a. A list or itemized display, as of titles, course offerings, or articles for exhibition or sale, usually including descriptive information or illustrations.
b. A publication, such as a book or pamphlet, containing such a list or display: a catalog of fall fashions; a seed catalog.
2. A list or enumeration: a catalog of complaints.
3. A card catalog.
v. cat·a·loged, cat·a·log·ing, cat·a·logs or cat·a·logued or cat·a·logu·ing or cat·a·logues
v.tr.
1. To make an itemized list of: catalog a record collection.
2.
a. To list or include in a catalog.
b. To classify (a book or publication, for example) according to a categorical system.
v.intr.
1. To make a catalog.
2. To be listed in a catalog: an item that catalogs for 200 dollars.
theatre (ˈθɪətə) or theater
n
1. (Theatre)
a. a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc
b. (as modifier): a theatre ticket.
c. (in combination): a theatregoer.
2. a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc
3. (Surgery) Also called: operating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations
4. (Theatre) plays regarded collectively as a form of art
5. (Theatre) the theatre the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc: the glamour of the theatre.
6. a setting for dramatic or important events
7. (Theatre) writing that is suitable for dramatic presentation: a good piece of theatre.
8. (Film) US and Austral and NZ the usual word for cinema1
9. (Military) a major area of military activity: the theatre of operations.
10. (Architecture) a circular or semicircular open-air building with tiers of seats
the·a·ter or the·a·tre (thē′ə-tər) n. 1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances. 2. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school. 3. a. Dramatic literature or its performance; drama: the theater of Shakespeare and Marlowe. b. The milieu of actors and playwrights. 4. a. The quality or effectiveness of a theatrical production: good theater; awful theater. b. Dramatic material or the use of such material: "His summation was a great piece of courtroom theater" (Ron Rosenbaum). 5. The audience assembled for a dramatic performance. 6. A place that is the setting for dramatic events. 7. A large geographic area in which military operations are coordinated: the European theater during World War II. The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden (Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן, Gan ʿEḏen) is the biblical "garden of God", described most notably in the Book of Genesis chapters 2 and 3, and also in the Book of Ezekiel.[2] The "garden of God", not called Eden, is mentioned in Genesis 14, and the "trees of the garden" are mentioned in Ezekiel 31. The Book of Zechariah and the Book of Psalms also refer to trees and water in relation to the temple without explicitly mentioning Eden.
Senior prom 畢業舞會 在美國和加拿大，prom（promenade的簡寫形式）指為中學生舉辦的正式舞會或聚會，通常在高中學年即將結束時舉行，（所以很多地方都譯作“畢業舞會”）。有初中生參加的叫Junior Prom，高中生的則叫Senior Prom。不過在具體組織的時候，這種舞會通常既有初中生也有高中生。 Apostles According to the Bible's New Testament, the Apostles were the primary disciples of Jesus, the central figure in Christianity. During the life and ministry of Jesus in the first century AD, the apostles were his closest followers and became the primary teachers of the gospel message of Jesus. The word "disciple" is sometimes used interchangeably with "apostle" – for instance the Gospel of John makes no distinction between the two terms. In modern usage, prominent missionaries are identified as apostles – a practice which stems from the Latin equivalent of apostle, missio, the source of the English word "missionary". Paul the Apostle
Paul the Apostle (Greek: Παῦλος Paulos; c. 5 – c. 67), originally known as Saul of Tarsus (Hebrew: שאול התרסי; Greek: Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς Saulos Tarseus),[1][2] was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.[7] He is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age.[8][9] In the mid-30s to the mid-50s, he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Paul used his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to advantage in his ministry to both Jewish and Roman audiences. Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski;3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England.[1] He was granted British nationality in 1886, but always considered himself a Pole.[note 1] Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English,[2] and though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and always with a marked accent), he was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English sensibility into English literature.[note 2] [3] He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent universe. However, the sea is not an important element in major works like Nostromo, The Secret Agent and Under Western Eyes.
D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works, among other things, represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, some of the issues Lawrence explores are emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct.
DHL DHL Express DHL是一家創立自美國，目前為德國郵政集團100%持股的快遞貨運公司，是目前世界上最大的航空快遞貨運公司之一。在台灣部分，其早年進入台灣時曾使用洋基通運的譯名，但為了企業識別的統一，目前已捨棄中文名稱不用，直接稱呼為DHL；在香港，公司的正式註冊名稱為敦豪國際，但日常仍然使用DHL。 Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards for his performance.
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury[1]) is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, during the time of the Hundred Years' War. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
Influenza, commonly known as "the flu", is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus.[1] Symptoms can be mild to severe.[2] The most common symptoms include: a high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and feeling tired. These symptoms typically begin two days after exposure to the virus and most last less than a week. The cough, however, may last for more than two weeks.[1] In children there may be nausea and vomiting but these are not common in adults. Nausea and vomiting occur more commonly in the unrelated infection gastroenteritis, which is sometimes inaccurately referred to as "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu".[3] Complications of influenza may include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinus infections, and worsening of previous health problems such as asthma or heart failure.
Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism usually translated to "seize the day", taken from a poem in the Odes (book 1, number 11) in 23 BC by the poet Horace.
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Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams. Set at the conservative and aristocratic Welton Academy in the northeast United States in 1959, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. The film received critical acclaim and box office success; it was also BAFTA's best film and best foreign film in France and Italy. Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dante, Homer and Virgil in Raphael's Parnassus fresco (1511), in which the Western canon is visualised
The term "Western canon" denotes a body of books and, more broadly, music and art that have been traditionally accepted by Western scholars as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. As such, it includes the "greatest works of artistic merit". Such a canon is important to the theory of educational perennialism and the development of "high culture". The idea of a Canon has been used to address the question What is Art?;
according to this approach, a work is art by comparison to the works in
the canon, or conversely, any aesthetic law to be valid should not rule
out any of the works included in the canon.The concept has become challenged by advocates of multiculturalism and critics who charge that it has been influenced by race, gender, and other biases.
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three, all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction.
In popular culture, the fantasy genre is predominantly of the medievalist form. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today.
Fantasy is studied in a number of disciplines (English, cultural studies, comparative literature, history, medieval studies). Work in this area ranges widely, from the structuralist theory of Tzvetan Todorov, which emphasizes the fantastic as a liminal space, to work on the connections (political, historical, literary) between medievalism and popular culture.[1] 3 Fantasy Books: Harry Potter, Narnia, and The Lord of the Rings
------------------------------------------------------------------- A parableis a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters[citation needed]. A parable is a type of analogy.[1]
Some scholars of the canonical gospels and the New Testament apply the term "parable" only to the parables of Jesus,[2][3] though that is not a common restriction of the term. Parables such as "The Prodigal Son" are central to Jesus' teaching method in both the canonical narratives and the apocrypha.
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a lyrical poem by Emily Dickinson first published posthumously in Poems: Series 1 in 1890. The poem is about Death. Dickinson personifies him (death) as a gentleman caller who takes a leisurely carriage ride with the poet to her grave. According to Thomas H. Johnson[disambiguation needed]'s variorum edition of 1955 the number of this poem is 712.
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Because I could not stop for Death - He kindly stopped for me - The Carriage held but just Ourselves - And Immortality.
We slowly drove - He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility -
We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess - in the Ring - We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain - We passed the Setting Sun -
Or rather - He passed Us - The Dews drew quivering and Chill - For only Gossamer, my Gown - My Tippet - only Tulle -
We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground - The Roof was scarcely visible - The Cornice - in the Ground -
Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity -
Oedipus explains the riddle of the Sphinx, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, c. 1805
Oedipus (US /ˈɛdɨpəs/ or UK /ˈiːdɨpəs/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes, the son and killer of Laius, son and consort of Jocasta, and father and sibling of Polynices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled the prophecy, despite his efforts not to, that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. When the truth was discovered, his wife-mother hanged herself, and Oedipus gouged out his own eyes. They had four children together. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus the King, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles's three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe.
Swell 腫起來 Swelling ankle 與 Oedipus 的關係
Oedipus/Oidipous was named after the swelling from the injuries to his
feet and ankles ("swollen foot"). The word "oedema" (British English) or
"edema" (American English) is from this same Greek word for swelling: οἴδημα, or oedēma.
Tombstone
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
―
F. Scott Fitzgerald,
The Great Gatsby
cemetery rip. Raise in piece
Make a covenant rainbow never destroy the world by letting go of the water
