Finally, a completely implausible explanation for Leo’s death is produced and Glenda and Jeffrey live happily ever after. The ten authors should be credited with managing to achieve a consistent level of mediocrity across all ten chapters. These were writers known for their ability to produce ...
Final Fantasy 6 tells a sprawling tale about the death of magic at the hands of unethical progress, and it has one of the biggest ensemble casts this side of War & Peace. It allows players to see any of a dozen characters as a fulfilling lead, and all would work in that context. ...
this is a place where geological drama is concentrated. There are many layers of habitats and ecosystems, which my walking guide Kristin Arnold described as being “like the storeys of a house”. The cellar-like coolness of the
“The United States has done little to improve its battle against public-sectorcorruptionin recent years, according to Transparency International, which measures experts’ perception of corruption around the world. In 2023, for the second year in a row, the U.S. ranks 24th out of 180 countries...
“The Emperor of Death?” the girl’s face was almost imperceptibly hostile. “Never heard that before. We called him the Emperor.” “He thinks too much of himself, doesn’t he?” “No!” She squared her shoulders. “Considering everything he’d gone through—no, not at all! If you...
本文全文摘选自Reader's Digest USA读者文摘( 2022-03&04),适合改编为高考“读后续写”,可供高中英语学习交流使用。The Alligator Wrestler 鳄鱼摔跤手 By Rebecca Meiser A spectator at a reptile exhibit becomes part of the show when the star att...
No matter how many crude safety measures the Ministry of Defence tried to put in place, the women working there were never more than a stray spark away from death. “That’s the last shell, by the time you’ve done that the milk will be here,” one of her fellow workers says one ...
I have to confess that I was bored to death during the chapters about hunting with hounds, the politics and the sportive issues around it. And that the duke had no interest in that field at all made him even more loveable. The chapters about politics went over my head. Things haven’t...
Rockefeller retired at the turn of the century and devoted the rest of his life tophilanthropy. More than 80 years after his death, Rockefeller remains one of the great figures of Wall Street. 2. Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie loved efficiency—his mills were always on the leading edge of ...
When the end of mankind comes, grammar will die, and all kinds of virtual spaces will dissipate in an instant. The end of grammar is the death of grammar. In the doomsday state, the existence of grammar is equal to zero. Only out-of-control nonsense exists for the time being. When th...