important role in the history of Chinese nation, politics, religion, culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people. Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a(4) golden(gold)Chinese element(元素). When a person hears the name of dragon, ...
When did the first dinosaurs appear? First Dinosaurs.Approximately 230 million years ago, during the Triassic Period, the dinosaurs appeared, evolved from the reptiles. Plateosaurus was one of the first large plant-eating dinosaurs, a relative of the much larger sauropods. It grew to about 9 me...
Introducing Legolas into the fold isn’t completely horrible (his father Thranduil did appear in the book, so it makes some sense), but rather than giving audiences a fanservice-y cameo (given how popular the Lord of the Rings films made Legolas), the film makes him a main character who,...
That leads to my second thought: at any given time in the 17-year history of this blog, we’ve had a small but dedicated cadre of commenters, but the makeup of that group has changed over time. This has also had a salutary effect: for every post I’ve ever written here, I could ...
Freshers’ week is usually in the first week of your first term at uni. It tends to be towards the end of September, though it could be closer to the middle of the month (especially in Scotland, or for unis who run freshers for two weeks rather than one). Check your university time...
“I knew about Jeremy before you did because Arne Duncan, my secretary of education, was captain of the Harvard team,”Obama told the famous US sportswriter Bill Simmons in an interview. “When Arne and I were playing, he said,‘I’m telling you, we’ve got this terrific guard named ...
The Dance itself will surely be saved for a later season, but seeing some dragon action is guaranteed in season 1. Given the context ofGame of Thrones, dragons were scarce since Daenerys’ sons Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion were the first three dragons to appear in the world in generations...
15.Whatdidthewomanlooklikeinhighschool? A.Shehadaroundface.B.Shehadredhair.C.Shewasoverweight. 16Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman? A.Shesellsinsurance. B.Sheisalawyer. C.Sheworksinarestaurant. 17.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sjob? A.Thepayislow.B.ItisboringC.Itisafairtrade. ...
And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates. When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with ...
Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous ...