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What are catchwords?

What are catchwords?

"If the mountain does not go to Mohammed", "On a silver platter", "And you, Brutus!" - how firmly these phrases have entered our lives. And each of them very briefly and accurately, in just a few words, can describe the situation or convey the feelings experienced

Terminator models: list and comparison

Terminator models: list and comparison

Robots-models of the Terminator T-800 are the most massive series among the production of such devices. They were the first to be made artificial skin identical to an ordinary person. To create a human-like device, blood, hair, flesh and other components were specially grown. This process takes about a month

B. Titov, "To spite all deaths": a summary

Few people get to endure as much suffering and torment as the hero of the story "To spite all deaths." The summary can be summarized in a few words: a person became disabled, but did not give up and built his destiny anew

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Rafael Santi's dances. "dispute"

Rafael Santi's dances. "dispute"

Rafael Santi's Stanzas are rooms in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. The room with the name "Stanza della Senyatura" was the first to be painted and contains the world's masterpieces of the Renaissance, such as "Dispute" and "The School of Athens". We will tell you more about one of them, which embodied church activity

Character actors: "Almost a funny story" - the triumph of yesterday's supporting actors

“Almost a funny story” is a TV story where everything coincided: an extraordinary director (Pyotr Fomenko), interesting material (script by Emil Braginsky), amazing music (songs by S. Nikitin and V. Berkovsky) and close-up masters, bewitching viewers with silent scenes-monologues that convey the whole palette of emotions. Surprisingly, almost all of them are character actors who do not have the experience of leading roles

Selah Ward's Selected Filmography

Sela Ward is an American-born producer, writer and actress who starred in films and TV series such as The Runaway, Again and Again, Stepfather, and others. This woman has made a great contribution to the development of the homeless relief program children and children who have been abused, but in the film industry, it is not the last place. In the article we note the main projects from her filmography

Jan Sibelius: biography, works. How many symphonies did the composer write?

Jan Sibelius is a Finnish composer whose works are among the most precious treasures of classical music. Many of his works are revered by musicians, critics and music lovers around the world. His music belongs to the style of early romanticism and the classical Viennese school

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