giovedì 8 marzo 2018

Princess Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales (1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was an iconic figure of the late 20th Century. She epitomised feminine beauty and glamour.During her life she was often said to be the most photographed person in the world, appearing on the cover of People magazine more than anyone else.Princess Diana was one of the first well known celebrities to be photographed with a victim of AIDS. Despite the pervasive press intrusions into her private life, Diana remained very popular because people could identify with her. Her hands on approach to charity work gave the impression of a new type of Royal, who was no longer so remote.Diana died on 31st August, 1997, in a car crash involving Dodi Al-Fayed. (see last moments of Princess Diana) It was said they were being chased by paparazzi at the time the fatal accident. Although, the inquest noted that the driver was also under the influence of drugs and drink. Controversy still surrounds her death, with inquests failing to satisfy all parties. The death of Diana had a profound impact on the British public and those in other countries. It led to an unprecedented outpouring of grief and sympathy. Over 1 million bouquets of flowers were laid at Buckingham Palace. Her funeral was watched by countless millions around the world. Her final resting place was her family home of Althorp.



martedì 31 ottobre 2017

Sutton Hoo

In 1939 archaeologists unearthed an astonishing Anglo-Saxon ship burial in Woodbridge, Suffolk; astonishing both for the state of preservation of the objects within the tomb, but also astonishing for the sheer rich quality of the artifacts. The burial goods from Sutton Hoo are remarkable - gold weapons and armour, inlaid ornaments, silver and tableware. No body was found, leading to a theory that the ship burial was intended as a cenotaph, but recent analysis revealed that the body had simply been destroyed by the acidic soil.The armour at Sutton Hoo appears to be Swedish, or at least it is made in the Swedish style. Certainly the custom of ship burials is a Nordic one - there are many similar Viking remains in Denmark and Sweden. There is also a large silver dish made in Byzantium about 500 AD and a set of 10 silver bowls from the Mediterranean.When the ship was uncovered the timbers had rotted away. However, the rivets still remained, and the rotting timbers had stained the sand, so the pattern of boat construction could be determined, and a good picture of the boat emerged. It was about 90 feet long and 14 feet wide, with a high bow and stern. It is easily the largest Anglo-Saxon ship ever discovered.

giovedì 12 ottobre 2017

Pudding the Cat

Amy Jung’s rescue cat saved her life the same day he was adopted. Jung and her son Ethan stopped by their local Humane Society to play with the adoptable cats. It was there that they met Pudding, a 21-pound orange and white tabby who had been there for some time. Moved by his plight, the Jungs adopted Pudding, as well as Wimsy, one of Pudding’s fellow felines.
Later that night, Jung, a lifelong diabetic, slipped into a diabetic seizure in her sleep. That’s when Pudding came to her rescue, nudging and biting at her until she awoke long enough to call out to her son.
Unfortunately, Ethan was asleep and didn’t hear her plea for help. So Pudding sprang into action again, pouncing on Ethan’s bed until he woke up and was able to get medical assistance.
Both Jung and her doctors agree that Pudding’s actions saved her life and he is now a registered therapy cat who has been trained to sit at Jung’s feet and meow if her blood sugar drops.

mercoledì 15 febbraio 2017

Korea

History
Under the guidance of Kim Sung the two countries did a peace deal on 19 Febbrary 1992.But on 1993The North Korea refused nuclear plants inspection.So it has been accused to build nuclear arms determing voltage in USA.
Language
The official language is the Korean.80 million of people speak Korean.It's with Japanese a related language.Korea's population is of 74.000.000 people.
Culture
Korea has 2 types of music:traditional music and wstern music.
Typical Korean food is the Budak;a spicy chicken that is becoming very popular in all the koran restaurants and ther typical korean food is the spicy fried chicken.

martedì 10 maggio 2016

Loch Ness Monster

The earliest report of a monster in the vicinity of Loch Ness appears in the Life of St. Columba by Adomnán, written in the seventh century AD.According to Adomnán, writing about a century after the events described, Irish monk Saint Columba was staying in the land of the Picts with his companions when he encountered local residents burying a man by the River Ness. They explained that the man was swimming in the river when he was attacked by a "water beast" which mauled him and dragged him underwater. Although they tried to rescue him in a boat, he was dead. Columba sent a follower, Luigne moccu Min, to swim across the river. The beast approached him, but Columba made the sign of the cross and said: "Go no further. Do not touch the man. Go back at once."[20] The creature stopped as if it had been "pulled back with ropes" and fled, and Columba's men and the Picts gave thanks for what they perceived as a miracle. The oldest manuscript relating to this story was put online in 2012.
Believers in the monster point to this story, set in the River Ness rather than the loch itself, as evidence for the creature's existence as early as the sixth century.[Sceptics question the narrative's reliability, noting that water-beast stories were extremely common in medieval hagiographies and Adomnán's tale probably recycles a common motif attached to a local Landmark.According to sceptics, Adomnán's story may be independent of the modern Loch Ness Monster legend and became attached to it by believers seeking to bolster their claims. According to R. Binns, this account is the most credible of the early sightings of the monster; all other claims before 1933 are dubious and do not prove a tradition of sightings before that date.

mercoledì 17 febbraio 2016

The Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories.
The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895.
The prize ceremonies take place annually in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the peace prize which is held in Oslo, Norway and each recipient, or laureate, receives a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money that has been decided by the Nobel Foundation.The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.


venerdì 15 gennaio 2016

My personal history

My history
My name is Vincenzo Saccone,I was born in Rome,Italy on 27th June 2001.I'm 14 years old.In my family we are 3 people:my father,my mother and I.My father is a police man and my mother a teacher.We live in Mondragone.
My school
Last year I started a new secondary linguistic school.Its name is Galileo Galilei.My favourite subjects are English,French and Spanish.
Interest
My favuorite sport is Basketball.Sometimes in free time I watch TV.Often I playing computer games or I go out with friends.