Wednesday, August 29, 2018

History of Australia.

Australia is situated on one continent. Before the discovery of this continent Indigenous Australians lived there. They had their own culture, mythology, languages, music, and art.

This continent is situated in the Southern Hemisphere. Climate in Australia is hot and dry. There are mountains named Australian Alps. Also, the continent is washed up by seas and oceans. Unusual animals live in this place.

When Europeans discovered Australia many things changed on the continent.

In 1901 a country named Australia appeared.

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Amazing aerial footage view of the Sydney city from above with Harbour bridge, Opera house ant the harbour. April 10, 2016. Sydney, Australia.

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Australia skyline landmark and words welcome to Australia vector for Flat trendy illustration, Travel to Australia, Advertising web illustration, Summer vacation and Traveling banner.

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Australia flag

Monday, August 27, 2018

Sport.

Sport is an important part of our life. It's about physical and/or intellectual abilities.

Phycal education is an important lesson. Children can run, have exercises, play in sport games. Also, this lesson is very needs for good health.

Sport is often talked about on television. There are many types of sport such as: tennis, football, figure skating, basketball, gymnastics, and etc. Each of them has its own rules and equipment.

Countries have competitions between each other. Especially during Olymoic Games and FIFA World Cup. One country or Europe has competitions in sport games.

Every sport can be interesting.

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Flat design sport concept. Sports equipment background.

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healthy lifestyle sports woman running on wooden boardwalk sunrise seaside

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soccer ball in goal

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Tales from childhood: Dresses, blouses, and sweaters.

Mother gave money to Sophie and granny. So, they went to the shop. Little Sophie had to chose clothes for herself. She knew what things she wanted.

When they arrived to the place, Sophie saw a beautiful pair of shoes. But she remembered that she had a similar pair in the wardrobe. Afterwards, Sophie noticed a comfortable sweater with patterns. Blue dress was very beautiful! Beige blouse looked nice, too.

At the end little Sophie decided to buy comfortable sweater with patterns and blue dress. These clothes were very needed for cold time and holidays.

Grandmother said OK and they paid for it all. Mommy was glad for her daughter.

Now Sophie had new and important clothes in her wardrobe.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/illustration-girl-changing-clothes-156595865

Illustration of a girl changing clothes

Monday, August 20, 2018

Prometheus.

Prometheus was a son of Iapetus and Clemene. There myths and legends that he created people.

God stole fire from Hephaestus and lied to Zeus. So, Prometheus was chained to the rock in the mountains. Eagle ate his liver many times.

At the end Heracles killed the bird and freed Prometheus.

This character was popular in different arts of history.


Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Tales from childhood: Granny's memory.

Sophie wanted to have chocolate cake for dessert for after dinner. But they had a lot of cookies. Grandmother gave them to the child.

But little Sophie told about her wish. Granny became sad. Maybe she remembered something important.

Several minutes later she returned. Grandmother talked with Sophie about her childhood. It was very hard time. They worked often. Desserts were only on holidays.

Sophie understood that it was really hard time. After she ate her cookies with pleasure.

Value things around you!

Friday, August 10, 2018

Tales from childhood: Growing up.

What does it mean to be an adult? Little Sophie often asked herself that question. Anne and Kate had their own opinion about it. They said that big girls wear many braclets and necklaces. Sophie thought about it.

Granny said that it means when you helped at home.

So, Sophie remembered these words. She thought about her deals and helped at home.

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Girl helping mom doing dishes illustration

Monday, August 6, 2018

Hermes.

Hermes was a son of Zeus and Maia. He was known as Olmpian god. God had relations with Aphrodite, Heracles, Athena, and Perseus. Also, Hermes helped other gods and goddesses in hard situations.

Hermes had his own symbols such as: tortoise, Petasos, and lyre. There are many myths and legends about this character. He visited different places and fought with his enemies. Hermes had several children.

This god was popular in Ancient Greece. He is often depicted on ceramics.

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Classical Sculpture. Vector illustration hand drawn. Hermes / Mercury

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Hermes Messenger to the Gods - Hermes in Greek mythology is the son of Zeus and is an Olympian god and serves as messenger between mortals and the divine.

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Isolated vector illustration. Mythological scene. Ancient Greek god Hermes holding the infant Dionysus. Based on classical vase image.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Great people: Vincent van Gogh.

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zudert, Netherlands. He was a son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Cerbentus.

Future artist studied at Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts, in Brussels, Belgium.

Anton Mauve was very influenced Vincent van Gogh.

The artist had his own style named Post-Impressionism. Also, he used genres such as: portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Van Gogh made his paintings with oil. Vincent van Gogh's famous works were, Sunflowers (1887), The Starry Night (1889), Portrait of Dr. Grochet (1890).

Vincent van Gogh did important things for arts of XIX century. He died on July 29, 1890, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.




Friday, August 3, 2018

Recipe of homemade hot sandwiches.

Ingredients:

White bread-1 slice
Ham or sausage-1 slice
Cheese-1 slice


Make a sandwiches.




Bake them in the oven about 5 minutes with temperature 180 C (356 F).



Thursday, August 2, 2018

Famous people and their quotes. Part twenty seven.

                                               Winston Churchill.

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London, UK, August 8 2010 - Vintage circa 1965 United States of America cancelled postage stamp showing a portrait image Winston Churchill

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Source of information:

https://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Literature. Part forty one.

                                          Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.

This is a famous sciece fiction novel. It became classic in literature. French writer Jules Verne wrote his book in XIX century.

People noticed unusual creature in the ocean. Different mass media and scientists were interested in this monster.

Professor Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land decided to find this creature in the ocean. So, they appeared on the submarine named Nautilus.

Also, voyagers met there Captain Nemo or Prince Dakkar. He was captain of this submarine. Characters visited many different oceans and had a lot of adventures.

Novel was translated on many languages. There are many movies and cartoons about this story.