Tales from childhood: Festival in the big city.

Hello, everyone! This is Beth speaking. How are you?

My brother Johnny, our friend Sophie, and I are invited to a big city for the opening of an event. We will be there the whole evening and even longer.

"We will be able to meet local citizens!" my brother Johnny said.

There we actually met people who were born in the center of a big city and have lived there their entire lives.

"I live here and went to school here. Now I'm studying at a prestigious university." the young girl bragged to me.

"The festival is very beautiful, I liked the dancing!" Sophie said.

There was a huge crown of people there, and I couldn't see all the stars of the concert.

Perhaps a big city offers more opportunities, but I'm not sure...

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Tales from childhood: Our educators.

Hi, readers! I'm just a resident of the orphanage where Maria and Timothy live. I'm their good friend. The three of us have a great time together, and no one says anything to us. It helps us orphans cope with loneliness.

We have teachers and educators, but these adults are very indifferent to us. For example, one woman, a young woman, often told us about her eight-year-old son, who was often sick. This child spent a month every two months on sick leave with his mother.

"My child needs me, he has a high fever and hospitalized! Now he needs me more than you troubled teenagers!" the teacher said these words every time.

At such moments, Maria remained in charge, but Timothy and I were able to afford to leave the orphanage.

The other teachers didn't react to our behavior. But one day, an old security guard caught us and wouldn't let us outside. Maybe that was for the best, because it was very cold out there!

Erebus.

Erebus (Ἔρεβος) (Érebos) personified darkness in Greek mythology and his name means 'darkness' or 'gloom'.

His father was Chaos (χάος) (kháos). Also, Erebus had siblings: Eros and Nyx.

Eris, Hypnos, Nemesis (Νέμεσις) (Némesis), Hemera (Ἡμέρα) (Hēmérā), Thanatos (Θάνατος) (Thánatos), Charon (Χάρων), Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες), and Phantasos (Φάντασος) were his offspring.

Erebus is associated with eternal darkness and the underworld.

Tales from childhood: Everything isn't forever.

Good evening, boys and girls, men and women. I, the lady in red, speak to you. I want to tell you about my conclusions.

I was eleven years old then. It was just a boring lesson at school. They didn't have time to ask me, and I was preparing yesterday. I was really upset!

Then the break started and I quickly ran home. I felt free. At that moment, I began to wonder if maybe  there would be a change in my life, and the boring lesson would end.

"You do your homework for yourself. The more people know, the better," my mother said when I told her about my feelings.

Then a change did happen in my life, but more on that later.

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Cookie bars with strawberry jam.

Objectivity.

Objectivity is something that relates to something or someone independently of the opinion of any individual.

I order to make an objective assessment, it's necessary to consider the process based on real facts.

Objectivity results in the same outcome even if different people give the rating. Subjectivity results in the rating being based on the person's opinion.

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Attis.

Attis (Ἄττις) (Ἄτυς) (Ἄττυς) (Ἄττης) was known as a god of rebirth and consort of Cybele in Greek myths and legends.

He was very handsome. Attis was from Phrygia (Φρυγία) (Phrygia).

He grew up near the Halys River.

Attis met with other gods and goddesses.

He was killed and turned into a tree after death.

White clouds in the blue sky.

Recipe of homemade lemon pie.

Ingredients for dough:

Flour-170 g

Yogurt-600 g

Sugar-100 g

Eggs-3

Butter- 60 g

Salt-1 tea spoon

Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Ingredients for custard cream:

Egg-1

Lemon zest-1 lemon

Lemon juice-40 mL

Starch-30 g

Milk-120 mL

Butter 30 g

Mix all ingredients for dough in one bowl. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F).

Start boiling the egg in a double boiler. Gradually add the sugar, starch, butter, and milk. Then add the lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir the custard constantly. When the mixture boils, remove from the heat.

If you want, you can decorate the lemon pie with meringue.

Great people: Agatha Christie.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller Mallowan, Lady Mallowan was born on September 1890, in Torquay, England. 

She was known as a detective story writer.

Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Death on the Nile (1937), The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) are famous novels written by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are main characters of these detective stories.

There are many different movies based on these books.

Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, in Winterbrook House, England.

Literature. Part hundred thirty six.

                                        Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are the main characters of the novel. Also, they are the March sisters.

All the girls are very different. They encounter difficulties. But the teenage sisters solve their problems.

Four sisters help others and meet new friends.

There are many movies and cartoons about this book.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred twenty one.

                                         Ada Lovelace.

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“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.”

“If you can't give me poetry, can't you give me "poetical science"?”

“I am in a charming state of confusion.”

“The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform.”

“What is imagination?... It is a God-like, a noble faculty. It renders earth tolerable, it teaches us to live, in the tone of the eternal.”

Source if information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3950749.Ada_Lovelace  

Tales from childhood: Physical exercise with benefits.

Hello, dear readers! I'm Mr. H. What have you been up to? What interesting things happened?

This is how it happened for me. My wife and I washed the windows in our new apartment. Our son participated, too.

It was like a gym class. We repeated the same movements many times! Ha-ha-ha!

"Dad, I brought cleaning supplies," my son said.

"Thank you very much, son" I said with happiness.

"Oh, I'm already tired; everything will probably hurt tomorrow!" my wife said.

"No matter, we did something useful and trained our bodies." I encouraged her.

The next day we really felt the result of the "training", but all the windows in the new apartment became cleaner, and the view of the street became more vivid.

Pan.

Pan (Πάν) (Pán) was from Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) (Arkadía) in Greek mythology. He was known as a god of nature, flocks, and shepherds. Pan's parents were: Hermes and Penelope.

Goat and pan flute were his symbols. 

Echo (Ἠχώ) (Ēkhō), Syrinx, and Pitys (Πίτυς) (Pítus) were Pan's consorts. Silenus (Σιληνός) (Sīlēnós), Iynx (Ἴυγξ) (Íynx), and Krotos (Κρότος) were his children.

Pan met with different characters.

Subjectivity.

Subjectivity is something that relates to the thoughts of a specific person.

Some people simply express their opinion about a subject and give it a rating. However, points of view may differ.

Objectivity is the opposite of subjectivity. These are different philosophical ideas.

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Homemade roll with apricot jam.

Tales from childhood: If there was magic in our world.

Hi! I'm Sophie. I want to tell you about my world.

What if we were all wizards? People would be able to do whatever they wanted.

"I want to get a magic wand now!" I say out loud.

The object immediately appears in my hands. And with the help of my magic wand, I continue my spell.

This way, I can improve some difficult situations. For example, when someone is arguing with someone else. Or if I want to get something quickly.

But these are all just dreams... As well as unicorns, mermaids, dragons, and fairies.

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Creon.

Creon (Κρέων) (Kreōn) was known as a king of Thebes (Θῆβαι) (Thêbai) in Greek myths and legends. His father was Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) (Menoikeús).

Creon and Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) (Oidípous) were relatives.

Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) (Eὐrudíkē) was his wife. They had several children.

When Amphitryon (Ἀμφιτρύων) (Amphitruo) freed Cadmea (Καδμεία) (Kadmía) from the Teumessian fox (ἀλώπηξ Τευμησσοῦ) (Teumessian vixen), Creon helped him.

Creon was killed.

Sliced avocado.

Recipe of homemade loaf biscuit.

Ingredients:

Flour-450 g

Sugar-250 g

Eggs-2

Sour cream-2 table spoons

Maionese-1 table spoon

Butter-1 stick

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1/3 tea spoon

Mix all ingredients in one bowl or in a mixer. Warm up the oven until 420 °F (215 °C).

 Bake about 30 minutes 350 °F (175 °C).

You can add cream and/or jam to your sponge cake if you like.

Great people: Franz Schubert.

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He was born on January 31, 1797, in Vienna, Austria.

Schubert's time was romanticism.

He created many musical compositions.

Franz Schubert died on November 19, 1828, in Vienna, Austria.

Literature. Part hundred thirty five.

                                                 Little Lord Fautleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

This novel was the writer's first book.

Cedric lives with his mother. His father died.

Dick is a bootblack and Cedric's friend. Grocer Mr. Hobbs is his friend, too.

Suddenly it became known that Cedric had become the Earl's heir.

There are different movies and cartoons about these characters.

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Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred twenty.

                                                  Louisa May Alcott.

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“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”

“I ask not for any crown  

But that which all may win;

Nor try to conquer any world

Except the one within.”

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

“A faithful friend is a strong defense;

And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.”

“I want to do something splendid…

Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…

I think I shall write books.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1315.Louisa_May_Alcott 

Tales from childhood: Before and after.

Good afternoon, people! I'm Timothy. I'm an orphan boy. I already said that I have become accustomed to my status.

"Your mother is very far away from you now. You can't call her or write a letter." someone told me.

I think my mother knows that I was able to find friends in the orphanage. Although of course I have problems, I solve them.

When I had a mother, I was a mama's boy. Then my mother died under unclear circumstances. Immediately I found myself here and I had to come to terms with a lot of things.

I had to stand up for myself in the group. No one was protecting me anymore.

Antiope.

Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) was an Amazon in Greek mythology.

Ares was her father and Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη) (Hippolytē) or Otrera (Ὀτρήρη) (Otrērē) was her mother. Theseus was Antiope's husband.

Melanippe (Μελανίππη) (Melanippê), Pethesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) (Penthesíleia), and Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια) were her sisters.

Hippolytus of Athens was Antiope's son.

She met with other gods and goddesses.

Cake with jam and custard.

Age of Enlightenment.

Age of Enlightenment was an important time in history. It was in XVII and XVIII centuries.

During the Enlightenment era, science and philosophy actively developed in culture.

Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, John Locke, and Immanuel Kant were philosophers of that time.

Discoveries were made in biology, physics, and chemistry.

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Tales from childhood: Any weather is good.

Greetings to everyone reading this! I'm Mr. H. I'd like to tell you more about my family.

Let's start with the fact that I was born and raised in a very cold place. From an early age, I've been accustomed to the cold climate. My son loves snow and wind, too. My wife, however, comes from a warmer climate, but that doesn't bother us at all.

Our child enjoys walking outside in winter. We all like it.

"What nice weather today!" I said to my wife during the rain after hot days.

Everything is always great in my family, no matter the weather.

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Syrinx.

Syrinx (Σῦριγξ) (Súrinx) was a nymph (νύμφη) (nýmphē) in Greek myths and legends. She served Artemis (Ἄρτεμις). Also, Syrinx was known for her purity.

The god Pan (Πάν) (Pán) pursued her. Then Syrinx asked her naiad (ναϊάδες) (naïádes) sisters for salvation. They turned her into a reed or in lilac near the Ladon River.

Then Pan made a flute from the plant.

Red hibiscus.

Recipe of homemade Nutella.

 

Ingredients:

Hazelnuts-4 table spoons

Dry milk-2 table spoons

Cacao-2 table spoons

Sweet cream butter-50 g

Sugar-150 g

Water-100 mL

Salt-1/2 tea spoon

Dissolve sugar in water for 5 minutes. Then add the other ingredients and mix.

Literature. Part hundred thirty four.

                                                   "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a king with his twelve children: eleven sons and one daughter.

Their stepmother was an evil witch. She turned her stepsons into swans and made her stepdaughter Elisa ugly.

The swan brothers flew away, and no one recognized their sister.

After some time, Elisa became beautiful again and found her brothers.

Then sister gathered nettles and made shirts from them. This saved eleven brothers.

At the end of the fairy tale, Elisa got married.

Great people: Democritus.

Democritus (Δημόκριτος) (Dēmókritos) was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was born c. 460 BC, in Abdera, Thrace.

Leucippus was a teacher of Democritus. They studied atomism.

Nature was his main interest.

Democritus died in c. 370 BC.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred nineteen.

                                                     Agatha Christie.

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“The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.”

“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.”

“Time is the best killer.”

“If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.”

“One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.”

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Tales from childhood: Yearning.

Hello, dear readers! With you again I'm lady in the red dresses. What was this month like for you?

Sometimes I feel a longing deep inside. I miss the time when I was young and starting to work.

"You're too old already" my boss said.

I felt really hurt then! After all, many clients had once used my sought-after services. Now everything isn't like that! I'm ugly and sick! But my boss doesn't know that I'm sick.

If anyone finds out about my diagnosis, everyone ignores me. There is no cure for it. Right now, I really need support.

Hippolytus of Athens.

Hyppolytus (Ἱππόλυτος) (Hippolutos) was the son of Theseus and an Amazon Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) in Greek mythology. Phaedra was his stepmother.

He was a hunter. Hippolytus loved the goddess Artemis. Aphrodite was angry with him.

Hippolytus was killed by a sea monster sent by the god Poseidon.

Free radical

Free radical or radical the name of particles in chemistry. Free radicals can be gaseous, liquid, and solid.

These atoms and molecules have a short lifespan.

Free radicals enter into chemical reactions with metals.

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