Monday, December 10, 2018

Basketball.

Basketball is a popular sports game. It appeared in XIX century. A basket and a ball are used for this sport.

The sport has its own rules and players. Also, this game is played during Summer Olympic Games. Teams have competitions between each other.

Basketball playgraunds have two baskets.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/sports-background-basketball-icons-flat-style-206051644?src=7wVICfyo9BxniVFyby_KsA-1-19

Sports background with basketball icons in flat style.

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Apollo.

Apollo was a god of light and sun. His parents were Zeus and Leto. Goddess Artemis was Apollo's twin sister. Aslo, the god had his own symbols such as: bow, lyre, laurel, arrows, and swan.

There are different versions of his story. Zeus's son did a lot of important things in Greek mythology. Apollo used his symbols and helped other gods and goddesses.

His wife was Urania. Spauses had several children.

There are many temples, paintings, and statues about Apollo.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-photo/apollo-belvedere-statue-this-sculpture-marble-338125379?src=t4lnldLElYiY2s5biWE0cQ-1-63

Apollo Belvedere statue. This sculpture is marble copy of lost bronze original made by Greek sculptor Leochares.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/apollo-god-sun-playing-his-lyre-320971979?src=5hRis7zKkjE7szPmPF_Q4w-1-9

Apollo: God of the sun Apollo playing his lyre. No transparency used.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/isolated-vector-illustration-ancient-greek-god-1182931498?src=5hRis7zKkjE7szPmPF_Q4w-2-39

Isolated vector illustration. Ancient Greek god Apollo playing the lyre. Based on antique vase painting motif. Cartoon style.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Famous people and their quotes. Part thirty one.

                                                     Coco Chanel.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-vector/gabrielle-chanel-coco-vector-sketch-portrait-1072722776?src=iI9XdAP7NPAjElX8jBYw3A-1-0

Gabrielle Chanel Coco vector sketch portrait illustration

“What’s wonderful about her is she’s not a straightforward, easy woman to understand.”

“Fashion is like a revolution—it only enters our lives after it has gone down in the streets.”

“Youth is something very new: Twenty years ago no one mentioned it.”

“My fortune is built on that old jersey that I’d put on because it was cold in Deauville.”

“Fashion is made to become unfashionable.”   

Source of information:

https://www.biography.com/people/coco-chanel-9244165  

Monday, December 3, 2018

Great people: Winston Churchill.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30, in 1874, in Great Britain. His parents were Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome.


Churchill studied in Harrow School. Also, future prime minister visited other countries.

In 1908 he married on Clemente Hozier. Spouses had five children.

Winston Churchill studied in Royal Military College, Sandhurst, too. He became a prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1940.


Churchill died on January 24, 1965, in London, England.


Sunday, December 2, 2018

Literature. Part forty five.

                                    The Last of the Mochicans by James Fenimore Cooper.

This historic novel was published in 1826. This story takes in XVIII century, in Province of New York.

The book described life of Native Americans during French and Indian War. Chingachgook was the last chief of the tribe. Character is a kind man.

Different things happened in the novel: friendship and enmity, Chingachgook's son Uncas died.

Famous book was translated to many languages, artists drew paintings to this novel. Also, there are many movies and cartoons about this story.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/image-illustration/fenimore-cooper-vintage-engraved-illustration-magasin-360855860?src=3q4kpdwR8dF1IkA6M1VhEQ-1-1

Fenimore Cooper, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Recipe of homemade sandwich with butter and jam.

Ingredients:

Bread-1 slice
Butter-about 2 slices
Jam-1 table spoon


Cut butter and lay it on a bread.


After add some jam on a butter.