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Definition: | (noun) The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. |
Synonyms: | heartbeat |
Usage: | An icy hand seemed to grasp my heart and check its pulsation, as I bent over him, gazing with breathless intensity upon the ghastly, upturned face. |
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![]() ![]() Oscar Wilde's Libel Case Begins (1895)When the marquess of Queensbury became convinced that his son, Alfred Douglas, was having an affair with Wilde, he began to rail against the author and playwright, publicly accusing Wilde of sodomy, a crime at the time. At Douglas's urging, Wilde sued the marquess for libel. He not only lost the case, but was in turn charged with homosexual offenses and arrested. Wilde was convicted in an internationally notorious trial and served two years hard labor. What did he write while in prison? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Henry Robinson Luce (1898)One of the most powerful—and controversial—figures in the history of US journalism, Luce founded Time magazine in 1923 with former Yale classmate Briton Hadden. It was the first news-weekly in the US and is now the largest. Luce went on to launch a number of other highly successful magazines, including Fortune, Life, and Sports Illustrated. What was the estimated value of his share of Time stock at the time of his death? More... Discuss |
10 Deixaram aqui suas Palavra(s) de Amor:
Feliz Natal, querida amiga, para ti e para toda a tua família.
Um Ano Novo cheio de felicidade e de tudo quanto mais desejas.
Para ti, também...
E com muita paz....
Obrigada...
Até já
Beijos e abraços
Marta
...um beijinho de Natal
Sejamos de novo crianças e sonhemos que, querendo, podemos construir um mundo melhor.
BShell
Traga para 2008, tudo o que de bom tem para dar:
Traga árvores p’ra plantar,
Consciências p’ra despertar,
Almas p’ra consolar,
E vidas para cuidar.
Traga champanhe fresquinho,
Por ser chique esse vinho
E fazer-nos acreditar,
Que o mundo ainda vai mudar.
Feliz 2008.
Félix
...querida,...passei para desejar que 2008 seja repleto de Paz, Saúde, Amor, (...), distribuídos ao longo dos 365 dias do novo ano que se avizinha...
Muitas felicidades para 2008!
Beijinhosss
Olhos abertos de espanto
A esperança renovada
Há um novo ano que anuncia
Os passos da felicidade na sua chegada
E porque gosto de ti
Companheira de viagem
Que a minha companhia
Não seja uma miragem
E porque tocaste o profeta
Com a delicadeza da tua terna mão
No abrir das minhas portas
Ilumino teu coração
Um mágico 2008
Um beijo de luz
Um Bom Ano para ti amiga!Bjs :-)
As maiores felicidades para 2008 (e seguintes)
FELIZ ANO NOVO!
Lindo ano III. Maravilhosoo novo visual!!!
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