nufxed

@nufxed (5)

Philippines • Age 36

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Is reading your hobby, your obligation or your life?

cr0ssf41r13 @cr0ssf41r13 (866) • Philippines 31 Mar 08

Since I was young, I have been given the love for reading. I don't know why but I really loved the story of the Three Little Pigs. I also love to read and to be read to other common Fairy Tales since I got this huge Fairy Tale...

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nufxed I'm a history major, so reading is a huge obligation. each sem we get at least 8 inches worth of readings that we have to slowly digest. it is fun to read about the meiji era, the communists, the indian nationalists, but at some point, if the author just...

1 Apr 08

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Sparta's bottomless pit?

jam14zen @jam14zen (149) • United States 15 Dec 07

Recently watched this movie. Was wondering if anybody had any theories or even facts about the huge hole in which King Leonidas kicks the Persian messenger down? Is it a huge water well for the city with no guardrails? Or did the...

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nufxed haha if it was a well tossing people down there to die sounds like a convenient way to poison your own drinking water

1 Apr 08

King Leonidas. . . 300 the movie

gberlin @gberlin (3836) 14 Mar 07

How does the real King Leonidas of Sparta compare to his portrayal in the movie "300"?

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nufxed The real king leonidas would have had no issues about slavery and freedom. the movie conveniently fails to mention the fact that the spartans themselves had slaves, the Helots. When sparta was once expanding it's territory it decided to conquer Messenia and...

1 Apr 08

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Do you speak a second (or third?) language?

above31rubies @above31rubies (1863) • United States 31 Mar 08

My native language is English. Except for one or two Italian words, I speak no other languages. I can usually decipher enough Spanish to know the basics of what I am reading. I can read a handful of words in French. But, I am no...

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nufxed my first language is english. im taking spanish now though, enough for a proficiency certificate at least. you see, im a history major and in our country all records before 1900 were written in spanish :P its going to be a tough time reading them even with...

1 Apr 08