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Lorelei (name)
Lorelei (sometimes spelled Lorelai, Loreley, or Lorilee) is a feminine given name originating from the name of the rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named Lorelei lived on the rock and lured fishermen to their deaths with her song. People *Loreley, pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887–1980) *Lorelei DeCora Means (born 1954), a Native American nurse and civil rights activist * Lorelei Linklater (born 1994), American actress and multimedia artist * Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 1987), Argentine actress and model Fictional characters *Lorelei Lee, Marilyn Monroe's character in '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' * Lorelai Gilmore, a character on the American television series ''Gilmore Girls'' * Lorelei (Asgardian), a character in the Marvel Comics Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe * Lorelei (Pokémon), an Elite Four member in ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'', ''Pokémon Yellow'', ''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammatical Gender
In linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are assigned to gender categories that are often not related to the real-world qualities of the entities denoted by those nouns. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all nouns inherently carry one value of the grammatical category called ''gender''. The values present in a given language, of which there are usually two or three, are called the ''genders'' of that language. Some authors use the term "grammatical gender" as a synonym of "noun class", whereas others use different definitions for each. Many authors prefer "noun classes" when none of the inflections in a language relate to Sex–gender distinction, sex or gender. According to one estimate, gender is used in approximately half of the world's languages. According to one definition: "Genders are classes of nouns reflected in the behavior of associated words." Overview Languages with grammatical gender usually h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelei (Asgardian)
Lorelei is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the being Lorelei from Germanic mythology. Lorelei appeared in the first season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', portrayed by Elena Satine. Publication history Lorelei first appeared in ''Thor'' #337 (November 1983), and was created by Walt Simonson. She made subsequent appearances in ''Thor'' #338-350 (December 1983-December 1984), ''Thor'' #354-355 (April–May 1985), #357-359 (July–September 1985), #363 (January 1986), #367-368 (May–June 1986), ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' vol 2. #7 (June 1986), ''Thor'' #383 (September 1987), #398-400 (December 1988-February 1989), #402 (April 1989), ''Black Knight'' vol. 2 #3 (August 1990), ''Thor'' #438 (November 1991), #440 (December 1991), #476 (July 1994), #485 (April 1995), ''Journey into Mystery'' #509-511 (May–August 1997), ''The Defenders'' vol. 2 #1- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman III
''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and the sequel to ''Superman II'' (1980). The film stars Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, and Margot Kidder. In the film, Superman battles a corrupt businessman who has constructed a powerful supercomputer to kill him. ''Superman III'' was released in the United States on June 17, 1983. The film proved less successful than its predecessors, both critically and financially, grossing $80.2 million worldwide. A sequel, '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'', was released in 1987. Plot The conglomerate Webscoe Industries hires computer programmer Gus Gorman, who secretly embezzles $85,000 from the company payroll. Gus comes to the attention of Webscoe's CEO, Ross Webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and his boss, senior agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney). Jane uses highly developed observational skills to "read" people's minds and to solve murder cases. Synopsis The series follows Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. Although not an officer of the law, he uses his skills from his former career as a successful, yet admittedly fraudulent, Mediumship, psychic medium to help a team of CBI agents solve murders. The real reason for Jane's involvement with law enforcement is to track down the serial killer, known as Red John, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red John
Red John is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the CBS crime drama ''The Mentalist'' for the first five seasons and in the first half of the sixth season. As a serial killer, he is believed to have begun his killing spree in 1988, and has, with his operatives and acolytes, killed more than 70 people in California, Nevada, and Mexico. Five years prior to the action of the first episode, he murdered the wife and daughter of Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), making Jane his dedicated archenemy, nemesis. In the The Mentalist season 3, season-three finale, "Strawberries and Cream (The Mentalist)#Part two, Strawberries and Cream (Part 2)", Jane encounters a man (Timothy Carter, played by Bradley Whitford) in a shopping mall who convinces him he is Red John and whom he subsequently kills. However, after this cliffhanger episode, over the course of the first several episodes of The Mentalist season 4, season four, Jane determines that Carter, although a psychopathic killer hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelei Martins
The characters from the American police procedural television series ''The Mentalist'' were created by Bruno Heller. ''The Mentalist'' debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS and follows Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. He has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his refined skills of observation. Jane also makes frequent use of his mentalist abilities and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium using the paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. He abandoned his pretense out of remorse when his attention-seeking behavior attracted the attention of a serial killer, Red John, who murdered Jane's wife and daughter. Main characters * Simon Baker as consultant Patrick Jane—the show's protagonist and the titular mentalist. Jane spent his childhood in traveling carnivals with his mean-spirited con-man father who taught him to see all outsiders as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah J
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham describes Sarah as both his wife and his half-sister ("my father's daughter, but not my mother's"). Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). However, some commentators identify her as Iscah (Genesis 11:29), a daughter of Abraham's brother Haran.Schwartz, Howard, (1998). ''Reimagining the Bible: The Storytellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Court Of Silver Flames
''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is a fantasy romance series by American author Sarah J. Maas, which follows the journey of 19-year-old Feyre Archeron after she is brought into the faerie lands of Prythian. The first book of the series, ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'', was released in May 2015. The series centers on Feyre's adventures across Prythian and the faerie courts, following the epic love story and fierce struggle that ensues after she enters the fae lands. There are currently five novels in the series, and a sixth installment, confirmed by Maas, is in the works. The series has sold over 13 million copies and is a ''New York Times'' Best Seller, with the fifth book, ''A Court of Silver Flames,'' making it to the number one spot on the fiction best seller list. The series has been nominated for eight Goodreads Choice Awards, winning three, and has been featured on nearly a dozen publications' year-end "best of" lists for fantasy and/or young adult (YA) fiction. In March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of Star Trek, phenomenon. Since its creation, the franchise has expanded into List of Star Trek films, various films, List of Star Trek television series, television series, List of Star Trek games, video games, List of Star Trek novels, novels, and Star Trek (comics), comic books, and it has become one of the most recognizable and List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (''The Original Series''), which premiered on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV Television Network, CTV network. In the US it debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the Starship Enterprise, starship USS ''Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 100 (TV Series)
''The 100'' (pronounced ''The Hundred'') is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19, 2014, on the CW, and ended on September 30, 2020. Developed by Jason Rothenberg, the series is loosely based on the young adult novel series ''The 100'' by Kass Morgan. ''The 100'' follows post-apocalyptic survivors from a space habitat, the ''Ark'', who return to Earth nearly a century after a devastating nuclear apocalypse. The first people sent to Earth are a group of juvenile delinquents who encounter descendants of survivors of the nuclear disaster on the ground. The juvenile delinquents include Clarke Griffin ( Eliza Taylor), Finn Collins ( Thomas McDonell), Bellamy Blake ( Bob Morley), Octavia Blake ( Marie Avgeropoulos), Jasper Jordan ( Devon Bostick), Monty Green ( Christopher Larkin), and John Murphy ( Richard Harmon). Other lead characters include Clarke's mother Dr. Abby Griffin ( Paige Turco), Marcus Kane ( Henry Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Go, Pikachu! And Let's Go, Eevee!
The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request. The imperative mood is used to demand or require that an action be performed. It is usually found only in the present tense, second person. They are sometimes called ''directives'', as they include a feature that encodes directive force, and another feature that encodes modality of unrealized interpretation. An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase "Go." Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (''you''), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of "let's (do something)" or "let them (do something)" (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive). Imperative mood can be denoted by the glossing abbreviation . It is one of the irrealis moods. Formation Imperative mood is often expressed using special conjugated verb forms. Like other finite verb forms, imperatives often inflect for person and number. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen
and are 2004 remakes of the 1996 role-playing video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''. They were developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' were first released in Japan in January 2004 and in North America and Europe in September and October 2004. The games are part of the third generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series and hold the distinction of being the first enhanced remakes of previous games within the franchise. As in previous games, the player controls their character from an overhead perspective and participates in turn-based battles. Throughout the games, the player captures and raises Pokémon for use in battle. Based in the Kanto region, new features include a contextual help menu and a new area (Sevii Islands) the player may access after defeating the Elite 4 and the champion. The games have compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
