Sentences with phrase «among other curiosities»

Petronius, oddly enough, was appointed to Nero's «arbiter of taste», from which position I assume he observed the court, and wrote Satyricon — a masterpiece depicting, among other curiosities, the orgy, or rather, the banquet, at the home of a nouveau riche joker called Trimalchio.

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I had in my heart and tongue the Name of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot of reciting verses of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth of many beliefs out of curiosity but could not belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front of him and when was on the top of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..

With our latest collection of Everything Worth Knowing, we aim to catch your curiosity with the story of how our distant ancestors left the oceans, help you learn the basics of talking to E.T. and make sense of the systems that affect how we make decisions — among other things.

If you've ever wondered what a conversation between Quentin Tarantino and Brian De Palma would be like, then the documentary in the video embedded above has — among many other things — the answer to such curiosity.

We brought collections of art and artifacts from these cultures into schools, where we provided extended residencies to raise awareness of self and other and to teach curiosity and respect for differences among people.

With curiosity stirred, you open your Koibito Love Kit to find organic massage oil among other intimate items.

It looked a tad nuts among the other attempts at depth around it, but an amusing curiosity nonetheless that brought some smiles.

Gazing over the edge of any one of these giant cavities means confronting one's feelings about, among other things, self - preservation and the risks of curiosity.