It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in triple time in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams.
the twelve days of Christmas（John Denver and the Muppets）
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that comprise the Christmas season starting with Christmas Day). The song, published in England in 1780 without music as a chant or rhyme, is thought to be French in origin.
Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight. By extension, it is also sung at funerals, graduations and as a farewell or ending to other occasions.
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. A date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet"
The Prince
"The Prince" is a 16th-century political treatise, by the Italian diplomat and political theorist, Niccolò Machiavelli. Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature.
Republic
The Republc is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BCE, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically.
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
"Mount Rushmore National Memorial" is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore.
Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).
The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (2.00 sq mi; 5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
➤homo- : of the same
ex: （1）homogeneous adj. : same or uniform
⇨While they started out as individuals, they became a homogeneous group whom he could motivate as he willed.
（2）homogeneity n. : consisting of parts or having qualities that are the same
⇨Like the other valley towns, this was once a fairly homogeneous Anglo community.
（3）depression n. : a feeling of sadness
⇨The trip to the seashore brought her out of her depression.
➤de- : down, away from
ex:（1）decrepit adj. : broken out, worn out
⇨When released from incarceration, he was gaunt and decrepit.
（2）demeanor n. : conduct, bearing
⇨His demeanor was atypical ; usually phlegmatic, he was belligerent and garrulous during the broadcast.
（3）delineation n. : sketch, description in words
⇨Then he gave an incisive delineation of his fulsome opponents as an antiquated group, complacent about the noisome conditions in a moribund city.
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