Other favorite subjects early in his education were arithmetic and spelling.

His early fortunes and exploits are favorite subjects of Ottoman writers, especially in love stories of his wooing and winning the fair Mal Hatun.

She likes to collect cute things and her favorite subjects in school are English, music and art.

" A classmate remembered him as a highly literate but erratic student, lucky to pass examinations in math and science, and yet " far in advance of his fellow students in his knowledge of History and Literature ", his favorite subjects.

Elk-foot, whose anglicized name was Jerry Mirabal, began posing for Couse in 1907 and was one of the painters favorite subjects because of his " physical beauty and ideal features.

They often debated the subjects of irony and humor, favorite topics of Kierkegaard's.

His favorite subjects were grizzled old men, “ perfected with age, like a gnarled oak tree .” Another favorite subject was the circus — but always the big tops, never the people.

Another of Waterhouse's favorite subjects was Ophelia ; the most famous of his paintings of Ophelia depicts her just before her death, putting flowers in her hair as she sits on a tree branch leaning over a lake.

Fishes and marine invertebrata were his favorite subjects.

His sister, Marguerite, was one of his favorite subjects.

The magazine was started by DeWitt Wallace, while recovering from shrapnel wounds received in World War I. Wallace had the idea to gather a sampling of favorite articles on many subjects from various monthly magazines, sometimes condensing and rewriting them, and to combine them into one magazine.

The figures of the virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel, being emblematic of purity and grace, were favorite subjects of Roman Catholic Marian art, where the scene is also used to represent the perpetual virginity of Mary via the announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary would conceive a child to be born the Son of God.

Among his favorite subjects were history and psychology.

Big, delectable foods and lush landscapes are favorite subjects in this land of poverty and hunger.

Hardy's favorite subjects in school were U. S. history and art, which he did for extra credit.

He was elected a senator in 1879, and, in spite of failing health, continued to the last a close student of his favorite subjects.

His favorite subjects were women spinning, or reading the Bible, or preparing a meal.

Ruisdael's favorite subjects are simple woodland scenes, similar to those of Everdingen and Hobbema.

Towards the end, in his leaning towards the romantic mood, he preferred to draw his inspiration from other masters, instead of going to nature direct, his favorite subjects being rushing torrents and waterfalls, and ruined castles on mountain crests, which are frequently borrowed from the Swiss views by his contemporary, Roelant Roghman.

In Hellenistic art, the theme of the marine thiasos or " assembly of sea-gods " became a favorite of sculptors, allowing them to show off their skill in depicting flowing movement and aquiline grace in a way that land-based subjects did not.

The toast of Paris and the highest paid entertainer of her day, she became one of the favorite subjects for Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, immortalized by his portraits and posters of her dancing at the Moulin Rouge.

The prominence he gave among his favorite subjects to the little god of soft tribulations was no less owing to his facilities for observing the all-but-naked Italian children, in the hot summers he spent in Rome.

In the first episode of Boing Boing's Gweek, Rob Beschizza and Mark Frauenfelder discussed subjects such as the video game " Portal 2 ", graphic novels, upcoming science fiction books, and recommendations of some of their favorite adventure games for mobile platforms.

The Catholic Church is one of Cafferty's " favorite subjects of ire.

He hung around New York, waiting to hear whether they would accept it for production and in that time came down to Asheville and also paid a short visit to Chapel Hill, where with almost childish delight he visited old friends and favorite campus spots.

Pole, the favorite of the Emperor Charles V, came within two votes of being elected in the first scrutinies, but he could not attract any additional votes.

Along with the DVD came a bonus CD featuring five tracks, including a studio version of live favorite " Pantomime ", " Follow " ( a lyrical version, different from the First Movement of the Odyssey version ), and the UK B-Side " Monuments and Melodies ".

Unexpectedly, Prince Władysław came to the aid of his besieged favorite with a small force.

By the time training camp came around it was clear that Clarke was the best player on the team, and he quickly became a fan favorite.

The selection of Turin over Sion came as a surprise, since Sion was the overwhelming favorite.

Inspiration for the game's ambiance came from Gilbert's favorite childhood amusement park ride, Pirates of the Caribbean.

Next came the band's 1987 release Into The Woods, which Been referred to as his favorite album.

This part of the river was a favorite Indian campsite, and the settlers who came beginning in 1741 were several times victims of attack.

Land development came rapidly, and oyster sales took their place as a dominant force, with the local business " Mott's Landing " becoming a favorite place to buy oysters.

Long before the first Anglo-Europeans came to Utah, the Uintah area was a favorite camping and hunting ground for Native Americans as they traveled through Weber Canyon.

In 2010 he stood in for Danny Baker and Colin Murray on the radio, and has appeared in a celebrity special of hit ITV1 gameshow The Chase in 2011, in which he came just 1 second from winning a half share of £ 64, 000 for this favorite charity.

In a poignant scene where Dr. Sanderson and his nurse Miss Kelly ( Peggy Dow ) follow Elwood into an alley at the back of his and Harvey's favorite bar, Charlie's, Elwood tells the incredible story of how he came to meet Harvey, and explains the way in which people react when they meet them.

Powermasters, including the new version of fan favorite Optimus Prime, came with partners that transformed into engines.

Hanno, actually an Asian elephant, came to Rome in 1514 with the Portuguese ambassador Tristão da Cunha and quickly became the Pope's favorite animal.

A firm fan favorite particularly amongst children, Big Daddy came to the ring in either a sequinned cape or else a Union Flag jacket and top hat to a theme tune in the form of " We Shall Not Be Moved " by The Seekers.

Nicklaus considered his performance in the 1978 Open as the finest four days of tee-to-green golf he had ever produced, and was most proud that the win came at St. Andrews, his favorite place to play golf.

Curry was such a prohibitive favorite that there wasn't a betting line on the fight, but Honeyghan came into the fight with great confidence.

The review that would have pleased Hitchcock the most came from perhaps his favorite critic, his daughter, Patricia Hitchcock O ' Connell.

In an IGN poll for voting from a list of ten Nintendo characters for favorite Nintendo character of all time, Fox came in fourth, behind Link, Mario, and Samus respectively.

She had a lot of influence when it came to the offices appointed by the king ; it was said, that one need only to be recommended by her to become a favorite to the king and receive an office.

Demodocus is described as blind: " The squire now came, leading their favorite bard, whom the Muse loved above all others, though she had mingled good and evil in her gifts, robbing him of his eyes but granting him the gift of sweet song.

As a young girl, Scully's favorite book was Moby-Dick and she came to nickname her father " Ahab " from the book, and in return, he called her " Starbuck.

At some point, the song came to the United States and was a favorite in Colonial America because of its irreverent attitude toward British officials.

Shonen Knife's popularity with alt-rock musicians was perhaps best expressed in 1989, when over twenty different bands came together to record renditions of their favorite Shonen Knife songs for a tribute album entitled Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them.