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 Week 3

● Aeneid：The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

←Aeneas Flees Burning Troy

● Aeneas：In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Venus (Aphrodite).

● vertual reality：Sometimes referred to as immersive multimedia, is a computer-simulated environment that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds. Virtual reality can recreate sensory experiences, which include virtual taste, sight, smell, sound, and touch.

 vertual reality(虛擬實境)

● SAT(Scholastic Aptitude Test) : The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.

● Realism(現實主義) : 19th century painting movement, was the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully.

 ← art that represent Realism

● Raymond Carver :  was an American short story writer and poet. Carver contributed to the revitalization of the American short story in literature during the 1980s.

   Edith Wharton : was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.

Raymond CarverEdith Wharton

解釋名詞 :

1.verification(n.)證明 : the act of verifying .

2.altitude(n.) 海拔高度: the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level on earth.

3.aptitude(n.)才能;資質 :  is a component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level, which can also be considered "talent".

4.verisimilitude(n.)逼真的事物 :  a philosophical concept that distinguishes between the truth and the falsity of assertions and hypotheses.