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- Dictionarynemesis/ˈnɛmɪsɪs/
noun
- 1. the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall: "injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match"
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7 hours ago · Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ ˈ r æ z m ə s / DEZ-i-DEER-ee-əs irr-AZ-məs, Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːrijʏs eːˈrɑsmʏs]; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus, was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic priest and theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.
7 hours ago · Schmitter and Karl (1991 cited in Alexander, 2005: 156) define democracy as ‘a system of governance in which rulers are held accountable for their actions in the public realm by citizens, acting indirectly through the competition and cooperation of their elected representatives’. Democracy in this sense is premised on the fundamental ...
7 hours ago · The Rattanakosin Kingdom [a], the Kingdom of Siam [b], or the Rattanakosin Empire, [8] [9] were names used to reference the fourth and current Thai kingdom in the history of Thailand (then known as Siam).
7 hours ago · Hezbollah, a Shiite political party and militant group based in Lebanon, has been a thorn in Israel’s side for years. They have been accused of carrying out attacks against Israeli targets and receiving support from Iran, Israel’s arch-nemesis in the region.
1 day ago · Mary Jane Watson, as drawn by the character's co-creator John Romita Sr., on a variant cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #601 (August 2009).. Mary Jane Watson is mentioned in The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964), and is initially used as a running joke of the series, as Peter Parker's Aunt May repeatedly attempts to set her unwilling nephew up on a date with her.
