Amenhotep III (sometimes read as Amenophis III; Egyptian Amāna-Ḥātpa; meaning Amun is Satisfied) also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep III was the son of Thutmose by Mutemwiya, a minor wife of Amenhotep's father.
His reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendour, when Egypt reached the peak of her artistic and international power. When he died (probably in the 39th year of his reign), his son initially ruled as Amenhotep IV, but later changed his own royal name to Akhenaten.
The son of the future Thutmose IV (the son of Amenhotep II) and a minor wife Mutemwiya, Amenhotep was born around 1388 BC. He was a member of the Thutmosid family that had ruled Egypt for almost 150 years since the reign of Thutmose I.
Amenhotep III was the father of two sons with his Great Royal Wife Tiye, a queen who could be considered as the progenitor of monotheism[dead link] through her first son, Crown Prince Thutmose, who predeceased his father, and her second son, Amenhotep IV, later known as Akhenaten, who ultimately succeeded Amenhotep III to the throne. Amenhotep III also may have been the father of a third child—called Smenkhkare, who later would succeed Akhenaten, briefly rule Egypt as pharaoh, and who is thought to have been a woman.
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. One of the highest profile composers writing "classical" music today, he is often said to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimalist, along with the work of the other "major minimalists" La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich.
He has lately distanced himself from the "minimalist" label, describing himself instead as a composer of "music with repetitive structures." Though his early mature music shares much with what is normally called "minimalist", he has since evolved stylistically. Currently, he describes himself as a "Classicist", pointing out that he is trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied such composers as Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Nadia Boulanger.
Glass is a prolific composer: he has written works for the musical group which he founded, the Philip Glass Ensemble (with which he still performs on keyboards), as well as operas, musical theatre works, ten symphonies, eleven concertos, solo works, chamber music including string quartets and instrumental sonatas, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.
Narrator: In those days, the first everything was crawling up out of the sea: the first snake. [snake walks out of the pond] The first chicken. [chicken rises, then shakes itself off and walks away] Crab grass. [grass crawls away from the pond] The first real estate salesman. [salesman rises, then empties his briefcase of the water, while Garfield builds a sand castle] And then came the first girl cat.
Garfield: Life No. 5 was short.::Cameraman: Hey, cat, you're wanted on the set.::Garfield: I'll be right back.
Jon: [lamely] You called, master?::Garfield: Ain't life great?::Jon: I assume you would like to have lunch now.::Garfield: Yes, and I desire a picnic on the lawn.::Jon: You want what?::Garfield: [pointing to his lips] Read my lips, Jon, I wanna eat outside today.::Jon: [leaving] Very well, sir.::Garfield: It's hard to find good help.
Garfield: [as the pyramid builders grovel before him] Did I ever tell you I love it when you grovel? Okay, okay, enough adoration. Back to work! [cracks his whip as the builders rush back to building the pyramids]
Creator: Nice job staff. You've designed the perfect animal: a cat. However, there is one finishing touch... give it nine lives!::[all exclaim]::Man: Why nine lives?::Woman: Everyone else only gets one life!::Creator: Well, let's just say it'll make for a great plot of a story, okay?
Garfield: I'd like to think I'll live forever, but hey, I'm only human. Here's a sneak preview of my ninth life.
Creator: I feel like creating cat today.
Garfield's Mom: [to the cook] You can't take him! He's too young.::Garfield: Aw, come on Mom, I'm a big boy; I'm five minutes old now. Besides, I'm getting tired of hanging around the house all the time.
Garfield: To this day, every time I look at a test tube, I throw up.
Garfield: My third life was my favorite. My body grew old, but I never, never, never grew up.