The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy novels. It consists of a large disc (complete with edge-of-the-world drop-off and consequent waterfall) resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle, named Great A'Tuin (similar to Chukwa or Akupara from Hindu mythology) as it slowly swims through space.
The Disc has been shown to be heavily influenced by magic and, while Pratchett has given it certain similarities to planet Earth, he has also created his own system of physics for it.
Pratchett first explored the idea of a disc-shaped world in the novel Strata (1981).
Exogeology
Great A'Tuin
Great A'Tuin is the Giant Star Turtle (of the fictional speciesChelys galactica) who travels through the Discworld universe's space, carrying four giant elephants (named Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon, and Jerakeen) who in turn carry the Discworld. The narration has described A'Tuin as "the only turtle ever to feature on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram."
Discworld is a third-person point-and-click graphic adventure game. The PlayStation version is compatible with the PlayStation Mouse, as well as the normal PlayStation controls. However, the Saturn version is not compatible with the Saturn Mouse. Rincewind, the player character, moves through a scrolling background, with an overhead map that appears when leaving a city that allows the player to go straight to a location. Items can either be examined or used, and can either be stored in Rincewind's pockets or in the Luggage. In order to progress in the game, Rincewind must collect items, talk to people and solve puzzles.
In Discworld II the player controls Rincewind the "wizzard", who has been burdened with the task of coercing Death out of his impromptu retirement and back into his regular duties. The game borrows from a number of Discworld books, but the plot is essentially a mesh of Reaper Man and Moving Pictures.
In a dark Ankh-Morpork street, Rincewind and The Librarian witness the Fool die in a nearby cart-bomb explosion. Meanwhile, at the Unseen University, the party in honor of Windle Poons's imminent death is spoiled when Windle's soul fails to leave his body after he dies. This latest in a series of incidents of the newly dead lingering about prompts the Archchancellor to summon Rincewind and task him with finding the mystic items needed to summon Death.
"World" is a song from the Bee Gees' fourth album Horizontal, released in 1967 in the United Kingdom. Though it was a big hit in Europe, Atco Records did not issue it as a single in the United States, having just issued a third single from Bee Gees' 1st, "Holiday".
Composition
The song's lyrics question the singer's purpose in life.
Recording
The song's first recording session was on 3 October 1967 along with "With the Sun in My Eyes" and "Words". The song's last recording session was on 28 October 1967. "World" was originally planned as having no orchestra, so all four tracks were filled with the band, including some mellotron or organ played by Robin. When it was decided to add an orchestra, the four tracks containing the band were mixed to one track and the orchestra was added to the other track. The stereo mix suffered since the second tape had to play as mono until the end when the orchestra comes in on one side. Barry adds: "'World' is one of those things we came up with in the studio, Everyone just having fun and saying, 'Let's just do something!' you know". Vince Melouney recalls: "I had this idea to play the melody right up in the top register of the guitar behind the chorus".
"World" is a song written and recorded by American recording artist Five for Fighting. It was released in November 2006 as the second single from the albumTwo Lights. It reached number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
Content
"World" is an upbeat, piano-driven melody that, like his other singles, paints vivid pictures of human life driven with deep emotion. The song's lyrics are notably more cryptic than in previous singles, but are driven by the chorus hooks, "What kind of world do you want?" and "Be careful what you wish for, history starts now."
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "admittedly more abstract" but the average listener will pick out certain lines and find a relatable message. He goes on to say that "alongside, the piano-driven, orchestrated melody is his most captivating yet lush and instantly memorable."
Music video
The music video for "World" features aspects of the bright side of life including children, marriage and fireworks. There are also references that go with the lyrics including a brief image of a mushroom cloud in a cup of coffee, with a newspaper's headline featuring North Korea's nuclear program. It was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.
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Discworld Soundtrack - World Map
The soundtrack from the 1995 adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
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Terry Pratchett - Soul Music (Animated)
Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), the young bard Imp y Celyn comes to Ankh-Morpork to become a famous musician, but a new guitar from a mysterious shop possesses him with a new kind of music - the Music with Rocks In. To make matters worse, Death, saddened by the death of his adopted daughter, has gone away to try and forget, and his granddaughter Susan suddenly has the family duty passed on to her.
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Discworld Game Death Scene 1
The first scene in the Discworld game in which Death makes an appearance to talk to Rincewind...
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Terry Pratchett on why Belief and Faith beyond the confines of religion and science are important.
From Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather.
Belief is very important to people. The things we believe shape the world around us.
"We need to believe in the little things before we can be prepared to believe in the abstract world around us."
[Removed]
Science isn't always right, Neither are religions.
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Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), the young bard Imp y Celyn comes to Ankh-...
Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), the young bard Imp y Celyn comes to Ankh-Morpork to become a famous musician, but a new guitar from a mysterious shop possesses him with a new kind of music - the Music with Rocks In. To make matters worse, Death, saddened by the death of his adopted daughter, has gone away to try and forget, and his granddaughter Susan suddenly has the family duty passed on to her.
Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), the young bard Imp y Celyn comes to Ankh-Morpork to become a famous musician, but a new guitar from a mysterious shop possesses him with a new kind of music - the Music with Rocks In. To make matters worse, Death, saddened by the death of his adopted daughter, has gone away to try and forget, and his granddaughter Susan suddenly has the family duty passed on to her.
The first scene in the Discworld game in which Death makes an appearance to talk to Rincewind...
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Discworld Game Death Rincewind Scene Anim...
The first scene in the Discworld game in which Death makes an appearance to talk to Rincewind...
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The first scene in the Discworld game in which Death makes an appearance to talk to Rincewind...
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Discworld Game Death Rincewind Scene Animation Dos
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/24/terry-pratchett-angry-not-jolly-neil-gaiman
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/terry-pratchett-creates-a-sword-with-meteorites/news-story/6e2beab31cfa115128dda892af56a500
https://januarymagazine.com/profiles/tpratchett2002.html
http://shwetawrites.com/terry-pratchett/writing/
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=127005+Pratchett
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13767216
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From Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather.
Belief is very important to people. The things we believe shape the world around us.
"We need to believe in the little th...
From Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather.
Belief is very important to people. The things we believe shape the world around us.
"We need to believe in the little things before we can be prepared to believe in the abstract world around us."
[Removed]
Science isn't always right, Neither are religions.
Hope and Faith don't belong to either but are part of what it means to be human. We humans need our fantasies even if when we become older we simultaneously believe both.
I think this is very deep and If you are too small to see that, please keep your hate and ridicule off my channel.
Thanks for all of the love from the Pratchettarians. I miss Terry. He was always saying something deep or weird which would always make me think. His commentary on modern society that runs rampant throughout his books helped make me the man I am today. Thanks, Sir Terry.
From Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather.
Belief is very important to people. The things we believe shape the world around us.
"We need to believe in the little things before we can be prepared to believe in the abstract world around us."
[Removed]
Science isn't always right, Neither are religions.
Hope and Faith don't belong to either but are part of what it means to be human. We humans need our fantasies even if when we become older we simultaneously believe both.
I think this is very deep and If you are too small to see that, please keep your hate and ridicule off my channel.
Thanks for all of the love from the Pratchettarians. I miss Terry. He was always saying something deep or weird which would always make me think. His commentary on modern society that runs rampant throughout his books helped make me the man I am today. Thanks, Sir Terry.
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Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), the young bard Imp y Celyn comes to Ankh-Morpork to become a famous musician, but a new guitar from a mysterious shop possesses him with a new kind of music - the Music with Rocks In. To make matters worse, Death, saddened by the death of his adopted daughter, has gone away to try and forget, and his granddaughter Susan suddenly has the family duty passed on to her.
The first scene in the Discworld game in which Death makes an appearance to talk to Rincewind...
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Discworld Game Death Rincewind Scene Animation Dos
From Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather.
Belief is very important to people. The things we believe shape the world around us.
"We need to believe in the little things before we can be prepared to believe in the abstract world around us."
[Removed]
Science isn't always right, Neither are religions.
Hope and Faith don't belong to either but are part of what it means to be human. We humans need our fantasies even if when we become older we simultaneously believe both.
I think this is very deep and If you are too small to see that, please keep your hate and ridicule off my channel.
Thanks for all of the love from the Pratchettarians. I miss Terry. He was always saying something deep or weird which would always make me think. His commentary on modern society that runs rampant throughout his books helped make me the man I am today. Thanks, Sir Terry.
The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy novels. It consists of a large disc (complete with edge-of-the-world drop-off and consequent waterfall) resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle, named Great A'Tuin (similar to Chukwa or Akupara from Hindu mythology) as it slowly swims through space.
The Disc has been shown to be heavily influenced by magic and, while Pratchett has given it certain similarities to planet Earth, he has also created his own system of physics for it.
Pratchett first explored the idea of a disc-shaped world in the novel Strata (1981).
Exogeology
Great A'Tuin
Great A'Tuin is the Giant Star Turtle (of the fictional speciesChelys galactica) who travels through the Discworld universe's space, carrying four giant elephants (named Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon, and Jerakeen) who in turn carry the Discworld. The narration has described A'Tuin as "the only turtle ever to feature on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram."