Good afternoon! My name is Maris Ploom and I'm form 10 th B. Today I'm here to talk about the advantages and the disadvantages of fast development of modern technology. I think we have all noticed that almost every day there are new technology achievements at the stores. Whether we like it or not, it improves in every second, in every minute. So, is it a blessing or a curse? I'm sure that most of you think it's a blessing. We like our comfortable lives, we like it when everything has already been done for us. We want to have the newest mobile phones and best cars to show off and be better than our friends. However, it can make people selfish and egoistic. In the past 10 years modern technology has improved so fast that it is clearly visible when we compare the technology in the years 1999 and 2009. When I was a little girl, I remember the time I got my first mobile phone. It was Nokia 3210, which was t...
Owning a credit card can be a very great thing. Whether buying things online, booking tickets or a hotel room or just needing some emergency cash, having a credit card can be really helpful. However, getting a credit card is also a huge responsibility and if you do not keep an eye on your spendings, you may get into some serious trouble. That raises a question- are credit cards a blessing or a curse? On one hand, credit cards are comfortable and easy to use and they can make buying things much less stressful, because you do not have to carry along huge amounts of cash. Besides, credit cards are really useful in situations where you have an emergency in which you need to buy something, but you just do not have cash with you at the moment. By using a credit card, you can get the thing you need and do not have to worry about money until later. On the other hand, to have a credit card might create a big problem if you do not control your ...
The Internet is used for many different reasons. We use it every day for nearly everything. It would be impossible to live without it. But why do we need it so much and why do we spend hours of our day surfing the web? The Internet is definitely a very useful place: we can look up everything; from a chocolate cake recipe to a tutorial on how to change a car tire. It can make your schoolwork or other work related things much easier and can save you a lot of valuable time. Also, when you have access to the Internet, you always know what is going on. You can find out about a flood in Bangladesh within minutes of it happening. The purpose of the Internet has drastically changed over the years. Originally, just a massive global encyclopaedia, the possibilities of the Internet now have become endless. It has also become a social network, connecting you to people from every corner of the world, instantly. It has replaced live, face-to-face c...
Technological invention a bless or a curse? Nowadays people live in a technologically advanced world, where more and more electronic gadgets are used every day. However, is technological development more of a blessing or a curse? Firstly, technology is labour-saving. Time-saving technology is always at work to help us complete tasks at home and on the job faster than ever. Secondly, the advances of technology have made our lives more comfortable. For instance, the mobile phone has made our time more flexible. Finally, communicational technology has made our life more interesting. We can now make friends with people all over the world through the Internet. However, for every plus there is a minus. The main disadvantage is that people are depending on technology too much. Most people are addicted to computer games or watching TV. Furthermore, technology has also increased various kinds of health prob...
Fast Development of modern technology- a blessing or a curse? Science and technology have brought about tremendous changes in people's lives. Scientific research continues to explore the fields that people previously undreamed of. Fifty years ago, few people could even imagine things like computers, lasers and space-scuttles. Now all these newly invented technologies are benefiting people all over the world. In a word, advanced science and technology has made man master of the globe. As is known to all, each coin has two sides. When we are enjoying the remarkable wonders which science and technology has brought us, we are suffering at the same time from a lot of troubles. For example, environmental pollution, noise, green-house effect and nuclear weapons are the things we did not need to bother about in the past. But these problems nowadays are not only making our life inconvenient, but even dangerous. In my opin...
Ragnar Adur Madis Naaber Roomet Punder 10b Director Gore Verbinski is born on 16 March, 1964 USA. He is one of American cinema's most inventive directors. His biggest directorial success came with Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl. Main characters Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) blacksmith Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) pirate Captain Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) the kidnapped Barbossa Geoffrey Rush Orlando Bloom Orlando Bloom is born in England 1977. He's father died when he was only 4 years old, so Orlando and his older sister were raised by their mother He attended school in Cantarbury but struggled in many courses because of dyslexia. At the age of 16, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre. Johnny Depp *Johnny Depp is born in Kentucky, USA on June 9,1963. *He was rised in Florida. He dropped out of schoo...
Last time I talked how Harry made up his mind that he is going to buy for Dobby one pair of socks every day in the year. Now I go on where I stopped my story.Four champions were taken to see the grounds for the maze, to see what they have to do in the third task, Suddenly appeared Mr. Crouch from the forest, who was speaking to trees and he seemed to be very infuriated and mad. He demanded to see Dumbledore instantly. Harry ran to the castle to get Dumbldore, and when they reached the place they saw that Mr. Crouch was stunned.. Sirius sent Harry a letter warning him to be more careful and to practice some new spells for the third task;. In Divination class, Harry fell asleep and dreamed about Voldemort, he woke up with a burning pain in his scar. Harry left class and settled on to tell about it to Dumbledore. In his cabinet Harry stared into a Pensieve which seemed to be really interesting to him. He entered into the Pensieve and saw D...
The Irish Problem "The curse of Cromwell on you" Oliver Cromwell... Detested Roman Catholicism Believed that the Irish could never be trusted Used Irish land as a way to pay 1652 "Cromwellian Settlement" in Munster and and Leinster Was a cruel man: claimed to be acting on God's behalf and expelled about 1000 Catholic priests from Ireland The main reason for this was Cromwell's belief in fundamental Protestantism and hatred of Catholicism A church place for religious people to meet each other Oliver Cromwell Attempts to 'solve' the Irish problem New Model Army Coerce the Irish into obedience export children from Ireland to the sugar plantations in the West Indies, so that Ireland would suffer from a long term population loss Extreme poverty Dissolving of the problem In 1660, Cromwell died and was buried in state in Westminster Abbey Parliament reinstated the monarchy with Charles 2nd Charles relaxed the anti-Catholic ...
10 Johnny Depp EARLY LIFE Was born june 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. Name John Christopher Depp II. Has one brother and two sisters. Depp moved frequently during his childhood. When he was 15, he dropped out of school. His wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to start acting. PERSONAL LIFE Was married to Lori Anne Allison from 1983 to 1985 . Has been engaged to actresses Jennifer Grey, Sherilyn Fenn and a supermodel Kate Moss. Then he began a relationship with Vanessa Paradis, but now they are separated. They have two children. Was arrested in 1999. Depp has around 13 tattoos. CAREER His first major role was in the 1984 classic horror film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street.'' Occupation: actor, screenwriter, director, producer, musician. 1987 he starred in a lead role on the `'21 Jump Street''. 2003 he played Jack Sparrow in `' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', which was...
1) 2)Klaus Badelt on helilooja, kes on sündinud 1968 aastal Saksamaal Frankfurtis. Ta alustas muusikalist karjääri komposeerides muusikat paljudele edukatele filmidele ja reklaamidele oma kodumaal, kuid peagi leidis Badelt oma tähesäre. ,,Ma hakkasin tööle koos Saksamaa produtsendiga, kelle nimi on Ralf Zang. Ta andis mulle võimaluse ajal, mil ma polnud veel mitte midagi teinud. Ta andis mulle tööd insenerina, seega ma produtseerisin plaate ja artiste... Me tegime tuhandeid reklaame. Ja siis ma hakkasin edasi töötama televisiooniga ja mõndade filmidega," räägib Klaus Badelt intervjuus. Aastal 1998 kutsus Oscareid võitnud helilooja Hans Zimmer ta tööle Media Ventures stuudiosse. Sellest ajast peale on Badelt tegelenud mitme oma enda televisiooni projektiga. Tema esimene suur saavutus, mis pälvis ka palju tähelepanu, oli 2002.aastal muusika filmile ,,The Time Machine". 3)Nüüdseks on Klaus Badelt kirjutanud muusikat enam kui 25 suurele Ho...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook Facebook is the most popular social networking site of all time. Everybody are using it, grandmothers and grandfathers are mothers and fathers and of curse we the younger generatsion. But ise the Facebook good place where to talk to you´re friends or is it bad? The good thinf about Facebook is that it´s free and it´s one of the best medium fot communication. We can share our feelings an what's happening around in our daily life through it. Facebook has good privacy setting which gives me the option to maintain privacy according how i wish.It has thousands of application, quiz, games etc which keeps the user addicted with the site. If you want you can even sell some things on Facbook and if you´re dog or cat get´s lost you uplode a picture of the animal and you´re friends eill share it and usually everyone will find their animal. Now it's time to talk about some disa...
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is born on January 6th 1955, he’s 59 years old. He’s an English actor, comedian, and screenwriter who is best known for his work on the sitcoms Mr. Bean and Blackadder. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy and amongst the top 50 comedians ever, in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Although he'd first appeared at Edinburgh when he was 17, Atkinson was spotted at the 1976 Festival by television producer John Lloyd, who went on to produce him in his first starring role - as one of the four members of the ’Not The Nine O'Clock News’ sketch team. This was followed by the huge success of Blackadder and its sequels which propelled Atkinson to star status. He then went on to create Mr Bean. A walking disaster, Bean was purely physical comedy, the opposite of Edmund Blackadder's polished dialogue. This clumsy character was a huge success and became another national trea...
MARYLAND Marleen Breemet KÜG 10B GENERAL FACTS Total area 32,133 km2 Population 5,884,563 Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Origin of name: in honor of Henrietta Maria Nicknames:Old Line State, Free State, Little America, America in Miniature SYMBOLS Bird- Baltimore oriole Boat-skipjack Dog-Chesapeake Bay retriever Beverage - Milk Fower - Black-Eyed susan Fish-Rockfish Folk dance-Square dance Insect-Baltimore checkerspot butterfly Reptile-Diamondback terrapin SYMBOLS Song-"Maryland! My Maryland!" Sport-Jousting Team sport-Lacrosse Tree- White oak Cat- Calico Crustacean- Maryland blue crab Motto- Fatti maschil, Parole femine (loosely translated as "Manly deeds, Womanly words" GEOGRAPHY 250 miles long ...
Good afternoon! My name is Egert and... ...Today I'm here to talk about advantages and disadvantages of fast development of modern technology. I think we all have noticed that almost every day there are new technology achievements at the stores. Whether we like it or not, it improves in every second, in every minute. New Apple iPhones, iPads and other i-devices are everywhere. Even tractors have a built-in computer in them. So, is it a blessing or a curse? I'm sure that most of you think it's a blessing. Do you? We like our comfortable lives, we like it when everything has been done for us already. We want to have the newest mobile phones and best cars to show off and be better than our friends. However, it can make people selfish and egoistic. They want more and more and more. In the past 10 years modern technology has improved so fast that it is clearly visible when we compare technology in the years 2002 ...
TALLINNA POLÜTEHNIKUM MEEDIA ERIALAOSAKOND Siim Mihkel Palits MM-18 Veljo Tormis Referaat SISUKORD Table of Contents SISUKORD.............................................................................................................. 2 Sissejuhtus............................................................................................................. 3 Varajane elu........................................................................................................... 4 Kõrghetk................................................................................................................ 5 Teosed.................................................................................................................... 6 Kasutatud allikad................................................................................................... 7 ...
Home-reading ‘’The summoning’’ 20 new words: 1.Cacophony- ebakõla The kitchen door flew open and Mrs. Talbot appeared, but her words were beat back by the cacophony.(page 54) 2.Billow- voolama, voogama I knew he was just being polite-including the new girl in conversation-but if Tore had been a cartoon character, smoke would have billowed from her ears.(page 53) 3.Clamber- eest ära minema, põgenema As I clambered out of her way, a dark shape vaulted over the deck railing.(page 345) 4.Auditory- kuulmine, kuulmis Visual and auditory hallucinations.(page 65) 5.Cord- pael, nöör A moment of silence as she fingered a long corded necklace.(page 66) 6.Mope- norutama, tusatsema You’ll get a lecture on moping around.(page 71) 7.Oxygen- hapnik Then I sat cross-legged on my bed, gulping oxygen.(pages 116 and 117) 8.Proverbial- üldtuntud I’d led the proverbial sheltered life.(page 117) 9.Disembodied- maisest kehast vabanenud, eemaldunud I’d seen a ...
French Joe By W. Somerset Maugham CHARACTERS: • Captain Bartlett – pilot, bald, alcoholic, queer fish • Captain Cook – discovered the Thursday Island on a Thursday. • Woman – a red flannel dressing-gown; holding a paraffin lamp; hair - a little bit over her shoulders, long black wisps, a little stoutish, keen eyes, a red nose. • French Joe aka Josep de Paoli – 93Y, Corsican, a lietutenant of artillery, French army in 1851, later communist, started new life many times, black shining eyes, really thin and old. • Boswell Johnson – really famous author, the ancestor of Joe. • Napoleon Bonaparte – a relative of French Joe, lietutenant of artillery • Russians + Prussians – Joe fougth against them in French army • Hospital Nurse PLACES: • Thursday Island in Torres Straits – where...
ROMANTISM Väljaspool Prantsusmaad ei olnud klassitsism 18. ja 19. sajandi vahetusel sugugi ainuvalitsev kunstivool. Klassitsismiga kõrvuti levisid mitmesugused kunstinähtused, mida enamasti ühendatakse ROMANTISMI mõiste alla. Romantismi on võrreldes klassitsismiga raskem määratleda ja iseloomustada. Üldiste reeglite asemel on romantikud toonitanud iga kunstniku kordumatut isikupära. Nii kunstiloomingus kui ka kunsti tajumises on romantikule esmatähtis üksikisiku sisetunne. Seetõttu on romantismil palju tunnuseid, kuid enamasti on ainult mõni nendest vajalik, et mõnda kunstiteost romantiliseks nimetada. Romantismi piir ja mõiste päritolu on samuti keerulised ja ebaselged. On mitmeid seletusi, mis üksteist täiendavad: keskaegne Lõuna-Euroopa sõna ,,romanss" romaanikeelsete rahvalaulude ja muinasjuttude kohta; huvi kasvamine keskaegse rahvaluule vastu; Saksamaal kirjanduslik ,,torm...
H-Helen, J - Julia 1.Receiving a money order H: - Hello, I would like to cash a money order. J: - Hello! You should present your identity card. H: - But, you know, I'd like to receive money order for my sister. How do I go about it? J: - Your identity card and letter of attorney, please. H: - Here you are. J: - Well...Unfortunately, I can't cash your money order your signature is not witnessed. H: - Ok. Than, please, I'd like to cash my money order. J: - Take this form and fill it in. May I see your passport? H: - Yes. Please. So...Should I write my full name, my passport number and the sum of money that has been sent to me, right? J: - Certainly. How would you like the money? H: - I prefer one hundred rouble notes, if you don't mind. J: - Here is your money. H: - Thank you Getting a post-restante. H: - Hi, Julia! What are you doing here? J: - I'm getting post restante letter from Boris... H: -Ah, yeah, remember him. What is he...
1. Beowulf. The dating of Beowulf is still controversial. The poem is one of the earliest and greatest monuments of the Germanic literatures. The main stories of the poem (the fights of B.) are versions of common folk-tales, but the poet also introduces many incidental stories, some of which belong to the world of ancient Germanic legend. He writes his folk-tales and legends in a web of other events, mainly set in the Baltic Kingdoms. He shows a very rich and leisurely portrayal of this Baltic world, providing many customs like the close relationship between lord and man in the war-band and others. All this encouraged the supposition that the unknown author of the poem was himself a bard of the ancient type portrayed within the poem (a lord's scoop). However, many people propose that the author could be Christian poet, perhaps a monk, versed not only in old native traditions, but also in the culture and literatur...
Tallinna Mustamäe Humanitargümnaasium Valeria Jefremenkova ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE INGLISE KEEL KUI ÜLEMAAILMNE KEEL Research work Supervisor: Jevgenija Kozlova Tallinn 2016 1 Table of Contents СONTENT…………………………………………………………………………………...2 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………...3 CHAPTER I……………………………………………………………………………….....5 1.1. A Brief History of the English Language…………………………………………...…..5 1.2. Origins of English as the Global Language……………………………………..……....6 1.3. Necessity of a Global Language...……………………………………………………....8 1.4. Criticism of a Global Language………………………………………………………....9 1.5. The Role of English Today……………………………………………………………..10 1.6. English Speaking Countries…………………………………………………………….11 1.7. Perspectives of English………………………………………………………………....13 CHAPTER I...
TARTUFFE A COMEDY CHARACTERS MADAME PERNELLE, mother of Orgon ORGON, husband of Elmire ELMIRE, wife of Orgon DAMIS, son of Orgon MARIANE, daughter of Orgon, in love with Valere CLEANTE, brother-in-law of Orgon TARTUFFE, a hypocrite DORINE, Mariane's maid M. LOYAL, a bailiff A Police Officer FLIPOTTE, Madame Pernelle's servant The Scene is at Paris ACT I SCENE I MADAME PERNELLE and FLIPOTTE, her servant; ELMIRE, MARIANE, CLEANTE, DAMIS, DORINE MADAME PERNELLE Come, come, Flipotte, and let me get away. ELMIRE You hurry so, I hardly can attend you. MADAME PERNELLE Then don't, my daughter-in law. Stay where you are. I can dispense with your polite attentions. ELMIRE We're only paying what is due you, mother. Why must you go away in such a hurry? MADAME PERNELLE Because I can't endure your carryings-on, And no one takes the slightest pains to please me. I leave your hou...
Sylvia Day Bared to You Sylvia Day Bared to You The first book in the Crossfire series, 2012 This one is for Dr. David Allen Goodwin. My love and gratitude are boundless. Thank you, Dave. You saved my life. Acknowledgments My deepest gratitude to my editor, Hilary Sares, who really dug into this story and made me work for it. Basically, she kicked my ass. By not pulling her punches or letting me shortchange the details, she made me work harder and because of that, this story is a much, much better book. BARED TO YOU wouldn't be what it is without you, Hilary. Thank you so much! To Martha Trachtenberg, copy editor extraordinaire. This book is an important one for me and she treated it that way. Thank you, Martha! T...
Hamlet Shakespeare, William Published: 1599 Categorie(s): Fiction, Drama Source: Feedbooks 1 About Shakespeare: William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviv- ing works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans- lated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a successful c...
ECKHART TOLLE A NEW EARTH Awakening to Your Life's Purpose CONTENTS Chapter One The Flowering of Human Consciousness – 6 Evocation..................................................................................................6 The Purpose of This Book........................................................................8 Our Inherited Dysfunction........................................................................10 The Arising New consciousness..............................................................12 Spirituality and Religion..........................................................................14 The Urgency of Transformation...............................................................16 A New Heaven and a new Earth...............................................................18 ...
THE W R I T E R ' S JOURNEY M Y T H I C STRUCTURE FOR W R I T E R S THIRD EDITION CHRISTOPHER VOGLER S C R E E N W R I T I N G / W R I T I N G Christopher Vogler explores the powerful relationship between mythology and storytelling in his clear, concise style that's made i this book required reading for movie executives, screenwriters, playwrights, fiction and non-fiction writers, scholars, and fans of pop culture all over the world. Discover a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms like "The Hero's Journey," and step-by-step guidelines to plot and • character development. Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, The Writers Jour...
Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Language: a Contemporary Introduction introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth and twenty-first-century phi- losophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Topics are structured in four parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Descriptions, Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the description theory of proper names, Searle's cluster theory, and the causalhistorical theory. Part II, Theories of Meaning, surveys the competing theories of linguistic mean- ing and compares their various advantages and liabilities. Part III, Pragmatics and Speech Acts, introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics, includes a detailed discussion of the problem of indirect force and surveys approaches to metaphor. Part IV, new to this edition, examines the four theories of metaphor. Features...
More praise for Influence: Science and Practice! "We've known for years that people buy based on emotions and justify their buying decision based on logic. Dr. Cialdini was able, in a lucid and cogent manner, to tell us why this happens." --MARK BLACKBURN, Sr. Vice President, Director of Insurance Operations, State Auto Insurance Companies "Dr. Cialdini's ability to relate his material directly to the specifics of what we do with our customers and how we do it, enabled us to make significant changes. His work has enabled us to gain significant competitive differentiation and advantage" -LAURENCE HOF, Vice President, Relationship Consulting, Advanta Corporation "This will help executives make better decisions and use their influence wisely ... Robert Cialdini has had a greater impact on my thinking on this topic than any other scientist." -CHARLES T...
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