,,The Road to Wigan Pier" George Orwell AUTHOR George Orwell was the pen name of the English author, Eric Arthur Blair. He was born on June 25 in 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, in the then British colony of India, where his father, Richard, worked for the Opium Department of the Civil Service. His mother, Ida, brought him to England at the age of one. Orwell was educated in England at Eton College. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1928, he returned to Europe to become a writer. He lived in Paris for the next two years, and then came to England as a school-teacher. He lived for several years in poverty. By 1936, Orwell had joined the Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War. He was wounded in the fighting. Late in the war, Orwell fought the Communists and eventually had to flee Spain for his life. During the Second World War, Orwell wrote a weekl...
Philip Saksing 8a The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Raamatuvastamine Plot: The imaginative and mischievous twelve-year-old boy named Thomas Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly, his half-brother, Sid, also known as Sidney, and cousin Mary, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him a large marble for the privilege of doing his work. He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize. He loses much of his glory, however, when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the firs...
The Road to WiganGeorge PierOrwell Compiled by Priit J oasoo 12D 2009 Author George Orwell =Eric Arthur Blair Born on J une 25, 1903 in India Brought to England at the age of one Indian Imperial Police in Burma 1922-1928 1936 fought in Spanish Civil War II World War wrote a political commentary Died of tuberculosis on J anuary 21, 1950 Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Road to Wigan Pier Setting Location: Indrustrial towns of North England - Lancashire and Yorkshire Time: Before the World War II (1936) Main Character · George Orwell - an English author and journalist, who describes the living conditions of poor miners in northern England. He also talks about socialism and his life. The Plot Book is in two parts I part indrustrial towns & unemploiment He lives in Brookers lodging-house Mi...
Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card Compiled by Taavo Allik The Author · born on the 24th of August in 1951 · began as a poet · studied theatre · only author to win both science fiction top prizes in consecutive years (Hugo & Nebula Awards) for Ender's Game and it's sequel · Has written in a variety of genres Setting · occasionally on Earth · mostly in Battle School: on orbit near Earth most important there: battlerooms · in Command School very far from Earth on a small planet Eros · on a bugger colony named after Ender Ender's World Main Characters · Ender · Valentine 6 years old Ender's sister 11, when wins the war genius genius gentle-natured a Third (third child in the · Peter family) Ender's brother...
TALLINNA ÜLIKOOL POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE ANNELI PALM CRITISIM ABOUT IMF AND WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (RIR6032/RIR6004) ESSAY 2014 Contents TALLINNA ÜLIKOOL.............................................................................................. 1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 3 Basic of liberalism.................................................................................................. 4 International Monetary Fund and World Bank.........................................................4 IMF(International Monetary Fund)........................................................................4 WB(World Bank).................................................................................................
UNIVERSITY OF TARTU DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Using Blogs as a Platform in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language Research paper Tartu 2010 ABSTRACT This work analyses the usefulness of blogging in teaching English as a foreign language. The definition of the term `blog' is provided along with the advantages and disadvantages of blogs' usage in practice. The analysis of language skills developed by students throughout the use of blogs for learning purposes is given in the paper with possible limitations that blogs have. Author of this paper also shares personal comments about the experience in the field. In this paper it is also described which research methods are planned to be employed for the conduction of research project. ...
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 ...
The Snow Child English The Snow Child is a book by Eowyn Ivey. The author was inspired by the Russian fairytale Snegurotska while writing her debut novel. story takes place in Alaska 1920's and it talks about a couple, Jack and Mabel, who decide to make a snow girl out of snow. The next day the snow girl has become a real human being. Before Jack and Mable were living in Alaska they were living in Pennsylvania. They moved to Alaska to get away from the family, because they had lost their first child. It was hard for Mabel to recover there, because there were children around all the time. In Alaska they were living a very isolated life - no neighbours, no friends. In addition, at that time there did not exist such things as food shops, so they had to hunt all their food. Life was quite hard in Alaska and I am not so sure that ...
Summary This is the summary for the presentation about big data by xxx. The presentation was divided into four topics. Starting with what is big data and briefly about it’s history, secondly discussed about it’s characteristics, nextly what can one do with big data and lasty the 5 big data challenges. Firstly the author brought out what does the term big data mean. Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing application software is inadequate to deal with them. In the article „Big Data For SMBs“ the author mentioned that big data could be described with the three V-s: volume, velocity and variety. This paragraph talked about the amount, speed and variety of the data gathered. The author continued with big data opportunities. She brought out that by dipping into and analyzing big data, one can find out who the most valuable customers are, analyze competito...
SUMMARY WRITING NB! At least 5 different types of summaries can be identified in writing. The requirements for the summary in this course are as follows: 1. FOUR UNIVERSAL FEATURES OF ANY SUMMARY: Concise Comprehensive Coherent Independent 2. TIPS FOR WRITING: DONT’S Do not retell, but analyse and synthesise; Do not include your own opinion; Do not use redundant phrases (e.g. The article that I chose); Do not use quotes from the text; Do not use bullets or numbering; Do not start your sentences with But/And/So. DOS Incorporate the heading of the text and the author in the first sentence; Use the author’s phrases (see also ‘package’ D); Write the text in ONE block; Be consistent and parallel in structures; Use the active voice; Use reference words, such as this, these, it, such, etc. 3. SOME USEFUL VOCABULARY: In this...
Looking for Alaska Book presentation Maarja Pehk Tartu Kesklinna School 8.A class 2016 Main information: John Green 2005 by Dutton Books 272 Novel About the author John Green August 24, 1977 American “The Fault in Our Stars”, “Paper Towns” Main characters : Miles – friendly, nice, regardful Alaska – communicative, complicated, introvert, spirited, observant Chip aka Colonel – courageos, unconcerned (sometimes) What did I think about the book It was hard to read Overall it was good Didn’t really have a „message“ Would recommend (in Estonian) Thank you for listening! Sources 1.picture - http:// www.amazon.co.uk/Looking-Alaska-John-Green/dp/000 7523165 2.picture - http:// www.goodreads.com/author/show/1406384.John_Green 3.picture - https:// s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b4/d3/48/b4d348a 78a271ca544c501...
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone? In this video about socialmedia usage the author states that people are using more and more their mobile or other devices rather than talking to people in real life. According to Sherry Turkle we have a new expression alone together. She shows a picture where three girls are hanging out in the same room but they all are in theirs mobile devices communicating to others or each other. The author claims that when people are on the internet they get to present themselves as they want to be by editing and deleteing while writing a text. I agree with the author´s view about people not wanting to communicate in real life. Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters The main point of this video is that any personal information about you on the internet can be sensitive information. Based on his research what showd that if you make a random picture of a university student, the computer identyfies people in the...
Book review The Zahir Paulo Coelho 2005 331 pages Novel The novel is set in Paris and Kazakhstan. A renowed author discovers that his wife, Esther, has suddenly dissapeared leaving no trace. He gets obsessed of meeting his wife again. During the search of his wife, he meets Mikhail. The author learns the meaning of love, the power of destiny and what it means to follow your heart. During his journey, he is a completely different man. Finally he meets his wife, but everything has changed. I really enjoyed reading this book, because it was really instructive. The story was full of lessons and ethical matters to use in life. I am completely in love with the author, because he doesn't just tell the story, but keeps you thinking about it, and speaks with the readers through the words. I usually enjoy more books with action, but this book is one of the best novels I've read. My favourite quote from the book: "All you have to do is to pay ...
Summary This is a summary of the presentation “Apple Inc.” by xxx. In the presentation, I talked briefly about Apple – it’s history, founders, the Apple’s park, logo and Apple’s devices. Firstly, Apple is a technology company that is the world’s largest information technology company by revenue. It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. In the article „Apple Park opens to employees in April“ the author described the park and mentioned that to honor Steve Jobs memory and his enduring influence on Apple and the world, the theater at Apple Park will be named the Steve Jobs Theater. He then continued to talk about what does the Apple Park include. For example, it includes a 100 000-square-foot fitness center for Apple employees and an Apple store. In the next article „History of Apple, 1976-2016“ , the author mentioned the foundation of Apple, how it all started, when was the first comput...
Assassin By Shaun Hutson About the Author Born in 1958 Writer of horror novels and dark urban thrillers Author of "Slugs" basis, also screenplay for The Figgis Brothers Assassin her 10th novel The book Takes place in England's capital London About gang wars 20th century Main characters Frederick Harvey the police commissioner Frank Harrison one of the nether world's leaders, he is gang ruler and he have had leader of streets about two year The story Harrison's life is getting heavier and heavier.Things in the city are getting more out of control. There are a lot of blood, people are killing and shooting each other up. Gangsters can't stand that Harrison is on the lead and want to eliminate him from this position and get it their own . End of the story They want to take over his posi...
Michael Morpurgo 1. Introducton. This project is about Michael Morpurgo. He is a well-known British author. He writes the sort of stories he likes to tell his own children. 2. Biographical data. Michael Murporgo´s full name is Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo. He was born 5 October 1943 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was the son of Tony bridge who was an actor. He attended schools in London, Sussex and Canterbury. 3. Biogrphies. There has been released three biogrphies about Michael Morpurgo. First on was released in 1999 called "Interview with Michael Morpurgo", written by Joanna Carey. In 2004 was released "Dear mr Morpingo: Inside the world of Michael Morpurgo", written by Geoff Fox. In 2005 was released "Michael Morpurgo", written by Shaun McCarthy. 4. Favorites among his own books. Favorites among his own books are The Butterfly Lion, Kensuke´s Kingdom, War Horse and Private Peaceful. 5. War Ho...
The Witches By Roald Dahl Presentation made by: Õie Holm About the author I read a book called ´The Witches` and the author was Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was born in Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark humour. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches. About the book My book tells about a little boy whos parents died at a car axedent and he went to live at hes grandmothers. The grandmother was the boys only living relative, they got along very well and the boy was very happy. The grandmoher was Norwegian and Norwegians knew everything a...
My analysis of the article " Why Ebola is so dangerous" I chose this article because this theme is very current in our society, and many people are dying due to the disease called Ebola. The theme is very intriguing and I hope it interests people, because it definitely interests me. I think that this article makes people more aware of the disease and hopefully helps to put a stop to Ebola. Ebola virus disease, or simply Ebola, is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Signs and symptoms typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus, as a fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches. Then, vomiting, diarrhea and rash usually follow, along with decreased function of the liver and kidneys. At this time, generally, some people begin to bleed both internally and externally. Death, if it occurs, follows typically six to sixteen days after symptoms appear and is often due to low blood ...
The Matlock Paper book review Interesting and gripping but it had its downside, I think that there were way too many descriptions about people. Despite of that I enjoyed reading The Matlock Paper, Robert Ludlums´ 3rd thriller novel. Story is about English professor, James Barbour Matlock who is recruited by the Department of Justice to investigate a drug smuggling ring, led by a mysterious figure named „Nimrod.“ Everything starts with a man named Ralph Loring, who approaches Matlock, whose brother died due to an overdose of heroin. Ralph feeds James with the information that the justice department has acquired over the years on Nimrod. Heared everything he just couldn´t resist taking the job although it puts his life in danger. Loring also gives James the document that plays very important role in this book. Just in the beginning of the book Loring is brutally murdered within minutes after a meeting with Matlock. James still decides t...
Are you experienced? By William Sutcliffe Have you ever thought about backpackers and what makes them go to such a nerve-racking trip? Or do they regret leaving modern life behind and packing it up to find themselves in 3 rd world countries? I had thought about it before, however newer as thoroughly as William Sutcliffes novel made me think. The author writes about the struggles and triumphs in adjusting to major environmental changes and issues with other travellers that appear in every other backpackers journey. The book is entertaining though it’s full of problems that the 3 rd world has and it highlights them in almost unnoticeable ways. “Are you experienced “ draws attention to food and water problems that are common in India. There were many detailed descriptions of diseases and parasites, they were rather disgusting. Even the thought of the situation where locals can’t drink tap water or they even don’t have running water ...
SINU KOOLI NIMI SINU NIMI BOOK REPORT FORM "Life, The Universe and Everything" KOHT, AASTAARV Page 1 Contents · About the author .................................................................................................................... 3 · Plot ................................................................................................................................... ........ 4 · Characters ......................................................................................................................... ...... 5 · Theme/setting.................................................................................................
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz THE HORSE WHISPERER BOOK REPORT Alice Tärk, 9b. Title: The Horse Whisperer Author: Nicholas Evans Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Year: 1991 Number of pages: 97 Genre: fiction The setting: Takes place in Montana The Time Period: 1995 Goal: Some are going to be okay, some are not. The main character is Grace, who is thirteen years old and lives with her mother and father in New York. She is a usual teenager until she loses her leg and her best friend in a serious riding accident. After that she is sad and truly desperate hating the entire world. Her mother Annie is an Englishwoman who had lost his dad and wanted to prove her whole life that she is good in everything: as an important journalist in a fashionable magazine, as a mother and as a husband. But her job is number one and she does not find a lot time for her daughter and husband. ...
1. The title and the author. 2. The kind of book and the subject (What is it about, e.g. Family life, a mystery, an unusual person) 3. The language (simple,rich,literary, idiomatic etc.) 4. The style (formal,refined,plain,humorous etc.) 5. When and where is it set? 6. The characters (e.g. The main ch-s are Ann-a beatiful young girl and Robert Cleves-an old grumpy school teacher) 7. The plot (only the main events). What happens? (use the present tense) 8. Does the book have a message? Waht is it? Does the author say something important? 9. Reasons for liking/not liking the book
Estonian University of Life Sciences Annotation Bibliography of ,,Agroecological Economics" by Paul Wojtkowski Author: Janno Ott Tutor: Tiia Krass Tartu 2011 Introduction I'm writing my book review about Agroecological Economics. Which is written by Paul Wojtkowski, who is very famous as leading proponent and analyst. This book presents a wide range of new and diverse techniques for sustainable agriculture for the purpose of enhancing economic interest. Since agriculture is growing really convivially, the emphasis is on changing from conventional agriculture to more efficient systems and practise. This book is very educational because it explains how is the best way to analyze the experimental results from intercropping and multiple cropping trials....
A book review Catcher in The Rye by J.D.Salinger Catcher in The Rye is a novel written by J.D.Salinger. It and was first published in 1951. The story is about a teenage boy Holden Caulfield who dropped out of high-school because he failed every exam but English. Instead of going home and face his parents he decides to stay in hotel. For two days he wanders in New York and meets different people. Everything is described through Holden's perspective. Holden had quite complex character. He sometimes acts like a 13-year-old but in the same time he can be quite reasonable. Holden´s mood swings and trastic changes of feelings could even could mean that he had somekind of bipolar disorder. He could literally hate a person in one second and love in the next. He criticises others alot for being phony. Only persone he really seemed to be fond of was his little sister Phoebe. The book ...
"Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnolds "Dover Beach" describes how the author falls deep into thought when admiring the sea with his lover and comes to a sad conclusion. In the first stanza, he describes the beauty of the sea as he is watching out the window. He says that he can see the light gleam and then disappear upon the French coast, wich suggests that the sun is setting, making the scene all the more spectacular. He emphasises the calm impression the glimmering sea and the mighty cliffs in the distance give and seems to be touched by all this, his heart filled with what might be nostalgia, thoughtfullness or just pure understanding of how simple life really is. Wanting to share the moment with his lover, he asks her to join him by the window and draws attention to the never-ending sound of the waves clashing against the shore and moving pebbles. Alas, this sound seems to bring forward a sudden realization of things in the author and...
Home Alone summary Home Alone is a popular 1991 holiday book starring Kevin McCallister, an seven year-old who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for a Christmas vacation. Seven year-old Kevin McCallister comes to regret his wish to live alone when his parents accidentally forget him when they leave for a trip to Paris, and he must protect his home from burglars. After a fight with his older brother, Buzz, over Little Nero's pizza, Kevin McCallister gets sent to the attic bedroom, where he wishes that his family would simply disappear. A power line failure during the night resets all the alarm clocks, and the rest of the family rushes the following morning to leave to go on a Christmas vacation to Paris. During the confusion, Kevin is accidentally left at home by himself and experiences what it is like to be independent for the first time. At the same time two intruders, Harry and Marv , plan to br...
Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer was born December 24, in 1973 as Stephenie Morgan. She is an American author and she is best known for her vampire stories The Twilight Saga. It talks about a girl Bella Swan, who is moving to Forks to her father. She meets a vampire family of Cullens, who are really mysterious and she is going to have supernatural adventures and feelings. Meyer was named USA Today's "Author of the Year" in 2008. Stephenie grew up in a six-member family in Arizona in Phoenex. Her siblings Seth, Emily, Jacob, Paul, and Heidi everybody have a part of the Twilight Saga. The unusual spelling of her name came from her father, Stephen ( + ie). Graduated Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was awarded a National Merit Scholarship. She used it to pay her way to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she received a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) in English in 1997. ...
A book worth reading A year ago I managed to find time to read an extremely profound book entitled The Fault in Our Stars. This tragic, yet realistic drama was written by John Green, a famous author of young-adult fiction, and it provides a valuable insight into the life of children fighting with cancer. The Fault in Our Stars is about a teenage girl Hazel, who has stage 4 thyroid cancer. Hazel’s daily routine contains taking meds, reading books and taking part of the support group meetings for cancer- fighters. In the support group she meets an extraordinarily handsome boy Augustus, who, full of metaphores and mystery, catches Hazel’s attention immediately. As the plot evolves, these two spectacularily appalling figures get close and share unique experiences. Together they help out a friend dealing with the loss of a girlfriend, travel to the Netherlands to meet Hazel’s favourite author and much more. Unlike any other teenage-cliche ...
Partners in Crime Agatha Christie About the Author Dame Agatha Christie (15 September 1890 12 January 1976) is the most widely published author of all time. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, Christie wrote eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays and five nonfiction books, including her autobiography. Her most popular characters are the ingenious Belgian Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She achieved Britain's highest honor when she was made a Dame of the British Empire. The Book This book is a short-story collection about two characters who are not as popular as Poirot or Miss Marple. They are Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, a married couple. Tommy works for some kind of a agency which tells them to run a detective agency to catch a Russian spy. Tuppence was delighted because before that she was very bored and she had nothing ...
FGI 1811 Proseminar (Irina Ladusseva) 2.0 AP Kab. 420 03.09.2002. Writing a term paper (this spring) and graduation paper. To get a pass: one written task (part of introduction, thesis statement) Term paper should be printed (20-25 pages long). Graduation paper should be printed (50-60 pages long). First write term paper, and choose a topic right now (theme of term paper later will be developed into graduation paper). Rights: we have a right to have a supervisor. Supervisor writes on the front page "Lubatud kaitsmisele". You need time to: 1. read the theory 2. collect material 3. regularity (1-2 hours a day deal with your paper) The first draft of term paper should be ready by March. Supervisors are: 1. Suliko Liiv (country study, grammar, contrastive studies, methodology) 2. Liliana Skopinskaja (methodology) 3. Jaanika Marley (foneetika, methods) 4. Ene Alas (translation, meth...
MY ESTONIA I-VOTING Unique solution that helps to engage people in the governance process 2005, Estonia became the first country in the world to hold nation-wide elections using this method This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC During a designate...
Snakes & Earrings By: Hitomi Kanehara Silvian Karu About the book Published in Japan ("Hebi ni piasu") in 2004 David James Karashima translated it to English and in 2005 the book was realased in GB Was an instant bestseller and sold over a million copies when it first came out In 2007 Yukio Ninagawa directed the film-version Characters Lui Nakazawa 19-year old Barbie-girl Amada Kazunori (18) Ama for short. Heavily pierced and tattooed punk Kizuki Shiabata a.k.a Shiba-San 24 years old tattoo-artist, who owns a punk/alternative store called Desire. Has sadistic and bisexual bents Plot Lui is beautiful, bored and listless. Wandering around the streets of Tokyo at night, she gets invited by a foreigner to step into a club where she meets Ama, who shows her his forked tongue. Finding herself weirdly fascinated with the idea of having a serpentine tongue, Lui spends the nigh...
Master of the Moor Author Ruth Rendell born 17 February 1930. She has been writing some books under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. She lives in London and is known English crime writer. Known for her psycological thrillers and murder mysteries. Has worked as a journalist for Essex newspapers. Novel ,,Master of the Moor" was Publisher 1982. She has been rewarded with Silver, Gold and Cartier Diamond Daggers awards from Crime Writers' Assosiation and many other awards. Setting The action takes place in the city of Vangmoor. Lots of action goes around the Moor. Time of the story unknown. Characters Stephen Whalby ''Voice of Vangmoor", Loves walks on the Moor. Suspected of killing girls because he knows Moor very well. Not very into the marriage. Lyn Whalby Stephens wife. Leaves Stephen because of Nick. Dadda Whalby Stephens father. Owns a shop and loves antiques. Peter Naulls Stephens old friend and...
Finding Neverland Finding Neverland 2004 British/American semi-biographical film about playwright J. M. Barrie directed by Marc Forster screenplay by David Magee based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan nominated for several Academy Awards; Best Picture and Best Actor for Johnny Depp's portrayal of J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie 9 May 1860 19 June 1937 Scottish author and dramatist small-town weavers educated in Scotland career as a novelist and playwright met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYfbHk8SLX8
The long earth & Fight club Julia Shashkina, 11D The Long Earth Authors: Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter A sophisticated plot Philosophical Parallel worlds that are similar to Earth Device called a "Stepper" Travelling through all the worlds New discoveries A lot of fantasy Science Fight club Chuck Palahniuk Muutke teksti laade Teine tase The book Kolmas tase Neljas tase Viies tase § Author: Chuck Palahniuk § Relea...
Book report "To Kill a Mockingbird" Author The book was written by Nelle Harper Lee. She was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended the local Huntington College and later studied law at the University of Alabama. She has won the Pulitzer Prize for that book and many other literary awards. Lee began to write "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the 1950s in New York and published it in 1960. Setting The action takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, a town invented by the author. Between 19331935. Maycomb is a quiet little town and many people there seem to be narrow-minded. Main Characters The main characters are Scout, Atticus and Jem. Scout is a little girl, she is intelligent, thoughtful and brave. She definitely seems boy-like because she isn't afraid to fight with boys. Scout also has a warm heart, she always has best intentions and worries about the poo...
Chivalric Romance Originated in France in 12-13 century. Usually in the form of the narrative poetry -> later it disappeared. The storyline centers around a knight who undergoes several battles to win the heart of his loved one. Romance vs. Pastoral ROMANCE PASTORAL Lady was from the higher class than a knight. Lady was a shepherdess who seduces the knight. Impossible love Impossible love There are 3 categories of Chivalric Romance 1. The Matter of Britain About King Arthur and his court. 2. The Matter of Troy About the antique myth of Britain origin from the ancient city of Troy through its founder Brutus. 3. The Breton Lay Main character is Merlin. Chivalric romance is a mixture of: local myths Anglo-Saxon heritage French courtly tradition ancient Greek ...
Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki The main point • What the rich teach their kids about money – that the poor and middel class do not! • „Rich Dad Poor Dad is starting point for anyone looking to gain conttrol of their financial future.“ About the author – Robert T. Kiyosaki • He has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. • He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who belives the world needs more entrepreneurs who will create jobs. • I was fortunate to have two dads, a rich dad and a poor dad. Through my book Rich Dad Poor Dad, I shared the experiences that made me successful so others could begin to see money and finances in a whole new way. Robert T. Kiyosaki Two different dads Rich Dad Poor Dad • Believed in the • Someone who traditional...
BOOK REPORT FORM 11 TITLE: Clockwork Orange AUTHOR: Anthony Burgess YEAR: 1962 ILLUSTRATOR: DESCRIBE THE SETTING Action takes place in England in future. Korova Milkbar is a palce where Alex and his friends(who he calls droogs) spend time. Milkshakes, which include alcohol, are sold to minors. They also spent much time in a bar called Duke of New York. POINT OF VIEW Book is written using the first person perspective Alex's narration includes many uncommon words and a slang called Nadsat, which are apparently common to the speech of the youth subculture in the novel. MAIN CHARACTERS Alex is a protagonist. Alex is very easily irritable and very violent, for example he is very fond of opera and classical music but his friend Dim mocks it. Alex gets furious and punches Dim. He is also very arrogant even his gang members think so. The only thing that A...
Summary The present summary is based on the book "Northern Europe’s seas. Norther Europe’s environment" by Britt Aniansson. Oceans and seas are polluted every day by different substances that reach the waters from different sources on land and at the sea. The author points out four main problems in the marine environment. One of the main problems is the chemical pollution which is caused by natural or man- made halogenated compounds, pesticides, dioxins, chlorinated organic materieals and so on. These compounds are causing deformage in marine animals and are storaged in their fatty tissues. They have also been found in organisms throughout the world oceans because they are dispersed quickly by winds and currents. Another problem that affects the marine life is excess phosphorus and nitrogen flow into the sea from towns, factories and other man-made sources which cause intense alg...
Summer and the city A Darrie Diaries novel Candace Bushnell Eve Kurvits About the author Candace Bushnell is an American author who born December 1, 1958. She also has written ,,Sex and the city", whitch in turn became the basis for a popular television series. She attended Rice University and New York University in the 1970s, and became known in New York City as a socialite and party-goer. Her own website: http://www.candacebushnell.com/ Facts of book Publication date : April 26, 2011 Publisher : Harper Collins Publishers Genre : Young adult Pages : 416 pp (first edition) Characters Carrie Bradshaw- She is the main character who went to school in New York. She wants to be a famous writer. Samantha- the cousin of a friend from her hometown (Manhattan).She works in ad company. Bernard- A famous writer, Carrie has a crush on him. Peggy- She lo...
Reading reflection 12/19/06 Title: The Way Home Writer: Sue Leather This book is about eight journeys which change lives forever. Every story is touched and helps me think more about the meanings of life. The Way Home: Alex had a nice husband she went on many trips from time to time. In one of her journeys, she bumped into an attractive man, Stefano. After a nice talk, he asked her to stay at the same hotel and the same room. At the time she agreed, it just began her betrayal and she didn't know how to stop it. Remembering her childhood, she was very frighten about her mom's betrayal and ran away in a long distance from home. And now, she was going home, she was beginning to believe that only her journey home would help her to bring her betrayal to an end...... Betrayal could happen so easily, that's why more and more people have extramarital relations recently. But, it's really hard to find somethin...
“Green Illusions” The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism Ozzie Zehner Author Ozzie Zehner Visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley Kettering University ( BS – Engineering ) The University of Amsterdam ( MS/Drs – Science and Technology Studies ) http://boa.czp-vecer.si/vecer2000/20131211/5023698_ Primarily researches social, cultural, political and economic .jpg conditions influencing energy policy priorities and project outcomes Introduction This book talks about the negative side effects of the alternative energy like wind turbines, solar cells and bio fuels. We don't have an energy crisis. We have a consumption crisis. And this book, offers refreshingly straight talk about what's wrong with the way we think and talk about the problem. Though we generally bel...
Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpurgo was born in 5 October 1943, his full name is Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo . He is a well-known British author, who has written over a hundred books for children. There has been released three biogrphies about Michael Morpurgo. First on wasreleased in 1999 called “Interview with Michael Morpurgo”, written by JoannaCarey. In 2004 there was released “Dear mr Morpingo: Inside the world of Michael Morpurgo”, written by Geoff Fox. In 2005 was released “Michael Morpurgo”,written by Shaun McCarthy. Favorites among his own books are The Butterfly Lion, Kensuke´s Kingdom, WarHorse and Private Peaceful. The book talks about a horse who lives on a farm and moves into the battles of World War I. It is a story of friendship lasting through the toughest tests. Michael Morpurgo tells the story trough the eyes of a horse. It is a moving and a powerful story of survival. Right n...
The use of satire in Swift's A Modest Proposal According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary satire is a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humor to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing in that uses that type of criticism: political/social satire (1180). Jonathan Swift, one of the ambiguous and interesting figure of the Anglo-Irish Literary Tradition, the greatest pamphleteers, and a master of satire, denotes that 'Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world, and that so very few are offended with it' (Swift). The current essay attempts to analyze the use of satire in Jonathan Swift's most discussed pamphlet A Modest Proposal and the purposes of using this specific genre. The pamphlet reveals a vast number of social and reli...
Animal rights movements and their views on hunting Koostaja: In Wikipedia there are listed 34 animal rights organizations [8], so in this report author has picked out some of these organizations and will introduce their views on game management and hunting. First hypothesis before deeper research is that all such organizations are against all sort of hunting. When mentioned animal rights people usually think about people fighting against wearing furs and keeping animals in cages, but when delving deeper into this there are many problems that animal rights organizations/ movements are addressing. There are also those organizations that have not made any statements about hunting, some of those concentrate only on pets (mostly cats and dogs) but some just don’t mention hunting in any way. These types of organizations have been left out from this report. Below are listed some organizations, their goals and views on hunting. People f...
BOOK REPORT Title of the book: Fight Club Author (name and some general information): Chuck Palahniuk is an American novelist born February 21, 1962 in Washington, USA. He is best known as the author for the novel Fight Club (1996), which was made into a movie in 1999. Palahniuk began writing fiction in his mid-thirties. When he attempted to publish his novel, Invisible Monsters, publishers rejected it for its disturbing content. This led him to work on Fight Club which he wrote as an attempt to disturb the publisher even more for rejecting him. After initially publishing it as a short story in the 1995 compilation, Pursuit of Happiness, Palahniuk expanded it into a full novel, which --contrary to his expectations--the publisher was willing to publish. Some other well-known novels: Rant, Choke, Diary. Analysis of the book 1. Setting The story takes place in somewhere between 1980s...
Outstanding figures in British literature Eva Martina Põder 11.b British literature Refers to all literature produced by British authors from the United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man Includes early works written in Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin, works in Old, Middle, and Modern English, each of which represents a different period Full of great works British works in Latin Venerable Bede He lived between 673 and 735 AD The greatest of all the AngloSaxon scholars He's the earliest English historian, whose work has shed light on a period of English history that would have otherwise been unknown ,,The Father of English History" Wrote / translated about 40 books on almost every area of knowledge, i.e. nature, astronomy, and poetry His best known work is "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Starting with the Roman invasion in the 5th century, he...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Lauri Kasak 12b VKG About the book Click to edit Master text styles Published in: the Second level Third level U.S.A. in 2000 Fourth level Publishing house: Fifth level "Scholastic inc." Author: J.K.Rowling Characters Harry Potter- parents, the second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, 12 years old, small, skinny, lighting-shaped scar. The Chamber of secret mystery. Lord Voldemort- killed Harry`s parents, the most powerful dark wizard ever, an embodiment of pure evil. "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Hermione Granger- clever, well-read, the top student in her class, basilisk, Ro...
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