Top Gear It all started when BBC presented us with an idea. Every one of us had to build a British motorhome of the future, which would be practical but still look cool. Three things the motorhome had to have were sleeping accommodation, cooking facilities and a bog. We met up at Fleet to take a look at each others brilliant come ups before the challanges. As usual I came in with quite an entrance. My motorhome was by far the tallest ever built. It had three stories and looked extremely cool. After walking Hammond through my surperb motorhome I couldn't help but laughing at his. It was a hidious Land Rover which appeared from far to be covered with bricks. The ,,stone effect" was in Richards mind the Land Rover style.It literally had a bog next to the driver's seat. After having a great laugh once more over Hammonds brilliant motorhome, James May came in what appeared to be a roc...
Review Top Gear is an entertaining TV program for car enthusiasts. Usually episodes are made in United Kingdom, but some are made in Europe and America. Presenters are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond who called "Hamster" and James May who called "Captain Slow". Top Gear has done 15 seasons and now 16 season is coming completely on 16th March. In program they test cars and they make one quick lap with that car. Their racing driver is called The Stig. They make some challanges with old and cheap cars and they show which car is best in that category. They have guests in show. Their guest drive fast lap with Kia Cee´d which is normal price car and not very fast. Then they take the lap time and but it on the board. They use the wall, which called "Cool Wall". There is many cars which are cools, un cools, seriously un cools or sub zeros, like they think. Every episode they change car positions. The latest episode was very funny. UK Top Ge...
KING CHARLES I (sinu nimi) Life The second son of King James VI and Annie of Denmark, Charles was born in Dunfermline palace, on 19. November 1600. Charles was a weak and sick child. Charles I liked to collect art He started English Civil War at 1642 He died on 30. January 1649 Family Mama and Papa: James I (19 June 1566 27 March 1625) Anne of Denmark (12 December 1574 2 March 1619) Family Children: Charles James (13 May 1629) Charles II (29 May 1630 6 February 1685) Mary of England (4 November 1631 24 December 1660) James II (14 October 1633 - 6 September 1701) Princess Elizabeth (28 December 1635 8 September 1650) Family Princess Anne (17 March 1637 - 5 November 1640) Princess Catherine (29 June 1639) Henry, Duke of Gloucester (8 July 1640 - 13 September 1660) Princess Henrietta (16 June 1644 - 30 June 1670) Events during his lifetime 1610-Galileo sees the moons of Jupiter from his telescope 1612-Cha...
· Top Gear is a funny television show about motor vehicles · The country of origin is United Kingdom and it's made by BBC · The show has about 350 million viewers · There has been 13 series of Top Gear · There are Russian and Australian versions of the show aswell · They try out new cars and compare their lap times agains others · They have a celebrety guest in every show who has to drive in the reasonably-priced car · They tell about new cars and news about motor vehicles · They have a cool wall in the studio Jeremy Clarkson James Daniel May · he was born 11.April(1960) · He was born · he`s a carpressman and 16.January(1963) anchorman · he´s a British television · Jeremy Clarkson is a very presenter and award- funny person winning journalist · he writes weekly · on top Gear his nickname newspapers Sunday Times i...
The Romantic movement in American literature Romanticism in literature · Romantic · Romanticism is an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement · Influenced by : - Enlightenment - elevated medievalism · In America 1820 Characteristic features · Intuition, instincts, imagination, feelings · Folk art, nature, heroism · Protest against reality · Emphasis on women and children · Dreams · Symbolism and myths Events & Dates · The American Revolution (1776 -1783) · The French Revolution (1789 1799) · The Industrial Revolution · Civil war (1861 1865) · Colonies, communes · Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 1882) · Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862) Famous writers · Small literary world, writers knew each other · Washington Irving (1783 -1859) · James Fenimore Cooper (1789 -1851) · Nathaniel Hawthorne (1819 1891) · Herman Melville (1819 -1891) ...
Young hacker Jonathan Joseph James Lets move on to Jonathan Joseph James was born on the 12 December, 1983. He was an American hacker who was the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the United States. He was a passionate computer geek, who started playing with family computer at the age of 6 and he switched his own computer from Windows to linux in middel school. He really liked computers and he said that the hard part isnt getting into the systems but its learning to know what it is that your doing. So he studid all these books therefore he knew Unix system and C programming like the back of his hand. James committed a series of intrusions into various systems, like BellSouth and the Miami- Dade school system. What brought him to the attention of federal authorities, however, was his intrusion into the computers of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. As hacking into these systems he was allowed to intercept over three thousa...
Põltsamaa Ühisgümnaasium Kaugushüpe Referaat Annika Allik 9d 2009 Sisukord: 1Üldkirjeldus 2Võistluskorraldus 3Ajalugu 4Treening 5Medalivõitjad (alates 1992.a) Kasutatud kirjandus Üldkirjeldus Kaugushüpe on kergejõustiku ala, milles sportlased püüavad hüpata lähtepunktist võimalikult kaugele. Võistlejad sprindivad jooksurajal, hüppavad maapinnast pisut kõrgemale ulatuvalt puust pakult nii kaugele kui suudavad, maandudes kasti, mis on täidetud liiva või kruusaga. Kui äratõukel jääb osa jalast pakust ettepoole, siis on katse ebaõnnestunud. Hüpe koosneb neljast osast: ·hoojooks ·äratõuge ·lend ·maandumine Edu sõltub kaugushüppes põhiliselt hoojooksu kiirusest ja kõrgest hüppest äratõukel. Paljud sprinterid on ka edukad kaugushüppes. Võistluskorraldus Võistluskorraldus võib olla...
Famous People from Ireland 2011 Oscar Wilde One of the most famous Irish person in history Writer and poet Born 16th Oct. 1854 Died 3oth Nov. 1900 Notable works: "The importance of being Earnest"; "The picture of Dorian gray" Jonathan Swift An Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, cleric Notable works: "Gulliver's Travels"; "A modest proposal" Born 30th Nov. 1667 Died 19th Oct. 1745 Colin James Farrell Irish actor Appeared in: "In Bruges"; "Miami Vice"; "Tigerland"; "Odine" Born 31st May 1976 Won the golden globe award for "In Bruges" Saint Patrick The patron saint of Ireland Lived 4th to 5th century S.t Patrick's day celebrated in honor of him brought Christianity to Ireland Sold to slavery at the age of 16 Birth name was Maewyn Paul David Hewson Singer and musician (stage name "Bono") Main vocalist in the rockb...
Scotland Overview Flag-Saltire Royal Standard of Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow First Minister Alex Salmond 78,387km² 5,222,100 St Andrew History Picts (Celtic tribe) Romans named scotland Caledonia The Scots Queen Mary was forced to abdicate the Scottish throne in 1567. National Symbols Thistle Declaration of Arbroath Tartan Bagpipes Kilt Honours of Scotland Crown, Sword and sceptre are from late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Crown was made in 1540. Pope Julius II presented the sword to King James IV in 1507. The sceptre was made in 1494 and was presented to King James IV by Pope Alexander VI Honours of Scotland Language Have spoken Pictish, Scottish Gaelic similar Norse, Norman- to Irish, it is French and Brythonic recognised a...
How to Start Learning about Testing Revised 8.05.2017 by Helena Jeret-Mäe This is a collection of materials that I typically send to someone who wants to know more about testing. I recommend to go through Part 1 in the given order. Part 2 presents further resources organized by category. This is just the beginning... But you need to begin somewhere :) Part 1: Diverse Half-Measures and Increased Serendipity 1. Watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkT_HV9DVU - Open Lecture by James Bach at Estonian Information Technology College 2. Learn 5 testing skills in 4 hours: http://www.fourhourtester.net/ by Helena Jeret-Mäe and Joep Schuurkes 3. Read this article http://www.developsense.com/articles/2005-01-TestingWithoutAMap.pdf by Michael Bolton to learn how to immediately start finding issues. 4. Sign up and participate in a Weekend Testing Europe session to learn from and interact with other test...
Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar, (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969 in Douarnenez, France) is a Grammy Award nominated French record producer, House music DJ and owner of the label Yellow Productions. Career history Sinclar started his career in 1986, when he was 18 years old, specialising in funk and hiphop music and he was named "Chris The French Kiss". His first club hit was "Gym Tonic", which was coproduced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda fitness tape. Le Friant is known for popularising the "French touch" of house music with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D Train" Williams. Le Friant has also worked under other ps...
Modal Verbs Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................... 2 Characteristics of Modal Verbs ............................................. 2 When to use the Modal Verbs ............................................... 3 Expressing permission.......................................................... 3 Expressing obligation ........................................................... 3 Making offers........................................................................ 5 Making requests ................................................................... 6 Expressing possibility/probability......................................... 7 Asking about possibilities ..................................................... 7 Infinitives ............................................................................. 8 In...
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
Romantism Romantism on kunsti suund, mis tekkis Saksamaal, 18. sajandi lõpus vastukaaluks klassitsismile. Romantismi tunnused on: sisaldab müstikat, peategelane on erak, palju emotsioone, loodus aitab meeleolusid luua, (tavaliselt) traagiline lõpp, peategelase üleidealiseerimine. Kirjanikud: Walter Scott, James Fenimore Cooper, Victor Hugo. Kunstnikud: Thomas Cole, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault. Heliloojad: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexandre Dumas (24 July 1802 - 5 Dec 1870), sünnikoht - Villers-Cotterêts, Prantsusmaa. Faktid: Tema on kõige loetum prantsuse kirjanik maailmas. Töötas juristina. Teosed: Kolm musketäri (1845), Kakskümmend aastat hiljem (1845), Krahv Monte-Cristo (1845), Vikont de Bragelonne, ehk, Kümme aastat hiljem (1848), Must tulp (1850)...
Bora Bora C.Karus 2018 Bora Bora • A tropical island in the Pacific Ocean, famous as one of the top beach destinations in the world • Population – 8 800 • Main languages French and Tahitian • Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 metres • Was colonized by Polynesians, New Zealander and explorers such as James Cook in 1777 • Interestingly, there is no "B," in the local Tahitian language, so its actual name is Pora Pora, meaning "first born" Vaitape The largest city Population 4 927 Some supermarkets Many fruits are imported from Faaa Weather And Biodiversity Tropical, humid climate with relatively stable temperatures yearround Characterized by it’s volcanic rock mountains and raised coral beds found at high elevations Coconut palms, pandanus trees, and breadfruit trees cover the landscape. Animal life is not found in abundance although, wild pigs, rats, and lizards can be seen from time to...
David Beckham General · Birth name : David Robert Joseph Beckham · Born : 2 May , 1975 ( age 35 ) · Birthplace : Leytonstone , London , England · Nationality : English · Playing position : Midfierlder · Current club : Los Angeles Galaxy · Number : 23 Family · Wife : Victoria Beckham · Sons : Brooklyn Joseph , Romeo James and Cruz David Career · 1991 - Signs as a trainee for Manchester United · 1993 - Signs as a professional for Manchester United · 2000 - Appointed the English national team captain · 2003 - Signs with Real Madrid for £25m Achievements · 1999 - UEFA Most Valuable Player · 2000 - World Footballer of The Year (2nd Place) · 2001 - World Footballer of The Year (2nd Place) · 2001 - European Footballer of The Year (4th Place) Fun Facts · There is a gold-covered bronze statue of David Beckham in a Thai Bu...
ADELE Aleksandrina Gudkina 9A Full name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Born: 5.05.1988 (25 years old) Birth place: Tottenham, London, England Instruments: guitar, keyboards, bass guitar Biography Her first performance on the stage was at school. Adele graduated from the School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006. After 2 months she put 2 compositions into art- magazine(PlatformsMagazine.com). Her first British tour – in October 2007. Awards In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Hometown Glory”. By December 2011, ”21” sold over 3.4 million copies in the UK, and became the biggest-selling album of the 21st century. In 2013, she received an Academy Award as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her song “Skyfall“. Adele has got about 103 awards and more ...
MRSA: Understand your risk and how to prevent infection James Steckelberg, M.D. MRSA - or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - has been a problem in hospital and health care settings for years. But this highly drug-resistant bacterium has gained attention in recent years for its role in several deaths among otherwise healthy school-age athletes. Are MRSA infections on the rise? What are the real risks of MRSA infection for you or your child? And what can you do to protect against MRSA infection? James Steckelberg, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., answers these and other common questions about MRSA. What is MRSA, and why is it sometimes referred to as a "superbug"? · MRSA in hospitals. MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria - often called "staph." Many years ago, a strain of staph emerged in hospitals that was resistant to the broad-spectrum ant...
McDonald's 2011 logo Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level MAIN FACTS INDUSTRY: RESTAURANTS FOUNDED: MAY 15 , 1940 IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA FOUNDERS: RICHARD AND MAURICE MCDONALD OWNER: JAMES A. SKINNER (Chairman & CEO) HEADQUARTERS: OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS, U.S. NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS: 32,000+ (AREA: WORLDWIDE) COUNTRIES: 119 EMPLOYEES: MORE THAN 1,5 MILLION SLOGAN: I'M LOVIN IT WORLD'S LARGEST CHAIN OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS MASCOT: CLOWN RONALD MCDONALD Types Of restaurants COUNTER SERVICE INDOOR SEATING DRIVETHROUGH OUTDOOR SEATING ( DRIVETHRU, AUTOMAC, PAY AND DRIVE OR ,,MCDRIVE" AS IT IS KNOW IN MANY COUNTRIES Money REVENUE: US$ 22.6 BILLION OPERATIN...
Hello my name is. And for introduction i will give you some clues for my following presentation. I would like you to think guess the object im describing. Golden Gate Bridge connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County as part of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1 • Total length of Bridge (including approaches): 1.7 miles = 8,981 ft = 2,737 m • Width of Bridge: 90 ft = 27 m • Clearance above water: 220 ft = 67 m • Height of tower above water: 746 ft = 227 m • Height of tower above roadway: 500 ft = 152 m Main reason of building this bridge • Population centers were growing • Traffic congestion at the ferry docks was becoming intolerable • The thought of bridge started to develop in 1872 • The main idea of bridge construction was proposed by Charles Crocker, who was a railroad entrepreneur. the idea of a bridge ...
Queen Elizabeth I Elin Palumäe 10B Elizabeth I Reign - 17 Nov. 1558 24 March 1603 (44 years) Coronation - 15 January 1559(25 years) Predecessor - Mary I Successor - James I House - House of Tudor Father - Henry VIII Mother - Anne Boleyn Born - 7 September 1533 Greenwich, England Died - 24 March 1603 (aged 69) Burial - Westminster Abbey Anne Boleyn Queen consort of England Mother of Elizabeth I Tenure - 28 May 1533 17 May 1536 Coronation 1 June 1533 Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and the 1st Marquess of Pembroke in her own right for herself and her descendants. House - House of Tudor Father - Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Mother - Lady Elizabeth Howard Born c.1501/1507 Blickling Hall/ Hever Castle, England Died 19 May 1536 (aged 29-35)Tower of London Religion - Anglican, formerly Roman Catholic King of England Henry VIII Reign - 21 April 1509 ...
,,Võta või jäta" Saade ,, Võta või jäta "on eetris tv3-s reedeti kell 20.00. Tegemist on telemänguga, kus mängijal tuleb kiusatuslike pakkumiste ja reaalse olukorra vahel parim lahendus leida ning 26 rahakohvri seast see "õige" valida. Kohvrites peituvad erinevad summad alates 10 sendist ja lõpetades 1 000 000 krooniga. Mängija ülesandeks on neid järgemööda avades ja salapärase Pankuri pakkumisi arvestades enda jaoks parim valik teha. Eestis on saatejuhiks Alari Kivisaar ning kohvreid hoiavad neiud E.M.A modelliagentuurist. Saade põhineb tegelikult "Deal or No Deal" formaadil, mis on välja kasvanud Hollandi meelelahutussaatest, praeguseks näidatakse saadet juba ligi 70. riigis. Mängu põhimõte on lihtne. Võistleja valib endale 26 kohvri hulgast ühe. See kohver jääb mängu lõpuni tema valdusse, kui ta just seda pankurile müüa ei kavatse. Pärast seda, kui ta on endale kohvri valinud, hakkab mängija järgemööda avama järelejäänud ...
Saku Gümnaasium Kaarel Rausberg 10a Metallica Retsensioon 2007 13. juunil 2006 toimus tallinna lauluväljakul Metallica kontsert. Kontserdi tuli vaatama umbes 78000 inimest. Nende hulgas oli palju välismaalasi umbes pool. Metallica on USA-Taani päritolu heavy rock/metal bänd, mis alustas oma tegevust 21.oktoobtil 1981 ja tegutseb siiani. 1980 aastatel oli ta ülipopulaarne tõsiusklike hevirokkarite seas, alates. 1991 aasta "Black Albumist" on ta liikunud mainstreami poole ja saanud üle kogu maailma väga tuntuks. Esimest korda metallica vapustav kontsert toimus Tallinnas 29.Juuni 1999, Lauluväljakul! Metallica lõid 1981 aastal Californias trummar Lars Ulrich ning kitarrist ja vokalist James Hetfield. Ulrich ja Hetfield kohtusid, kui mõlemad olid pannud kuulutuse ajakirja "The Recycler". Ulrich, kes oli mõjutatud briti heavy metali uuest lainest, oli proovinud varemgi enda bändi luua. Nüüd, 28. oktoobril, sai see...
Metallica on USA-Taani päritolu hard rock/ heavy metal bänd, mis alustas oma tegevust 21. oktoobril 1981 ja tegutseb siiani. 1980. aastatel oli ta ülipopulaarne tõsiusklike hevirokkarite seas, alates 1991. aasta "Black Albumist" on ta liikunud mainstreami poole ja saanud üle kogu maailma väga tuntuks. 29. juunil 1999 ja 13. juunil 2006 andis Metallica kontserdid ka Eestis Tallinna Lauluväljakul. Metallica on müünud 57 miljonit plaati Ameerikas ja 40 miljonit väljaspool Ameerikat. Kokku on arvatavasti müüdud 100 miljonit, millega Metallica on 18. bänd plaatide müügi poolest Ameerika ajaloos. Metallica algkoosseis : James Alan Hetfield Mängib kitarri ja laulab. James sündis 3. augustil 1963.aastal, Los Angeleses, Californias. Ta on abielus ja tal on üks laps. Kirk Lee Hammett mängib kitarri. Kirk Sündis 18.novembril 1962. aastal San Fransiscos, Californias. Ta on abielus. Jason Curtis Newsted mängis basskitarri. Jason sündis 4.märts...
1) Standard and non-standard varieties of English Standard varieties of English are the varieties of the English language that are considered to be a norm and are spoken and written by the minority (educated people). This is the optimum for educational purposes. The standard varieties of English are: BrEng (British), EngEng (English), NAmEng (North-America), USEng (United States), CanEng (Canada), AusEng (Australia), NZEng (New Zealand). Standard English (British English) is the most widely accepted and understood among native speakers, learned by foreigners. It is used in broadcasting, TV, news etc. It doesn't concern pronounciation (accent), but grammar and vocabulary. It includes formal and informal styles. British Standard English grammar and vocabulary, together with the RP accent should be called English English. RP (Received Pronounciation) is an accent that originates from South-East of England. A social accent, associated o...
National Symbols of New Zealand New Zealand flag History The idea of the flag of New Zealand was first introduced in 1830, because of trading troubles. At that time, a trading ship built inNZ, Sir George Murray was seized in Sydney by Customs officials for sailing without a flag or register. Australia, which was the most important trading partner for NZ had British navigation laws which ruled that every ship must carry an official certificate detailing construction, ownership and nationality of the ship. The problem was that during that period of time, NZ was not yet a colony ofGreat Britan, thats why the NZ-built ships could not sail under a British flag or register. Without a flag to represent the new nation, trading ships and their valuable cargoes would continue to be seized (held by the Australian customs (toll) The Australians called for signing a legislation to remove any obstacles to New Zealand's incre...
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is born 6 January 1955 and is an English actor, comedian, and screenwriter who is best known for his work on the sitcoms Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Atkinson (the youngest of four brothers) was born in Consett, County Durham, England. His parents were Eric Atkinson (a farmer and company director), and Ella May, who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul (who died as an infant), Rodney (a Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election in 2000) and Rupert. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees in electrical engineering. (During that time, he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performed comedy revues.) Later, he co-wrote and appeared in Not the Nine O'Clock News, which was a huge success and spawned several best-selling books. (...
United Kingdom AT115 Martin Pillai Early history • In 1066, the Normans invaded England from France • In 1603, the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland were united in a personal union when James VI, King of Scots, inherited the crowns of England and Ireland and moved his court from Edinburgh to London • In the mid-17th century, all three kingdoms were involved in a series of connected wars, which led to the temporary overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the short-lived unitary republic of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Acts of Union • On 1 May 1707, the united Kingdom of Great Britain came into being, the result of Acts of Union being passed by the parliaments of England and Scotland to ratify the 1706 Treaty of Union and so unite the two kingdoms • The term "United Kingdom" became officia...
COUNTRY ITSELF Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has over 1,200 km of coastline, and is largely mountainous. The country is obv ruled by Elizabeth II, but it has its own first minister, Carwyn Jones. The country lies within the north temperate zone, and has a changeable, maritime climate. People in Wales speak Welsh and English. Sadly 73% of people say that they have no skills in Welsh. HISTORY! Neanderthals lived in what is now Wales at least 230,000 years ago. Homo sapiens had arrived by about 31,000 BC. The first people from outer world to step their foot on Wales' area were Celts about 1000 BC. The first recorded information about people in Wales is when Romans came in the 48AD. At that time people talked in Celtic language, whi...
Flag Day June 14th The History Of Flag Day The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is belived to have first originated in 1885. The Father of Flag Day was Bernard J. CiGrand, who was a schoolteacher at Stony Hill. In June 1886 he made his first public proposal for the annual observance of the birth of the flag when he wrote an article titled "The Fourteenth of June" in the old Chicago Argus newspaper. Bernard J. CiGrand In the years that followed, Cigrand authored hundreds of other magazine and newspaper articles advocating recognition of the June 14th adoption of the Stars and Stripes. Everybody agreed In the years that followed, 36 Governors, scores of mayors and five Presidents ...
Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction, and one of the most famous squares in the United Kingdom and the world. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art, and it is a site of political demonstrations. The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square". The northern area of the square had been the site of the King's Mews since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between th...
These two chapters highlight the kinds of commentary Swift makes throughout the novel. By describing a society that chooses its highest officials with silly competitions like seeing who can jump the highest on a tightrope, Swift is poking fun at the way officials are chosen in England. He is also commenting on the disturbing trend of politicians who are willing to do whatever it takes to gain favour in the courtincluding humiliating themselves. The danger of ambition is also figured here; jumping badly can lead to death. Having Gulliver stand with his legs apart so that the Lilliputian armies can walk through is also a ridiculous idea. It is a comment on the pomp and circumstance of English armies. To Swift it seems that armies are often more concerned with looking impressive than with being impressive. This scene might also be an allusion to the Colossus of Rhodes, described in Julius Caesar by Shakespeare as a largerthanlife ...
American literature The literary history of this nation when the first humanbeing living in what has since become the U.S used language creatively. · Mid to late 18 century put down · Words are powerful, magical · Words must be remembered · Native Americans stories creation of the world · Attidude thought their land/language · Similar stories Dates and names · America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus · 1497 John Cabot went to Canada · 1579 San Fransisco/St. Fransis · 1607 Jamestown collony/John Smith · 1620 a boat called MayFlower · 1630 Boston was established · 1636 Harvard University · 1773 Boston Teaparty · 1775 War of Independence · 1776 4 July Declaration of Independence · First President George Washington Christopher Columbus Chris...
History of Great Britain Prehistory (55BC) no written records 6th 3rd c. BC the Celts came to British isles hill figures, hill forts, stone circles ( Stonehenge ) RomanBritain (55BC 400AD) Julius Caesar, named the country Albion Hadrian's Wall, villas, roads, the town of Bath The AngloSaxon, Danish and Norman invasions Germanic tribes settled and stayed Anglia Christianity was brought, religion became important, churches were built 8th century = raids by the Vikings and the Danes 1016 1042 : Under Danish rule ( York was the capital ) 1042 : local AngloSaxons regain their rule 1066 : Normans arrive ( the Norman conquest ) Medieval Britain (106615th c.) the Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror a new AngloNorman state the feudal system introduced the rule of the king and church strengthened centralised country, military rule Scotland, Wales and Ire...
The United States is a democracy. The Constitution, laws and traditions of the United States give the people the right to determine who will be the leader of their nation, who will make the laws and what the laws will be. The Constitution also guarantees individual freedom to all. In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. Within a few years, the more powerful nations of Europe were claiming great areas there and establishing colonies to support their claims. Most of the colonists were English, but there were also Germans in Pennsylvania, Swedes in Delaware and Dutch in New York. Some of the early British colonists had come to the New World in hopes of enriching themselves, some came because Britain forced them to leave and some because of the opportunity , which did not exist for them in Europe, to own land or practice a trade. But there were also reasons, which had great influence on the shaping of the political system of...
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...
In 1998 compensation claims cost 6.8 billion pounds in Britain. That's a massive amount of money to pay. Let's put that number in context. If you are a sports fan, you could afford a 248-season contract for one of the most paid basketball players in the world, Lebron James. At that time it was eight times the budget, which was approved by the Estonian Government. So it was a heavy sum to pay. In Britain I think they can only blame themselves. You see, unlike many other nations, the UK has no single core constitutional document. In this sense, it is said not to have a written constitution, but much of the British constitution is embodied in written documents, within statues, court judgments and treaties. So in my opinion that's a stupid system. Because if you watch other countries how much do they pay for compensation claims then it's nothing. Though in other countries there are huge sums what civilians get from companies. A former femal...
Australia. Kadri Rampe 2012 Position in the world. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australia continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. Its the world`s sixthlargest country by total area. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated,forming a Commonwealth of Australia, since Federation, Australia has maintaned a stable liberal democratic political system. The population of 22,7 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated in eastern states due to geography and climate. A highly developed country, Australia is the world's 12th largest economy and has the world's fifthhighest per capita income. Enviroment. Although most of Australia is semiarid or desert, it includes a diverse range of habitats from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests. Australian forests are mostly made up of evergreen species, particularly eucalyptus ...
Book 1 BASIC ENGLISH BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR GRAMMAR BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR Book 1 Book 1 Younger students at beginning to intermediate levels will greatly benefit from this step-by-step approach to English grammar basics. This is the ideal supplement to your language arts program whether your students are native English speakers or beginning English language learners. Skill-specific lessons make it easy to locate and prescribe instant reinforc...
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth in Hampshire, the second of eight children to John Dickens n 7 February 1812. The 12-year-old Dickens began working ten hour days in a Warren's boot-blacking factory. In May 1827, Dickens began work in the office of Ellis and Blackmore as a law clerk. At the age of seventeen, he became a court stenographer and, in 1830, met his first love, Maria Beadnell. Maria's parents disapproved of the courtship and effectively ended the relationship when they sent her to school in Paris. In 1834, Dickens became a political journalist, reporting on pa...
Fact from the last Irish census, Sean was the most popular boys name and Emma was the most popular girls name. Ireland has won the Nobel prize for literature on four occasions with George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Irish aviation fact = Shannon became the worlds first duty free airport in 1947 There is no death penalty in Ireland. Ireland is a neutral state and is not a member of N.A.T.O. The famous Titanic ship was built in Belfast. Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company was the son of an Irish emigrant. John Kennedy, the thirtyfifth President of the U.S.A.was born in Massachusetts in 1917. The Kennedy family were descendants of Irish emigrants to the U.S.A. in the nineteenth century. Kilkenny born architect James Hoban designed the White House and also the official residence of the Irish president, Aras an Uachtarain. Bushmills, Couny Antrim is the Worlds Oldest Whiskey Distillery base...
John Galsworthy The Man of Property PREFACE "The Forsyte Saga" was the title originally destined for that part of it which is called "The Man of Property"; and to adopt it for the collected chronicles of the Forsyte family has indulged the Forsytean tenacity that is in all of us. The word Saga might be objected to on the ground that it connotes the heroic and that there is little heroism in these pages. But it is used with a suitable irony; and, after all, this long tale, though it may deal with folk in frock coats, furbelows, and a gilt- edged period, is not devoid of the essential heat of conflict. Discounting for the gigantic stature and blood-thirstiness of old days, as they have come down to us in fairy-tale and legend, the folk of the old Sagas were Forsytes, assuredly, in their possessive instincts, and as little proof against the inroads of beauty and passion as Swithin, Soames, or even Young Jolyon. And if heroic figures, in ...
Australia History & Geography Rakke Gymnasium X class Katre Pohlak, Alari Uudla April 2011 Key Facts Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. Australia is an island, surrounded by water. It is located on the smallest continent in the world. Key Facts Population: 17.5 million Geographic size: 2.97 million square miles Capital: Canberra Major cities and population: Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide. Geographic Landmarks Australia has a very dramatic landscape. Australia is famous for its "outback," the remote lands of the interior. The desert outback covers most of the interior. It is too hot, dry and barren to support many people. Geographic Landmarks Australia also has some ...
Chicago jazz Merilin anijärv Richard Ploompuu 9B TTG juhendaja: Merle Adelman 2014 Tekkelugu Tekkis 1920 a algul Chicagos. 1920. aastate alguses pärast, kui USA astus I maailmasõtta, New Orleansi meelelahuts- asutused Storyville‘is suleti, Seal jätkasid tegevust-New Orleansi jazz’ i dixieland’i ja mängivad orkestrid. Tänu fonograafi populaar- sususe kiirele kasvule levisid nende stiilide esimesed salvestused. Tippaeg 1920. aastad Chicagos olid ka klassikalise bluusi tippaeg. Bluus ja n chicago jazz põimusid üha rohkem. Chicago muusikute loomingus peegeldus suurlinna meeletu elutempo ning rassilisest diskrimineerimisest tulenevad ...
Summary • Early history of translation studies – Cicero and St. Jerome (what did they do/how/why are they relevant to translation studies?) St. Jerome – Greek scholar, did some translation work. Lived during the 4th century. Jerome is best known as the translator of the Bible into Latin. A previous version (now called the Old Latin) existed, but Jerome's version far surpassed it in scholarship and in literary quality. Jerome was well versed in classical Latin (as well as Greek and Hebrew), but deliberately translated the Bible into the style of Latin that was actually spoken and written by the majority of persons in his own time. This kind of Latin is known as Vulgate Latin (meaning the Latin of the common people), and accordingly Jerome's translation is called the Vulgate. Cicero – Lived during the 1st century BC. Roman politician, philosopher & translator. Theory ‘‘word-for-word’’ & ‘‘sense-for-sen...
The making of a new nation. The Enlightenment in America. The emergence of the notion of the American Dream. The great Enlighteners: Crèvecoeur, Jefferson, Paine, Franklin. The American Enlightenment is the intellectual thriving period in the United States in the midtolate 18th century (17151789), especially as it relates to American Revolution on the one hand and the European Enlightenment on the other. Influenced by the scientific revolution of the 17th century and the humanist period during the Renaissance, the Enlightenment took scientific reasoning and applied it to human nature, society, and religion. American Enlightenment a gradual but powerful awakening that established the ideals of democracy, liberty, and religious tolerance in the people of America. If there were just one development that directly caused the American Revolution and uplifted the intellectual culture of the continent while it was only a British colony,...
Aste Põhikool Ameerika Ühendriigid Referaat Koostaja: Kerly Pere Juhendaja: Virge Lember Aste 2009 SISUKORD SISSEJUHATUS...................................................................................................................3 1. AMEERIKA ÜHENDRIIKIDEST....................................................................................4 1.1 Rahvastik..................................................................................................................4 1.2 Riigikord...................................................................................................................5 1.3 Ajalugu.....................................................................................................................6 1.3.1 Ameerika Riikide Konföderatsioon....................................................................
Scotland ! Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe that occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is part of the United Kingdom, and shares a land border to the south with England. It is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides. Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. It was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which saw Scotland become one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Scotland's largest city is Glasgow, which was once one of the world's leading industrial metropolises, and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation which dominates the Scottish Low...
Psychology Gleitman Blood flow in the brain during different activities: the rate of blood flow is measured by special radiation counters that are placed at various points of the skull and that monitor radiation from mildly radioactive gas injected into the bloodstream. Blood flow pattern depends on what the patient does ( different pattern is found when person is reading aloud, yet another when he watches a moving light and so on). Ambiguous sights and sounds: The way ambiguous figures are perceived often depends on what we have seen just before. For example, if we are first shown an unambiguous figure of a rat, the ambiguous picture will be seen as a rat. If we are first exposed to an unambiguous face, we see the ambiguous figure as a face. What holds for visual patterns also holds for language. Many utterances are ambiguous. If presented out of context, they can be undestrood in several different ways. For exam...
How genre and narrative makes meaning in ``The Black Dahlia`` When analyzing a film, people understand the movie is much more complicated than it seems. To make a difference, to give a meaning to the film, film-makers have used different visual and thematic features. There are macro features (genre, narrative) as well as micro features (mise en scene, cinematography) and they are linked together in many ways. I have chosen to analyse the closing sequence of ``The Black Dahlia``, directed by Brian de Palma, and I will focus on macro features in this essay. Brian de Palma is well known director, who is focused on noir area through his career (he was once considered as a Hitchcock imitator) ``The Black Dahlia" can be classified as Film Noir. The genre is called Film Noir due to the `serie noir` books, which were publised in France (bethween 1940s and 1950s). These books were transl...
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