Roald Dahl “The Landlady” Worksheet 1 1. Find information about the setting: town, time of day, weather. TOWN: Bath TIME OF DAY: nine o’clock in the evening WEATHER: air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice 2. At the beginning, we find out that the story is about: a) a young man who is looking for a pub in London b) a young man who is looking for a place to stay in Bath + c) a young man who is cold and tired because of a long train journey. Bill has come there: a) to make new friends b) to take on a new job + c) to find loggings The houses along the street: a) are in good condition b) are no longer lived in c) are in need of repair + 3. Find information about the first character: full name, age, job, travelling from..via..by FULL NAME: Billy Weaver AGE: 17 JOB: he came...
NEW AGE'i MÕJU LÄÄNE-EUROOPLASTELE New Age on vaimne liikumine, mis hõlmab paljusid alternatiivseid maailmavaateid ja elulaade. Võetakse erinevatest religioonidest endale sobivaid komponente ja segatakse need kokku. Sellest hoolimata ei ole New Age religioon, see on mõtteviis, elulaad. Kuidas on New Age mõjutanud meid, lääne-eurooplasi? Esiteks tooksin ma välja ravimise kristallidega, mida New Age'i liikumise liikmed harrastavad. Alles hiljuti lugesin artiklit ühest Inglismaa spaast, kus on võimalik proovida kristallide ja muude vääriskividega keha eest hoolitsemist, ravimist. Teiseks, ka alternatiivne meditsiin on leidnud koha meie ühiskonnas. Näiteks minu ema, kellel on seljaga probleeme, käib valu ilmnemisel alati ühe mehe juures, kes tema selga masseerib, venitab, painutab, sellega ragistab ning raksutab ja valu kaob! New Age'i liikumise puhul kogunevad selle liikmed enesearendusgruppidesse või m...
What is the best age to be? The question we all may ask ourselves time and time again. What is the best age to be? In my opinion there is not a best age and because of that is a question that will always be left unanswered. The life span approach emphasizes developmental change is throughout adulthood as well as childhood. As a 18 year old female I cannot really choose a specific age group that would be best in the life in every aspect, because I have not yet reached certain age periods of my life span development. All ages have great and bad things. When you are a child your freedom is limited and it mostly depends on your parents´ mood at that time. Some examples like where you have to be home at 9.00pm and no TV until you´ve cleaned your room. Also then you have problems, but only the ones generated at school. Childhood has many responsibilities, some we like, some we have to do and some we despise. Responsibilities some of us en...
The Romantic Age. Began in the 18th century. There are some disagreements about when the period began so we can't say the exact year of the beginning. Characteristics of Romantic age: The Romantic Age is a term used to describe life and literature in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. -Imagination was very important Like William Blake an English poet has said "I know that this world is a World of Imagination and Vision" -Belief and appreciating nature -Independency Writers placed the individual, rather than society, at the center of their vision. The assertion of nationalism became a central theme of Romantic age. Literature Emergence of new ideas and positive voices. Emphasis was women and children, the heroic isolation of the artist or narrator, and respect for nature. Some writings were also based on the supernatural. Belief in the possibility of progress. Writers tended to be optimists a...
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) playwright, actor, poet 37 plays, over 400 screen adaptions Lord Chamberlain's Men, King's Men, The Globe Early life: John Shakespeare, Mary Arden, 2 sis', 3 bros; married Anne Hathaway 3 children Life in London: 1599 built Globe, 1623 first compilation Forms: classical & history plays, comedies+tragedies, poetry Style: metaphors, rhetorical phrases, free flow of words, unrhymed iambic pentameter; deviations Renaissance (end of 14th century) Italy, reaches rest of Europe Elizabethan era (16th II h - 17th I h) Theatre: combined medieval theatre, morality plays & Roman drama to create Elizabethan tragedy Poetry: Italian influences, sonnet (English: cddc ee) Rulers of England: Henry VII (brings prosperity, repairs economic situation; made alliances); Henry VIII (beginning of English reformation; killed "traitors"; 6 marriages); Mary I (Catholic); Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen restores order; Religiou...
English Literature ,Victoria Age 1) Overview of the Victorian age · Periodization During the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) · Why is the Victorian Age compared to the Elizabethan Age? Both are associated with the reign of a very popular queen; Victorian age idealised the Elizabethan Age; many changes in different fields- economy, religion etc.; focusing more on people's attitudes, political developments etc; Victorian age was inspired by Elizabethan era; Britain became an empire · What were the most important changes in politics, religion and social life that occurred during the Victorian age? Politics: 1848 Chartist movement (voting right for the working class); women's suffrage movements; feminist outburst (wanted to have business openly; own property, voting etc.); world dominion (British empire); Economy: Industrialization; urbanization (people moved to towns no agriculture & food); laissez- faire eco...
Wayne Gretzky Presentation Who? Wayne Douglas Gretzky He was born January 26, 1961 Canadian professional ice hockey player Early years... First goals at age two First team at age six First coach Dick Martin Over 1000 goals by age 13 NHL Carieer 20 years in NHL 1979 1988 Edmonton Oilers 1988 1996 Los Angeles Kings 1996 St. Louis Blues 1996-1999 New York Rangers 61 records Thank you for your attention!
Topic No. 3 L.5 James Watt James Watt was born in Scotland in 1736. His father was a mathematical instrument maker. James was a delicate boy and often suffered from severe headaches. That is why he didn't go to school when the other children did, so his parents had to teach him. He liked mathematics and was fond of making things, so his father gave him some tools. James liked to take his toys to pieces and build new things to his own design. At the age of eighteen he decided to become a professional instrument maker. It was very hard to find a teacher. But finally he found an instrument maker in London who took him on as an apprentice. After a year he returned to Scotland and became a mathematical instrument maker. He also made musical instruments. He was asked to repair a small steam engine which was very primitive and used too much coal and a lot of steam was wasted. He ...
QUEEN VICTOR IA family Father: EDWARD AUGUSTUS Mother: PRINCESS VICTORIA OF SAXE-COBURG-SAAFELD She had nine daughters, most important of them was queen Elizabeth. Husband: PRINCE ALBERT life She was born on 24 May 1819 at Kensington palace , in London. Her coronation was on 28 June 1838 and she prevailed England for 63 years. She married at 1840. Victorias husband died on 16 March 1861, at the age of 74. Victoria fell into deep depression. She died on January 22, 1901 at age 81. She is buried in the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor Home Park, near to the royal residence Windsor Castle. england at her reign During Queen Victorias reign, British empire became the most powerful country in the world. Religion was very important and most of people went to church on Sundays. Industrial expanded, new work methods and technology ( water, gas, electricity), communications (the telegraph, press), sience (Darwin's theory for...
William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616 Introduction Early life London and theatrical career Later years and death The plays Early life He was born in Stratford-1564, actual birthday is unknown, but it is observed on 23 April, St George's Day. Although there is no attendance records where he was educated, but it is believed he studied at the King's New School in Stratford. At the age of 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year- old Anne Hathaway. After six months of marriege Anne gave birth to Twins. London and theatrical career Click to edit Master text style It is not known exactly Second level Third level when Shakespeare began Fourth level writing, but some records ...
Queens Slideshow Alar Nort, Kevin Uueni, Mihkel Vaarmaa Nissi Põhikool 2015 History • Queens was settled in 1635 by dutch and english settlers. • Queens played a minor role in the American Revolution, as compared to Brooklyn, where the Battle of Long Island was largely fought. • It is believed that the county was named after Catherine of Braganza • From 1683 until 1784, Queens County consisted of five towns: Flushing, Hempstead, Jamaica, Newtown, and Oyster Bay. • The New York City Borough of Queens was authorized on May 4, 1897. Geography • Queens is located on the far western portion of Long Island and includes a few smaller islands. • Queens County has a total area of 460 km2, of which 280 km2 is land and 180 km2 is water. • Brooklyn, the only other New York City borough on Long Island, li...
Population 1. Size, its changes 2. Distribution 3. Towns 4. Ethnic makeup 5. Age breakdown 6. Religion(s) 1. Size. 1 July 2006 population estimates by UK National Statistics: % (mid- Part Population (mid-2006) 2006) England 50,762,900 83.8 Scotland 5,116,900 8.4 Wales 2,965,900 4.9 Northern Ireland 1,741,600 2.9 United Kingdom 60,587,300 100 Although Britain is quite small in terms of land area (245,000 sq km), it has a large population of nearly 61 million, which ranks the 21st in the world (Britain is the 21st most populous state in the world) and the third largest in the European Union. The size of population is chan...
Carson McCullers Nele Otsmann 12A Early Life · Born on 19 February 1917 in Columbus, Georgia · From a middle class family · From the age of 10 she took piano lessons · 15 years old got her first typewriter · At the age of 17 she left home to study piano at Juilliard School of Music in New York City. · In 1936 "Wunderkind" - autobiographical Marriage and Career · 09/1937 married with Reeves McCullers · Moved to Charlotte, North Carolina wrote her 1st novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" (the title was taken from Fiona MacLeod's poem "The Lonely Hunter") · Book was interpreted as an anti-fascist book · Altogether she published 8 books · In 1941 divorced and in 1945 remarried Emotional Struggles · In 1948 attempted suicide while depressed · In 1953 tried to convince her husband to commit suicide with him · After Carson's death, Reeves made suicide with an overdose of sleepin...
The advantages and disadvantages of getting some work experience as a teenager. Many teenagers want to have their pocket money, but to work at this age they can not, because to go to school. Teenagers age and there fore they can not find a good job. Especially for teenagers were invented volunteer work, where they could work and earn money for themselves. But in volunteer work are the advantages and disadvantages. Firstly the first advantage is that teenagers can earn money by doing, so they can afford do buy what they want. For example a girl can buy a dress that has long wanted, but buy can buy new shoes. The second advantage is that the teenager did not come to work full day, and he could see his friends. The third advantage is that teenagers can go to work in another country. But all is not well. Disadvantages of working adolescents in that it will be very difficult to find work, because they do not want to take all teenagers....
The Wisdom of Youth There is a proverb "Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age" . People usually assosiate wisdom with older people. Young people don't often feel their voice is being heard. They feel they have lot to give but peole just don't want to give them an opportunity. They might and certanly are seeing things in other perspective than older people do. Older generations are not used with upgrades in and new features in society and thats why they are all saying that the youth is in .... But younger generation have more advanced and newer information with them. Nowadays the young know much more than the older did at the same age. They have innovative ideas, they are very active and fully commited into their doings and projects. If they take something up, they are will finish it. The next generation are not here just to receive knowldege and information, they are here to be heard and involved in...
TOPIC 3 James Watt James Watt was born in Scotland. James was a delicate boy and often suffered from severe headaches. That is why he could not go to school at the age when other children did. His mother taught him to read and his father taught him writing and arithmetic. He had a very good memory and a natural love of work. When his father saw that the boy liked to do things with his hands he brought him some tools from his workshop. For hours James would take his toys to pieces and the built new things from the parts to his own design. One day James noticed that, when the water in the kettle was boiling, the power of the steam moved the lid up and down, and when he held a cold spoon over the steam, it quickly turned back into drops of water. James was sent to a private school. He became good at languages as well as mathematics. In his spare time he began to make experiments. He managed to persuade an instrument-maker to take him as a...
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 January 6, 1919;) was the 26th President of the United States. He is well remembered for his energetic personality, range of interests and achievements, leadership of the Progressive Movement, model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912. Before becoming President (19011909) he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government. Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Born to a wealthy family, Roosevelt was an unhealthy child suffering from asthma who stayed at home studying natural history. In response to his physical weakness, he embraced a strenuous life. He attended Harvard, where he boxed and developed an interest in naval aff...
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a Germanborn theoretical physicist. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics. Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers. His great intelligence and originality has made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius. Early life Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, but the family moved to Munich in 1880. Albert attended a Catholic elementary school from the age of five until ten. In 1894, his father's company failed and in search of business, the family moved to Italy. Einstein wrote his first scientific work, "The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic...
Describe the main ideas of the European Enlightenment? Enlightenment as a term took into use germans philosopher Immanuel Kant in one of his articles,in 1784,but enlightenment as a way of thinking was established even earlier.The Enlightenment was a period after the Renaissance where philosophers and scientists began to question previous ideas, which explains the motto of the enlightenment, "Dare to know", created by Kant.With this kind of terminology,enlighteners wanted to express human race exit from the mental blindness.Maiden enlightenment philosophers lived on the 17th century,its glory continued till the 19th century.The powerful Enlightenment ideas of the eighteenth century, concerning reason and natural law, spread widely throughout Europe and its colonies and gave hope to many people for future progress and reform. Sience development was the main reasons and it gave the push to enlightenment.It put hesitate in old belives a...
UUS-USUNDID 1. Kristliku tagapõhjaga uususundid: Elu Sõna, Jehoova tunnistajad, Uusapostlik Kirik, Armastuse Perekond. + Nelipühilaste liikumine. + Karismaatiline ehk uusnelipühilaste liikumine. + sektid 2. Hinduistliku tagapõhjaga uususundid (neohinduistlikku päritolu): Transtsendaalne Meditatsioon, Hare Krišna, Sai Baba kultus. Orientaalsete usundite (hinduism, islam, budism) misjoni algus Läänes 1893 a Chicago. Svami Vivekananda. Ramakrishna Mission. +Teosoofia ühing 19 saj lõpp, New Age liikumise eelkäijana. 3. Sünkretistlikud uususundid: Viimse aja Pühade Jeesuse Kristuse Kirik (mormoonid), Ühenduskirik, saientoloogia, Osho liikumine, Reiki, satanism. KRISTLIKU TAGAPÕHJAGA 1. Elu Sõna. 1962. Karismaatiline orientatsioon. Kenneth E. Hagin. Põhjamaadesse tõi Ulf Ekman 1980. Eestis Rein Mets ja Hubert Jakobs 1987. NSVL vastasus...
The History of USA Merilin Peensalu 12.A Colonial period Spanish explorers Dutch, English, French, Swedish, Russian and Portuguese Slavery Convicts Native Americans Conflicts between the colonies British colonization Began in 1607 in Jamestown Three types of colonies Independence in mid-20s Eight overseas territories Formation of the United States of America Rebellion General George Washington 4th of July 1776 United States Bill of Rights Slavery Civil War (18611865) Beginning of the 20th century "Gilded age" First nationwide depressions Strongest economy Progressive era World War I Roaring Twenties Spanish flu Eighteenth Amendment KKK Jazz Age Mid 20th century The Great Depression (1929-39) New Deal (193336) World War II Cold War (1945-1991) 21st century World superpower Middle East 9/11 The War on Terror Used material http://en....
Cristiano Ronaldo Backround information ● Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro ● 5 February 1985 (age 29) ● Funchal, Madeira, Portugal ● Portuguese professional footballer ● plays as a forward for Real Madrid ● the captain for the Portugal national team Early life ● He was named after Ronald Reagan, a favorite actor of his father's ● One brother and two sisters ● Lived in poverty ● Popular with other students at school ● Expelled after he threw a chair at his teacher ● At the age of 14, Ronaldo agreed with his mother to then focus entirely on football Club career ● At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for an amateur team Andorinha ● In 1995, he signed with a local club Nacional ● He signed with Sporting CP in 2002 ● At the age of 18, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player ● In 2009 he started playing fo...
Kivi-Vigala Basic School Actor John Travolta Katre Amann form 9 Instructor: Anne-Mai Tammeleht Kivi-Vigala 2009 John Travolta Birth name: John Joseph Travolta Nickname: Bone (as a child) Born in: Englewood, New Jersey Nationality: American Career: Hollywood Actor Height: 6' 2'' (1.88m) John Travolta is one of the highly successful actors in Hollywood, who made an impact even after a string of flops. John Travolta is known for his dancing and singing skills as well. His ''never say die'' spirit pulled him through the toughest times in his life. Credited with some blockbuster hits like Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Look Who's Talking, Face Off, Ladder 49, etc. John Travolta is definitely one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Childhood and Early Years John Travolta was bor...
Robert Burn's Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born on 25 th January in 1759 in Scotland. There were seven children in the family, and Robert was the eldest. His father knew the value of a good education, and he tried to give his children the best education he could. Robert was sent to school at the age of six. Reading and writing, arithmetic, English grammar, history, literature and Latin - that was Robert Burn's education. Robert Burns began to write poems when he was fifteen. Burns published some of his poems in 1786. Their success was complete. And Robert Burns became well known and popular. When Burns came to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, a new and enlarged edition of his poems was published. He died in poverty at the age of thirty -- seven in 1796. On 25th January people all over the world celebrate Robert Burn's birthday by having Burn's Night Dinners. Robert Burns was Scotland's...
What is your most unforgettable childhood experience? I have quite many childhood experiences that i remember, but following is the one, what i can remember really well. I was 5 years old, just learned to ride a bike, and as most of kids at the same age, so do i wanted a new bike. One day that my mother came to brought me home from kindergarten, we went home, and i was very surprised when i saw brand new bike standing at living room. I was so excited and immediately wanted to go for a ride, but in outdoors was already dark, so I had to wait next day. At that night i couldn't sleep very well, because i was so excited and anxiously waited for morning. It was one of my best and memorablest days from my childhood.
Ireland Position Ireland is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth largest island in the world. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. Politically, the Republic of Ireland (also known simply as Ireland) covers five sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, covering the remainder in the northeast. Climate Overall, Ireland has a mild, but changeable, Oceanic climate with few extremes. The warmest recorded air temperature was 33.3 °C at Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny on 26 June 1887, where as the lowest recorded temperature was 19.1 °C at Markree Castle, County Sligo on 16 January 1881. Inland areas are warmer in summer, and colder in winter there are usually around 40 days of below freezing temperatur...
Gadget Plc New Product Development Team Product report Background Fabtek is a small company based in Hamburg. We have designed and developed many bestselling electronic, household and automobile products. Fabtek has asked us to come up with new ideas for using Protean. Introduction This report lists the key features of an exciting new product made from Protean. It also looks at its key selling points and examines its commercial potential. This report will look at: · A description of the product · Its selling points · Ways in which the product is really new · Its target consumers and main buyers · Price which will attract the most buyers · Places where you can sell it · An advertising and promotion plan Discussion points 1. Our products are very big sunglasses. These are different. Their colour can be...
In his book, All Marketers are Liars, Seth Godin contends that consumers prefer fantasy to the truth, and that consequently marketers should "live the lie, fully and completely." Stopping short of endorsing marketing methods which might kill people, Godin says that marketers should "give people what they want." The book is telling a story about why marketers must forsake any attempt to communicate nothing but the facts, and must focus on what people believe and then work to tell them stories that add their worldview. HIGHLIGHTS Before marketing, before shopping carts and long before informercials, people started telling themselves stories. Stories make it easier to understand the world. Stories are the only way to spread an idea. Marketers didn´t invent storytelling. They just perfected it. We tell ourselves stories, because we´re superstitious. Stories are shortcuts we use because we ´re too overwhelmed by data to discover ...
Education The education system is a little bit different in the UK than ours. For example they have go to school 2 years earlier than us. Primary school is for pupils aged 5-11. Though schooling is only compulsory from age 5 in the UK, children most commonly enter Reception Class aged 4 in the academic year in which they will reach their 5th birthday. When pupils are aged 7 they sit Key Stage 1 [SATs]. Key Stage 2 SATs are taken when pupils are aged 11. Secondary school is for pupils aged 11-16. 11-13 years old pupils study a broad range of 10–15 subjects. No public examinations are taken during this time. Traditionally, at the age of 14 students start a programme that lasts for 2 years and during which time they study up to 11 subjects of their choice. After this students take GCSE state examinations After 16 attending at school isn't compulsory but pupils can stay at school, go to coll...
Partner schools in Comenius project Targo Timak Form 7a Tartu Veeriku School Sehit Millis Nuri Ilkogretim Okulu l There are 1300 students and 43 staffs. l Students are aged 6-14. l Even though their school takes place in the urban part of the city, most of the families still have their old traditional ways of life which belong to rural areas. l Their school needs this kind of projects because pupils around the school have really low economic standards and they may not be able to find another chance to attend a high standard intercultural activity in the rest of their lives. Fichtenberg Oberschule l Fichtenberg-Oberschule is a general secondary school (grades 7-12) in Berlin-Steglitz. l Fichtenberg-Oberschule looks back at a long tradition of secondary education in Berlin-Steglitz and has been known under its present name and administrational stru...
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone 1899 -1947 Early Life in New York Born in Brooklyn, New York Cabriele Capone was a barber 6 brothers and 2 sisters Immigrated to USA in 1893 Dropped out of school at age 14 Small-time gangs Frankie Yale as a mentor 1921 moved to Cicero, Chicago Capone's wealth and power grows in Cicero Took power at Cicero town covernment Become notorious during the Prohibition Era Gambling, prostitution, liquor The Chicagos Outfit earned abuot US $100 million per year Trough organized corruption could operate freely in Chicago Capone had become a celebrity Gang wars North Side gang Capone's murder attemption (1926) Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929) Conviction and prison Eliot Ness Capone arranged to have himself jailed for nine months In 1932 Capone was convicted on tax crimes Alcatraz Al Capone had no more p...
The Renaissance Between 14th and 16th century in Europe From French word rebirth It was an age of growth in Europe. New, powerful city states emerged. A new middle class had more and more money to spend. Great artists, writers and thinkers lived during this time. During the Middle Ages many people who lived in the countryside worked on the land that they got from the noblemen. In return, they were protected by them Between the middle and the end of the 14th century, the plague, also called "Black Death" killed almost half of Europe's population. It spread most rapidly in the larger cities where many people lived. This led to economic depression. When the plague slowly decreased in the 15th century, the population in Europe began to grow. A new middle class emerged --bankers, merchants and trades people had a new market for their services. People became wealthier and had more than enough money to spend. They bega...
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...
1) INDIAN ROCK ART: A NATIONAL TREASURE IN DANGER Unrecognized, unprotected, this priceless legacy of primitive art has endured the ravages of nature only to fall victim to wanton destruction by ,,civilized" man. Like the huge stone statues of Easter Island and prehistoric cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux, North American Indian rock art is surrounded by an atmosphere of mystery. Although examples of rock art exist at some 15000 sites in canyons, deserts, caves and river gorges. Nowadays, however, primitive rock art in the United States has become a new field of scientific study. Klaus F Wellmann wrote two books about rock art. He is a professor of medicine. Rock art represents the history of aboriginal Americans. In the most cases the art is an expression of ideas and way of life, ritual ceremonies, hunting, fighting. The pictures of people and animals are often strikingly lifelike and artistic. Many of these ancient relics have ...
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, a port city in Italy, in 1451. This is the name we know him by today but his actual name is Cristobal Colon in Spanish, or Cristofero Colombo in Italian. He first went to sea at the age of 1465 at the age of 14. He was a deck boy and he had to clean, cook and mend clothes. By the age of 30 he was an experienced sailor and a skilful navigator. He had made many journeys to the South Atlantic from his home the Madeira Islands. He also sailed to Bristol and Galway. Many people believed that he had also sailed to the north of Iceland in 1477. During those visits Columbus heard stories about life to the west of Europe. His ambition to find the shortest and safest sea route to the riches of the Far East started to grow. Gradually he worked out his plan to reach the East by sailing west. In 1482 Columbus...
How has the nature of fame changed? Imagine two celebrities standing in front of you: Audrey Hepburn and Kim Kardashian? Is there anything different in the way they are or how they became famous? It’s no surprise that the way celebrities present themselves has changed immeasurably since the Golden Age of Hollywood. Back in the day, celebrities were presented as incomparably glamorous, flawless beings, closer to gods than humans. Fame was controlled not by the famous and certainly not by the audience, but by the owners of the media. The lives of the rich and the famous used to be mysterious and even inexplicable. It was so foreign and artificial a construct that we thought that fame made you special. The rise of reality TV, however, was a major step in the changing nature of celebrity. “Normal people” became stars overnight. The dominance of smartphones and social media has meant that the public records everyth...
Jackson Pollock Meri-Kris Jaama 2009 Life · 1912-1956 · The youngest of five brothers · met Peggy Guggenheim in New York · 1945 - married to Lee Krasner · Moved to Springs on Long Island, New York · Struggled with alcoholism all of his life · Died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related, single-car crash Jackson Polloc and Lee Krasner Art · Abstract expressionist · Explored the subconcesness · Unique technique Pouring and dripping paint Canvas on the floor Unusual tools " When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mes...
William Hazlitt Kati Eliisabet Peterson 2015 Background Hazlitt's father attended the University of Glasgow His fathers name was also William Hazlitt In 1766 Hazlitt's parents married Three children survived infancy John 1767 Margaret (or Peggy) 1770 Childhood William was born in Mitre Lane, Maidstone, in 1778 In 1780 his family began a migratory existence They moved from Maidstone to Ireland to the Unated States In 1786–87 the family returned to England and lived at Wem, in Shropshire Education Hazlitt was educated at home and at a local school At age 13 one of his letters was first published In 1793 his father sent him to a Unitarian seminary at Hackney College He suffered a loss of faith and left Hackney At puberty he became unapproachable and introverted He read a lot, laying the foundation of his education He turned to p...
Daniel Dhers Daniel Dhers was born in March 25, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela Daniel started riding bikes when he was twelve, just to hang out with his friends, he only took up BMX because his friends got bikes. In 1998, he went to his first skatepark and rode around. When he was sixteen, he and his parents moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he really started riding in parks and with better riders. In 2003, he entered his first contest. In 2004, Danny was invited to Woodward's Camp ramp Mecca in Pennsylvania hasn't looked back since, leaving his rivals vying for second place and in 2006, he entered the Dew Action Sports Tour. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, Dhers has won the AST Dew Tour. Daniel Dhers won X-games gold in 2007, and 2008. BMX Park legends like Ryan Nyquist, and Dave Mirra admit that Daniel Dhers is the kid to watch. When Dhers isnt in Argentina, where his family now resides, he is living and training at Camp Woodward in Pennsy...
Jazz - muusika 1. Jazz - muusika alged pärinevad afroameerika muusikast (töölaul, ballaad, spirituaal, bluus), mis oli kujunenud 19. sajandi lõpul USA lõunaosariikides Aafrka ja Euroopa muusikapärismuse vastastikul mõjul. 2. Jazz - muusikas on väga suur osa improvisatsioonil, seetõtu ei saa jazzi noodistada. Enamasti on madaldatud III ja VII aste. Kaks iseloomulikku rütmilist elementi jazz - muusikas on sünkoop ja kiikumine, enamasti rõhutatakse teist ja neljandat lööki. Meloodia on sama paindlik kui rütm, meloodiad on voolavad, duur- helilaadis kasutatakse sageli III, V ja VII astet, 3. Pop-, rock ja klassikalise muusika meloodiat on lihtne iseloomustada. Jazzil on peamine improvisatioon ning keerukamad noodid. 4. Jazz - muusikat esitatakse tavaliselt 3-8 liikmelises ansamblis või kuni 17 liikmelises bigbändis. Jazz- ansambel koosneb meloodia - ja rütmigrupist. Pemisteks soolopillideks on korne...
Eli Whitney Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1765, the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr., a prosperous farmer. At age fourteen he operated a profitable nail manufacturing operation in his father's workshop during the Revolutionary War.[2] Because his stepmother opposed his wish to attend college, Whitney worked as a farm laborer and schoolteacher to save money. He prepared for Yale at Leicester Academy (now Becker College) and under the tutelage of Rev.Elizur Goodrich of Durham, Connecticut he entered the Class of 1789. Whitney expected to study law but, finding himself short of funds, accepted an offer to go to South Carolina as a private tutor. Instead of reaching his destination, he was convinced to visit Georgia. Georgia was a magnet for New Englanders seeking their fortunes. He invented the cotton gin, which was the beginning of his success. After he f...
Lana Del Rey Backround information Elizabeth Woolridge Grant June 21, 1986 (age 27) Lake Placid, New York American singer-songwriter, model Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut Fordham University, metaphysics Started songwriting (18) Career 1st recording contract in 2007 with 5 Points Records st 1 digital album Lana Del Ray (January, 2010) Bought herself out of the contract (April, 2010) Signed a joint contract with Interscope, Polydor and Stranger Records (July, 2011) Born To Die (January, 2012) List of her most famous songs Summertime Sadness Young And Beautiful Video Games Blue Jeans Born To Die Ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVjsGKrE6 E8 Musical influences Elvis Presley Amy Winehouse Janis Joplin Nirvana Eminem Bruce Springsteen Britney Spears Musical style Cinem...
Andrew Carnegie by Maarja Kivirüüt Kätlin Unt Introduction · was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist · founder of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. Humble beginnings · Was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · The son of a hand loom weaver, William T. Carnegie · He grew up in a cultured, political home · Great influence on the young Carnegie were his father and his uncle, George Lauder · Carnegie emmigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1848 at the age of 13 Career · His education and passion for reading was given a great boost by Colonel James Anderson · In 1851, he became a telegraph messenger boy in the Pittsburgh Office · Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company employed him as a secretary/telegraph operator starting in 1853 · In 1855 he was able t...
Julian Assange Katriin Bachmann GAG 11A Tallinn 2011 Quick overview Click to edit Master text styles 3rd of July, 1971 Second level Third level (age 39) Fourth level Fifth level Australian Editorinchief and spokesperson for WikiLeaks "Could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act." Time Magazine Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Journ...
Main Sights England is known for its many world-famous sightseeings and people all around the world come to see them. Some of them are even like symbols of England. The most famous ones are: Stonehenge is one of the greatest national icons of Britain. That prehistoric monument is located in the plain of Salisbury, in the county of Wiltshire in the south-west of England. It is built of 150 enormous stones which are set in a purposive circular pattern. Stonehenge was probably built to mark the longest and shortest day of the year because it lies on the line of the midsummer sunrise and the midsummer sunset. That would have enabled people to keep a record of changing of seasons. Although it is still unclear who built it. Hadrian’s Wall is an ancient wall which was built in 2nd century by Hadrian, the emperor of Rome from AD 117 to 138, and it marked the northern border of the Roman Empire in Britain. The wall was 80 Roman miles (117 kilom...
s Born: 849 at Wantage, Oxfordshire Parents: Aethelwulf, King of Wessex, and Osburh Relation to Elizabeth II: 32nd great-grandfather House of: Wessex Crowned: 871 Married: Ealhswith of Mercia Children: 5 children Died: 899 Buried at: Winchester ·Only King to have epithet"the Great" ·Defended England against Danish invasion and founded the first English navy ·He encouraged the translation of scholarly works from Latin and promoted the development of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. ·A new legal code came into force during his reign. ·At the age of 19 in 868 he is recorded as fighting beside his brother in Mercia against the Danes In 878, the Danes under their leader, Guthrum overran Wessex. Alfred and his remnants went into hiding. At Easter time in 879, Alfred set up a base in the region of Athelney. The great Saxon kingdoms of England had been reduced to one man who ruled a small area of...
Estonia 13/03/10 Dear Aunt Annette Great thanks for the letter and the invitation too! I'm already waiting exitedly to visit you in your new home. I hope that my mum will let me there, but I'm not really sure, because, you know, she's so over protecting and London is far form Estonia and so also far from her. But she knows that I'm counting on her.So that's why I hope that she allows me to come. Until here, I have done really well at school. I have some few bad marks and lots of good marks. Teachers are usually satisfied with my results. Ofcourse my mother still ,,knows" that I could do better. But I'm already doing better. I guess she's never satisfied with my ...
Esimene rühm 1. Name the processes of population that have an economic importance. 2. What is demographic transition and what influences it? 3. Speak about demographic explosion. 4. What is demographic crisis? 5. Speak about the course of demographic transition up to 1950s. 6. Speak about full employment in the NORTH. 7. What is natural increase? 8. Why is the rapid increase of population so acute problem? 9. Name the factors that influence death rate. 10. What are the main reasons for death in the developing world? 11. Analyse a population pyramid (what stage was in 2000?). Vastused 1. 1. Demographic transition, 2. Changes that take place in education and full employment, 3. Migration, 4. Urbanization, 5. Etno-cultural process. 2. This is a theory according to which all societies start with traditional alternation (vaheldus) of generations. It is influenced by indust...
Disadvantages and advantages of using smart-phones in a lesson Nowadays a lot of schools give a permission to use smart-phones in lessons for searching information, looking up new words or doing excercises. Therefore, it could raise many difficulties for students using smart-phones in a lesson. One of the advantages of using smart-phones in studies is that they are more effective. For instance, students do not have to waste time anymore for looking up new words from books like in the old times. Now, they can simply enter a word and get it, or when they have to read a excercise or a story, then they can access to it very fast. Also, nowadays society is accustomed to use smart-phones and it is easier to them remember new words or important information. Therefore, smart-phones have advantage to make one a better learner and do things faster. A big disadvantage of using smart-phones is that they can affect ones health and capab...
Katre Semjonov Cashflow Quadrant I chose a book named "Cashflow Quadrant" written by Robert T. Kiyosaki. This book is written for people who are ready to change quadrants. This book is especially for individuals who are employees or self-employed and are contemplating becoming business owners or investors. It is for people who are ready to move beyond job security and begin to achieve financial security. It is not an easy life's path but the prize at the end of the journey is worth the journey. It is the journey to financial freedom. WHICH QUADRANT ARE YOU IN? IS IT THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU? Are you financially free? The CASHFLOW Quadrant was written for you if your life has come to a financial fork in the road. If you want to take control of what yo...
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