Henry II Creates an Empire Henry's claims by blood and marriage · Henry's father, Geoffrey Plantagenet, held rich lands as a vassal. · Henry received the claim to the English throne. · Henry's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine placed him firmly in the ascendancy. · Henry was the most powerful vassal in France. Taking the English Throne · It was 1147 when Henry had accompanied his mother on an invasion of England. · On 22 May 1149 he was knighted by King David I of Scotland. · Within the year he secured his right to the throne. · On 19 December 1154 he was crowned in Westminster Abbey. Lordship over Ireland · Shortly after his coronation, Henry sent a group of clerics to invade Ireland. · In 1171, Henry arrived from France, declaring himself Lord of Ireland. · In 1172, Roman Catholicism was proclaimed as the only permitted religious practice in Ireland. Consolidation in Scotland...
Shakespeare`s sonnets Sonnets in the world In Italy in the 14 century by Petrarch In England in the 15 century Fourteen lines Iambic pentameter 2 four-line and 2 three-line stanzas The structure of the Shakespearen sonnet It differs from Italian sonnet Three quatrians and a rhymed couplet In iambic pentameter The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg Shakespeare`s creation 154 sonnets Main themes : time, love and beauty First published in 1609 Dedication to Mr. W.H. Characters Fair Youth The Dark Lady The Rival Poet Mary Fitton ( one of the candidates) ...
Book Report Title ,,Othello" Author William Shakespeare Genre play, tragedy Setting time between 1489 and 1571 Setting place Venice and Cyprus Topics miscommunication, jealousy, revenge, hatred Othello was written in the 17th century and it is based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" (A Moorish Captain) by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi). It was first published in 1565. The main characters of the play are Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and Iago. The play in this book has 91 pages and this book is published in 1996 by Dover Publications. Characters: Major characters: Othello he is the play's protagonist and hero. He has risen to high military prestige in Venice, after defeating the Turks and other enemies in battle. He is well-liked and honored, despite his racial difference. He moves to Cyprus after becoming a general and he marries Desdemona. He falls v...
You are going to write your own magazine article on what your life will be like in ten years' time. 1.what are you doing now? 2.how do you see yourself changing in the next few years? 3.what will you be doind 4.what will you have done? 5.where will you be living 6.will you have got married? 7.will you have travelled a lot? Everybody has their dreams and ideas, how they want they're life to be. Right now I am a school student. I'm dancing, playing guitar and just hang out with my friends. I'm in the tenth grade of high-school, so I have only two years to decide what I want to do after graduating. But I think I don't really want to study anything more, I just want to see what the life has for me. The First three years would be the hardest. Maybe I'm going to change my mind, and go to university. But I've got a plan, and a good one. To just slowly start to open my own busyness. Nobody really believes in that, neither do I. Bu...
Philip Larkin poetry analysis For my poetry analysis paper I chose Philip Larkin's works, because he was the first British poet whose works I read. I think that his poems are interesting. They reveal much about Larkin's life and about the social issues in the 20th century. Larkin is also considered to be one of the greatest English poets in the 20th century. I think that Larkin was quite interested in politics. For example his poem ´´Talking in Bed´´ begins with the lines /Talking in bed ought to be easiest, Lying together there goes back so far/. At first it gives the reader an idea that he is talking about two lovers, but actually he is talking about England and USA. He describes the darkness that is creeping up. In my opinion he is talking about USA, which is beginning to creep up on England or on Europe. And because of that England is becoming a less dominant and more isolated place. He is s...
had no direct experience of World War I and because he is Jewish. He holds on to the romantic prewar ideals of love and fair play, yet, against the backdrop of the devastating legacy of World War I, these values seem tragically absurd. As a Jew and a nonveteran, Cohn is a convenient target for the cruel and petty antagonism of Jake and his friends. Read an in-depth analysis of Robert Cohn. Bill Gorton - Like Jake, a heavy-drinking war veteran, though not an expatriate. Bill uses humor to deal with the emotional and psychological fallout of World War I. He and Jake, as American veterans, share a strong bond, and their friendship is one of the few genuine emotional connections in the novel. However, Bill is not immune to the petty cruelty that characterizes Jake and Jake's circle of friends. Mike Campbell - A constantly drunk, bankrupt Scottish war veteran. Mike has a terrible temper, which most often manifests itself during his extreme...
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Dorian Gray Dorian Gray is the kind of person you could look up to from far far away but whom you would never want to be. To others he seems pretty, almost ideal but in the real world there is no such thing as an ideal person. His good looks does him no good in more than just one way. It makes him vain and obsessed with his appearance. Also looking good is something everyone wants to achieve. And people who envy you often gossip and start nasty rumors about you. A person like Dorian Gray worries about his fading beauty and would do almost anything to keep it. For example he would wish a pretty portrait of himself age instead of him. It is easier to hide away a ugly-looking painting, that depicts the eeriness of your soul, than yourself. All that matters is the present day and the face that you see from the mirror. Right? As it turns out, even for Dorian, the saying out of mind- out of sight doesn't really work. You can only try to den...
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The BLACK kitten had once again made a mess in the living room with a ball of worsted you see it could have not been the white kitten, Snowbell, as she was having her face washed by Dina. Alice caught the black kitten and settled into an arm-chair to wind up the worsted again. Soon forgetting all about it she started wondering if Kitty could play chess. And thus her favourite game of "Let's pretend" started. Suddenly the Looking-Glass House caught Alice's attention. She had always been wondering about the Looking-Glass world. It was so tempting. Without even noticing she was on the mantelpiece and through the looking-glass. The room was quite uninteresting and untidy. But there were some interesting things the pictures on the wall were alive and so were the pawns on the chessboard and the words in the book were only...
The Unique Girl When walking on the streets you can often see someone with a great style whom you look at and think "What an odd appearance. Kind of cool, but odd". If you bothered to waste your brain you could think that about every other person actually. It must be said that the Lila looks cool and stylish. Her style has become a trend even though she doesn't admit to it. She sees herself as one of a kind. At least that is what she wishes she could be. She mustn't be mistaken for the labels girl. Lila hates all kinds of labels. She never wears Guess or D&G even though she could very well afford them. She does all her shopping in second hand stores. She is trying so hard to keep the locations secret, not to have competition. Even though she actually shops a lot in her own secret places Lila doesn't have a decent pair of jeans or black pants. Or at least she is never seen in one. Her cupboard is ful...
Modern hero People have always looked up to heroes, talked, written and made movies or plays about them. They have given people hope and dreams and aspirations to become better, stronger and braver. The need for a hero has always existed but the definition and the purposes of a hero have changed. Centuries ago a hero was reckoned to be someone with super human courage, abnormal powers or with abilities to use magic items. A hero used to be somebody who fought magical creatures of evil and conniving kings or lords. A past hero usually saved the world from being ruled by evil forces (Eragon) or a clan from being destroyed (Beowulf killed Grendel and his mother to help the village). A hero like that was respected by the elderly people and always glorified by his family (in case they were still alive at the end of the story). It used to take a long journey and a fascinating victory to be recognized as ...
Home alone Ella was left all alone in the mansion. She hated that but since she was only seventeen her opinion was often unheard. Nobody cared that she hadn't even wanted to move there. A big house with three storeys and an attic is usually the place where all scary movies take place and she knew that. Ella was feeling terrified. She was on the ground floor, in the living room. It wasn't exactly the best place to be in, since the walls of the room were covered with old paintings of men with harrowing looks in their eyes, eyes that seemed to be moving. But she couldn't move. The thought of being anywhere, closer to the attic made her faint. Ella was sitting on the couch and listening to her favourite song, trying not to hear the howling wind and the baying of distant dogs outside. The volume was set almost unbearably loud because she knew that all scary movies started with the main character he...
I'm Alice, seven years and six months old and very good at daydreaming. I think so because my favourite phrase, that I use very often, is ,, Let's pretend" whether it is about pretending that Kitty is a chess pawn or that I'm going through the looking-glass. I always take my best friends, Snowbell, Dina and Kitty, with me to my quests but they seem to appear as someone else so I usually recognise them only later. But it doesn't matter. They're my best friends in the real world and I talk to them all the time. I think my characteristics come out the best during my dreams. For example I am very curious and I never settle with what's right in front of me. I always want to see more and to do that you also have to be very determined and brave. I wanted to see more from the Looking-Glass world than just the livingroom and after I was offered the chance to become a queen I did not once give up on the long trip to the Eighth Square. Even when ...
My name is Humpty Dumpty a perfect name for me as it means the good and handsome shape I am. I hate to be called and egg. I think it is very provoking. I look rather like any human being I have two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Maybe my head is a bit bigger than usual but it is very beautiful. Actually I am glad to be a bit different from humans as I don't really see the different in their faces. I mean they all look alike. It would be way easier if some had, let's say, both eyes on one side of their nose. I love my life. I sit here, with my legs crossed, on this high and narrow wall and I am not afraid to fall. Well and even if I did fall, which will never happen, then the king promised me to send all his horses and his men and put me in my place again. But there is no need for it since this wall is my home and I am very sure in my capability of staying here. My most valuable asset is my cravat. It sometimes upsets me when others can...
Comparison of P. B. Shelley's and W. Wordsworth's "To a Skylark" Poems The Skylark is a bird whose singing is very melodical. It is an inspiration to many poets, two of them being P. B. Shelley and W. Wordsworth. The Skylark is a common nature metaphor for pure poetic expression. Shelly Shelley's poem is all about praising the birds singing and how the lark can create such beautiful songs unintentionally. For the bird, singing is effortless and comes out naturally. Still the creation is harmonic and spreads joy. The poem starts with Shelly calling the bird a "blithe spirit" and expressing his admiration of how the song comes from the bird's heart without any effort. "Bird thou never wert-/ That from heaven or near it" gives the mental image that Shelly doesn't actually see the bird but only hears it. Thus the bird doesn't exist for him as a real thing but rather as something supernatural, like a ghost sending its melody while stayin...
Noorkuu Videviku saaga teine osa, Noorkuu, räägib raamatu jätkust. Edward Cullen( Robert Pattison), vampiir, keda Bella armastab, lahkub ootamatult Bellast (Kristen Sterward ). Bella murdub ning satub masendusse, hiljem taastab suhted oma ammuse tuttava Jacobiga ( Taylor Launter ) ning tekib tugev sõprusside. Hiljem saab Bella teada, et Edward kavatseb teha enesetapu, kuna arvab, et Bella hüppas kaljult alla ning sai surma. Bella võtab ette teekonna Edwardi päästmiseks, mis aga seab ohtu tema suhted Jacobiga, kes, tuleb välja, on libahunt, vampiiride ainuke vaenlane. Filmi lõpus Bella päästab Edwardi ning nad naasevad koju. Jacob lõpetab suhted Bellaga ja Edward esitab Bellale abieluettepaneku. Sellega lõppeb teine osa. Minu arvates oli film tegelikult hea. Kuna olen ka raamatut lugenud ja samuti näinud ning vaadanud ka esimest osa sain ma hästi aru ning nautisin filmi. Kuid film oli väga sisukas, ...
Movie was well done. None too big cuts. All good quotations were present but it felt to me that in some places they were a bit too forced (crammed together). Alltogether I liked the movie and it gave away the meaning of the book pretty well. The storyteller explaines in the beginning that Harry likes to play with people. Not good. The novel has no reference to Dorian being painted with an Egyptian goddess shaped like a cat who could grant his wish, as the film has. Appears throughout the whole movie. Girls signs the painting- Glaidis, Basils niece. Dorian stole her heart. Also important in later recognising the corpse. In Wilde's original, Sybil Vane is a Shakespearean actress whom Dorian observes playing Juliet, rather than the gifted dance-hall singer seen in this film. This necessitates altering Dorian's motive for breaking up with her. In the novel, her acting has become shallow as a result of really falling in love with Dorian,...
It is a story told by a horse, in his own words. It's about how he was treated and taught when he was a young and healthy horse and how he fell into illness and was treated badly. The Black Beauty didn't remember everything when he was small, but he remembered some very important advice from his mother. She told him that the better he behaved, the better was he treated and he always had to do best of him to his master. One day a man took him with him to the Birtwick Park. There lived other horses and the Beauty became friends with the others. The Black Beauty was a good horse and everyone loved him. One morning a master Gordon had to go to the city with Beauty. When they arrived to the hotel the master put the horse to the stable and went to bed. But suddenly the Black Beauty woke up and smelt smoke. The stable was on fire. Luckily everything went good and nobody got hurt. When they arrived to the Birtwick then everything went like alwa...
Enlightenment Kristiina Rooma Henri Zirnask Alvar Käen Overall The Enlightenment is commonly dated to the middle of the eighteenth century. The European Enlightenment developed in part due to an energetic group of French thinkers who thrived in the middle of the eighteenth century. They were called : "The Philosophes" John Locke August 29, 1632 October 28, 1704 . English philosopher. One of the most influential Enlightenment thinker. Believed that human nature allowed men to be selfish. Believed that all people were equal. Jean-Jacques Rousseau June 28, 1712 July 2, 1778 . Philosopher, literary figure, and composer of the Enlightenment... Saw a fundamental divide between society and human nature . François-Marie Arouet 21 November 1694 30 May 1778 . Known as "Voltaire" French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher...
To be, or not to be--that is the question: Olla või mitte olla selles on küsimus Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer Kas on üllam mõttes kannatada The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Pöörase saatuse kive ja nooli Or to take arms against a sea of troubles Või minna relvis muremere vastu And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep-- Ning neile vastu astudes nad lõpetada. Surra, magada No more--and by a sleep to say we end Ei rohkem ning magades öelda, et lõpetame The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks Südamevalu, tuhat loomulikku vapustust, That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation Millele inimliha pärijaks on, see on teostus, Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep-- Mida hardalt soovida. Surra, magada; To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, Magada : ehk isegi und näha : selles see vastus seisnebki. For in th...
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Guilty or Not? The story is about an ordinary young woman who encounters insurmountable obstacles but is responsible for creating none. From the beginning it can be understood that she doesn't have the right to express her opinion and if she had, would she dare to. It all begins with Tess following her father's wishes to make contact to the D'Urbervilles, because she has to manage to deal with an intrusive young man and because of her lack of experience she ends up being pregnant and alone. This kind of situation was not approved at her time and the villagers turned against her. When the baby was born and after a while died, Tess felt no emotions or feelings. There was nothing to keep her home and so she left in hope to find a place where no one knew of her sorrowful life. When she meets Angel Clare she tries to ignore her love for him, because she feels that this wo...
Confessions of a not it girl Confessions of a not it girl is written by Melissa Kantor. The author also has written books such as If I Have a Wicked September, Where's My Prince. The book is a booklist top ten Romance Novel for youth in 2004. Many well-known public magazines for e.g. The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and Voya, have given positive feedback to this book. The book is about a 17 years old high-school girl, named Jan Miller, who feels, like she has the most boring life ever, a teenage girl can have. She doesn't really like her parents and her best friend is lately been elected as an official It Girl. Te best friend seems to have a perfect life, that Jan would actually like to have. For many years, she has been in love with Tom, a classmate, but then, there comes Josh and suddenly Ian is in love with him. It starts at an English class, where Jan plays Juliet and Josh Romeo. They also meet somet...
The Price of Everlasting Youth Everlasting youth is something that people value most when they are already older. But Dorian captured the ideal moment which he wanted to be eternal. His decision was influenced by Harry's ideas and the portrait of him where he saw how beautiful he was. Dorian wished that he could remain young forever and his portrait would get older. Harry was a friend of Basil's, the artist who painted Dorian's picture, and he had quite peculiar ideas of life. He told Dorian that youth is the most relevant in life and that everyone should enjoy it. Basil knew that Harry wouldn't be good influence for young boy, but he wasn't able to prevent their encounter. Over time Harry's ideas fix in Dorian's mind and he changes into someone that he was not like before. When his first love, Sibyl Vane, who was an actress in a cheap theatre, disappoints him, he is very callous towards her whi...
Mari-Liis Luukas Dorian Gray the Prince of Everlasting Youth The novel which describes the life story of Dorian Gray is out of the ordinary. It might have been a long time ago when it was written, but I haven't heard of a similar idea such as the starting point of the events. In the beginning Dorian was a young undamaged simple boy and I think that Basil was right to have the wish to prevent Dorian meeting Harry. When Dorian hears the ideas that Harry has for life of pleasure, beauty and youth, he adopts them immediately. As he sees his portrait, Dorian becomes aware of his beauty and says the fateful wish that if only he could remain young and the portrait would become old. The first sign that his wish had become true is seen when Dorian is very heartless and rude to Sibyl Vane, an actress to whom he wanted to marr...
Liis Einling 10a The Man of Law's Tale Once in Syria dwelt a company, which was known by their wares, what all were so good and exellent. They went to Rome one day and found an inn what suited for them best to sell their weres and rest. They stayed there and heard one day about emperor's daugher Constance who was very beautiful and humble woman who followed the rules of Christianity and was always faithful to God. When merchants went to Syria's sultan, and told him tales of beautiful Constance, Sultan fell in love and wanted to marry with her. But then came legal difficulties in his way. He had to be christened and all his vassals too. In all this, Constance was really sad because she did not wanted to marry with Sultan. Sultan's mother also was not happy when she became aware of Sultan's intending to renounce pre...
Hamlet's first soliloquy The soliloquy begins with Hamlet wishing that his body would melt, turn into water and become like dew (hommikukaste). He also would like if the God hadn't made a law forbidding suicide. He says that life seems weary, stale, flat and useless to him. He moans as it is terrible. The world was like and unweeded garden that had finally gone to seed but only ugly things thrived. He can't believe what had happened as his father was dead only two months. Not even that long. He says how excellent king his father was compared to the current king, his uncle. His father was like the sun god Hyperion compared to a lecherous satyr (ihar satüür). He believes that his father had been very loving to his mother and he wouldn't have even allowed the gentle breeze of heaven to blow too roughly on her face. Hamlet doesn't want to remember it, so he closes his ears. He remembers how much his mother l...
POE · Refined the short story genre and invented science fiction. Many of his stories prefigure the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy so popular today · Father deserted the family, mother died and his husband disappeared, was taken into the home of the Allans. The Allans took him to England for five years, then sent him to the University of Virginia. He had a wild year and started to drink and gamble. After losing a large sum of money in a card game, ha was taken away from university. He ran away and enlisted as a soldier. He adapted very well to military discipline. Mr. Allan had him appointed to West Point Military Academy, but was dismissed. He married his 14-old cousin who had tuberculosis (lead to drinking). Two years after his wife´s death Poe himself was found in a Baltimore street near a polling place on an Election Day, died a few days later in hospital when he was only 40. · His works reflect the dou...
Reading- A Waste of Time? Actually I really don't like reading, but that book is really interesting. If I started to read that book, it's seems boring, but actually it isn't that. It's going more and more interesting and I like it. That book tells the story of Madame Wu. On her fortieth birthday, Madame Wu carries out a decision she has been planning for a long time: she tells her husband that after twenty-four years their physical life together is now over and she wishes him to take a second wife. The House of Wu, one of the oldest and most revered in China, is thrown into an uproar by her decision, but Madame Wu will not be dissuaded and arranges for a young country girl to come take her place in bed. Elegant and detached, Madame Wu orchestrates this change as she manages everything in the extended household of more than sixty relatives and servants. Alone in her own quarters, she relishes her...
The bluest eye I read a book called The bluest eye by Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. It is Morrison's first novel, written while she was teaching at Howard University and was raising her two sons on her own. It is a novel publiched in 1970. It is set in 1941 in Ohio. The main character is Pecola Breedlove, a poor black girl who believes she is ugly. Then there is her father, Cholly Breedlove, who is an alcoholic and her two best friends Claudia and Frieda MacTeer. Claudia and Frieda MacTeer live in Ohio with their parents. The MacTeer family takes two other people into their home, Mr. Henry and Pecola. Pecola is a troubled young girl with a hard life. Her parents are constantly fighting, both physically and verbally. Pecola is continually being told and reminded of what an "ugly" girl she is and that's why ...
The woman in white Written by Wilkie Collins Is an epistolary novel One of the two novels for which Collins is most famous First published in book form in 1860 Characters Anne Catherick ("The Woman in White"). A young woman said to be of disordered wits. Laura Fairlie - Mr Fairlie's gentle, pretty niece, an heiress and an orphan. Marian - Laura's half-sister, not attractive but intelligent and resourceful. Walter Hartright - A poor young man who earns his living as a drawing master. The Story... Late one night on a lonely road a young art teacher,Walter, meets a strange woman dressed all in white.Walter goes to Limmeridge House and starts his new job, teaching art to two half sisters, Laura Fairlie and Marian.He falls in love with Laura,who closely resembles the `woman in white', but Laura marries another man, as she promised to her father. She is unhappy, as her ...
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Author Stieg Larsson was a Swedish journalist and writer. He was born in 1954. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series". He died suddenly and unexpectedly in November 2004, soon after delivering the manuscripts for "the Millennium trilogy". Since his death, Stieg Larsson has been haunting the bestseller list and popular media worldwide. There are many millions of copies of the millennium tilogy that has been sold worldwide. Unfortunately Larsson did not live to see the phenomenon his work has become. Sweden has already produced a trilogy of films based on the novels, and now Hollywood is doing the same. Characters *Lisbeth Salander the headcharacter in the book. She is outsider and apparently enemy of society. The state has ruled that she is mentally unstable and has a trustee to help her manage her duties. Salander doesn't really care what others think of her. ...
The wonderful wizard of Oz The book is talking about the girl, Dorothy, who lives with her aunt Em and uncle Henry in the midst of the great Kansas prairies. She is a little girl who is happy just because her dog. Her aunt and uncle are very serious and unhappy people, they are only working all the time but they are still pour. One day uncle Henry was sitting upon the doorstep and looked at the sky what was more greyer than usual. Suddenly he stoop up and called to his wife that cyclone is coming. They were very confused because they didn´t have garret or cellar. There were only a small dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where they could go in case one of those whirlwinds would come. So, they all ran the that cyclone cellar, but in the last minute Toto, her dog was running away and Dorothy went to look for it. And just before Dorothy could ran in the dug, the house whirld around two or three times and rose slowly through the ai...
The origins of American literature The first Americans were explorers and settlers, adventurers and idealists who crossed the ocean in search of new opportunities or to escape the poverty and intolerance. Their writings were matter-of-fact accounts of life in America, which explained colonisation to Englishmen back in the homeland. An example of this form of writing is John Smith's A True Relation of Virginia, which is widely recognized to be the first example of Am lit. The early years of colonisation produced a mass of utilitarian writings including biographies, accounts of voyages, diaries, sermons, pamphlets. Much of the material addressed the problems of Church and State. There were few examples of fiction, poetry or drama. Anne Bradstreet of Massachusetts published some lyrical poems of high literary quality (1650) and Edward Taylor, who was born in England but lived in Boston, wrote some poetry in the style of John ...
The vikings Ursula 11. kl Who were the vikings? The Vikings were the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid11th century. The Vikings came from three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The Viking age in European history was about AD 700 to 1100. During this period many Vikings left Scandinavia and travelled to other countries, such as Britain and Ireland. Some went to fight and steal treasure. Others settled in new lands as farmers, craftsmen or traders. ships There were two distinct classes of Viking ships: the longship and the knarr. The longship is characterized as a graceful, long, narrow,...
George Byron George Byron (tuntud ka kui Lord Byron, 1788-1824) oli inglise romantistlik luuletaja. Ta sai tuntuks mitte ainult oma luuletustega, vaid ka ekstsentrilise eluviisi, armuafääride, võlgade ja intsestisüüdistuste tõttu. Aastail 18011805 õppis Byron Harrow' koolis, seejärel Cambridge'i ülikooli Trinity College'is. 1809. aastal asus ta reisile Vahemeremaadesse, sest Napoleoni sõdade tõttu oli suures osas Euroopast reisimine raskendatud. Läbi Lissaboni sõitis ta Hispaaniasse, külastas seejärel Maltat, Albaaniat, Kreekat ja Väike-Aasia rannikut. Pärast seda reisi ilmus Byroni poeemi "Childe Haroldi palverännak" kaks esimest osa, millest algas ka tema üleeuroopaline kuulsus. 1812. aastal tuli avalikuks tema suhe abielus naisega, mis põhjustas seltskondliku skandaali. 1816. aastal läks Byron Sveitsi. Ta veetis suve Genfi järve ääres Villa Diodatis, kus tutvus luuletaja Percy Bysshe Shelley ja tema tulevase naise Mary Godwiniga. ...
European yew Ursula 11. kl Description It is a small- to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing 1020 metres. The bark is thin, brown, coming off in small flakes aligned with the stem. The leaves are lanceolate, flat, dark green and highly poisonous. The seed cones are highly modified, each cone containing a single seed long partly surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure called an aril. The arils are mature 69 months after pollination, and with the seed contained are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds. The aril is not poisonous. The seeds themselves are extremely poisonous and bitter, but are opened and eaten by some bird species Toxicity The bark, stem, needles and seeds of the yew are poisonous, although birds can eat the berries without digesting the seed. This dangerous side of t...
The Chiltern Hills Ursula 11. kl · The Chiltern Hills are known locally as just The Chilterns and are a chalk escarpment in the south-east of England, lying a few miles north-west of London. · They cover four counties and combine beautiful scenery with interesting history. · The Chilterns begin in Oxfordshire in the Thames Valley and stretch north-east through Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire to Hitchin in Hertfordshire. They comprise of chalk hills covered with beautiful beech woods, wild flowers, and a variety of wildlife. History · In pre-Roman times, the Chiltern ridge provided a relatively safe and easily negotiable route across southern Iron Age England, thus the Icknield Way (one of England's ancient trackways) follows the line of the hills. · The name "Chiltern" comes from the Cilternsæte, a tribe that occupied the area in the early...
It talks about a telephatic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse, from a small town Bon Temps. She lives with her grandmother Adele and she has an older brother Jason. She meets a vampire, Bill Compton. In this world vampires are a reality. They have also invented synthetic blood, which makes it unnecessary to feed on humans. And vampire blood is an addictive and illegal drug. Sookie falls in love with Bill. A lot of murders occur in Bon Temps. Bill and her brother are main suspects at some point because the bodies have fang marks and Jason is suspected because he had a relationship with two of the victims. Sookie tries to help both of them and she starts searching for information about who might have been the murderer. Her grandmother is also killed and she has to start living alone. Most of the times she's at work (Merlotte's bar and grill) and at nights she's with Bill. At the end Sookie discovers that the murderer is Rene Lenier. He's her fr...
CClilcikckicioconn totoadaddppicitc uturere James Patterson · Born in 1947 march 22 · Was ranked sixty-six among the Top Celebrities of 2006 by Forbes magazine. · Horror novelist Stephen King has dismissed Patterson's bibliography as being made up of "dopey thrillers. When the Wind Blows Movie. United States. Scientific experiments. Called School. Characters Max Frannie Kit (Tom) Matthew Uncle Thomas Dr. Peyser Gillian Adam(Michael adopted by Gillian), Eve, Thomas, Wendy, Peter(twins), Ozymandias, Icarus Stricker Story Max Escapes Kit arrives to Colorado Frannie saw's Max Uncle thomas finds Mathhew Max gets help Uncle thomas finds max from, but she get's away with Kit and Frannie...
Book review I am reading a book called ,,Before I go to sleep" by S.J Watson. This book has 384 pages and I have read 50 of them. The book is about Christine, who loses her memory when she goes to sleep and has to start afresh every time she wakes up. It's quite hard seeing it through her own eyes as each day she wakes up and can't figure out where she is. Everything has to be explained to her by a man who tries to persuade her that he's her husband. She begins to keep a journal, writing down what happens to her each day as recommended by her doctor who calls her each day to remind her of her journal and where it's hidden. Each day she reads what's previously written in her journal, and is extremely confused as she can never remember the previous entries. I think that in the end of the book Christine will get her memory back, and she will realize that her husbend Ben is bad guy. I hope that they will devorce and Christine will find some...
P.S. I love you Cecilia Ahern Kristi Võrk Summary This book tells a story about a woman, who's husband had just died. Holly, the main character, is trying to get on with her life after the death of her husband Gerry. They were happily married for 12 years. A few months before Gerry's death, they found out that he had a brain tumor and he was hospitalized. Holly always stayed beside him, she quit her job so she could spend all her time with Gerry. Before his death Gerry wrote 10 letters, in them he guides Holly and helps her rediscover herself. After his death Holly got the letters from her mother. There was a big envelope, with 10 little letters inside it. All the letters had different months written on them. Every month she had to open one letter. The point of the letters was that he will always be at her side. Her best friends Denise and Sharon were also at her side, supporting her through it. The first month she had to buy h...
Edith Piaf Minna- Triin Kohv Childhood Born Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 - 10 October 1963) Belleville, Paris. living with her mother ,after moved to grandmother's. At the age of 3-7 she was blind as a result of Keratitis the Little Sparrow First time to sing in public was at the age of 14 She was discovered by Louis Leplee. "La Vie en Rose" , "Hymne a L'amour", "La foule" 80 albums Music Her music has influenced many French singers. Her greatest strength was the purity of her voice She preferred melancholy Books about Piaf The Wheel Of Fortune: The Autobiography of Édith Piaf by Édith Piaf (originally written in 1958, 5 years before her death), Peter Owen Publishers; Édith Piaf, by Édith Piaf and Simone Berteaut, published January 1982; The Piaf Legend, by David Bret, Robson Books,1988. Films Piaf played in many movies, such as "French Cancan (1954) by Jean Renoir Three movies about Piaf...
Tibet Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas, and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people and some other ethnic groups. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres, it is the highest region on Earth and has in recent decades increasingly been referred to as the "Roof of the World". In the history of Tibet, it has been an independent country, divided into different countries, and a part of China each for a certain amount of time. Tibet was first unified under King Songtsän Gampo in the seventh century. A government nominally headed by the Dalai Lamas, a line of spiritual leaders, ruled a large portion of the Tibetan region at various times from the 1640s until 1950s. During most of this period, the Tibetan administration was subordinate to the Chinese empire of the Qing Dynasty. The 13th Dalai Lama proclaimed Tibet independent in 1913, but this declaration was not accepted b...
The Review Twilight is the story of Edward and Bella's romance. Forget any vampire romance you have read before, Twilight is so unique it is almost like it's in its own genre. The book is marketed at Young Adult readers but it has the ability to cross age barriers and will satisfy both teenagers and adults alike. The story is told in first person from the perspective of Bella, so the reader only ever know what she knows, making Edward and his family a mystery that is slowly unravelled through out the book. Even by the end of the book I was still thirsting for more of the Cullen family back story - hopefully their characters might be developed further in future books. Bella herself is a well written and realistic character, shy and lacking in confidence, her sarcastic inner voice narrates the story for the reader. Twilight is simply and yet beautifully written. The descriptions of Forks leave you feeling like you can almost smell the ...
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce Irish novelist and poet Click to edit Master text styles one of the most Second level Third level influential writers in the Fourth level modernist avant-garde Fifth level of the early 20th century Early life born on 2 February Click to edit Master text styles 1882 Second level Third level eldest of ten surviving Fourth level children Fifth level Slide into poverty Educaation Clongowes Wood Co...
THE GREAT GATSBY BY FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD Kristel Onno 10ac FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in 1896 and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota attended three different preparatory schools before entering Princeton University in 1913. In his senior year he dropped out of school LOVE AND WAR He joined the army , as World War I neared its end He fell in love with Zelda Sayre, who didn't married him until he provided for her financially. The Fitzgeralds became part of the wealthy, extravagant society of this time. FITZGERALD'S DECLINE he decline of Fitzgerald's personal and rtistic life ended in the 1920s. cott was forced to write "hack work" o support their lifestyle. is addiction to alcohol increased. elda died in a fire e died of a heart attack at age 44. BOOK CHARACTE...
o Jules Verne was a French novelist o He was born on February 8, 1828 at Nantes, France o Studied Law in Paris o Took up writing in his early twenties o His first major success was in 1864 Voyage to the Centre of the Earth o Died on March 24, 1905 at Amiens o Considered to be the `father' of science fiction o Professor Pierre Aronnax the main character, narrator, a professor in the museum in Paris of Natural History; gruff, unrefined and a classic pedant. o Conseil Aronnax's domestic servant, 30 years old, knowledgeable of science, never complains o Ned Land - a Canadian and the king of harpooners, a large and quiet man, easily angered when contradicted. o Captain Nemo- the antagonist of the novel, creator of the Nautilus. o takes place in 1866. o rumors spreading about a large sea monster that inhabiting the ocean waters and destroying surface vessels o The US government commissions the Abraham Lincoln to...
That book tells story about gang wars, those are happening in England's capital, in London. Story's main characters are the police commissioner Frederick Harvey and one of the nether world's leaders Frank Harrison. Frank is gang ruler and he have had leader of streets about two year. At the story time 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 and this causes many people's death and a lots of illegal deals. In these street games are involved many assassins, who are killing rich and powerful leaders.
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger The novel mainly takes place in December 1949. Book starts off with Holden Caulfield strugling with his school and trying to find out his purpose for life. Holden Caulfield's story begins on the Saturday following the end of classes at the Pencey prep school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Pencey is Holden's fourth school as he has already fallen out of three others. At Pencey, he has failed four out of five of his classes and has received notice that he is being expelled, but he is not scheduled to return home to Manhattan until Wednesday. On Friday night, he visits his elderly history teacher, Ms. Spencer, to say goodbye, but when Spencer tries to reprimand him for his poor academic performance, Holden becomes annoyed. After the argument with his teacher, he heads back to the dormitory. As Holden is already irritated, he gets an...
Tartu Kivilinna Grammar School Netherlands Report Composer: Reino Urbanovits Supervisors: Tiia Krass Erika Hunt Tartu, 2003 Table of contents Table of contents............................................................................................................................2 Introduction....................................................................................................................................3 Chapter 1........................................................................................................................................4 The Netherlands.............................................................................................................................4 Chapter 2.......
The Island by Victoria Hislop This book starts with Alexis's story. She tries to find out her mother's past. Her mother, Sofia, had never told her about her past and grandparents. Now, Alexis decided to find out it by herself, and her mother gave her a letter, which she must carry to her old friend, Fotini. Alexis travelled to Crete, village name Planka. Fotini was an old woman and she had pleasure to told her a life-story of so many generations. She started telling Eleni story. She was Alexis's great grandmother. Eleni got leprosy. It was a disease, what had no cure at this far. All people, who had leprosy, were sent to a leper colony to Spinalonga. In this colony life wasn't so bad as people were expecting. However, they were like prisoners there. On this island, those who went there, they died there although. But they had a school, a church. Eleni got two daughters Anna and Maria. They were little, when their mother...
Revolutionary period literature 17661799 Geographical lines were now forgotten, the literature of this period is no longer local. Literature presents the vivid reflection of that momentous struggle for independence upon which the American colonies had entered. Fiery speeches, able arguments set forth in newspapers and in pamphlets, sharp and bitter satire. From the beginning of the conflict to the end, there was a copious flow of verse which sprang naturally enough from the turbulence of popular excitement and emotion. Poets John Trumbull Joel Barlow (17501831) (17541812) McFingal The Columbiad Timothy Dwight (17521817) The Conquest of Canaan Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise I Love thy Kingdom, Lord Francis Hopkinson (1737 1791 ) The ...
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque Character List Paul Bäumer - A young German soldier fighting in the trenches during World War I. Paul is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. He is, at heart, a kind, compas-sionate, and sensitive young man, but the brutal expe-rience of warfare teaches him to detach himself from his feelings. His account of the war is a bitter invective against sentimental, romantic ideals of warfare. Read an in-depth analysis of Paul Bäumer. Stanislaus Katczinsky - A soldier belonging to Paul's company and Paul's best friend in the army. Kat, as he is known, is forty years old at the beginning of the novel and has a family at home. He is a resourceful, inventive man and always finds food, clothing, and blankets whenever he and his friends need them. Albert Kropp - One of Paul's classmates who serves with Paul in the Second Company. An intelligent, speculative young man, Kropp is one of Paul...
Pygmalion act 3 Where does the action take place in Act III? Name the places. At Mrs. Higgins's home Why is Mrs. Higgins not happy to see her son? Because Higgins offended all her friends and she wasn't happy about it. Why has Higgins invited Eliza to his mother's place? She wants to present her to her mother and the Who had Mrs Higgins invited to visit her? Miss Eynsford Hill, Mrs. Eynsford Hill, Freddy, Colonel Pickering. How does Higgins use the word ,,dickens". Quote his use of the word in different sentences and explain it's meaning. He uses the word in sentences like "Cynical! Who the dickens said it was cynical? I mean it wouldn't be decent." and ,,What the dickens has happened to you?" He uses the word instead of a swearing word. Comment on Eliza's behaviour at the meeting.(Do it in about 4 sentences) Eliza is speaking very properly and is polite. She is answering the questions that are asked from her with very long sentences. ...
Getter Orav Music therapy Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. Sen. Harry Reid said that music therapy is much more complicated than playing records in nursing homes. Therapists are trained in psychology, group interaction, and the special needs of the elderly. Listening to music does wonders to alleviate stress. Listen to the music that you feel comfortable. Sitting down and forcing yourself to listen to relaxation music that you don't like may create stress, not alleviate . Music has always been a great healer. Many experts suggest that the rhythm of the music or the beat that has the calming effect on us although we may not be very conscious about. Music was found to reduce the pain during dental proced...
Rudyard Kipling - One of the most memorable English writers of all time Family of Joseph Rudyard Kipling Mother- Alice MacDonald Kipling. Alice Kipling (one of four remarkable Victorian sisters) was a vivacious woman about whom a future Viceroy of India would say, "Dullness and Mrs. Kipling cannot exist in the same room."[3] Father - John Lockwood Kipling. Lockwood Kipling, a sculptor, an illustrator, museum curator and pottery designer, was the principal and professor of architectural sculpture at the newly- founded Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art and Industry in Bombay. Later in life Kipling illustrated many of Rudyard Kipling's books, and other works. Kipling also remained editor of the Journal of Indian Art and Industry, which carried drawing works from the students of the Mayo School. COUPLE named their son after the place they had first met Rudyard Lake. Alice Kipling Fleming - Sister of British author Rudyard Kipling w...
One of the most memorable English writers of all time Family of Joseph Rudyard Kipling Mother Alice MacDonald Kipling Father John Lockwood Kipling Sister Alice Kipling Fleming Early Life 30 December 1865 in Bombay, in British India Captain and Mrs. Holloway - Lorne Lodge Paradise at Aunt Georgie's and her husband 1878 - admitted to the United Services College Bombay in 1865 Travels & First writings 1883 - visited Simla thirty-nine stories appeared in the Gazette included in Plain Tales from the Hills Kipling's first prose collection 1887 Allahabad in the United Provinces published six collections of short stories 1889 sold the rights to his six volumes of stories Life London published a novel - The Light that Failed and on the 18 January 1892 Carrie Balestier (29) and Rudyard Kipling (26) were married in London United States didn't find a country that lived up to his expecta...
Essay based on ,,The General Prologue" by G. Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury tales at the end of the 14th century. It is a collection of stories where a group of pilgrims have a storytelling contest. All of them are on their way from Southwark to visit the shrine of a holy martyr who had brought health to them when they were ill. Chaucer joined the twenty nine of them in a tavern and started to talk to them. They quickly became friends and then there were thirty. All of the stories and very different characters create a body to the story, which depicts the picture of the English society at that time. Chaucer depicts the knight as a typical hero. In my opinion he is making fun of him because he exaggerates describing his very polite manners and love for chivalry. He says that the knight had fought bravely for their country, was honest, polite and wise and had never in his life lost a battle....
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
Tess Guilty or not? I read Thomas Hardy's book called Tess of the D'Urbevilles. The book is about young woman's misfortunes. Those misfortunes lead to many desperate actions but Tess is not quilty of them. The first misadventure which leads to others is when Tess has to go to the market. Tess accidentally kills the horse. She feels guilt but in my opinion it was not her fault because after all it was her father's task not Tess'. Her father could not go because he was too drunk. However, Tess feels like she is responsible and that she has to do something good for her family. In order to compensate her mistake she goes to work for a rich relative in a bird farm. There happens another awful thing she gets pregnant from her so called cousin Alec D' Urberville. Yet again it is not Tess' fault because her mother has not taught to Tess essential things about life and men. What makes it even worse is that Tess d...
The Invisible Man The Invisible Man Herbert George Wells Published in 1897 Science fiction novella Victorian era What Is It About? A man who becomes invisible Cannot become visible again Mentally unstable as a result Main Characters Griffin the Invisible Man, young scientist Thomas Marvel recruited to help Griffin, stole the Invisible Man's notebooks Dr. Kemp a scientist, old friend of Griffin, betrays him Setting In 1890s England Iping Short Summary Becoming invisible The arrival of the Invisible Man in Iping Accidental revealing Immature and violent actions in Iping Meeting former friend Dr. Kemp Kemp's betrayal Death of the Invisible Man Marvel the next Invisible Man ? The Message One should not mess with Mother Nature Personal Comments Short For young adults and grown-ups Confusing Thank You For Your Attention ...
RUDYARD KIPLING 1965-1936 * Was born in India, in Bombay * Father - an artist , a professor at Bobay art school * In 1871 - sent to England to school * He and his sister lived with family friends, often beaten * Found solace in books, literature, poetry * Suffered from a bad eyesight * Collection of poems "Schoolboy lyrics", at the age of 16 * 1881- after finishing school returned to India * 1882- 1889- a journalist in India and the USA * Collections stories, essays, articles . Department ditties (poetry) ; Barrack room ballads (poetry); The seven seas , The five nations * 1892- got married, travelled in America, Canada, Japan * 1896- came back to England and settled down in Sussex * 1894 - The Jungle Book * 1895 - The second jungle book * 1898 ...
The Price of Everlasting Beauty I read Oscar Wilde's book called "The Picture of Dorian Gray". It talks about a man who never ages, instead a portrait of him ages. Dorian can be forever beautiful but is it worth it? Dorian realizes that he cannot be young forever and wishes that the portrait would age not him but he does not think about the consequence. Lord Henry points out that Dorian cannot be beautiful and young forever and Dorian wishes that the painting would age not him. I think this it not worth it because everyone around Dorian will grow old and eventually die. He would see the people he cares about dying. Also, when Dorian understand that he can be beautiful forever, he does not care so much about what is going to happen or even what is going to happen with people around him. He was a caring young man who loved very much Sibyl, especially when she was acting. After realizing he would stay young foreve...
Percy Bysshe Shelley 4 August 1792 8 July 1822 Martin Jaan Leesment Major works are long visionary poems Approximately 50 readers as his audience, it is said that he made no more than 40 pounds from his writings. His father was Sir Timothy Shelley, a Whig Member of Parliament, and his mother, a Sussex landowner Born at Field Place in Horsham, England The eldest of the children Received his early education at home On 10 April 1810, he matriculated at University College, Oxford Expelled from Oxford on 25 March 1811 After being expelled, he eloped to Scotland with the 16- year-old schoolgirl Harriet Westbrook Visited Ireland shortly afterward and wrote his Address to the Irish People On 28 July 1814, Shelley abandoned his family and ran away with Mary (also 16, later author of Frankenstein) Sailed to Europe, crossed France, and settled in Swi...
Shakespeare's tragedies Martin Jaan Leesment XIA List of tragedies Titus Andronicus - 1594 January 24 first performance. It was first printed in 1594 Romeo and Juliet - 1594-95 first performance. It was first printed in 1597 Hamlet - 1600-01 first performed. It was first printed in 1603 Julius Caesar - 1600-01 first performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio) Othello - 1604-05 first performed. It was first printed in 1622 King Lear - 1606 December 26 First recorded performance. It was first printed in 1608 Antony and Cleopatra - 1606-07 first performed. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio) Timon of Athens - 1607-1608 first performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio) Coriolanus - 1607-08 first performed. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio) Macbeth - 1611-12 First recorded performance. It was first printed in 1623 (First Folio) Tragedies were poignant revelatio...
Fay Weldon an English author, essayist and playwright Early life § Fay Weldon was supposed to be born in New Zealand, but instead was born in England in 1931. At 5 weeks old she and her mother returned to New Zealand. § Her father was a doctor and her mother was a writer of commercial fiction under the pen name "Pearl Bellairs", among others. Her parents divorced when she was five. She lived with her mother, sister and grandmother until she started college and, as a result, grew up believing "the world was peopled by females". This problably influenced her works too. § She returned to England with her mother and studied economics and psychology at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. § Her actual christened name was "Franklin Birkinshaw". which she feels contributed to her being accepted at St Andrews and permitted to study economics: the school assumed she was a male student applica...
BOOK REPORT Title & author of the book: 'Anita and Me' by Meera Syal The setting of the book? The story resolves around Meena Syal, the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the Midlands' mining village of Tollington. The novel provides a vision of British childhood in the 1960s, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of enormous change. Meena is desperate to fit in with the other children in her neighbourhood while forever feeling like an outsider because she is "different". Eventhough the Punjabi family is well respected by the locals, there are still sutations when they have to deal with racism. Plot summary (NB! Use the present tenses) Anita and Me by Meera Syal is the story of a young Punjabi girl growing up in the fictional English village of Tollington in the Midlands in the 1960s. The book follows Meena during her pre-teen years as she is desperate to fit in ...
The book ''The Klone and I'' tells a story about a woman named Stephanie. Stephanie is married woman and has two children- Charlotte and Sam. The book begins with that, that Sephanie's husband Roger decides to get divorced, because he had found a new love and he doesn't love Stephanie anymore. Stephanie is shocked, because for her it came very suddenly and unpredictably. So then the following months Stepahnie spends in deep depression, thinking what she did wrong. After months in depression, she starts dating and one day she decides to go to Paris. In Paris she mets a guy named Peter. Peter seems to be the best man in the world for Stephanie and their relationship is going more serious. Then they fly back to New York and have fun time together. Months later Peter has to go to California due to his work, but he says to Stephanie, that there will be a surprise for her, when he's away. The surprise for her was that few hours later, a man...
If I were the minister of education in Estonia. Many people think that our school system is out of date and we should make it more modern. Even teachers and students say that some changes need to be made. Maybe our government should consultate more with poeple who know the real situtation when they create new laws. If I were minister of education I would deffenetly prefere American educational system to Russian. Because our new generation of children use English a lot more than Russian. In addition I would give more money to renovate our schools and raise also teatchers salary and students scholarship. This would boost up their motivation to give quality education to our children. Also i would invite more exchange students into our schools and send our children more often to learn in foreign countrys. Finally, as far as I know from year to year decrease in the number of high school graduates. And ...
ESSAY "The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience." -- Emily Dickinson I have chosen this quotation because I think it is more than true. I think that you should always give a chance to every offer you have given. At least you should make a try for it. We have given only one life to live, we should not waste it. First of all, I think that everything happens for a certain reason. And every bad thing that will come to your life will come also because of something. For instance you have done something bad and then it would be like some kind of punishment and also a good lesson. It will show you that what goes around, comes around. It is karma and I believe in karma. As mentioned earlier, you should always be opened for new experiences and opportunities. That is so because they are meant to be come for a better life. But everything begin...
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