Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl (1916-1990) The room was warm and clean, the curtains drawn, the two table lamps alight - hers and the one by the empty chair opposite. On the sideboard behind her, two tall glasses, soda water, whiskey. Fresh ice cubes in the Thermos bucket. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband to come him (correction: home) from work. Now and again she would glance up at the clock, but without anxiety, merely to please herself with the thought that each minute gone by made it nearer the time when he would come. There was a slow smiling air about her, and about everything she did. The drop of a head as she bent over her sewing was curiously tranquil. Her skin - for this was her sixth month with child - had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new placid look, seemed larger darker than before. When the clock said ten minutes to five, she began to listen, and a...
The Cataclysmic Death of Stars Republished from the pages of National Geographic magazine Written by Ron Cowen March 2007 Ever since he was a teenager, Stan Woosley has had a love for chemical elements and a fondness for blowing things up. Growing up in the late 1950s in Texas, "I did everything you could do with potassium nitrate, perchlorate, and permanganate, mixed with a lot of other things," he says. "If you mixed potassium nitrate with sulfur and charcoal, you got gunpowder. If you mixed it with sugar, you got a lot of smoke and a nice pink fire." He tested his explosive concoctions on a Fort Worth golf course: "I screwed the jar down tight and ran like hell." "kaboomWoosley", now an astronomer at the University of California at Santa Cruz, has graduated to bigger explosions--much bigger. Woosley studies some of the most powerful explosions since the birth of the universe: supernovae, the violent deaths of stars. The universe twi...
12. Articles zero, a/an, the Zero · Zero article is used, when article the or a/an is not used. · Articles are not used with the names of languages. Example: He was learning Chinese. · Is not used with the names of sports. Example: She plays badminton and basketball. · Is not used before academic subjects. Example: She's taking economics and math. · Is not used with seasons. Example: In spring, we like to clean the house. · Is not used with institutions. Example: He's in church/college/jail/class. · Is not used with meals. Example: Breakfast was delicious. · Is not used with diseases. Example: She has cancer. · Is not used with time of day. Example: We'll be there around midnight. · Is not used when you are speaking about transport. Example: He comes to work by taxi. A/an Using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. · a is used before ...
The House of Commons Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords. It consists of 650 elected members called Members of Parliament. The House of Commons was originally far less powerful than the House of Lords, but today its legislative powers greatly exceed those of the Lords. The full, formal style and title of the House of Commons is The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. Role The House of Commons main purpose is to make laws by passing Acts of Parliament, as well as to discuss current polit...
Kontserdiarvustus Kuna olen olnud Tanel Padar and The Sun'i pikaajaline austaja,siis otsustasin seada sammud 5.detsembril Tallinna kultuurikatlasse. Kontsert oli ühteaegu mõeldud rockbändi Tanel Padar and The Sun uue plaadi ,,Unisex" esmaesitluseks. Peaesineja soojenduseks oli palutud esinema Soome eksperimentaalrockansambel Cleaning Women, bänd siiski naistest ei koosnenud. Cleaning Women oli väga omapärane ja huvitav bänd, sest mehed ei kasutanud muusika loomiseks mitte tavalisi instrumente, vaid majapidamisasju, näiteks kõiksugused potid pannid ja muu säärane oli laval kasutuses. Alguses, kui soojendusbänd lavale tuli tundus nende muusika veidi ebaharilik ja oli kõrvadele üsna harjumatu, kuid lõpupoole, muutus see juba üsna huvitavaks ja tekkis tahtmine bändist rohkem teada saada. Cleaning Women oli laval tund aega, bänd sai aja sisustamisega ja soojendamisega hästi hakkama, kuid siiski oli minu põhitäh...
The highest result of education is tolerance Ladies and gentleman! Today I will discuss a topic what is opened by a quote by beautiful Helen Keller: The highest result of education is tolerance. Today is the day you will understand that her quote is accurate. So I should probably start with a question. Why should we be tolerant to weird kids at school? Does anybody in this room know why?........Okay, let's just drop that question for now, we'll come back to it later. If I would ask you Where do we get our education from you all would probably say: From schools duuuh! But what is a school? Tallinn English College? Yeah, it is a school with all those fancy numbers with what you can become successful........but the greatest education comes from the life school where we learn about other people's views and thoughts. And when those views happen to have even a slight difference from our own then we start a discussion ...
A Movie Review of "Moliere" In 2007, a wonderful surprise "Moliere", enchanted the romantics and critics all over Europe. An historical love story, surrounded by affairs and intrigues, now retold in new colours, gained popularity amongst young and elderly, connecting those who prefer theatre, good humour and a little bit of sadness. It can be said that the play of the actors was one of the most successful challenges performed in front of the camera. They lived in the seventeenth century, talking and feeling everything as naturally as if they had been born around that time. The humour mostly gentle, sometimes cruel, described and criticised perfectly every aspect of the complicated society, the naïve King and the women who had secret love affairs. It is clear that the actors gave their best while filming the movie and got the result they may be proud of. As for more, the story itself is catching. The m...
Briti pop ja rockmuusika 60ndatel Helen Reimand ja Kätriin Viru Üldiselt Elavnes 1960. aastail Rock'n'Rolli, Rhythm and Blues ja Skiffle Mersey Beat ja rhythm and blues Mersey Beat Lihvitud mitmehäälne vokaalpartii Muusika ja sõnade autoriks ansambli liikmed Kolmeduuriharmoonia asendus keerulistemate järgnevustega Oluliseks muutus rütmikitarr The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers The Beatles Liverpooli rokkansambel Aktiivsed 19601970 Mõjutas sotsiaalset ja kultuurilist revolutsiooni Koosseisu kuulusid: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison ja Ringo Starr Rhythm and Blues Jõuline muusika Moondatud kitarrihelid Ähvardav, sünge ning bluusilikult kirglik vokaal Lohakas ja mässumeelne mulje The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Who The Rolling Stones Inglise rockansambel Tegutsenud alates 1962 Koosseisu kuuluvad: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood 34 stuudialbumit http://www.youtube.com...
Simple and small ways affect the enviroment for the better Everyone can do something for the enviroment. All of us should do something, because enviroment is very important to people. Our planet is changing and we need to help it change for the better. One way how to help the enviroment is saving energy. You should switch off anything, that uses electricity. If you’re not using it, then turn it off, it’s simple. This goes for lights, televisions and so on. Also try unplugging if possible, because even when an appliance is turned off, it still may use power. You could switch your light bulbs to LED light bulbs, because these are using less energy and even last longer. If you use renewable energy sources, you won’t cause burning fossil fuels, that causes pollution. Another way how to help the enviroment would be saving water. Turn off the water, when you’re not using it. People often leave water running, when they’re br...
Film review "Scent of a Woman" 1992 by Martin Brest Scent of a Woman is the story of Frank Slade, a blind, retired army colonel who hires Charlie Simms, a poor college student on the verge of expulsion, to take care of him over Thanksgiving weekend. At the beginning of the weekend, Frank takes Charlie to New York, where he reveals to the student that he intends to visit his family, have a few terrific meals, sleep with a beautiful woman and, finally, commit suicide. Over the weekend, as they learn about life through their series of adventures, they start trusting eachother. Two absolute favourite scenes: The first is in the New York ballroom where the blind Lt. Colonel teaches a lady to dance the tango. It is so smooth and dramatic that even a couch potato is tempted to dance along. The second and most profound is the speech that Al Pacino makes in defense of Charlie at the prep school disciplinary hearing. It has to go down as...
FROM YouTube: A History Of Scotland - Episode 1 - The Last Of The Free (1/6) 1. Why is the early Scottish history often mythologised? Early Scottish history is often mythologised because its earliest records are almost always written by others (for example Tacitus). 2. Directly and indirectly, what did the Hadrian Wall represent? It represented directly the border of the Roman colonies in Britain and indirectly the ‘’end of the world’’, where true (Roman) civilization ended and savagery began. A History Of Scotland - Episode 1 - The Last Of The Free (2/6) 1. Why shouldn`t we call the Pictish society barbarian? They were affluent, had a good diet, were very organized, probably communicated with people far away 2. What were the differences between the Gaels and the Picts? They converted to Christianity before the Picts 3. Why was it relatively easy for...
Anthony Kaldellis, Hellenism in Byzantium. The transformation of Greek identity and the reception of the classical tradition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Lugemismaterjali antiigipärandi 1. loengu juurde: lk 173187 (pdf-fail olemas ÕISis, kodutoo1_Kaldellis_tekst.pdf) Küsimused: 1) Kuidas suhestusid katkendis kirjeldatud perioodil kristlus ja antiik üksikute autorite kontekstis? Too näiteid. Umbes kuuendal sajandil hakkas antiigi pärand oma varjusurmast ärkama, kuid ei lisanud veel oma motiive kristlikku kultuuri, vaid eksisteeris paralleelsena. Näiteks kirjutas Nonnos Panopolisest poeemi Dionysosest Indias ning ka parafraasi Johannese evangeeliumist. Paralleelselt leidus nii paganlikke ja erootilisi kui ka kristlikke luuletusi. Viiendal kuni seitsmendal sajandil arenes välja kristliku klassitsismi zanr, milles leidus motiive antiigist. See lõpes pära...
Renata Lukk [email protected] Writing Course 27.04.2014 Biased news Neutral tone Last weekend, the first of this seasons MotoGP races finally took place in Argentina. The first day was unevenftful, but the second day brought some unexpected events. Rio Hondo, the overall leader of the MotoGP series was in a leading position after successfully completing 8 laps and he was taking the last of the dangerous jumps, when suddenly, while he was still in the air, both of the wheels of his bike detached. The competitor wearing the number 53 visibly panicked when h...
Mari Tiirik, i-2 Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Basil Hallward is a taciturn and solitary artist, who finds his perfect motif in a young boy called Dorian Gray, who is the model for his oil painted masterpiece. Due to the fact that Dorian is very handsome, actually even heavenly beautiful young man, a friend of Basil, a cynical aristocrat Lord Henry Wotton (Harry) finds great intrest in Dorian. Lord Henry Wotton wants to buy the picture, and moreover, he wants to meet the boy in the picture himself. Unfortunately, Dorian is an innocent and a pure child, this is why Hallward doesn't find the idea of these two men meeting, because he is afraid that Dorian won't find his relationship with Basil intesting and exciting anymore. Basil fell in love with Dorian while painting his picture. Basil also treated him good, kept his self- esteem and spirit up by saying all the great things about him, of how good he looks and how much ...
Philip Saksing 8a The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Raamatuvastamine Plot: The imaginative and mischievous twelve-year-old boy named Thomas Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly, his half-brother, Sid, also known as Sidney, and cousin Mary, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him a large marble for the privilege of doing his work. He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize. He loses much of his glory, however, when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the firs...
EKTODERMI ARENG: KESKNÄRVISÜSTEEM JA EPIDERMIS 1 SARNANE NÄRVIKOE ERISTUMINE Putukate ja selgroogsete närvisüsteemidel paistab olevat väga vähe ühist, ometi molekulaarsed juhised närviketi areng suunamiseks ja kindlate osade spetsialiseerumiseks, näivad olevat sarnased. Sellist sarnasust on näha mitmetes närvisüsteemi arengu etappides. 1.1 Neuraalse ekstodermi eristumine: BMP/Dpp ja chordin/Sonik rajad Nii putukad kui selgroogsed formeerivad vastavad närviketid BMP signaale välimises lootelehes takistades. Rajad mida mööda need valgud liiguvad on samuti putukatel ja selgroogsetel sarnased. Drosophilia gastrulatsiooni käigus selgmised rakud, mesodermi eellasrakud sopistuvad bastotsööli, luues kõhtmisele embrüo osale neurogeense välimise lootelehe. 1.2 Achaete-Scute'i geenid Drosophilial nimetatakse neid geene, mis aktiveeritakse neutraalsel välimisel lootelehel ja aitavad rakul n...
Jayanti Owens „Early Childhood Behavior Problems and the Gender Gap in Educational Attainment in the United States“ Sotsiology of Education, 2016, 89, 236-258 Artiklis tegeletakse varajase lapsepõlve probleemse käitumisega ja soolise ebavõrdsusega Ameerika Ühendriikide hariduses. Uuritakse kas ja kuidas on need omavahel seotud; millest tuleneb naissoost isikute suurem osakaal hariduses. Autor on uurinud probleemse käitumise pikaajalist mõju. Uurimuses on välja toodud 1980ndatel sündinud lapsed. Lapsi on võrreldud sünnist kuni kahekümnendate eluaastate keskpaigani. Artikli autor Jayanti Owens on kasutanud kirjutises teaduslikke artikleid, mitmeid raamatuid ja uurimusi ning analüüsinud neid. Samuti on ta ise kogunud uusi andmeid artiklis esitatud küsimuste tarbeks. Artiklis on kasutatud empiirilist uurimusmeetodit. Uurimuseks on esitatud kolm küsimust: 1. mil määral on omav...
The Universe, according to Douglas Adams The Universe is truly a magnificent phenomenon. It has remained unfathomable throughout history. Even in the Modern Era, where so much has already been achieved, we lack complete and certain answers to a plethora of questions about the Universe. Luckily, Douglas Adams already seems to have that covered in his book "Life, the Universe and Everything", which is the third installment in the series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Initially, Adams describes the idea of time travel. In real world physics, the concept has a very limited application. Yet according to him, most of the theory on time travel is incomprehensible to anyone who has not spent at least four lifetimes studying advanced hypermathematics, and since it was impossible to do this before time travel was invented, there is a certain amount of confusion as to how the idea was arrived at in the first place (11...
Verbs! Verb forms Review of tenses Chapter 12, Pg 215 1 Timeline Draw a timeline of your life. List 810 events on the time line. Make sure you list your future graduation date! Moved to Cali 2005 Was Born Traveled to Europe Husband 1978 School graduates @ Oxford 1999 Started Got married School 1983 2008 2 The Six English Verb Tenses Three Simple Tenses Simple continuous Present You walk. You are walking I run. I am running. Past You Walked You w...
PROGRESS TEST 3 (Unit 3) All right answers here 1.Fill in the missing words.Write only one word in each gap. 1.INSERCT 2.COLD 3.DATES 4.IF 5.WILL 6.HAVE 7.PASSPORT 8.MOUNTAIN 9.THINGS 10.SITUATED 11.RANGE 12.HELD 13.THESE 14.BOILING 15.SETTING 16.TEMPERATURE 17.RUN 18.CELEBRATE 19.CASE 20.TAKE 2.Circle the correct item. 1. A-INCLUDED 2. B-PLENTY 3. B-SURE 4. A-UNSPOILT 5. C-CUT 6. A- BY 7. B-EXTENSIVE 8. C-UP 9. B-TOUCH 10. A-WILL BE 3.Complete the second sentence using the word in bold. Use two or five words including the word given.Do not change the word given. 1. IF HE DOESN´T GET INTO UNIVERSITY,HE WILL GET A JOB. word ( UNLESS) – HE WILL GET A JOB unless he gets INTO UNIVERSITY 2. TAKE YOUR ID BECAUSE THEY MIGHT ASK YOU FOR IT . word (CASE)-TAKE YOUR ID in case they ask YOU FOR IT. 3. I’LL WRITE TO YOU THE MOMENT I SETTLE INTO MY NEW HOUSE. word (SOON)- I’LL WRITE TO ...
Canada Aboriginal people, First Nations and Inuit Eneli Maltsar Form 9 8th December 2017 Canada Canada is a country in the nothern part of North America The capital of Canada is Ottawa The population of Canada is 36 million Total area is 9,984,670 square kilometres (3,855,100 square miles) The largest city is Toronto Canada Canada is a bilingual country : they speak both English and French The monarch is the Queen of England It's ten provinces and three territories extend Canada's national anthem is `' O Canada '' How Canada got it's name? Canada's name comes from `' kanata, '' the Iroquois-Huron word for `' village '' or `' settlement '' Aboriginal people, First Nations and Inuit Aboriginal Canadians, also known as Indigenous Canadians, are the indigenous people within the boundaries of present - day Canada. The first largest group were the Indians. Nowad...
Retelling the Aboriginal people 1. The formation of the continent Australia, a continent of geographic and biological diversity (mitmekesisus), has an amazing range of animal and plant life, as well as one of the world's oldest ethnic groups. After the last Ice age, when sea rose considerably (märkimisväärselt kasvanud), Australia and its largest island Tasmania, became isolated form the rest of Asia. 2. The earliest inhabitants The earliest humans living in Australia are called Aborigines and they are descended (pärinevad) from among the earliest humans in the world. For thousands of years Aborigines lived as hunter-gatherers along the coast and in the inland desert areas, following the same lifestyle as their ancestors. 3. Finding food and water Aboriginal tribes obtained water from trees and roots and even squeezed water out of the bodies of frogs. Women collected anything that grew or moved,...
Elin Palumäe 10B Elizabeth II Born: 21 April, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street, London Birthname:Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian Married: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (20.november 1947) Lives: Buckingham Palace in London. Throne: February 6, 1952 Tall: 5'4'' Family Father: King George VI (King of England, b. 14-Dec-1895, d. 06-Feb-1952 lung cancer) Mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Mother, b. 04-Aug-1900, d. 30-Mar-2002 ) Sister: Princess Margaret (Countess of Snowdon, b. 21-Aug-1930, d. 9-Feb-2002 stroke) Husband: Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh, b. 10-Jun-1921, m. 20-Nov-1947) Son: Prince Charles (Prince of Wales, b. 14-Nov-1948) Daughter: Princess Anne (Princess Royal, b. 15-Aug-1950) Son: Prince Andrew (Duke of York, b. 19-Feb-1960) Son: Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex, b. 10-Mar-1964) How is The Queen's real birthday marked ? To mark the real birthday of The Queen, a 41 gun r...
To: Mr Jones, sports centre manager From: Mari Mets Subject: Report on the students' exercise preferences Date: 3rd April 2017 Introduction The aim of this report is to describe the changes in the students' exercise preferences, speculate on the reasons for the shifts and make recommendations for the sports centre on which facilities and training opportunities to include in the future. Female students Yoga and Pilates have remained the most popular exercise routines among the young women, who are acquiring education. From 2010 to 2015, the percentage of female students, who chose one of these two training programs, stayed at 45%. The reason for the lack of shift might be that the interests of the young women, who are acquiring education and practicing yoga or Pilates, have not changed. Male students Weightlifting has remained the most popular exercise routine among the young men, who are acquiring education. From 2010 to 2015, the pe...
Närvis, väga närvis olen ma olnud ja olen. Te kutsuksite mind hulluks aga seda ma ei ole. Ma kuulen kõike nii taevast kui ka põrgust. Ma olen nii palju põrgust kuulnud. Te kutsuksite mind hulluks aga kas te ka arvaksite nii kui kuulete kui rahulikult ma teile selle loo räägin. Ma ei tea kuidas see idee mulle tuli aga ta ei lahkunud enam. Teate ma armastasin seda vana meest. Aga ta silm. Tal oli üks jääsinine silm nagu kiskjal. Ma ei saanud seda silma peast, nii et ma otsustasin sellest täiesti lahti saada. Ma ei olnud kunagi vanameest paremini kohelnud kui nädal enne ta surma. Teate.. Iga öö ma käisin kell 12 öösel teda vaatamas. Te naeraksite kui näeksite kuidas ma seda tegin. Ma tegin ta ukse alguses juuksekarva võrra lahti ja hakkasin oma pead tuppa lükkama, mul läks tund aega et terve pea tuppa saada. Ja siis ma võtsin laterna ja näitasin natuke valgust. Aga ta silm oli kinni. 7ndal ööl ma tegin valeliigutuse ja ta ärkas. Ma kuu...
Dear Mr President , I am writing in order to invite you to our class during the ,,Back to school" week. I think that your coming to my class would be really instructive and interesting for students. It would give everyone an opportunity to ask about your school times, life as a president and your position. I am sure that find out about your professional knowledge, perks and official duties helps us to understand your profession better. However, the lesson would be in English, so students can express them thoughts and ask questions in English. It would help us to evolve our communication in the formal way and it makes us richer by the experience. Visiting our school would be useful for you too. We could discuss about the problems in the education system and offer our solutions to improve an education. You could communicate with the younger generation who respect you and will be indescribably happy about you visiting. It would...
Retsensioon Unisex plaadi esindus konsert Erik Arro 11. A klass Eestimaa üks kuulsamaid rokkbände Tanel Padar& The Sun andis 28. novemberil välja oma uue plaadi ``Unisex`` mille esindus konsert toimus 5. detsembril Tallinnas Kultuurikatlas. Minul õnnestus seda väga efektset ja head üritust oma silmaga näha. Algas see õhtul kella kaheksa ajal ja lõppes natuke peale kümmet. Esinesid seal Soome instrumetaal ansambel Cleaning Womans ja The Sun, kes selle toreda ürituse korraldaski. Rahvast oli kultuurikatlas palju ja rahvas oli ka väga erinevas vanuses. Enne bändide esinema hakkamist lasi muusikat Eestimaa üks ainukesi naisdiskoreid Heidi Purga. Konserti olustik oli v...
The New World The New World is released in December 25, 2005 in the United States and it´s directed by Terrence Malick. Its budget is 30 million $. This is a film full of forbidden love. It has a really beautiful love story which is second most beautiful love story after ,,Titanic". Two main characters are captain John Smith who was a settler from England and he wanted to establish new colonies with his team with three boats and Pocahontas who was later given a name Rebecca. Pocahontas was a local girl who was in an Indian tribe on an island in Virginia. Living among the Native Americans as a prisoner for an extended period, Smith was treated well and earned the friendship and respect of the tribe. Coming to admire this new way of life, he fell deeply in love with Pocahontas. She was intrigued by the Englishman and his ways. But suddenly Smith had to leave because other captain of the English said taht ...
The Life of Dante, the Inferno of Dante Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuova, was written about her. Sometime before 1294, Dante married Gemma Donati. They had four children. Dante was active in the political and military life of Florence. He entered the army as a youth and held several important positions in the Florence government during the 1290's. During his life, Florence was divided politically between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The Guelphs supported the church and liked to keep thi...
The importance of the internet in our lives Nowadays there has been huge development in electronics and people are using computers more than ever before. Programmers has created a virtual environment where people can chat with each other, read newspaper and do almost everything. To start with, I do not know anyone who does not have computer or access to internet. Internet has became very popular because for low price you can send letters, chat with your friends live in msn and even have video conversations with them. Furthermore, the internet is like a world biggest library. There is a lot of information about everything. For example, if you want to know the name of Estonian president you will find it in the internet,in few minutes. In the other hand, sitting too many hours in computer is not good for your eyes. For example,more and more people are wearing classes because of watchin...
Country study test # 3 1. Why was it often said that ,,the sun never sets on the British Empire"? ... is used to describe an empire of such a large extent that, at any one time, at least part of its territory is in daylight. This was a saying refering to the fact that Britian had colonies all around the world. 2. What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is an association of sovereign nations that support each other and work together towards international goals. 3. When was it founded? 1931 4. Who were the founder members? Great Britain, the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland), Canada, Newfoundland (since 1949 part of Canada), Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. 5. Are they still members? Why? Irish Free State left in 1949 with the republic of ireland acts, Newfoundland (since 1949 part of Canada), 6. What was the difference between the British Empire an...
E-book the book of the future An e-book is an abbrevation for electronic book, also known as a digital book. It is an equivalent to the conventional printed book. It can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device specially designed for this puropse. Are the e-books and conventional ones competitors to each other? Will they both have independent groups of readers in future or will the future belong only to the e-books? What are the pros and cons of each? Let's have a brief look at the advantages and disadvantages of both. In August 2009 it has been estimated that there are over 2 million free books available for download. Our father and mothers recall times when one had to stand in queues to get the desired books. An e-book can be offered indefinitely, without ever going "out of print". The collection of e-books takes certainly significantly less room than the same collection of conventional books. An e-reader can potentially ...
The problems the contemporary world faces Over Loorits LE108 Pollution Air pollution produced by industry and motor vehicles. Water pollution caused by chemicals and sewer water dumped into water. Soil pollution caused by chemicals released into underground lakes. Natural resources running out Rainforests are being cut down constantly. There are not enough fresh water in some parts of the world. Fossil fuels are used too much and most of its reserves will be used up by 2050. Endangered species 40 percent of all organisms are endangered All the different species are important for biodiversity Habitat loss and hunting are the most widespread cause of species endangerment . Climate change Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time. The Earth's average surface temperature has risen by 0.76° C since 1850. Most of the warming that ha...
The space age in the next 50 years The space age began about 50 years ago with the launch of sputnik, the first man-made object in space. Since then, spaceflight technologies have grown up. Within the 50 years we have achieved much in the spacelife, such as landing on the moon etc. Things what were impossible 50 years ago are nowdays reality. But what will happen in the next 50 years? In the first place people will be able to take trips into the space. And that`s predicted to be happening in short time through the Virgin Galactic, which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public. Currently about several hundred people have already booked a seat on that plane, which costs $200 000 per person. What is more that by 50 years time I think that we will have found life on other planets. As there are proofs that there once were a water on Mars so it`s likely thath life has existed there. In the...
The First Years of the School: Reval Gymnasium In the beginning the school was upheld by the city of Tallinn and it’s knighthood. The school was meant for the sons of the noblemen and citizens. There were 4 professors and 2 colleagues. Students studied reading, writing, maths, theology, music, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, law, poetry, speech, geography, history and philosophy. Older students studied in Latin. Music was very important. There were four classes: quarta, tertia, secunda and prima, prima being the last and quarta the lowest grade. The head of school was a rector. For the first 15 years the rector was Heinrich Vulpius whose Gymnasium Laws (show the picture) were used for more than a century. The set of laws influenced the life of the students a lot. They designated how the students were supposed to act in the school and in their free time. (show the pic) For example the laws said that the students were supposed to concen...
Estonian Business School Anzelika Levitskaja ÕBE 11 Summary On the basis of the above, I would like to summarizy explain what are the main principles of the internatinal meetings. First and foremost must be determined issue to consider after that organizers begin to plan. Next important issue that such meeting`s participants come from different countries, so identifying their nationalities must be taken into account. Meetings that last for several days need to be scheduled for any social program for the participants. Now consider the reasons for suchkind of meeting. There are: - rewarding performance; - creating opprtunities for professional development; - to introduce new products; - increase a sales pitch. Now move on to the problems ...
THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA ON BAD BODY IMAGE IN CHILDREN Kristiina Tammik What is body image? Body image is the perception of one's own body, based chiefly in comparison to socially constructed standards or ideals The way you perceive yourself How you feel IN your body What you believe about your appearance What is the issue? Negative body image is important to recognize because often, whether the person has control over the issue or not, it leads to harmful results. Poor body image comes from the idea that there is only one type of "perfect body". It is a big problem in today's society and is causing major issues in many lives. Facts 42% of 1st-3rd grades want to be thinner At age 13, 53% of the girls are `'unhappy with their body" Grows to 78% to when they are 17 Numbers thrive to 80% in their women hood. Studies show that the more reality television a youn...
The role of music in the modern society. In our fast moving world people need something for their soles. It may be different kinds of leisure but, I believe, the main part of our lives plays music. The cause of this is clear and I want to explain you the role of music in the modern society. First of all, a huge benefit of music is a really wide variety of styles. Classic, hip-hop or different types of rock are extremely popular with youngsters. So, in the world of guitar chords and dancing sounds of violins everyone can find something he really loves. Secondly, there are not any limitations in ages. Teenagers and adults can listen to the same music and not be worry that it is shamefully. No one will laugh if you like classical or rock music. What's more, music helps us to live. When someone feels lonely or depressed he just turns his player on and listens to his favorite songs. And all his sadness goes away...
The Noble Savage in 20th Century Fiction Pop culture has a important part in shaping the mind of today's people. A large part of pop culture consists of stories which have the ability to change a person his take on life, taste in music and books, how to treat other people etc. It may seem simple and pointless but all the devoted fans, all the trekkies, warsies, twihards, potterheads and ringers (there are many more, with crazier names) prove us that stories can become more than entertainment. Of course, a story can change people without making them go to all sorts of conventions. Even the small ideas make a change. The main part in a story, the one that seemingly makes the impact, who guides the consumer through its change, is the protagonist. The development in the reader or the watcher happens through the transformation of the hero. Usually the main character starts off as an outcast, somebody the society sees as unimportant or too ...
"THE CATCHER IN THE RYE" Review 2018 "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." J.D. Salinger Book is read. I'm very pleased to report that I joined the group of people who have already read "The catcher in the rye". Many people have mentioned this story in some conversations and lots of quotes in Internet contain "J.D.Salinder" in the end of it, therefore I was really excited when we decided to read this book as a part of our English lesson course. It was very good way for English skills practice and also self- liberalizing. I think many teenagers would be able to relate the book to the actual themes - it's a modern classic of today. Every teeneager has had once felt himself sort of depressed and upset. It is absolutely normal state for identity formation. We mature, we become adults, we revise our ...
Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic His most recurring themes : death (its physical signs) the effects of decomposition concerns of premature burial the reanimation of the dead, mourning Dark romanticism genre Wrote : horror satires humor tales hoaxes He used irony and ludicrous extravagance "Metzengerstein" - the first story that Poe is known to have published Poe reinvented science fiction responding in his writing to emerging technologies such as hot air balloons in "The Balloon-Hoax" He used themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. Disliked didacticism and allegory "Works with obvious meanings cease to be art." "Quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. " "The writer should carefully calculate every sentiment and idea." During his lifetime recognized as a literary critic. Poe's early detective fiction tales starring the fictitious C. Auguste Dupin - Dupi...
IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDIA ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY, HOW VALID IS THE CRITIQUE OF THE FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF MEDIA DECEIVING AND PACIFYING THE POPULATION? Essay Tallinn 2013 The rapid development of computer technologies and internet has been one of the main factors affecting our everyday life over the last decades. They have made our life more efficient, comfortable and also changed the way we communicate and consume media. Digitalization has also brought us many new platforms and more possibilities for media to reach even more people. The internet is allowing anyone to share information instantly to all over the world. It might be thought that with all these new developments, problems like controlling of the media and deceiving people are gone, but it seems that things are not that clear. When the first newspapers a...
Kanji m¨arkide morfoloogilisi seletusi. V~ordlev analu ¨u¨s m¨argis~onastike kanji etu ¨moloogiatest. Indrek Pehk 2000 m¨arts ¨o diplomito ¨ ¨ Helsingi Ulikooli Humanitaarteaduskond Aasia ja Aafrika keelte ja kultuuride osakond Sisukord Eess~ ona 7 I P~ohim~ oisteid 9 1.1 Kanji m¨arkide makrostruktuur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.1.1 Kanji erinevad kujud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.1.2 M¨arkide ajalugu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Test on Romantic Poetry and Prose 1. Approximate dates of romanticism: in the second half of the 18th century. Major events on world history at that time: · Industrial revolution · In America the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 · The French Revolution, 1789 · The King of England was George III, after him George IV and then Queen Victoria Outcomes: · Revolution did not bring welfare · Lives of the lower-classes worsened · Extended the distance between the lower and upper class · The rich got richer, the poor got poorer 2. Romanticism is a reaction against classicism, science and atomic (aesthetic ideal of order and unity) worldview. Romantic ideal is the organic world. Romanticism: · Returns to nature and belief in the goodness of mankind · Exaltation of the senses and emotion overcome reason and intellect i...
My ideal house I would like to live in a place where there are some mountains with snow on top of them and a sea nearby because i like beaches and mountains. My house would be in the middle of them, so i could see the sea from one side and the mountains from the other side of the house. The house would have two floors and a basement because that's all i need. On the first floor, there would be the living room with a big tv and some antique furniture, the kitchen, also with antique style oven and etc. A bathroom with a large bathtub and sauna, plus there would be a porch looking towards the sea. On the second floor, there would be at least four bedrooms where my family/children would sleep. One of the bedrooms would be for guests. There would also be a second bathroom. All the rooms on the second floor would be decorated with some antiquity in mind. As you can see i like antique stuff, but with moder...
EXERCISE N. 1 The demand and supply curves for fixed gear bikes in Hipsterland are �� = 75 − 1.5� and �� = 1.5� − 30. a. Find the equilibrium price; b. Find the equilibrium quantity; c. What are the consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total welfare at the market equilibrium? qD = 75 – 1,5*p => p = 50 – 2/3*q qS = 1,5*p – 30 => p = 20 + 2/3*q 75 – 1,5*p = 1,5*p – 30 3*p = 105 p* = 35 q* = 22,5 p S 50 35 2 0 D 22, 75 q 5 Producer surplus: ((35 – 20)*22,5)/2 = 168,75 Consumer surplus: ((50-35)*22,5)/2 = 168,75 Total welfare: 168,75 + 168,75 = 337,5 EXERCISE N. 2 When the price of apple juice rises by 3%, the quantity demanded drops by 8%. Then, demand of for apple juice is elastici? E...
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...
British Isles 12. Describe Ireland.- N I is famous for the Giant's causeway. Anthem God save the queen, 13. What is the approximate population of the 4 constituent countries? 62 million. England- 51,4 million, Scotland- 5,1 , Wales 2,9 m , Northern Ireland 1,8 million. 14. How did the Anglo-Saxons influence Britain? Language, first settlers on British Isles 15. Name some countries where English is used as the first language. -The UK; USA; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa 16. Which languages have influenced English most? Latin (technical and biological words, like butter, wine, sponsor), German (angst, kindergarten), French(cricket, blonde), Greek(crisis, ) 17. Describe England.- England is the biggest country in the UK English is the official language of the UK.. Nearly 84% of the population of the UK lives in England, mainly in the major cities and metropolitan areas
Neti Kukk London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom . London Eye The EDF Energy London Eye is a giant 135metre tall Fer r is wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in the Br itish capital. The Tower of London Tower of London, is a histor ic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral dedicated to Paul the Apostle. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the seat of the Bishop of London. Shakespeare's Globe Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstr uction of the Globe Theatre which was destroyed by f ire in 1613. The theatre was opened to the public in 1997. Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic church in Westminst...
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