Today was one of those days where everything went wrong. I had prepared myself for a job interview for a long time because I wanted that job so much. One day before the interview I set the alarm clock at 7.00am, so that I would have enough time to get ready. The interview started at 9.00am. I woke up in the morning because I heard a door bell and wondered who could come so early. I saw my neighbour standing at the door holding a newspaper. ,,You always come at 8 o'clock. What are you doing here so early?" I asked. She raised her eyebrows, felt really confused and said she had come as usual. I glanced at my watch and understood that my alarm clock hadn't rang. My job interview would start in one hour and I had to hurry on a bus. Half an hour later I was in the bus station and felt relieved because I had still 5 minutes until my bus came. So I waited and looked at the timetable and saw that the bus drove every working day except that day....
Estonian National Emblems and Symbols There are several important emblems and symbols of Estonia of which many are also known for the rest of the world. Estonian national emblems are the blue- black-and-white national flag, the national anthem and the coat of arms. The symbols are national flower (the cornflower), national bird (the barn swallow) and national stone (limestone). Estonian flag was originally the flag of the Estonian Students' Society which was consecrated in 1884. During Soviet rule, the flag was prohibited and it was first used again in Tartu in 1988. The national anthem is entitled as "My Native Land, My Pride and Joy". The melody was composed in the centre of the 19 th century by Friedrich Pacius and the Estonian lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. It was adopted as the official national anthem in 1920. The national coat of arms is originated from Denmark. It ...
Ernest Hemingway as a short-story writer. Ernest Miller Hemingway is born in United States in 1899. He was novelist, short-story writer and journalist. He was the part of 1920s expatriate community in Paris and one of the veterans of World War I later known as ,,the Lost Generation". The Hemingway's style could be characterised like this: a lot of dialogues, hidden morals and messanges in stories and interesting titles. I am going to write about short-stories written by Ernest Hemingway. It is based on the book
First snow It was unusually hot in my small bedroom when I woke up. As I looked at the clock, it was only 7.30 in the morning and I was still dead tired from my last night`s birthday party. I didn´t feel any strenght left in my muscles but nevertheless I walked across my bedroom to turn the radiator down. That was strange. The heat wasn´t on. When I opened the window to let in some cooling autumn air I saw something slowly falling from the sky. It was too early for the first snow and also the weather was also unusually warm. I opened the window even more to get rid of that suffocating air stuck inside the room but that made it even worse, all the breathable air seemed to fly out. Next, I quickly closed the window and rushed to the bathroom where I was about to take a refreshing cold shower. As I put my head under the cooling water, I realized that something was wrong. The water looked da...
Continuing Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Mrs. Brill” IB HL English A: Language and literature Written task 1 Rationale of the Written Task (Part four) This written task is created by using imagination and skills of creative writing. During the process of producing the task, the short story was analyzed from beginning to end in order to continue the story in a way that is suitable. The nature of this task is a short story as it continues Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill.” In the continue of the short story a new literary device has brought in, in order to explain the short story’s protagonist Miss Brill. The literary device is external analepsis as in several parts of the story Miss Brill jumps in her thoughts back to the past. The main audience of the written task are people who enjoy reading Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill” and who would now like to read a writt...
The Star Child Oskar Wilde, 1891 Anete Samelselg 12.klass OSKAR WILDE 1854-1900 Irish poet and a playwright GENRES:drama, short story, criticism, dialogue, journalism NOTABLE WORKS: "The picture of Dorian Grey" "The Imortance of Being Earnest" SHORT STORY GENRES: fairytale, fantasy MAIN CHARACTERS: poor woodcutters, star child, beggar woman STORY LINE: pert star child, who has no parents but is perfectly beautiful, one day he sees his beggar mother but remples her and turns into an ugly boy PLOT: he finds out that his parents are a queen and a king USED SOURCES 1. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2235323644 2. http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/StaChi.shtml 3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde THANKS!
Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, South Wales. In 1953, he published the best-selling story collection ''Someone Like You'' and married actress Patricia Neal. He published the popular book ''James and the Giant Peach'' in 1961. In 1964, he released another highly successful work, ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', which was later adapted for two films. Over his long writing career, Dahl wrote 19 children's books. He died on November 23, 1990 in Oxford, England. He also wrote several television and movie scripts. Early Life Dahl's parents were Norwegian. As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting with his grandparents in Oslo. When Dahl was 4 years old, his father died. The young Dahl received his earliest education at Llandaff Cathedral School. When the principal gave him a harsh beating for playing a practical joke, Dahl's mother decided to move ...
I love english 5 Revision Unit 11 1) Vocabulary 1. Who is the patron saint of Scotland? 2. A clan is a large group of related familys. 3. The Scots are proud of their national costume. 4. There are heather moors, moutains and lochs in Scotland. 5. Do you belive that there is a monster in Loch Ness? 6. We saw many sheeps on the hillside. 7. An indrustial centre. 2) Make sentences 1. LAKE / POND long/big/sweet/deep/high A lake is deeper than a pond. 2. MOUNTAIN/HILL A mountain is higher than a hill. 3. SCOTLAND/WALES Scotland is bigger than Wales. 4. NOVEL/SHORT STORY A novel is longer than a short story 3) Reported speech Said to -› told ,,I,, -› II II -› had+ III 4) Reading
American literature The literary history of this nation when the first humanbeing living in what has since become the U.S used language creatively. · Mid to late 18 century put down · Words are powerful, magical · Words must be remembered · Native Americans stories creation of the world · Attidude thought their land/language · Similar stories Dates and names · America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus · 1497 John Cabot went to Canada · 1579 San Fransisco/St. Fransis · 1607 Jamestown collony/John Smith · 1620 a boat called MayFlower · 1630 Boston was established · 1636 Harvard University · 1773 Boston Teaparty · 1775 War of Independence · 1776 4 July Declaration of Independence · First President George Washington Christopher Columbus Chris...
EDGAR ALLAN POE ,,All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream" A Dream within a Dream. · American poet, critic, short story writer · considered the father of the modern detective story · highly lauded as a poet · psychologically thrilling tales examining the depths of the human psyche · born on 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts · son of actors Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins (1787-1811) and David Poe (1784- 1810) · had a brother and a sister · after the death of his parents was taken in by Frances (d.1829) and John Allan (d.1834) · travelled with the Allans to England in 1815 and attended school in Chelsea · 1820 - back in Richmond · attended the University of Virginia and studied Latin and poetry · enjoyed swimming and acting · became estranged from his foster father after accumulating gambling debts · left school and enlisted in the United States Arm...
Book review Title: ,,Vanamees ja meri" Author: Ernest Hemingway Publisher: ,,Eesti raamat" Year: 1985 Original: ,,The old man and the sea" Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1952) First printing: 1952 The book ,, The old man and the sea", is written by Ernest Hemingway. It tells the story of an old man called Santiago who lives in a small house near the ocean. The story takes place in the sea, about 50 years ago.The characters in the book are: a little boy, old man Santiago and a big fish. It is an short novel. There are film based on this book. The story is set on a big ocean. On the first pages, old man comes from fishing. Then he starts eating dinner with a boy. As the story develops, the man goes again to the sea to get fish. Then a big fish swallows the beat. The fish is so big that starts to pull the boat. The plot of the story is quite drab, but interesting too. The book contains lots...
KONSPEKT: Novellist, novelliteooriast ja "Dekameronist" (Toomas Liiv) Kõige pealt nn klassikalisest novelliteooriast Meeldetuletuseks, et novell zanrina tekkis 14.sajandil Itaalias. Rajajaiks Boccacciot oma ,,Dekameroniga". ,,Dekameroni" eeskujuks nimetab Toomas Liiv 13. Sajandi lõpust pärinevat kogumikku ,,Novellino ehk sada vana novelli". Nimetus novell tuleneb itaaliakeelsest sõnast novella mis tähendab uudist, päevauudist ning vihjab lühidusele, teatavale uudsusele, üllatusmomendile, argielule. Liiv arvab, et see arusaam novellist, mida leidub nii õpikutes kui teatmikes, on loonud saksa kirjanikud ja kirjandusteadlased. Nad üldistavad saksakeelset kirjandust ning on mõnikord paratamatult rõhutanud momente, mida ei saa pidada novelille ainuomasteks. Üheks esimeseks novelliteoreetikuks võib pidada Goethet, kes kirjutas puhta zanrinäitena teose ,,Novelle" (1828) Ta määratles Goethe novelli nimelt kui ühte erakordset, ent tõestisündi...
Cinema is the most restricitve medium The topic of this essay is cinema as the most restrictive medium. I would like to discuss the restrictions of cinema as such – what these are, how do they affect the medium. For example time limit of the films, budget, how it affects writer and director, what kind of choices they have to make, and how the audience come into play. Personally, i don’t consider cinema as a restrictive medium. Cinema’s most restrictive feature is time. Filmmakers must fit very good shots edited into very good storyline into one and a half to three hour movie, usually. The reason being, we get uncomfortable sitting long period of time. If the movies would be longer, we would lose interest and start doing something else. We would simply get uncomfortable sitting on a chair and the whole cinema experience would become agony. Furthermore, producing films can be expensive, especially longer films. Al...
Tales of Unease SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE WORDSWORTH CLASSICS 2000 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 22. May 1859 Edinburgh 7. July 1930 Writer of Sherlock Holmes stories British writer Studied medicine Novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Short story writer Wrote stories in hospital Died of his heart attack Statue of Conan Doyle "You are wonderful" Statue of Sherlock Holmes Setting · Greylands · Greylands Park Characters Marshall King- main character,isn't a rich man . Everard King- Cousin from Brazil, rich cousin Mrs.King Everards wife,haggard woman. Baldwin and servants-Everard quests and Marshalls life-saver(Baldwin) Brazilian Cat- Black, enormous cat The plot Bills Uncle Cousin from Brazil Cousin is rich Invitation Trip to Greylands The plot Meeting Mr. And Mrs. King The Brazil...
What makes a good movie? To make a good movie, the director has to succeed in many different fields. If the movie has great special effects and acting, but the story is very weak, the movie may not be as successful as a movie with moderate effects, acting and story. A good movie consists of three most important elements: story, actors and special effects. The most important part of the movie is the story. Many good movies are based on successful books and thus already have a great story as well as many fans that liked the book and will be looking forward to the movie. Other movies that are not based on any existing stories have to have a better story to be successful because they most likely won't have any real fans before the movie is released. The story can't be too long or too short. It has to have some detail but not too much as that would make the movie boring and long. Too much text and no real action or ...
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth in Hampshire, the second of eight children to John Dickens n 7 February 1812. The 12-year-old Dickens began working ten hour days in a Warren's boot-blacking factory. In May 1827, Dickens began work in the office of Ellis and Blackmore as a law clerk. At the age of seventeen, he became a court stenographer and, in 1830, met his first love, Maria Beadnell. Maria's parents disapproved of the courtship and effectively ended the relationship when they sent her to school in Paris. In 1834, Dickens became a political journalist, reporting on pa...
Limitless Limitless is a thriller film directed by Neil Burger. The film was released on March 18, 2011. It is based on the novel The Dark Fields written by Alan Glynn. It is set in New York City. The hero of the story is aspiring author Eddie. The story begins with short summary of his past life - he has recently been dumped by his girlfriend in addition to failing to meet the deadline to turn in his new book, which he hasn't started yet. Oneday he meet his brother's ex-wife, who offer him a new brain-enhancing pill. The pill offers him a mega IQ, great ability to work and learn. He finishes his book just in few days and after that he starts to conquer the world. Leading characters are Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro. One of the most important points of the story is beginning. More when he realize than this pill has side effects and when he notice that he is followed by someone. Th...
Raymond Chandler Raymond Chandler · Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American- British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. Foto Biography · Chandler was born in 1888 in Chicago. In 1959, Raymond Chandler contracted pneumonia and died in hospital. Buried in San Diego cemetery. History · His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published just seven full novels during his lifetime. All but Playback have been realized into motion pictures, some several times. In the year before he died, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. ...
Arthur Conan Doyle Life Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to an English father, Charles Altamont Doyle, and an Irish mother, Mary Foley, who had married in 1855.] Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname is uncertain. Conan Doyle's father was an artist, as were his paternal uncles (one of whom was Richard Doyle), and his paternal grandfather John Doyle. Conan Doyle was sent to the Roman Catholic Jesuit preparatory school St. Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, at the age of eight. He then went on to Stonyhurst College, but by the time he left the school in 1875, he had rejected Christianity to become an agnostic. From 1876 to 1881 he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, including a period working in the town of Aston (now a district of Birmingham). While studying, he also began writing short stories; his first published ...
Partners in Crime Agatha Christie About the Author Dame Agatha Christie (15 September 1890 12 January 1976) is the most widely published author of all time. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, Christie wrote eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays and five nonfiction books, including her autobiography. Her most popular characters are the ingenious Belgian Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She achieved Britain's highest honor when she was made a Dame of the British Empire. The Book This book is a short-story collection about two characters who are not as popular as Poirot or Miss Marple. They are Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, a married couple.
„The secret life of Walter Mitty“ https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGWO2w0H 2V8 The film was the newest film adaptation of the short story of the same title, written by James Thurber and was published in The New Yorker in 1939. Eight years later, a film adaptation was made starring Danny Kaye, though the story was entirely different from the original. In Stiller's movie, Walter is a single guy who is fixated on his co-worker (Kristen Wiig) but can't come up with enough interesting facts about himself to fill out his eHarmony profile. Walter is a photo editor for Life magazine, but he can't find the one shot from a famous photojournalist (Sean Penn) that is meant for the cover of the final issue. So he finally breaks free of his humdrum life to see the world and track down the missing photograph. Stiller ends up starring and directing the entire movie after much negotiation during the pre-production. Jim Carrey and Sacha Baron Cohen ...
Was born in 1894 – died in 1961 Was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer and political activist. (The hardboiled detective is tough, both emotionally and physically) Left school when he was 13 years old and held several jobs before working for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Hammett enlisted in the United States Army in 1918. However, he became ill with the Spanish flu. Married Josephine Dolan and had two daughters. (Shortly after the birth of their second child, Health Services nurses informed Josephine that due to Hammett's TB, she and the children should not live with him full-time. Josephine rented a home in San Francisco, where Hammett would visit on weekends. The marriage soon fell apart, but he continued to financially support his wife and daughters with the income he made from his writing) Hamm...
Women writer's influence on our society Kärolin Puusild 10th grade Overview History doesn't go far back Most aren't very famous Slaves Only rich people could get education Marie Heiberg Lived 1890 -1942 Marie Heiberg Lived 1890 -1942 First Poem collection - ,,Mure-lapse laulud" (Problem child's songs) Marie Heiberg Lived 1890 -1942 First Poem collection - ,,Mure-lapse laulud" (Problem child's songs) Talent was noticed Marie Heiberg Lived 1890 -1942 First Poem collection - ,,Mure-lapse laulud" (Problem child's songs) Talent was noticed Penury Marie Heiberg Lived 1890 -1942 First Poem collection - ,,Mure-lapse laulud" (Problem child's songs) Talent was noticed Penury In 1919 was diagnosed...
Book Review Q and A (re-branded as Slumdog Millionaire) Q & A is a novel written by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat. Published in 2005, it was the author's first novel. Set in India, it tells the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a poor young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz-show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations (but with no evidence or proof) that he cheated. It was the basis of the 2008 feature film Slumdog Millionaire. The novel was re-published under the title Slumdog Millionaire after the success of the film. The book is divided into 14 topics (included the prologue and the epilogue). Each chapter of the book focuses on questions and answers from the quiz-show, but also a story, how Ram Mohammad Thomas knew answer for all the questions he was asked for. One of the main reasons whay I started to read this book, was the success of the movie Sl...
To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee Harper Lee April 28, 1926 Alabama Tomboy 1960- "To Kill a Mockingbird" 1961- "Love—In Other Words" 1961- "Christmas to Me" 1965 -"When Children Discover America" 2007- Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States Main characters Finches Scout story-teller 6-9 years A bit of tomboy, clever and curios Jem 10-13 Adventurous, polite Atticus About 50 Lawyer, honest, gentleman, caring General atmosphere Many short-forms 1930s Maycomb Children trying to understand this world Racism problem Becoming a lady and gentleman The plot Children adventures Dill Boo Radley Fishing pole The trial Tom Robinson...
Tom and Jerry William Hanna and Joseph Barbara created Tom and Jerry in 1940.It is a story of fighting between a mouse and a cat. Rarely they love and play together. Tom's full name is Thomas and Jerry's full name is Jerald. Other characters are Spike (dog) and Batch (cat). Tom and Jerry cartoons have received seven Oscar awards. Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is Walt Disney's most popular cartoon character. This small naughty little mouse lives in the heart of millions all over the world. Mickey Mouse was first displayed in a short time picture, "Steam Boat Willy", on 18th November 1928 and that was the first talking cartoon picture. Now more than 150 Mickey Mouse picture films are released and other characters are Minnie, Donald duck, Goofy and Pluto. Donald Duck Walt Disney introduced Donald Duck in 1934. Other characters are Daisy Duck (lover) and Huey, Dewey & Louie (nephews). Donald Duck was originally created as playmate ...
Review of "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club is an amazing book. Initially it was published as a short story in the compilation of Pursuit of Happiness. Later on in August 1996 Palahniuk expanded it to a full length novel and the books was published by W. W. Norton & Company. The genre of the book has been stated to be satirical novel. The novel tells a story about an miserable specialist of a car company. From day to day, he traveled from city to city, inspecting car crashes and deciding whether it was the car producers fault or not. He spent all his free time in cheap motels with insomnia and on daily basis watching corps, blood and human flesh mixed with oil and scrap metal has its own effect on his mind. Since there really isn't a support group for people with similar faith, the narrator starts goin...
The history of movies starts in early 1900s. American inventor Thomas Edison, began making short motion pictures at the turn of the century. In 1903, a movie called "The Great Train Robbery" was the first one to tell the whole story. Movies were silent at this time and orchestras played music in theathers, so movies would have sound. The Jazz Singer in 1927 was the first movie to have sound. A year later, 1928, a funny animation movie "Steamboat willie" was produced. 1920-s were also the rise of hollywood. The majority of film making took place in the hollywood area. Hollywood was the initial birth place of the studios. Studios there were separated into 3 different groups. The biggest one was the Big Five. It included studios like ee WB. 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Movies were fun. Everyone had something to talk about. People would go to see the movies in big groups and have fun. They started to assume that it was normal to be enter...
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. His father was a clerk who earned relatively little money. In 1822 his family moved to London and Charles's education was interrupted by need to take poorly-paid work in factory because his father got into debt and imprisoned. In 1823 he became solicitor's clerk and a year later a newspaper reporter. His first short story was published in 1825 anonymously without payment and later he began writing under pen name `Boz' and described conditions of poverty in England. Ten years later he married Catherine Hogarth with whom he had 10 children. In 1842 he visited USA where he was treated as a celebrity because he was very well-known there. Between 1837 and 1865 some of his finest writings were published, many of them in instalments or monthly parts such as Oliver Twist and Christmas Carol. When Dickens and his wife separated in 1858, he began to work very hard and at his health, he eventually be...
Andrus Kivirähk Ken Pähn Kärdla ÜG 11th grade General Born 17.08.1970 Married with Ilona Martinson 2 childrens Estonian writer education Tallinn 32. high school Tartu University(department of education) Jobs Cultural editor of ''Päevaleht'' ''Eesti Päevaleht'' humor side Editor Estonian 'Writers' Association since 1996 Works "Kaelkirjak" 1995 "Õlle kõrvale" 1996 "Kalevipoeg" 1997 "Pagari piparkook" 1999 "Sirli, Siim ja saladused" 1999 "Rehepapp ehk November" 2000 "Adolf Rühka lühikene elu" 2005 "Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu" 2007 "Käsitöötuba" 2008 "Kaka ja kevad" 2009 "Jumala lood" 2010 Awards Luts humor Prize 1993 Tuglas Short Story Prize 1998 Viru Literary Prize 2001 An original drama prize 2007 ...
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INGLISE KEELE PÕHITÕED C.K 2017 A – AN – SOME Singular: a or an Use some for things you can't count ◦ *a banana *a car *a monkey *a football ◦ *some milk *some water *some coffee ◦ *an egg*an accident *an umbrella *an *some sugar eagle ◦ *some tea *some juice*some money *some butter Plural: some Exercises: 1. http://www.english-4u.de/a_an_some_ex1.htm ◦ *some bananas *some cats *some monkeys *some 2. http://www.english-4u.de/a_an_some_ex3.htm balls ◦ *some eggs*some oranges *some umbrellas *some 3. http://www.english-4u.de/a_an_some_ex6.htm eagles We us the ...
I read a book called “The Dinner” by Herman Koch. Herman Koch is a Dutch writer and actor. He has written short stories, novels, and columns. His best-selling novel The Dinner which was published in 2009 has been translated into 21 languages. And also, the book has been adapted into two movies. Plot + characters The story takes place in Amsterdam at one fancy restaurant. Two couples meet there for dinner. The men are brothers but unfortunatelly they don't get along very well. The brothers with their wives have gathered together to discuss their teenage sons. Their sons have commited a horrible crime which has been caught on video camera. From the video the boys can't be identified. So the parents have to decide what to do next. The story is guided by one of the brothers called Paul. Paul is a former high school history teacher. Second brother's name is Serge who is a highly successful politician. Paul finds everything about Serge...
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...
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...
WRITING A FILM REVIEW A review is a short description of a film (found in a magazine or newspaper) in which someone gives both factual information and an opinion about the film. A review should consist of the following parts: * Introduction Was the film based on fact or is it pure fiction? What do you know about the background to the film? Give the title of the film and as much info on the background as you can (setting, type of story, main characters, name of the director and the leading actors). * Main body The main body of a review should consist of at least two paragraphs, the first giving the main points of the plot and the second giving general comments (i.e. the pros and cons) concerning the acting, directing, music, special effects, lights, scenery, costumes, etc. Use the present tenses to outline the plot. Begin a new paragraph for each complete change of topic. Do not write one-sentence paragraphs. * Conclusion The conclus...
EPIC ,,A long narrative poem on a great and serious subject, related in an elevated style, and centered on a heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depends the fate of a tribe, a nation, or the human race. The traditional epics were shaped by a literary artist from historical and legendary materials which had developed in the oral traditions of his nation during a period of expansion and warfare" An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Nonetheless, epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil, Dante Alighieri, and John Milton. Many probably would not have survived if not written down. The first epics are known as primary, or original, epics. One such epic is the Old English story Beowulf. Epic Conventions, or characteristics common to both type...
Eating fast food In today's age of comfort and convenience, fast food needs no introduction. Everyone from a 2 year old toddler to a 60 year old grandpa seems to be enjoying it every time they get. And why not? It's delicious, it's filling, is really affordable, and available just any time of the day, being only a phone call away. What more can you ask for when you are living life in the fast lane? Well, plenty fast food is all good tasting, except that it is not nutritionally balanced and, therefore, unhealthy in the long run if consumed on a regular basis. Fast food is loaded with calories from refined sugar and fats .It is also very high in sodium, coming from common salt and other additives. On top of all this, fast food is deficient in dietary fiber and essential micro-nutrients like vitamins and minerals. To make matters worse, heaps of fast food are normally guzzled down with gal...
In his book, All Marketers are Liars, Seth Godin contends that consumers prefer fantasy to the truth, and that consequently marketers should "live the lie, fully and completely." Stopping short of endorsing marketing methods which might kill people, Godin says that marketers should "give people what they want." The book is telling a story about why marketers must forsake any attempt to communicate nothing but the facts, and must focus on what people believe and then work to tell them stories that add their worldview. HIGHLIGHTS Before marketing, before shopping carts and long before informercials, people started telling themselves stories. Stories make it easier to understand the world. Stories are the only way to spread an idea. Marketers didn´t invent storytelling. They just perfected it. We tell ourselves stories, because we´re superstitious. Stories are shortcuts we use because we ´re too overwhelmed by data to discover ...
The long earth & Fight club Julia Shashkina, 11D The Long Earth Authors: Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter A sophisticated plot Philosophical Parallel worlds that are similar to Earth Device called a "Stepper" Travelling through all the worlds New discoveries A lot of fantasy Science Fight club Chuck Palahniuk Muutke teksti laade Teine tase The book Kolmas tase Neljas tase Viies tase § Author: Chuck Palahniuk § Relea...
Whatever kind of movie you make, it must have a clear idea, because the audience needs to understand the content. Film-making is very expensive, even about 15 minutes long film can cost over 30,000 pounds to make. A low-budget feature-length film can cost more than 0,5 million pounds. Therefore, film-maker must be sure that audience will like the movie. Low-budget films in Britain usually begin with a script, which is written specially for playing in the cinema. There are courses over Britain for people who want to learn how to write a script. One person can't take the responsibility of the whole movie, because film-making needs to involve hundreds of people. Low-budget films are shot on limited budget, beacause young or unknown dircetors suffer from lack of funding from studios. Several organizations like The British Film Institute fund short films shot by first-time directors. Also The BBC, Channel 4 and National Lottery spend lar...
Kazuo Ishiguro Gertrud Tamm 11.A Kazuo Ishiguro Born in Japan in 1954 British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer Enrolled at the University of Kent Master’s degree from the University of East Anglia’s creative-writing course married to Lorna MacDougall, a social worker, since 1986 Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world Work Novels: A Pale View of Hills (1982) An Artist of the Floating World (1986) The Remains of the Day (1989) The Unconsoled (1995) When We Were Orphans (2000) Never Let Me Go (2005) The Buried Giant (2015) The Remains of the Day (1989) It is a story about an English butler who has dedicated his life to the loyal service of Lord Darlington. The novel begins with Stevens receiving a letter from a former colleague, Miss Kenton, describing her married life, w...
Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse Wodehouse was an acknowledged master of English prose admired both by contemporaries and by modern writers. He has been called "English literature's performing flea", a derogatory description that Wodehouse cherished and adopted as the title of his autobiography. Best known today for the Jeeves and Blandings Castle novels and short stories, Wodehouse was also a talented playwright and lyricist who was part author and writer of fifteen plays and of 250 lyrics for some thirty musical comedies. Wodehouse took a modest attitude to his own works. In Over Seventy (1957) he wrote: "I go in for what is known in the trade as 'light writing' and those who do that humorists they are sometimes called are looked down upon by the intelligentsia and sneered at." Wodehouse's characters are often eccentric, with peculiar attachments, such as to newts (Gussie Fink-Nottle) or socks (Archibald Mulliner). His "ment...
Kafka's Hunger Artist Kafka, in his masterpiece "The Hunger Artist," suggests that humans can never satisfy their desires. This is illustrated through the metaphorical hunger artist for whom nourishment is not being nourished at all. The viewing public's interest is derived from their desire to see the hunger artist cheating, but to view this would put an end to that desire. Finally, Kafka presents this idea while the artist is at the circus and describing when people wish to view the starved man. The hunger artist's nourishment is spiritual. The man only wishes to be honored by the public. As he continuously spirals downward in his health, he looses all forms of material nourishment. As the days go on, there is conflict between the artist and the audience, as they do not believe him honest in claiming not to have eaten. By searching for the audience's approval, a symbol for spiritual nourishment, he loses both material and spirit...
Revision questions for the test on Old English and Medieval Literature. 1.) How is literature analysed and studied? What is the difference between the diachronic and synchronic view? Literature is studied and analysed by reading the piece of work profoundly and work on all the aspects of the piece. Diachronic is development in history Synchronic is particular state at any given moment 2.) Give a general overview of Celtic Britain, Roman invasion in 55-54 BC, Anglo-Saxon invasion and the second Roman "invasion" of Great Britain, who were the leaders, what influence did they leave on the culture of Great Britain? Celtic Britain was during the Bronze Age, there were many small tribal kingdoms fighting one another. Many megalithic monuments were built around that time, e.g. Stonehenge, the Avebury ring. The Roman Invasion 55-54 BC, Julius Caesar ruled Rome, Rome built the Hadrian's wall (73 miles long, built in 121 127 AD) agains...
Page |1 Your Name:__________________ Grade:______________________ Date:_______________________ Do you often read books voluntarily? What books do you usually read? Discuss it with your neighbor. Ask your neighbor: Who is Harry Potter? What's so magical about him? Part I 1/9/2013 Page |2 Reading: Read through the text, look up unknown words by J. K. Rowling In 1990, a British woman in her mid-twenties called Joanne Rowling was on a train in England when she suddenly had an idea for a story she could write. She had enjoyed writing ever since she was a young girl, but there was so...
The moon is down Author: John Steinbeck.(February 27, 1902--December 20, 1968) John Steinbeck III was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In his subsequent novels, Steinbeck found a more authentic voice by drawing upon direct memories of his life in California. Later he used real historical conditions and events in the first half of 20th century America, which he had experienced first-hand as a reporter. Steinbeck often populated his stories with struggling characters; his works examined the lives of the working class and migrant worker...
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) a Brief Biography Sometimes called the father of modern science fiction, H.G. Wells was born on September 21, 1866 in Bromley, Kent, England. His father, a professional cricket player and shopkeeper, and his mother, a former lady's maid, raised Wells with the idea that he would find a place in the work world that they were accustomed. He aspired to a different place in society. When he was thirteen, he left school to become a draper's apprentice, a job his family expected would be proper for a boy of his station. The work repelled him, however. He worked briefly in a drugstore, returned for a stint as a draper's assistant, then finally found a job as a teacher's assistant in a grammar school. Education and academia suited him well. In 1884 he entered college with a scholarship to study biology. He was able to study under one of the great biology teachers of the time, Thomas Henry Huxley, and Wells gradu...
· He is remembered for his epigrams · His only novel (The Picture of Dorian Gray) Oscar Wilde George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) He was born in Dublin · was an Irish playwright · a co-founder of the London School of Economics · First writing was music · His main talent was for drama George Bernard Shaw James Joyce (1882-1941) He was born in Dublin · Was an Irish novelist and poet · Joyce is best known for Ulysses · Other major works are the short-story collection Dubliers · the novels A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man and Finnegans Wake James Joyce Sources: · http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_literature · https://www.google.ee/search?q=the+book+of+armagh&client=firefox- a&hs=XpF&rls=org.mozilla:et:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2LTJUu_lJtOFhQf0uYFQ&ve d=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1419&bih=740#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=oSEnsAJqHNuZIM%3A
Media analysis : Transamerica (2005) Transamerica is a 2005 independent dramedy produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman (Felicity Huffman), who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Kevin Zegers). The movie is marked by an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance by Huffman, who is also known for her performance in Desperate Housewives. The character's name is Bree - which turns out to be short for Sabrina. One day Bree receives a phone call from someone asking for Stanley - her old male name. It is from a New York police station, asking if Bree will stand bail for a young man called Toby (Kevin Zegers) - taken in for prostitution - who is a son she fathered by a one-night stand 17 years ago. Bree's therapist says the surgery consents cannot be signed until she gets "closure" on this, so Bree is forced to tr...
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