Red Dwarf‚ by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor Red dwarf was written in collaboration by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. However on the cover of the book the author is called Grant Naylor and is referred to as a "Gestalt entity" giving the reader a clue as to what style the book is going to take. The BBC television series of the same name is based on this book but the events of the book and series are quite different and in my opinion the book is superior. The central character of this book is Dave Lister
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L. Robert Kohls opens his book‚ Survival Kit for Overseas Living‚ with a preface that reminds its reader that even if you have chosen to live your life up until now within your own culture and/or social groups people in today’s world are expected to know and be able to function within society at an intercultural level of acceptance and unity. The purpose of this book is help Americans to see what intercultural skills we already have‚ those that must be developed to ‘survive’‚ and to become aware/more
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Living with Strangers - Siri Hustvedt In all cities and cultures around the world are there unwritten rules‚ who people outside this place will not understand. That was what has inspired Siri Hustvedt about New York City. She moved from her little hometown Minnesota to New York‚ which was a big difference from the life she used to live. Especially the unwritten law: "PRETEND IT ISN’T HAPPENING-Law" fascinates her the most. That is how many in New York are thinking‚ even though most of them actually
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When students enter universities‚ they are usually far way from homes. And they have to choose living in dormitories or living in apartments in the communities. Either place has some advantages. Living in university dormitories means that students do not care much about buying furniture such as beds‚ desks‚ lights‚ cabinets and so on. They are ready to use in almost dormitories. Moreover‚ dormitories are in the university campus‚ so students can save a lot of time and money to move between their
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LIVING IN THE CITY IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE COUNTRY There are many ways how and where to live. Everybody can choose the place‚ where he would like to live. Some people prefer living in the city and other prefer living in the village‚ but what is really the best for us? First of all we should define our terms of reference.`Village` means a group of houses with a church‚ school and some shops in the countryside and `city´ means a place‚ where people live and work and it contains many houses
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Living and working abroad Today several numbers of people desires working and living outside their home countries. The reason behind this is that many believe that better jobs and living are found in foreign countries than their own. The advantages of working and living abroad consist of various factors. First‚ many developed countries have much diverse people and cultures. Learning and experiencing this diversity can be fascinating and delightful. In addition‚ owing to the mixed in population
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The Cost of Living The question I was frequently asked when I was younger was‚ “What are you going to be when you grow up?”. From elementary school to early middle school‚ I would’ve told you I wanted to be a pop start or a vet. As I realize that I can’t sing and there is too much schooling behind being a vet‚ I’ve decided to become something a little more practical‚ a video editor. With the growing technological industry‚ and the various awards I have received in this field‚ video editing seemed
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Health is described as physical and mental well-being and freedom from disease‚ pain or defect. However‚ such descriptions only superficially define the actually meaning of health. There may be many occasions when individuals are not necessarily ill or in pain but may be overweight‚ stressed or emotionally unstable. Health is a quality of life involving dynamic interaction and interdependence among the individual’s physical state‚ their mental and emotional reactions‚ and the social context in which
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Living Diversities There are many different kinds of religious beliefs in our world. Many groups have their ways to practice their beliefs and have different perspectives toward their daily livings. Among them‚ Amish and Mormons have their own unique ways of living when compared with most other group. First of all‚ living structures are important to both Amish and Mormons‚ yet the social life of the Amish are very different from Mormons. Nowadays‚ the Amish live mostly in Pennsylvania‚ Ohio
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In my opinion‚ national income is a good indicator to measure the standard of living. The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is one of the measures of national income and input for a given country’s economy GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP is the best single measure of the economic well-being of a society. GDP per person tells us the income and expenditure of the average person in the economy
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