referred to as ’J’ by his friends. It begins with J‚ and his friends harris and George‚ deciding to take a boat trip up the Thames from Kingston to oxford‚ and then back again (the book was written in 1888‚ when boating on the Thames was enormously popular). They are unanimous in agreeing that this is a good idea (except for J’s dog‚ Montmorency‚ who doesn’t care for boating). They have trouble getting packed‚ and in the morning Harris and J take a train to Kingston‚ where the boat is waiting for
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Comprehension Test Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome 1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A 1 The people in the maze were angry with Harris ... 2 George said it was most exciting to let girls tow your boat ... 3 The three men decided to go home early ... 4 Five different men said that they caught the fish ... 5 One morning George got up very early ... B a ... because his watch stopped the night before.
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This paper focuses on the actions of Charles J. Antonucci‚ Sr.‚ who contributed greatly to the failing of The Park Avenue Bank in New York. Unless otherwise noted‚ the facts of this case were learned in whole and in part from the complaint filed against Antonucci by Ricardo Velez‚ the Director of the Criminal Investigations Bureau of the New York State Banking Department. The Park Avenue Bank‚ so named because its headquarters were located at 460 Park Avenue in New York City‚ was founded in 1987
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In the world of project management‚ some projects offer flexibility with its time duration‚ however the one involving this race lacks that luxury. In the case of Whitbread World Sail race‚ the project manager‚ Bjorn Ericksen‚ is challenged to meet the deadline with a fixed budget. The objective of the project is to build a top-of-the-line boat with the latest technology capable of winning the race‚ while finding and training a crew for the race. The entire project must be completed in 45 weeks (255
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Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) Summary The novel‚ narrated by the Englishman J.‚ tells of a boat trip J. takes up with Thames River with his friends George and William Samuel Harris. His prose is rambling‚ and often digresses into anecdotes or long observational passages. One night‚ the three men smoke together in J.’s London apartment‚ discussing their anxiety over their sicknesses. The reader can discern that they are actually hypochondriacs. After researching diseases at the British
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Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)‚ published in 1889‚ is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide‚ with accounts of local history along the route‚ but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how undated
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How the crocodile got its long tail A long long time ago‚ there was a lazy crocodile. Its tail was as short as a hotdog sausage. It only eats‚ drinks and sleeps all day long under the tree that near the water. One day‚ a man was walking down a hill‚ he saw a crocodile eating an apple. He asked “Can I have some of your apple please?” The crocodile didn’t say anything‚ instead the crocodile threw the apple away and said “Yum!” And it gobbled up the man in two bites. After a while‚ it
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J & J AUTOMOTIVE SALES Posted on April 5‚ 2010 by dig’n’dip CASE INCIDENT J & J AUTOMOTIVE SALES Questions: 1. Explain how you think the stereotype of used-car dealers developed. Stereotyping is like Building what is not thought to be said about the product‚ assuming that the used cars certainly will break down and others see it like purchasing used cars is not sensible because of maintaining it will be more expensive instead others will buy a brand new car. 2. What‚ if anything‚ can Joe do
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WAY HE COOKS J. The narrator of the novel‚ most likely based on Jerome himself. J. has a dog named Montmorency‚ and two friends‚ George and Harris. He sees himself as intelligent‚ hard-working‚ and competent‚ but his behavior in the novel suggests otherwise. Like his friends‚ J. is a hypochondriac. George A good-natured banker‚ and one of J.’s best friends. Of the three men‚ he is portrayed as the only one who is seriously dedicated to his job. He brings a banjo on the boat trip and tries to
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