datawatch MORe THAn One In THRee PeOPLe In THe uk FAILS TO TAke THeIR FuLL HOLIDAY ALLOWAnCe eACH YeAR source: Post Office Travel services LessONs iN eNTrepreNeurship ice man cometh Yngve Berqvist used his skills and contacts to create his unique ICeHOTeL. Stuart Read and Saras Sarasvathy report A fter five years working for a mining company in Kiruna‚ sweden‚ Yngve bergqvist realised that he did not want to spend his life working for a big organisation. His colleagues’ lack of enthusiasm
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“Happy The Man” by John Dryden John Dryden was born on 9 August in 1631 in a small town in Northamptonshire‚ England‚ the eldest of 14 children‚ was an influential English poet‚ literary critic‚ translator‚ and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John."[1] He was made Poet Laureate in 1668. As a humanist public school‚ Westminster maintained
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The book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about an old man‚ Santiago‚ and his genuine fondness of the sea. Every day he travels out to sea to go fishing which is his occupation. For the past eighty-four days the old man has not caught a single fish. On the eighty-fifth day he sails out to sea as usual‚ and this is the day that changes Santiago’s life forever. He hooks an unusually immense marlin‚ and they have an agonizing battle for several days. Hemingway often compares Santiago
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How far can we judge Soames by the attitude he adopts towards his wife? Also by her attitude to him. 8. Pick out the epithets that characterize Irene’s dissatisfaction with her married life. 9. Prove that Soames’s feeling for his wife is that of a man of property. Show the means that make it clear that Soames looked upon Irene’s beauty as one of his finest possessions. Give examples and quotations from the text. 10. Why does Galsworthy repeatedly stress the silence of the husband and wife? 11.
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway‚ has a relatable title because it’s exactly what it says‚ it’s about an old man who has made his living on the sea his entire life. He is very close with the sea and has love as well as respect for it. Santiago refers to the sea as "la mar" as if it were feminine. He respects the sea and is very passionate for "her". Sometimes he calls her names out of anger but is remorseful later. The story takes place in
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The 16th man by Clifford Bestall documents how a sport brought a divided nation together. In 1994‚ after 50 years of civil war and injustice South African government was finally overthrown and taken control of by Nelson Mandela. Mandela took the job of President with much more then governance to be done. He also had to racially unite a heavily segregated nation. With a whole country on its shoulders‚ the South African Springboks gained support from every nation‚ and every race as they made an unbelievable
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is torn between being a child and being a grown up. He is a picture torn between either to act responsibly or irresponsibly. His lack for a father figure‚ influence how his character acts and thinks. In this story‚ he is the one who stands as “the man of the house”. This is reflected in the line‚ “It’s a funny thing about women‚ the way they’ll take orders from anything in trousers‚ even if it’s only ten”. His character is taking the burden due to a father. Yet in some parts of the story‚ his
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Robert Fulton: Man of Designs Robert Fulton was born on November 14‚ 1765. His parents were immigrants from Ireland and came to Pennsylvania. They owned a farm‚ but lost it because they could not afford it. They moved to Lancaster‚ PA. His dad died there in 1774. He learned to read and write at home‚ and at 8 years old he went to a Quaker school. At a young age Robert Fulton was talented. He was an artist and at 10 years old‚ he did design work for gunsmiths. At 17 years old‚ he went to Philadelphia
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Invisible Man: The Black College In the novel by Ralph Ellison‚ the narrator reveals several attitudes using figurative language. Within the novel the narrator’s feelings towards the black college begin to change more and more. Throughout chapter 2 Ellison uses several literary devices to reveal the narrator’s attitude before and after venturing inside. In the beginning‚ as the narrator flashbacks to his first time at the college‚ he uses forms of imagery‚ and at first gives positive descriptions
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impression‚ and in both stories the atmosphere and surroundings give an alienated and dark touch to the stories. In‚ “The Minister’s Black Veil” the main character is a Parson tormented by his sin. In “Young Goodman Brown‚” the main character is a chaste man who is tempted to sin for the devil. Religion plays an important role in the way the story is explained. In the “Young Goodman Brown‚” the dark and gloomy surrounding include‚ “the forest‚ laughing like demons‚” giving a reader a feel for the frightening
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