Analysis “The Happy Man” Ринчино Сарюна‚ гр. 02194 I’m going to analyze a novel “The Happy Man” by Somerset Maugham‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris‚ educated at King’s school in Canterbury and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. He was one of the best known writers of his time as hi was master of short stories. The story starts with the narrator thinking and telling the reader about his
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in man On August 6‚ 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb ("Little Boy") on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb ("Fat Man") was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. These were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Reasons for the bombing Many reasons are given as to why the US administration decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Reasons include the following: • The United States wanted to force Japan’s surrender as quickly as possible to
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going to share one of living legend or we can say gem of India…. Dr. APJ Kalam.. Dr. Avul pakir jainulabdib abdul kalam served as the 11th president of india from 2002 to 2007. He is the man of vision‚ who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country and is often also referred to the missile man of the india‚ people loved and respected Dr APJ KALAM so much during his tenure as president that he was popularly called the people’s president‚ Dr. Kalam was born on 15th October
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Iron Man: The Real Hero In today’s society‚ the concern of people and laws are not about doing good but rather having the appearance of good. People no longer care about what they need to stand for‚ only that they look like they aren’t sitting down. In fact‚ men today are treated as outcasts when sticking up for a good thing when it doesn’t have a pleasant appearance. Men such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Leonidas‚ Joshua and Jesus‚ men that represent something greater than what meets the eye‚ are scarce
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Island Man is set in London‚ across the North Circular while Nothing’s Changed is set in District Six. Island Man recounts a man originating from the Caribbean awaking from a dream and Nothing’s Changed recounts a man revisiting his childhood to reveal nothing has changed. The speaker in Island Man appears to have an understanding attitude whereas the speaker in Nothing’s Changed appears to have an angry attitude towards the issues explored. Language features are used in Island Man is to express
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Гушан Елена 3 курс 304 группа Analysis of the text: The happy man William Somerset Maugham (1974 - 1966)‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist‚ was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham did not denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals
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This term we`ve read the short story “The umbrella man” by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a British writer‚ who is well-known for creating wonderful children`s fiction. He was born in Wales on 16th September 1916 to Norwegian nɔːˈwiːdʒən parents. His father died when he was 3 years old and he was brought up by his mother. He had a fairly unhappy time at (the) boarding school which he later described as "days of horrors" filled with "rules‚ rules and still more rules that had to be obeyed‚" which inspired
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Sane Wire Walker What do you think when you imagine a man walking on a wire higher than 10 stories high? A French wire walker named Philippe Petit walked over many structures from Notre Dame to Sydney‚ Australia‚ to New York. Through the things he has done‚ people may think he is crazy. However‚ Petit and I think that there is nothing crazy about what he has done. I believe the people/society thinks he is crazy. They see this man up hundreds of feet walking across a wire over famous architectures
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“Hey‚ Mr. McCourt‚ you should write a book” “I’ll try” These are the last lines of the book The Teacher Man by the ever outstanding writer‚ Frank McCourt. These lines mark the beginning of McCourt’s flight as a writer. McCourt began earning world readership after he published Angela’s Ashes‚ my favourite of all his works. It became an award winning memoir as it highlighted the childhood life in Limerick‚ Ireland‚ revealing the painful course of experience he had when he was a kid‚ and the situation
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The Man in the Water A hero is a person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model. People devote their lives on a daily basis to acts of kindness and saving people’s lives. Who is a bigger hero? A firefighter or soldier who dedicates their lifetime to saving people and risking their own lives on a daily basis or a normal everyday person who acts it a moment of crisis? The Man in the Water stepped up after Flight 90 took a turn for the worse and crashed
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