favourite country was Spain and a great deal of his works devoted to it. For instance «The Happy man» that was written in 1927. Somerset Maugham’s style of writing is clear and precise. He does not impose his views on the reader. He puts a question and leaves it to the reader to answer it. When criticizing something he sounds rather amused than otherwise. I’d like to analyze the text‚ which is entitled “The happy man”. The author is William Somerset Maugham‚ an English writer. He wrote novels‚ short
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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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Australia In kindergarten‚ my class was asked‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Crayons danced across sheets of paper to illustrate our dream occupations. Our drawings were hung in the hallway for our parents to see at Back to School Night. I remember looking down the line and seeing pictures of ballerinas dancing‚ firefighters putting out a blaze‚ and astronauts leaping across the moon – careers that were seen as typical dreams of five-year-olds. My picture showed a stick figure
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The story of Happy Prince was published in 1888. It is an allegory. The story is religious and is full of happiness. Happy Prince is a statue with a smile on his lips. It is made of gold‚ sapphires‚ and brilliants. Some time ago he was a boy with not knowing what tears were. Swallow is a bird‚ helping Happy Prince to please people. The story begins very strange with a describing of a beautiful statue‚ standing very high. In the story we can find a lot of similes‚ metaphors‚ flash-backs. A simile
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states that a person’s level of happiness has very little to do with their life and lifestyle‚ as most people would believe. This level is‚ however‚ based more on one’s genetic makeup. This fact means that happy people and unhappy people are likely to perceive the world differently. For example‚ happy people are more likely to view the world in a more positive light‚ while unhappy people view the world‚ and interpret events in a more negative way. Boehm and Lyubomirsky conducted many experiments
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A happy campus A happy campus is an enjoyable and comfortable place to study. There are a lot of good and helpful facilities. It’s a green space for teachers and students to recreate. It also has some places for entertainment. A happy campus has a great number of good and helpful facilities. There are modern classrooms‚ excellent libraries and health centers. Modern classrooms have a lot of helpful equipment for teaching and studying such as computers and projectors. Besides these classrooms‚ excellent
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The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham 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 didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness
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How to Be Happy “Dream your life and live your dreams” Everyone in the world have the objective of be happy. Imagine that everyone could have that choice: to be or not to be happy. On a fair world‚ may be on a utopia that will be a reality. But the reality is that people is not happy‚ because of money‚ food‚ sentimental issue or maybe because anyone has told them how to be happy. They spend a lot of time teaching things that will be “helpful”‚ “useful” or just “vital” for our future but they do
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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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HOW TO BE HAPPY I. Introduction A. Do you want to live a happier life? B. I know I do! It has been very interesting for me to discover that we can’t teach ourselves to be happier by changing our ways and thoughts. C. Happy people are healthier‚ have better relationships‚ and are more successful than grumpy people‚ sad people‚ or unhappy people. D. I’ll show you how a few easy changes and a change of attitude will make you much happier and better able to deal with life. II. Body A. Lots
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