William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) The British novelist William Somerset Maugham‚ one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century‚ is noted for his clarity of style and skill in storytelling. Born in Paris‚ of Irish ancestry‚ Somerset Maugham was to lead a fascinating life and would become famous for his mastery of short evocative stories that were often set in the more obscure and remote areas of the British Empire. Suffering from a bad stammer‚ he received
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This extract from “The Moon and Sixpence” by W. Somerset Maugham is written by vivid‚ ironic language. It is about a poor artist‚ whose paintings were considered by contemporaries absurd. And they were much surprised when dealers from Paris and Berlin began to offer for them the huge sums. Strickland didn’t make impression on people‚ for islanders he was just a “beach-comber”‚ differing from others only that he drew strange pictures. It is impossible to tell that he formed relationships with people
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Slip or Trip Case Number: 010147858 Reporting Officer: Deputy Blank On August 13‚ 2013‚ at approximately 1:37 A.M.‚ Sparks police department received a call that an accidental death has occurred. Queenie Volupides‚ the wife of the deceased Arthur Volupides‚ claims that her husband slipped and fell on the stairs while he was coming down to the kitchen for another alcoholic beverage. She says that she wasn’t home when the incident occurred. She states that she was at a country club that was hosting
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playwrights of both Ruby Moon By Mat Cameron and Stolen By Jane Harrison use dramatic forms‚ performance styles and techniques to establish strong personal and social tensions between characters in both plays. Social issues are anything that effects a large part of society for example‚ the stolen generation‚ suburban paranoia‚ discrimination ect where as personal issues refer to issues that affect an individual in relation to things like grief‚ loss and identity. The play “Ruby Moon” by Matt Cameron explores
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Entering into the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere opened my eyes to see things in a plethora of ways and has changed my attitude on life. I learned a lot about myself‚ God‚ and others as a result from this missions trip and I saw myself grow in many different aspects too. I came to realize in Haiti‚ how important it is to work well with others‚ and that I am able to convey this action smoothly. Working with others is such an important skill to have as working with people is a proficiency
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are going on a mission trip again next summer!” As soon as my friend Sam informed me of the upcoming mission trip to Illinois‚ my heart immediately started to race with excitement. Millions of questions raced through my head: where was the trip‚ when was the trip‚ how many days‚ who was going? Despite all the questions‚ I knew I had to go‚ and even as I began typing the text message to my mother that would inform her of the upcoming trip‚ I thought about how different my easy excitement was from
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During my freshman year of high school I received a letter in the mail. This letter was an invitation to play basketball in Australia‚ with other boys and girls of my age. The date was September 13‚ 2011. The letter stated that we would be leaving June 1‚ of 2012. Of course I wanted to go as soon as I read the letter‚ but my family was more curious about the trip. We did some research and figured out everything that would be offered on this trip. In my research I read of playing Australian basketball
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YOUR TRİP TO THE UNİTED STATES Last year I met my husband in Istanbul. And we started to know each other a long time. After that we decided to married. My husband has lived in Houston since 2002. He has good job here. He didn’t want to return our country. Because he thought here is better than our country for us. So I decided to come United States for my new life. I didn’t have American visa so I applied to the visa. I waited one month for appointment after went to appointment for visa. My visa
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our trip ‚ it was a hot summer day and not a cloud in the sky it was as bright as ever‚ my parents‚grandparents‚ and I were going on a trip from Sioux Falls to Denver and back. We arrived at the airport on time and got on our plane‚ it was a long trip from Sioux Falls to Las Vegas as soon as we got off the plane we were going to wait for an uber‚ but then we saw that you could get a limo so we did that instead. We had a great time back there. We stopped by the gas stop to get some things my grandma
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The weekend trip to the Illinois River On the journey to the Illinois River I couldn’t help to be anything but excited‚ for it was my first float trip to the Illinois River. Upon arrival to the War Eagle Resort; i exited the vehicle to the refreshing country air and the sounds of children playing‚ the sound of different kinds of music‚ and the trickle of the Illinois River; however‚ I was also hit by the sweltering‚ hot July air. As my friends and I set camp up I had become excited for the nights
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