summary — Preface In the preface written to accompany the first single-volume publication ofDavid Copperfield‚ Dickens tells us that the completion of the novel is‚ for him‚ both a regret and a pleasure. He rejoices in the completion of the novel because the novel was a long time in coming‚ and he is satisfied that it is finished after two years of hard work. He mourns its completion‚ however‚ because it marks the end of his association with a cast of characters to whom he has become intensely attached
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THREE BLIND MICE AND OTHER STORIES (1948) Agatha Christie Three Blind Mice Strange Jest Tape-Measure Murder The Case of the Perfect Maid The Case of the Caretaker The Third-Floor Flat The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly Four and Twenty Blackbirds The Love Detectives THREE BLIND MICE Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice See how they run See how they run They all ran after the farmer’s wife She cut off their tails with a carving knife Did you ever see such a sight in your life As Three Blind Mice It was
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON By Daniel Keyes Progris riport 1 martch 3. Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on. I dont no why but he says its importint so they will see if they can use me. I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye they can make me smart. I want to be smart. My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Dormers bakery where Mr Donner gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want. I am 32 yeres old and next munth is
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SHANGHAI—August 11‚ 1872: a striking scene unfolded on the waterfront. Dressed in fine silk garments‚ 30 teenage boys were bidding tearful goodbyes to their loved ones and boarding the intercoastal steamer bound for Japan. From there‚ they took a big paddle-wheeler to sail across the Pacific to America‚ where they would begin 15 years of schooling and vocational training. Over the next three summers‚ three more groups of 30 boys set out on the same journey. All expenses were paid by their government
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In 1919‚ when Langston Hughes was seventeen years old‚ he spent the summer with his father‚ Jim Hughes‚ in Toluca‚ Mexico. Langston had not seen his father since he was a small child‚ and he was excited about making the trip. However‚ during this visit‚ no affectionate bond would develop between Langston and Jim. Jim Hughes was a cold‚ difficult man‚ who was driven by ambition to make money and achieve respect. He had moved to Mexico to avoid segregation and racial injustice in the United States
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rounds ringing his melancholy bell and people came out of their door to buy muffins and crumpets for afternoon tea. It was a very cheap world. When I entered St Thomas’s Hospital I took a couple of furnished rooms for which I paid 18s a week. My landlady provided me with a solid breakfast before I went to the hospital and high tea when I came back at half-past six‚ and the two meals cost me about 12s a week. I was able to live very comfortably‚ pay my fees‚ buy my necessary instruments‚ and clothe
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Chapter 1 "It’s all your fault!" she said monotonously‚ yet in a tone dripping with displeasure‚ causing her low voice to pierce through the quiet corridors of the nighttime emergency room. "It’s all your fault! You’re the one who’s in the wrong!" As if to emphasize her point‚ Aisaka Taiga‚ sitting alone on the rightmost edge of the sofa‚ muttered under her breath again. On the same sofa‚ sitting as far left as possible‚ Takasu Ryuuji looked down at his own fingernails with his vicious‚ upturned
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WaWAKING LIFE MOVIE REVIEW Review from: http://www.aboutfilm.com/movies/w/wakinglife-intro.htm Introduction A young man asleep on a train dreams of a boy and a girl playing with a with a hand-held paper puzzle that opens to reveal the words‚ "Dream is destiny." Later in the dream‚ the boy observes a shooting star and begins to float off the ground‚ his hand resting for a moment on the door handle of a car. At a train station‚ the young man calls a friend and leaves a message while a mysterious
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Упражнения‚ задания: ключи к учебнику "Практический курс английского языка 2 курс" Аракина В.Д. Татищева Е.С. Владос 2005 ВУЗ: Иностранные языки Распознавание с формата .gpg и корректировка выполненны Дилетто С.А. Просмотр данной книги разрешен исключительно в ознакомительных целях‚ все права принадлежат владельцу Во многих случаях переводы как с русского языка на английский‚ так и с английского на русский даны в нескольких возможных вариантах. Оно будет полезно всем‚ изучающим английский
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THE THEME OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN DIFFERENT COLOURS AND TERRORISTS OF THE ABERDARE BY NG’ANG’A MBUGUA. Kavila‚ Faith Syokau A Research Project Submitted For Examination in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts in Literature‚ University of Nairobi. 2013 i DECLARATION This research project is my original work and has not been presented for award of a degree in any other university. Candidate: Kavila Faith Syokau Signature: ________________
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