Angkor Wat by Asian History: SE Asia November 16th‚ 2013 There are thousands of wonders to be seen across this earth. Not many‚ however‚ can compare to the archeological feat of Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the perfect combination of creative aspiration and religious devotion. Built in Cambodia‚ this hydraulic city is one of the oldest‚ heaviest structures ever to survive almost nine- hundred years. This great temple is the largest religious temple ever to be built. Walls
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Educating Rita An exploration through a variety of texts that deal with ‘aspects of growing up and transitions into new phrases of an individual’s life’. Connection to: Into the World * Rita moves from an ‘uneducated’ working class life to a tertiary educated life. * It is this transition with its positives and negatives that is to be focused upon. Positives of Transition * Discovery & Enlightenment: Rita discovers a new world far removed from her ‘restrictive’ world as a wife and
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He thought that if he pretended to be asleep she would not disturb him.7. But when she had passed him half a dozen times she stopped in front of him andstood quite still. 8. Though he kept his eyes closed he knew that she was looking athim." (Somerset Maugham)This paragraph consists of eight sentences‚ all more or less independent. The first threesentences‚ however‚ show a considerable degree of semantic interdependence. This can be inferred from the
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The Story Alan Austen‚ a young man who is passionately in love with a young woman who is indifferent to him‚ comes to the establishment of a mysterious old man who deals in magic potions. Austen has been told that he can buy a potion that will make the object of his affections fall madly in love with him. The old man shows little interest in the financial profit to be gained from selling Alan a love potion. Instead‚ he devotes most of his sales talk to recommending a potion that he calls a spot remover
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life‚” (W. Somerset Maugham). This quote illustrates a main theme in Lloyd Jones’ Mister Pip‚ the influence of literature. Mister Pip is set in the Solomon Island of Bougainville‚ during the 1990s‚ when the island was at war with its government. The protagonist‚ thirteen year old‚ Matilda Laimo‚ lives with her mother‚ Dolores‚ and teacher‚ Mr. Watts. Through Mr. Watts’ reading of Great Expectations
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Literary analysis THE STORY Mr. Know- All is a story with a moral lesson. The subject is simple. A rich Britishmerchant of Oriental origin‚ called Mr. Kelada‚ meets a group of Westerners on a shipsailing across the Pacific Ocean. His cabin-mate‚ a British citizen who is the nameless narrator of the story‚ dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However‚ at theend of the pride and reputation to save an American ladys marriage.As a result‚ he earns the respect of the narrator.story Mr. Kelada
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Character and Characterization Major Characters. a) Mathilde Loisel Character Analysis Mathilde Loisel wants to be a glamour girl. She’s obsessed with glamour – with fancy‚ beautiful‚ expensive things‚ and the life that accompanies them. Unfortunately for her‚ she wasn’t born into a family with the money to make her dream possible. Instead‚ she gets married to a "little clerk" husband and lives with him in an apartment so shabby it brings tears to her eyes . Cooped up all day in the house
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leads an intellectual lifestyle by reading book‚ attending lectures‚ traveling around the world‚ and learning and experiencing different religions. Overall‚ he is an idealist who seeks for the absolutely spiritual happiness. Like Larry explains to Maugham: “Money is nothing to us; it’s merely the symbol of success. We are the greatest idealists in the world; I happen to think that we’ve set our ideal on the wrong objects; I happen to think that the greatest ideal man can set before himself is self-perfection”
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In 1931 he took part in the armistice function at the Cenotaph in London. In 1938‚ the people of Mons presented Godley with a special medal. Mons City Hall gave him lunch at City Hall and Godley was the guest of honor. A menu was signed at the luncheon by customers‚ including Godley‚ with another customer who had fed him with rolls and coffee on the first morning‚ he arrived at Mons in
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Разработка урока английского языка в 9 классе: «My favourite book» Предмет: английский язык Класс: 9 Тема урока: «My favorite book» Аннотация: Данный урок разработан на основе страноведческого материала. Форма выбрана из учета возрастных и личностных особенностей 9 класса. При этом ставится задача контроля языковых знаний‚ умений и навыков по данной теме. На уроке используются фронтальная‚ групповая‚ парная и индивидуальная формы работы. Чередование различных видов деятельности помогают
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