BBC - History - Scott of the Antarctic 10/12/13 12:35 PM Scott of the Antarctic (1868 - 1912) ’Scott of the Antarctic’ was a naval officer and explorer‚ who died attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport. He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and 1890s. He attracted the notice of the Royal Geographical Society‚ which appointed him to command the National Antarctic
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Plot Summary The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around main character Scout Finch. She lives with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. Atticus is a widow‚ and Scout has no mother. The family resides in a fictional Alabama town called Maycomb‚ which is in the grips of the great depression. Even though many in the town are struggling‚ Atticus is a lawyer with a strong work ethic and a good client base‚ so the Finch family is doing pretty well - at least when compared to many of the other
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Plot Summary By Michael J. Cummings...© 2009 .......Wounded‚ the narrator takes refuge at nightfall with his valet‚ Pedro‚ in an apartment in the turret of a grand but gloomy chateau in Italy’s Apennines Mountains. Pedro had broken into the building‚ which appears to have been temporarily abandoned‚ so that his injured employer would have a place to rest. .......The furnishings are elegant but old and run-down. On the walls are tapestries‚ armorial trophies‚ and modern paintings in frames
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PLOT SUMMARIES OF ELEONORA Eleonora is about an unnamed narrator and his love life. The narrator lives with Eleonora‚ his cousin and his aunt. Their valley is isolated from others and no strangers ever enter it. The narrator only knows Eleonora‚ his aunt and the valley. This valley is named as the valley of the colored grasses and it is described as a paradise of fragrant flowers‚ fantastic trees‚ and a "River of Silence”. They live there together for fifteen years before they realize that love
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LIES OF SILENCE The Story Michael Dillon is the Manager of a Hotel in Belfast. He isn’t really content with his life‚ he doesn’t really like his job and there are also some problems with his wife Moira. Therefore he has an affair with a younger woman called Andrea who works for the BBC. They often meet secretly. One day she tells him that she has plans to go to London because of a new job‚ and Michael decides to go with her. When he drives home from their meeting she thinks about his wife and that
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Tiffany Morris English 1102 September 10‚ 2009 “The Necklace” Plot Summary “The Necklace” starts with a description of Madame Loisel. Madame Loisel and her husband whom is just a clerk are far from being well off financially‚ this doesn’t stop Madame Loisel from wanting to live a lavish life above her means. She dreams of status‚ to rub noses with the elite‚ gourmet meals and decadent dresses. Madame Loisels’ husband goes through trouble of getting a invite to the ball to make a his
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Frankenstein Plot Summary Frankenstein is the tragedy of the intellectual‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ and how in his plight for the creation of life‚ he ends up losing everything that means anything to him. While studying chemistry and philosophy at the university in Ingolstadt Victor becomes interested in the secret of life. After years of research at the old university he convinced that he has finally found it. Using the research he had found at the university Victor spends months created a complete
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Plot Summary for Hamlet Shakespeare In the early scenes‚ Hamlet’s father visits him as ghost. The ghost first visits Marcellus and Barnardo. At first the ghost does not talk to anyone. When the King finally talks to Hamlet alone he tells him that Claudius‚ the late king’s brother‚ killed him and that Hamlet needs to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet accepts his fathers request but first must put Claudius through a test to see if what the ghost says is true. Within Shakespeare’s play‚ there
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Macbeth Plot Summary In the beginning of the play‚ three witches confront Macbeth on his return from war with Scotland and Norway. They recite a paradox that foreshadows the events in the play (fair is foul and foul is fair) – good will be bad and the ones perceived as bad will be good. The first external conflict – Duncan king of Scotland talks to a wounded sergeant about Macbeths win against Norway (war – external conflict). They order the Thane of Cawdor’s execution…then give the title
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Is smoking such a horrible thing? Is it really as bad as some claim it to be‚ or is it just a bad habit that some of us carry around‚ which warrants little public attention? There are many‚ widely varying answers to these questions. Which ones are right? Though they may claim to‚ no one really knows. These questions will always be debated. What many fail to realize is that the answer undoubtedly lies somewhere within an ever evolving and adapting compromise between the consciousness of smokers and
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