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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Happy Days Remember that old television show" Happy Days?” Well‚ when I was in the fifth grade I remember thinking‚ "My family is like ‘Happy Days’." We were happy and there was plenty of laughter and love to go around. Furthermore‚ like the television show‚ there were plenty of struggles and some kind of dilemma to solve before the night was over. No matter the problems the day may have brought‚ I always went to bed feeling happy‚ safe‚ and loved. Unlike the majority of kids in my fifth-grade
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Ann Collias Dan Burns Post Modern American Fiction 19 November 2012 Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” Children universally grow-up with stories of “Once upon a time..” and “Happily ever after..” and with the conception that you will meet a partner‚ fall in love‚ and live happily ever after. Margaret Atwood challenges this conception in her short story “Happy Endings”. “Happy Endings” is satirical because it mocks the common misconception that love and life conclude perfectly with “Happily
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Happy Birthday to you is a song sung on birthdays. "Happy Birthday to You"‚ also known more simply as "Happy Birthday"‚ is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person ’s birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records‚ "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language‚ followed by "For He ’s a Jolly Good Fellow". The song ’s base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages.[1]‚ p. 17 The melody of "Happy Birthday to
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The “HAPPY” Prince Persuasive Essay “There is no mystery so great as misery” – The “Happy” Prince What does it take to achieve true happiness? In “The Happy Prince‚” a short story by Oscar Wilde‚ the spirit of a prince and a little swallow find true happiness through doing good deeds. This is the central idea that Oscar Wilde is trying to get across: “Good deeds mark the path to true happiness.” This is stated mainly through 3 points‚ which are that the Swallow and Statue Go to heaven
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HOW TO BE HAPPY ORGANISATION OF THE TALK I. Introduction II. Body III. Conclusion INTRODUCTION Preview – Factors determining happiness Things Yourself Relationship with others INTRODUCTION Purposes of the presentation Look things in positive ways Be satisfied with themselves Be in harmony with others “Happiness does not depend on outward things‚ but on the way we see them.” — Count Leo Tolstoy‚ Russian novelist (1828-1910) INTRODUCTION Some facts and figures
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The things that make me smile are my friends‚ my family‚ different types of music‚ sports‚ reading books‚ and just being me. Fun group projects make me smile. The sports that I like to play are volleyball and tennis and I also like to dance and they make me excited to do. I am very competitive but I don’t let it get in the way of having fun. The ideas and things that ignite my mind are sometimes ordinary things we do in class or something funny that happened at lunch. For example‚ I like to write
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published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. By Sara D.‚ Wyckoff‚ NJ More by this author Email me when Sara D. contributes work When I Grow Up Image Credit: Molly F.‚ Mclaren Flat‚ 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
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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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comes‚ it’s something that you create. In a person’s life if you are waiting on something to change in order to be happy‚ then you’re not living life. When you adopt a positive attitude‚ life becomes a rewarding instead of something to get through. If you wish to be happy‚ you have to be less involved in your own happiness and more involved in the happiness of others. "Make others happy and you become happy as a result. Involve yourself totally‚ throw yourself into what you are doing in life‚ and happiness
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