To Sir with love Author – E. R. Braithwaite 1. About the book - To Sir‚ With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on true events concerned with Braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. The novel was made into a British film by James Clavell in 1967. In the novel‚ "To Sir with Love"‚ various human characteristics are portrayed. Throughout the story‚ the idea that humans are able to adapt and change their
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Four Things to Like About To Sir‚ With Love The inspirational movie To Sir‚ With Love has many morals and values which‚ were taught in the movie. It changed the lives of all of those students who were in his class room. The movie has many important parts that really stand out to me. The top four spectacular things to like about this movie is how Mr. Sir cares about his students‚ the lesson being taught‚ the boxing match‚ and the party the student threw for Mr. Sir . These four scenes were the
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To Sir‚ With Love (1967) Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job‚ he’s hopeful that he won’t be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students’ personal lives‚ and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when
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“Art for Heart’s Sake” “Art for Heart’s Sake” is a short story written by Reuben Lucius “Rube” Goldberg‚ an American cartoonist‚ sculptor‚ author‚ engineer‚ and inventor‚ who lived between 1883 and 1970. He is best known as a cartoonist and a founding member of America’s National Cartoonists Society. Collins P. Ellsworth is a wealthy 76-year-old businessman who is being treated for a form of compulsive buying disorder‚ otherwise known as oniomania: His uncontrollable buying habits—he can hardly
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Раздел «Чтение» (30 минут). Задания В2‚ В3‚ А15-А21 1. The House of Commons 2. Parliamentary Procedure 3. The House of Lords 4. Westminster 5. The System of Government 6. Parliamentary Committees 7. Whitehall 8. The Crown A. Her Majesty’s Government‚ in spite of its name‚ derives its authority and power from its party representation in Parliament. Parliament is housed in the Palace of Westminster‚ once a home of the monarchy. Like the monarchy‚ Parliament is
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Irina Starodubtseva‚ group 305 a To Sir with Love Review The film "To Sir with Love" directed by James Clavell is a drama. It portrays the relationships of an unexperienced teacher Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) and his class of cynical teenagers at the North Quay Secondary School in the East End of London. In a nutshell‚ the film deals with problems of growing up and teenager angst. What is more‚ it touches upon racial issues. Thackeray finds himself in the situation‚ when everyone mocks
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This book was written by E.R. Braithwaite. He was born in 1912 in British Guiana. Eustace Braithwaite is well-known as a novelist‚ writer‚ teacher‚ and diplomatist. During World War II‚ he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot - he would later describe this experience as one where he had felt no discrimination based on his skin colour or ethnicity. After the war‚ like many other ethnic minorities‚ he could not find work in his field and eventually took up a job as a schoolteacher in the East End
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This book was written by E.R. Braithwaite. He was born in 1912 in British Guiana. Eustace Braithwaite is well-known as a novelist‚ writer‚ teacher‚ and diplomatist. During World War II‚ he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot - he would later describe this experience as one where he had felt no discrimination based on his skin colour or ethnicity. After the war‚ like many other ethnic minorities‚ he could not find work in his field and eventually took up a job as a schoolteacher in the East End
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A Book to Love “Suits obviously had helped to promote bad government and he was as guilty as anyone for wearing them so steadfastly for twenty years.” Bad political decisions by our government played a huge role in the First World War. Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison begins during the time of the first World War‚ and is set in Montana. This story follows three brothers and their father after time spent in the war‚ and educates us on politics of that time. The material in this book should not
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a part of who we are‚ our humanity. We all have it. It forms us. So let us get on with our lives and stop being prejudice against each other if you cannot accept yourself for who you are‚ don’t judge. That is the law of humanity. The text ‘To Sir with Love’ is a brilliant story of an untrained black man‚ who becomes a teacher at a mostly white school‚ with quite a reputation for a disregard for the rules. He uses his knowledge of the real world to get this bunch of disruptive kids ready for what
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