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    A Person You Admire Most

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    professional singer. The judges rolled their eyes and the audience pulled incredulous faces: she was too ugly to become a singer. Nobody would believe a fat middle-aged woman like her can do anything other than singing in the bathroom. To be honest‚ I agreed with them. She was already 47 years old when she entered the competition. Susan Boyle is not anywhere near “average looking” – not to say ugly! She is short and overweight with double chin and unkempt hair. She gave me an impression of a woman

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    of land. Comparison of “time is running out” with “strictly ballroom”. MULTICULTURALISM:- TIME IS RUNNING OUT: - The vision of “multiculturalism” differs in the two texts. In time is running out‚ the concept of multiculturalism is presented as conflicting‚ people sometimes do not understand each other and do not respect each other. People have different perspectives and it’s not all perfect. STRICTLY BALLROOM: - in strictly ballroom the idea contrasts as it is shown that people can work together

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    After her husband died‚ the woman married again. Her new husband had two spiteful sons who were nicknamed the Ugly Brothers. They treated their new stepbrother as a servant and made him do all the housework. The poor boy grew thin and tired. Every evening he huddled by the kitchen fire trying to keep warm. The ashes made his ragged clothes dirty. "We’ll call you Cinder‚" sneered the ugly brothers One day there was great excitement in the house. A royal invitation had arrived. The king and queen

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    The perks of being a wallflower Source: Fictional novel Release date: 1st February 1999 Author: Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a set of fictional diary entries written by Stephen Chbosky. Charlie is the adolescent narrator who is in his tenth year of high school. Charlie decides to write anonymous letters to someone simply because he wants someone to listen and to not question his thoughts. The letters began after his only friend Michael committed suicide. Not belonging

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    Being Single

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    kind throughout my life has been horrible! There are three specific traits that show that I’m going to be single for eternity: I’m never good enough for anyone that I consider interested in‚ I have a horrible looking nose and I guess I’m just an ugly duckling. It happens to me every single time! I meet the perfect guy‚ we’re having a ball: laughing‚ smiling stupidly‚ swapping cellular numbers! But wait‚ he’s too perfect. There’s always that one dreadful catch. Mr. Perfect here‚ lives

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    film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ which explores the tension between uniqueness and conformity. And secondly the novel ‘The Ink Bridge’ by Neil grant‚ which explores the alienation and ignorance about a whole new culture. In the film ‘strictly ballroom’ Lurhmann was able to show the personal‚ cultural and social contexts. We as the audience saw these ideas through the use of Scott Hastings as the initial protagonist illustrating these contexts. Scott is a professional ballroom dancer

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    KEy TO WORKBOOK Worksheet 1 Grammar in use; page 9 A. 1. 4. B. 1. C. 1. 4. can‚ cannot can‚ cannot A 2. a languages water‚ land 2. 5. 3. 2. 5. can‚ cannot 3. can‚ cannot can‚ cannot An 4. an 5. The‚ a river 3. chess miles Words in action; page 11 A. 1. 4. B. 1. 2. loving 2. naughty famous 5. clever (a) an elephant (b) It is about to kick a ball. (a) a dog (b) It is barking. 3. angry Writing practice; page 12 A. Ram and Sita spent fourteen years in the wilderness. For some time they lived

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    could not manage‚ to be cordial to her new guest. “Poor girl‚ she’s devilish ugly!” thought Anatole. {Leo Tolstoy‚ War and Peace} (very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance/plug ugly/ very ugly/ a gargoyle/ looks hideous/ unattractive/ disagreeable/ horrid/ unpleasant looking/ an ogre/ an ugly duckling/ incredibly ugly/ freak of Nature); (Old boot: (informal) an ugly or disliked old woman {Oxford Dictionary}/ moth-eaten old relic) -Neither

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    Catherine Gay Mr. Sanders Chemistry December 8‚ 2015 Introduction Alice in Quantum land by Robert Gilmore is a wonderful and creative allegory of Quantum Physics. Throughout the story Alice meets a strange cast of characters‚ each one relating to a quantum function. Through these characters Alice‚ and the readers‚ gain a greater understanding of quantum mechanics. The Heisenberg Bank In chapter two Alice enters the Heisenberg Bank‚ which is‚ for the most part‚ seemingly empty. However Alice

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    women‚ into Argentine society is accepted. Director‚ Maria Victoria Menis presents this film through a feminine lens and she aims to emphasize women empowerment. It’s simply a very interesting situation from the minute Gertrudis is born and pronounced ugly. This film additionally presents us with an uncommon opportunity to experience Jewish rural settlements in 19th century Argentina. This is a new perspective and the concept of the film is very liberating. Argentine-Jewish cinema supports the assimilation

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