Life and Works of Ancient Greek Writers ENGLISH – YEAR 11 HOMER Homer was the most important and earliest of the Greek and Roman writers. Greeks and Romans didn’t count themselves educated unless they knew his poems. His influence was felt not only on literature‚ but on ethics and morality via lessons from his masterpieces. He is the first source to look for information on Greek myth and religion. Yet‚ despite his prominence‚ we have no firm evidence that he ever lived. In the Western classical
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Ions‚ atoms and molecules are constantly in random motion; this is mainly marked in liquids and gases as they are further apart. When there is a small amount of molecules of a substance in an area and a large number is another area and they have no barrier between them the random motion causes numbers to even up; this is called diffusion. Diffusion is when molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration. The concentration gradient is when the concentration is different for each
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A Balanced Scorecard is a framework that focuses on shareholder‚ customer‚ internal and learning requirements of a business in order to create a system of linked objectives‚ measures‚ targets and initiatives which collectively describe the strategy of an organization and how that strategy can be achieved.” The Balanced scorecard retains the traditional financial measures and complements them with measures that are drivers of future performance. The objectives and measures of the scorecard are derived
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The Time Machine‚ was inspired by the various different traits of Wells’ family and social life. The book in turn influenced many others in the world. The society and his surroundings greatly influenced H.G. Wells in The Time Machine‚ which in turn influenced other human beings. The Time Machine‚ although a science fiction‚ had many prospects that were real‚ that were existent in the life of H.G. Wells. H.G. Wells had many events and people around him whose influences were seen
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WILLIAM GOLDING (1911-1993) LIFE‚ WORKS‚ CRITIQUE WILLIAM GOLDING’S LIFE AND HIS WORKS Sir William Gerald Golding is one of the 20th century ’s greatest novelists. He is best known for his novels Lord of the Flies and Rites of Passage. He was born in Cornwall‚ the son of a school master‚ William Gerald Golding‚ attended Marlborough Grammar School before going up to Brasenose College‚ Oxford‚ to study sciences. Against his parents’ wishes he change in his second year at university‚ to
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American Red Cross) in France in 1917‚ during World War I. It was while he was overseas when he was imprisoned falsely for three months in a camp on suspicion of French disloyalty. Although this was an unpleasant time in his life‚ it was there in the camp that changed his life. He was already an excellent writer‚ but this experience added fuel to his ability. He was released from prison on January 1‚ 1918. Cummings then returned to New York City‚ but was drafted by the United States Army in 1918
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LIFE IN INDIA Literature project work • Compare and contrast the film “Slumdog millionaire” with Anita Desai’s “Games at Twilight” 1) List as many things in common the film and short stories have. 2) How far do the film and short stories describe life in India? What things do they have in common? How does the film help us understand the short stories? 1) • There is a lot of poverty. • Temperatures are really high and they are very difficult to bear especially on
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Brianna Hunter MUL1110-3060 Professor Kranz February 20‚ 2013 Arcangelo Corelli: The Period‚ Life‚ and Works Music was discovered thousands of years ago and has only progressively gotten better with the invention of instruments and the development of musical dynamics. During the baroque period‚ in which Arcangelo Corelli lived and died‚ music was
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His poems are both public and personal; he discusses matters of his personal private life along with political points or debates. This shows all aspects of his life and is very thought provoking; you see how a real person living in this time saw the war and how it impacted him. * I found the poem The Lake Isle of Inisfree very down to earth personal poem‚ in which he talks about getting away from his busy life in London and wanting peace and tranquillity in Inisfree. “I shall have some peace there”
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RAFAEL CHRISTIAN P. NONATO CHAPTER 20 Ophthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong (1891-92) INTRODUCTION Rizal left Europe for Hong Kong‚ where he lived from November 1891 to June 1892. His reasons for leaving Europe were: life was unbearable in Europe because of his political differences with M.H. del Pilar and other Filipinos in Spain. to be near his idolized Philippines and family. FAREWELL TO EUROPE Rizal left Ghent for Paris on October 3‚ 1891 He proceeded by train to Marseilles
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