Actress. Born Angelina Jolie Voight, on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. Her father, actor Jon Voight—best known for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Oscar—separated from her mother, the former model/actress Marcheline Bertrand, when Jolie was just a year old. Raised by her mother along with her older brother, James Haven, in Palisades, New York, Jolie made her feature film debut with a bit role in the poorly received 1982 film Lookin’ to Get Out, co-produced and co-written by Voight, who also st
When Thomas Jefferson came courting, Martha Wayles Skelton at 22 was already a widow, an heiress, and a mother whose firstborn son would die in early childhood. Family tradition says that she was accomplished and beautiful--with slender figure, hazel eyes, and auburn hair--and wooed by many. Perhaps a mutual love of music cemented the romance; Jefferson played the violin, and one of the furnishings he ordered for the home he was building at Monticello was a "forte-piano" for his bride. They were married on New Year's Day, 1772, a
The first skate could arise everywhere, but more then probably it was in the end of 60th in California (USA), where the summer attraction was surfing. Right wind, good waves – those are perfect things for this sport, but what to do, when they aren’t? Bad wind and waves set board on he wheels, what was big step for the skateboarding people. And then become old wheels - which were first set on the board from the old roller – skates, function of trucks, design improved. There were founding new styles. Once, freestyle was only one comp
Progressive technology Internet. Internet has become the most important source of information. Nowadays many people started using of Internet for its informational character that gives you an opportunity to find the information you need. There are millions of information that creates society. Nowadays internet gives you the opportunity for quicker sending of information as e-mails, chat, ICQ, it opens the door as information source for not highly developed in case of education gives work to millions of people, supports advertisement of c
The story named Kidnapped is another book I have read from the Longman Picture Classics Edition. The book was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a story about a boy called David Balfour who is seventeen years old. David got a letter about his inheritance after David’s father had died. In that letter stood, that David had to find Mr. Ebenzer Balfour. Somebody said to David That Mr. Ebenzer Balfour was his uncle. David walked to find him. When he had come to the house called Shaws he found a very old, bad looking man there. The man
For her "fine personal influence exerted as First Lady of the Land," Grace Coolidge received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences. In 1931 she was voted one of America's twelve greatest living women. She had grown up in the Green Mountain city of Burlington, Vermont, only child of Andrew and Lemira B. Goodhue, born in 1879. While still a girl she heard of a school for deaf children in Northampton, Massachusetts, and eventually decided to share its challenging work. She graduated from the University of Vermo
I have more favorites. I am Slovak and I love slovak culture and slovak literature. But our english teacher said that we have to write about our favorite english writers so I write about John Grisham. John Grisham is young american jurist (právnik). He is graduate (absolvent) of university of Mississippi and famous Old Miss Law School. In 1989 appeared (vyšiel) his first novel WHEN TO KILL. In 1991 appeared his second novel THE FIRM, which theme is about washing of the impure (špinavé) money. He wrote his next novel THE PELICA
Halloween 31st October - It's the day before All Saints' Day. The festival started in pre-Christian times. People believed that at Halloween the souls of the dead revisit the places where they once lived. Children prepare their costumes and pumpkins. Normally the costumes depict witches, fairies, devils, monsters and other scary beings. Pumpkins are hallowed out and a face is cut into the pumpkins skin. Inside a candle is placed the iight of which shines out through the face. Such a pumpkin is called a Jack -
Actor. Born September 9, 1960, in London, England. Grant had a modest upbringing in West London; his father ran a carpet business and his mother was a teacher. A bright and scholarly youth, Hugh attended Oxford as an English major, but turned to acting as a creative outlet in his final year. In 1982, Grant made his screen debut in Privileged while still a student. He went on to do theatre and television work, but it was not until 1987’s Merchant-Ivory production of Maurice that Grant received international recognition. He won the Venice Film
Fast Fact: William Clinton promised a brighter tomorrow and focused on the national economy. Biography: William J. Clinton, at 46 the youngest man elected President since John F. Kennedy, came to the White House pledging to end the era of drift and deadlock and begin a new season of American renewal. In an address before Congress on the 29th day of his Presidency, he outlined a bold strategy to lift the economy through increased public and private investment while cutting $500 billion from the Federal deficit. The next day he began promoting hi
Something about the author and his life: Jerome David Salinger was born in New York in 1919. He was educated at Valley Forge Military Academy and at New York and Columbia universities. In Columbia he took a course in short-story writing. He published short stories in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines during the 1940’s and served in the U.S. infantry during World War II. The highly successful “The Catcher in the Rye” (1951) has been his only novel and the success of it really surprised him. Now he lives alone in a very s
This commercial hard rock band was formed in New Jersey, USA, and fronted by Jon Bon Jovi (b. John Francis Bongiovi Jnr., 2 March 1962, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; vocals). His four co-members were Richie Sambora (b. 11 July 1959; guitar, ex-Message), David Bryan (b. David Rashbaum, 7 February 1962, Edison, New Jersey, USA; keyboards), Tico Torres (b. 7 October 1953; drums, ex-Franke And The Knockouts) and Alec John Such (b. 14 November 1956; bass, ex-Message). Bongiovi, of Italian descent, met Rashbaum (ex-Phantom's Opera) at Sayreville
The English are great lovers of competitive sports, and when they are neither playing nor watching games they like to talk about them. England was first home of many of modern world's most popular sports. But today the English can hardly claim to excel in any form of sport when they engage in international competitions. Other countries, who have adopted the games together with sports English terminology are fired with far more ambition to win, whereas the British are renowned for playing the game with respect for rules and the opponents, w
There are a lot of meals which we now, prepare and eat. Our day starts with breakfast as in other countries. Many people prefer light breakfast to heavy breakfast because they haven’t got enough time to prepare difficult meal. The typical breakfast in Slovakia is bread with butter and something. I like jam but it can be ham or cheese too. I like the bread with vegetable too, for example with radish or onion. We can have the sausages or the muslin with yoghurt too. We drink to breakfast something without alcohol. I drink juice, my mother coffe
Fast Fact: Theodore Roosevelt, nature lover and conservationist, championed the strenuous life. Biography: With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. He took the view that the President as a "steward of the people" should take whatever action necessary for the public good unles
Perhaps one of the best - loved cliches is that of the English breakfast, fruit juice, cereal and milk, and then sausages, eggs, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and then buttered toast with marmalade, all washed down with plenty of tea with milk. But this takes a long time to prepare and is too filling. We might occasionally have it at weekends as a BRUNCH (= breakfast+lunch) or if we are on holiday. A much more common breakfast is a cup of coffee and a piece of toast or a yogurt. British eat i
LOCATION Australia is an island continent lying southeast of Asia between the Indian Ocean on the west and the Pacific Ocean on the east. The full country name is Commonwealth of Australia. total area is over 7.6 million square kilometers and population reaches 18.6 million inhabitants. It is the world’s 6th largest country. Capital city of Australia is Canberra. The country is divided into 6 states a 2 territories: Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Northern territory and Capital territory. G
The crusades were military expeditions launched against the Muslims by the Christians in an attempt to regain the Holy Land. They took place between 1095 A.D. and 1270 A.D. It was one of the most violent periods in the history of mankind. The starting point of the crusades was on November 18, 1095 A.D. when Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont. On November 27, outside the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, the Pope made an important speech. He called upon everyone to help the Christians in the east to restore peace. The crow
Biography: "My life really began when I married my husband," says Nancy Reagan, who in the 1950's happily gave up an acting career for a permanent role as the wife of Ronald Reagan and mother to their children. Her story actually begins in New York City, her birthplace. She was born on July 6, 1923, according to her autobiography Nancy, published in 1980. When the future First Lady was six, her mother, Edith--a stage actress--married Dr. Loyal Davis, a neurosurgeon. Dr. Davis adopted Nancy, and she grew up in Chicago. It was a ha
Krebs has been a soldier in the World War I, but he returns to home, when the greeting of heroes is over. People don't want to listen about war and atrocity stories, but Krebs has the need to talk about it. He realises, that he has to lie to be listened, but after that he has a reaction against the war. His life is boring. He does nothing. He is sleeping late, walks to the library , eats lunch, reads a book and he often plays pool. For his two young sisters he is still hero. He likes to look at the young girls, who have grown up. Bu