GREAT BRITAIN. The British Isles consist of two large islands and many smaller one. England, Wales, Scotland from she largest island. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland covers an area of 244 000 square kilometres. The southern part of Ireland, the Irish Free State became an independent republic in 1922. The British Isles are separated from the Continent by the Chamel La Manche. Great Britain is very densely populated and about 80 per cent of its inhabitants live in towns. They are nearly all English- speaking
Battersea Park rose in last century. It’s in south coast river Thames in southwest London in area 80 ha. Sport’s area, meads, lake with boats and pubs decoy mainly in summertime amount visitors. In this beautiful relaxation environment find also amusing park Fun Fair. Fun Fair’s opening time is from April to September from 13.00. Easterly from Battersea Park is device contour of Battersea Power station. This electric power station yet isn’t in plant and it is one of the emblen of London. Today it is protecte
The relationships between the old and the young generation are the objects of many discussions. The older say that the young people have no sense of responsibility today. They often criticize the way how the young people dress and behave. On the other hand many young people think that the older can't understand them and that they themselves must be absolutely different than their parents. It obviously necessary that there should be more understanding on both sides. The older should remeber how they used
The Old English Puritan was such an one, that honored God above all, and under God gave every one his due. His first care was to serve God, and therein he did not what was good in his own, but in God's sight, making the word of God the rule of his worship. He highly esteemed order in the House of God: but would not under color of that submit to superstitious rites, which are superfluous, and perish in their use. He reverenced Authority keeping within its sphere: but durst not under pretence of subjection to the higher powers, worship God a
The European Union and the process of integration of post-communistic states into this most important political and economic organisation in Europe are also in Slovakia one of the most discussed topics. Mainly the political parties compete with their integration ambitions and each party wants to be the one that will get Slovakia into the European Union. In the Slovak society there is a serious discussion how entering the European Union can influence various spheres of public life. To k
Michael Jordan was American professional basketball player and a leading scorer in the National Basketball Association so called NBA. He led the Chicago Bulls to five NBA championships in the years 1991-1993, 1996 and 1997. He is regarded by many people as the greatest player in NBA history. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina where, as a newcomer, he scored the winning basket in the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Associati
A year has 12 months, 52 weeks and 365 days. Every fourth year has February 29 days. This year is called a leap-year. During a year exchanges four seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is a beautiful season. Many people think it is the most beautiful season of all. The trees blossom and forest animals wake up from a winter sleep. All the landscape turns green and the days get longer. There are flowers in the meadows and in the gardens. Plants, trees and grass are green. Birds and beetles start flyi
The first recorded sighting of Australia by Europeans was in 1606, when the Dutch ship Duyfken („little dove“) under the command of Willem Jansz, sighted the western coast of Cape York. The captain wasn´t very surprised with his „discovery“ and wrote in his log-book: „There is nothing special…“. After that he left Australia. In the time the spanish ship of Luis Vaez de Torres sailed north of Cape York and throught the Torres Strait, thus proving that New Guinea was separate from any southern
Michael Schumacher was born on 3rd January 1969 in western Germany ( in Kerpen ). In 1990, Michael Schumacher became the Mercedes-Benz team driver in the Sports Car World Championship and the German Formula 3 Champion. In the 1991, at the Belgium Grand Prix, Schumacher made his debut as a replacement driver in the Formula 1 Jordan team. In 1992 he won his first Grand Prix, in Spa-Francorchamps ( Belgium ), in Benetton-Ford. After 3rd place in the World championship of 1992 and 4th place in 1993, he won th
Virginia, it is a famous country of planters. This state has own wealth. The thick forests, hills, and flowing streams, Washington's: "This infant, woody country." Many immigrants allured this beauty of the nature. Most families are self-sufficient. The slaves were aided with their work: made own clothes, built their own houses, stables and barns. The work of Virginias' farmers is included in tobacco, wheat, and corn. During the British influence were these products supplied. The plantations h
What is caving? It`s question also for me and I`m not sure if it is sport or activity. I think it depends on the man who is caving. But the definition says that caving is the exploration of natural underground space, usually formed with water activity in limestone rock. It is an adventure sport and as such has it`s inner risks. But with good guidance, training and good equipment, these risks can be reduced to a reasonable level. Many people ask me a question why I like caving. I think it's the exploration
Singer, actress, born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the youngest of three daughters of a movie theater operator. Best known for her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, for her emotional singing voice, and as the mother of singers Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft. The Gumm family moved to California in 1927. Between the ages of three and thirteen, Garland and her two older siblings, Mary Jane and Virginia, performed as “The Gumm Sisters Kiddie Act” in vaudeville and at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933-34. At
American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, was the world's leading exponent of modern dance. Martha Graham was born in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May 1894. Her family moved to California when she was 10. Graham became interested in dance when she saw Ruth St. Denis perform in 1914. Overcoming parental restraint, Graham enrolled in the Denishawn Studio. This small, quiet, shy, thin, but perceptive and hardworking girl impressed the leader of the studio, Ted Shawn, and toured with his troupe in a production of Xochitl, based
Singer, dancer, stage and screen actress. Born Liza May Minnelli, on March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, to actress Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Half-sister of singer-actress Lorna Luft (Garland’s daughter with Sid Luft) and half sister of Joey Luft. Minnelli was less than 3 years old when she made her screen debut in In the Good Old Summertime (1949), which co-starred her mother. She became the youngest-ever actress to win a Tony Award, for Flora, the Red Menace (1965), at age nineteen. On television and in live perfor
Actor, singer; born Dino Paul Crocetti, in Steubenville, Ohio on June 7, 1917, the younger of two sons born of Italian immigrants. Had one brother, Bill. Best known for his comedic partnership with Jerry Lewis, as well as for his participation in the “Rat Pack,” a group of entertainers—including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford—who performed together in Las Vegas and teamed up in several films in the early 1960s. Martin attended Grant Elementary School in Steubenville, Ohio, and took up the drums as a hobb
First Lady. Born July 6, 1923 (some sources say 1921) in New York City. Nancy Davis Reagan is a former film and stage actress who became First Lady of the United States when her husband, Ronald Reagan, was elected fortieth president in 1980. Mrs. Reagan served as First Lady from 1981 until 1989 and has since continued to campaign for such social causes as drug-free youth and the Foster Grandparent program. Mrs. Reagan spent most of her childhood in Chicago. Her mother, Edith Luckett Davis, was a stage actress, and her adoptive father, Dr. Loyal
Former first lady, humanitarian, and spokesperson on alcoholism and drug addiction. Born Elizabeth Ann Bloomer on April 8, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the third child and only daughter of Hortense Neahr and William Stephenson Bloomer. The family lived in Chicago and Denver, before settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when Betty was two years old. William Bloomer sold conveyor belts for the Royal Rubber Co. The family spent summers at its cottage at Whitefish Lake in northern Michigan. In her 1978 autobiography, Ford described her childhoo
Dictator and leader of the German Nazi movement. Born April 20, 1889 in the small Austrian town of Braunau on the Inn River along the Bavarian-German border, son of an Austrian customs official of moderate means. Hitler’s early youth in Linz on the Danube seems to have been under the repressive influence of an authoritarian and, after retirement in 1895, increasingly short-tempered and domineering father until the latter's death in 1903. After an initially fine performance in elementary school, Adolf soon became rebellious and began fail
Comedian, actor, born Joesph Abraham Gottlieb, on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. Bishop grew up in South Philadelphia. After high school, he enjoyed a modest career as a stand-up comic prior to serving in the Army in World War II. In 1941 Bishop married Sylvia Ruzga. They have one son, Larry. In the 1950s, he started a friendship with Frank Sinatra, which resulted in Bishop’s inclusion in the “Rat Pack,” a group of entertainers consisting of Sinatra, Bishop, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford. Although Bishop’s