Hemingway was a man whose unique mastery of the art of writing influenced the style of an entire generation of writers. It is an influence that persists today.
Ernest Hemingway, one of six children, was born in Illinois, on July 21, 1899. His parents wanted him to become a doctor, but after graduation from high school, he began his writing career as a sports reporter for the Kansas City Star. When the USA entered World War I, Hemingway tried to enlist in the army and he was finally accepted as an ambulance driver of the Red
My ideal place for a holiday is in Greece with my mather, father and my dog , but I was there only with children's summer camp. Greece is situated in the south Europe near Aegean, Mediterranean and Ionian Sea. In Greece the sea is very cleen, but there are very small beaches. Beaches are stony. It is a very pretty country, which is situated in the very pretty environment. The sleep on the beach is very good, especially when you can go to the sea straight after you get up. The weather is
I have been living in Trnava since I was born, so I know it quite well. In the past, Trnava was an important junction of main trade roads, but nowadays Trnava is a city, which offers opportunities for habitation, study, work and entertainment. The history of city is very rich. Trnava is famous for its wall and churches. Sometimes is Trnava called “Small Rome”. You can also say: Trnava is the university city. There are three universities – Faculty of materials science and technology, University of Trnava, University of Cyril and Met
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Rangs among the greatest playwright of Victorian era together with George Bernard Shaw they represent the top the Victorian drama.(He is the best repreesantive of Victorian era in English literature). Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in Dublin.He went to university at Trinity College Dublin and Oxford and then moved to London. His life was full of scandal. He was excentric Personality wearing long hair and extravagant clothes. Literary carrer: He became the master of situation comedy, his comedies are full of brillian
Jack London was a famous american short story-teller and novelists. His literary work belongs to the period of realism in american literature and he was a first proletary writer to expres revolutionary ideas. He was first of the Muckrakers (writers who tried to reveal the corruption and his dishonest practices on bussiness and industry). Jack London spent his short adventurous life travelling and working as a sailor, miner, gold digger, laundry worker and a writer. He had little official education but he was very eager to read and he educated h
He was probably the greatest dramatist of the world. He lived and work at the 16th century in the period of renaissance. In England also called The Elizabethan period. The renaissance Humanists played a great roal in the development of mankind when they acknowledged man as the centre of Universe. The Elizabethan period fluorished with translates from many languages. Many literary genres developed: poetry and above all Brilliant Drama. Also the English language developed in this period.
Plot: In Verona the ancient feud between two families, the Capulet and Montagues, break out again and even the Prince is unable to pacify there. Romeo, the son of Mmontague, and his friend Benvolio and Mercutio attend a masked ball in tha Capulet household. There he sees Juliet and instantly falls in love with her. While trying to lose his friend, Romeo finds himself at Juliet˘s balcony and overhears her declaring her love for him, which he returns. The next day, with the help of her nurse and Romeo˘s confessor, Friar Laurence,
And We Are Free It was Monday, it was sixth period, and we had literature. There was the television and video in the classroom. I was glad that we were going to watch a movie, because I like it. Freedom song, it sounded interesting, but I had no idea what it was going to be about. Mr. Tacheny introduced the movie for Social Justice week. But I had never heard the term "Social Justice week" before. The week continued and I figured out what everything was about. Finally, after the gymnastic performance I found out the main
I do not Need Advice from People Who Are Less Mature than I Am: The Moral Development of Huckleberry Finn and the Seriousness of Mark Twain Huck Finn is a young boy, who lives with a widow to protect himself from tyranny. He is also very mature so he can judge situations like an adult. He can make as hard of a decision as to leave home. This is the character which Mark Twain describes in his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Decisions which Huck makes are rational and that is not ordinary for a fourteen-year-old kid. Huck c
Gaius Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BC into a patrian family who claimed decendancy from the kings of Alba Langa and through them, Aeneas of Troy whose mother was the goddess Venus. Caesar's name Julius comes from Iulius, the family name. This comes from Iulus, the name of Venus' son. At the time of his birth, Rome was still a republic and the empire was only really beginning. The senators ruled, motivated by the greed of power in the hope of becoming either a consul or a praetor, the two senior posts which carried imperium,
Our bodies were designed for motion and need to move in order to stay fit and healthy. Walking is one of the best exercises there is for our body. It doesn't stress our joints as much as running does, but still gets our body working hard enough for it to benefit from the exercise. Hiking is walking. So it is good for us. It is also communing with nature. We can go for a walk just about anywhere. We can walk to school or to work, to the shopping center. We can even go for a walk in the park. They are all good for us, but none of these walks
Buckingham palace was built in 1703 and bought by King George III sixty years later. It is one of the most visited sights of London as it is a royal residence. At 11.30, a picturesque ceremony of the Changign of the Guard takes palace there which attracts a great number of torists. Buckingham palace faces the Mall and the white marble and gilded Queen Victoria Monument. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 it was almost inpossible to live in the Palace. Today The queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have private suites in the North Wing, o
Tower Bridge, the most famous and distintctive bridge in London, towers over the river Thames. It was completed in 1894 and is 880 feet long. It is used by car and buses as well as by pedestrians. Before its construction, the city of London had grown substantially and cars and pedestrians could only use the one bridge-London bridge. Although there were fewer cars than there are today, the traffic jams werw unbearable, so it was inevitable that another bridge would be built. Its designer was Sir Horace Jones and it was engineered b
The book Princess-a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia. It is about a woman's life, mainly the persecution that she suffers in Saudi Arabia. This book follows her entire life up untill the time it was written, and is completely true. It does not have one main plot, but many. The story takes us through Sultana’s life and experiences as a female in the extremely devout Muslim Saudi Arabia. The women’s live is “like the bird in the gilded cage.” This goes really well with mythology
This is story of a Polish Family and what happened to them during the Second World War. They lived in Warsaw and the father, Joseph Balicki, was the headmaster of a school. He and his swiss wife, Margrit, had three children. Ruth was about 13, Edek was 11 and Bronia was 3. Josef Balicki was sent to prison in the mountains by Nazis, but fortunately he escaped by the luggage lift. Joseph returned home, but no one from his family was there. Their house was a hill of ruins, in ruins he found their Silver Sword and gave it to one boy.
Why do people travel? In the past, they have searched for food, or ran away from danger. But the time's changed. Nowadays, we travel to do business, go to school or just to relax. It isn't different in Slovakia. The conditions for travelling are limited from either the regional as from the global sight of view. If the structure of transport in our country won't make any progress in the near future, then as a result of that, Slovakia will have big economic problems.
Another ten countries will be able to join the European Union in the next two years. This expansion is entitled as "Big Bang" and can not be compared with any other. Slovakia will also be a part of it, which is important for us. Politically and economically, we will be ready to become a member of the EU in the year 2004. But do the present members of the union agree with it?
It'll not be a piece of cake to finance the expansion of the EU, so the European Commission ha
"Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our Flag was still there. Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of the
Do we want to risk the lost of our culture, just so the economy situation and our lifestyle would improve? That’s the question. The funny thing is that nobody really asked us. I am talking about the Olympic Games in Slovakia, because our country is one of the candidates for organizing the winter games in the year 1996. It seems like a great idea, but every idea has it’s own advantages and disadvantages too. Let’s talk about advantages of holding the Olympic games, because those are the reasons why countries like to organize this event. On