Oil tankers Petroleum tankers or oil tankers are ships of varying sizes designed for the bulk carriage of petroleum and various refined spirits. The largest are up to 650,000 tons.The current custom is for petroleum to be transported to near its point of use where it is refined as...
1. American Gestures - COMMON GESTURES 1. Americans are a not touch (touch/not touch)oriented. 2. In normal social situations, Americans generally stand about 30 inches apart from one another, which is also considered their personal "comfort zone." 3. At sporting events or the...
CURS DE LIMBA ENGLEZA Formule de salut - Buna dimineata-Good morning - Buna ziua-Good afternoon - Buna seara-Good evening - Noapte buna-Good night - La revedere-Good bye - Pa-Bye - Salut-Hello-Hy - O zi buna-Good day-Have a nice day - Ne vedem mai târziu-See you later - Ne...
Unit 1. The Legal Profession 1.1 The division of the legal profession Unlike in most other countries the legal profession in England and Wales is divided into two branches and the expression ‘lawyer’ may be used to refer to either a solicitor or a barrister. This duality of function...
TIMPURILE MODULUI INDICATIV Exista doua aspecte in limba engleza: simplu si continuu. In general, timpurile simple se folosesc atunci când accentul se pune pe actiunea propriu-zisa, iar timpurile continue se folosesc atunci când accentul se pune pe durata actiunii, pe perioada de timp...
THE CHARACTER OF MACBETH: A STUDY OF EVIL? Shakespeare wrote Macbeth sometime between 1605 and 1606. Shakespeare sets his drama at a moment in Scottish history soon after the end of English rule, which had dominated Scotland from the beginning of the tenth century. Shakespeare’s...
Leadership and management are two notions that are often used interchangeably. However, these words actually describe two different concepts. In this section, we shall discuss these differences and explain why both terms are thought to be similar.Leadership is a facet of management...
What are reports? Why study business report writing? A broader definition: Reports are almost any presentation of information, ranging from the extremely formal to the highly informal. A narrower definition: A business report is an orderly and objective communication of...
THE CHEQUE The cheque: definition A cheque represents an unconditional order in writing addressed by one person to another who must be a banker, signed by the person giving the order, requiring the banker on whom it is drawn to pay on demand a certain sum in money to or to the order...
John Robert Fowles – A MAGGOT John Robert Fowles (March 31, 1926 – November 5, 2005) was an English novelist and essayist. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, the son of Robert J. Fowles, a prosperous cigar merchant, and his wife, Gladys Richards. After attending Bedford...
In 1988, at a site now inundated by Greers Ferry Lake, peregrine falcons reared their young. Over a century passed before fledgling peregrines returned to Arkansas. In June 1993, an environmental team flew to Minnesota and picked up five fledgling falcons. These birds were given a new...
The megalithic ruin known as Stonehenge stands on the open downland of Salisbury Plain two miles (three kilometres) west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, in Southern England. At first sight this unique and enigmatic site appears smaller than imagined, but the tallest upright stone...
Foreword The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the USA, the U.S., America, or the States — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America. The United States proper has land borders with Canada and Mexico, as well as several...
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: THE REACH OF CONGRESS "Government implies the power of making laws." Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers, 1787-1788 Article I of the Constitution grants all legislative powers of the federal government to a Congress divided into two chambers, a Senate...
Romanian Holidays Romania is a country with a long and complicated history. It also has a variety of customs, traditions and holidays. Some of the holidays are celebrated throughout the whole country; others are designated for specific regions of the country. The Romanian holidays...