Marine fire incidents are both very dangerous and very destructive and historically have been responsible for the loss of many lives. Ship fires are second only to shipwrecks when calculating casualties and total loss. On land, someone in a burning building can rely on a rescue by the...
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D.H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power plays within relationships...
The term American Dream has had many shades of meaning throughout American history. Today, it generally refers to the idea that one's prosperity depends upon one's own abilities and hard work, not on a rigid class structure. For some, it is the opportunity to achieve more prosperity...
Chapter 1 Reasoning The entire world, in every social class, is simply a Vanity Fair, where people compete for money, power and status. Like Thackeray rightly says, hypocrisy is the main cement keeping society whole. If we told the truth to each other all the time, we couldn't live...
REASONING This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997. 10 years ago Princess Diana's death and funeral brought some 33 million viewers to network news stations, among the highest ratings for the year. Then and since her face has...
Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea) is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Olt river), its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea. Demographics In 2004, it had a population of 416,908 and the population density was 71,7/km²....
LINDA: Why didn't anybody come? CHARLEY: It was a very nice funeral. LINDA: But where are all the people he knew? Maybe they blame him. CHARLEY: Naa. It's a rough world, Linda. They wouldn't blame him. […] BlFF: He had the wrong dreams. All, all, wrong. HAPPY, almost ready to...
After the war a group of American writers referred to as the Beat Generation communicated their profound disaffection with contemporary society through their unconventional writings and lifestyle. In the 1950s began the experimentation in style and form that continues even to the...
1. IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS (I will give you some details about my earlier trip to Germany, with dialogues between me and a German Immigration Agent). -Good afternoon, Mr. Marius Bodaciu ? -Yes, you’re right, that’s my name and you can find my visa at page six on my passport. -You have...
COMMUNICATION – PAST AND FUTURE A. Presentation People are generally aware that success in one’s life and career depends to a great extent on one’s ability to communicate effectively. Because the first impression one makes is very important, each person has to know certain rules of...
To believe the news media, there are a host of cruel and omnipotent hackers out there who can totally destroy any system they set their minds to, spreading total devastation upon whoever and wherever they wish. The slightest freak of nature - heavy rain, a fire, a date on a calendar -...
HOW TO MANAGE THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2020 1. A general crisis of the European Union institutions The Commission’s recent crisis is only the visible part of a general crisis of the European Union institutions, whose administrative functioning methods remain founded on organisational...
OUR REFORMERS have suddenly made a great discovery--the white slave traffic. The papers are full of these "unheard-of conditions," and lawmakers are already planning a new set of laws to check the horror. It is significant that whenever the public mind is to be diverted from a great...
I. INTRODUCTION In his/her work, a translator is confronted with the diversity of languages and, to a greater extent, with the diversity of cultures. It can prove to be quite a challenge finding the most appropriate technique of conveying the message in the target language (TL). The...
Computers are commonly used items in many areas. It is an important thing to people, especially the people who run organizations, industry, etc. . . Almost anything you know is run or made by computers. Cars and jets were designed on computers, traffic signals are run by computers, most...