Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”.

5. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”.

6. “If music be the food of love, play on”.

7. “Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”

8. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.

 

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Sport and Health.

            Each Man Is a Creator of a Temple Called the Human Body.

    Nowadays people are getting more and more concerned about the food they eat, about the air they breathe and the way they look and feel. They begin to comprehend that staying active as you get older gives you more energy and helps to stave off illness.

  From my own experience I can say that some of my friends are simply hooked on aerobics, shaping, stretching and bodybuilding. I must admit that a professional sportsman is always a pleasure to look at: he doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol, keeps to a healthy diet avoiding junk food.

  From my point of view, swimming is an excellent exercise. It doesn’t strain the muscles as the water supports the body wait. It also helps flexibility, stamina, and lung and heart capability. Cycling is wonderful for balance.

  Yoga is also an ideal option. Both your body and your mind benefit from yoga classes, as it tones the muscles and relieves tension.

   An hour’s brisk walk every day maintains perfect fitness and wards off such diseases as asthma, arthritis, back aches and insomnia.

   As a teenager I’d like to say that the greatest way to combine pleasure and fitness is dancing.

   So all these exercises will inevitably provide a person with a healthy body and a peace of mind.

 

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My Favourite American Writer.

Jack London (1876-1916)

 

Jack London was born at San Francisco California. His family soon moved to Oakland. He had quitted school at 14 and started working for living as his family was very poor. Before he was sixteen he had become an ouster pirate but soon he realized that this kind of life was not for him. As a sailor he sailed as far as Japan. The experience of the cruise formed the basis of his future sea stores.

About the age of 19 he attended Oakland High School for a short time and then had a year at the University of California. He had to quite college and got a job because he had no money to pay his tuition.

In the winter of 1897 London joined the gold rush to the Klondike. He got no gold but he had found something better then the yellow metal. The wonderful stories written after he had returned where based on the life he had lived and on what he had seen in the North.

       One day a San Francisco paper advertised a writing contest. Jack’s mother made him write a story. She used to say that Jack had seen and done a lot, that he had always been and excellent storyteller. London wrote a story and it won the first prize 25 dollars.

       His first book “The Son of the Wolf” (1900) gained a wide audience. During his short life London wrote 50 books. The main theme of his books was the struggle of the individual to survive and achieve success. His most popular books are: “The Call of the Wild” (1903), “The Sea Wolf” (1904), “White Fang” (1905) and “Martin Iden” (1909).

    “The Call of the Wild” is about the dog, whose name was Buck. The story takes place in the extreme conditions of the Yukon, where strong sled dogs were in high demand. After Buck, a domesticated dog, is snatched from a pastoral ranch in California, he is sold into a brutal life as a sled dog. The novella details Buck's struggle to adjust and survive the cruel treatment he receives from humans, other dogs, and nature. He eventually sheds the veneer of civilization and the lessons he has learned helped him to become a respected and feared leader in the wild.

      “White Fang” is a story that details a wild wolfdog's journey to domestication. White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which concerns a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing into his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild.

 

 

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London .

 

Card 13.

About Myself.

 

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Books in Our Life.

                                                                                      “Some Books Are to Be Tasted,

                                                                                        Others to Be Swallowed, and Some

                                                                                        Few to Be Chewed and Digested ”.

   This quotation belongs to a famous English philosopher Francis Bacon. He expands on it further,” that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”

   I think this quotation is a hundred percent true, because it tells us how to red books of different kinds. The books of today reflect a large scope of information that it is practically impossible to mention all types of them. I can define such types of books as fiction, non-fiction, science-fiction, biografies, books about political, social and economis subjects, books on traveling, romances, thrillers, adventure and love stories, detective stories, fairy tails and others.

  To my mind all books are to be tasted to know what suits your personal interests and inclinations. A modern well-educated person should be able to use not textbooks only but reference books, dictionaries, encyclopedias and all sorts of informational publications.

It goes without saying that the works by brilliant minds of mankind should be chewed and digested. Pretty often our comprehension of the plot of these literary works changes as we grow up. One really must be in love to understand Tatiana from “Eugenie Onegin”, or Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”.

 

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Mass Media.

        Mass media are one of the most characteristic features of modern civilizations. People are united into one global community with the help of mass media. People can learn about what is happening in the world very fast using mass media.

       The mass media include newspapers, magazines, radio, TV. The earliest kind of mass media was newspaper. The first newspaper was Roman called «Acta Diurna» started in 59 B.C. Magazines appeared in XVII century.

       The most exciting and entertaining kind of mass media is television. It brings moving pictures and sounds directly to people’s homes. So one can see events in far away places.

        Radio is widespread for its portability. It can be easily carried around. People like to listen to the Radio in the park, on the beach, at the seaside, in the car, while driving a car, on the picnic. The main kind of radio entertainment is music, news, musical quiz.

        Internet is the most advanced and fast-growing kind of digital media. It gives people the freedom of speech and self-expression unavailable before, at the same time allowing many new and unforeseen combinations of different media types. Internet is also the foundation of new technologies that will impact the society in numerous ways, such as e-commerce and virtual multi-user communities.

 

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Washington , D.C.

  Washington D.C. is situated on the Potomac River. The author of the design for the capital city was the French engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant. His design is based on Versailles, a palace near Paris.

L’Enfant’s dream was a capital city that would be magnificent enough to grace a great nation.

The central place of the city is the Mall, a large open space, stretching from the building of the Capitol to Lincoln Memorial and Washington Memorial. The Mall is often used by people for public meetings, picnics, games and concerts.

       In planning the new federal city Pierre Charles L’Enfant placed the Congress House (Capitol Building) and the President’s Palace (White House) at opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, as symbols of the separation of the legislative and executive brunches of government.

       The main purpose of the legislative brunch is to make the laws and govern the people.

       On both sides of the Mall are the numerous buildings of the Smithsonian Institution – the world’s largest museum complex. Among the famous museums are: the Museum of American History, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery of Art, National Museum of African Art and others.

       We can see all kinds of things there: famous paintings and sculptures, the dresses of Presidents’ wives, the original of the Declaration of Independence, the largest blue diamond in the world. The Smithsonian Institution is an important centre for research. There is only one business in Washington, and this business is government. Most of the people who live in Washington work for the federal government.

       Millions of people visit Washington annually, from travelers to government officials foreign diplomats and world leaders. That’s why the capital is served by three major airports: Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport and Baltimore – Washington International Airport. 

 

 

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