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Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Il était une fois, au milieu d'une forêt épaisse, une petite maison où habitait une jolie petite fille nommée Petit Chaperon Rouge. Un jour ensoleillé, sa maman l'appela dans la cuisine de leur petite maison. Once upon a time,...
Norman houses Each Norman manor-house had a wall built around it, so that it was like a small castle. The hall or living-room, was upstairs, for safety. It was reached by a stone staircase outside the house. The windows were bigger than the slits found...
Bethlehem A hotel in Bethlehem. Not a Waldorf Hotel, but a Walled Off Hotel. A wonderful Hotel filled with Art and History. A museum within to explain the divided wall. Wonderful, showing Trump - how walls stilmulate. Banksy has not only left his paintings...
The pun, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humourus or rhetorical effect Here are a few literary puns that you may enjoy Honestly, everyone should just leave writing poetry...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. concise. A tornado picks up Dorothy Gale's house and carries it all the way from Kansas to the land of Oz. To the delight of the Munchkins, Dorothy's house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East, crushing her. As thanks for...
A failing State is Venezula HIgh murder rate is the capital ... Carraccas Kidnapping a big horrible business in Venezula Military watching everywhere. But a tradition of chocolate could save Venezula Great temperature in Venezula for growing the cocoa...
Christianity was integral to European culture, and the life of Christ was understood (as it is still) as an essential embodiment of Christian teachings. This explains the prevalence of scenes from Christ’s life in European art, and yet there is more to...
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) When we turned the corner to go into the renowned Fingal's Cave, the effect was splendid, like a great entrance into a vaulted hall ... The sea is immensly deep in the cave. The rocks under water, were all colours - pink, blue,...
The Sleeper train Summer time. Time for holiday lots of delays and queues at the airport Passengers facing four-hour security queues at some European airports Why not take the train now that is what I did yesterday Wonderful - - a Sleeper train Arrive...
This is alex from a film nixel knights Alex is the most fierceful nixel knight. He is very strong. Even alex bot is so strong as him. Flame thrower always does not win with him Nobody is as strong as them. If somebody is so strong Alex gets him in big...
The Long Good Film Friday Although this film was made in 1980 it is still alive today. It was set in London during the era of Mrs Thatcher. A time of terrorism. corruption mixed with the mafia, criminal business and politics. Some much water has flowed...
A Duolingo Surprise Get ready to learn about lots of new “characters” on Duolingo. ;) Next week there will be a big surprise in Duolingo A rumour has that there will be lots of famous people into work in Duolingo in order to mentor language learning to...
The CEO of United Airlines has been awarded and rewarded for his skills in communication. That was then. .... And now ..... The lack of empathy in properly communicating during a recent incident means a loss of confidence in the CEO and in the valuation...
Norman Castles. The Keep In the Norman castle at the top of the keep were the battlements, where soldiers kept a look-out over the countryside to see what the saxons were doing. Below the battlements were the sleeping-rooms for the lord and his important...
SIX OUT OF TEN people are concerned that they are glued to devices. Summer time. This is a time of holiday. Reflection, peace and calm. A week or two away from the bustle of work. Time at the beach or a trail in the forest. Yet so many are still tied...
It was a great day of movement in Glasgow. A little bit cold and a rainy morning. But all so many were getting prepared to run. Speaking with those that who compete in wheelchairs to was obvious the pleasure that it would give to so many people. Wonderful...
This is from a Choirbook that can be seen in the British Library in London. I have seen this with my very eyes in one of the many occasions that I have had the pleasure to use the facilities in the Marvellous British LIbrary. I had used in when it was...
Schools in England, like those in the United States, have struggled under an increasing burden of testing and assessment designed to improve quality and to enforce some version of national standards. Look at the success of Finland. few tests on its students...
A bee visiting a flower is an act of nature that has been playing out for more than 100m years. Flowering plants evolved with bees, developing rich perfumes, colourful petals and nectar to entice them to visit. As the bee moves from flower to flower,...
N. Norman Castle In order to enter the Norman castle, the Normans had to cross over the moat by the drawbridge. The Normans would operate the drawbridge by having the soldiers wind up and down from the gatehouse. Once the drawbridge was down the Normans...
A Canadian company may want to change the name of their healthy food bar. The unfortunate acronym stands for "Seriously Helps You To Energize" - But Shite that is pronounced the same as shyte is the Scots for excrement. The company's inappropriate name...
Poor Thomas! He made one remark and has been branded as “Doubting Thomas” ever since. But if he doubted, he also believed. He made what is certainly the most explicit statement of faith in the New Testament: “My Lord and My God!” and, in so expressing...
The Norman Castles Slowly after the successful Norman invasion of Britain the Normans gradually replaced the wooden towers into some great stone castles. Willian the conqueror only built two stone castles. Those two stone castles are found in London and...
Amish Dress Symbolic of their faith, Amish clothing styles encourage humility and separation from the world. The Amish dress in a very simple style, avoiding all but the most basic ornamentation. Clothing is made at home of plain fabrics and is primarily...
The Gambler Fyodor Dostoevsky was a gambler. Like most gamblers, he found himself in serious debt. Hence The Gambler , which he wrote (actually dictated) within twenty-six days in 1866 in order to meet his publisher’s deadline, which failure would have...
