Halloween

Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years. The holiday we know as Halloween has had many influences from many cultures over the centuries. The holiday originally comes from the Celts, who celebrated New Year on November the 1st and they had to store all the crops from October the 30th, and prepare the for a cold winter. Then came the
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GREAT BRITAIN

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lies at the northwestern edge of Europe, separated from the European mainland by the English Channel, the North Sea, and the narrow Strait of Dover. It consists of the formerly separate kingdoms of England and Scotland and the principality of WalesÑwhich are collectively referred to as Great BritainÑand t
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HELP SAVE THE PLANET

Nowdays, new technologies make us forget about nature. The Earth, also known as The Green Planet is threatened by man. People have polluted the sea, the air; they have made and used atomic bombs. i9r8ri Part one- Wildlife By the year 2030, about 25% of all the animals and birds may be extinct. The first reason is POLLUTION of the animals’ habitat. Millions of animals
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HENRY VIII

i2j1jn Henry VIII , Tudor king of England ( 1509-1547 ), and founder of the Church of England . The son of Henry VII , he profoundly influenced the character of the English monarchy . Henry was born in London on June 28 , 1491 , and on the death of his father in 1509 succeeded to the throne ( his elder brother Arthur having died in 1502 ) . He then married his brother’
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Ieoh Ming Pei

n3s18sn 1983 Laureate Ieoh Ming Pei is a founding partner of I. M. Pei & Partners, since evolved to Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, based in New York City. He was born in China in 1917. He come to the United States in 1935 to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B. Arch. 1940) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (M. Arch. 1946). In 1948, he accepte
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If I had the power, I’d stop people taking drugs

Part one Why drugs are bad for you _ Drugs harm the organism r4g24gl _ People can do really dangerous things that could hurt them or other people, when they use drugs. _ Because of drugs, people can’t think clearly _ Drugs can kill people Part two Why people take drugs _ People try drugs because they're curious. _ Some think drugs can help them forg
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If I had the power I’d stop racism

r2v18vt ¤ Part one Why is racism bad? . People suffer when they are left out because of their colour or religion. . It’s not right that some people treat bad people of other colour or other religion, because they are humans too, and they have the same rights we do. . It`s a sin to make differences between people, because God loves everybody, no matter t
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William Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), English poet and playwright, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. r3g14go Life A complete, authoritative account of Shakespeare’s life is lacking; much supposition surrounds relatively few facts. His day of birth is traditionally held to be April 23; it is known he was baptized on April 26, 1564, in St
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IN WHAT WAYS DO PEOPLE CHANGE OVER THE YEARS?

AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS by Portia Nelson k2x18xj I I walk, down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in I am lost.... I am helpless It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again I can't believe
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Industrial Revolution

I. Reasons why the Industrial Revolution began i1i2iy . The Industrial Revolution began in G.B. because social ,political and legal conditions were particularly favourable to change. Britain was in quite a unique position. At that time, it was the only country in the world that had all the right ingredients in place for industrial growth to take off. Firstly and most importantly, there
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