God Only Knows

down a Sunday newspaper and say, "I think I'll go out and buy that book of old Bill's right now. I might even buy several copies as Christmas presents." It's a crazy way to make a living, but it's one of those things you've got to do. I just thank God it hasn't affected my sincerity. » Bill Bryson, Notes from a Big Country, 1998, Black Swan edition, 1999 Compréhension 1. What literary genre does Notes from a Big Country belong to? Justify. 2. Who is the narrator? (name, job) 3. Who are the

is ready, Boria?  Annenkov, changing his tone.  For a month, two of us are studying the move-ments of the Grand Duke. Dora has met the necessary equipment.  STEPAN  The proclamation was written?  [19]  Annenkov  Yes. All Russia knows that the Grand Duke Serge was executed by the bomb squad of the revolutionary socialist party to expedite the release of the Russian people. The imperial court also learn that we are determined to pursue the terror until the land is returned to the

opinions he would do well to let his actions be guided by customs of his own country rather than those of some foreign nation. Noting that there is often a difference between what people say and think and what they do, Descartes resolves to follow only the actions of those in his country who are considered most sensible. In cases of conflicting opinions as to how one ought to behave, he always opts for the most moderate option so that he is least likely to err drastically. In particular, he resolves

8 NICHOLAS GORDON DO YOU WANT ME? WHAT’S THE MATTER? Do you want me? What’s the matter? You’re afraid some door will close? You want the scent without the rose? The moans of love without the chatter? You think our love might be a tomb, The only exit through my pain? You’d rather put things off again To give your fantasies some room? You think: she’s great, but in a while I might get bored? Or something better, Filling out a tighter sweater, Might flash me a quick come-on smile? You don’t

prolong abusive and undemocratic rule. He changed the constitution to become president for life, used over 30% of Chad’s oil revenues on war, and used money destined for development in “priority sectors” to grant opaque, no-bid public contracts to god knows whom—all things he promised not to do. It is little wonder that Chadian civil society declared the pipeline’s inauguration a day of national mourning. The World Bank’s public sector lending arms (the IDA and IBRD) announced their withdrawal from

decades they live a comfortable middle-class life. As the story reaches the present, Tom notices that his wife is becoming secretive. She has also become very religious. Then she announces, at the age of fifty-two, that she is going to have a baby. God has told her so. Tom then launches another inquiry into the nature of history ("De la Révolution"), discussing the French Revolution. He debates the issues with his class, which includes a boy named Price, who questions everything Tom says. After

becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be. Success in life is becoming what you want to be; you can become what you want to be only by making use of things, and you can have the free use of things only as you become rich enough to buy them. To understand the science of getting rich is therefore the most essential of all knowledge. There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the

Who is the man-woman we have met on the course? In our course, we consider that Hector can be described as a “man-woman”. Hector is a warrior. He was the prince of Troy. He is married and has children. All these reasons tell us that he is only a man. But if we go further, we can develop the idea that he can be compared in his action as a woman. First of all, he has to defend his city. Moreover, Athena was jealous about him because he was her opposite mirror: He protects Troy and Athena was

The motive, for which we think about “Don Justo” (as he is known informally), is because he is an example of as a person realizes with his effort and dedication, his proposed intentions. And we say effort and dedication because he has done everything only with his physical and economic means. With the years, his history has received a world wide attention having being published in diaries as important as The Times, BBC, Discovery Channel…,and even forming part of the advertising of a brand very known

serves the novel. Finally, we will see the symbolical dimention of live attented in this extract. 1. The ambivalence of the novel a. The mystery This extract is based on Robinson’s mysterious discovery of a cave and his inhabitants: it is only at the end of the passage that he can know, with the reader, what is present in this dark hole. Before that he has to front many mysteries that he can perceive thanks to his senses. At first, he asks himself what is hidden behind the “Brushwood”