A british novelist‚ short story writer‚ fighter pilot and screenwriter named Roald Dahl was born on September‚ 13‚ 1916‚ in Llandaff‚ South Wales. His first book was published in 1943 “The Grenalins”. He also known for popular books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach”. Besides writing the kids classics‚ Roald Dahl was also a poet. He incorporated both humor and truth into his poetry and released several poetry collections. Overall‚ he had wrote 25 poems in
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Notes on the life and works of Roald Dahl Timeline 1916 Roald Dahl born September 13‚ 1916 in Llandaff. 1920 Sister Astri dies of appendicitis at the age of seven. A few months later Dahl’s father‚ Harald Dahl‚ dies. 1923-1929 Enters Llandaff Cathedral School‚ St Peters school (Weston Super mare) and Repton Public School in Derby. 1934-1939 Graduates from Repton. Accepts position with Shell Oil Company in London. 4 years later‚ begins working in Shell’s branch office in East Africa
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The Landlady “It doesn’t look in the least bit dead.” In the Landlady by Roald Dahl‚ the author uses revealing actions to help describe his characters. In the beginning‚ Billy Weaver was looking for a cheap place to stay and ended up at BED AND BREAKFAST. The landlady welcomed him in‚ gave him a place to stay‚ and tea to drink. Billy learns that the landlady couldn’t be trusted but it was too late. “She was about forty-five or fifty years old‚ and the moment she saw him‚ she gave him a warm
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A woman’s invisible scars Jennifer Thompson was a young girl with her life in the palm of her hands. She was beautiful‚ smart‚ fit‚ and ready to begin her life. She was a straight “A” student at Elon College and constantly had her nose in the books. She was a confident woman who knew what she wanted and wasn’t willing to settle. She had a healthy relationship with her family and a boyfriend whom she was madly in love with and planning to marry. In a word‚ her life was perfect. Unfortunately‚
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In the short story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ there many problems that occur. One of the beginning problems kicking off the story was that Billy couldn’t find a place to stay. He settled on a decision of staying at a landlady’s house. However‚ the landlady is extremely creepy. He is starting to wonder many things about her and doesn’t like the gut feeling that he has. Trusting his instinct is a very important role that could potentially save him from something that seems to good to be true.
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Whitney Davis Mr. Greenlee English II January 28 2013 President Ronald Reagan Most of the world knows Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States of America but many do not know how he got to be one of the greatest communicators the world has yet to face. Reagan wasn’t born into politics like most may think but raised as the average person in Dixon‚ Illinois. From the start he was set on being a leader. Ronald Regan opened the eyes of many Americans as he stepped into office with
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the American people elected Ronald Reagan as President of the United States of America. Many people claim that Reagan was one of the greatest presidents of all time‚ while others believe that the country would have been much better off had Reagan never been elected. Regardless of their political preferences‚ it is undeniable that Ronald Reagan changed the world in the 1980s and his work as president will be forever remembered in the countless books of history. Ronald Reagan ran as a Republican
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911‚ in Tampico‚ Illinois‚ to John Edward "Jack" Reagan and Nellie Wilson Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch‚" saying he looked like "a fat little Dutchman." During Reagan’s early childhood‚ his family lived in multiple towns‚ finally settling in Dixon‚ Illinois‚ in 1920‚ where Jack Reagan opened a shoe store. In 1928‚ Ronald Reagan graduated from Dixon High School‚ where he was an athlete and student body president and performed in school plays
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President Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois (Huckshorn 1). He was born in a small apartment above the Pitney General Store (Life Before 1). John Edward Reagan (his father) was a shoe salesman that was an alcoholic. The first time he saw his son he said‚ "For such a little bit of a fat Dutchman‚ he makes a hell of a lot of noise‚ doesn ’t he" (Life Before 1). This led to his nickname‚ "Dutch." Reagan ’s father barely had a grade-school education‚ but
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Ronald J Gillespie It’s been over fifty years since Ronald Gillespie first proposed the basic idea of the VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) theory. Since then he has been making great contributions to the world of chemistry. Ronald J Gillespie was born August 21‚ 1924 in London England. He attended the University of London graduating with his B.Sc in 1945‚ and a PH.D in 1949. After graduating‚ he became an Assistance Lecturer and then a Lecturer in the chemistry department
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