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    THE NEEDS AND ITS COVERAGE IN BUILDING HAPPINESS IN EDWIN ARLINGTON’S A HAPPY MAN Introduction A Happy Man is a poem of Edwin Arlington Robinson about happiness reached by Edwin through the decision he made. Edwin lived in a period of millionaire when American competes to become millionaire after the Civil War. He born and raised in Maine to a wealthy family‚ he was the youngest of three sons and not groomed to take over the family business. Instead‚ he pursued poetry since childhood‚ joining

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    Анализ "The Escape" by Somerset Maugham The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly

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    “The Taipan” by S. Maugham A story of overweening ambition "The Taipan" tells of an eponymous central character living in Shanghai during colonial times who is extremely satisfied with life. He has plenty of money‚ a taste for liquor and good food‚ a successful business‚ an overweening sense of superiority (he has lasted longer than most expatriates in China‚ despite his gargantuan appetite)‚ and an unshakeable conviction that he had at last "beaten them all" - in other words‚ his rivals.  He

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    The most serious problems facing the governments of Somerset and Northumberland were social and economic. Arguably the most serious problems facing the governments of Somerset and Northumberland were social and economic. Issues such as high unemployment rates‚ inflation and shortfall in revenue would’ve been the hardest problems to solve. However‚ foreign policy was also cited as severe problem for both governments of Somerset and Northumberland especially when it came to dealing with the hostile

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    is „Character depiction in the novel The Moon and the Sixpence” of William Somerst Maugham. The reason for writing a paper on this topic are numerous. First‚ the literary works of W.S. Maugham are very famous and popular all over the world. He is recognized as a master of short-story‚ novel a plays writing. Another reason is that author’s characters are considered to be an intresting resouce for studies. Maugham often is represented as a narroter‚ re-telling unexpected stories of people he has

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    Analysis of the short story “The Escape” by William Somerset Maugham. I`d like to reflect upon the short-story under the title «The Escape”‚ written by one of the best known English writers of 20th century – William Somerset Maugham. He was not only a short-story writer‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and novelists. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”‚ “Cakes and Ale”‚ etc

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    William Somerset Maugham. Stylistic pecularities. Maugham became a witty satirist of the post-colonial world and wrote over thirty plays‚ mainly light satiric comedies. At one time he had four dramas running simultaneously; only Bernard Shaw has had more plays on at the same time in London. The British Library holds many of Maugham’s published plays‚ and the Library’s Lord Chamberlain’s collection contains a considerable number of typescripts. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemprorary

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    global supply chain. Somerset Furniture Company (SFC) was founded in 1957 in Randolph County‚ Virginia. Traditionally‚ SFC manufactured large‚ medium-priced‚ ornate residential home wood furniture such as bedroom cabinets and chests of draws‚ and dining and living room cabinets‚ tables‚ and chairs. Somerset prides itself on customer service. They believe that late deliveries to its customers would harm its credibility and result in loss of customers and excessive inventories. Somerset has recently set

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    The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly Roger fell out of love with Ruth. But he

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    of Positive Psychology‚ March 2009 ^ Boston.com‚ August 23‚ 2009 ^ Dunn‚ E. W.‚ Aknin‚ L. B.‚ & Norton‚ M. I. (2008). Spending money on others promotes happiness. Science‚ 319‚ 1687-1688.. ^ Claire Bates (2012-10-31). "Is this the world ’s happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have ’abnormally large capacity ’ for joy‚ and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-26. ^ Seligman‚ M.E.P. (2004). Can Happiness be Taught?. Daedalus journal‚ Spring

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