The Moon and Sixpence By William Somerset Maugham Table: Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author Ⅱ. Plot summary Ⅲ. Comments A. The Title B. Love Relationships with Three Women C. Comparisons between Stroeve and Strickland D. Why is it Classic? E. Sentences Analysis Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)‚ a famous British writer all over the world. Born in Paris‚ 1874‚ Maugham was the sixth and youngest son. His
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Mano Po 2: My Home is a film produced by Regal Films last 2003 as an official entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival of that same year. The film was a part of the Mano Po series which has been one of the successful series which annually joined on the said film fest. The film is generally about a prominent Chinese business man‚ Antonio Chan (portrayed by Christopher de Leon) and his three wives Sol (Kris Aquino on the former and Susan Roces on the latter)‚ Lu Shui (Zsazsa Padilla)‚ and Belinda (Lorna
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Introduction Li & Fung is a listed company in Hong Kong‚ therefore it should comply with the relevant regulation‚ e.g. Listing Rules‚ HK Companies Ordinance and Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards. Now we are going to discuss whether the information provided in its interim reports for the period ended 30 June 2010 is comply with the relevant regulation and sufficient to enable investors to make investment decisions. Management Discussion & Analysis In this aspect‚ basically the disclosure
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As the moon orbits around the Earth‚ from its perspective‚ it comes out of nowhere‚ grows in size‚ then shrinks back down to nothing as the month goes on. Whether it’s day or night‚ the phases of the moon can be observed from all around the world. Many people have tried to understand why the moon goes through its phases. Across the world‚ there are many different explanations of why the moon changes‚ but nothing gives us a better explanation than what science has to say about it. The light from
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way into mainstream retail businesses. Today‚ retail point of sale systems are light years ahead of where they began. Today’s POS systems are faster‚ more secure‚ and more reliable than their predecessors‚ and allow retailers to operate every facet of their business with a single‚ integrated point of sale system. (*http://www.retailsystems.com/history-of-retail-pos-systems.cfm*‚ July 28‚ 2009) A peer-to-peer network allows two or more PCs to pool their resources together. Individual resources
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The Great “Moon Hoax” Technical Communication The Great “Moon Hoax” Conspiracy theories based on the United States landing on the moon claim that the elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landing was a hoax staged by NASA and participating members of other organizations. Such conspiracy claims have been made by various groups and individuals since the mid 1970s. The most notable claim is that the twelve Apollo astronauts did not walk on the Moon. Conspiracists
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Maugham agreed and over the next few years acted as a link between MI6 in London and its agents working in Europe. During the war‚ Maugham’s best-known novel‚ Of Human Bondage (1915) was published. This was followed by another successful book‚ The Moon and Sixpence (1919). Maugham also developed a reputation as a fine short-story writer‚ one story‚ Rain‚ which appeared in The Trembling of a Leaf(1921)‚ was also turned into a successful
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Still Night Before my bed‚ the moon is shining bright‚ I think that it is frost upon the ground. I raise my head and look at the bright moon‚ I lower my head and think of home. Chinese history is long and complex—with records dating to around 1600 BC. Within this extensive period‚ many forms of art and philosophy were developed by the Chinese people. Poetry was an art form which was very important in Chinese history. One of the most famous Chinese poets was Li Bai. He lived nearly 2000 years
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Strange as it may seem‚ the existence of life on the moon is common knowledge since the 19 century. On August 1835 the news were in the American newspapers and created a real sense. For at least 15 days the people of New York were reading the sensational revelations made by the New York Sun. The newspaper presented in series the results of incredible observations. New York Sun was a small New York newspaper with a circulation of 4.000 daily. On August 25 and in the 2nd page of the newspaper there
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will be an answer to the question: ‘’How can Li Ning beat Nike in Europe?’’. Li Ning Company Limited is one of the leading sports brand companies in China‚ headquartered in Beijing. In addition to its core Li Ning brand‚ the Group also manufactures‚ develops‚ markets‚ distributes and/or sells sports products under several other brands. Mr. Li Ning‚ is the founder of the Li Ning brand and was one of the most outstanding athletes in the 20th century. Li Ning’s main mission is to create a breakthrough
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