Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None‚ published by Washington Square Press‚ is regarded by most critics to be her masterpiece. After publishing almost eighty books‚ this was the one she was truly most proud of. Why? Mainly‚ because critics have quoted it to have sold more copies than Shakespeare and the Bible. However‚ Christie has so much more to be proud of in this novel. With an outstanding mystery/murder plot‚ combined with a dark‚ cryptic setting involving many deranged guests; one can
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civilised were the Romans. This essay is about if the Romans were civilised or not. Civilised means to have a good culture and education‚ to treat people with respect‚ being tolerant-not violent. It also means to have rules‚ help others‚ be clean‚ be organised and being polite. The Romans were civilised in war because of the following answers‚ when they fought they had superior equipment‚ they had been well trained by a professional‚ they took advantage of their terrain and they were organised
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If You Were a Millionaire It is true that miracles do occur in man’s life. If I become a million¬aire by the blessings of Almighty‚ my dreams will become true. I have certain plans in my mind regarding the investment of money. As man is selfish by nature arid I am also a man made of flesh and blood first of all I will invest half of my money for the upliftment of my own family. I will set up a beautifully decorated departmental store in some posh colony of the city. I will make some investment
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injuries that I have ever gone through. It was almost the end of the school year with just two weeks of school left. My high school coach had told us that we can play in soccer class the next day if we brought our cleats. My teammates from my club team told me they weren’t going to bring their cleats because they didn’t want to risk getting an injury before the tournament that weekend. They told me not to play‚ but I wanted to so I brought my cleats the next day. It was a really nice day to get better
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The north-south lines represent lines of longitude while the east-west lines represent lines of latitude. The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line are both important lines of longitude‚ the first divides the planet into the western and eastern hemisphere at 0 degrees while the second is located at 180 degrees and separates two calendar dates. The equator‚ the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn are the three most important lines of latitude. The Equator is located at o degrees
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Independence Day. Malaysia was born in August 31‚ 1957. It has been 56 years since then. That day was a day that everyone should remember and never forget till they die. Because this day was the day that Malaysia was free from the British. It is to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957. In a wider context‚ it also celebrates the formation of Malaysia. On the 30th of August‚ Malaysia’s then Prime Minister‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman took to
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Women’s Day Women are not an asset‚ nor are they mere human beings - they are the pride of society. From raising the children through to educating our youth‚ they carry the largest burden of helping us in comprehending how important life is and why it should be preserved for the greater good of mankind. In Pakistan‚ we do not need to look any further - from our households through to our sociological development‚ they are the pillars upon whom we depend for our emotional and spiritual support‚ and
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India’s Independence Day "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru After more than two hundred years of British rule‚ India finally won back its freedom on 15th August‚ 1947. All the patriotic hearts rejoiced at seeing India becoming a sovereign nation and the triumph of hundreds and thousands
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NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister‚ but Louis‚ wanting absolute
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In the sonnet ’Shall I compare Thee To A Summers Day’ The poet William Shakespeare uses countless types of imagery but the question is which types can be interpreted as beautiful and which part would be interpreted as anything but beautiful. ’Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ Shakespeare starts this sonnet with a rhetorical question which he answers in the second line. In these two lines Shakespeare establishes his feelings for the woman that he loves
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