version by the singer and songwriter Gary Jules. Gary Jules composed and recorded the cover‚ written in the key of Eb for the soundtrack of Donnie Darko‚ a movie where the detached sadness of the song’s lyrics is truly represented. Gary Jules’ take is incredibly stripped down and gentle‚ embracing the melancholy nature of the song which the original does not capture fully within its sound. The two songs compared have very few similarities whilst the
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The leadership styles of General Robert E. Lee and General Grant during the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was not as well known at the start of the Civil War as Robert E. Lee but proved to be just as valuable during the war. As a soldier‚ Grant believed‚ “When in doubt‚ fight.” And he did fight. He won fame for demanding unconditional (complete) surrender from the Southern commanders he was fighting. In fact‚ people in the North began saying Grant’s initials‚ “U.S.‚” stood for “Unconditional Surrender
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Adam. Collapsing almost at the same time as the paramedics came in to attend to them‚ the couple‚ who took cyanide-laced capsules of Extra Strength Tylenol‚ was dead not long after. 35-year-old Paula Prince of Chicago‚ 27-year-old Mary Reiner of Winfield and 31-year-old Mary McFarland were next in line in what would be remembered as the Tylenol Murders of 1982. It was what Barbara and David Mikkelson described as the time when "we lost our innocence in 1982." ``This was an outbreak of chemical
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20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea‚ is a novel by Jules Verne‚ a famous French author and poet. Jules Verne has been one of the most influential authors on the genre of science fiction‚ writing stories that depicted ideas that people from his time found abstract and unusual. In his novel‚ 20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea‚ Jules Verne tells the story of a Frenchman named M. Pierre Aronnax‚ a famous marine biologist that has written many world renown books about the creatures of the deep sea. The story takes
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20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea By: Jules Verne Lindsey Mathias Mr. Martin Biology 1 Honors Due: Friday‚ December 18‚ 2009 Summary The novel begins with rumors about a large sea monster in the ocean waters destroying large vessels. The United States government sends the USS Abraham Lincoln to search out and destroy this monster. On board the USS Abraham Lincoln were famous French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax along with his sidekick‚ Conseil. Also‚ a harpooner‚ named
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In 1906 two Belgian bacteriologists‚ Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou first discovered Bordetella pertussis‚ what is known today as the whooping cough‚ by isolating it in pure culture. They distinguished the whopping cough agent from the respiratory tract of children (Jules Bordet). B. pertussis is a very small‚ prokaryotic‚ coccoid bacterium‚ which does not make endospores. It is a gram negative bacterium which means the cell structure contains an outer membrane‚ an inner membrane‚ and a thin peptidoglycan
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Caufield is struggling to find his place in the world and feels lousy and ‘depressed’ a lot. Many people in today’s modern day society have similar struggles as Holden‚ like feeling isolated and alone in the world. In the song ‘Mad World’ by Gary Jules‚ he speaks about being in the same place with the same worm out people and wanting to die. In the song‚ Gary sings “all around me are familiar faces; worn out places‚ worn out faces.” This line can relate to Holden because Holden knew many people
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is about Axel‚ his uncle‚ Professor Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain
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Lemuel Gulliver‚ a ship’s surgeon‚ who visited several unknown islands living with unusual people and animals ‚but who‚ after each adventure‚ is somehow able to return to his home in England where he recovers and then sets out again on a new voyage. Jules Verne "Dick Sand‚ A Captain at Fifteen" Dick Sands‚ as the only surviving crew member becomes Captain‚ a fifteen years of age . He tries to get the ship east to the South American coast. However‚ the cook on board the ship has own plans involving
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February 2009 FCE Sample Test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writing – Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate style. 1. You are planning to visit your friend Robin in Canada. Robin has written to you. Read Robin’s letter and the notes you have made. Then write a letter to Robin‚ using all your notes
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