The tale is mainly about the revolution in France, though the author wrote quitea lot about the love triangle between Lucie, Charles and Sydney. But I thought Dickens mainly wanted to tell us the societyproblem and the background at that time.In this nov...
Population to Be Curbed (A) Nothing in today's world is as big a problem as that of population. People begin to worry about the support capacity of the earth. And there might be only standing room for each person in the future. Lima's population was 5. 7...
Loose,wavy brown hair hung down to her waist at the back--she had a fringe over her forehead that almost hid her pale eyes.The nose--not her best feature--was long but not ugly.She had a regular set of white teeth and was full-lipped. Her round face ofte...
Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated a list of ministers, sources say, a week after he sacked his entire cabinet.Parliamentary sources said Mr Jonathan had forwarded his nominees to the Senate for their consideration.Finalising cabin...
LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been canceled this year because of overcrowding concerns.Organizers say the event in Gloucestershire in southwestern England has become so popular th...
A U.S. senator is calling for a federal probe into the system of background checks for employees at nuclear plants after learning that a suspected al Qaeda member from New Jersey worked at five such sites."We simply cannot tolerate at any time having...
My father was eight years older than my mother.He was tall and thin,as straight as an arrow,with a long and angular face.My mother,on the other hand,was short and slender,with a plump round face.They are also different in character.My father was impulsiv...
To Make a Home Sweet Goethe said "He is the happiest, being king or peasant, who find peace in his home". It is true. Home is the warmest place in the world. Home is the harbor. No matter where you are, you would like to be back home in the end....
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Cuba on Saturday.The quake struck at 1:08 p.m. (2:08 p.m. ET) 22 kilometers (14 miles) below the surface and was centered 44 km (27 miles) south-southwest of Guantanamo, the U.S. Geological Survey said."So far, there...
Water of the 21st Century Life on earth depends on water,and there is no substitute for it. The current assumption is that our basic needs for water-whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish--will always have to be met. Given tha...
About 30 ''Ladies in White'' were stopped on the march in HavanaCuban police have arrested the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana.About 30 members of the "Ladies in White" were stopped as they mar...
Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from successfully casting their votes in key parliamentary elections Sunday."Yes, we were scared after we heard these bombings, but we just had to come," said a woman who identi...
I used to be cowardly before reading this book. I always chose to give up or to escape when I met difficulties even if I could work it out just by myself. There was no belief in my mind to spirit me up to solve problems and achieve my goals .After rea...
Looking Forward to the Twenty-first Century The new century is approaching. It can he expected that there will be a breakthrough in life science and space science in the 21st century. First, scientists will conquer incurable diseases through the transfor...
With the development of the Internet, the net bar plays an important role in people's life. More and more people, especially students, like to go to net bars.They are absorbed in playing video games, making bad friends and having a chat with "Meimei...
I did my first swimming in a pool last week.The pool was surrounded by a large dark green amphitheater which sloped steeply upward.Bands of lights overhead were turned off,and only the pool remained lighted,from below the surface.They glowed like a lumin...
Donated school supplies Today, the school held a Chongshan for the poor children of mountain activities to donate school supplies. Section II class, students stand in the playground a good team. The leadership of the school saw the podium, next to the pod...
Health is far more important than wealth and wisdom. Good health enables us to enjoy our life and achieve what we hope for in our career. On the contrary, poor health tends to deprive us of our interest in everything around us. How to stay healthy con...
More than two dozen militants were killed Friday in a Pakistani military airstrike that targeted high-value Taliban leaders, a Pakistani military official told CNN on Saturday.The strike on militant hideouts in the country's tribal region killed Taliban l...
The US Congressional Budget Office says the final version of the Democrats' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn over 10 years.The non-partisan body said the proposed legislation, which the House is expected to vote on at the weekend, wo...