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MARK TWAIN
«Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today».
-Mark Twain-
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its seuquel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called «the Great American Novel.»
«For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others».
-Nelson Mandela-
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December
December was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February. It gets its name from the Latin word «decem» which means tenth. However, when the Romans added January and February to the calendar, it became the twelfth month. The name remained the same however.
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Quotes by Virginia Woolf
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly.
— Virginia Woolf
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.
Gap-fill Exercise
Fill in the blanks using the words in the box below, then click the «Check» button to check your answers.
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Traditional English Recipes
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newham College, Cambridge, before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer.