- Charlie Chaplin achievement
- He won non-honorary Oscar.
- He received an honorary award in 1972..
- In 1925, he became the first actor to have appeared on the cover of the Time magazine.
- He composed around 500 melodies for his own films and the last film that he ever saw was Rocky in 1976.
- His trademark character `The Tramp’ appeared in about 70 movies, shorts and features, during a period of 26 years.
- Turning point
- He went to the United States in 1910 as a featured player.
- He decided to become an independent producer in a desire for more freedom and greater leisure in making his movies.
- Chaplin entered into an agreement with First National Exhibitors’ Circuit
- He joined with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W.Griffith to found the United Artist Corporation.
- He married.
- 1932 he had left Hollywood behind.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Choice identify person/ Charlie Chaplin
Nelson Mandela's achievement and turning point
Nelson Mandela's achievement
- Finish his degree.
- Qualified as a lawyer.
- Opened the first black law firm in South Africa
- Conducting their own defense they eventually proved to be victorious.
- First president of South Africa.
- Received many prestigious award.
- Awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
Tuning point
- Resigned from ANC
- Had arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 1960 Sharpener massacre of 63 black South Africans.
- He release in 1990.
- Became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African.
- Lost his eldest son.
- Finish his degree.
- Qualified as a lawyer.
- Opened the first black law firm in South Africa
- Conducting their own defense they eventually proved to be victorious.
- First president of South Africa.
- Received many prestigious award.
- Awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
Tuning point
- Resigned from ANC
- Had arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 1960 Sharpener massacre of 63 black South Africans.
- He release in 1990.
- Became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African.
- Lost his eldest son.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
George Orwell Achievement and Turning point
- Achievement
- he won a scholarship.
- his first book Down and Out published in Paris and London.
- his first novel "Burmese Days" published.
- another novel "A Clergyman's Daughter" published.
- he wrote a book about poverty in northern England.
- wrote A Homage to Catalonia.
- another novel "Coming Up For Air" published.
- became literary editor for the Tribune a left wing magazine.
- his great satire Animal Farm published.
- his masterpiece 1948 published.
- Turning points
- Orwell joined the British police in Burma.
- He resigned
- decided to become a writer.
- He began living among the poor.
- he journeyed to Paris.
- he worked as a teacher.
- got a part time job.
- married.
- fought in the Spanish Civil War.
- suffered from tuberculosis.
- spent the winter in Morocco.
- He was rejected for military service at the beginning of the Second World War.
- worked for the BBC.
- he became literary editor for a magazine company.
- his health was failing.
- married his second wife.
- He resigned
- decided to become a writer.
- He began living among the poor.
- he journeyed to Paris.
- he worked as a teacher.
- got a part time job.
- married.
- fought in the Spanish Civil War.
- suffered from tuberculosis.
- spent the winter in Morocco.
- He was rejected for military service at the beginning of the Second World War.
- worked for the BBC.
- he became literary editor for a magazine company.
- his health was failing.
- married his second wife.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
George Orwell Biography Timeline
1903 - born in India
1911 - went to St Cyprian's school, Eastbourne
1917 - won a scholarship
1921 - joined the British police in Burma
1927 - resigned
1928 - journeyed to Paris
1932-1933 - worked as a teacher
1933 - first book "Burmese Days"published in Paris and London
1934 - got a part time job in a bookshop
1934 - first novel published
1935 - another novel published
1936 - married Eileen
1936 - wrote a book about poverty in northern England
1937 - Road to Wigan Pier published
1938 - wrote a Homage to Catalonia
1938 - suffering from Tuberculosis
1938-1939 - spend winter in Morocco
1939 - Coming Up For Air novel published
1941 -1943 worked for the BBC
1943 - became literary editor
1945 - his great satire Animal Farm published
1949 - his Masterpiece 1984 published
1949 - married his second wife
1950 - died
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Internet safety
According to the Breaking News English that I listened to, it said that people are not ready for using the internet for everything in their life yet;.
And company Gartner predicts that by 2020 nearly 26 billion of devises will be work with the internet and this matter will have pros and cons. For example the fridge will simply contact the delivery service when it is empty or need more groceries and you do not have to go to the shopping.
One of the disadvantages of the Internet is that it could make problems with the explosion in the number of connected devices and Gib Sorebo predicts that privacy will become a primary concern because of the huge number of things in our daily life that will be connected to the Internet.
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