Charles Dickens is one of Britain’s greatest writers. Through his writing he fought for better conditions for children and the poor, but most of all he is remembered today for his wonderful stories and his unforgettable characters
Prospero, Duke of Milan lives on a lonely island with his daughter Miranda, Caliban a monster and Ariel a magic spirit. He learns to do magic and he wants to punish his bad brother, Antonio. He creates a magic storm – a tempest. All the people with Antonio on the ship land on Prospero’s island. Many strange things happen to them, but in the end they all come together again. Caliban and Ariel are free. Prospero and his brother are friends again.
The Jungle Book (Green Apple Starter)Mowgli, a baby boy, is raised by a family of loving wolves in exotic India. He is educated by Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear, who teach him the laws of the jungle. All the animals like him except for Shere Khan, a fierce tiger who wants to kill him.
When Mowgli is kidnapped and taken to the Lost City by the mischievous Monkey People, his friends ask Kaa, the python, to rescue him. His adventures don’t end here... he must still face and destroy Shere Khan.
The Polyglot Gathering is an annual event that brings together Polyglots from around the globe for 4 days of lectures, activities and seminars about language learning, which take place in every imaginable language.
America stands at a dramatic crossroads: Massive banks and corporations wield disturbing power. The huge income gap between the 1% and the other 99% grows visibly wider. Astounding new technologies are changing American lives. Conflicts over U.S. military interventionism, the environment, and immigration dominate public debate. Sound familiar? You might be surprised to know that these headlines were ripped, not from today’s newspaper, but from newspapers over 100 years ago. These and other issues that characterize the early 21st century were also the hallmarks of the transformative periods known as the Gilded Age (1865-1900) and the Progressive Era (1900-1920).
