This book provides simple but extremely useful guidelines for improving oral practice in English. The text is divided into two main parts: Part 1 contains conversations based on common daily situations, while Part 2 emphasizes particular structural or lexical features of the language. This book contains a large number of exercises designed in a programmed fashion; all the words or sentences are presented at the left of the page and the expected responses are given at the right. The book is ideal for home study and would be extremely useful to all those interested in improving their conversational skills.
Elizabeth I was one of the most powerful women rulers in European history. What can feminism reveal about the attitudes of her male subjects towards this enigmatic figure? Through readings of key Elizabethan texts by Lyly, Ralegh, Chapman, Shakespeare, and Spenser, Philippa Berry shows that while Elizabeth's combination of chastity with political and religious power was repeatedly idealized, it was also perceived as extremely disturbing. The figure of the unmarried queen implicitly challenged the masculine focus of Renaissance discourses of love, philosophy and absolutist political ideology.
Rules for Writers is a college writer’s companion that covers writing, grammar, research, and documentation in an extremely affordable and portable spiral-bound format.
Dark-Hunter: an immortal warrior who has traded his soul to Artemis for one moment of vengeance on his enemies. In return, they swear to spend eternity protecting mankind from the daimons and vampires that prey on them. Dark-Hunter Wulf is an ancient Viking warrior with a useful but extremely aggravating power - amnesia. No one who meets him in person can remember him five minutes later.
Many organizations chase the Holy Grail of obtaining new customers, spending time, money and energy on winning them only to provide them with a service or product that quite frankly is inferior. What a waste! If we do not look after our customers then someone else will. In addition, those dissatisfied customers will tell others about their experience, and once an organisation gains a negative reputation it is extremely difficult to change it. Having a good reputation for excellent service and products is one very successful way of building a competitive advantage.
