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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

History of the English Language Roman Britain Roman Britain timeline History of English podcast Online etymology dictionary The History of English in 10 minutes (with English subtitles): HORRIBLE HISTORIES videos. Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books and a British children's sketch comedy television series that shows you the sides of histoy they don't teach at school. The names for the different historical periods are Ruthless Romans, Smashing Saxons, Stormin' Normans, Terrible Tudors, Vicious Vikings, and so on. You'll find yourself laughing into stitches!!! Horrible Histories: The Anglo-Saxon report Horrible Histories: Anglo-Saxon language Horrible Histories: Historical Masterchef Saxons Horrible Histories: Words we get from the Vikings Horrible Histories: The Viking song Horrible Histories: Normonolopy Horrible Histories: The Roman invasion of Britain report

THE GREAT GATSBY

Introduction to The Great Gatsby Bookmarks   ( Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music). " The Great Gatsby , F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.  The Great Gatsby  is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature." "Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy" F. Scott Fitzgerald. What's make The Great Gatsby great? The Guardian article. 'Gatsby' references in popular culture .

ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD PRONOUNCED!!!

Amazing tool!!! http://www.forvo.com/

PROCRASTINATION

For the whole show, "Here and Now", click here . How to procrastinate: a guide T he Art of Procrastination : A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-perry/procrastinating-tips_b_1776628.html

THE BARKING MOUSE

The Barking Mouse (interesting introduction about Antonio Sacre's life) The Solo Collective: Antonio Sacre Storytelling: benefits and tips