V textu pod perexem jsou už jen referáty a poznámky k nim.
- První referát je z prváku. Předpřipravila jsem si ho doma, ale z papíru jsem ho opsat nemohla. No, tu ve škole psanou verzi už nemám, ale tohle jsem neztratila :D
Ale dostala jsem jedničku :P
The Devil and Miss Prym
by Paulo Coelho
Biography:
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1947. He attended a Jesuit school which he hated, nevertheless, he has found there his obsession with writing. Unfortunately, his parents didn´t support him in it. They wanted their son to be an engineer so they have committed him to a mental institution for 3 times altogether. After that he began study at a law school but he didn´t finish it. He worked as an actor, journalist, songwriter and theater director until he turned into a successful and favorite author. His another works are The Alchemist, Veronica Decides to Die or The Fifth Mountain.
Storyline:
One day a stranger comes to Viscoc, a small village with rounded up 200 inhabitants and he is accompanied by the Devil. Old Berta had been already waiting for him. She has been sitting outside her front door for all the time as her dead husband told her. He speaks to her really often and that´s why everybody thinks she is a witch. The stranger buries 11 bars of gold in the wood and then shows them to a young beautiful barmaid called Chantal Prym. He offers her a deal. If she steals one of the bars he won´t call the police, he just let her go, but also, she has to tell the villagers about the treasure which will belong to them, if they are able to commit a murder in a week. This way he wants to find an answer for the question: Are we Good or Evil? After that the stranger stays at the hotel and he begins to make friends with the regulars. Chantal is stuck in a struggle between her good and evil side. She has decided not to tell the villagers about the deal, because she thinks that They aren´t brave enough to kill somebody. 3 days later the stranger asks her to meet him in private. He is angry that she didn't tell them yet, so he informs her of the fact, he will do it himself if she won´t. Next day Chantal finally tells them about what the stranger wants them to do. Later on, Chantal persuades the stranger to hand over the gold to regulars, even if they refuse to kill somebody. The goodness should be rewarded so whatever the inhabitants will do they will get the treasure. After a couple of days people decides to choose a victim, which will save the future of village. It was Berta, in the end, who should die. Her husband told her to run away, but she was too old and weak so for to save her life he brings a dream to Chantal, in which he explains her how to sort out this situation. The last night of the week Miss Prym makes a speech about how it will be suspicious when they suddenly appear with such a great wealth, and that she wants nothing to do with it. By this she puts everybody in doubt and they start to capitulate, one by one. As a price for her courage she takes all of the bars and gives the stranger the answer, that each of us has a devil and an angel, it´s only a question of our self-control and choice.Miss Prym: A young woman incapable of move on in her life even thought she isn't happy. The Devil gives her courage and she turns into a new person, which is brave, headstrong and intransigent.
- Další referát jsem psala z fleku letos ve třeťáku. Doma jsem si akorát přečetla něco o autorovi a tím jsem končila. Zvláštní je, že jsem měla mnohem míň chyb :D. A to ještě ty chyby byly v tom, že jsem napsala třeba ecapes místo escapes. pak dva členy, jedno vynechaný "s" ve třetí osobě jo a ještě inteligent místo intelligent a to bylo asi všechno, takže vysloveně jenom písmenkaření. Jestli to přijde někomu jako kupa chyb, prosím, pro mě je to téměř nadlidský výkon :D.
Je to přepsaná učitelkou opravená verze mojí práce a ta učitelka vám podtrhne každou kravinu, takže bych se divila, kdyby něco vynechala :)
Desperation
by Stephen King
Biography: Stephen King is a popular American author of
horrors who has published almost 50 novels. He was raised without father who
left the family when Stephen was 2 years old. He graduated at the University of
Maine with a Bachelor of Art in English. Some of his books were published under
his pseudonym Richard Bachman. He had problems with drugs and alcohol, but he
quit it. His most famous book is The Green mile, which was adapted into a screenplay.
Another books: The Dark Tower series, Misery, Full dark, no stars. He lives in
America with his first wife and teaches at University.
Storyline: Desperation is a small town in Nevada. It’s not
a pleasant place to live and even worse to die for. There is only one cop who
always has a reason to take you to prison or kill you. A group of survivors
from different countries escapes from him and discovers that there is nobody
alive. The cop goes after them but soon he dies. There was devil in him who
needs a human body to be in. God helps the group to run away but the freedom
takes its price - human’s lives. They also have to bury the devil, Tak, in mine
where he came from. After all deaths and animal attacks they are finally free.
The
book was inspirited by a (true) story about Chinese labourers who had been
trapped into a collapse mine and abandoned to their fate.
There
is a little boy in this story. He is a believer and talks to God. He doesn’t
act like a normal child. He is strong and brave, he can handle everything. He
leads the group and makes God’s will. He is angry that God let die all his
family members but he still loves him and serves him. He is calm and
intelligent and selfless.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930): He was a Scottish physician (=
doctor) and writer. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and was
employed as a ship’s surgeon during a voyage to the West African coast. When he
came back he began to be interested in literature. He was a keen cricketer and
golfer (he even joined some clubs). He twice stood for Parliament (as a Liberal
Unionist) but although he received a respectable vote, he was not elected. He
was married twice and had 5 children. He died of a heart attack at the age
of 71. His other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays,
poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. Some examples: His Last Bow, Valley
of Fear (Sherlock Holmes’s stories), White Company (historical novel), The Lost
World (sci-fi, dinosaurs - Jurassic Park)
Storyline: Since Hugo Baskerville, wicked aristocrat from
17th century, the family has been haunted by demonic hound to punish
them all for Hugo’s sins. One night old sir Charles Baskerville, superstitious
bachelor in fading health, dies from heart attack in his garden with paw-prints
by his corpse. Dr. Mortimer, who studied the body, asks Sherlock Holmes for
help. Meanwhile, Sir Henry Baskerville is coming back from Africa. As the last
heir of the family he is in danger so Sherlock’s assistant, Dr. Watson, looks
after him. Holmes secretly stays at moors and watches the situation. After few
days he meets Watson and tells him that the killer is Henry’s neighbor, Mr.
Stapleton, who’s actually long-lost relative of Sir Henry's and money-hungry
criminal. He wants to kill Sir Henry so that he can inherit his wealth.
Accidentally, he sends the hound after Selden, who is running from police and is
dressed in Henry’s clothes. Sherlock and Dr. Watson let Sir Henry go to moors
and hide behind stones with guns to shot the dog. They succeed and go get Mr.
Stapleton, but they are too late, the only thing that remained of him is his
shoe, he drowned in marsh. The case is closed and Sherlock with Watson come
back to London.
Sherlock Holmes: a private detective, mostly seen with a pipe
in his mouth, he is reasonable, hard working, interested in art, he can “read
from details”, but he’s also malicious, he’s pleased when he’s right and Watson
wrong, he’s ambitious and self-confident.
Dr. Watson: Sherlock’s loyal friend, he’s caring, discreet,
sometimes suspicious, but he can be really kind and nice to others, he stays
calm in every situation.
My opinion: After this book I’m going to remember the word
“moor” forever.
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