Douglas, Isle of Man

” she said, her voice shaking with fear. The man grabbed her hand, wrapping it around a plastic bottle. “Drink. It’s water.” The voice was deep and slow. Thirsty and delirious, Heidi unscrewed the cap and downed the contents of the bottle. A weird feeling in her stomach immediately followed, and her vision started to fade. “Did you just poison me?” Heidi threw the bottle and grabbed the wall of the van, bracing herself. “Sleep tight.” the man said. Heidi woke up hours later to a huge slap

significance of tourism in the Isle of Man began when sea-bathing first came into fashion, benefiting lots of seaside places such as the ‘Holiday Isle’. Tourism had a social, cultural and economic impact on the Island, and the development of it; creating more jobs which in turn resulted in an improvement in the economy. A growth in population and visitors to the island coincided with the rise in crime, a more mixed community and a change in infrastructure. Tourism also put the Isle of Man on the map and made

unwelcome negatives. It was awfully hard for me to contemplate of the miserable things about the Isle of Man, when for all my life I've been surrounded with favourable opinions of it. Along the way, the sunrise outside the tiny window seemed to expect my visit. The feeling of gladness inside my stomach leapt in excitement, just as I gazed down at the island beneath me. Spacious, forest green fields coated the isle; calm, tranquil waves showered the rocks beside them; and nothing came across as extraordinary

that's true strength." (Douglas Bader Quotes). These words were spoken by Douglas Bader, a World Word II hero and British pilot. The atrocities and hardships WWII presented had a lot of people wanting to give up, but Douglas Bader did not believe in giving up hope. Douglas Bader wasn't just any old pilot trying to encourage others, either. This man was faced with a very difficult challenge early on in his life, for he lost both of his legs in a flying accident (Douglas Bader 1). Even though he could

The Effects of Global Warming The CO2 levels in the atmosphere are increasing faster and faster because of the boom in cars, planes etc. These use fossil fuels which are non renewable and also harm the environment by releasing harmful gases.

To Whom It May Concern, September 28, 1134 It is my greatest pleasure to recommend Sir Arthur Pendragon to fulfill the roll as the rightful King of Camelot. Not just because he was born Prince of this great kingdom, but because he has many wonderful characteristics of a king. I have had the pleasure of teaching this fine lad, he has shown such promise. Arthur has always been the top of his class, always doing more than was asked of him and always helping others. He has spent much of his time

translated into two different languages Frederick then went on tour in the British Isles, this was good for him because in America he was still considered an escaped slave and he was in danger of being sent back to his master. But there was still faith for him, in 1847 Frederick had so many admirers in Britain that they bought his freedom from his owner and Frederick was then able to return to America as a free man. After returning to America Frederick kept on fighting for the rights of his people

(AGG) There was a man, a man of royalty, the king of the Normans, his name was William the Conqueror. This man was a great figure and did a lot for his Norman people, and started his royal life at the age of 8. he effected the military and the economic system greatly and made them much stronger. The oaths where a basis of law and William made a few changes and additions to the systems law system. William made a very deep and influential impact on the economic side of feudalism. The leader of

Austin Boyer Period 2 United States History 31 October 2016 Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglass' second autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom, significantly revises key portions of his original 1845 Narrative and extends the story of his life to include his experiences as a traveling lecturer in the United States as well as England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Douglass also frames his second autobiography differently, replacing the prefatory notes by white abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison

The Awakening By: Kate Chopin Emely Maldonado AP LIT Period 3 Topic 3 Maldonado 1 Displacement The late 1800s and the 1900s was a prison for woman’s individuality. During this time period, stereotypical views of women were commenced by society and men. In the era that the novel, The Awakening by Kate Chopin was published, the gender roles were graved in stone, men would work to maintain their family and women would adhere to the house-hold duties. Dissatisfaction with the labels