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…it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Thoreau otherwise filled his time by working in his garden, talking with visitors, reading, and writing in his diary. But most of all, he walked and thought, and it's difficult…

…of his sixteen month adventure. In 1840, Dana's Two Years Before the Mast was published, based on his diaries. It contains an in depth account of life on the California coast, territory of the Mexican government, a decade before the Gold Rush had struck…

…1942 and Grove Press' use of it to advertise a book, Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher, is potentially controversial and detrimental to Coke's advertisements. In his letter, Herbert's tone can best be described as haughty. Clichéd and hyperbolically…

…are the men responsible for Bridget Jones's Diary and it is based on Nick Hornby's best selling novel 'About a Boy'. Using a solid plot and good choice of actors About a Boy provides an enjoyable 100 minutes. The novelist, Nick Hornby seemingly wrote…

…desire to write down his deeply felt thoughts about the Party. Winston is scared to open his diary because he is scared of being "punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced-labor camp" (9). This happens to be ironic because the Party has…

…with financing of his recent film, police sources said here today. Earlier, police recovered some documents and diaries from the producers' office here, the sources added.…

…of misogyny was a picture of two dogs on the cover page of Snoop Dog's pop album which is expressed in Freedom Writers Diary. That was a picture of one male and one female dog. "Throughout the cartoon, the female dog is called a hoochie and a ho, and they even…

…was given access to important papers, including Mandela's unpublished prison diary. He interviewed hundreds of people who have known the subject, and the result is a balanced portrait of a man who is, in his own words, "no angel." One example: "He has been right…

…Through interviews and observations, Carolyn Meyer attempts to describe the atmosphere of Northern Ireland, in Voices of Northern Ireland: Growing Up in a Troubled Land. The book is written in a diary like style, which adds to the feeling…

…with Darcy? Bride and Prejudice is entertaining enough. It has lavish spectacular moments, lots of local colour, gorgeous settings, beautiful actresses, and some terrible songs. But what's the point of it? Bridget Jones' Diary took the bare bones of the story…