Capital Letters
I am going to tell you about Mr. Anderson. He lived an ordinary life as an unknown Swedish man in the 20^th century. However, he worked as a Democrat in the White House in his early years. He was a good and understanding man, and the President always confided his thoughts of ruling with him. Until this one day when he uttered his opinions around religion, and that he hated the Buddhism. 
He did not believe in karma and reincarnation. The President got tired of this, and shot him on a Monday. 

You may think this is a strange story, but believe me it happened. Read about it in the book; “The President’s Life and the People Around Him”.

(Here I have used the eight-caitalised word groups). 

Definitions of words often misspelled and used wrong;

-          Then and than

“Back then, I had more than twenty friends home for dinner”

-          Which and witch

“Which house is yours?” Are you a witch?

-          Through and threw

“I threw the ball through the open window”.

-          There, their and they’re

“There are two cats outside”. “Their house is blue”. “They’re all girls”.

-          To, too and two

“I am going to the zoo, are you going too?” “There were two monkeys in the cage”.

-          Lose and loose

“A lose is a pilot”. A tiger is loose in Paris.

A passage to India

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1)      Look up the words “rural” and “urban” in a dictionary and find out what they mean.

Urban: Of, relating to, or located in a city, characteristic of the city or city life.

Rural: Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, relating to people who live in the country: rural households or relating to farming: agricultural.

2)      What are the differences between rural and urban areas in Norway? In India?

The rural areas in Norway are characteristic of the country, like harvests (hunting, fishing, collecting etc.) and cultivating the ground. It is sparsely populated, often with agriculture and rural household.

The urban areas in Norway are characteristic of the city and the city life, where you can find population, production, byes and sales.

In India, to comparison, the rural areas are for the poor people and the urban areas are for the new middle- and upper class. 70 % of the India’s population live in rural areas.

3)      “If everyone in the world consumed as much as people in industrialized countries do, we would need eight (!) planets as big as the Earth to meet their demands”. Comment in this statement.

This statement is frightening, and it makes us think. Our consumption in industrialized are too high, and we have to do something about it. It is sad to see the differences and contrasts in this world, but if we all had been wealthy and consuming, this Earth would have been too small for our needs. We have to have clear differences between rich and poor if we continue this lifestyle.

If we start consuming less, reusing more and think about the future in a new way, we may give others the opportunity to a better life as well.

4)      Some people in Europe and America have changed their way of life to “simple living” in eco-villages or small farms in rural areas. The basic idea is to go back to nature, produce your own food, share and live in closely-knit communities. Can you think of reasons why people choose this way of life?

I can think of many reasons people would go back to nature, and the lifestyle that follows. In todays society we are under constant pressure from work, Medias, friends, family and society in general. Living up to the expectations is hard, and it may leads to health threats as well. By giving up this lifestyle, to live of the land and starting over with basic ideas, you can let go of many problems, worries and stress.

5)      Make a list of rules for “simple living”.

-          Give up the things you do not need

-          Live without electronically equipment not necessary

-          Cultivate your own vegetables

-          Live simple, give up worries

-          Appreciate life for what is worth

-          Recycle and reuse

6)      What are your three top priorities in life?

-          Help people through work and life in general.

-          Live a happy life, with a family I love and care for.

-          Feel satisfied with the things I have achieved, and myself. 

The Imitation Game

1. Give a description of Alan Turing. What were his weaknesses and what was his strength

Alan Turing, a man in his late twenties, was one of the best mathematics-students in Britain. He was hired to a secret mission for military purpose; his task was to solve the Germans’ enigma-code. The enigma-code itself was key to the end of the Second World War, and all the attacks in Britain. They could then prevent new attacks and save many lives.

Even tough Alan had many strengths, he had his weaknesses as well.

Throughout his school years, he was bullied. He was different from the others. An over-smart kid with a different way of thinking, understanding and perceiving, with other sexual attractions. He had one friend, Christopher. They had a close friendly relationship, that later developed into a love affair.

This was one of his weaknesses. He never got over Christopher, or the fact that he was gay. Homosexuality was not allowed on that time, and it was cause to prison or medical castration.

Another weakness of him was his autism. Autists have a different way of thinking, understanding and perceiving information, and life in general. He had trouble working with other people that had a different meaning than him. This gave him many difficulties.

If you see this with other eyes, his autism was one of his strengths as well. He was a fresh breath into the process, with new ideas and way of thinking.