The Cost of Progress
The industrialisation process that began 300 years ago, has had far-reaching effects on the social, economic, and political structures of societies around the world. But at what cost to the Enviroment? Industrialisation is the process by which an economy transforms from being primarily agricultural and manual labor-based to becoming based on industry and the use […]
Speaking Tests
Speaking Test in Vietnam November 2021 PART ONE Where are you from? Is your hometown a good place to live ? Where do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you use a wallet? why / why not ? What do you keep in your wallet? How about your friends do they use […]
Coffee with Olive Oil
It’s little surprise that some discerning coffee drinkers in Italy are less than impressed with Starbucks latest offering.
The fight continues for Julian Assange and his famous friends
When the former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, in 2022, the country that plotted his assassination, his supporters called it “a dark day for Press freedom and for British democracy” Assange is being held at Belmarsh prison in London after a lengthy battle to avoid […]
My drunken night with Julian Assange — by Pamela Anderson
extract from the Baywatch star’s memoir My friendship with Julian Assange has been invigorating, sexy, and funny. Though his circumstances are not funny at all. Ten years incarcerated, in one way or another. We were first introduced through Vivienne Westwood. I visited Julian regularly at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, staying for hours at a […]
What are Euphemisms?
Euphemisms are words or phrases used to to express what we want to say without actualy saying it! Maybe we want to avoid being blunt or offensive, so they are often used to describe something in a more indirect or polite way, or to soften the impact of something that might be considered unpleasant, taboo, […]
