Всероссийский фестиваль педагогического творчества (2014/15 учебный год) Номинация: "Проектная и творческая деятельность учащихся" Подкатегория: Научно-исследовательская работа: Лингвистика и иностранные языки Название работы: «Марк Твен» Автор: Яруллина Елизавета, 7 «г» класс Место выполнения работы: Россия, г. Сургут, Тюменская область, Ханты- Мансийский автономный округ, МБОУ СОШ № 46 с УИОП Научный руководитель: Царская Татьяна Сергеевна 1

AMERICAN WRITER Yarullina E.A. 7 “G” 2 Mark Twain

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) an American author and humorist. Born in 30 November April

WORKS OF ART He got famous for his poetry and poems. In total he wrote 25 books. 4

He wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876), its sequel - "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1885) (the latter often called "the Great American Novel") and a few poems. 5

Poem to Margaret Be good, be good, be always good, And now & then be clever, But don’t you ever be too good, Nor ever be too clever; 6

For such as be too awful good They awful lonely are, And such as often clever be Get cut & stung & trodden on by persons of lesser mental capacity, for this kind do by a law of their construction regard exhibitions of superior intellectuality as an offensive impertinence leveled at their lack of this high gift, & are prompt to resent such-like exhibitions in the manner above indicated — & are they justifiable? Alas, alas they. 7

Though a far cry from John Updike’s heartbreaking poem about the last days of his dog, Twain’s verses mourning the loss of his beloved canine companion don’t fail to stir. 8

No more shall bear beauteous form Be seen in the raging storm. No more shall her wondrous tail Dodge the quickly dropping hail. She lived a quiet harmless life In Hartford far from madding strife; Nor waged no War on peaceful rat Nor battled with wild fierce tomcat. No, No, my beloved, dear ’cause dead What tough thy coat was a brick dust red? Like a good author, thou was a trusty friend And thy tail, like his, red to the very end. 9 My dog burns

MARK TWAIN WAS ALSO A VERY INSPIRATIONAL PERSON AND AN AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS QUOTES: 1. «TO SUCCEED IN LIFE, YOU NEED TWO THINGS: IGNORANCE AND CONFIDENCE». 2. «THE BEST WAY TO CHEER YOURSELF UP IS TO TRY TO CHEER SOMEBODY ELSE UP». 3. «GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD BOOKS AND A SLEEPY CONSCIENCE: THIS IS THE IDEAL LIFE». 4. «IF YOU TELL THE TRUTH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER ANYTHING». 5. «IN THE FIRST PLACE, GOD MADE IDIOTS. THAT WAS FOR PRACTICE. THEN HE MADE SCHOOL BOARDS». 6. «THE LACK OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL». 10

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