Resultados para "The Farewell" en Clásica

"Le Feu Follet suivi d'Adieu à Gonzague" de Pierre Drieu La Rochelle est une exploration poignante du désespoir existentiel et de la recherche de sens à la vie. Le roman suit Alain Leroy, un toxicomane désillusionné qui vient de terminer un programme de rééducation. Alors qu'il déambule dans les rues de Paris, rendant visite à de vieux amis et amants, Leroy est aux prises avec son incapacité à trouver un but ou une joie à l'existence.

After 20 years in public service, George Washington turned down a third term as president with this memorable farewell address. In it, he implores the American public to be united above all else, putting aside fervor for their political parties and state lines. He also warns against forming long-term partnerships with foreign nations. Originally this was a 32-page document that was read and distributed widely throughout America after its initial publication, and it deserves the same avid listenership today.

Angelina Turner would heartily agree with Dicken's Ebenezer Scrooge that Christmas is a "humbug". She is estranged from her family and doesn't think much of the holiday so she decides to test her theory that there is no such thing as the "Christmas spirit". But unlike Dicken's character. who needed three visitors to change his mind, Miss Turner only needs a Christmas Angel to show her "the rest of the story" and bring us all to a happy ending and a changed heart.