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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [1] Levis Leonardo Lozano Hoyos. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  is a children’s book written by Roald Dahl who was born in Llandaff a little town in Wales. He is a descendant of a Norwegian family. Many of his books describe the rigid educational English System in which he was educated. (He was sent to a boarding school when he was 7 years old). As soon as he finished High School instead of following his parent’s desire to register at the University, he went to work at the Shell International Oil Company in Africa. Working there the Second World War started and he joined the army. He was an Air Pilot of the Royal Air Force. He was wounded and spent 6 months at a hospital. Before writing children’s stories he wrote about his war adventures. After that, being inspired by telling stories to his children he wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964.   The story I want you to read was inspired by Roald’s experience as a stude

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

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    [1] Levis Leonardo Lozano Hoyos. William Shakespeare was not only one of the most important English Writers of the Renaissance but he is also considered one of the most important ones of universal literature. It is believed he was born on April 23 rd , 1564, due to the fact of his baptism in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stanford-upon-Avon, on April 26 th , (people used to baptize children after 3 days of his birth). He died in the same city on April 23 rd , 1616. William Shakespeare wrote plays and poems. One of his most famous plays is Romeo and Juliet. Check Romeo and Juliet Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTEOle4wXJ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hcuE203tY Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, which is believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595 and since then it has been adapted not just for theater but also for movies.  I have read and seen it in movies and series many times and every new time I discover something new and value today’s w