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Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev is a famous Russian chemist. He is best known for his development of the periodic table of the properties of the chemical elements. This table displays that elements' properties are changed periodically when they are arranged according to atomic weight.

Mendeleyev was born in 1834 in Tobolsk, Siberia. He studied chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg, and in 1859 he was sent to study at the University of Heidelberg. Mendeleyev returned to St. Petersburg and became Professor of Chemistry at the Technical Institute in 1863. He became Professor of General Chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg in 1866. Mendeleyev was a well-known teacher, and, because there was no good textbook in chemistry at that time, he wrote the two-volume «Principles of Chemistry» which became a classic textbook in chemistry.

In this book Mendeleyev tried to classify the elements according to their chemical properties. In 1869 he published his first version of his periodic table of elements. In 1871 he published an improved version of the periodic table, in which he left gaps for elements that were not known at that time. His table and theories were proved later when three predicted elements: gallium, germanium, and scandium were discovered.

Mendeleyev investigated the chemical theory of solution. He found that the best proportion of alcohol and water in vodka is 40%. He also investigated the thermal expansion of liquids and the nature of petroleum.

In 1893 he became director of the Bureau of Weights and Measures in St. Petersburg and held this position until his death in 1907.

Странное хобби.
Бальзак был известным французским писателем с большим талантом. Но у него было странное хобби. Он любил определять характер людей по  почерку человека. Он очень гордился своим хобби.  Однажды его друг принес ему тетрадь: " Мой дорогой друг, я хочу знать, что вы думаете о характере этого мальчика. Скажите мне правду. Он не мой сын. " Бальзак был очень рад продемонстрировать свой талант, и он начал изучать почерк. После  нескольких  минут  тщательного  изучения  почерка он  сказал:  " Ладно, я скажу вам правду. Этот мальчик плохой и ленивый парень. "Это очень странно", - сказал его друг и улыбнулся, ''потому что это ваша тетрадь, с того времени, когда вы были мальчиком.''

это конечно не эссе,ну вот держи))*peoplein different countries have different ideas about what is good to eat and what is the best diet for them. so, we live in a country where breakfast is a very rich meal. we have not only roll with butter, jam of honey, but ham or sausage and fried eggs or porridge as well. tea is taken at breakfast more often than coffee. well, when i get up in the morning the only thing i can face is a glass of some juice or mineral water, it raises my spirits a bit. then, several minutes later i have my typical breakfast. a cup of tea with some sandwiches or scrambled eggs with milk.lunch is not very popular in our country but when we have some breaks at university called “windows” we have lunch in our university’s canteen, we have a bit of choice there.the main and the most abundant meal of the day is diner, but as we are students it’s better to call it supper. a full typical dinner comprises soup, a main course and a dessert. my favourite soups are redbeet and mushroom soups. for the main course i typically have some meat or fish, potatoes and vegetables. the most typical meat is a pork or veal chops or chicken. some other dishes served as appetizers for dinner or for supper are different kinds of salads. according to our tradition, good food should be accompanied by good drink. for dinner or supper people sometimes drink vodka, wine or beer. as for me sometimes i drink vine with my mum after supper.as for my eating and drinking habits, i can tell that i’m not into sweets and as most men think that chocolate is nothing else but a kind of sweets. i dislike any kinds of rolls, buns, cakes and pies. but i’m into hot mexican and chinese food, hot pizzas, chilly and sushi.on special occasions, my family goes out to eat in clubs and restaurants. i like trying cuisine of different countries. and while being in different countries i always trying their national cuisine. i don’t think i’d like to eat this every day but it’s really good for a change.in the end i should mention that we always should remember that we eat to live but not live to eat.-я писала в школе такое сочинение и мне поставили конечно не эссе,а сочинение,но мне кажется сойдет))