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  • Notion of Power: what does it take to get political power and keep it? what are humans capable of in order to fulfil their political goals?

    Notion of Power: what does it take to get political power and keep it? what are humans capable of in order to fulfil their political goals?

    Notion anglais Power Introduction: I’m going to talk about the notion of power, its forms and its locations. To begin with, i’d like to give a definition of this notion: it is the ability to influence people’s behaviour by applying authority towards individuals in order to get respect and order. Such power can create social groups like governments, companies, military and even criminal networks, when there is power there is counter power because of the

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  • THE MASS SURVEILLANCE A FORM OF OPRESSION IN OUR SOCIETY

    THE MASS SURVEILLANCE A FORM OF OPRESSION IN OUR SOCIETY

    THE MASS SURVEILLANCE A FORM OF OPRESSION IN OUR SOCIETY UK Crisis Snooper’s Charter UK new form of spying téléchargement.jpg Snowden create worldwide influence with NSA Hacktivist new form of counter attack against mass surveillance Résultat de recherche d'images pour "watch dogs marcus" The mass surveillance is a form of spying a mass spying, Country like UK are really infamous for it. With the polemic with the CCTV cameras which made in the public opinion

    414 Mots / 2 Pages
  • Myths and heroes : How can the actions of the past help us to built a better future ?

    Myths and heroes : How can the actions of the past help us to built a better future ?

    Myths and heroes I'm going to present the notion entitled Myths and Heroes. First I need to define the notion; myths can be synonymous with legends for example and heroes can be understood as extraordinary people to give lessons or are a source of inspiration for others. To illustrate this notion can I use the following issues: How can the actions of the past help us to built a better future ? ANNONCE DE

    732 Mots / 3 Pages
  • « Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences »

    « Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences »

    « Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences » Nowadays, the practices of the multinational companies have changed considerably. In this research, the researchers focus on the process of exchanges between companies and their subsidiaries and they try to explain why there is a reverse diffusion from the subsidiaries to the panel company in some multinationals. To account for this, they use

    1 961 Mots / 8 Pages
  • Football through the media in France and Germany.

    Football through the media in France and Germany.

    Football through the media in France and Germany. The French and German press are relatively similar when it comes to football. However it is not very interesting to look and analyse how each country writes and talks about its national team. The French are very critical of their representatives whether for politics, cinema or in the field. When sportsmen and sportswomen perform well, the French press is lenient and grateful, but if there are counter-performances,

    2 116 Mots / 9 Pages
  • To what extent did the media contribute to the results of the Brexit vote ?

    To what extent did the media contribute to the results of the Brexit vote ?

    The contribution of the media to the results of the Brexit vote To what extent did the media contribute to the results of the Brexit vote ? On June 23rd 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union triggering what the Guardian’s assistant editor Michael White described as the ‘greatest political crisis’ since the Second World War. At the time of writing most economists are predicting a severe downturn that could be worse than that

    715 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Notion d'Anglais Bac: Idea of Progress, The place of religion in the US today

    Notion d'Anglais Bac: Idea of Progress, The place of religion in the US today

    Religion in the United States is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Various religious faiths have flourished within the United States. A majority of Americans report that religion plays a very important role in their lives, a proportion unique among developed countries. What is the importance of Religion in the United States more particularly Christian religion? We are going to see the importance of religion in American history and then what

    996 Mots / 4 Pages
  • Spaces and exchanges : what is the impact of Brexit for both the EU and the UK ?

    Spaces and exchanges : what is the impact of Brexit for both the EU and the UK ?

    SPACES AND EXCHANGES I’m going to talk about the notion “Spaces and Exchanges”. First of all, I would like to give a definition of the notion : an Exchange is an act of giving and receiving something else in return. It can also be seen as a continuous movement or circulation. There are different kinds of exchanges : media, people, trade… To illustrate the notion, I have chosen to talk about a recently phenomen who

    600 Mots / 3 Pages
  • The Rights and Duties of the Child in Burkina Faso

    The Rights and Duties of the Child in Burkina Faso

    Theme: The Rights and Duties of the Child in Burkina Faso Introduction Ten million children die each year before their fifth birthday, from malnutrition or illness. More than 6 million deaths are attributable to diseases that could have been prevented or easily. Tens of millions more children have physical or mental disabilities because they have been deprived of food and health care that has allowed them to thrive. Many deaths are due to the pernicious

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  • Notion Spaces and exchanges : what are the causes and consequences of the american immigration over time ?

    Notion Spaces and exchanges : what are the causes and consequences of the american immigration over time ?

    The notion "Spaces and exchanges" deals with the geographical and symbolic areas that all societies occupy and the interactions between men and different societies. Our world is built on the exploration and conquest of new spaces. By this conquest of new spaces, we can have many differents cultures with the languages, traditions, religions etc.. I'm going to speak about immigration in America which is very important. In effect, when the first English settlers reached the

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  • Myths and heroes : How can myths and heroes can change the direction of the course of History ?

    Myths and heroes : How can myths and heroes can change the direction of the course of History ?

    myths and heroes I would like to talk about the notion of myths and heroes , According to the dictionary definition a myth is a traditional story, concerning the early history of people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Then a hero in mythology and a person of superhuman qualifies who is admired for his courage or extraordinary achievements. In the modern world, a hero has lost

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  • Myths and heroes : How does the idea of the American dream push its physical and symbolical frontiers always further and further?

    Myths and heroes : How does the idea of the American dream push its physical and symbolical frontiers always further and further?

    Myth and hero Today, I’m going to present the notion of « myth and hero ». It can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be popular belief or a tradition or a false notion. A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his or her achievements, a superhero or maybe a role or an icon. In our dossier, we will deal with the American frontier.

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  • Notion Myths and Heroes : what are the representatives of the American Dream ?

    Notion Myths and Heroes : what are the representatives of the American Dream ?

    Notion Myths and Heroes I’m going to talk about the notion of myths and heroes. To begin with, I’d like to give a definition of myths. A myth is a traditional story, a sacred story, related to the culture and history of a country. That tells a past event which may or may not true. Most of the time, the myth is represented by a hero. A person is a hero by its acts. It’s

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  • Essay on the treatment of sexuality and desire in "Wuthering Heights" (Brontë) and "Tess of the D’Urbervilles" (Hardy)

    Essay on the treatment of sexuality and desire in "Wuthering Heights" (Brontë) and "Tess of the D’Urbervilles" (Hardy)

    ‘Sex…in [Victorian literature] is not banished but driven underground, to merge in perverted and inhibited forms’. In the light of this quotation, discuss the treatment of sexuality and desire in Victorian literature. Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles (published in 1891) and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Height (published in 1847), both feature themes of class inequality, gender politics and the danger of desire. Desire and sexuality play a key role in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, especially

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  • Spaces and exchanges : what aree the causes and impacts of immigration ?

    Spaces and exchanges : what aree the causes and impacts of immigration ?

    I’m going to talk about The notion "Spaces and exchanges". I would give you a definition of this notion. An exchange is the act of giving or receiving something in substitution for something else. In today’s modern-day world these exchanges can take several forms economic ( work exchanges, exchange of goods, trading across borders ) cultural, ( exchange of ideas, information, education ) movement of people ( immigration, student exchanges, gap years ). Espaces are

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  • What are the advantages and disavantadges of a multicultural society?

    What are the advantages and disavantadges of a multicultural society?

    Many immigrants moved all over the world through centuries. Some people say there are only advantages to live in a multicultural society, others think today there disadvantages. So, we will see in a first part the advantages of a multicultural society and the disadvantages in a second part before concluding. Most people think that multiculturalism is good for host countries. First, ethnic minorities have got their own language, religion, way of life, traditions, clothes,

    303 Mots / 2 Pages
  • Idea of progress : the negative and the positive side of progress

    Idea of progress : the negative and the positive side of progress

    Idea of progress Hello, today I will talk about the notion “idea of progress”. First of all, I would like to give a definition of the notion. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement. a development or a change, a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. We will wonder if technological advances have improved our lives. First, let's see how new technologies have positively

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  • AVANTAGES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTERNET

    AVANTAGES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTERNET

    REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN Ministère Des Enseignements Secondaires De La Formation Technique Et Professionnel, De La Reconversion Et De L’Insertion Des Jeunes COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE SAINT MATHIEU 1 Matière : Anglais Classe : 4ème M1 THEME : Présenté par: Dirigé par : 1. ABDOUL Mohamed Hac Mr TOGAN Anselm 2. AGBAYAHOUN Joyce 3. BOKPE Bénédicta 4. HOUNTON Débora 5. SOSSOU Amandine Année académique : 2017–2018 PLAN ─INTRODUCTION ─CORPS DU DEVOIR ▪Give the definition of internet ▪Give the

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  • The notion of power : can we say that the subject of weapons is a factor of division of the american population ?

    The notion of power : can we say that the subject of weapons is a factor of division of the american population ?

    I am going to talk about the notion of power. First of all, I would like to give a definition of the power: it's when a person, a group or a nation having great influence or control over others. To illustrate the notion, I have chosen two documents; first, there is “Welcome to the NRA”, a commercial by the National Rifle Association, to protect the right to keep and bear arms. Next, I chose the

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  • Spaces and exchanges : what are the different types of exchanges and how are they perceived by people?

    Spaces and exchanges : what are the different types of exchanges and how are they perceived by people?

    anglais 1 spaces and exchanges I'm going to talk about the notion spaces and exchanges, to biging with I'd like to give a definition of this notion.curently the diferent spaces of the world are more and more connected to each other and there are various types of exchanges: peaple trade media.. So we can wonder about what are the different types of exchanges and how are they perceived by people? For example, there is the

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  • PPC seats and forms power

    PPC seats and forms power

    Today, if you want to go to universities you have to make sacrifices, if you want to study you must take out student loans and those are very expensive so we may wonder if universities are a place for people with money and influence? Are universities a place of power since it’s only reserved to the elite? In the beginning we’ll see that universities sometimes can be a place for people with power but not

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  • Myths and Heroes : How has the vision of the cowboy evolved ? What's the difference between his myth and the reality ?

    Myths and Heroes : How has the vision of the cowboy evolved ? What's the difference between his myth and the reality ?

    I'm going to talk about the notion Myths and Heroes. To begin with I would like to define the myth, a myth is a story about famous people or gods, it can be true of false. Next, a heroe is an ideal person admired and brave with a lot of courage, for example, Batman it's a fiction heroe. But, we going to see a heroe who has existed in U.S, a cowboy. How has the

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  • Idea of progress : to what extent this has changed the rights,' lives and images of women. ?

    Idea of progress : to what extent this has changed the rights,' lives and images of women. ?

    Today I am going to talk about the Ideas of Progress. I would like to begin by explaining that there are many types of progress: technological, economical and social evolution. I am going to speak today about social advancement and to what extent this has changed the rights,' lives and images of women. Firstly, I will talk about what American women did during WWII. In this part of the notion Ideas of Progress we saw

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  • Study the three documents in connection with the Idea of Progress. Think of a question related to the notion and answer it using the three documents but also the other material you have studied. Write an essay (700 words maximum).

    Study the three documents in connection with the Idea of Progress. Think of a question related to the notion and answer it using the three documents but also the other material you have studied. Write an essay (700 words maximum).

    Since the industrial revolution, many technologies have appeared in our lives. Phones, computers, GPS, tablets and televisions are developing over time. We are going to ask ourselves what are the positive and negative points of the progress made over the years. Progress has literally changed our lives in many different areas. A great evolution has happened, especially to the Apple brand created by Steve Jobs in 1973 where he reinvented an innovative marketing approach focused

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  • What are the strengths and shortcomings of cosmopolitan memory practices in Guillermo del Toro's films?

    What are the strengths and shortcomings of cosmopolitan memory practices in Guillermo del Toro's films?

    In addition to the definitions mentioned above, cosmopolitan memory is labelled in the article by Bull & Hansen as ‘an attitude towards victimhood’, meaning that the story is based on the suffering of the victim, while the image of the ‘hero’ ‘in the traditional sense disappears from the stories’ (Bull&Hansen, 2016). In other words, the victim becomes some sort of hero although he/she does not defeat the evil but in fact, passes away. We can

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