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  • Locations and forms of power: the power of media

    Locations and forms of power: the power of media

    I’m going to deal with the notion « Places and forms of power ». First, I’ld like to give a definition of the notion. Power is the ability to exercice authority and influence over others of course a society need laws and rules so people can leave together; this is going to create social harmony, social cphesion but sometime people can disagree and you’re a fine social tension. It can be exerted in different spheres

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  • Myths and heroes: how can the image of a hero become controversial?

    Myths and heroes: how can the image of a hero become controversial?

    Myths and heroes : The notion seen in class is about Myths and Heroes. First, we will be interested in the definition of hero and myths. A hero, in mythology, is the son / daughter of a god and a woman or a goddess and a man. Moreover it is a person who performs many heroic acts with positive faculties and qualities. A myth, in mythology, is a marvellous narrative that aims to interpret the

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  • Spaces and exchanges: What are the consequences of our consumption in the world?

    Spaces and exchanges: What are the consequences of our consumption in the world?

    I am going to talk about 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. The different cultural, economic, sociological and language interactions have shaped and characterized our modern-day world. What are the consequences of our consumption in the world? I. Our consuming 1. Our way consuming First

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  • Places and forms of power: the abuse of power

    Places and forms of power: the abuse of power

    Places and forms of power For the notion of places and form of power, I have chosen to study the abuse of power. We are the first generation who has not lived during war. We due this finding to the stability and the power of the most powerful countries in the world that prevent wars before it starts, so this world looks perfect with nothing to say about, so the question is: Does abuse of

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  • The inuit of Alaska

    The inuit of Alaska

    The inuit of alaska Clichés vs réalité : ont imagine les Inuits comme des gens dans des grosses fourrures, vivant dans des igloos, se déplaçant en chien de traineau, et péchant dans la glace en se nourrissant de poissons et de phoque, tout sa sur la neige blanche de l’Alaska. Mais la réalité est bien plus complexe. En effet, La pêche et la chasse sont dans les traditions car les Inuit s’habillent dans des fourrures

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  • Notion of progress : man vs machine

    Notion of progress : man vs machine

    i’m going to talk about the notion of progress. To begin with, I would like to give a definition of progress. So, Progress is an evolution, a change . It can either be social, technical, or scientific, and contributes towards making the world a better place. To answer this question I will present three documents “Man VS machine”our biggest existential threat and stephan hawking on Ai. First, scientific techniques go farther and farther and sometimes

    301 Mots / 2 Pages
  • Spaces and exchanges: the impact of immigration in the USA

    Spaces and exchanges: the impact of immigration in the USA

    Spaces and exchanges The notion I’m going to deal with is spaces and exchanges. To begin with, I’d 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. Nowadays, the different spaces of the world are connected with each other and they exchange. Today, there is migrations, communication, and trade between all countries

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  • Myths and heroes: How Myths and heroes influence the behavior of society?

    Myths and heroes: How Myths and heroes influence the behavior of society?

    Hello, so today I will deal with the notion Myths and Heroes. First of all, I would like to give a brief definition of the notion. A myth is a popular story which tries to guide the society toward certain values, or some ideal. Usually, it is composed of unreal fact and action, often led by a Hero. A hero is a courageous person who is ready to sacrifice himself to rescue other people’s. He

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  • The use of illegal drugs

    The use of illegal drugs

    ________________ Introduction The use of illegal drugs in general, and cannabis (marijuana) in particular has increased in the last few decades. Cannabis is by far the most frequently used illegal drug in the world (although it is legal in several places). Globally there are at least 158 million users annually, which is over 3.8% of the world’s population. The name marijuana comes from a Mexican slang term for cannabis and is believed to have derived

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  • Myths and heroes: the life of pirates.

    Myths and heroes: the life of pirates.

    First, A hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. It can be the main character in a book or a film or a person with superhuman qualities. And A myth is a story that may or may not be true. We took as an example in the chapter myth and heroes, the life of pirates. we saw, how we can qualify the pirates. I can say the

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  • What are the elements of a utopian society and to what extent is it achievable?

    What are the elements of a utopian society and to what extent is it achievable?

    Idea of progress Gandhi once said that “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress”. In this notion, we are going to discuss a kind of disagreement that can lead to progress. But above all, let’s give a quick definition of this notion: the idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development, a change or an advance which contributes to making the world a better place. In order to illustrate this

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  • What are the effects of the olympic games. Intro

    What are the effects of the olympic games. Intro

    30/04/2018 Introduction Olympic games are one of the biggest and most popular Sporting events in the modern world. The games started in Ancient Greece but the current sporting modern format was born in the nineties[1]. The competition, in which multiple professional athletes are competing in a variety of sports, is easily the most awaited of all sportive events, with a frequency of a Game every two years, alternating each time between the winter Olympics and

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  • Canada the nation of natural Resource:

    Canada the nation of natural Resource:

    Pitfield 1 Doug Pitfield Mr. MacNeill CHI 4UO Grand 12 Canadian history June 15, 2013 Canada the nation of natural Resource: Found upon, industrialized upon, and prospered upon Pitfield 2 Canada is a country that is known to be difficult to define. With a large and diverse array of ideologies and a strong developed foundation of multiculturalism, it is not difficult to understand why Canada is such a challenging country to wrap up into a

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  • « The Impact of the EU’s Conditional Engagement on China » par Jonathan Holslag

    « The Impact of the EU’s Conditional Engagement on China » par Jonathan Holslag

    The Impact of EU’s Conditional Engagement on China To help China’s rise on the world scene, Europe is guiding its development with conditions and cooperation. Europe is an engine of this growth through massive investments, trade and helping Beijing to open up through diplomatic relations. The old continent wants to influence China in a way that is beneficial to its own interests. A large number of these interests are common between the EU Member States,

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  • Role of the notebook of intership

    Role of the notebook of intership

    Page 2 Role of the notebook of intership Objectives: the notebook of internship is an educational document which aims at creating a coherent link between three main actors of training: 1) The student 2) The company and the guardians 3) The teaching staff This document has for vocation to fill a number of objectives: - Validate the conformity of the period of formation with regard to the educational objectives defined with the company. - Allow

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  • The notion of semi-livings Does it relates to the concept of biomedia?

    The notion of semi-livings Does it relates to the concept of biomedia?

    David Chabot 44588 CART 255 Christopher Salter 2015-04-20 The notion of semi-livings Does it relates to the concept of biomedia? Both artists and scientists are always seeking for new methods and techniques to innovate in their field. Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr are great examples of innovators in their fields. Catts and Zurr, both artists and biological researchers are experts who decided to merge their different passions all together to reveal and establish a new

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  • The course of Forrest, a lightning evolution across all facets of the United States

    The course of Forrest, a lightning evolution across all facets of the United States

    The course of Forrest, a lightning evolution across all facets of the United States The movie begins with a solitary feather floating through the sky until a man sitting at a bus stop happens to catch it. He then grabs the feather and tucks it away. After that, forest will tell us about his course. The course of Forrest Gump begins when he was child and he is with the doctor in this office getting

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  • To what extent was Gorbachev the main cause of the end of the cold war ?

    To what extent was Gorbachev the main cause of the end of the cold war ?

    Essay: To what extent was Gorbachev the main cause of the end of the cold war ? The Cold War is generally regarded as a quest for global hegemony, an ideological confrontation and a massive military arms race between two powerful countries with opposing political systems. As world war 2 ended the cold war began and continued until 1989. Surprisingly it did not end with a bang but with a whimper. Although the end of

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  • The death of Celtic Tiger

    The death of Celtic Tiger

    The death of Celtic Tiger The cat represents the irish economic power and used to be a tiger. It means that the irish economy is not as strong as it used to be. This document must be a play because there are stage directions. It was published after the economic boom. It is a long monologue. The title of the book, The Parting Glass is the title of a traditional irish song which was sung

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  • Notion espaces et échanges : the impact of money on different populations through movie clips

    Notion espaces et échanges : the impact of money on different populations through movie clips

    Space and Extange I'm going to speak about the notion of space and extange. This notion 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. The different cultural, economic, sociological and language interactions have shaped and characterised our modern-day world. In class i worked on many documents about space and extange and today

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  • The concept of segmentation and targeting

    The concept of segmentation and targeting

    The concept of segmentation and targeting 1. A market segment is a homogeneous group of customers with similar needs, wants, values and buying behavior. Segmentation bases : * Geographic : World region or country, u.s. region, state, city, Neighborhood, city or metro size, density, climate. * Demographic : Gender, age, race, marital status, household side, occupatoin, income, education, religion. * Social-cultural : culture (e.g., north american versus asian culture), subcultures, social class, psychographics (lifestyle, values,

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  • Notion de progrès : to what extent the human society progress and the nature could cohabit ?

    Notion de progrès : to what extent the human society progress and the nature could cohabit ?

    NOTION / PROGRESS INTRO the progress can have a lot of different meaning to me, it represents a movement toward a goal or an higher stage, this is why i chose idea of progress to illustrate the theme of the urbanization and nature, cause we can say that this could be real progress, if humanity could success to head for (= se dirige) a future where humanity progress could coexists with the protection of the

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  • Notion of progress : LGBT

    Notion of progress : LGBT

    The notion I'm going to speak about is progress. To begin with, I’d like to state a definition of progress: for me, it's the idea of an improvement, a development or a change – a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the society or even the world a better place. To deal with this notion, we've studied 3 texts in peculiar: "The violin", "What if she's white?" and "Letter to mama". We

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  • 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

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  • Revue The Importance Of Being Earnest

    Revue The Importance Of Being Earnest

    EURO John (Jack/Ernest) Worthing : Jack Worthing is a seemingly responsible and respectable young man who leads a double life. In Hertfordshire, where he has a country estate, Jack is known as Jack. In London he is known as Ernest. He says he has a little brother called Ernest in the country. As a baby, Jack was discovered in a handbag in the cloakroom of Victoria Station by an old man who adopted him and

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