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  • Vivienne Westwood The woman of a thousand influences

    Vivienne Westwood The woman of a thousand influences

    Table of contents Introduction............................................................................................................. 3 The Punk subculture............................................................................................. 4 The origins ...................................................................................................... 4 The culture ..................................................................................................... 5 “Queen Viv” and the Sex Pistols ................................................................. 5 The punk esthetic by Dame Westwood .................................................. 8 Updating the past to create the future............................................................ 10 The Renaissance inspirations................................................................... 11 The Baroque inspirations ........................................................................ 12 The Rococo inspirations ........................................................................... 13 Social involvement............................................................................................. 16 A soldier of the environment.................................................................... 16 ... and humanitarian causes ......................................................................17 Save the artic collection ............................................................................ 18

    3 569 Mots / 15 Pages
  • To what extent did women’s role in society change as a result of the French and American Revolutions?

    To what extent did women’s role in society change as a result of the French and American Revolutions?

    To what extent did women’s role in society change as a result of the French and American Revolutions? A revolution can be described as a fundamental change in political organization; especially the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed. During the 18th century many changes took place such as the French and American revolutions. The French Revolution largely was inspired by the American Revolution, there

    1 896 Mots / 8 Pages
  • Timeline presenting some events of the sixties linked with segregation in the south of U.S.

    Timeline presenting some events of the sixties linked with segregation in the south of U.S.

    FRIC Angélique TL Timeline presenting some events of the sixties linked with segregation in the south of U.S. 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Freedom rides, the freedom riders were demonstrating to end segregation in buses. James Meredith is the first African-American student in the University of Mississipi. He was victim of violence, that’s why kennedy ordered 10 000 U.S. military policde to restaure order and protect james. March on Washington, 250 000 people gathered

    607 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
  • The value of money

    The value of money

    The value of money 1. What is Money? Despite the fact that we are handling money every day, if we ask people, very few of them would be able to describe it properly. When we hear the word “money” what we have in mind it might go from pleasure to pain. It might be an amazing car, the house of our dreams or an endless vacation in a paradisiacal beach surrounded by Daiquiris. On the

    2 845 Mots / 12 Pages
  • LEADING HOTEL OF THE WORLD

    LEADING HOTEL OF THE WORLD

    LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD 1. Groupe hôtelier The Leading Hotels of the World est un consortium hôtelier qui rassemble 390 hôtels de luxe dans pays du monde. Son siège est situé à New York. C’est une filiale de Hotel Representative AG et LHW Services Gmbh. Président : Andrea Kracht Andrea Kracht est membre de la sixième génération de la famille propriétaire et délégué du conseil d’administration de l’Hôtel Baur au Lac depuis 1990.

    1 139 Mots / 5 Pages
  • Event of the year

    Event of the year

    Exposé : Event of the year DIAPO 1 : Hello everyone ! First of all we want to clarify that what we are present you is just fiction. So as you know, this year the University celebrates 50 years. In order to make this event as successful as possible, we are responsible for organising it. DIAPO 2 : We're going to introduce ourselves. My name is Marine and I am the project leader. The University

    882 Mots / 4 Pages
  • Transmission of the Muslim knowledge

    Transmission of the Muslim knowledge

    Question 2: Before the eleventh century, the transmission of Muslim knowledge was not tied to any institutional structure. Islamic education took place in the scholars’ houses or mosques. Students and scholars gathered in teaching circles to recite the Qur’an and discuss the text interpretations. These discussions lead to the development of two important Islamic religious disciplines, the study of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence. Those sciences were transmitted outside of any institution for the first ten

    522 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Sociology of the firm

    Sociology of the firm

    SOCIOLOGY OF THE FIRM – SUMMARY OF THE READINGS Session 1: Introduction to the Sociology of Business 1. What is Sociology? in the Introduction to sociology * Autism example: * Scientific explanation: The epidemic is fueled by more toxic chemicals in the environment. The increase of autism is related to changing ways in which we recognize its signs and symptoms. * Sociological explanation: The communities where autism cases appear to arise from diagnostic processes are

    5 395 Mots / 22 Pages
  • The notion of progress: crime

    The notion of progress: crime

    Enzo Deronzier T7 Notion 2 Hello, I’m going to talk about the notion “The idea of progress”. First of all I would like to give a definition of the idea of progress. The Progress is a gradual betterment; especially: the progressive development of humankind. To illustrate the notion we'll talk about prohibition in the USA. Thus, we can ask ourselves how has Prohibition backfired and led the nation to crime ? In the first place

    946 Mots / 4 Pages
  • Compte rendu "The spread of counterfeiting"

    Compte rendu "The spread of counterfeiting"

    Compte Rendu « The spread of Counterfeiting » Cet article publié le 6 mars 2010 dans le journal britannique « The Economist » aborde la prolifération de la contrefaçon ces dernières années. On assiste aujourd’hui à une démocratisation de la contrefaçon, en effet elle ne touche plus seulement les produits de luxes mais aussi les cigarettiers, les produits pharmaceutiques ou les composants informatiques. Plusieurs facteurs ont contribué à l’essor de la contrefaçon, notamment le déplacement

    297 Mots / 2 Pages
  • The idea of progress : In what way can we say that the workplace will be evolved in the future?

    The idea of progress : In what way can we say that the workplace will be evolved in the future?

    Hello, my name is Bruno Kubiak The notion I’m going to deal with is the idea of progress. To begin I’m going to give a definition of the idea of progress. The word "progress" derives from the Latin "progressus" and suggests an improvement, a development or a change – a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world better. The progress allows the development of the society and the mentality. I would

    492 Mots / 2 Pages
  • The idea of progress : How has the internet changed today’s world?

    The idea of progress : How has the internet changed today’s world?

    I am going to talk about the idea of progress. First of all I would like to give a definition of this 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. This year in class we studied several documents about the idea of progress. I will talk about : • the web

    392 Mots / 2 Pages
  • The Effects of Exercise on Taste and Food Preference

    The Effects of Exercise on Taste and Food Preference

    There are five basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami (Brown, 2015). Sweetness is perceived in foods containing sugars such as sucrose, fructose and glucose (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care [IQWIG], 2016). The salty taste perceived in foods is due to the salt crystals made of sodium and chloride (NaCl) (IQWIG, 2016). Bitter taste comes from different compounds including caffeine, theobromine found in chocolate and phenolic compounds (Brown, 2015). Sourness is

    1 686 Mots / 7 Pages
  • The Idea of Progress : The New Frontier

    The Idea of Progress : The New Frontier

    According to Sidney Pollard, “a belief in progress implies the assumption that a pattern of change exists in the history of mankind, that it consists of irreversible changes in one general direction only, and that this direction is toward improvement.” In the United States, progress is namely illustrated by the search for the American Frontier. How did its search evolve over time? This evolution can be best understood by considering three distinct definitions of the

    591 Mots / 3 Pages
  • The political emancipation of the bourgeoisie

    The political emancipation of the bourgeoisie

    The political emancipation of the bourgeoisie « Political questions are far too serious to be left to the politicians. » Said Hannah Arentdth in her book Men in dark times from 1968. Hannah Arendt Bluecher born on the 14th October 1906 and died on the 4th December 19 was a German philosopher and political theorist. Arendt was a jewish women in a war thorn nazi germany and unsurprisingly got caught by the gestapo and was

    1 028 Mots / 5 Pages
  • Analyse LELE Lord of the Flies

    Analyse LELE Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies : Lord of the flies is a William Golding novel that had three film adaptations like the 1963 one, directed by Peter Brook. These works belong to the subgenre « Robinsonade ». Robinsonade is a a type of book, a subgenre like adventure stories, that takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The story is always of castaway on a desert island. The movie plot is

    614 Mots / 3 Pages
  • The idea of progress

    The idea of progress

    FAMILY PROGRESS L'idée de progrès consiste essentiellement à croire que le monde peut devenir meilleur The idea of progress basically consists in believing that the world can become better en termes de technologie, de liberté et de qualité de vie et a façonné la majeure partie de la vision in terms technology, liberty and quality of life and has shaped most of civilisation vision de l'histoire de la civilisation . Le progrès implique des changements,

    838 Mots / 4 Pages
  • The history of Skype

    The history of Skype

    THE HISTORY OF SKYPE “Sky Peer to Peer” is the full name of Skype. This software was launched fifteen years ago which was in August, 2003. The founders of Skype are the Estonian developers Zahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn, Danish developer Janus Friis and Sweden’s Niklas Zenntrom. These founders met for the first time at the Swedish telecom company called Tele2. Niklas Zenntrom and Janus Friis were employees at the company and the

    1 174 Mots / 5 Pages
  • Myths and heroes : How Myth and heroes influence the behavior of society?

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

    Oral : myth and heroes Introduction : So, we are going to deal with the notion Myths and Heroes, studied in class through some documents, and I would like to start with a simple definition of the notions. A myth is a popular story which, usually, tries to guide the society towards certain values or some ideal. It can be composed of unreal fact and action, often led by a Hero. Following that, a hero

    797 Mots / 4 Pages
  • Rape of the lock close reading

    Rape of the lock close reading

    Pope’s The Rape of the Lock was written for the purpose of satire. His friend John Caryll requested that he write the poem in order to make a mockery of two friends; Arabella Fermor and her suitor Lord Pope’s The Rape of the Lock was inspired by a real event witnessed by Pope’s friend, John Caryll. Lord Robert Petre (surname) had cut off a lock of hair from his lover, Arabella Fermor, and the consequent

    1 462 Mots / 6 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 idea of progress : how do the English-speaking countries deal with global warming ?

    The idea of progress : how do the English-speaking countries deal with global warming ?

    IDEA OF PROGRESS I'm going to present the notion of "the idea of progress". To start, Progress is an idea of change, of evolution, of positive transformations. However, there may be progress in different fields, such as for exemple the scientific, technological, social, economic or even medical. The topic we have decided to address in class is the problem of global warming. So, here we go to see how the English-speaking countries deal with global

    411 Mots / 2 Pages
  • The notion of progress : How did African-American's condition progress throught time?

    The notion of progress : How did African-American's condition progress throught time?

    I am going to talk about the notion “progress”. Progress means to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc. We can also say progress is a movement toward a goal or to further or higher a stage. This theme present that is segregation. Segregation is the discrimination against black people by white unit. Segregation was made law several times between 18 and 1976. ( In 1964, the president Lyndon.B.Johnson signs the civil rights acts )

    379 Mots / 2 Pages
  • The importance of History

    The importance of History

    ABD EL HAMID HELWANI 374272 Critical Thinking II Johan Claasen The Importance of History (2523 words) The necessity to study what is known as history lingers as self-evident. A ranging perspective to this subject matter acknowledges the statement proclaiming that being aware of the mistakes made in the past avoids us from replicating them. There are therefore lessons to be grasped from history. Moreover, a nation needs to know its background, where it comes from

    2 594 Mots / 11 Pages