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The idea of progress : to what extent the cinema is related to progress ?
SYNTHESE Going to the cinema is my hobby and I have always found it interested how it changed since the beginning. The notion I am going to deal with is "The Idea Of Progress". To start with I would like to define the notion. Progress is a change, an evolution for a better life. There is a lot of forms of progress but I'd like to focus on the cinema. We may wonder to what
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Why is it that some countries have much smaller gender gaps than others?
Today, equality between men and women is a major issue, in an era where equality is being advocated. How can we imagine that equality between men and women does not exist in modern countries? Some countries, such as Iceland, have smaller gaps between the two genders. This is the subject of this article from the 2016 Guardian. This raises the question: why is it that some countries have much smaller gender gaps than others? To
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What Primark is doing to improve the lives & wages of its garment workers
What Primark is doing to improve the lives & wages of its garment workers Another pillar from ABF’s five pillars of corporate responsibility focuses on enhancing the lives of its workers. One of Primark’s long-term goals is to source all of its cotton more sustainably, which is why one of its most recent initiatives, and perhaps its most impactful to date, sees Primark working directly with female cotton farmers in India to improve the quality
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What Primark is doing to improve the lives & wages of its garment workers
Agatha Raisin has decided to retire. She sold her PR agency and bought a small house in a Costwolds village. But it is not always easy to integrate into rural life. Especially when you arrive from the city in a small village where everyone has known each other for years. Also, in order to integrate quickly, Agatha decided to participate in a quiche contest, organized by the municipality. But Agatha's unlucky situation was not only
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Idea of progress, can we say that progress is only positive ?
Idea of progress The notion of progress refers to a positive change which contributes to improving the economic and social conditions. Progress is supposed to make the world a better place to live for people. However, despite important progress across history in various fields, the world is not going so well in particular as regards environment and climate change. So, can we say that progress is only positive ? I will deal with this paradox.
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Spaces & exchanges : what is the impact of the sharing economy on our lifestyles and traditional business?
Today I am going to speak about The notion "Spaces and exchanges" which 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 On the other hand 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 – for instance: work exchanges,
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Idea of progress : what is the place of the robotics and of the medical advances for tomorrow ?
Idea of progress 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 places. But progress is a very complex concept because it can be applied to many fields such as adcanced technologies, but also health the living conditions and so on. It has shaken our traditions causing ( various) developments on different societies of
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Science is under threat
Clara Martin Written Expression With the rise of populism in this post-truth era, science is under threat. “The Earth is flat ! “ That’s a common debate in USA nowadays, that was absolutely impossible to conceive a decade ago. With the advent of conspiracy theories and their spread through internet, sciences seem to be endangered. Thus with the rise of populism how to protect it ? To my mind, it’s necessary to protect sciences to
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Myth and heroes : what is a modern-day hero and what impact do they have on our lives?”
Myths and heroes : synthèse Today I am going to deal with the notion of myths and heroes. First of all, I would give a definition of the key words of this notion. A myth is a story that may or may not be true. There may not be records or other proof that it existed but at least some parts of a myth may be true. Some myths may have started as “true” stories
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Myths & Heroes : what is a modern-day/contemporary hero?
Myths & Heroes First of all, I would like to give a definition of Myths & Heroes : -> A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition. ->A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his or her achievements, a superhero or maybe a sportman. During this year, we studied several documents about the Myths & Heros
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What is a well diversified investment portfolio?
What is a well-diversified investment portfolio? Although the fact that historically, it has been proved that stocks and bonds aren’t meant to be correlated, some recession periods have shown the opposite. Since then, what might be a diversified portfolio is the one that mixes between different economic and industrial sectors, different regions and what we call non-conventional assets. However, while investors are doing their best to attain their main goal of gaining a high rate
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Myths and heroes : is a hero always a role model ?
MYTHS AND HEROES This notion I’m going to deal with is Myths ans Heroes. I’m going to give the definitions of myth and I will focus more on heroes. A myth is usually a popular belief or an ancient story that has grown up around something or someone. It could be true or not : for example the American myth. Now I will present my presentation on heroes. Since Antiquity, heroes have been considered as
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Mirror, Mirror on The Wall, Who Is the Most Jealous of Them All?
The Shakespearean play Othello is driven by a great love story filled with jealousy. In the play, jealousy, through the contrast of Othello’s simple nature and Iago’s vicious villainy, will be the cause behind all the events that will lead the characters, and especially Othello, to their tragic downfall. The play depicts how jealousy is the most destructive and corruptive of all emotions. Othello being above Iago in many ways, military rank and his marriage
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Imagining is denying reality
[Nom] Badr Fdail Professor Rossitsa Varadinova Borkowski PHI 2302 03 24th Feb 2020 Is imagining to deny reality ? Imagination is often a negation of reality, although I think it can be an ally of reason if used wisely. Imagination is necessary for intelligence, and genius does not exist without it. But an unbridled imagination can lead to madness. But again without any imagination, man would sink into pathological idiocy. Imagination is the faculty that
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Application sur IS
APPLICATION COMPLEMENTAIRE CHAPITRE 4 P3 Les bénéfices imposables de la SARL MAESTRIA, un éditeur de logiciels, sont les suivants pour les 3 derniers exercices : * 2017 : 135 000 €. * 2018 : 210 000 €. * 2019 : 270 000 €. La société peut bénéficier de l’imposition à l’IS des PME. La société n’a réalisé aucune PVLT au cours de ces 3 années. En pratique son taux d’imposition est de 15 % jusqu’à
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Zero hours contract staff earn £1,000 a year less than other staff doing the same job
Zero hours contract staff earn £1,000 a year less than other staff doing the same job A new report shows zero hours workers suffer a 'precarious pay penalty' * Tom Peck * Friday 30 December 2016 Zero hours contracts are precisely what they sound like. A contract to work, but with zero work guaranteed within it. Staff, most commonly in retail and service jobs, are only called upon to work when there is demand for
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Is it only music that counts in the music business?
1. “It was the music that mattered to he.” (Doc B, ll. 27-28) In your opinion, is it only music that counts in the music business? (± 300 mots) In the movie “Yesterday” by Danny Boyle, we see the evolution of a young singer who is the only one to remember the Beatles’ songs and becomes famous by singing them. In the movie, Jack’s agent keeps on treating him as a product that is going
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Is religion bad for democracy ?
Research Paper Assignment Annotated Bibliography Author: Rishav Bansal Is religion bad for democracy? Religion is most commonly seen as person or society's devotion or commitment to religious observance or faith religion can also include different customs and beliefs. The two terms religion and democracy have come to related almost synonymous. We can point to many anti-democratic practices related to religion and religious traditions. In addition to non-democratic regimes, the autocratic examples that range from Hindu
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Idea of progress : what is the a limit when it comes to progress ?
Idea of progress The notion I’m going to speak about is Idea of progress: Firts of all, considered as the main tool of orientation in the complexity of the world, the concept of progress has accompanied the great moments of history. It crosses and jostles legacies and traditions, resulting in a wide variety of evolutionary processes as well as resistance to change. Relayed by a development of advanced technologies, an acceleration of scientific and technical
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Dissertation en anglais : Is a gap year the right choice for a French university student? Why or Why not
To anwser this question, we should first consider the general advantages of a gap year. Generally speaking, the alumni who have done it see it as personal development opportunity. It is a really good occasion to think of their aspirations and ambitions in life but also of how they want to achieve them. Obvisously, this process of self-discovering implies questioning one’s passions, strength and weaknesses etc. Travelling in a foreign country seems to be a
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Is the law in Singapore too strict?
BACHACHA HASSAN L3-GRP 14 Topic: Is the law in Singapore too strict? “low crime does not mean no crime” it is a stating warning in Singapore, in fact this country is know for its low crime rate and its cleanliness. Singapore is a country where law matter a lot and if not respected it is severely punished. So, thanks to two article first one written by Uptin Saiidi written in January 16, 2018 “Singapore crime
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Salem Habes Mme Mélanie Soustelle EAE 1DX March13th 2020 What is setting apart the Indigenous Peoples from the Government of Canada and its Pipeline Constructions? An opinion is a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or
Salem Habes Mme Mélanie Soustelle EAE 1DX March 13th 2020 What is setting apart the Indigenous Peoples from the Government of Canada and its Pipeline Constructions? An opinion is a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge, which has helped the common population discover new ways of seeing and thinking and understand various sides and points of views, while laws are a system of rules which a particular country
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The idea of progress : has progress always been a positive action for society throughout history? Is there different kind of progress?
The notion I’m going to deal with is the idea of progress. In relation to the notion, the subject of my presentation will be the social and technological aspect of progress. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change. It can be a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. There is no denying that nowadays progress is being made everywhere.
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Is Japan a particularly gender unequal society? Comparison with South Korea
Is Japan a particularly gender unequal society? Justify your answer using comparisons with South Korea. Gender equality is now a major issue and movement worldwide. We have seen movements emerge and grow on social media, such as #MeToo, in 2017, which has made a lot of buzz and encouraged many women to speak out about the discrimination they face. A common misconception about gender equality is that the goal is to get society as a
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Where is Rebecca ??
Where is Rebecca ?? Hi, I'm Laurent Taylor and I'm a police officer in a little town named Murlayfield. This town is normally very calm but recently a series of disappearances made it the subject of all discussions. So I've been assigned to this investigation with Harry which has been my partner for 8 years. Ms. Linda James had called us in the night and we had come to her house within an hour. Ms.
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