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  • The eye and the I: How the writer blurs the boundary between reality and fiction ?

    The eye and the I: How the writer blurs the boundary between reality and fiction ?

    The eye and the I The writer likes when reality meets fiction and likes the reader to questioning himself about the authenticity of the story. How the writer blurs the boundary between reality and fiction ? I- First => Virginia Woolf=> The « stream of consciousness » => By reproducing the flow of thoughts in humain brain. Very subjective, Very fluid => Imagery of water, long sentences, rhetorical question.Woolf writes very long sentences, often resorting

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  • Spaces and exchanges: is the immigration really desirable in the United States?

    Spaces and exchanges: is the immigration really desirable in the United States?

    The notion I am going to deal with is « Spaces and Exchanges ». To begin with, I’ld 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 immigration in the

    731 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Essaythe oval portrait and the picture of dorian gray

    Essaythe oval portrait and the picture of dorian gray

    The gothic literature style is a style which stresses the mysterious and desolate including death, old buildings with ghosts in them, curses and madness to name but a few of the more common and generally fundamental elements and concepts. Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde had one of the greatest impacts on Gothic literature. The former is famous for all the grief he put up with that he inserted into his horror and mystery stories,

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  • Locations and Forms of Power : Why the British press is referred to as the "fourth power" ?

    Locations and Forms of Power : Why the British press is referred to as the "fourth power" ?

    Locations and Forms of Power Introduction: I'm going to deal with the notion of location and forms of power. I would like to illustrate this notion through the theme of the British Press The British are known to be a people of paper readers. Indeed, the choice of papers for different types of readers it enormous and the sheer number of newspapers of tabloids and broadsheets or quality papers being read every day is impressive.

    902 Mots / 4 Pages
  • Spaces and Exchanges : What are the goals for the united states in terms of climate?

    Spaces and Exchanges : What are the goals for the united states in terms of climate?

    Spaces and Exchanges I’m going to talk about the notion of Spaces and Exchanges. First of all, I would like to give a quick definition of the notion. An exchange is an act of giving and receiving something else in return. There are different kinds of exchange: media, people, trade (commerce). It is the idea that in today’s world people are more and more interdependent. Growing population and climate changes concern everybody. So, we can

    574 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Locations and forms of power : Can the right to own a weapon guarantee security?

    Locations and forms of power : Can the right to own a weapon guarantee security?

    LOCATIONS AND FORMS OF POWER I’m going to talk about Locations and forms of power. First of all, I would like to give a definition: The notion of power generally implies a basic division between those who have and exercise power and those who have none or little of it. As a consequence, the exercise of power within a community requires that its members accept a complex system of laws and rules, and respect symbols

    1 104 Mots / 5 Pages
  • Idea of progress: how progress of technology and science influences the image of beauty in our society?

    Idea of progress: how progress of technology and science influences the image of beauty in our society?

    Idea of progress: I will speak about the notion idea of progress. First of all I would like to give a definition of this term. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement or a change in something. It’s a kind of technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. Nowadays, the idea of beauty is really present in our culture and that’s why we will see

    614 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Idea of progress : how the condition of women has evolved and what about nowadays in cinema.

    Idea of progress : how the condition of women has evolved and what about nowadays in cinema.

    INDE I’m going to talk about the notion « IDEA OF PROGRESS ». This year in class we studied several documents about this notion and in particular about the India’s culture. So we can ask question : « How does Indian’s culture influence the english-speaking world ? » For begin, we are going to speak about the power of India and then the radiating influence. We have seen, thanks to two pictures on the book

    929 Mots / 4 Pages
  • The idea of progress: how the condition of women has evolved and what about nowadays in cinema?

    The idea of progress: how the condition of women has evolved and what about nowadays in cinema?

    The idea of progress INTRODUCTION Today I'm going to talk about the « Idea of progress ». It can be definded as an improvement, a development or a change, a technical, scientific or a social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. I'm going to talk about social progress through the place women, especially in the film industry. We can wonder how the condition of women has evolved and what about nowadays

    659 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Spaces and exchanges - what are the goals or the United States in term of climate?

    Spaces and exchanges - what are the goals or the United States in term of climate?

    Spaces and Exchanges I’m going to talk about the notion of Spaces and Exchanges. First of all, I would like to give a quick definition of the notion. An exchange is an act of giving and receiving something else in return. There are different kinds of exchange: media, people, trade (commerce). It is the idea that in today’s world people are more and more interdependent. Growing population and climate changes concern everybody. So, we can

    574 Mots / 3 Pages
  • Spaces and exchanges: What are the limits of exchanges through the power of money and the technology ?

    Spaces and exchanges: What are the limits of exchanges through the power of money and the technology ?

    SPACES AND EXCHANGES I’m going to give a definition of this notion. It’s the idea of giving one thing and receiving another one in return. These exchanges correspond to a movement and they can take several forms like economic, technological, cultural or people. There are spaces of different natures like virtual or geographical. The exchanges can evolve over the time. What are the limits of exchanges through the power of money and the technology ?

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  • Spaces and exchanges : immigration in the US

    Spaces and exchanges : immigration in the US

    SPACES AND EXCHANGES I am going to talk about the idea of progress spaces and exchanges First of all I would like to give a definition of : spaces and exchanges An exchange is when we give in return for something received – this can be anything from money, ideas, gifts, medical or financial aid. Interactions and exchanges across the borders have become easier and faster. These different cultural, economic, sociological and language interactions have

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  • Idea of progress, How the United States and in particular London has an important weight in the cultural power of the 60s?

    Idea of progress, How the United States and in particular London has an important weight in the cultural power of the 60s?

    “Sweet Sixties” page 32. “The times are changing”p33 “Made in Dagenham”p38 "London. Mary (Export) Quant" lien video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXRiSrW6Pdg introduction To discuss the notion of Idea of Progress, i will give you a definition of it.The Idea of Progress can be defined as a development or a change technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. To discuss the notion of Idea of Progress We Will Wonder How the United

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  • PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER, do the photos only reflect the reality?

    PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER, do the photos only reflect the reality?

    I’m going to deal with the power of photos. By definition, power is the ability to influence others, events, or resources, to make things happen despite obstacles, resistance, or opposition. Nonetheless, it is common belief that photographies are real records of reality and sources of information we have faith in. The first function of a photograph is to show the world around us in a language everybody speaks. → If we leave aside altered or

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  • Spaces and exchanges: what attracts immigrants to live in the US ?

    Spaces and exchanges: what attracts immigrants to live in the US ?

    First of all I would like to give a definition of «Exchange». It’s a continuous movement or circulation. It includes all type of exchanges : people, trade or media. For example the immigration is a form of exchange as much as an important number of people leave their country to stay in a foreign country.The space is on the other hand a space where there is a lot of interactions between differents populations like the United

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  • The age and gender pay gap

    The age and gender pay gap

    Rania Bougrea 20/10/2017 The age and gender pay gap Being paid the same wage for the same amount of work in spite of gender or age: is this a dream or possible reality. Although many people think that this is already the case today, we have got a long journey ahead of us before we reach wage equality. This equality has many different aspects , which will be discussed in the parts to come. First

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  • Spaces and exchanges : what are the effects of immigration in US?

    Spaces and exchanges : what are the effects of immigration in US?

    SPACES AND EXCHANGES Today, I’m going to deal with the notion of « Spaces and exchanges ». This notion deal w/ 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 our society. To illustrate this notion, I’ll talk about immigration in US and I’m going

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  • Places and forms of power : how empowered are the immigrant?

    Places and forms of power : how empowered are the immigrant?

    PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER I am going to talk about the notion “ places and forms of power”.Power is the ability to control others, events or resources even if there are some oppositions. My question is: how empowered are the immigrant? I would like to illustrate the notion with a picture, a text and an item.To answer this question, I am going to speak at first the economic power of the United States then

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  • Places and forms of power: What are the different forms of power in the USA?

    Places and forms of power: What are the different forms of power in the USA?

    going to deal with the notion places and forms of power. First let me quickly define this notion : in politics or social science , it is the ability to influence people's behaviour. In order to live together, members of a community accept rules and laws. This helps create social cohesion but can lead to tension and conflict. The USA is often called a gun nation for several reasons. The main reason is that

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  • Places and forms of power : Which power is useful to fight against the law’s power ?

    Places and forms of power : Which power is useful to fight against the law’s power ?

    Places and forms of power the notion of power = the ability or the official capacity to exercise any control or authority. This power sometimes help to guarantee more rights, freedom and equality, but, in a great number of cases, the power doesn’t concern or help the general interest. That’s why, sometimes, people stand up for they right and start a struggle against federal power. We can ask ourselves: Which power is useful to fight

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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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  • Places and forms of power : In what way does sport have the power to unite people?

    Places and forms of power : In what way does sport have the power to unite people?

    Hello, Today I will be presenting the notion of Forms and Places of Power. First of all, I would like to define the notion. Power is the ability to control others, events, or resources; the ability to make things happen despite obstacles, resistance, or opposition. Different Forms of power can be : Soft power = the power to encourage others to do what you want them to do without forcing them to do so →

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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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  • Notion Places and forms of power: Can we ever escape from society and what are the dangers if we do?

    Notion Places and forms of power: Can we ever escape from society and what are the dangers if we do?

    PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER Can we ever escape from society and what are the dangers if we do? Today, I will present you the notion of PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER, first of all, I would like to give you a quick definition of it. In politics and social science, power is the ability to influence the behaviour of people. In order to live together members of a community accept rules, regulations, laws. This

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