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What is distinctive about contemporary conflicts in the developing world? Does the “new wars” label offer a convincing analytical lens to make sense of changes that have taken place since the end of the Cold War?
What is distinctive about contemporary conflicts in the developing world? Does the “new wars” label offer a convincing analytical lens to make sense of changes that have taken place since the end of the Cold War? The 5th of June 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. As part of his Acceptance Speech, the then President of the Soviet Union made an interesting observation, and prophesied “many obstacles and dangers on the
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Myths and heroes : How to evolve the image of the heroes of before and today?
I’m going to talk about the notion Myths and Heroes. A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, a hero can be a mythological figure, a superhero or maybe a role model or an icon. These days, heroes are not considered in the same way as before, now you can become a hero by saving a person or doing things for society. We can therefore ask ourselves the question "How to
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Myths and heroes: How can an ordinary person make the world a better place ?
Myths and heroes I'm going to talk about myths and heroes. A hero is a fictional or real person. He's an ordinary person who does something extraordinary. Heroes lead, inspire, and entertain the masses. This is why heroes, with all their mistakes and shortcomings, are vital to humanity. Heroic stereotypes can be considered to be unrealistic, but heroes show how vital they are to society First, I will talk about Gandhi and Martin Luther King
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Myths and heros: Because of the whistleblowers. That way, we can wonder: are the whistleblowers heroes or felons?
Myths and heros At the beginning of this notion, we saw a document which is a picture where we can see Barack Obama with headphones, as well as in front of a crowd around him. We can see some messages like: “yes, we scan” or “we are watching you”. So, this document wants to say that the American government spies on everybody. And how we know that? Because of the whistleblowers. That way, we can
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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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Myths et Heroes : What is the influence of myths and heroes on us and on our lives?
What is the influence of myths and heroes on us and on our lives? I am going to talk about the notion of Myths and Heroes. First of all I would like to give a definition of this notion. A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition or a false notion. A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is
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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
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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
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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
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Notion of progress : should we be afraid of progress? And does the internet bring people closer or does it alienate us?
will talk about the notion of progress. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change, a technical, scientific or social progress that contributes to making the world a better place. Today, we can not imagine without technological advances such as cars, microwaves, cell phones, computers and televisions. Especially in the field of computing, the Internet has revolutionized our means of communication. However, what effect do these "advances" have
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Lieux et formes de pouvoir : To what extent is music powerful enough to change the world ?
I’m going to deal with the notion places and forms of power. first I would like to give a definition of the notion. Power is the ability to exercise authority and influence over others it can be exerted in different spheres : economy, politics, media, Music In relation to the notion the topic of my presentation will be the power of Music. we may wonder, To what extent is music powerful enough to change the
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Myths and heroes : Why does society create myths and heroes? How can we change our lives? How can myths and heroes change the direction of the race of history?
Mythes et héros I am going to talk about the notion of Myths and Heroes. First of all I would like to give a definition of this concept: It can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a 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
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The myth of the Queens - myth and heroes LVA
MYTH AND HEROES The notion I am going to deal with is myth and heroes. I will start by giving the definition of a myth and of a heroe. An heroe is someone who accomplishes an heroic act, such as sacrificing their life in order to save others, or it can be something simplier like giving money to charity, helping people in need or fighting for a cause. A myth is a story passed on
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Myths and Heroes: how heroes represent society’s values? How can an ordinary people make the world a better place?
Myths and Heroes I’m going to talk about the item “Myths and Heroes”. I’ll give you a definition of it. Heroes are usually immortal, powerful, muscled and flawless. They can wear a costume or an ordinary suit. They symbolize goodness and American patriotism. They do impossible things and make people dream because they would like to be like them. A myth is a story that may or may not be true. Some myths have started
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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?
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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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?
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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The federalism in the US - repartition of the powers
HOW DOES WORK THE FEDERALISM The Constitution of 1787 has introduced a bipolar division of the powers, granting skills of attribution to the Congress and the federal government, and recognizing a residual competence to States. We can separate these powers into 3 categories: the delegated powers, the reserved powers and the shared powers. SUBPART 1: THE DELEGATED POWERS Indeed, we attribute delegated powers to the central government. These divide into three categories: * The explicit
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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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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Writing task I think fear is something relative. But in general, fear is a strong and unpleasant feeling that you get when you think that something bad, dangerous or frightening might happen. In this book, the theme of fear is very present. We are going to find in what circumstances it appears. In first place, we all understand that Utterson is afraid during the whole
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What are the benefits of equality between men and womem
What are the benefits of equality between men and women ? There is a lot of benefits in having equality between men and women, first there is the fact that people feel better if they can do what they want, so the World would be a better place for everyone can do what pleases him. Second if the woman and the man in a family both have a job then the family will earn more
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The notion of spaces and exchanges, Canada
The notion of spaces and exchanges deals with the geographical and symbolic areas where people live on one hand and the interactions between the different societies that live together on the other. The different cultural, economic, sociological and language interactions have shaped and characterize our modern-day world. I would like to illustrate this notion through the theme of the Inuit population and mainly the Inuits from Canada also known as the first people in Canada.
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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
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The American Dream truly turned the US into a space of unity and exchange?
The US is a nation defined by immigration as it is composed of colonies and the first Americans were in fact British colonists. We call the nation a “melting pot” because of many cultures and ethnicities are represented. Nevertheless, has the American Dream truly turned the US into a space of unity and exchange? To answer this question, I will first show that the American dream allowed exchanges and unity before explaining that in fact
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