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The new rise of biometric banking
The new rise of biometric banking The document we are dealing with is an article entitled « The new rise of biometric banking». It was written by Padraig Belton Business reporter. It was realiased on March, 20th 2015 on the BBC new online website. The main topic is Banking technology with its advantages, its limits and the new technology of biometric. The first part focuses on the Touch ID fingerprint. Apple was one of the
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Show the diversity of cultures in Britain
SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES IN BRITAIN INTRO The notion I’m going to deal with is Places and exchanges. In order to illustrate it, I have chosen to talk about Britain and show its diversity of cultures. Firstly, I will concentrate on diversity in Britain, then I will talk about the links that exist between Britain and other countries. I. Diversity in Britain First of all, let me explain the origins of the British diversity.
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Shannon and the American Dream
The main character is Shannon. The text is an extract of her diary. Shannon was a teenager; she was almost sixteen years old. She was Irish. Her dad was a fisherman but unfortunately he died at sea. Then Shannon life became very hard, she left school and worked as a farmhand. So she decided to go to America to starting a new and a better life. She took the boat alone the 8 of May
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Mythes et héros:Who is the new generation of hero today?
Intro We all have a hero in our life who influence what we do or the way we think. A hero is a mythological or legendary figure often with great strength. It is also a person admired for his achievements, noble qualities or courage. A hero is an object of extreme admiration and devotion, icon and role model. The first appearance of heroes is in myth. A myth is a fictitous story which can convey
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The art of welcoming, vocabulaire en francais
THE ART OF WELCOMING – VOCAULARY All-inclusive/include (tout inclus): all the hotel’s services are included in the package holiday (accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and sometimes even activities). Deposit (Arrhes ou Acompte): sums of money that the customer pays the provider to guarantee a reservation. But the difference between Arrhes (you agree on the amount you must pay to create a contract which guarantees a performance and it is an advance payment) and Acompte (money
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Cleaver’s Sausage House & the Implementation of MRP
Cleaver’s Sausage House & the Implementation of MRP Table of Contents I. Introduction Case Background II. Issues at Hand Technology Change, Management, Organizational Issues, Resistance to Change III. Evaluating Courses of Action Task Force/Incubator Approach, Coercion Approach, Organizational Development, Training Programs IV. Conclusion What is the Best Course of Action? I. Introduction Allison Elam, VP of Operations for Cleaver’s Sausage House, has had a proposal of hers shot down from the executive committee. The proposal
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Points of discussion proposed by the upcoming Moroccan Presidency for the Marrakech Climate Conference
Points of discussion proposed by the upcoming Moroccan Presidency for the Marrakech Climate Conference The upcoming Moroccan Presidency wishes to present some ideas for the agenda and objectives of the COP22 as "food for thought" and as a basis for discussion for the Parties and very much welcomes all suggestions, analysis and proposals. 1. Ratification of the Paris Agreement The upcoming Moroccan Presidency proposes that France and Morocco make every effort to ratify the Paris
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Django and the gothic
Anne-Sophie Saindon February 3rd, 2017 Film/text Analysis: Django and the gothic Teresa Goddu provides us tools and well-developed explanations fundamental for understanding the American gothic literature. Before reading her point of view, I associated “gothic” with “dark”. But, at some point in her text, Goddu dissociate dark and gothic. According to her, gothic means popular, while dark means profound. Quite different ideas we have here… It played in the movies, it won prices and it
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Spaces and exchanges: What drives people to leave their contry to go and travelling around the world ?
Spaces and Exchanges There are a lot of different exchanges between countries and thanks to globalisation, everything spread quicker and quicker. Our world is built on the exploration and conquest of new spaces. An exchange is when we give in return for something received – this can be anything from money, ideas, gifts, medical or financial aid. Our modern-day world is changing quickly and seems to be a smaller place due to improvements in communications
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An overview of Apprenticeships programmes in the UK
An overview of Apprenticeships programmes in the United Kingdom In December, the government voted a £1.4bn skills training scheme in order to lower the rate of youth unemployment. Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes which lead to nationally-recognised qualifications. Most of the training is ‘on the job’. The rest can be provided by a local college or by a learning provider. Apprentices are incorporated in what is called a framework that offers a range of qualifications
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To what extent was Charles I personnaly responsabile for the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642?
37102656 Wednesday, 11 January 2017 To what extent was Charles I personally responsible for the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642? On January 4th 1642 Charles I marched into the House of Commons and declared ‘I see all the birds have flown’. The Five Members was a failed attempt by the king to arrest five prominent members of parliament, prompted by the proposed impeachment of his wife, Henrietta Maria. This incident was the
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Oral anglais: the brain and languages, how does it work?
The brain and languages, how does it work ? Hello everybody ! Today, I will enlighten you on how your brain works when you learn a language. I know this is not really topical subject, but is it not what we are doing right now ? So, Before I dive in this problem, i have to impart you or remind you for some, how the brain works overall. The brain is an organ that serves
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Commentaire d'article scientifique: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Beijing Urban Heat Island Intensity
Analyse d’article scientifique Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Beijing Urban Heat Island Intensity Dans cet article paru le 12 Mars 2013, Ping Yang, Guoyo Ren et Weidong Liu, tous les trois chercheurs en météorologie, analysent les caractéristiques spatiales et temporelles de l'intensité des îlots de chaleur urbains sur les agglomérations à travers le développement de données horaires dans des stations météorologiques automatiques sur la municipalité de Beijing en Chine. L’ilot de chaleur urbain, tel qu’il
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The century of ICTs
THE CENTURY OF ICTs The 21st century was mainly marked by the Information and Communication technologies (ICTs). Those technologies caused and are still causing great changes on our daily lives. From our way to communicate with each other, to trade, to move; every feature of our lifestyle is inevitably linked to those artificial intelligences. All the debates about the necessity and the dangers of this new high tech world make us wonder: What are the
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The alienation of characters from their culture or society - Death of Salesman, Arthur Miller
Isabel Tromp Writers often use a character who is alienated from his or her culture or society in order to explore cultural or social values. Examine this idea with reference to at least 2 works studied I am going to explore the alienation of characters from their culture or society in the texts Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Antigone by Jean Anouilh. Firstly, Anouilh clearly alienates Antigone from her culture and society
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Idea of progress: to what extent were the 60s a decade of progress?
The Idea of Progress is the theory that the different advances in technology, science, and social organization can produce an improvement in the human condition. That is, people can become happier in terms of quality of life (social progress) through economic development (modernization), and the application of science and technology (scientific progress). We are where we are thanks to improvements realized theses past few years. Our modern-day is under the influence of what happened historically. So the question which opens to us is to
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The idea of progress: to what extent can genetic engineering, eugenics be considered as progress?
Oral d’anglais: The idea of progress I’m going to talk about the notion of the idea of progress. It can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change in a given area such as in politics with democracy, transport, technology or medicine. All of these improvements are realized to make the world a better place. Through this notion I am going to talk about eugenics, a science which studies the methods of improving
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The legacy of the new deal by historians point of view
The legacy of the New Deal Who continues to debate the significance and the legacy of the New Deal and what does the historian's assessment of the New Deal usually aligns with ? Following the crisis caused by the bursting of the irrational speculative bubble inherent in a system of deregulated capitalism, President Hoover stubbornly persisted in a laissez-faire policy awaiting the resumption of the free market alone. For the American people, it was
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Presentation of the 2017 handball world championship
Diapo 1: We are going to present the 2017(Two thousand and seventeen) handball world championship. Diapo 2: First, a little presentation of HandBall and its main rules: * The game: It’s a team sport, each team is made of 7 players. Handball is played almost exclusively with hands. The play area is 40m (fourty) long and 20m (twenty) wide. Both team aim to score more goals than the other in order to win. * The
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Myth & heroes: what are the various type of heroes?
Myth & Heroes. Today, I am going to talk about the notion of myth and heroes. First I would like to give a quick definition of that notion. A myth can be defined as a story about gods and heroes. It can be a tradition or a false story. A hero is someone who is admired for his achievements and for his noble qualities. It can be fictional like Superman or real like a
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Africa, the Spread of Civilization
Chapter 1: Africa, the Spread of Civilization Testing your skills Task 1: How can you explain the fact Africa is still underdeveloped whereas in the text, it is said that “but also certain languages, crops, political, and cultural influences spread outward from Africa”? (in two paragraphs) Correction Moreover, the contacts were not always in the same direction, and there is now considerable evidence that not only early humans but also certain languages, crops, political, and
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The idea of progress: Could Artificial Intelligence destroy the humanity?
I am going 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. In order to illustrate this notion I have chosen to talk about the Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence : a branch of computer
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Crime and punishment in the US
Crime and punishment in the US I am going to talk about the notion of locations and forms of power. A person, a group, or a notion having a great influence or control on others. The Second Amendment to the Constitution was created in 1789 (seventeen eighty-nine). It was written to protect the US citizens from the “invaders” who were the English. But today, the US is separated on the issue of gun control. Why
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The ring in The Lord of the Ring
The ring in « the lord of the ring » The ring (who is called the unique ring) is an imaginary object created by Tolkien in the novel « The lord of the ring ». There are many rings but the more important is this one. He is created by Sauron, the master of the darkness in the destiny mountain (the only place where it can be destroyed) for govern all the people in middle
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The race and gender in election, typically american reality ?
The race and gender in election, typilacally american reality ? In United States of America the situation of women rights still tragic, a real discrimination remain, many forcast realated on, like the women earn 21% less than man in iqual post, and more. Add to this, many of racial trouble, like the current shooting which causing many death in black community. All of this details revailed that usa are still showed many trouble discriminitory aspects.
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