End of the Century

The Environnement: I. Introduction : Environnement is the world of land, sea and air that you live in. Since the beginning of the 20th century, we seem to hear of other problems affecting the environnement: pollution, acid rain, climate changes, the destruction of rainforests and other wild habitats, the decline and extinction of thousand of species of animals and planets. Human activities have a strong impact. II.Global warming: Global warming is the observed and

STATE OF GLOBAL EMERGENCY STATE OF GLOBAL EMERGENCY The WorlldShiift 2012 Decllaratiion The Wor dSh ft 2012 Dec arat on THE CRISIS AND THE OPPORTUNITY There is no doubt that we are now in a state of global emergency. This unprecedented worldwide crisis is a symptom of a much deeper problem: the current state of our consciousness; how we think about ourselves, and our world. We have the urgent need and, now the opportunity, for a complete rethink: to reconsider our values and priorities, to understand

important = crucial 5 - The oppiste of "enormous" = tiny 6 - Another world for inhabitant = resident 7 - The state of being very, very overweight = obesity 8 - A situation in which the land is covered by water = flood Exercise 2: Find the information: 1 - Where is Tuvalu ? In South Pacific 2 -How many people live there ? 11,000 3 - How much money did the Tuvalans receive for their domain name ? $40 million 4 - How hight is Tuvalu ? 3m above sea level 5 - What was the average income in Tuvalu

What are the key changes for Puma? Puma had suffered of a rise and fall problem in the end of the century. The positioning was a general sport brand for everyone; they wanted to address customers from every social class, from the welfare recipient to the millionaire! Therefore individuals from the upper class were no longer willing to wear a “dirt-cheap” brand. And every new collection failed. Jochen Zeitz came like the new leader that investors searched for. He was quickly promoted to the Head of

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. Arnold GLASGOW MARKETING Definitions MARKETING : • 1 : the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service 2 : an aggregate of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer (Webster) • The commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer. (American Heritage Dictionnary) MARKETING : American Marketing

I. The Conservative Party It is the oldest and most successful party. It was created at the end of the 17th century and they have governed England for most of the last 300 years. At the beginning, it was called the “Tory Party”. It represented the interests of the royal family, the Anglican Church, and also the aristocracy (the land owners). They changed their names in 1830 under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Peel => it became the “Conservative Party”. He wanted to change the name

The dance is the art to move the human body of a continuation of orderly movements, often given rhythm by music. According to the people and the times, the dance has different ways to be practised. The first dances date back to prehistoric (from prehistiory) times where paintings show the existence of the dance. The rain dance to entreat the fate The dance of war and hunting to give courage The dance to please the gods Antiquity  The dance becomes a ritual act during the shows and the gatherings

The Dimension of the King in the XVII century The 17th century was one of the most tumultuous periods in British history-years of Civil war, assassination attempts, usurpations, national disaster and revolution. Moreover, major changes could be noticed in political, religious and economic aspect. And we are going to relate important events to you, which have really influenced the British Empire and France. At the beginning of the 17th century, kings were considered as a representation of godly

Introduction: The fin-de-siècle is a French expression which means “the end of the century”, particularly the end of the 19th century. After the Vienna Congress in 1819, Europe was dominated by three great powers that defeated Napoleon: Russia, Germany, and Prussia. The monarchs were absolutist and very conservative. 20 years later Europe would know a period of economic and social crisis. The population submitted to the European order established under the Vienna Congress. This would lead

Why were the Ottomans so successful in the 14th and 15th centuries? At the beginning of the 13th century, the Ottomans were one of the numerous nomad Turkish tribes present in Anatolia since the battle of Mantzikert at the end of the eleventh century. They probably formed one of the Oghuz tribes, the tribal family which gave birth to the Seljuk dynasty. Besides, these tribes were vassal to the Seljuk empire and they received an itqa in exchange for military service.1 More precisely, these tribes