We Are the World

The "american way of life" influence in Europe and in France Intro : The american way of life can be defined as an american idea which wants to respect several principles of the declaration of independence like life, freedom and happiness. But, it can also refer to people lifestyle in their everyday life. Actually, to go further, it's now related to "the american dream" and the "american exceptionalism" which puts the USA at the top of the world, as if they were different and unique. This

CHARDONNEAU Notes The following report has been realized in order to fit the examination requirements of the International Marketing course included within the European Master in Business Studies during the Winter semester 2008/2009 at the University of Kassel in Germany. This report added with a 30 minutes oral presentation on the same topic counts for 50% of the final examination regarding the course of “International Marketing”. The work requested to the student for these 50% is the following: « Select

The cotton leading market The physical market (*the quantity of cotton is here expressed in millions of tons.) We have to analyze the various countries or actors involved in such a market. The China is the biggest importer of cotton in the world, followed closely by Bangladesh and Turkey. In 2005/2006, the country imported about 4200 (*) before knowing a decrease of the importation due to the financial crisis. Indeed, Chinese textile workers had to reduce their demand due to the fact that they

“The new energy crisis: climate, economics and geopolitics” Jean-Marie Chevalier General introduction of world state economy Recession The financial crisis that began in 2007 was clearly understood but what happened last year wasn’t expected. A so deep recession wasn’t expected. We are in the recession, we have signs of the end of the tunnel but we still have a high unemployment and the recovering is going to be long, slow and painful (weak). There is no increase of the revenue

life but I believe we have underestimated its fragility”. From that sentence that Kofi Annan said being Secretary General of the United Nations. We will describe what the objectives of the United Nations are, what their role in Globalization is. Then we will see what the term “globalization” means and what the challenges are for such a process which is a process of blending or homogenization by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together. We will show that Globalization

A NEW CRISIS FOR THE 21st CENTURY The world is set against a large crisis which began with a financial crisis to touch many activities and economical sectors. This crisis is compared to the 1929’s crisis which was the largest one of the 20th century and leads to a serious international recession. The big issue today is to find how to make people trust the system again in order

• Give the essential There is no truth in interpretation There are fact (democratically, geographical,…). To understand each other we need common basis. Now, we will try to explain a method for action and reflection, and try to explain what is astake (en jeu) after the economic crisis. Many facts prove that the changement is at a higher level. In strategy you have 4 important levels: General will: what you are looking for at the end. 1) Prior intention. We can’t look everything

“Do we live in a global age?”… This sentence brings out two major characteristics: the need to provide additional tools for understanding the world today, and concern about the prospects offered by the current capitalism. The new century has opened is marked both by continuity, and both by profound changes. Jacques Chirac (former President of France) has said: “Globalization is a new face of the human adventure.” This illustrates the fact that globalization is due to men and is part of our present

makes identity? How can we express our identity? language/words/dialects. The way we speak is part of our identity, ex: the Barbarian culture/history of a nation story of a life/events, ex: Alex's life is part of his identity dreams: the dreams we make are a reflect of our identity =>There is a parallel between the characters looking for their identity and the Scottish endeavour to strenghten their sense of national identity. Plan: 1.How do the characters of The Bridge characterize Alex's

ALWAYS HATED HOLIDAYS – David Lodge se fiancer get engaged tirer (littérallement) drag me off fourmiller mill about sites touristiques sights s'ennuyer à mourir bored the pants off me un bout de rocher a lump of rock je ne sais combien de umpteen ça m'a frappé It sruck me Jamais changé d'avis Never looked back bourse grant subventionner subsidize avoir un sourire forcé grin mirthlessly faire subir un lavage de cerveau à brainwash enquête, étude survey incroyable quantité