All the Right Reasons

geography of the British Isles Fundamental starting point > Britain’s island position > fundamental importance of the sea in British history: In terms of: > climate: temperate (average 8°C – 11°C) and rainy, but with some variations. In the NW: 3,810mm – 4 5081mm; in the SW: 550mm > economy: > fishing ports (Scotland, Humberside, east coast) > exportation > shipbuilding (Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Belfast) > seaside resorts (Blackpool in the north, Brighton in the south

Career women and identity crisis in Wendy Wasserstein's Third Index Intro.................................................................................................3 Thesis: “Professor Laurie Jameson has become the very thing she wanted to fight” ….................................4 Context.......................................................................................4 Feminism.................................................................

Understanding the evolution of law in society Society has evolved and so did the laws governing it. In the highly developed states of the modern world the citizen is cared for and governed by laws from the cradle to the grave. In fact, even before his birth, the citizen is protected by law, for instance the laws pertaining to abortion protects the fetus. Similarly, after the demise of the citizen the law sees to it that his will is enacted. So a brief overview of the main theories and concepts

The good, the bad… and Wikipedia Summary Introduction, a few words about the texts and the theme: 1 I. From a utopian project to a competitive tool: 1 II. To trust or not to trust? It is your own question: 2 III. Why Wikipedia still remains a phenomenon despite its drawbacks: 2 Conclusion, Me and Wikipedia 3 Introduction, a few words about the texts and the theme: The three texts, that I have chosen, have a same subject: the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. However,

Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the case for compulsory voting CEPS Working Document No. 317/July 2009 Anthoula Malkopoulou Abstract The malaise among Europe’s voting citizens with regard to the European Parliament elections casts a shadow over the EU’s commitment to political participation and democratic values. Not only do EU elections hold little political relevance next to national electoral cycles, but voters are also lost in the EU’s labyrinth of accountability. Yet, what

Private placement: Private placement involves the company to sell the entire issue to a single purchaser (it is generally a financial institution or a wealthy individual) or a group of such purchaser. Contrary to public issue, the company negotiates directly with the investors over the term of the offering. Financial institutions that invest in private placement are financial intermediaries such as insurance companies, commercial banks or pension funds. They accept money from savers and use those

10/10/07 1:52 PM THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION HENRIK BULL* I. INTRODUCTION In the spring of 2005, something dramatic happened in the European Union (EU): on May 29, the French voters said “Non” to French ratification of a treaty entitled “Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe” and aimed at providing the EU with a new legal basis (54.9% against on a turnout of 69.7%).1 On June 1, in a consultative referendum, and the first referendum ever in the Netherlands, 61

chapitre. Il s’agit d’une aide à la compréhension d’un reportage vidéo. bonusfile Fiche d’information. Pour chacune des 8 œuvres d’art (« Expression autour d’un document visuel »), il y a une fiche d’information divisée en trois sections : The artist, The background, The painting. Il y a également des fiches d’information qui accompagnent certaines pages Magazine. • Le nom complet de la fiche apparaît en haut à gauche : c’est aussi le nom du fichier pdf correspondant. Vous trouverez tous les fichiers sur le

anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear. » Georges Orwell The notion of free speech is sensitive and controversial since it forms the heart of a complicated web composed by several rights and liberties. A striking event is the publication in 2006 of Danish cartoons1 of the Prophet Muhammad. The Muslim community considered it very unpleasant leading to an outrage against it. The protests lead to an international debate due to the re-publication of the cartoons

DESIRED” A ‘temcat’ study “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Genesis 3:6 Two trees in the centre of the garden; the ‘Tree of Life’ and the ‘Tree of Knowledge’. People, who read this account and just see two trees, are missing one of the grandest lessons on salvation in the whole Bible! It is a fact in