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BACCALAUREAT ANGLAIS LV1 - SERIE ES - SESSION 2008 Oral du second groupe TEXT 2 THE WORLD OUTSIDE My first real encounter with the world outside the United States came in 1962, when I spent several months working for an anti-government newspaper in South Africa [...] The battle against apartheid was my first exposure to serious politics, and to a nineteen-year-old, as I was then, it was overwhelming. Part of the experience was 5 realizing that the USA was on the wrong side. Fine speeches at

Q1) why did American films and television dominate world markets? Why might that influence be fading? The dominance of American films and television over the world markets is merely because of the unequal flow of films, music , television , news and the information, this unbalanced flow of information is however one of the main noticeable reason of the existing dominance of American films and television over world markets today. American films are influential because they are usually made

preamble of the US Constitution. - an historic and great symbol of America, which is still meaningfull for most American people, even 200 years after their writing. Last year, president Obama began his race speech with these words : "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and

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[pic] On May 13, 1931, the International Olympic Committee, headed by Count Henri Baillet-Latour of Belgium, awarded the 1936 Summer Olympics to Berlin. The choice signaled Germany's return to the world community after defeat in World War I. Two years later, Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany and quickly turned the nation's fragile democracy into a one-party dictatorship. Police rounded up thousands of political opponents, detaining them without trial in concentration

and confident nation. Victory gave Americans a deep pride in the powers of their armed forces, in the productivity of their economy and in the strength of their ideals. America, Churchill said, «stands at this moment at the summit of the world». The US entered the postwar era as a creditor nation producing almost half of the world's manufactured goods with every indication of continuing technological and financial supremacy. In the spring of 1945, most Americans looked to the world beyond their borders

perceive it to do, with the academic theory The globalization, seen as the extension of the market economy and the capitalism at the world level increased these last years (Usunier & Lee, 2009, p.12). That’s why companies which decide to become international are more and more. This globalization advocates relations between cultures which have a fundamental function on the customer behaviour. With the economic globalization, we could trust that there is now a global culture like Levitt (1989) said but

Compare and contrast Anglo-American, European and Asian approaches to the key questions of business ethics and assess critically their various merits. Different nations and cultures have recently established research in the field of business ethics, as there is a rising awareness to the topic that profit is not the only goal to businesses. According to ENDERLE, it is business ethics that is established to “set barriers” and to “humanize business” (Enderle 1996). The United States where the first

les chances d’amélioration de leur conditions et le développement à court et long termes de leurs réserves. « U.S. government has a trust responsibility toward its Native Americans. This means that the government must act in the best interests of native peoples. The trust relationship also means that Native American groups do not own their land outright. Their land may not be leased, mortgaged or transferred without federal as well as tribal approval. »2 Malgré une forte tendance à vouloir

International Marketing McDonald's – a global cultural icon? 1) Which are the elements of the international business environment that affect McDonald's activities in foreign settings ? List them and give examples each time. Explain how McDonald's reacts in order to palliate the effect of the negative elements of the international business environment. 2) Which are the sources of culture that affect consumers' attitudes towards McDonald's and how? Consumers' attitudes towards McDonald's