American Nightmare

Charles Feltman opened the first hot dog stand in Brooklyn. It get a lot of success and fit well the American way of life, with all those busy and hurried person that don’t have much time to have a lunch, this is emphasis by the quote of Andrew F Smith ‘Eating at fast food outlets and other restaurant is simply a manifestation of the co modification of time coupled with the relatively low value many American have placed on the food they eat’ Fast food gather all kind of food that we can eat quickly like

index”. This index gives a guide to the purchasing power of different currencies buying a standardized product available from McDonald’s around the world. Like Coca Cola, this multinational has become a symbol of globalization and of the influence of American way of life and this is also why it has been so criticized these last years. Since the 1990s McDonald’s have to face to several controversies. II. Happy Meal? With this huge success, the multinational has been the target of lots of criticisms

pictures. This shot represent a young woman in a street of a cosmopolitan city who can stand for for Ana in New York. In a first part I’m going to explain how she became an American self made woman. Then, I’m going to talk about the consequences of her immigration. I – How she became an American self made woman ? Six years ago, Ana came to the USA by crawling in a drainpipe, walking across the desert and hiding in a car to avoid being caught. It was risky for her

un autre avion se jette sur la seconde tour. Quarante minutes plus tard, un troisième jet s'écrase sur le pentagone, à Washington. Et L'Amérique est frappée au cœur. Mais revenons sur les évènements. Le 11 septembre 2001 , à 8 h 46, le Vol 11 American Airlines entre en collision avec la façade nord de la tour Nord. 17 minutes plus tard, à 9 h 03, le Vol 175 United Airlines s'écrase dans la tour Sud. Ces deux avions étaient passés sous le contrôle de pirates de l'air. La tour Sud s'effondre à 9

com/edito/info/63341/frederic-martel-la-culture-mainstream-cenest-pas-coca-cola-/ 1 – Le modèle culturel : Les EU ont une prétention à l’universalisme ; ils sont convaincus que leur civilisation mérite d’être diffusée à l’ensemble de la planète : • Mode de vie (« american way of life »). • Langue (anglo-américain déjà dominant dans le commerce et la science). • Information et communication (contrôle des grands networks: Internet, CNN) • Musique et cinéma. De nombreux produits culturels américains concrets se diffusent

décisionnel planétaire [pic]Bases militaires [pic]Flottes maritimes permanentes [pic]Interventions militaires multiples depuis la fin de la Guerre froide C - LA DOMINATION CULTURELLE D'UN PAYS-MONDE [pic] Diffusion de la culture américaine ou American way of life II - UNE DOMINATION AMERICAINE QUI FAVORISE ET S'APPUIE SUR DES ALLIANCES A - LES ASSOCIATIONS ECONOMIQUES REGIONALES [pic] Pays membres de l'ALENA [pic]Future ZLEA [pic]Pays membres de l'APEC B - UNE POLITIQUE D'ALLIANCE MILITAIRE

of the invader. Multiculturalism was a good alternative, because it tends to recognize the cultural, ethnic or religious difference, while an “Australian way of life”, synonymous with folklore, was booming in the 1970s. It was influenced by the “American way of life”, maybe because United States became the main ally of Australia after the war. The end of the racial policy came with a new commercial outlook with its Asian neighbours. That prosperity provoked the affirmation of a multicultural society

États-Unis. L'attractivité du « rêve américain » reste forte. Les principes politiques et économiques des États-Unis inspirent de nombreux pays en développement, et l'American Way of Life est copié partout. Dossier pages 86-87: « Culture et American way of life » L'Amérique continue d'attirer : elle est, avec l'Union européenne, le premier pôle d'immigration du monde : 45 millions d'étrangers y vivent et elle accueille plus d'1million d'immigrants par an. Le modèle américain est cependant

The main issue of this text is “Is the actual politic of the United States of America a barrier to save our planet from every kind of pollution?” We can also remark that this article deals with lessons to be learned related to American people’s consumption. The article opens on a disaster which happened in 1989. The “exxon Valdez” was an oil tanker but ran aground into Alaskan waters, thus provoked one of the most important oil spills in the United States’ waters. It was the

organisations internationales); -publication de documentes : "Normes internationales" ou "Normes ISO". CEN => Comité Européen de Normalisation Objets: - établir des normes européennes; - organisme intergouvernamental ORGANISMES NATIONAUX : ANSI - American National Standards Institute BSI- British Standards Institute DIN - Deutsches Institut fur Normung - 100 AFNOR- Association Française de Normalisation JISC - Japanese Industrial Standards Commitee UNI - Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione IBN