American Way Of Life

carpenter and a teatcher. Her ocupation was dressmaker but after she became an african american civil rights activist and the US congress later called "the first lady of the civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". She fought for the equality of black people and white people citizen. At this moment were many differents between various races. The bus are an example of this segregation of daily life. they had not differents vehicles for the different races but they had separate sections

National Book Award. He also wrote eight other novels and two collections of short stories. He served in the US Army during World War II which transpires in the book because the main characters always reminds their past as American soldiers. He died in 1992. 2/ Sam Mendes He is English and he is married to Kate Winslet. He made American Beauty. He adapted the novel Revolutionary Road into a film in 2008. 3/ Quick summary of the story April Wheeler is a beautiful woman, married to Franck Wheeler

The Amish: A Culture of Tradition and Preservation The Amish, or Amish Mennonite church fellowships, are a Christian religious denomination known for their simple living, plain dress, and resistance to the adoption of many modern conveniences. They originated back in Europe due to a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptists in 1693 (Gutkind, 1953). In the early 18th century, many Amish immigrated to North America in areas such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario

first main point of the text is that there is a different perception and meaning of the time from one culture to another that can create misunderstandings. • “Time is elastic in many cultures but snaps taut in others. Indeed, the way members of a culture perceive and use time reflects their society’s priorities and even their own worldview.” • In this example we can understand that it is not everyone that has the same notion of time. 2. The second main point is that the pace of life is various to

nécessaire de posséder de l’argent pour pouvoir faire des études et réussir dans la vie professionnelle. This iconographic document is a caricature. Represents to the left, a head of family (père de famille). In the middle, a teacher who puts back (remettre) degrees (diplôme universitaire) to the news graduates (diplômé) of the class 2005. Then (ensuite) to the right, the concerned young graduate. During this scene, we can see the student, proud (fièr) to possess (posséder) his diploma between the hands

American Indians (Indiens d’Amérique), First Nations (premières nations), Aboriginal Peoples (peuples aborigènes), Indigenous Peoples of America (peuples indigènes d’Amérique), Amerindians (Amérindiens) ou encore Amerinds ; mais aucun n’est vraiment satisfaisant en raison de la diversité de ces peuples et parce que ces derniers les rejettent et préfèrent employer leur nom de nation ou de tribuN 1. The arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century North America caused significant consequences on

meet and talk with people in the different cities of France. For example he had a strong link with farmers, his passion for the farming show, it was the symbol of this relationship. He succeeded in gather people around him, for example the Corrèze region didn’t vote for the right political party before the election in 1995, Chirac managed to convince people thanks to his social skills. He has got an image of someone who enjoys good food, wines, and life in general, he promoted the French culture. He

Nowadays, seventy million people world wide are part of the Irish diaspora, even if a lot of them don't know they have Irish ancestors, a number which is no less than ten times the actual population of Ireland. Such a large number of people must have come from a long period of migrations. And so, the first Irish migrations date back at least to the early seventeenth century. On a first part, we will talk about the migrations from the early seventeenth century until 1717, and then we will move on

sources, most of the time ignoring to see it in the most obvious ones: in everything that surrounds us and in the Church. In order to transmit information we need to express ourselves and which way better than music? Music helps us share feelings, passions, knowledge and experience in an easy and pleasant way. I have chosen to write about this topic, because I find it very present in our days and there are many types of religious messages transmitted through different genres of music not only

Who can stop Toni Morrison? TONI MORRISON, 78 years old, alias Chloe Anthony Wolford, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature, returns to the issue of slavery in her new novel: A Mercy. Novelist, literature professor and American editor, Toni Morrison is the first black woman and finally the one afro-American author to win this prize. As an editor, Morrison played an important role in bringing black literature into the mainstream. For example, she edited books by authors such as Toni Cade