Boat-people

thought about all the movies I have seen and feel the magic about it. I remembered reading the story of the reason New York is called the Big Apple. Sometimes I wonder if everybody knows about this lady named Evelyn who started an empire in NYC and people from NYC gave her nickname Eve. Eve reminds everyone with the relation of an apple and the Bible and then because of her big empire NYC came as the Big Apple. I remembered the Pennsylvania highway and it was not fun. The horizon was so foggy

This excerpt’s title is Us and Them and indeed it opposes a community’s way of life to the Tomkeys’ way of life as far as television is concerned : that is, the Tomkeys have no television , contrary to the other “normal” , as we may call them , people . First , we’ll deal with the different points of view given in the excerpt, that is the community’s, the narrator’s and the author’s . Then we’ll focus on the television and its roles. First, let’s consider the different points of view we’re

Suburbs attracts thousands of people on Christmas Day. Other families enjoy their day by having a picnic. If they are at home, the day is punctuated by swimming in a pool, playing Cricket out the backyard, and other outdoor activities. At many beaches Santa Claus arrives on a surfboard, or even on a surf lifesaving boat. Christmas in South Africa Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. In December, the southern summer brings nice days of sunshine that entice peoples to going to the beaches,

l’Occident, ne se contentent plus de le rêver à distance mais qui se trouvent contraints au départ par la situation dans leurs pays (la misère, la corruption, la guerre). Mais ici l’auteur ne nous parle pas de Lampedusa ni de la Ceuta encore moins de Boat people cubain ; il nous parle de nos propres réalités, de ces femmes, de ces jeunes gens qui doivent quitter leurs îles, parce que l’emploi et l’éducation n’y sont pas. Il nous parle également de ces hommes qui doivent tricher avec la loi, parce qu’indésirables

si mes grands-parents n’avaient pas émigré ici. Mais je n’oublie pas mes racines My gran-parents emigrated to Washington, the United States in 1916. Before their emigration they lived in France. They got there by bus and by boat because they wanted to live the American dream. Life seemed to be better there, because back in France they suffered from the first World War. they realised they were mistaken because even money doesn’t bring hapiness. It’s important to reach for a

Is it too late to enter the Chinese market? Foreign companies have long seen the country with its 1.3 billion people as a potential way to expand successfully and at a low cost. But have those foreign companies who have yet to make their move missed the boat? China's State-owned enterprises, which have benefited greatly from the country's 4 trillion Yuan stimulus package, appear to have an impregnable position as never before. Moreover, dealing with a country which has its own and particular

hats during the ceremony of the certificate. Each College have their own sport field. The three popular sport are cricket , rugby and rowing. Every years the boat race matchs Cambridge to Oxford in Thames in London. It's so popular that it is on T.V. Oxford had won the last time. It happened three times that boats sank. Famous people like Hugh Laurie (Dr House) participated for Cambridge. The most famous College is King's College it was created by Henry VI in 1441. The college use to be specially

du Vietnam, dont la constitution est celle de l'ancien Nord Vietnam. Mais la réunification n’est pas accompagnée de la réconciliation promise, et la soumission du Sud au Nord s'est traduite par les drames de la rééducation et de l'émigration des boat people. L'échec des États-Unis, dont c'est le premier conflit perdu de toute leur histoire, est le plus marquant qui leur soit infligé durant la guerre froide. Julie Dufort 1ES2

maritimes sous surveillance. Des milliers de ces peuples autochtones, qualifiés de « boat people » arriveront à rejoindre Hong Kong, les Philippines, la Malaisie ou la Thaïlande par le biais de voies fluviales. Beaucoup d’entre eux s’en sortiront indemnes, mais la plupart ont subi de lourdes attaques. Pour motif de rappel historique, l’abordage du bateau KG 0729 a participé à ce que l’on a appelé la tragédie des « boat people » dont nous ne ferons pas l’injure d’en mentionner les faits. Pour n’en rappeler

Sud-Est asiatique a) Des boat people à la marine marchande C’est dans les mers d’Asie où ont lieu les deux tiers des attaques de bâtiments recensées chaque année sur la planète. La piraterie s’est accrue au lendemain de la débâcle américaine au Sud Vietnam en 1975. Après la réunification du pays, Pol Pot interdit toute fuite par le Cambodge. Les indochinois s’engagent sur de frêles embarcations conçues pour la navigation en eau douce. Des milliers de ces boat people arriveront à rejoindre Hong