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GEOPOLITICS OF LAND, SEA, AIR AND SPACE Basic source of information of political map Geopolitics is associated to territories = art. 4 different areas: - Land = most important - Sea (78% of the earth) - Air = important since WWI (i.e. military activities) - Space, since 1950’s (i.e. Cold War) History, geography, economy, demography and social characteristics (language, religion) are very important geopolitics. This term was used the 1st time by

Albert Camus’ The Stranger, which also explores a prison experience, albeit from the prisoner’s point of view, its stark simplicity and spare language belie a complex and profound book. Gaines uses harsh (or austere) language to reflect the spiritual and personal alienation of humans in the twentieth century. Through Grant Wiggins’ emotionally detached account of Jefferson’s trial at the beginning of the book, we recognize that something about the main character is out of the ordinary. The novel chronicles

les puritains General Information Information générale Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence. In the 17th century many Puritans emigrated to the New World, where they sought to found a holy Commonwealth in New England

Geopolitics of the United States What is geopolitics ? Towards a definition of geopolitics. Geopolitics is the study of the interactions between the different actors on a territory and trying to see how these actors participate in the shaping (formation) of this territory: the civil society, the state (through its policies), multi/transnational companies or supranational institutions such as the United Nations. Geopolitics encompasses (comprend) a lot of different spheres - political, economical

Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine This document is an extract from Roosevelt’s Annual Message to Congress from 1904. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, right after the period, when the political leaders realized the country’s industrial power. So far the country’s foreign policy was determined by George Washington’s testament, which was reinforced by the Monroe doctrine. They wanted the United States to be independent in order to keep it safe from the European authorities

Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature. And her book mentioned in the interview hold in October 7, 2006, The Cleft has already been published in American. LONDON -- For more than 20 years, author Doris Lessing has lived on a quiet block in North London, in a brick Hampstead house among a row of such homes, as straight and steady as a line of toy soldiers. Long favored by artists and intellectuals, her neighborhood is an ideal mix of solitude and activity, just a short, uphill walk from

Swift Background Swift was dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin when his novel came out. Since in this book he wrote about well-known political figures, he published the book anonymously. London was buzzing with rumours about the author's identity, as well as those of some of his characters. It didn't take long for people to catch on to the fact that the author was really writing about England. And it also didn't take long for the public to discover that the author was Jonathan Swift. Not only

 LA GRAMMAIRE ANGLAISE 1. Il n’est pas nécessaire que le gouvernement bloque les salaires des fonctionnaires = the government does not have to freeze the civil servants’ wages 2. Les conditions de travail étaient trop dangereuses ; ils ont dû adopter des règles de sécurité plus sévères = the working conditions were too dangerous ; they had to follow more stringent safety rules 3. Ce couple stérile a dû trouver une mère porteuse. Cela s’est révélé très difficile = this infertile couple had

History of nevada Before the first settlers will move into the region of Nevada, it was populated by Indian tribes, including the Washoe, the Paiutes, the Shoshones and Bannocks. Nevada remained virtually unknown until the early expeditions carried out by the Spaniards. It seems that these early Spanish explorations in the region began around 1776. Then the trappers and traders, including Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden, entered the Nevada area during the 1820s. For its part, Spain was not

de ce genre de formation. Premier cas : lorsque n2 désigne un humain , quelque chose ayant un rapport avec un être vivant : n2's n1. Exemple (18) “The University of Illinois's recent decision” “the administration's blatant disregard for academic freedom” cela désigne des personnes , le personnel de l'Université d'Illinois. Construction en n2's n1, pas de rapport