For the Boys

Abraham Lincoln (photo) was a president who has left his mark on the United States history not only because he was involved in the U.S. Civil War but mainly because he is one of the first to have made laws to improve the black slaves' condition at the time when the triangular trade was booming. I- Path in life 1) Childhood Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin (photo) in Hardin County, Kentucky (photo), in 1809. He is the son of two uneducated farmers. His father Thomas, a descendant

WHY AMERICA? WHAT MALI’S PLANS ARE? The title “Why America?” clearly indicates that Jagan won’t understand Mali’s decision to leave India. He’ll probably be taken aback and try to prevent his son from leaving India. We can suppose that he’ll do everything he can to talk Mali out of leaving (=to convince Mali not to leave). Jagan is an elderly man who probably resents being left alone. He may worry about his own future, without his son to take care of him in his later years. American and Indian

VICTORIAN AGE : 1837-1901 longest period in the history of England. It was characterized by: * Stability > political point of view. Two Prime Ministers Disraeli and Gladstone. They were good in both home and foreign affaires * Economical progress > industry substituted the old agricultural economy: new inventions steam engine and telephone that means that transports communications improved. * Democracy > people could participated in the government. Men started to have rights.

penser à tout cela. Into the unknown I thought that he looked rather surprised when he saw me. He said:" You wanted to see me I believe ?" Yes sir, I replied, not knowing quite how to develop the conversation. How can I help you ? I wanted to ask about the Hudson's Bay Company and what age the apprentices have to be, I blurted out. The archdeacon looked at me in silence for what seemed to be a very long time. It was fairly obvious that he did not consider me to be the stuff of which Gentlemen

The United States is the most lawless nation on the globe. No subject has attracted more attention and caused more serious discussion. This discussion concerned much more than the causes of lawbreaking, for participants used the issue of criminality to grapple with some of the most troubling cultural dilemmas of their time. The criminal served as an important cultural resource for men and women working to understand and shape the structure of their society and place of the individual within it

Norman Rockwell It’s the 4th of July, and the NY Times runs a big article on Norman Rockwell to show its “real American” creds. My! How things have changed over the course of my lifetime! It used to be that a comparison to Norman Rockwell was the height of abuse and insult among artists. I remember in 1982, Roy Slade, then the president of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, came into my studio and turned all of my paintings upside down and declared, “This is like Norman Rockwell!” He did not mean

Stephen Frosh, maitre de conférences en psychologie, également londonien, l'abus sexuel des enfants est définit comme : « A child (anyone under sixteen years) is sexually abused when another person, who is sexually mature, involves the child in any activity which the other person expects to lead to their sexual arousal. »2 Cette définition porte des qualifications assez ouvertes. C'est réellement possible qu'un enfant se fasse abusé par un adulte sans actuellement se faire toucher physiquement.

extract from the books « The origins of National Gun Culture”, published in 2002, written by Michael Bellesilles and entitled “A gun culture”. It is composed of a text and 2 magazines cover which picture a massacre. Through this extract, the author enlarge on the gun culture and it’s problem in the US. In a first part, I’m going to describe the tragedy and then in a second part, I’m going to explain the problems of violence in the US. I – The tragedy The 2 boys picture on the 2 magazine covers

Air cabin crew » Job description The Air Cabin crew job is a fabulous profession which makes numerous girls dreaming, and boys as well. Air cabin crew are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of passengers on a flight. They carry out a range of pre-flight duties: • welcoming passengers as they board the aircraft; • directing passengers to their seats; • ensuring luggage is safely stowed away; • demonstrating emergency procedures and equipment. Air cabin crew attend

Pauline grew up in the heart of the Basque country, in Hendaye, where the more than generous bay is somewhat regarded as a playground by experienced surfers. The ideal conditions have enabled Pauline to develop an excellent technique that she has learnt to use in the smaller waves. Pauline started competing from a very early age, surfing against older girls and boys. It quickly became clear that she had bags of potential. She made her way straight into the Rip Curl Team, winning the European Cadets