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isolated incidents. Organised Crime in the United States Public and government attention to organised crime in the US have been dominated by the Italian-American groups since the late 1800s. This attention corresponded to a large immigration wave from Italy during the late nineteenth century, and Italians were blamed for the crime problem a century ago in the US, in much the same way as the newest immigrants are blamed today in many countries for a variety of social and criminal problems. This phenomenon

Another tourist destination Writing : What about religion ? WORSHIP AT THE DA VINCI ALTAR Extract from The Times, August 2, 2005 By the time the No. 15 bus reaches the end of Princes Street it's packed. There's Yolanda from Texas, Giuseppe from Italy, Pilar from Madrid, Australians, Israelis, Irish, Russians, Japanese and gawky youths who look like they're into Tolkien. We're all here for one thing. Giuseppe pulls it out of his backpack. "The book," he whispers, half conspiratorially. It's well

calculated based upon the market's status. For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US. Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe

"Really, it's no bother." "Honestly, I enjoy walking." Bill Bryson, Notes from a Big Country, 1998. I - GENERAL COMPREHENSION A- Write down the correct answer. 1- The author is describing life in a- England. b- the United States. c- Italy. 2- The text is about a- contemporary society. b- the making of the country. c- future developments. 3- Choose the best title: a- Here, everyone drives. b- Here, everyone walks. c- Here, everyone shops. B- Complete the following summary

américain est le « creuset français ». C’est seulement à partir des années vingt que les Etats-Unis instaurent des quotas pour limiter l’immigration. L’Amérique est-elle une juxtaposition de communautés comme en témoignent certains quartiers (Little Italy à New York) ? Comment intègre-t-elle ses immigrants ? Les Italiens quittent leurs pays pour s’installer aux Etats-Unis entre 1880 et 1920. Beaucoup d’entre eux reviendront en Europe. Ceux qui restent aux Etats-Unis acceptent des travaux peu qualifiés

sont GMT-3 Brazil (BRA) Croatia (CRO) Mexico (MEX) Cameroon (CMR) Spain (ESP) Netherlands (NED) Chile (CHI) Australia (AUS) Colombia (COL) Greece (GRE) Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) Japan (JPN) Uruguay (URU) Costa Rica (CRC) England (ENG) Italy (ITA) Switzerland (SUI) Ecuador (ECU) France (FRA) Honduras (HON) Argentina (ARG) Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH) Iran (IRN) Nigeria (NGA) Les numéros des matches et les heures des coups d'envoi seront confirmés ultérieurement Germany (GER)

communautaire Au fil du temps, des quartiers se sont développés selon les origines culturelles ou géographiques des immigrants. Un grand nombre des 800 quartiers new-yorkais gardent un aspect ethnique. Certains, apparus au 19e siècle comme Little Italy et China Town, attirent chaque année des millions de touristes du monde entier, mais ont également commencé à changer de visage ethnique. 2. Le plus grand centre décisionnel du monde a. Un poids économique considérable New York est l'une des villes

European countries had to cooperate, they had to fight against the high power (Americans, soviets) and prevent a third world war. In 1951, there was an establishment of the European Coal and steel Community composed by the Six (g, F, Benelux, and Italy). The European Defence community was rejected because the Gaulish refused an army with German soldiers and communist. In 1957, the Six signed the treaty of Rome, which set up Euratom and the EEC based on a common market covering a whole range of goods

musics, dances, and cosmopolitan cookings… 3. For her cultural ! The capital of the Massachusetts knew how to protect its multiple identity, shaped for four centuries by the influx of numerous immigrants, come in particular from Ireland and from Italy in the XIXth century. But far from being locked into its past, this big university was transformed to become one of the main cultural and economic poles the United States. 4. To discover the warm and proud inhabitants of Boston! The inhabitants

Pittsburgh) affirme sa prépondérance sur le Vieux Sud agricole avec une main-d'oeuvre bon marché pour les mines, la métallurgie et le textile. * Dans les villes, le regroupement des nouveaux venus par nationalité s'est révélé durable créant des Little Italy ou des Poland comme avant des Chinatown. Mais le creuset (le terme de melting pot est attribué à l'écrivain Israël Zanwill dans une pièce de théâtre de 1908) n'a pas si mal fonctionné, la cohésion du peuple américain se renforçant grâce à l'effort