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Mezzotint, written by M.R. James in 1904 is one of the many ghost stories the author is famous for. This short story is typical of the ghost story in many ways that we will develop, but with an originality that almost undermines the genre. The Mezzotint is constructed like so many ghost stories, with the apparition of a disruptive something that cannot be explained by the rational known rules that govern the world and the mind, and this apparition takes place in a common setting, with common people

surplus of the companies but we can’t serve the individuals which have a lower willingness to pay. If we look in term of losses, if we set a price equal to 50, we lose the surplus of the companies which is equal to (100-50)*55 = 2750. On the opposite, if we set a price equal to 100, the individuals are out of the market and we lose (50-0)*45 = 2250. So we can notice that we lose more in term of profit, when we set a price equal to 50 than when we set a price of 100. So IBM will choose to set a price

Party The Manifesto of the Communist Party was first published in 1848 in London upon solicitation by the Communist League, an association of German workers and immigrants exiled in Great Britain, in Belgium or in France. The Manifesto presents the aspirations of Communism, its position towards Socialism, and other XIXth century parties. The main idea of the Manifesto is that the whole story of humanity is the one of a perpetual class struggle. In the XIXth century, the evolution of the opposition

than meets the eye and the reader is justified in thinking that a sort of symbolic dimension is attributed to Murphy. Oddly enough, this latter proves to exceed the mere role of a character. As a result, we could enquire how this contradiction appears throughout the text. By focusing on the ambiguous reject of all narrative aspect, we could enquire how Murphy is depicted and to what extent he contributes to strengthen a dramatic tension. In the last part, we shall examine the relentless swinging

865 words In this op-ed, I will talk about China’s investment in Africa, how they are trading natural resources in exchange for helping Africans to industrialize and develop. China does not have enough raw materials and therefore outsource them from many African countries. While, in 2003 China’s foreign direct investment in Africa was worth 400 million dollars, it reached 7 billion dollars in 2008. Africa’s trade has been growing by 50% every year, therefore making China Africa’s first trading partner

o. on / to take on s.o. engager qqn to appoint nommer qqn to fire / to dismiss / to sack renvoyer to be unemployed / out of work être chômeur, sans emploi Job advertisements a requirement une exigence to meet a requirement satisfaire aux exigences a skill une aptitude an asset un atout proficiency (in) compétence, maîtrise part-time work travail à temps partiel full-time work travail à plein temps seasonal work travail

ZAVALNYOUK Yuriy TL2 Tuesday, 23rd of November Comment on “Lappin and Lappinova” pt. III Lappin and Lapinova is one of the short stories presented in the collection of short stories, A Haunted House. Here, the reader meets with Rosalind, a young woman who is just married. The female protagonist of the story, Rosalind, has difficulties adjusting to her role as the new wife of Ernest Thorburn, and therefore constructs an alternative fantasy world where Ernest is a rabbit king called Lappin

The Iraq war, begun in 2003, has been justified through several different reasons. One of the primary causes was the fear of Saddam Hussein housing Weapons of Mass Destruction in the country, as the Iraq leader had repeatedly failed to disclose their number and location. In 2002 it was revealed that Tony Blair had agreed to support US President George W. Bush for an invasion of Iraq, with the aim of removing Hussein from power. Despite a UN investigation and refusal to support a US led attack on

the book in 1962. Revolutionary road was his first novel, and it was nominated for the 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.

Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States. The new United States Constitution had already been ratified and went into effect the 4th March 1789, but the new country was still in danger/unsettled. Many of the founding fathers were demanding a “bill of rights” to protect people from the new government, to make sure that it would never treat citizens like the old colonial government did. The idea of protection of rights had plenty been incorporated in spirits by: - the English