Last in, first out

The first text 1. The first main point of the text is that there is a different perception and meaning of the time from one culture to another that can create misunderstandings. • “Time is elastic in many cultures but snaps taut in others. Indeed, the way members of a culture perceive and use time reflects their society’s priorities and even their own worldview.” • In this example we can understand that it is not everyone that has the same notion of time. 2. The second main point is that the

go-betweens. In the colonies the truth stood naked, but the citizens of the mother country preferred it with clothes on: the native had to love them, something in the way mothers are loved. The European élite undertook to manufacture a native élite. They picked out promising adolescents; they branded them, as with a red-hot iron, with the principles of western culture, they stuffed their mouths full with high-sounding phrases, grand glutinous words that stuck to the teeth. After a short stay in the mother

maintenir ? C'est le problème de l'in et de l'Out qui est à la fois posé et résolu. Le In. L'observation montre que certains articles de la gamme sont généralement acquis en premier par les consommateurs ou acheteurs. Convenons de les appeler First In. Disons que leur achat ne pose Les produits First In aucun problème. D'autres sont au sont achetés en contraire achetés avec retard, dans un premier, les Last In le second temps. Tout se passe comme s'il sont d ans un second fallait être déjà client

inauguration of Bill Clinton as president of the USA in January 1993. Composed of 6 stanzas, the poem is adressed to mankind, so its message is universal but concerns the americans in particular. Indeed, the first three stanzas of the poem deal with American history but the last stanzas deal with the future of the United States. The poem can be divided into two parts, the three first stanzas, dealing with the inglorious past of the US and the three last stanzas dealing with the future of the US and the

   // variable to store button 2 stateboolean lastButtonState= LOW;               // variable to store last button 0 stateboolean lastButtonState1= LOW;              // variable to store last button 1 stateboolean lastButtonState2= LOW;              // variable to store last button 2 stateboolean blinking = false;                   // condition for blinking - True is timer (CLOCK) = ONboolean out = HIGH;int addr = 0;                       // adress for memory storageint val;                      

To His Coy Mistress “Coy” refers to a woman who is reluctant (=widerwillig) to give in to her lover’s plea (to make love). The purpose of the poem is to convince this lady and to make her agree to physical love. As a result of this purpose the poem is given a very special, argumentative structure. Marvell uses couplets which give the poem a regular and harmonious quality and rhythm. The essential / central message of this poem is “Carpe Diem”, “Seize the day”, which means: “don’t stand and watch

Les tournures d'accord / de désaccord L’OPINION VIEWPOINTS / POINTS DE VUE |I think that… |Je pense que… | |In my opinion, … |A mon avis | |I feel … |Je trouve que…

I am a first year student in a five year university level degree program at one of the leading business school in Paris, European Business School. As part of my studies, I am recurred to carry out of three months internship in an English speaking country. This internship should allow me to apply a theoretical knowledge that I have acquired in a practical business environment. I am interested in working in your company as it is a leader in the Watches’ market, a field I wish to work in later,

brands to make them palatable in myriad cultures, Owen-Jones has taken L'Oreal's products in the opposite direction. He wants them to embody their country of origin. So he has turned what many marketing gurus consider a narrowing factor into a marketing virtue. As the competition intensifies, Owen-Jones is likely to continue making acquisitions. He has purchased five companies in six years. The company is actively exploring acquisition targets elsewhere in Asia. Last year, the company acquired Soft

this document is a conversation between X and the journalist. 3. This document is a diagram or a chart representing / showing… 4. It is entitled “…” and was published in 2006 (two thousand and six et non pas two thousands and six). Attention aux chiffres ! 5. There is also a subtitle, as it is often the case in press articles, to give a better clue to the topic: “…”. 6. This document deals with… (et non deal about qui est une grosse faute ) / this document is about… / the main topic