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Bowl or a Melting Pot? By Alexandra Phelps {draw:frame} American society has often been described as a melting pot but in recent years, it has also attracted other definitions such as " salad bowl ". For centuries, the US has attracted people in search of a share of "the American dream" from all corners of the world. In fact, US history is one of immigration. In 1620, about 100 English colonists, so-called "Mayflower Pilgrims" left for America seeking religious freedom. They landed

enfants, elle sera heureuse ainsi. « Il ne vous coûtera pas plus cher que maintenant » a-elle-ajouté. Il s’est tenu en la regardant fixement.ses mains flasques pendaient, son fléchissement du visage. Tu as voulu dire ce qu’il a dit dans le journal «  Last Hope » (le dernier espoir) ? a-t-il dit « Oui » a-t-elle dit. Compréhension écrite 1) The best title for this text An unexpected reaction. 2) | Mistakes | Justifications | 1 | Knowing his wife would be very excited |

that events moved very quickly. At his insistence, but a single week elapsed between his proposal and their wedding on September 23, 1862 -- and in the course of that week Tolstoy asked, really required, his fiancée to read the intimate diaries he had kept for much of his life. Sonya, the middle daughter of the Tsar's court physician, had grown up in the sheltered, innocent circumstances typical of girls of her class and time, and she had scant knowledge of men, including the man she had agreed

and Jazz singer. About the extract Source: Billie Holiday’s autobiography, Lady sings the Blues (1956) Type of narrative: It’s a first person narrative. The setting: nightclubs where Miss Holiday sang. The narrator: a VERY (very, very, very!!!) famous African American Blues singer. The title is a reference to the first two words of the famous protest song “Strange fruit”. In the Southern and Border States, these trees held the bodies (the strange fruit) of people victims of lynching. Detailed comprehension

the International Academy for Leadership (IAF) Presented by Mr Antonin Oumar GNING Tel : 00221 77 653 76 29 / 00221 33 825 89 76 E-mail : agning@hotmail.com / gninga@yahoo.fr 1 Seminar description From 23 to 30 November 2007 was held in Germany in Gummersbach the seminar: "Local government and Civil Society" which came within the framework of the implementation of annual program of the International Academy for Leadership (IAF). The seminar lasted seven days and began with the words of welcome

HOW TO DO WORLD’S STYLE DEBATE Summary World’s style is derived from academic style and has become a standard style used globally in international competition. No offensive or profane language may be used. Members can refer to each other by their names or their position and in the third person. General remarks are addressed to the Moderator and never directly to the another person. No heckling is permitted and Points of Order (rule infractions) and Points of Personal Privilege (personal insults

DOING BUSINESS IN SPAIN This country-specific section gives a comprehensive description of Spanish business culture which will help you to interact more effectively with your Spanish clients and colleagues. INFORMATIONS ABOUT SPAIN Historical facts * Spain was the second more former European colonial power after Portugal, the country grew rich from the 15th century to 16th century, but declined with the loss of its colonies throughout the 19th century. * 1936 to 1939: time of the Civil

and services, founded in 1984 on a simple concept of selling computer systems directly to customers. This ‘direct business model’ is designed to eliminate retailers that add unnecessary time and cost, or can diminish Dell's understanding of customer expectations and allows the company to build systems to order. Over the past few years Dell has grown from number five in the personal com¬puter market to number one at the end of 2002 (see table 1 below). Much of that growth came in the key US market where

THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE UNITED-STATES. Death Penalty is a very large theme. It was quite difficult to synthesize beacuase there is so much to tell about it. Well, firstly I'm going to introduce the subject to you by telling you some History and statistics and illustrate the subject by giving a recent disputed case about the capital punishment. As an introduction, I would like to begin by telling that the US stand for th 1st economic power in the world. The famous expression « land of freedom »

Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in rural Nebraska when his parents die. Jim and Jake Marpole, one of the Burdens' farm-hands, travel to Nebraska on the railroad together from the hills of Virginia. An immigrant family, the Shimerdas, is traveling to their destination as well. Like most other immigrants, the Shimerdas left their native Bohemia and moved to America for a better life. Like Jim, the Shimerdas have no one to turn to in a new, frightening place. Chapter 2 The next