Out of Africa

[pic] America: USA [pic] Africa : South Africa [pic] 1st question: presentation of the three countries I. Poland 1. Hofstede analysis [pic] - Power distance: For the Polish society, typical norm is medium power distance (60). Possible explanation of these results lies in the role of the communist ideology during the past few decades proclaiming equality in all aspects of social life. However, the recent experience of the Poles has indicated to them

Introduction Sexual Violence is one of the biggest problems in South Africa. It shows how much the inequality between men and women is important. The impact of the violence decrease women’s sense of personal security and their quality of life. Sexual violence became very common in this country. South Africa has one of the highest levels of rape in the world. A woman has more chance of being raped than learning how to read. A survey has found that one in four men in South Africa has already rapped someone

Pauvreté Poverty is the lack of basic necessities that all human beings must have: food and water, shelter, education, medical care, security, etc. A multi-dimensional issue, poverty exceeds all social, economic, and political boundaries. As such, efforts to alleviate poverty must be informed of a variety of different factors. La pauvreté est le manque de nécessités de base que tous les êtres humains doivent avoir: nourriture et d'eau, logement, éducation, soins médicaux, sécurité, etc Une question

December 22nd, 6 PM. Christmas in United States of America The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of presents and greetings and with family visits. The day begins on Christmas Eve with a traditional ritual «the Midnight Mass”. Dinner usually is roast turkey, goose, duck or ham served with cranberry sauce, then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruits. American homes are decorated with holly, mistletoe and branches of trees; most have a Christmas tree hung with

burning his pass as a peaceful protest. The twentieth century in South Africa can't be retrospectively looked at with pride, because of the practice of apartheid.  Apartheid had similarities to segregation in the American South, but was much worse.  Black weren't able to vote and separation from the whites in public businesses, They represented seventy percent of the population, and were forced to live in a small area of the country. They couldn't leave without a “pass,” which very few people

laws In 1948 the National Party, led by Dr Daniel Malan, won a General Election and promised to introduce Apartheid (separation) into South Africa. There were already a number of laws in place, eg. the Native Land Acts and laws against marriages between the races, that separated black and white South Africans. However these were to be developed by a series of GRAND and PETTY Apartheid laws: GRAND APARTHEID LAWS v The Population Registration Act - this grouped every South African into a particular

South African economy is the strongest in Africa, Economic liberalism tempered by a strong state involvement, South Africa has companies successful and competitive in international markets Rich mineral resources The second largest gold producer in the world, The leading producer of platinum mining, Fifth largest producer of diamonds An important agricultural Production of corn, wheat, sugarcane, important sheep-farming and wool production. Large firms of arms production like « Rippel Effect Weapon

effects of sports in his article. He focused only on the negative sports events to argue that it “bring out the worst in human nature” (below the title), and is entertaining people from more important subjects such as global warming, economical crisis, and wars. Hitchens begins by giving the example of “the bus carrying the national soccer team of Togo” (Paragraph 1) that has been shot by rebels in Angola, killing three people, to show how violent can sports events be. He also gave the example of the

> South Africa and Englishspeaking Africa Séquence 6-AN01 189 © Cned – Académie en ligne Chapitre 1 > Civilisation et culture ........................................................................................ 195 Chapitre 2 > Texte 1 : And if something happens… > Lecture et vocabulaire > Grammaire > Traduction ................................... 199 Chapitre 3 .....................................................................................

Je suis capable de:/18 ---------------------------------- demander quand tu es né (birthday). When were you born? 1,5 ---------------------------------- dire que mes parents me laissent sortir le weekend. My parents let me go out at the weekend. 1,5 ---------------------------------- dire qu'ils ne me font pas faire le ménage. They don't make me do the housework / the chores. 1,5 ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- demander