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- She is supposed to go to the Alconbury’s New Years Day Turkey Curry Buffet. The capital letters create an ironical effect: the name of the party is a bit ridiculous. The capital letters also show it’s an institution, it happens every year. - On suppose qu'elle va au Nouveau Jour d'Années d'Alconbury la Turquie le Buffet de Curry. Les majuscules créent un effet ironique : le nom de la fête est un peu ridicule. Les majuscules montrent aussi que c'est une institution, cela arrive chaque année

Willa Cather. She was born in 1873 in rural Virginia. She moved with her family from Virginia to Red Cloud, Nebraska at the age of 10. Red Cloud was at that time a small railroad down that had been founded 13 years before and which was populated by immigrants from all over Europe. Willa attended RC. High School and learned the classics. She began to forge friendship with immigrants. She moved to Lincoln in 1890 where she studied to enter College. At the university of Nebraska she would be remembered

1941. After studying at the School of Arts, she became fashion editor at ELLE magazine. Writing certainly on fashion, Agnes b no longer felt comfortable in that environment and decided to make a career in fashion design. Then she was hired at Dorothy bis VdeV and Pierre d'Alby. In 1973 it filed its own brand "agnès b.". It borrows from her first husband, the publisher Pierre Bourgeois, the initial of its name tacked onto its name. In 1975, she opened with her second husband, his first shop

to be to survive in such a severe context. For instance, she faced many difficulties when she wanted her plays to be performed at the Théâtre Français but she never gave up and kept on trying to convince the actors to chose one of her works. This books really intends to rehabilitate the work of Olympe de Gouges whereas people used to despise it, even after her death during the XIXth century. The author underlines the fact that even if she had not an excellent style, her works were full of good sense

place, her husband and social status. She lies, manipulates and even goes as far as self-mutilation and murder (by falsely accusing people) to achieve her goals. • poppet/needle • false accusations “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil…” • liar – “an endless capacity for dissembling” • she claims to go to God, “I want the light of God” yet is the root of evil in Salem Elizabeth is a good Christian woman who wants to protect her family. She goes as far as telling lies (commiting

Reverend George Austen and his wife, Cassandra, she was educated mainly at home and never lived apart from her family. She had a happy childhood amongst all her brothers and the other boys who lodged with the family and whom Mr Austen tutored. From her older sister, Cassandra, she was inseparable. As a young woman Jane enjoyed dancing (an activity which features frequently in her novels) and she attended balls in many of the great houses of the neighbourhood. She loved the country, enjoyed long country

had two sisters and a brother, she had really good parents, it was the perfect family. Every afternoon, Monica came back from the school and every afternoon she was the first to arrive at home, because his brother stayed at boarding school in a school that was so far and her sisters came back later than her. But this afternoon, when she was driving the key into the lock, she heard noises of paces and she realized that the door wasn't locked. To reassure herself she called her friend Robine, the

"The seat is empty." "This is incredible," said the man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Stanley Cup and not use it?" The neighbor says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Stanley Cup we haven't been to together since we got married." "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. That's terrible... But couldn't you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The man

was brave enough to do it for $20.00. She walked to a grave, stood on it, Suddenly, her leg felt heavy and she tried to pick it up, but something was grabbing HER! She was yelling and crying for help, but her friends thought she was kidding, so they just left. It was so dark she couldn’t see what was grabbing her leg but she heard a voice saying you walked on me. After a big effort she finally escape and ran without turning around. The day after, at school she told her friends from last night about

speculation and trading in financial claims became a more important part of the economy than industry.[98] Trade unions Further information: Opposition to trade unions Thatcher was committed to reducing the power of the trade unions, whose leadership she accused of undermining parliamentary democracy and economic performance through paralysing strike action.[99] Several unions launched strikes in response to legislation introduced to curb their power, but resistance eventually collapsed.[100] Only 39%