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Puckeringe, Jane, who was abducted in 1649 while walking with her maid in Greenwich Park, London, by a group of mounted men led by one Joseph Walsh. She was carried off to Dunkirk and then to a religious house at Nieuport, Flanders, at that time under Spanish rule. Although steps were immediately taken to secure the release of Jane Puckeringe, it was not until some eight years later that this was achieved. Joseph Walsh and his associates were apprehended, handed over to the British authorities, and indicted

langues différentes à New York. La tendance est au regroupement communautaire, et des quartiers entiers se sont formés selon les origines géographiques ou culturelles : Irlandais, Italiens (Little Italy), Chinois (Chinatown), Coréens, Portoricains (Spanish Harlem, "El Barrio", là où est née la salsa), Nigérians, Sénégalais, Juifs, Polonais, Russes, occupent chacun des enclaves dans la ville. Quartier de Chinatown Depuis le xixe siècle, New York est l'une des principales portes de l'immigration

horaires, activités sportives, meilleur souvenir (déjeuner au soleil avec ses camarades). Enregistrement informatif et explicatif. Transcription du document audio : hi tiffany || hi || where are you from || im from australia | im from a small town just near melbourne || i have a lot of great memories from high school | i think it was a really great time for me || one of the things that stands out most is | all of the school ate lunch | at the same time | so between twelve thirty and

119 136 152 163 181 189 203 220 234 252 262 266 271 273 275 Prologue September 2006, and deep in the bowels of the Adam Street private members’ club in London a very special group of people is crammed into a private room, supping imported Spanish beer from a free bar. The value – on paper at least – of the companies owned by those squeezed into this tiny, boiling space would dwarf the debt of a small African nation. Among those present are some of the key players in Europe’s Internet industry

to expand both north and south as well. It was by divine providence that the destiny of the new country was to be a model of civilisation and democracy for the rest of the world to follow. The war of the democratic United States against the ex-Spanish colony of Mexico, which was always claiming land and creating conflicts on the border, was therefore justified. The USA were victorious and Mexico stayed within its present border. Mexico gave up Nevada, Utah and part of Colorado, the former Mexican

during the Depression, when we didn’t have anything to eat but some cheese. The city where the story is set is Jackson, Mississippi. Belhaven is an apparently white and privileged, upper-class area in Jackson, which is separated from “the colored part a town” (ll. 25-26) or “the colored neighborhood” (l. 45), an underprivileged, working-class area inhabited by African-Americans. The bus that is mentioned (“the number six bus”, line 29) is filled with black maids (i.e. cleaners) who commute from their area

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India’s population can read English with enough fluency to enjoy these works in their original form, and relatively few of these books are translated into the national languages of India. They are more likely to be translated into German, French, or Spanish. The result is that such writing has a much larger audience abroad than at home. Although many South Asians are proud of the international prominence of writers from their region, many also are resentful that talented authors writing in Hindi, Urdu

a capital, Scotland with Edinburgh and Wales with Cardiff. Great Britain is divided into counties. The word “county” describes an area with its own local government. County councils are elected to run current affairs such as education, housing, town, planning and rubbish disposal. They look after roads, libraries and swimming pools. Many counties, like Yorkshire, Berkshire and Lancashire contain the word “shire” which is an old word of “county”. The Commonwealth is an international voluntary