The Element of Freedom

« In what extent was culture part of the creation or maintenance of the British Empire ? » Imperial propaganda was extensively broadcast through cultural means. Public interest in the colonies and imperial expansion date back from 1867 onwards . This seems a bit surprising since imperial matters never played any important role in British elections . The thread examined in the following essay is an attempt to show how culture in its various forms asserted Englishness as an hegemonic identity

Albert Camus’ The Stranger, which also explores a prison experience, albeit from the prisoner’s point of view, its stark simplicity and spare language belie a complex and profound book. Gaines uses harsh (or austere) language to reflect the spiritual and personal alienation of humans in the twentieth century. Through Grant Wiggins’ emotionally detached account of Jefferson’s trial at the beginning of the book, we recognize that something about the main character is out of the ordinary. The novel chronicles

The Mahatma and the Poet – Letters and debates between Gandhi and Tagore 1915-1941 -compiled and edited by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Introduction This book puts together letters exchanged by Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore along with some essays which they wrote debating major national issues. These letters preserved in the archives of Vishva-Bharati, the University founded by Tagore, are of great historical interest. Of more than historical interest is the debate between Gandhi and

Coup d'état of 1948 In the aftermath (à la suite de) of World War II, the communists began to lose some of their popularity, and, as the 1948 election approached, their public support began to decline. → The Communist Party of Czechoslavakia's leader was Klement Gottwald, During the winter of 1947-48, in the parliament, tension between the Communists and their opponents led to increasingly bitter conflict. In early February 1948, the Communist minister of the interior

Les articles : A/An, The et Les articles et les adjectifs démonstratifs sont des _______________. Ils précèdent les _______ pour apporter une information supplémentaire.A - L'article indéfini a/anL'article a/an sert à désigner un élément isolé, par rapport à un ensemble, une classe.We saw a cat in the garden = Nous avons vu un chat dans le jardin. • On utilise a si le mot qui suit commence par une ___________ ou par le son /j/ :

a story which stimulates the imagination and draws the mind into a place filled with expectation, excitement, wonder and pleasure. Painting is one of the art forms that have always attracted people. It is a visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include inked brushes, graphite pencils, pen and ink, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint. The most common support for painting

Husserl and Heidegger Of all movements and schools of thought in twentieth-century European philosophy, it is undoubtedly phenomenology that has proved the most pervasive and influential. Following its founding by Edmund Husserl at the end of the nineteenth century, this seminal school of thought was profoundly reformed through the work of Husserl’s young assistant, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger sought to transform his teacher’s idea of phenomenology as a rigorous science of immediate experience into

so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed : “We hold these truths to be self-evident : that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream

how catholic faith has became a symbol of polish unity. B) religiosity in Poland. II) Between religion and politics: which of both influences the other one. A) The intrusion of Catholic Church in the political field. B) The instrumentalisation of Church by the politics. III) The Vox Populi to the test of Catholic faith. A) The Catholic Church disavowed in its intrusion in the political field. B) toward a normalisation between the Church ans the Politics. Conclusion Bibliography

Diversity Common Heritage Plural Identities Published in 2002 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7, place de Fontenoy - 75700 Paris Coordination and revision: Michèle Garzon Graphic design, composition and printing: Jed Graphic & Multimédia © UNESCO 2002 • CULTURAL DIVERSITY • 2 Preface I n these troubled times with the world in search of its bearings, and wayward minds using the terms “culture” and “civilization” in an attempt to turn human beings