This Is England

thus the most interesting feature of the novel is obviously Selly’s progress and growth to understanding. (Bildungsroman), of which we must trace the stages. Tropics (themes) contained in the novel: • Conscience vs. education: Is there an awareness of right and wrong in spite of the education received, the social and political pressures exerted by the environment? • Guilt, complexes, repression (= refoulement), compensation for this, therapy (therapists and relations to these, therapist-figures)

accumuler ▪ To bring up: Elever ▪ To end up: Finir par être, finir par devenir ▪ To break out: éclater (des conflits) ▪ To be given the peerage: être anobli ▪ Headed by : avec à sa tête ▪ Union Jack : drapeau anglais ▪ The Church of England: l‘anglicanisme ▪ The established Church: la religion officielle I. Translations : ▪ Preterit : action révolue ▪ Present perfect ; bilan dans le présent d’une action passée, action commence dans le passé et qui continue dans le présent

intertwined with continental Europe. Part I : The Historical Background Chap 1 : The original links I/ Prehistory For most of prehistory, what we call now the British islands were attached to the continental landmass. British Isles = England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (= GB) + Ireland. Britain became separated from mainland shortly before 6 000 BC. Significant settlement had begun earlier (from 10 000 to 6 000 BC). All the European people intermingled. Despite the disappearance

US armed forces The US armed Forces are the 2nd largest military in the world with 1 400 000 people on active duty, split into five departments: the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Coast Guard. The majority of the military is used to be made up of men, though women have also been involved for a long time in the safety of their country. Today, they are present in each department and they represent 15% of the American strength. However women have been prohibited from some

président américain,.. 8XNMK-CSADW-3C0DW-0FY44-7WRJR Chapter 1: From the first colony (1607) to the declaration of independance (1776) The settle of the people on the american soil ? The creation of a new nation: American history is short, rapid contrary to our history, it longed 240 years It was the consequence of the population's movement. The first colony settled by John Smith in 1607. It was the first markland in Jamestown in virginia as a link to the united

(Lycée Evariste Galois in Beaumont sur Oise – Paris). I am doing an internship of 4 weeks from November 22th to December 17th 2010 in London England. I do an internship in England because I'm European section and I wanted to discover another world of work. 4.About the company Name company : Institut Francais (service financier) The company is located in south kensington London Field of activity : cultural center Total number of employees : Historical Background of the company : The

Introduction : Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and belongs to the World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury who is the religious leader of the Anglican Church. So Canterbury is also the center of the Anglican Communion. Why have they build a cathedral in Canterbury and what is the social consequence? St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, arrives on the coast of England as a missionary in 597 AD. He

THE CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1066) Reminder The region of Normandy had been granted to the Viking Rollon in 911 by Charles the Simple (one of last Carolingian kings) to end the exactions of the Vikings by “settling” them officially in a territory that they already controlled in the facts since 896. In 1066, Guillaume de Normandie, who will become “William the Conqueror”, is the duke of Normandy. The context The succession of the English king Edouard the Confessor, dead without

Hanif Kureishi is a playwright, a screenwriter, a novelist and a film-maker. He was born in Bromley, Kent in 1954. Kureishi's first novel was the semi-autobiographical The Buddha of Suburbia, published in 1990. This book describes Karim's struggle for social and sexual identity, a comic coming-of-age novel and a satirical portrait of race relations in Britain during the 1970s. This extract is taken from chapter six. Jamila's future husband arrives in England, then a party is organized for the

Rapport : The Stanwell-House Annexe 1. Presentation 2. Staff 3. Typical working day 4. The Major difference England / France 5. C.V 6. My Impression 7. Picture 8. Thanks The Presentation 1.) History Stanwell House Hotel dates back to the 18th Century, and is situated in the picturescque Georgian market town of Lymington. Lymington is one of the South's most attractive and historic locations, wonderfully positioned on the coast, and surrounded by outstanding