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como el chile verde llorona Picante, pero sabroso Yo soy como el chile verde llorona Picante, pero sabroso Lila Downs y Mariachi Juvenil de Tecalitlan I only have Mexican friends that were born in Mexico and immigrated in the US recently. I thought it would be easy to collect La Llorona stories from them, but it happened that when it was very difficult for some of them to remember a story, it was simply hard to remember what it was about for others… The stories that I collected are almost the

(28), “he allowed Ikemefuna to accompany him, like a son” (28). Ikemefuna in turn, likes Okonkwo: “Ikemefuna called him father” (28). Okonkwo’s terrible fear of being thought of as weak and feminine ruins this relationship, and causes Okonkwo to kill the boy: “Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak” (61). Later, Okonkwo tells his friends that he thinks that killing Ikemefuna was “his latest show of manliness” (66). Okonkwo’s determination to be a man also affects

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try to tell you a sweet story. Sweet because this story is about...chocolate! where does it come from? Who discovered this small bean who will become the most delicious thing in the world? these are the real questions. Contrary to most people thought, the origine of chocolate is not in Africa, but right at the opposite side of the earth, on South America The earliest record of chocolate was over fifteen hundred years ago in the Central American rain forests, where the tropical mix of high rain

prefererait etre condamné a mort plutôt qu’a perpetuité sam would rather be executed than spend his life in jail C’est l’élève le plus petit de l’école is the shortest pupil in the school C’est plus facile que je pensais it’s easier than i thought Est-ce que la vie est plus dure qu’avant ? is life thougher than before Il ne t’as pas dit la chose la plus importante he didn’t tell you the MOST important thing Elle a dut empoisonner le thé de Billy et celui de Ted she MUST have poisoned

in your wallet or pocket • Chinese value rank and status: most important member should lead important meetings. Important to have your formal title on the business card otherwise the Chinese will think you are a nobody • Influenced by Confucian thought: importance of relationships, harmony, face. Example: If you disagree with something a person says, express it indirectly so that the person doesn’t loose face. What cultural attributes would seem most “foreign” to an outsider? • Slow decision

initiated street art in 1963 French artist Blek le Rat, who first intervened in the street in 1981. > in the late mid-twenties > other names: Miss Tic, Ernest Pignon-Ernest and Space Invader. WHAT ABOUT BANKSY? → Who is he? > real name is thought to be Robert Banks > born in Bristol (England) in 1974 or 1975 > no one has ever seen his face. > risk of being caught by the police for vandalism It allows him to continue his work in the street. > first graffiti found in London in 1993 → About his

Walter was really scared and he didn’t know what to do; should he run? Should he scream? Did the rogue police officer have a weapon? Then Walter thought of something that might be in his advantage. He knew that he wasn’t a real policeman but he, the fake police officer, didn’t know he knew. Walter couldn’t think how it was going to help him but it was the only light of hope he could hang on to. Then he answered to his visitor like a perfect host. “Yes, of course. You are as welcome

Interlocuteur : yes … I m listening to you. 3. Brève présentation de l’entreprise Tenniszon is a company which is specialized in tennis sports, we sell tennis material that is to say balls, rakets, accessories .. For a tennis club like yours we thought that our products should interest you. 4. Qualification du client afin de proposer une offre I would like to know * How many courts do you have * What’ s the sort of the courts? Inside courts ? Outside courts , * Red floor OR

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