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characters and indicate the topic of the extract : A dialogue between Ishmael (line 7) and Hatsue (line 5).The topic is not clearly stated. Indeed, they keep referring to a mysterious event using the pronoun “it” several times. Both characters resort to the indefinite pronoun maybe because they are reluctant to name it properly; they are both unwilling to clarify the situation. The readers are thus puzzled (perplexed). Both refuse to name the event which probably upsets (= distresses) them. Maybe

major players such as United States, Japan and European Union have found a new challenger: China. Since China’s rapid growth is about 9% per year, it has to find the necessary supplier to its demand in order to sustain its economic growth. Hence, China turned to Africa. First of all, why Africa? Africa, which is composed of the poorest countries in the world, which did not get out of poverty even though with the help of many organisations and an enormous amount of money since so many years

Dealing With Criticism, Guilt and Shame in the Classroom by Stephen T. McClard - Superiored.com   When you think of shame, what comes to your mind?  How about guilt?  Many people associate shame and guilt as one emotion, but in reality they are very different.  By definition, guilt is the "I have done someting bad" emotion.  By contrast, shame is the "I am bad" emotion.  As you continue reading, consider how your actions can impact guilt or shame in a child.  Ask yourself if there may be ways

also the Harry Potter’s author. She had written this book after all the Harry Potter’s books. J.K Rowling told us that The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of stories written for young wizards. I think that the book was easy to read and that it is a nice book because it is different from the children’s story we have in the «normal » world. Every story has something to tell us,when you read every stories of this book you learn something.It is like a morality in every tales. The Tales

conflicts and its impact on performance Date: 26/11/2009 Introduction Every person has experienced work in group in one way or another. Acting in group is natural for a human being who needs to interact with others. It came from childhood games, and it continues existing during all scholarship to get you ready for your career, where team work is done in lot of jobs. The ability to work in team is one of the main competences that companies are looking for, especiallyfor business and engineers

The American Dream This document is a text from Michael Cusaek and it was publicated in 1981 and it was about the American dream. Michael Cusack (20 September 1847 – 27 November 1906) was an Irish teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He grew up in a home and in an area where Irish was still the language of daily life. He was probably eleven years old before he first used English and he quickly mastered it and to the end of his life he remained bilingual. This text The American

[18] INFLUENCE OPPOSITION • Manipulation [26] Mind Control [28] The Other Woman [30] A Hard Choice for Little Miss Sunshine A Spaceship to Heaven [32] Les articles [31] [34] DOMINATION INFLUENCE • Masters and Slaves [40] A Shameful Past [42] Living on a Plantation [44] Compensation I Couldn’t Help It! [46] Les formes have V-en [48] [45] DOMINATION REBELLION • Teens in Revolt [56] Youth Cultures [58] Papa, Don’t Preach

TV network and an FBI agent who accuses him of being a communist.We should mention that the dialogue is set against the back-drop (toile de fond) of the Mc Carthy witch-hunts in the 50s. During the cold war, many US politicians were afraid of communism because the USSR represented a big threat to American security. US senator Joseph mac Carthy set up anti-communist committees to target people working in government, education and show-business. Many innocent people were persecuted and even lost their

as “A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image ». This supposes that it is normally wrong because oversimplified. Stereotypes come from our experience with people from other countries. Our experience is subjective but we tend to do from this biased opinion something that we can apply to an entire population. It is therefore very important to be careful with stereotypes and not to convince ourselves that what other people say about us is the truth. Stereotypes can however

follow one of four decision-making styles: analytical, directive, conceptual, and behavioral. These four styles, described in a book by Alan J. Rowe and Richard O. Mason,3 have the following characteristics: Analytical Style - technical, logical, careful, methodical, needs much data, likes order, enjoys problem-solving, enjoys structure, enjoys scientific study, and enjoys working alone. Conceptual Style - creative and artistic, future oriented, likes to brainstorm, wants independence, uses judgment