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Introduction : The Bum fighting is a practical which consists in filming homeless persons fighting mutually to get some money, alcohol or drugs. This phenomenon is appeared in 2001 with the first videos on the web showing tramps fighting between themselves. The number of videos increases sharply so the NCH (National Coalition for the Homeless) has stated that the Bumfights videos disseminate hate against the homeless and dehumanize them. I°) Origins : Since 2008, attacks against the homeless are

Introduction Since summer 2007, the United States of America has been immersed into one of the worst financial crisis of all time. All sectors of the economy have successively been affected. This has caused job losses for millions, numerous home foreclosures, collapse in stock markets, and either the failure or government rescue of several financial institutions. These factors have resulted in severe economic recession in the United States. In this context, policymakers have taken the bull by its horn and responded

Nick Ut se souvient de cette journée... La photo ne paraitra que le 12 juin dans le New York Times, soit 4 jours après sa prise. Sa parution ne fut pas retardée à cause de problèmes techniques ( car à l’époque, on disposait déjà de moyens de transmission). Non le retard n'est pas en cause. Cela peut nous paraître surréaliste (lol), mais de très vives discussions se sont engagées entre rédacteurs du New-York Times pour savoir si on avait le droit de publier la photo d’une personne nue!, soit Kim Phuc

strange to see how much people talks about the oposition between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton but not about the Republican or others democratic candidates. Breaman said in the New York Times: “It says people are very tired of Bush administration policies. And the democratics candidates really energize people” During the Super Tuesday Hillary Clinton gets 900 delegates, Barack Obama 824 in the convention of the party, with eight States for the one, thirteen for other one. And they immediately

enregistrait des revenus annuels d’approximativement 40 millions de dollars (US). Source : Hays, C. L., The New York Times, 18 Avril 2000. Telle était l’information que l’on pouvait lire le 18 avril 2000, à la une du cahier des affaires de plusieurs grands quotidiens américains. L’achat de Kiehl’s par L’Oréal a fait couler beaucoup d’encre, et ce, particulièrement dans la grande région new-yorkaise. Kiehl’s, l’icône américaine achetée par la géante française L’Oréal, ceci a beaucoup fait jaser

Thème anglais Cours #1: 09/01/2013 One of the most serious crises of recent history began 4 years ago in developed countries. Il y a quatre ans commençait dans les pays riches une des plus graves crises de l’histoire récente. Despite all their efforts, they may not save their company from bankruptcy. Malgré tous leurs efforts, il n’est pas sûr qu’ils sauvent leur enterprise de la faillite. If only she had known what she was exposing herself to, she wouldn’t

Strauss-Kahn ou affaire du Sofitel de New York est une affaire judiciaire de droit commun relative aux accusations de Nafissatou Diallo pour agression sexuelle, tentative de viol et séquestration contre Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Elle affirme qu'il a commis ces actes le 14 mai 2011, dans la suite 2806 de l'hôtel Sofitel de New York, où elle est employée comme femme de chambre. Compte tenu de la gravité des actes, la juridiction de l'État de New York procède à la mise en détention provisoire

The representation of the relations between the aristocracy and their servants in Robert Altman’s film Gosford Park An old British mansion, many guests for the weekend, a murder in the library... All these familiar elements of a detective story are present in Robert Altman’s film Gosford Park. In autumn 1932 Sir William Mc Cordle and his wife, Lady Sylvia, invite their friends for a shooting party. On this occasion some family secrets are revealed, some hidden emotions burst out and the host

Nowadays, in the world economical crisis’ atmosphere, people‘s purchasing power is decreasing. New ways of consumption have been developed since 2 years: Low coast, recycling, bartering … In that way, companies like easy jet, ebay, www.gotrocyourself.com , adapted their offer to this way of trading. Bartering was the only exchange mode used by many old economies, like Egypt of the Pharaons or the Amerindian people. In an economical crisis’ climate, people are more and more aware of the need to save

The benefits of the death penalty are an ilusion Last February, Marc Machin was released after six years in jail for a crime which he didn’t commit. Fortunately, capital punishment has been abolished for a long time in France, but in some states in the United States this act hasn’t been stopped. The pro death penalty think that is justice against killers. Actually, the capital punishment doesn’t have any affect, it just has disavantages because crimes keep increasing and the justice