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The idea of progress
The idea of progress My notion is « The idea of progress » and my issue is « Should we fear progress ? ». The deffinition of progress is the positive evolution of the world in therms of science, technology. It's the evolution of civilization to an ideal goal. So, I'm going to deal with the positive aspect of progress first and after, I'm going to talk about that the progress can be dangerous. On
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To what extent is Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony a pivotal point in the history of music?
In the view of many musicians and music analyst, Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (Eroica) is considered as the first romantic piece in the history of music. Beethoven started composing this symphony after he had written the famous Heiligenstadt Testament. The Heiligenstadt Testament is a Letter that was addressed to his 2 brothers, Karl and Johann. It reflects his despair over his increasing deafness and his desire to overcome his physical and emotional ailments to complete his
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The wall between Mexico and the United States and the reaction of Californians.
We will present our presentation on the wall between Mexico and the United States and the reaction of Californians. Introduction : On 20th , September 2017, Xavier Becerra, the California Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against the US government. In his complaint, which concerns the border counties of San Diego and Imperial, Xavier Becerra believes that the Trump administration violates the US Constitution, California and federal environmental laws, because of the construction of the barrier
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Idea of progress: Should We fear progress ?
I’m going to talk about the « idea of progress ». To begin with, I’d like to state a definition of that notion. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or change in technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. However, some people can consider it as a negative thing because progress may go beyond ethical morals. So, we can focus on the
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The Minimalist of Suzhou Museum
The Minimalist of Suzhou Museum The Minimalist of Suzhou Museum EE3AH3 CN Architectural Humanities 3 Critical Theory and Interpretation AH-CHOON Clarence 6509878 ________________ Introduction The essay will look at how the Suzhou museum can be seen as a minimalist architecture with the use of the famous quote “less is more” by Mies Van Der Rohe. The definition of this quote will explain two important keywords which are the message and essential. This will be related
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To what extent do screens make our lives better?
Lesson FRIDAY DECEMBER 1ST EURO CLASS ________________ SCREENS : to what extent do they really make our lives better ? (programme de seconde sentiment d’appartenance : singularités et solidarités ) INTRODUCTION Au tableau SCREENS MIND MAP ( carte mentale) At the end of this project your will take part in a role play between a teenager and his family and act a parody of a famous film INTRODUCTION Au tableau SCREENS MIND MAP ( carte
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The princess and the frog, 2009
The princess and the frog comes out 2009, which is the year of Obama's election as president. This American animated musical film was produced by Walt Disney Studio and, it was released by Walt Disney Pictures with a budget of 105 million. This movie is based on the novel the frog princess by E.D Baker. That novel was also inspired by the fairy tale “the frog prince” written by the brothers Grimm. This movie represents
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Myths and heroes - impact on the society
The notion I’m going to talk about is Myths and heroes. A myth can have several definitions, first of all, it's an ancient story, often about gods, heroes and magic. It also represents the traditions and popular beliefs that represent the ideals and institutions of society. Sometimes a myth also refers to a rumor or unfounded information. The first definition of the hero is a legendary or mythological character often endowed with great powers or
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How Mark Zuckerberg represent the American dream ?
MARK ZUCKERBERG There are many people who inspire us in life and give a definition of the « American dream » for various reasons. It’s the case of Mark Zuckerberg, he went from just a child born into a poor city in a middle class family, to become the youngest billionaire in the world. This article are going to talks about his life of heroe and to answer to the question How Mark Zuckerberg represent
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Mot d’accueil de l’adaptation théâtrale du film The Prophet
Mot d’accueil de l’adaptation théâtrale du film The Prophet Révérendes sœurs, chers parents et amis, Nombreux d’entre vous pourraient se demander quel est l’intérêt d’adapter en 2018 un texte littéraire datant de 1923 ? Malgré les quatre-vingt-quinze ans écoulés, Le Prophète de Gibran Khalil Gibran demeure une des œuvres incontournables à l’échelle internationale, traduite en plus de quarante langues. Le secret de la réussite de l’ouvrage le plus vendu aux États-Unis après la Bible réside
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What might be the future energies ?
HABAB MOHAMED PEIP 1 What might be the future energies ? People are already familiar with solar power, wind power, and even water power. But when it comes to the future of energy, those renewable power sources soon could be old news. Scientists and engineers are now building mashup versions of the renewable sources we’re using today with the goal of generating power with even greater efficiency and sustainability.John Rogers , senior energy analyst for
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Predicting the returns of orders for a retail shoe seller
TSIA-SD 210 Challenge 2018 Predicting the returns of orders for a retail shoe seller Group member: XIA Jin YI Muyang ZHANG Jiwei Data prepossessing 1. Raw training data At first, we only use the data from the train.csv, without products.csv and customers.csv. Using the random forest with default hyper parameter, we get a classifier who has a training accuracy around 65% and test accuracy 60%. In addition, the features such as LineItem, UnitPMPEUR, TotalLineItems have
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Literature Review: The performance of active investment managers
The performance of active investment managers Literature Review May 2017 The performance of active investment managers Author : Lazrek Narjisse Due date: 31.05.2017 13:00 Table of content: Introduction 1.Conventional Performance Measures 1. Sharpe Ratio 2. Treynor Ratio 1.3Jensen’s Alpha 1. Performance 2.1. Conventional performance tests 2.2. Relative performance evaluations 2.3. Performance persistence 1. The Active Managers 3.1. Measuring manager skills 3.2 Accomplishment of Active Managers 3.3. The Performance of active investment managers Conclusion References Introduction
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Le problème économique
Economie chap1 : le problème économique Les domaines concernés par l’économie Production, consommation, échange, redistribution. Definitions : L’économie est une science car étudie le comportement des individus au sein de la société. C’est une science des choix car elle cherche à résoudre le problème de la répartition des ressources. Comme elles sont limitées, les individus doivent faire des choix. Économie positive : analyse la manière dont le monde fonctionne et qui implique de faire des prévisions. Économie normative :
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Alterity in the fiction of Yann Martel
Introduction “Where are you from?” the boy asked. “From many places.” “No one can be from many places,” the boy said. “I’m a shepherd, and I have been to many places, but I come from only one place—from a city near an ancient castle (Coelho 19). The conversation between Santiago and King Melchizedek throws some light on the cosmopolitan nature of English literature and that of the writer Yann Martel. The English literature of the
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Problème éthique
1) Description de la situation Le contexte du problème d’éthique qui va suivre est très récent, mais il est l’achèvement d’une situation inappropriée qui a duré plusieurs années. Le contexte est particulier, car le plus souvent les problèmes éthiques sont soit d’ordre à contourner des règles soit d’ordre de harcèlement sexuel mais ce cas-ci est plus sournois et insidieux. En effet, les évènements sont survenus durant six ans entre une dirigeante de conseil d’administration
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Étude de cas : Les problèmes de logiciel de Hewlett-Packard
Question 1: Le projet de mise en oeuvre du système technologique pour l’entreprise HP a échoué due à plusieurs petits problèmes qui était simple à régler mais qui sont survenus en même temps. Ils se sont donc accumulés formant ainsi l’insuccès de la mise en place de ce nouveau système. Tout d’abord, il y a eu un premier problème qui a eu pour effet de paralyser les systèmes d’informations lors du transfert des commandes entre
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Notes de lecture. The round house
THE ROUND HOUSE Passage in the novel that you found particularly interesting or impactful: “ We were not churchgoers. This was our ritual. Our breaking bread, our communion. And it all began with that trusting moment where my father walked up behind my mother and she smiled at his approach without turning. But now they stood staring at each other helplessly over the broken dish. (…) She took a gasping breath and put her had
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DESTINY 2 : Relics of the golden age quest tutorial
NOM et Prénom (partie 1): ________________________________ NOM et Prénom (partie 2): ________________________________ GROUPE : 5_____ ÉVALUATION : /20 (15% en C2) CORRECTION DU T.E.L Si vous avez fait votre T.E.L. en équipes, vous devez vous séparer la correction ainsi : chaque élève corrige toutes les fautes d’une partie (OSPG). * – 1 pour une « forme corrigée » mal corrigée! * – ½ (- ¼ pour ceux qui ont un très grand nombre de fautes
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Introduction to the British and American Political Institutions
Introduction to the British and American Political Institutions Part 1: The British political system Lecture 1: The monarchy 1. Introduction to the Monarchy Constitutional monarchy: A system of government in which the head of state is a monarch whose power is shared with a constitutionally organised government. Difference from a republic: Head of the state is a president, with more (USA) or less power (Ireland). 1. The sovereign and the branches of government * Executive
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The Space
THE SPACE As many news currently because we destroy our planet, thus we need to find an other one to make the same thing. No it is a joke, but really, we have the next destination of humanity in universe. So to start my presentation, I will to introduce some basic notions of the astronomy, then I will present you the next destination: Mars, and why. And finally, we will see the various problems encounter
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L’éveil de la conscience et le problème du sens de l’existence
L’éveil de la conscience et le problème du sens de l’existence D’une manière générale ce qui distingue l’homme du reste de la nature et des animaux ce sont des degré de conscience. Or, la conscience ne consiste pas simplement à penser c’est-à-dire à enchaîner logiquement des idées mais en plus à savoir ce que l’on pense, par exemple un logiciel est capable de construire des raisonnements d’une grande complexité avec une grande rapidité mais ils
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Vaccination in the 3rd world countries
Vaccination in the 3rd world Intro Now we have all these information, I think it’s interesting to have a closer look at vaccination in the third world countries. First let me tell you how they see vaccination over there. • While it is very easy to access vaccination for us, it is completely different in countries of the third world because they are not developed and they don’t have money to pay for it. First
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DM d'Anglais : The idea of progress. How did the social progress in the USA evolve between the 20th and the 21st century ?
Idea of progress I am going to talk about the idea of progress Definition of the notion: the progress is the ability to make better some subjects, some topics like science, technology (communication/Internet) or medicine. But it could be in not physical subjects and in human questions: social progress. Problematic: How evolved the social progress in USA between the 20th and the 21th century ? Two parts: Martin Luther’s fight and Obama’s election. -Although the
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What are the benefits and challenges of employing a management consultant ?
What are the benefits and challenges of employing a management consultant? In 2013, Lasse Lund won the performance of the year in the Management Consultancies association's (MCA) awards said about his vision according to his experience on the role of a consultant "I like being in the middle of all different pieces that need to come together, I need to pull in the right people from the right teams, I need to put in place
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