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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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In that framework, we focused on loss of inocence and I asked myself if is the loss of inocence necesserily imply badness ?
Introduction : This year, we studied among other themes of Exile, Travel and rite of passage. In that framework, we focused on loss of inocence and I asked myself if is the loss of inocence necesserily imply badness ? is the loss of innocence the opposite of growth? Growing implies that experience take over from innocence → not perceived as a loss ; positive process Loss is a negative process, something lost that cannot be retrieved. Why
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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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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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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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AWL academic world list
VOCABULARY WORK: The Academic Word List Semester 1: headwords of the AWL list - edited version to facilitate learning * On your smartphone, you can use the AWL builder application to hear the pronunciation of words and read a definition of each word: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.CB.AWLBuilder_global * On your computer, you can also look at the table further below (semester 2) and click on the words underlined in blue in the first column to access the definition
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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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Manip de windows 10
SI1 – Cours 1 Windows 10 : les manipulations de base Windows 10 a été sorti à l’été 2015 et a été le successeur de Windows 8,1. Il existe différentes versions. Dans le cadre de ce cours, vous utiliserez Windows 10 Education qui possède presque toutes les fonctionnalités de Windows 10 Entreprise. Microsoft définit ainsi la configuration de base pour un ordinateur capable d’accueillir Windows 10 : * Un processeur 32 bits (x86) ou 64
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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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Evolution of George along the story
Of Mice and Men Choose anyone character and follow his or her evolution all along the story Of Mice and Men is a book written by John Steinbeck that takes place in the 1930s in the United States, during the Great Depression. At that time, life was really tough and there was very high unemployment. As a result, many men traveled from town to town seeking short-term employment. In this novel, Steinbeck describes the daily
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Hello world
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit Genre : Roman Sous-genre : Amour Le discours est réel La connotation a pris rôle déjà dans le titre du roman Le mot < jour > évoque la lumière, l’espoir, la paix, le bonheur …. Le mot <nuit> peut suggérer la misère, le malheur, le désespoir, l’oppression et la violence L’auteur a choisis la focalisation interne parce que le narrateur raconte tout ce qu’il voit, tout ce
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The big race to grow
1. Growth race Business Cycles, Interest Rates and Central Banks The modern debt phenomenon must be seen in light of recurring business cycles. Central Banks try to manage them through monetary policies. Governments support the fossil fuel-stoked growth of their real economies by increasing their money supply via fractional reserve banking. As money was gradually de-linked from physical substance (i.e. precious metals), the creation of money became tied to the making of loans by commercial
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Étude de marche Thé
MarChé du thé RAPPORT JILLALI Younssa| GRC |Lycée Jules Ferry |27 novembre 2018 Table des matières INTRODUCTION 1 L’OFFRE……………………………………………………………2 LA DEMANDE…………………………………………………….3 LE MACRO ENVIRONMENT…………………………………..4 LA CONCLUSION………………………………………………..5 ANNEXES………………………………………………………….6 INTRODUCTION Dans ce rapport je vais faire une étude de marché sur le thé afin d’acquérir la compétences C61 « Assurer la veille commerciale » de mon BTS MUC (Management des unités commerciale).Dans le but de la mini-enterprise notre objectif et de vendre du thé. La définition du
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Synthèse anglais - Places and forms of power - The NRA
Introduction I’m going to treat the notion of “Places and forms of power”. First of all I'd like to give a definition of the notion. The term “Places” denotes important buildings or institutions or a place anywhere in the world. Power is the ability to control others, events or resources; the ability to make things happen despite obstacles, opposition. At all times, power has been in the hands of politicians or military chiefs. But power
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The idea of progress : in what way can progress improve our daily life ?
The idea of progress Key issue : In what way can progress improve our daily life? Progress encompasses all developments that can improve the lives of human beings in their daily, professional or social lives. There are several forms of progress. In this notion, we approached the question of progress from an ethical point of view so we studied the progress in science and the impact it could have in the future. We asked ourselves:
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The Indian Society-Idea of progress
Idea of progress Intro:- notion I’m going to deal with is -First of all I would like to give a def of this notion. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change. It can be a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. -To illustrate the notion, I will talk about the Indian society. -So why is India said to be
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The Shades of Good and Evil
Millo Bastien Millo Professor Burnette English: composition and literature II 5 March 2019 The Shades of Good and Evil The quest of finding what is good or evil in East of Eden is very complicated. It is though, very dualistic. On one side there is Cathy, the evil incarnated, and on the other side Adam, almost too good for the evilness of Cathy. In the novel, the theme of good and evil is represented several
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The truth about Bellydance
The truth about Bellydance Bellydance, oriental dance, arabic dance or Raqs Shark is a dance that originated in Middle Eastern . It is performed by women and men with, among other things, undulating movements of the hips and abdomen. Arabic dance has always been victim of numerous misconceptions, in particularly to be a provocative dance. But Bellydance is not a dance of seduction. First, Belly dance is a way of expressing yourself .Many women find
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MYTHS AND HEROES : We can wonder how the myth of witches has evolved and what forms it has taken through the centuries.
MYTHS AND HEROES The notion I’m going to deal with is Myths and Heroes. First, I’m going to define the notion: * A “myth” can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition or a false notion. * A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his or her achievements, a superhero or maybe a role model or an icon
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