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self-sufficiency, of unity, of protection, of cultural superiority. Led the UK to behave in a narrow-minded and Conservative way. However, insularity cannot explain everything. In fact, important influences have come from outside the UK too (successively invaded by the Celts, the Romans, the Vikings, the Anglo-saxons, the Normans). Used to qualify culture … emphasizes the links with the Continent, since the Anglos Saxons came from Germany, and the other important influence are the Normans who come from France

développement régulier du commerce international des aliments. |   | | | | Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 | ISO 22000: Market Decides: Top Or Flop? BY LUCIEN JOPPEN Wouldn't it be nice to have one global food safety standard? ISO 22000 could be the one. But what are its chances of making it in the real world? 1 November 2005  Email This |  Printer Friendly ISO 22000 originated in Denmark. The

The New York Stock Exchange Slide 1: The New York Stock Exchange was born in 1817. It is situate in the south top of Manhattan, in New York. The main street is obviously calling Wall Street, a street which is built by the Dutch settlers in order to protect them against the Indian and English attacks. It is today the main worldwide Stock Exchange place where the biggest sum of money is sharing. Unfortunately, after several events, everybody found out that the worldwide economy depend, a little

The drop in prices can be explained by the population explosion at the end of WWII. Indeed, it helped create a flood of potential slaves. It is an illustration of the laws of supply and demand: with so many potential slaves, their value has plummeted. This drop in prices makes the slaves disposable as buying a slave is no longer a major investment. Today, slaves are temporary: there is no reason to invest in their upkeep. 1. International Law Slavery has been officially abolished

Commentary of an extract from The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing By way of introduction, it should be first noted that the passage under study is an extract from The Grass is Singing, a book written by Doris Lessing in 1950. The novelist sets her story in southern Rhodesia, a British colony since 1923. European immigrants and natives had opposite and unequal social standings; the white settlers – who often also owned the land – took advantage of their ascendancy on the black natives to exploit

The document at stakes is a photo which is taken from a film entitled « Legally Blond ». The movie was released in 2001 by Robert Luketic and tells the story of Ellen Woods, a blond girl. She had a boyfriend who broke up because he thought that to have a blond girlfriend wasn’t good for his political carrier. Ellen Woods decided to take her revenge and started to studying law at Harvard. I- Description The central character, the focal point of the picture is a sexy-looking blond young lady

Conclusion Britain is a constitutional monarchy: it is ruled by a king or queen who accepts the advice of Parliament. It is also a parliamentary democracy, a country whose government is controlled by a parliament that has been elected by the people. The highest positions in government are taken by elected Members of Parliament, also called MPs. The king or queen now has little real power. The principles and procedures by which Britain is governed have developed over many centuries. They

Korea II. The Media as a Tool for Politicians ● The media first can be used as a propaganda tool by politicians. A good example to drive this home is the case of North Korea. For the first time in 30 years, Kim ● ● ● Jong-il invited journalists from all over the world to cover the announcement of his successor, his son, to presidency. It shows how journalists can be manipulated by a politician just for the sake of putting on a show for his son and soon-to-be president. The media jumped

Article 1: 28 January 2011 Last updated at 10:08 GMT French gay marriage ban upheld by constitutional court The couple have four children - Merlin, Emilie, Anatole and Virgile The French constitutional court has upheld a ban on gay marriage, which was challenged by a lesbian couple with four children. The court ruled that the ban, challenged by Corinne Cestino and Sophie Hasslauer, was in keeping with the constitution. Activists had hoped France would join states like Spain and Belgium in

Enfreindre la loi to break/ infringe the law. .Prouver qqchose à to prove something to. .Un mauvais traitement ill-treatment. .Attendre de qqun qu’il … to expect someone to … .Une menace a threat. .Chercher des indices et des preuves to look for clues and proofs. .Être en faveur de to be in favour of. .Ne pas être d’accord avec do not agree with. .L’autorité the authority. .Commettre un délis to abide by the law. .Une punition / pénalité a punishment