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PERSONNAGES – CREVEL : personnage entièrement nouveau dans La Comédie humaine, il s'inscrit dans la lignée des bourgeois libertins, tels Cardot, Camusot et Matifat. Il est l'ancien commis (Célestin) de César Birotteau, mais si ce dernier incarnait le type malheureux du commerçant naïf égaré dans le monde de la finance, Crevel, qui n'a que sept ans de moins que son ancien patron, appartient à une nouvelle génération de bourgeois. Maîtrisant parfaitement la circulation de l'argent, il incarne le type

SCOTLAND Official languages = English (Recognised regional languages = Scottish Gaelic, Scots) Patron saint = St. Andrew Government = Constitutional monarchy  Monarch = Elizabeth II  First Minister (Head of Scottish Government = Alex Salmond MP MSP  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom = Gordon Brown MP Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with: • England to the south • is bounded by the North Sea

Essay Civilization and British Culture Comparison of UK with France: discuss the similarities and the differences. Charlotte ADAM Teacher : Mr REDFERN At the time of European construction, the eternal hostility between France and England seems outdated. Yet the position of the two best enemies competing again during the last World Cup rugby is debatable. Historians even speak of the "Hundred Years War" which since the nineteenth century

My booklet is on New Zealand. N.Z is a a magnificent country, where many tourists come in search of adventure. It's an idéal destination to pass your holidays in family, in paradisiac landscapes. N. Z is an island country, in the south hemispère, in the South Western Pacific Ocean, at the south of Australia, comprising in two landmasses( the North and the South).New Zealand's climate is called 'oceanic temperate', because he is generally mild and benefits from long sun hours. It's different from

Kingdom and it is a parliamentary monarchy. The current Head of state is queen Elisabeth II of England represented on the place by a Governor general, who is Lady Quentin BRYCE since September 5th, 2008, and by 6 governors, one for each of 6 states which compose the Confederacy. Lady Quentin BRYCE is the first woman to reach this responsibility. Australian political situation During the visit of Queen Elisabeth II which took place in Sidney in 1992, Prime Minister Paul Keating sought the independence

How to sell french champagne in Australia beyhond the cultural differences ? FRENCH CHAMPAGNE IN AUSTRALIA Summary Introduction Study of the country History Geography Policy Economics Differences Sectoral study Offer Request Environment Marketing mix Product Price Place Promotion Study of the country Introduction Our study focuses on the Champagne Market in Australia. Indeed Australia is the first country outside Europe for alcohol consumption per capita, to the United States. For

Le Royaume-Uni est, comme son nom l'indique, un royaume, mais le pouvoir du monarque britannique (actuellement la reine Élisabeth II) est de facto entièrement cérémonial. Celui-ci règne mais ne gouverne pas. Le pouvoir exécutif de cette monarchie parlementaire est exercé, au nom de la Reine, par le Premier ministre (actuellement David Cameron), et les autres ministres du cabinet. Le Premier Ministre est nommé par la reine, il n'est pas élu. La reine doit choisir le leader du parti ayant gagné les

match. Avec la naissance de l'eurovision, en 1954, c'est le monde qui entre à la maison. Tout commence en 1953, lorsque les téléspectateurs français, belges, hollandais, allemands, britanniques...suivent en même tant le couronnement de la reine Élisabeth II d’Angleterre. C'est le début des échanges de programmes entre les différentes chaînes nationales et européenne. En 1960, on compte 1,9 million de récepteurs en France, 4,6 millions en Allemagne où pourtant la télévision n'a redémarré qu'en 1950

EDINBURGH Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. Due to its neo-classical architecture, Nicknamed Athens of the North because it was a major centre of the Enlightenment. The Old Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Until the late 18th century, Edinburgh consisted, almost exclusively, of what is now known as the Old Town (the area where you'll find the Castle, Royal Mile and Grassmarket). 1707 saw the Act of Union, which joined

La Manche. The official language is English and the currency is pound sterling (£). Political system: The political system rests on a parliamentary monarchy. The English monarchy is one of the oldest to the world. The current queen is queen Elisabeth II and Prime Minister is Gordon Brown, since 2007. London: London is the capital and most big city of England and the United Kingdom. Based more than 2 000 years ago by Romain ( Londinium), it became a cultural, commercial and financial center