Us and Them

cut funding to the arts in these difficult economic times and concentrate on priorities like health and education.” Give your opinion Men have been looking for ways to be satisfied since ages. They have been wandering trying out their luck, to find out something more, something deeper than what material things bring them. They tried hard to understand the meaning of their own world but in vain. They were glued to a society that limited them spiritually. Arts as far as concerned were, back in the

MEXICO The mexican system reveals the role of money in education and the very strong inequalities existing in the country. | | We interviewed a member of a french association, « biblio bus », which aims at helping children of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. How? Twice a week, they go to Ticoman, a popular neighbourhood, and bring books, ludic games to children. Most of them can’t go to school, and the association try to interess them in reading, writing, counting etc. Magazine : Who founded the

immigrants were living in the US, they were known as the old immigrants. They were mostly Protestant Christians from Northern and Western Europe. Most immigrants came in search of jobs or economic opportunity. A lot of Chinese immigrant were also living in North America. From 1880 to 1910 18 million immigrants arrived to America, they changed everything : the population was more diverse than ever, 1 in 12 Americans were foreigners. They came from Southern and Eastern Europe and they were Roman Catholics

homeless for a lot of drunkard with a handcart with lots useless things to us. But they are real people, human beings, they deserve respect! In the street we don’t see them, as if they were a part of the décor. They might die in front of us, we wouldn’t see them, they are as transparent. Being homeless isn’t funny, it’s survival. Some homeless wait the opening of malls in order to warm up after their cold night. And when we ask them why they aren’t in shelters, they say that they are unwelcome, that

made by Michael Moore, released in US theaters in November 2009. 20 years after his first documentary, Roger and Me, Michael Moore gets back in touch with the beloved theme of capitalism. Centering his movie on the issue of the financial crisis the world has been facing for a couple of years and the current economic order of the US, he addresses many questions such as Wall Street’s malfunction, low-level wages, unemployment and the overlap between economical and political interests. By making a

or less important obstacles. Sometimes we prefer shun, but sometimes we must face to them. Someone said : “what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I believe that it's a bit false because if some obstacles can make you stronger sometimes they can destroy you. Everyday we meet some obstacles, we make lots of errors and we must overcome hard situations at school or at work. But can they make us stronger? How can overcoming this kind of obstacles at school or at work make someone

way of life" influence in Europe and in France Intro : The american way of life can be defined as an american idea which wants to respect several principles of the declaration of independence like life, freedom and happiness. But, it can also refer to people lifestyle in their everyday life. Actually, to go further, it's now related to "the american dream" and the "american exceptionalism" which puts the USA at the top of the world, as if they were different and unique. This expression was well

 In this unit you'll learn finance­related vocabulary and language for  comparisons. Vocabulaire Mot / expression Phonétique Partie du discours Traduction / Définition automated teller machine: a machine,  usually in a wall outside a bank, from  which you can take money out of your  bank account using a special card a cash machine  a printed record of the money put into  and removed from a bank account  a request for payment of money owed,  or the piece of paper on which it is  written money in the form of notes and coins,  rather than cheques or credit cards 

1st paragraph: Learn about the different cultures and religions that surround us in order to understand immigrants. 2nd paragraph: Bring respect in our society. 3rd paragraph: Accept the differences so immigrants can integrate the society. According to the 2008 census of Quebec’s government, close to 50% of the students in Montreal city are recently arrived immigrants and this percentage is increasing daily. If we consider that a part of the students already consists of immigrants who arrived

with any party or anything that could influence its judgment over this important problem: should the US people join the loyalists (=those faithful to the King of Britain) or the Patriots (=those who favor the US independence) in the opposition of the two countries? This text is written at Philadelphia during the Second Continental Congress where some delegates of the 13 colonies that composed the US by this time had sent. It is dated of February the 14th which means that the war had already began with