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bourgeoisie, and his position in the café-épicerie is ‘dependant on a clientele that could easily take its custom elsewhere’ (Day & Jones, 1990: 14). As such, he is forced to adopt mannerisms that are otherwise unnatural to him. ‘Conscience de mon père d'avoir une fonction sociale nécessaire (...)’ (p. 73); the father is aware that he has a societal function which exists inside, and is enforced by, the shop itself. His life there is marked by repetitive performances of social niceties. He has…

‘Ephemeral… fugitive… contingent’: these words written by Charles Baudelaire in 1863 express the very nature of metropolitan life in the late nineteenth century. Urban renewal across Europe had given way to a new, fast-paced way of life, and nowhere was this more evident than in Paris: the then cultural centre of the western world. Crowds of people would converge upon Haussmann’s wide boulevards, swiftly navigating through the city to see and be seen by their fellow Parisians. Painting en plein…

Turtles are being used for soup, Pangolin’s bodies are being used for skin treatment and elephants are killed for ivory tusks. Welcome to the world of endangered animals in China. Poaching of endangered animals started happening in the 1900's when the Chinese made a law for animals welfare and animal rights. Chinese people wanted these endangered animals for food, medicine, showing off when guests come over, valuable items, uniqueness and to sell animal products. Some might say there is a lot to…

The King James Bible and the York pageant ‘The Fall of Man’ differ in many ways in their presentation of the events surrounding Adam and Eve’s banishment from the Garden of Eden. In particular, there is a big difference in the level of detail, and the treatment of Eve with regards to her responsibility for the banishment. In this essay I intend to compare and contrast the accounts of the fall given in the bible and the play text, and consider how they portray Eve and her behaviour. In particular…

Besides being an internationally acclaimed author, Coelho is an outspoken activist for peace and social justice. He is messenger of peace for the UN, an ambassador to the European Union for International Dialogue, A member of the board for the Shimon Peres Institute for Peace. Coelho was born on August 24, 1947 into a middle class family in Rio de Janerio. He attended school run by the Jesuits, in accordance with the wishes of his parents, who were devout Catholics. However…

2.8 Protected Areas and Wildlife Management Wildlife management has been defined as the attempt to create a balance between the needs of wildlife and that of humans (people) by adopting and using the best strategies proven by science (Fred, 2008). Wildlife management according to Potter (1973) is a unified discipline with an attempt to achieve best results. Wildlife management includes practices such as game keeping, pest control and wildlife conservation. Soule (1986) argued that wildlife…

Its incredible all of the things we can do with the pieces of hardware that nestle in our pockets. From an educational point of view learning can be much more proficient when we have our mobile devices with us to help teach and guide us. Dr. Pere Marques Graell, who is a director of research at the University of Barcelona preformed a yearlong study and found that children who used tablets in their class efforts had boosted learning capabilities and understanding of new concepts. (Carr)…

These friends, later joined by others such as Degas and Renoir, shared painting techniques, collaborated on projects, and encouraged each other when their work was rejected by art critics. There were points in which almost all the members of their group would be refused by the Salon, while a few were accepted. “Pissarro became…opposed to the standards of the École des Beaux-Arts and the Academy throughout the 1860s, and he occasionally took part in lively debates with younger artists such as…

Throughout time, The Pearl has been a poem subject to criticism and profound analysis on behalf of common readers and academics alike –this in regard to the manner in which the poem’s main themes are presented, and what the unknown author initially intended by introducing such topics. The Pearl, indeed, is complex poem to study and one on which the medieval dream visions, symbolism and allegory are used by the poet as narrative techniques to further develop his work. In the dream vision,…

Stop! Say No to Animal Research! Every day, we clean up the floor with cleanser. We take medicine when we are sick. We use body lotion in winter days. People use chemical products almost every day. Behind these, animals suffer painful medical testing in the laboratory. Researchers may put cleanser on animal’s skin to see if there any bad reaction on them. They may inject unfinished medicine into dogs and to observe their reaction. All these testing bring far too much unnecessary pain to the…