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07 Mar 2024

Prince William

Biography - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was born on the twenty-first (21st) of June 1982, in St Mary's Hospital in London. He is now 35 years old. His full name is William Arthur Philip Louis. First, we are going to talk about his parents and his education, then about his military career and his...

07 Mar 2024

Letter writing - Dangerous liaison

Creative writing - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages

First, 4 letters are correspondences between characters who reply to each other and put themselves in danger by reading them. The document then includes a 2-page story related to the letters.

23 Feb 2024

Campaign to shatter the glass ceiling

Speech - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Write a speech to protest inequalities and break the glass ceiling ! Change people's minds with compelling arguments and a powerful delivery.

10 Jan 2024

The escape, manhunt, and capture: A population's test of resilience and Law Enforcement's tenacity

Presentation - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages

You will understand this title that we have chosen to describe in the most accurate way an event. Indeed, we will discuss a murderer who escaped from prison on August 31, 2023. The event happened in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. By escaping from the prison, he has created a...

07 Jan 2024
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The Condition of the Working Class in England (German: Die Lage der arbeitenden Klasse in England) - Friedrich Engels (1844) - The British industrialisation

Text commentary - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages

The Condition of the Working Class in England, translated from German and published in 1845 is Friedrich Engels' first writing. It presents a study of the proletarians in Victorian England based on notes and observations made by the author during his stay in Manchester from 1842 to 1844 when...

02 Jan 2024

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Written expression and movie review

Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

This writing assignment explores "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), discussing the film's ending, exploring the presence of a moral, and examining whether the Hoover family becomes more united.

02 Jan 2024

Presentation of the Hasting seafood and wine festival in England

Presentation - 5 pages - Linguistics & languages

Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival is a 2-day event that takes place each year in September at Hastings, in England. The Seafood and Wine Festival has developed into one of Hastings' greatest and most famous event in that specific region of England. This cherished foodie celebration...

31 Dec 2023

How Participants Employ Rhetorical Strategies and Skillfully Leverage the Notion of "Common Sense" To Advance Their Arguments Within the Realm of Contentious Debates?

Essay - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages

In this paper, we delve into the multifaceted realm of polemical exchanges, closely examining the intricate interplay between rhetoric, argumentation, and the fundamental concept of "common sense." Through a comprehensive analysis of Belgian written opinion articles from both conventional and...

29 Dec 2023

Fictions and Realities - A Tweet About COVID-19

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

This tweet was published on October 26th 2020, at a time when the number of positive cases in the United States reached 500.000 cases, according to the CDC. Trump frequently attributed the rise in COVID-19 cases to increased testing rather than a rise in infections. He tries to understate the...

14 Dec 2023

World War II

Course material - 5 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document is a course material on how the Second World War unfolded throughout the world.

30 Nov 2023

What Would You Miss?

Creative writing - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Write two emails to a friend, boy and girl, where you explain what you would or would not do if you were participating in a show about survival. Don't forget to include what you would be able to do, and the things, people, food and comfort you would miss. Write about 10 lines for each friend.

27 Nov 2023

"Fake news is the real virus!" (2020) - Fiction and reality

Text commentary - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

In May 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, a protester in California held a sign sharing a worrying idea. By calling fake news the real virus, they meant that lies and false claims about COVID-19 were actually a bigger problem than the disease itself.

13 Nov 2023

White-Collar Crimes

Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

White-collar crimes refer to non-violent crimes committed by individuals, typically in a professional or business setting, for financial gain or to obtain some form of advantage. These crimes are often carried out through deception, manipulation, or abuse of trust. Some common types of...

12 Nov 2023

Role of education in gender equality: stereotyping

Presentation - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Today, I would like to present you the emergence of the patriarchal social structure started approximately 12 000 years ago when ancient civilizations became agricultural societies. The structural aspect of societies led to an increase of power and professional skills among men that directly...

02 Nov 2023

Selling and Advertising

Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

"We could become more aware of what we can do to help people. Indeed, there are still many people who need help around the world, for various reasons, and we could learn how each of us can do small things to help them."

28 Oct 2023

Creative essay exercises

Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document contains three different types of essay exercises. The first exercise involves writing a storyboard for a film, the second exercise entails writing a letter to support a campaign, and finally, an exercise that involves writing a script for a scene in a play.

25 Oct 2023
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What was the Most Important War in American History?

Essay - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

In my opinion, the Second World War was the most important in American history. However, the Americans only entered the conflict in December 1941 following the Japanese aggression on its ground at Pearl Harbor on the 7th.

23 Oct 2023

Language: Barriers and Learning Methods

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document covers two main subjects: one focuses on effective language learning methods, while the other addresses language barriers.

23 Oct 2023

Talk about your talents and abilities

Essay - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

My talents and abilities are somewhat synonymous with my passions. I do what I like, and I am trying to improve myself in the things I like (such as my ability to speak English).

23 Oct 2023

Message to Captain John Smith - Chief Powhatan (1609) - The Starving Time

Text commentary - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

The Powhatans were farmers, hunters, and fishermen. They had long rectangular houses covered with mats and bark. They grew corn and tobacco. Their lives were rich and easy. They formed a confederation of nations established in several hundred villages. They were a former confederation of...

23 Oct 2023
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Tourism and Cultural Differences

Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document raises the issue of cultural and language barriers in the context of tourism by means of two commented illustrations.

22 Oct 2023

Creating a Voice-Over About the Future of Work

Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

The document is an exercise to create a voice-over for a video. The video is an animated short titled "The Last Job on Earth", taken from the British news and media website The Guardian.

13 Oct 2023

Is violence the best way to protest?

Essay - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

The present paper critically examines to which extent violence is an efficient way to protest, if the best. First, we will address the stand that violence is a useful and efficient way to further a cause. Then, we will analyse how on the opposite violence can harm a cause if used by its opponents...

13 Oct 2023

Animal abandonment

Speech - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Have you ever had a pet? A cat, a dog, a hamster? If you had, then you know how much responsibility that implies: you have to feed them, heal them when they get hurt or sick, and give them affection and care. So, when you decided to adopt this pet, it was forever, right? You were going to keep...

13 Oct 2023

Is violence the best way to protest? - published: 13/10/2023

Dissertation - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

Malcolm X once said: "You get freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get your freedom." These past years social protesters tend to get more violent in order to obtain their claims: We saw that recently in Chile, with some environmental activists all around Europe, or...

09 Oct 2023

The English Football League

Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

The English Football Championship, founded in 1888, is the oldest professional football competition. It gathers 72 clubs from England and Wales. The competition was originally organized into three divisions: the Championship, League One, and League Two. The operations centre is located in...

08 Oct 2023

The Notion of Cultural Identity in The Waiter's Wife and Angels in America

Essay - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages

As Margaret J. Wheatley, who studies organizational behaviour, once noted that "There (was) no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about", we may question, especially since the most prevalent ghettoization suspicions in many places around the world, with all the...

04 Oct 2023

The globe and Mail, Canada's top employers raise the bar - Diane Jermyn (2018) - How Canadian employers work to make the lives of their employees better?

Law article commentary - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Employers are setting up programs to boost their employees' productivity from leadership training and formal mentoring to experiential initiatives. Personal development programs, which enable them to improve as individuals by developing good emotional intelligence, i.e. learning to manage...

27 Sep 2023

The Syrian Conflict: Effectiveness and Ethics of the Bombing by the United States, Britain, and France

Essay - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

An alliance led by the US, Britain, and France has been bombarding targets in Syria since 2015. Nevertheless, different events must be distinguished. On the first hand, some bombings took place in order to fight against Daesh. Iraq asked for the help of other countries in order to wipe out...

26 Sep 2023

Postcard from London

Creative writing - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document includes a postcard from London in a dynamic and humorous tone.