A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams (1947)
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Literature
The document studies the relationship between Stanley Kowalski and Stella Kowalski as well as a passage from Scene V. The latter is the following: In this extract, Blanche is waiting for Mitch to come to pick her. While doing this, a young paperboy arrives and this scene occurs. Blanche, an...
Sheet on films, novels, and poems
Book review - 10 pages - Literature
This document contains a number of fact sheets on films, novels and poems, detailing the themes, characters and symbols.
Beloved - Toni Morrison (1987)
Book review - 2 pages - Literature
The novel is about the horrors of slavery and how its trauma is bequeathed from generation to generation. Former slaves, such as Sethe, Paul D, or Baby Suggs seem unable to let go of a past when their identities were shattered at the core, they were treated as mere animals or conveniences,...
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...
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...
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."
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.
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.
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.
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).
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...
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.
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.
The Thing Around Your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009)
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
The whole story is narrated in the second person by Akunna, a young Nigerian woman who has just immigrated to the United States of America. Akunna seems to be different from everyone else around her since almost everyone she engages with asks questions regarding her ethnic background, her accent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner (1930) - Chapter 31
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
Faulkner has always pointed out that he wrote As I Lay Dying only in a few weeks, while he was still working on Sanctuary. A reference to the eleventh Song in Homer's Odyssey, the title right away foreshadows a Homeric epic. As part of the movement called stream of consciousness, Faulkner...
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...
Postcard from London
Creative writing - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document includes a postcard from London in a dynamic and humorous tone.
English grammar - Modal forms and use of 'can' and 'may'
Case study - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages
In English grammar, there are several modal verbs (can, could, may, might, will, would, should to, must and shall). These modals are generally used to express functions like permission, ability, obligation, lack of necessity, advice, possibility or probability. Each one of modal verbs expresses...
Two revision sheets for the English oral exam of the baccalauréat
Revision sheet - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
In this document you will find two revision sheets for the English oral exam of the baccalauréat on the themes The Idea of Progress and Places and Forms of Power.
Oral presentation on historical topics
Presentation - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document provides answers to a series of questions designed for an oral presentation on historical topics. Why did you choose to study history? Why is history so important for our present and our future?
London post card writing exercise
Creative writing - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
Dear mom and dad, I have just arrived in London and the city is fantastic! I have two weeks to visit all the places and to buy as many souvenirs as I can, but I am not sure I will have enough money! And there is also a problem with prices, I am not accustomed to pounds so I must convert all the...
English - Talking about... - Speaking exercises
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages
In this document, you will find some exercises to improve your speaking skills.
Motivation letter for the MEEF Master's Program Second degree
Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document is a motivation letter for MEEF MASTER second degree candidates who wishes to integrate a university course.
Wireless, The Voice - Agatha Christie (1925) - Questions and exercises
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Literature
This document includes questions, a translation exercise and a creative writing exercise based on an extract of the short story Wireless, written by Agatha Christie.
