Beer Street and Gin Lane Beer Street and Gin Lane Hogarth’s one of the best known his satirical paintings. He designed and published them as part of a campaign in support of the government’s Gin Act‚ in an attempt to restrain the consumption of cheap gin. In these paintings‚ Hogarth compares the joys of beer drinking with the gin which caused the complete destruction of the people in town that he warns unpleasant consequences of alcoholism. Beer Street shows a happy city drinking the ’good’
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5- Using context clues‚ what do you think the word "marginalized" means? How does the author become marginalized? It means people who have unimportant and powerless position in the society. The author became one of them because he was born in Lebanon‚ and lived most of his life in France. So‚ he can’t say that he is French because some
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contemporary Lebanon b. Status of public respect for religious freedom B. Consequences of having diverse religions in Lebanon a. Internal Crisis 1. Political Interference 2. Difference in Culture 3. Economical Crisis SUMMARY‚ CONCLUSION‚ AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION When the church ’s bell rings and the mosque ’s speaker sings in Downtown Beirut‚ tourists from all over the world get touched by the blessings that Lebanon engulfs‚ those
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passed by this area of the world leaving a lot of spectacular and interesting heritage and history. For example‚ we have Lebanon. It is a country where many heritage is left in it due to its iconic geographic location. Over the years‚ the Lebanese old historic buildings have been a point of interest to the whole world‚ leaving the tourists in a surprise. The capital of Lebanon is thought to be in excess of 5‚000 years of age‚ making it one of the oldest cities on the planet. Romans‚ Arabs‚ Byzantines
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Purpose At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to describe the influence of the west on Lebanon concerning the Lebanese culture‚ social life in addition to values and attitudes. Introduction Let us suppose we were all born in the United States. We were raised and schooled as a typical American citizen. What would then be different from our life today? Indeed‚ we would be eating the same food‚ wearing the same clothes as we do now. We would hear the exact music‚ party the same and approximately
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In the text‚ Deadly Identities‚ by Lebanese writer‚ Amin Maalouf‚ the writer explains his way of defining one’s identity and writes to all people having deadly identities‚ not to force others to label their identities‚ if they have been raised by two violently opposed cultures. Maalouf rejects the fact that a man’s identity is prioritized basically on religion and nationality. He also comments that people with dual-identities are not obliged to choose or separate between their two origins. The author’s
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Abstract Summary: The problem of car accidents in Lebanon is becoming a severe issue since the percentage of car accidents is increasing year after year. There are several causes leading to this situation‚ however they differ in the importance of their implementation. Some of the causes are direct such as: use of seatbelt‚ texting while driving‚ speeding‚ and drinking and driving‚ while others are indirect such as road infrastructure‚ rules forced and implemented‚ and efficiency of driving tests
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fraction of an entire piece by William Hogarth called Beer Street and Gin Lane. The intended meaning of this art evaluates two forms of alcohol: beer and gin. A biased undertone outlines the beliefs from this era. Though‚ alternative ideas transcend the basic message of the work and reveal important historical facts. Beer Street portrays the perceived goodness of the product‚ and it’s ability to “cheer each manly Heart” (16‚ Hogarth). The poem praises beer‚ and rejects the malevolence of gin. Gin existed
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Modern Slavery in Lebanon Table of Content: Introduction 1 Identify the Facts 2 Identify the Ethical Issue Involved 3 Identify the Different Stakeholders 4 Identifying the Alternatives 4 Weighing the Alternatives 6 Implementation 8 Conclusion 9 Action Plan Result 10 Bibliography 12 1|Page One of the most important ethical issues that societies face nowadays is Human Trafficking. However‚ few people really know the meaning as
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roposal for a Master Plan for Road safety in lebanon Unfortunately‚ there is no established and implemented national land transport policy including‚ among other things‚ directives concerning the balance between different transport policy objectives (accessibility‚ speed‚ transport costs‚ environmental impact‚ and road safety) and different transport modes (road‚ rail‚ air and maritime). Nor does there exist any long-term‚ nation-wide master plan for land transport. Instead‚ it appears that short
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