BASIC OUTLINE FOR AN EXPLICATION DE TEXTE I. INTRODUCTION A. Reading the text 1. Read the text out loud several times‚ paying attention to its difficulties (words‚ expressions‚ grammar). 2. Ask yourself at this point some general questions about the text. Is it is comic‚ serious; a monologue‚ dialog (slow or rapid); is it a description‚ reflection‚ confession‚ etc? 3. Try to find the rhythm of the text: slow‚ rapid‚ even‚ uneven. 4. The purpose of this reading is to make your
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Charles Alexandre de Calonne: A Fortunate Failure in the French Revolution Part 1: Description of Calonne’s Plan for Reform Charles Alexandre de Calonne was born on January 20‚ 1734 to an upper class family in Douai‚ France. Today‚ Calonne is best known for his direct influence on the course of the French Revolution and‚ ultimately‚ modern society. His impact on the French Revolution started on November 3‚ 1783 when he assumed the position of Controller-General of Finances under King Louis
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when dealing with emotionally charged clients. We cannot rely on what we did good last year or last month. Remember we are acting as an “ambassador” for our organizations. Even for the most tenure staff we still cannot afford to treat every verbal de-escalation attempt with complete professionalism. It only takes one bad effort and/or complaint to land us in hot water. Of course past service and record will be taken into consideration‚ but that may not be enough. You can be the most loyal and
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District The ‘Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District’ gained notice in 1968‚ when it first was argued in the Supreme Court of the United States. The case was introduced because in December of 1965‚ John Tinker‚ Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt took their black armbands to school. The black armbands were a symbol to their objections to the hostilities in the Vietnam War. In December 14th‚ the principals of the Des Moines
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De Profundis Oscar Wilde De Profundis DE PROFUNDIS . . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods‚ and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain. The paralysing immobility of a life every circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern‚ so
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not as it should be.” Miguel de Cervantes was considered the person to write the first “modern novel”. He was a very intelligent man. He is well known for his book “Don Quixote” when he died. Miguel de Cervantes was born near Madrid‚ Spain in 1547. He was the fourth of seven children in his family. He struggled financially his whole entire life. His father was born deaf and worked as a surgeon which was a lowly trade during that time. Miguel de Cervantes was an avid reader
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Explorer‚ Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was such an explorer who documented his 8 years with a group of Native Americans known as the Karankawas. In his narrative‚ De Vaca‚ diminishes the stereotype of what Europeans believed the Native Americans were. He uses Imagery to show what a desperate condition his men were in. He creates this image of his crew by using words like “naked” and “starving”. His use of imagery also established the vulnerability and rawness of his crew. De Vaca uses diction to describe
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conquistador soldier General De Soto wanted to go to the new world and he picked me and a lot of other guys go with him. He wanted to find gold in the new world. We started loading up ships later that day we loaded up 10 ships‚ 700 or more men‚ priest‚ a few women‚ some horses‚ mules‚ some war dogs‚ and pigs. Later that night General De Soto said we would only get like 4 hours of sleep he wanted us up early so we could head out and get there early. I was asleep untill General De Soto came rushing into
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La Route de Chlifa par Michèle Marineua est à peu près d’un garçon qui va sur un voyage au Chliaf pour échapper le guerre avec lui est une fille nomé Maha. Les traits personnels de Karim et Maha change à cause de leur experiences vécues après la mort de la famille Tabouret‚ car ils doivent développer des stratégies pour faire face au conflit‚ à l’isolement‚ et à la perte. Le voyage aux Chliaf est long des dure et sa change Karim et Maha beaucoup. L’Isolation effet Maha par que elle commence d’aller
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In describing the customs of the indigenous people met in their relative areas‚ Sahagun and Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca differ on the purpose and the standpoint from which they describe them. We can view these differences in purpose and writing style by means of the concept of perception. Sahagun writes about his findings with help and direct insight by the people themselves‚
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