Atomic Bomb - Journal du Président Truman, 1945   Explanation of an extract of Harry S. Truman diary, July 25, 1945. This text is an extract from the diary of Harry S. Truman who was president of the United States of America after the death of the president Franklin D. Roosevelt, between 1945 and 1953. Téléchargement payant

The role of Multinational compagnies in agriculture in Europe   The twenty-first century is the era of globalisation and multinational companies. In our occidental consumerist societies, nearly everything we eat, buy and enjoy, that is nearly everything we consume, come from the same ‘large business organisations’. Those operate in a large number of countries, with branches spread throughout the world and with ... Téléchargement payant

Coriolanus (Shakespeare)   Coriolanus, Act I, scene 1, lines 93 to 160 (Shakespeare). It is therefore not surprising that the reader is introduced with the genuine notion of it all –with greater emphasis, as we shall see, on the concept of the body politic– from the very first scene of The Tragedy of Coriolanus. The beginning of a play is like a charm: it must work. The pl... Téléchargement payant

The picture of Dorian Gray (O. Wilde)   When The Picture of Dorian Gray was published in 1890, it was decried as immoral. In revising the text the following year, Wilde included a preface, which serves as a useful explanation of his philosophy of art. The purpose of art, according to this series of epigrams, is to have no purpose. First, we will see the Victorian society and how The Pict... Téléchargement payant

1984 (George Orwell)   Nineteen Eighty-Four details the life of one man, Winston Smith, and his struggles with an undoubtedly fascist government. The book is set approximately in the year 1984, in which Winston's society is ruled by a governing force known as The Party. At the head of this government is a fictional figure known as Big Brother, to whom all citizens must l... Téléchargement payant