508 résultats pour "island"

• From Robinson Crusoe - anthology.

  How strange a Chequer-Work of Providence is the Life of Man! and by what secret differing Springs are the Affections hurry'd about as differing Circumstancespresent! To Day we love what to Morrow we hate; to Day we seek what to Morrow we shun; to Day we desire what to Morrow we fear; nay even tremble at theApprehensions of; this was exemplify'd in me at this Time in the most lively Manner imaginable; for I whose only Affliction was, that I seem'd banished from humanSociety, that I was alone, cir...

• African American History - U.

  In their day-to-day lives, slaves and servants shared similar grievances and frequently formed alliances. Advertisements seeking the return of slaves and servants whohad run away together filled colonial newspapers. When a slave named Charles escaped in 1740, the Pennsylvania Gazette reported that two white servants, a 'Scotch man' and an Englishman, escaped with him. Sometimes interracial alliances involved violence. During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, slaves and servants took up armsagainst Na...

• Victoria (city, British Columbia) - Geography.

  routes, and good agricultural land. These advantages were publicized by Sir James Douglas, the chief factor (administrative head) of the company’s Pacific Coastoperations, who founded the fort. They were in turn recognized by the British Colonial Office, which made Victoria the capital of the colony of Vancouver’s Island (the oldname for Vancouver Island) in 1849. The community’s growing commercial importance during the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rushes of the 1850s led to itsincorporation in...

• Confederation of Canada - Canadian History.

  Québec conference seemed in many ways to give Macdonald the centralized union he wanted. The federal government would control banking, finance, defense,transportation, and commerce among the provinces. It would also have far greater powers of taxation than the provincial governments would have. In private,Macdonald predicted that the central government would be so strong that it would soon swallow up the provinces completely. Yet the Québec resolutions were vague or contradictory enough to give...

• East Timor - country.

  members are designated by the Superior Council for the Judiciary. This council is the organ of management and discipline of judges and is responsible for judiciaryappointments, transfers, and promotions. VI HISTORY Timor was a destination on ancient Chinese trade routes and was particularly known for its sandalwood. The Portuguese began colonizing Timor in the early 16thcentury as European trade and influence expanded in the region. They exploited Timor for its forest products and spices, and...

• Les Pays Scandinaves

  Du IXe au XIe siècle, les peuples scandinaves sont entrés dans l'histoire de l'Europe par un double mouvement. Les incursions des Vikings furentsuivies par une sorte de choc en retour, la pénétration du christianisme en Scandinavie. Après l'assaut maritime contre l'Empire carolingien, lesNormands, installés dans la province qui a gardé leur nom, partagèrent son destin. Les Iles britanniques, en revanche, étaient englobées dans lemonde scandinave autour de l'an 1000. Des chefs norvégiens dominère...

• Hekla, volcan actif du sud de l'Islande, l'un des plus puissants du monde.

• L'histoire de la ville de New York

  Bronx (les New York Yankees), et au Shea Stadium, dans le Queens (les New York Mets). Les autres installations sportivesimportantes de la ville sont notamment le Madison Square Garden, à Manhattan, et le National Tennis Center, dans le Queens.Institutions culturelles et d'enseignement On trouve dans les cinq municipalités de nombreux établissement d'enseignementsupérieur de qualité, dont l'université de Columbia, le Barnard College, l'université de New York, l'université de Fordham, deYeshiva, d...

• Marquée par une culture pacifiste, l'Islande est un pays neutre depuis 1918 et s'est déclarée zone dénucléarisée en 1984.

• Première Partie de Pêcheur d'Islande de Pierre Loti

  Nantes. Ses « propos sceptiques », ses « mots rudes » et ses images détonnaient beaucoup au milieu de ces «hommes primitifs, avec ces grands silences de la mer qu'on devinait autour d'eux ; avec cette lueur de minuit,entrevue par en haut, qui avait apporté la notion des étés mourants du pôle ». Mais c'est surtout Sylvestre que lesmanières de son grand frère surprenaient. Il en avait de la peine, étant resté vierge après une enfance passée ànaviguer au large, et ayant gardé avec une candeur r...

• Rhodes Greek The easternmost island of the Aegean Sea.

• Bill of Rights.

  accused has the right to “confront”—that is, to cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her at trial. Those accused also have a right to subpoena (compel)supporting witnesses to testify in court and to have a lawyer assist in their legal defense. G Seventh Amendment In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall beotherwise re-examined in any Court of the United Stat...

• Bill of Rights - U.

  accused has the right to “confront”—that is, to cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her at trial. Those accused also have a right to subpoena (compel)supporting witnesses to testify in court and to have a lawyer assist in their legal defense. G Seventh Amendment In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall beotherwise re-examined in any Court of the United Stat...

• Britain: The physical background

  Northern Ireland is 8° 10' West. It is just under 600 miles (966 km.) in a straight fine from the south coast to the extreme north of mainland Britai n and about 300 miles (483 km.) across in the widest part. Owing to the numerous bays and inl ets no point in Britain is as much as 75 miles (121 km.) from tidal water. The seas surrounding the British Isles are everywhe re shallow — usually shallow waters are important because they provide excellent fishin...

• Aldrich Robert, 1918-1983, né à Cranston (Rhode Island), cinéaste américain.

• Pynchon Thomas , né en 1937 à Long Island (New York), écrivain américain.

• Naxos Greek An island in the Aegean Sea southeast of Greece.

• Lovecraft Howard Phillips, 1890-1937, né à Providence (Rhode Island), écrivain américain.

• Le Danemark et l'Islande : Deux États longtemps réunis sous une même couronne (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – Histoire – TES/TL)

  sans bénéfice notable lorsque la paix intervient en 1720 . À partir de 1746 et du règne du peu capable Frederik V (roi de 1746 à 1766), le royaume est gouverné par d'habiles ministres tels Adam Moltke ou Johann Bernstorff. Ils réalisent des réformes économiques afin de développer l'agricu lture (réforme de la propriété, suppression des corvées). Ces réformes se poursuivent sous le règne de Christian VIl (roi de 1766 à 1808) . i!JW!i.i.\iWI Al.ut...

• Taylor Cecil Percival , né en 1933 à Long Island (New York), pianiste de jazz américain.

• Voyage de J.

  Tel est précisément le cas pour le célèbre navigateur breton qui le premier alla planter le drapeau de la France aux lieux où s'élèvent maintenant Québec &Montréal: sur ses trois voyages au Canada, nous sommes redevables à un collecteur italien (Ramusio) de nous avoir transmis le récit du premier dans une version que nous tenons volontiers pour fidèle, comme nous devons à un collecteur anglais (Hakluyt) d'avoir sauvé les fragments mutilés du troisième dans une traduction que nous voulons bien su...

• Aztec Empire - history.

  and Tlacopan. In 1428 the triple alliance defeated the Tepaneca. Under the Mexica ruler Itzcoatl, his successor Montezuma I, and the Texcocan ruler Netzahualcóyotl, thethree states waged a series of conquests. They eventually established an empire that extended from central Mexico to the Guatemalan border and included many differentstates and ethnic groups, who were forced to pay tribute to the alliance. Tenochtitlán became the dominant power within the alliance. IV AZTEC CIVILIZATION Aztec soc...

• Quatrième Partie de Pêcheur d'Islande de Pierre LOTI (analyse et résulmé)

  chair », ses besoins et ses désirs, la maintient dans une sorte de décence saine comme l'air de la mer que les deuxfiancés respirent. Aussi le Pêcheur d'Islande peut-il être mis dans toutes les mains comme Paul et Virginie, quoique le roman de PierreLoti crée des situations hardies que le chef-d'œuvre de Bernardin de Saint-Pierre ignore. Mais tout est dans lamanière... ... Un soir de pluie, tandis que la grand'mère Yvonne dormait, Gaud et Yann, dont la flamme de la cheminée projetait« au pla...

• baleine, chasse à la - agriculture et agroalimentaire.

  7 L’ÈRE DE LA PÊCHE INDUSTRIELLE En 1864, une invention du capitaine norvégien Svend Foyn va révolutionner la chasse à la baleine. Alors que, jusqu’ici, on tuait les cétacés au moyen de lances et deharpons actionnés à la main, il fabrique un canon-harpon qui tire un obus en acier entraînant le harpon et le câble. Une fois dans le corps de l’animal, le projectile explose,entraînant la mort du cétacé beaucoup plus rapidement qu’un harpon traditionnel. Svend Foyn monte son arme à bord de baleinier...

• Prince-Édouard (île du), en anglais Prince Edward Island, province du Canada, dans le sud du golfe du Saint-Laurent.

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Theseus - anthology.

  One of the most celebrated of the adventures of Theseus is his expedition against the Amazons. He assailed them before they had recovered from the attack ofHercules, and carried off their queen Antiope. The Amazons in their turn invaded the country of Athens and penetrated into the city itself; and the final battle inwhich Theseus overcame them was fought in the very midst of the city. This battle was one of the favourite subjects of the ancient sculptors, and is commemorated inseveral works of...

• Island ist von einer pazifistischen Kultur geprägt und seit 1918 ein neutrales Land; 1984 erklärte es sich zur kernwaffenfreien Zone.

• John Macdonald.

  dissolution of the existing Union. The Atlantic colonies, which consisted of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, were considering the question of their own union andplanned to meet at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on September 1, 1864. Macdonald saw his opportunity and secured an invitation for the Canadians to attend.The delegates of the Atlantic colonies put off their own discussion until they had heard the Canadians. Macdonald spoke of the advantages in...

• John Macdonald - Canadian History.

  dissolution of the existing Union. The Atlantic colonies, which consisted of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, were considering the question of their own union andplanned to meet at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on September 1, 1864. Macdonald saw his opportunity and secured an invitation for the Canadians to attend.The delegates of the Atlantic colonies put off their own discussion until they had heard the Canadians. Macdonald spoke of the advantages in...

• John Macdonald - Canadian History.

  dissolution of the existing Union. The Atlantic colonies, which consisted of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, were considering the question of their own union andplanned to meet at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on September 1, 1864. Macdonald saw his opportunity and secured an invitation for the Canadians to attend.The delegates of the Atlantic colonies put off their own discussion until they had heard the Canadians. Macdonald spoke of the advantages in...

• Ethnic Groups in Canada - Canadian History.

  Ontario and the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island). Most of the Irish live in rural areas of NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Québec. The Welsh are by far the smallest group among the British Canadians, and they have also settled inthe Atlantic provinces and Ontario. B Culture The language spoken by British Canadians is mostly English, but some Welsh speak their own Celtic language and some Scots, Gae...

• Polydectes Greek King of the island of Seriphos, protector of Danae and her son, Perseus.

•   Mon grand-père venait chaque année pendant l'été, puisque le climat de Long Island, l'été, était moins oppressant que celui de Miami Beach.

  vision àla fois bizarre etmajestueuse :tous lesmatins, aprèslelever dusoleil, touten murmurant enhébreu, ilpassait l'immense taies délavé etle yarmulke, puis enlaçait son avant-bras aveclesliens decuir, puisentourait autourdesatête lalarge bande decuir à laquelle étaitattachée unepetite boîtedecuir contenant lesversets delaTorah, qu'ilcalait au milieu deson front, sortait son siddur, le livre desprières quotidiennes, etmarmonnait pendant unedemi-heure environdesmots quinous étaient absolument in...

• It was twelve weekends earlier that I'd gone to visit Abe Black in Coney Island.

  the boardwalk, likefunnel cakesandcotton candyandhotdogs. Itwas analmost perfect day,except thatAbedidn't know anything aboutthekey orabout Dad.Hesaid hewas driving intoManhattan andcould givemearide ifIwanted one. Itold him, "Idon't getincars with strangers, andhow didyou know Iwas going toManhattan?" Hesaid, "We're not strangers, andIdon't know howIknew." "Doyouhave anSUV?" "No.""Good. Doyou have agas-electric hybridcar?" "No." "Bad." While wewere inthe carItold himallabout howIwas going tomee...

• Long Island Express Nouvelle-Angleterre, 1938 (histoire)

  A droite : Corps de vétérans de la Première Guerre mondiale tués par un cyclone, alors qu'ils tenaient une réunion en septem­ bre 1935 en Floride. Les corps furent transportés au camp de Matecumbe Key sur des plan­ ches traînées par des voitures . Ci-dessous : Un couple assis à Rhode Island devant les débris de leur maison après sa destruc­ tion en septembre 1938 par un cyclone . jusqu'alors. Sept millions de personnes furent isolées du monde e...

• Malta is an archipelago of 3 overpopulated islands where the scarcity of land and the cost of water are major problems.

• DTIMP019 ISLAND Oberfläche : 102 950 km2 Höchste Erhebung : Oeraefajökull 2 119 m Es ist das am dünnsten besiedelte Land in Europa.

• Les littératures du Danemark, de l'Islande, de la Norvège et la Suède (Exposé – Art & Littérature – Collège/Lycée)

  • Nourri par d'autres mouvements intellectuels européens contempo rains comme le positivisme, la critique religieuse, le darwinisme, l'utilitarisme et le marxisme , ou encore le naturalisme d'Émile Zola, celui-ci jette en pâture toute s les valeurs reçues et les opinions traditionnelles. li traduit une haine de l'Église et de l'État et développe les notions d'évolution, de scientisme, d'émancipation de la femme et de liberté. Ce courant imprégné de socia l...

• Magna Graecia (Great Greece) Greek The collective name given to Greek colonies founded by settlers in southern Italy and the island of Sicily.

• Scylla and Charybdis Greek Two mythical characters who inhabited the Straits of Messina, between mainland Italy and the island of Sicily.

• Laestrygonians Greek A race of giant cannibals who devoured many of the crewmen of the ships of Odysseus when the hero anchored near their island.

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• Helios (Helius) (The sun god) Greek Helios was husband to Rhodos, the Nymph of the island of Rhodes, which he chose as his favored abode.

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• Montréal - geography.

  requires children of immigrants to be educated in French. As a result, French-language schools became increasingly multiethnic. With four universities, Montréal is one of the leading centers of higher education in Canada. There are two English-language institutions: McGill University (1821) andConcordia University (1974). Their French-language counterparts are the Université de Montréal (1876) and the University of Québec at Montréal (1969). Both private andstate universities are funded by the p...

• Montréal - geography.

  Place Jacques-Cartier, MontréalPlace Jacques-Cartier is named for the French explorer who was one of the first Europeans to venture into Canada in the 16thcentury. It is a popular spot in the city of Montréal, Québec’s largest city.R.E. Murowchick/Photo Researchers, Inc. French influence lasted for a time after the British conquest of 1760, as shown by some late 18th-century houses. British influence came to prevail, however, and most ofOld Montréal is in fact a Victorian Style city, probably th...

• Charlottetown - Geography.

  Royalty. In 1864 Charlottetown was the site of the Charlottetown Conference, a meeting between representatives of most of the British North American colonies to discussConfederation. The meeting was a success, and led eventually to the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Charlottetown was incorporated in 1855, with a population of 6500. On July 16, 1866, the city experienced its worst of several fires. “The Great Fire” broke out in an oldbuilding near the waterfront. It was thought...

• Islande 2003-2004 Retrait américain ? Les élections législatives du 10 mai 2003 ont confirmé au pouvoir la coalition formée par...

  Islande 2003-2004 Retrait américain ? Les élections législatives du 10 mai 2003 ont confirmé au pouvoir la coalition formée par les conservateurs (Parti de l’indépendance, PI – 33,7 % des suffrages) et le Parti du progrès (PP, 17,7 %). David Oddsson (PI) est resté Premier ministre mais s’est engagé à céder ce poste à Halldor Asgrimsson (PP) le 15 septembre 2004. L’actualité politique a été marquée par le projet annoncé par Washington en avril 2003 de réduire la base militaire américaine de Kefl...

• Spanish Empire.

  Spain’s royal government quickly imposed its own officials, first to collect taxes and then to administer the colony. Its goal was to assert royal control over both settlersand indigenous peoples. In Spain the government established a House of Trade to supervise colonial affairs and to oversee, license, and tax all trade and commerce. Asthe royal government asserted more authority over colonial activities, Columbus lost effective power, and was eventually replaced by other colonial governors. Wi...

• Spanish Empire .

  Spain’s royal government quickly imposed its own officials, first to collect taxes and then to administer the colony. Its goal was to assert royal control over both settlersand indigenous peoples. In Spain the government established a House of Trade to supervise colonial affairs and to oversee, license, and tax all trade and commerce. Asthe royal government asserted more authority over colonial activities, Columbus lost effective power, and was eventually replaced by other colonial governors. Wi...