Notes On Parlez Vous Francais

Task: Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy.

Nous sommes parties d'Atlanta le huit décembre à sept heures vingt du soir. Dans l'avion, nous avons regardé un film comédie, Office Space. C'était excellent et très cool. Puis, j'ai dîné mais Emily a dormi pour cinq heures! J'ai mangé du bifteck, une pomme de terre, et du riz avec l'eau. C'était très dégoûtant ! Je déteste la nourriture d'avion. Enfin, nous sommes arrivées à Paris à neuf heures et demie ce matin. Nous avons trouvé nos valises et puis nous avons pris un taxi à l'hôtel. Nous nous sommes douchées mais pas ensemble ! Je suis sortie et j'ai changé d'argent pendant que Emily a acheté de la nourriture pour notre déjeuner. Nous avons mangé des steak-frites et des glaces au chocolat et vanille. Nous

The author’s illustration shows confidence in his knowledge of crazy drivers. I empathies with Dave Barry (2014) as I read, “I have ridden in a taxi in the Argentinean city of Mar del Plata (literally, ``Cover your eyes''), where (a) nobody ever drives slower than 65 miles per hour, including inside parking garages, and (b) at night, many motorists drive with their headlights off, because-a taxi driver told me this, and he was absolutely serious-this

Evie hopped off the bus with a renewed sense of purpose. “I came here to succeed. Not to worry about home,” she thought to herself. She was feeling driven and ready to begin anew here, in a foreign land with foreign people, people who don’t know her or her legacy. She looked around at the lively street scene before her. The signs were vibrant and their brilliance drew her closer and closer to the center of town. The entire city seemed to be moving towards her, and an endless sea of men and women spewed out of the buildings and down the block. The congested streets keep her pace slow, but her mind was racing with new thoughts and ideas. The gridlocked traffic finally allowed for some leeway, and Evie found her way out of the fray and across

In the 70’s before there was much technology to help and crack down these major dealers, the police would have to deal with it by purely just evidence.

My purpose in driving, like yours in going to civilization, was to discover a new way of living, but to enjoy the ride as well. Approaching the freeway, going fifty, fifty-five, sixty, the steering wheel held firmly in my hands, the freeway fully within my sight, the road now serving me (on smooth pavement), now defeating me (on rough pavement), I had begun to unravel myself to the joys an evening drive induces upon you. It was a lovely evening when the body is wrapped in a blanket of warmth from the sun's heat, it imbibes delight through every pore if I may say so myself. Trees were bright green, bathed in the sparkling water, that had quenched the thirsty roots, and the overhead sky had that same great look that you would find on a beautiful day. I could feel the road fusing with me, through the tires, speed, turns, and bumps. Can’t a man be more than human. A man of infinite horsepower, yet partially pavement as well as flesh.

My French à la carte project was making a slideshow of certain French terms in ballet, explaining their meaning, and showing a short video of the step. I chose this topic because I have been dancing since I was five, and I love how elegant and beautiful the steps and movements of ballet sound in French. During my project, I learned many things about ballet. First, I learned how ballet was actually first created during the Italian Renaissance, but it was perfected and refined in King Louis XIV of France’s court in the 1700’s. I had always thought it was just created by the French. Additionally, I was fascinated to learn the meaning of several terms, including the word “arabesque”, which means “in Arabic fashion.” The term “arabesque” is apparently

Here in Quebec language is an extremely interesting and at times a controversial topic depending on who you speak with. The way that people who live in Quebec communicate is unique to our part of the world since we are a bilingual province. I believe that Quebecois people are a perfect example of the definition of language. I realised that while performing this field work I do not know many people who have gone to French schools because in my town the main language spoken for the most part is English. However, my cousin did go to a French school and I found her to be a particularly intriguing participant because she has been in both the English and the French system throughout her academic career. Instead of asking my participant about the specifics of language I asked her about her life

Although Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive were made 35 years apart, both films are very similar. Both movies share a common theme, narrative, acting and tone, but are different in lighting and camera technique. Both films are told from the point of view of male characters. The films center on a man who’s job revolves around driving: Taxi Driver‘s, Travis Bickle, is a former marine who served in Vietnam but comes back to New York and takes up a job as a taxi driver, hence the name of the film. Drive‘s, Driver, portrayed by Gosling, is a movie stunt double that moonlights as a driver in the criminal underworld.

Outside of attempting to achieve sovereignty, the Parti Quebecois has advocated for French language and cultural rights within Canada and Quebec for its entire existence. The most prominent advocacy is perhaps Bill 101, which entrenches the rights of the French language in the Canadian constitution . Championed by Leveque’s government in 1977, it outlined the terms which protected the French language in Quebec by setting out the terms of its use and access. The move was crucial to maintaining the position of Quebec in conducting business and the language’s ability to be used in an official capacity where before the only inclusions were where the stipulations in the British North America Act . Instituting such protection as law has gone from being part of their platform to the focus, given the cultural force English Canada possesses compared to Quebec’s.

The stripping of one’s own culture and identity is no easy feat. It essentially requires the erasing of ones very existence and creating a new one since cultural values are so deeply rooted in all races; although France was able to do just that African immigrants. As a French citizen, your allegiance to France trumps all other aspects of your identity and creates a new living experience in France as an immigrant. In fact, the French government deems it illegal to collect information about the racial and ethnic origins of its multicultural population on the national census in the name of assimilation .

Written by Paul Schrader and directed by Martin Scorsese “Taxi Driver” is a movie designed around a marine veteran, Travis, who becomes a taxi driver in New York. He sets off to have a relationship like he sees all over town. However, Travis is pretty bad about forming relationships even with coworkers which spill into a relationship he tries to form and utterly fails. Besides being rejected he originally seems like he is going down the wrong path, but the sequence of events changes and he becomes a “hero”. Overall, this movie was created wonderfully and the amazing acting performance from Robert De Niro as Travis really took this film to another level. The acting on top of the music and the background of the city throughout the movie allows the viewer to feel like they are in the streets of New York with them.

The French are all about preserving their culture and being individualized. They often take great pride in the French products and the French style, and believe in keeping the French culture “pure” so they also limit the amount of foreign goods that are being imported. But during the World Wars the French began to allow foreigners to immigrate into France to take jobs due to an increase in job shortages. The immigration from the World Wars added to the diversity of the French culture. Ever since the 1850’s there has been a steady flow of immigration into France, and now nine percent of the French population is made up of immigrants (Gofen 62). The break down of the cultures in France is eighty-five percent of the French population is Roman

Language is one of the most significant developments of humans. It is one of the few means of communications which enclose a large number of beliefs, values, and methods to see the world in different perspectives. Peoples native languages are thought to be in danger when they do not speak their mother tongue in foreign countries. A mother tongue refers to a child’s first language and can be learned since birth. This mother language cannot be used often in foreign countries. As a result, significant numbers of languages are ceasing to pass from one generation to another. Cultural diversity and languages are essential assets of any nation, representing their identity across the world. The mother tongue is the language of the heart, of the emotions, of the warmth of the home, of the first important relationships. A "first" language that does not hinder subsequent learning but, on the contrary, opens to new languages. Thus, it is very important to conserve languages especially in foreign countries. This paper will explore how non-native languages in foreign countries are being threatened, why this is problematic, and why it’s crucially important to preserve such languages.

Graduating days usually consist of units of ceremony, family and some partying. The actual graduates desire some way to obtain from their houses to the precise location of the event. After that, they have to flow among all the actual parties and the family at home. The taxi can provide an additional touch to accomplish the ceremony of passing. The unique treatment causes the graduates feel that they have gained the right to become treated such as adults. These people see it like a reward with regard to completing numerous