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• Tom Jones (1749)Henry FieldingBook I -- Chapter 1An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private oreleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which allpersons are welcome for their money.

  Tom Jones (1749) Henry Fielding Book I — Chapter 1 An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money. In the former case, it is well known that the entertainer provides what fare he pleases; and though this should be very indifferent, and utterly disagreeable to the taste of his company, they must not find any fault; nay, on the contrary, good breedin...

• Colle anglais Arnold Bennett, Anna of the Five Towns (1902), chapter 1.

  Colle anglais Arnold Bennett, Anna of the Five Towns (1902), chapter 1. Specificity of the text:   Paradox of industrialization between the deformation of the landscape and the grandeur of human progress? An intertextual reference to Plato’s allegory of the cave. A master of social realism, Charles Dickens often denounced the ravages of industrialization on cities and their inhabitants in his novels, as in Hard Times, where the city of Coketown embodies the dehumanization cause...

• CHAPTER G3: TERRITORIES INTEGRATED INTO GLOBALISATION

  CHAPTER G3: TERRITORIES INTEGRATED INTO GLOBALISATION I. A case study: the global city of New York City A.What makes NYC a global city? 1. The origins of New York City’s powers NYC was born in 1624 as a Dutch colony under the name of Nieuw Amsterdam. It became English in 1664 and was renamed according to the duke of York, future James II. It is included in the State of New York but is not its capital (Albany); anyway, it is much autonomous from the State. It is made of 5 boroughs, Manhat...

• History chapter: Domestic tensions in the U.S. (and France) during the 1960s and early 1970s

  History chapter: Domestic tensions in the U.S. (and France) during the 1960s and early 1970s Introduction: The United States went through major transformations during the 1960s, a period characterized by significant reforms and new political debates and divisions over social issues. American involvement in the Vietnam War divided Americans and triggered the anti-war movement. The period is marked by a continuing struggle for a more equal and just society: the Civil Rights Movement, its evol...