This is for a project. I’m supposed to write a translation but im only a french 1 stupid so i can’t really do it because of my limited knowledge so im asking you if this poem makes sense

English
France, a wonderful country.
It is a country of passion.
A country of beautiful sites.
A country of exquisite foods.
A country with many customs.
A country with such influence on many other countries.
A country with such great livelihood.
A country which has the great and famous Eiffel tower.
A country which has the sacred and beautiful Notre-Dame Cathedral.
So, you see?
France is truly a wonderful country!
They have done so much for the world!
It is, truly, a marvelous country.

French (please tell me if there are differences if there is bad grammar)

La France, un pays merveilleux
. Le c’est un pays de passion.
Un pays de beaux sites.
Un pays de nourritures exquises.
Un pays avec beaucoup de douanes.
Un pays avec telle influence sur beaucoup de pays autres.
Un pays avec tel grand gagne-pain.
Un pays qui a la tour grande et célèbre Eiffel.
Un pays qui a la Cathédrale de Notre-Dame sacrée et belle.
Alors, vous voyez ?
La France est véritablement un pays merveilleux !
Ils ont fait autant de pour le monde ! Le c’est, véritablement, un pays merveilleux.

Now i used a french translator online and i know i should be doing it by myself but once again i am a french 1 student. If you know french very well would you mind translating my poem correctly?

France, pays merveilleux.
C’est un pays de la passion.
Un pays plein de beaux sites.
Un pays d’aliments exquis.
Un pays avec beaucoup de coutumes.
Un pays avec une telle influence sur de nombreux autres pays.
Un pays avec des moyens de subsistance si grande.
Un pays qui a le grand et célèbre tour Eiffel.
Un pays qui a le sacré et belle Notre-Dame.
Donc, vous voyez?
La France est vraiment un pays merveilleux!
Ils ont tant fait pour le monde!
Il est, en vérité, un pays merveilleux.

I, an many others are very conservative, however, republicans and conservatives are constantly bashing and demonizing unions. For this reason, I cannot vote against my economic interests and vote my heart, because in the end we end up putting our jobs and livelihoods at risk. For this reason a lot of votes are left out because of this demonizing of unions. Why?What would be a better strategy?

Those horrible Unions that literally FOUGHT and DIED for 40 hour work weeks, pensions, health care, child labor laws….. Made up of hard working American citizens. Yep, the GOP is definitely the Party of Freedom, for the wealthy.
By the way, those at the top of the Unions are ELECTED from the membership, by the members..

We are controlled by the decisions of firms everywhere. Our labour is a commodity and the value of it is based on the market value of labour for that particular industry. We are compelled to sell our labour, to be exploited by those who control the means of production, and to continue to submit to antagonistic interests and to sacrifice our ethics in order to survive. We have no control over our own trade; we can be fired if we dont do what we’re told. We are required to work a certain amount of hours and spend our lives generating profit for those who own the business. The capitalist mode of production has destroyed the family and destroyed enjoyable labour. We are agents in upholding what is contrary to our innate desires. We support the system by our every action. The only escape is to make a livelihood on our own, but the majority of people lack the means and training to support ourselves in the modern world, therefore, for the most part we are controlled by businesses. Although they do consider our needs to the extent that it maximizes profit, they also manufacture new "needs" that we buy into to make up for our alienation that the capitalist system produces. The businesses influence the media and influence political policies, so they control much more than economic decisions, but a culture as a whole. The police also act as an organization that upholds property rights and those that support the status quo. The use of force is therefore implied to maintain economic hegemony. To the extent that it influences our whole life, isnt it a dictatorship?

we have collectively chosen to do this. humans act like herd. we have been corralled by fear and false wants into believing that capitalism, with its inherent flaws, is the best way. all other economic systems have been and will continue to be roundly denounced by those in whose benefit this system currently works. it will only change when we no longer place our faith in this fallible system rife with exploitation and decide to create a truly civilized system. until that happens we will continue to spend generation after generation thankful for our wage slavery.

on the bright side at least we are not following the chinese into authoritarian capitalism. on the down side by participating in this system we endorse it.

Have you or anybody you personally know (who have worked abroad) lost your / their job or means of livelihood during the global economic slowdown in the last couple of years?

And did you have to go back to the Philippines or somewhere else because of this?
If you did or personally know of anybody who did, can you give some feedback regarding that move, better or worse, richer or poorer? sickness or health? other details, any suggestions, etc. etc.

Yes, I have known people who’ve lost their jobs here in Canada as a result of the global slowdown. Certain companies are shutting down a few of their factories and plants, causing many people to lose their jobs and to move from place to place to search for jobs that are (temporarily) not available.

I, myself, am thankful that my family wasn’t hit so hard. So far, I haven’t heard of anyone having to move to the Philippines because of the poor economy. I know someone who’s moving from one city to another for the same reason, but not to another country.

We must call by name tax laws that favor the interests of the rich: evil.

We must call by name corporate boards and executives who under pay their workers while giving corporate executives annual salaries and bonuses so large that it would take the average worker centuries of labor to earn as much: evil.

We must call by name those who claim to hold the people’s needs as holy, but in reality do not: evil.

We must call evil by name to remind the people that public officials are supposed to be public servants, and remind public servants that it is the welfare of the many that they are to serve, not the whims and wants of the privileged few.

We must call the demon by name in our churches, call by name ministers’ crass materialism and their lack of prophetic engagement; must call by name their collusion with forces that exploit and oppress those whom they are supposed to serve.

We must call by name the perversion of Jesus’ Gospel by prosperity preachers who blame the people for their sickness and poverty, instead of decrying the demonic mistreatment of the poor by those who hold only their own needs as holy.

We must call evil by name when pensions are squandered, when Americans are dispossessed of tgheir livelihoods by greedy executives who export American jobs to regions where they can better exploit workers’ desperation.

We must call all the callous and uncaring practices and policies, the betrayals of trust, and the exploitation of weakness and despair what they really are: EVIL.

Not just politics, not just benign neglect, not just thoughtlessness, not even gross selfishness, but evil. If anyone hurts others, limits their life chances or denies them the fullest fruits of life for the sole purpose of enriching himself and those he counts as his own, by biblical definition this is evil.

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I need help with my English 12 Unit test. For all of those Connections students this is the oppurtunity for you if you need help in return. Help me with my English 12 Exam and I help you with Geometry, American Government, Physical Science, and Consumer Math.

10.
The Tragedy of Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays represented a radical shift in English drama because they were (1 point)

* not about religious themes.
* based upon ancient myths.
* tragedies.
* performed by both men and women.

11.
What do stage directions give the reader? (1 point)

* definitions of certain text terms
* information about what is taking place on the stage
* information about the characters’ backgrounds
* historical information about the play

12.
Throughout Act I, Macbeth’s plans and actions seem to be motivated most of all by (1 point)

* his lust for wealth.
* the support of the witches.
* his wife’s encouragement.
* the advice of Banquo.

13.
Which of the following is an example of a stage direction? (1 point)

* all. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. / Hover through the fog and filthy air.
* [Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches.]
* 3. Anon: At once.
* first witch. I come, Graymalkin.l

14.
The annotations in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I, are a helpful aid for (1 point)

* figuring out what characters are physically doing on stage.
* clarifying unfamiliar language.
* understanding theme.
* following the plot structure of the play.

15.
In what way is Lady Macbeth stronger than her husband? (1 point)

* She is harsher with the servants.
* She is better able to pretend she loves King Duncan.
* She stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose.
* She understands the witches’ prophesies.

16.
Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he believes (1 point)

* he will now become a fugitive.
* his conscience will never let him rest.
* he will not have sweet dreams.
* he will soon die.

17.
To make sense of blank verse, you must (1 point)

* read up to each line break and analyze before going on.
* read and analyze each full sentence, no matter where the line breaks.
* read each word as a separate thought.
* pay little attention to punctuation.

18.
Macbeth’s guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet is an example of (1 point)

* external conflict.
* internal conflict.
* theme.
* poetic license.

19.
Which of the following is an external conflict? (1 point)

* Before Macbeth kills King Duncan, he imagines he sees a dagger floating in the air in front of him.
* Macbeth regrets killing King Duncan, although he would do it again if necessary.
* Macbeth wants Banquo dead, so he hires men to murder him.
* At the banquet, Macbeth’s guilty conscience conjures up an image of the dead Banquo.

20.
In a play, the rising action consists of the events that lead up to the (1 point)

* last line in the scene.
* climax.
* external conflict.
* internal conflict.

21.
What is imagery? (1 point)

* blank verse
* Shakespearean language
* language that writers use to re-create sensory experiences
* very formal language

22.
Which senses do the following lines appeal to?

This avarice / Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root / Than summer-seeming lust, and it hath been / The sword of our slain kings. (1 point)

* hearing and touch
* taste and sight
* sight and smell
* sight and touch

23.
At what point does Macbeth first begin to realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies? (1 point)

* when he confronts and kills Young Siward
* when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle
* when he is told that Lady Macbeth is dead
* when Macduff reveals the details of how he was born

24.
What is Swift’s main purpose in the opening paragraphs of “A Modest Proposal”? (1 point)

* to persuade people that poor children should be slaughtered
* to describe the misery and extent of poverty in Ireland
* to prove that he has no personal stake in writing the proposal
* to explain why the poor depend on begging for their livelihood

Posting 15 bare homework problems is not a request for help; it’s a request for cheating. Are you really telling us that you’re unable to do eliminate even *one* of the 60 given choices?

Try to do the work yourself. Then explain where you’re having trouble, and we’ll help you over the rough spots.

What is your definition of a job? Does it have to be sitting in an office pushing paper? Or do some people believe that it can be a livelihood that a person actually enjoys or gets some gratification from other than monetary? Is there a flaw in our society that says people should work their whole young life only to retire when you are too old to enjoy your retirement? There has to be a better way than this. Does anybody have any ideas for alternative jobs out there? Or a reason for office jobs?

we do it to maintain the country

Although some Caribbean states went out of cane production many years ago, for the most part, the industry has flourished and sugar has remained the English-speaking Caribbean’s premier export crop bouyed by high prices and preferential trading arrangements first with the United Kingdom and then with the European community.
More recently, some sugar industries in the Caribbean have proved unviable as much larger global producers such as Brazil and Australia have begun to export and world marketing prices have declined. In response, in some of the region’s economies newer industries such as tourism have enabled Caribbean economies to diversify.
Despite this, sugar still plays a key role. In Jamaica, as many as 200,000 people (about 8% of the Jamaican population of 2.6 million) derive their livelihood directly or indirectly from the sugar industry. Sugar cane is grown in almost every single parish and nearly half of the land under permanent agricultural crops is in sugar cane. The industry also makes a vital contribution to Jamaica’s foreign exchange earnings bringing in excess of US$100 million each year in foreign exchange. Beyond this, sugar plays a significant role in maintainging rural enviroment. The planting of cane protects the soil from erosion and creates a habitat in which a wide range of Jamaican fauna is able to flourish.
Now much of this has to change. The decision by Europe to cut its preferential price over a three-year period as a result of a world trade organization ruling has led industries across the region to review their viability. Some such as St. Kitts have decided to move out of the production of raw sugar for export altogether. Others like Barbados are looking at adding value to their small industries through marketing of organic and branded speciality sugars.
Achieving the economies of scale that this transition requieres will be far from easy. It will require all the European support that has been promised and more. It will involve a significant investment in the modernization of the industry as well as the retraining of some personnel to enable them to migrate to other forms of agriculture or to the region’s fast expanding tourism sector.

Its fairly complex and will test the students, but its not overly hard and will encourage them to push their boundaries.

rural is like people living in villages or farms
urban is living in the city. jobs include business, construction

Has anyone here asked themselves why the Palestinians refugee problem has persisted for so long, when compared to other, far worse refugee problems )like after WW2, when there were tens of millions of refugees) that were solved in shorter time periods? Here are a few things that make the Palestinian refugee problem more unique:
-The very definition of "refugee" is different for Palestinians from every other group. A non-Palestinian refugee is described as someone who (1) leaves their country out of "well founded fear of being persecuted," (2) is "outside the country of his nationality," and (3) "is unable or unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country." However, the criteria for a Palestinian to be a refugee is someone (1) "whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948," (2) "who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (regardless of the reason)," and (3) who is a descendent of someone who meets the first two criteria. So after reviewing those facts, it appears that refugee status is far easier to attain for Palestinians than any other group. Even if someone’s grandfather lived in what became Israel from April 1948 until the Arab-Israeli War (1 month), and left when they were told to by other invading Arab countries, that person has refugee status. This is unique in refugee situations, and inflates the number of refugees tremendously.
-Unwillingness of similar cultures to absorb the refugees- Refugee situations are usually solved by having a country absorb those refugees. The Palestinian refugee problem could have been solved anytime Jordan controlled the West Bank. The "Palestinian culture"and language is identical to the Jordanian culture because "Palestinians," as they were designated by the British in 1921, were for the most part migrants from what was then called TransJordan. However, the unwillingness of Jordan, as well as any of the other 21 Arab countries, to absorb ANY Palestinian refugees has exacerbated the problem.
-The mission of UN agencies serving refugees is different for Palestinians than anyone else. First of all, the Palestinians are the only group that has an entire agency devoted to their cause (UNRWA), every other group of refugees is cared for by a single agency (UNHCR). The mission of the UNHCR is to find permanent homes for refugees. The mission of the UNRWA is to maintain the refugees within the refugee camps they set up, rather than finding an actual solution to the problem.
Many Arab leaders have admitted to keeping the Palestinians in this situation in order to exploit it:
-Prime Minister of Syria, Khalid al Azm: "Since 1948 it is we who demanded the right of return of the refugees… while it is we who made them leave… we have rendered them dispossessed… We have participated in lowering their moral and social level… we exploited them in executing crimes of murder, arson, and throwing bombs upon men, women, and children- all this in the service of political purposes" (1972)
-King Hussein of Jordan: "Since 1948… Arab leaders have used the Palestine people for selfish political purposes."
-The Head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has accused other Arab leaders of abandoning the Palestinians after they "forced them to emigrate and to leave their homeland and threw them into prisons similar to the ghettos in which the Jews used to live."
So after reviewing these facts, it becomes clearer why the Palestinian refugee problem has persisted as long as it has, and maybe it isn’t because "Israel is always mean to the Palestinians" as I’m sure many will answer. But to those who disagree, please give specific facts, if I’m wrong (check everything I’ve said, it is all true) it shouldn’t be a problem for you to prove it. So, why don’t people take these facts into consideration?

A good write-up of the situation. I would also add an interesting side note: A lot of Palestinian refugees were, in fact, created by Arab countries. Jordan, for example, killed more then 10 000 Palestinian refugees in 1970 - "Black September".