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Cultural Immersion: Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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▪ The country (Argentina) Flag of Argentina Argentina is an immense country located in the southern part of South America. Is also the eighth largest coutry in the world and  the second largest country in South America after Brazil. Argentina is a federal republic, there have been several democratically elected presidents after many years of political…

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Global Issues: Diseases

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Diseases     A disease is a particular abnormal condition that affects part or all of an organism not caused by external force (injury) and that consists of a disorder of a structure or function, usually serving as an evolutionary disadvantage. The study of disease is called pathology, which includes the study of cause. Disease is…

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Global Issues: World Hunger

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World Hunger        Although the number of undernourished people has dropped by over 20% since 1992 (216 million fewer than in 1990-92) today there are 815 million people who do not have enough to eat. This is more than the 795 million in 2014, although still down from about 900 million in 2000.    Nearly half of…

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Global Issues: Deforestation

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Deforestation     Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but swaths half the size of England are lost each year. (National Geographic) This advertisement was created for WWF’s campaign in order to raise…

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Cultural Immersion: Hong Kong (China)

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Flag of China ▪ The country (China) China, one of the oldest civilization in the world  is situated in easterm Asia, bounded by the Pacific in the east. China is also the the third largest country in the world. The Chinese population is unevenly distributed, with the eastern part heavily populated ,more than 300 persons per…

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Cultural Immersion: Bucharest (Romania)

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Flag of Romania ▪ The country (Romania) Authentic, natural and cultural, are the words that Best capture the essence of Romania, country of  southeastern Europe. The national capital is Bucharest. Romania was occupied by Soviet troops in 1944 and become a satellite of Union of Soviet Socialist Reublic in 1948. The Romanian landscape is approximately one-third…

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Cultural Immersion

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Here you can find some useful information to help you in your Composition day. ▪ Agra (India) ▪ Athens (Greece) ▪ Barcelona (Spain) ▪ Bangkok (Thailand) ▪ Berlin (Germany) ▪ Bucharest (Romania) ▪ Buenos Aires (Argentina) ▪ Dublin (Ireland) ▪ Hong Kong (China) ▪ Johannesburg (South Africa) ▪ London (England) ▪ Mexico City (Mexico) ▪ Moscow (Russia) ▪ Paris (France) ▪ Philadelphia (USA) ▪ Reykjavik (Iceland) ▪ Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) ▪ Seoul…

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Cultural Immersion: Agra (India)

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▪ The country (India) Flag of India (Read more) India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has achieved all-round socio-economic progress during the last 70 years of its independence. It’s also one of the largest country in the world, India stands apart from the…

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The Three Musketeers

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Author: Alexandre Dumas Genre: Historical, Romance, Fiction. The Three Musketeers is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas. Set in 1625–1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d’Artagnan (based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d’Artagnan) after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although D’Artagnan is not…

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Wuthering Heights

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Author: Emily Brontë Genre: Tragedy Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë’s only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846, Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 under the pseudonym “Ellis Bell”; Brontë died the following year, aged 30. Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey were accepted by publisher Thomas Newby before the success of their sister…