New York City : 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, St Patrick's Cathedral, Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, Shake Shack's, Little Italy, Soho, Greenwich Village, Time Square photo 38

New York City : 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, Shake Shack’s, Little Italy, Soho, Time Square

Voici la troisième journée de l’US Summer Trip. Suite de mes aventures new-yorkaises. Breakfast at Toastie’s On se lève tôt et on prend le métro, direction 5th Avenue. On prend le petit déjeuner chez Toastie’s. Je prends un medium coffee et un blueberry muffin. Le medium m’a l’air aussi grand que le large d’hier. Je …

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Jay-Z et Alicia Keys - Galactic Empire State of Mind photo

Jay-Z et Alicia Keys – Galactic Empire State of Mind

Aujourd’hui, petit trip geek avec cette reprise d’Empire State of Mind de Jay-Z et Alicia Keys version… Star Wars ! La version originale est assez insupportable notamment à cause de Jay-Z : si on écoute bien son texte, il ne veut pas dire grand chose. La version “Jay-Z-free” sur l’album d’Alicia Keys est beaucoup plus …

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Evolution of Organized Crime photo

Evolution of Organized Crime

This is post 2 of 5 in the series “Prohibition and Organized Crime” This series delves into the historical context of Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933), its impact on society, and how it catalyzed the rise and establishment of organized crime. Organized Crime in America Evolution of Organized Crime Organized Crime : Expression and …

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L'investissement et ses transformations photo

L’investissement et ses transformations

I – L’investissement A – Définitions Investissement : au sens strict, c’est l’acquisition par les entreprises de moyens de production pour remplacer ou accroître le capital productif. Le terme concerne le capital fixe. On parle d’investissement productif. Investissement immatériel : achats de brevets, logiciels, publicité, marketing, formation du personnel, recherche et développement. Amortissement : partie …

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Les politiques économiques

I – Evolution de l’intervention de l’Etat Le XIXéme siècle est dominé par l’idéologie libérale avec l’influence d’Adam Smith (1723-1790) et de David Ricardo (1772-1823) qui prêchent l’individualisme, la concurrence et la non-intervention de l’Etat. Ils sont partisans de l’Etat minimal : les fonctions régaliennes (Police, Armée, Justice), la construction d’édifices publics, le respect des …

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Plausible Analytics, une alternative respectueuse de la confidentialité à l'installation de Google Analytics pour Ubuntu Server.

Plausible Analytics au lieu de Google Analytics

Tout le monde connaît Google Analytics mais savez-vous qu’il existe une alternative simple, open source et qui ne nécessite pas de bannière de cookies ? Je vous présente Plausible Analytics. Plausible Analytics est une plateforme d’analyse Web open source qui se concentre sur le respect de la vie privée et la simplicité. Contrairement à des solutions …

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Un collage de femmes et d'hommes côte à côte, représentant le progrès et la diversité de la civilisation britannique aux XIXe et XXe siècles.

British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries

This is post 6 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries The Victorian Period: 1832-1900 …

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Installer PHP 8.3 sur le serveur

Tous les sites et services hébergés sur Apollo tournent actuellement sous PHP 8.2 mais PHP 8.3 vient de pointer le bout de son nez donc nous allons l’installer sur le serveur. Nouveautés et changements de PHP 8.3 PHP 8.3 marque une avancée notable dans l’univers de PHP, apportant avec elle une panoplie de nouveautés et …

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An English Romanticism painting of a landscape with trees and hills. William Turner, Dawn in the Valleys of Devon.

English Romanticism (1798-1832)

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries English Romanticism began in …

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climate change cli fi movies list

Cli-Fi movies: the ultimate list

Climate fiction, also known as cli-fi, is a genre of literature that explores the social, political, and environmental consequences of climate change and global warming. This relatively new genre has gained popularity in recent years as the urgency of the climate crisis has become increasingly apparent, and as people have become more concerned about the …

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APT : the following packages have been kept back

Après la mise à jour d’Ubuntu Server sur le serveur, j’ai eu cette erreur récurrente après chaque mise à jour apt : Il m’était donc impossible de mettre à jour le serveur et client mysql , ce qui n’est évidemment pas idéal. Et si l’on essaie de les installer directement avec: On obtient alors ce …

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Réalisation de votre projet web photo

Réalisons votre projet WordPress ou WooCommerce

Nos compétences au service de vos besoins Stratégie Nous étudions le parcours de votre site et vos besoins pour vous fournir une solution à long-terme, qui correspond à votre vision. Développement Vous souhaitez ajouter de nouvelles fonctionnalités à votre site ou boutique? Nous pouvons coder la solution! Performance Votre site doit être rapide et optimisé …

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The Handmaid’s Tale: incipit analysis

We slept in what had once been the gymnasium. The floor was of varnished wood, with stripes and circles painted on it, for the games that were formerly played there; the hoops for the basketball nets were still in place, though the nets were gone. A balcony ran around the room, for the spectators, and …

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Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama photo

Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama

This is post 3 of 4 in the series “Death of a Salesman” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction Family in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama Death of …

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Death of a Salesman: the play's structure, a memory play photo

Death of a Salesman: the play’s structure, a memory play

This is post 4 of 4 in the series “Death of a Salesman” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction Family in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama Death of …

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The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization photo

The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization

This is post 2 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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The Great Gatsby : the Romantic Quest photo

The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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The Great Gatsby: an American novel photo

The Great Gatsby: an American novel

This is post 6 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald : from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle photo

Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle

This is post 1 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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Analysis of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood photo

An analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Introduction Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer born in 1931, who studied literature in Toronto. In the 1960s, she was a graduate specialist in Harvard and then came back to Canada to teach literature. She was a well-known poet with The Edible Woman (1969), Surfacing (1972), Life before man (1979), The Robber Bride (1993). Margaret …

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19th century literary movements : Realism and Naturalism photo

19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism

This is post 5 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Introduction Realism and Naturalism …

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The American Civil War : 1860-1865 photo

The American Civil War: 1861-1865

This is post 7 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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Steve Grant – The Seventh Seal

“The Seventh Seal” est une chanson dont la musique est écrite par Courtney Driver et les paroles par Steve Grant. Le sujet est la reprise en main des rênes de la démocratie par la base, c’est-à-dire le peuple : Le clip a été filmé en direct devant la Maison Blanche, à Washington DC, lors de …

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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, an oil painting composed in 1818 by the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich

The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Definition of Romanticism Romanticism …

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The Gothic and the Fantastic photo

The Gothic and the Fantastic

This is post 2 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries The Gothic and the …

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Si de Rudyard Kipling, poème.

“If” – by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,And …

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Hellfest 2013 : day 3 photo

Hellfest 2013 : day 3

Suite et fin de mes aventures au Hellfest 2013. Au campement Après une nuit plutôt courte (et sans duvet pour ma part donc plutôt fraîche!), on commence la journée par un petit déjeûner à l’arrache : sous la bruine, assis dans le coffre de la voiture en dégustant des petits pains au lait avec du …

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Ish Marquez - I Perceive Things photo

Ish Marquez – I Perceive Things

Ish Marquez vient du Bronx et fait partie de la scène anti-folk, qui est un sous-genre musical du punk, qui mêle des éléments de punk rock et de musique folk américaine. L’anti-folk a fait son apparition au milieu des années 1980 à New York. Le répertoire d’Ish Marquez est assez éclectique mais j’aime beaucoup I …

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Les différentes qualités d'un film sur Internet photo

Les différentes qualités d’un film sur Internet

[toc]Sur Internet, on trouve un peu de tout: du texte, des images, des animations, des vidéos et… des films. Seulement voilà, toutes les qualités ne sont pas équivalentes. Du coup, il est peut-être nécessaire de faire un petit classement des différentes qualités d’un film. Voici les donc les règles utilisées par la scene, par ordre …

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Concert de Suzanne Vega au Théâtre de l’Alhambra

Dimanche soir, je suis allé voir Suzanne Vega en concert acoustique au Théâtre de l’Alhambra, dans le Xème arrondissement de Paris. Le concert était une nouvelle fois complet (je fais vraiment bien de prendre mes places longtemps à l’avance décidément !) et il faut bien dire que le théâtre de l’Alhambra est plutôt petit : …

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Led Zeppelin photo

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are cited as one of the progenitors of hard rock and heavy metal, although their style drew …

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Creedence Clearwater Revival photo

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band that recorded and performed from 1959 to 1972 under various names before settling on the Creedence Clearwater Revival name in 1967. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, …

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America photo

America

America America is a rock band that was formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and …

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Organized Crime in America photo

Organized Crime in America

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “Prohibition and Organized Crime” This series delves into the historical context of Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933), its impact on society, and how it catalyzed the rise and establishment of organized crime. Organized Crime in America Evolution of Organized Crime Organized Crime : Expression and …

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The Reconstruction photo

After the American Civil War: The Reconstruction

This is post 9 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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Ante Bellum South photo

Antebellum South

This is post 2 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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West to the Pacific photo

America: West to the Pacific

This is post 10 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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The American colonies : Religion and Politics photo

The American colonies : Religion and Politics

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776)” From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776) The Reformation in the British Isles English Expansionism The Glorious Revolution of 1688 The American colonies : Religion and Politics USA: Birth of a …

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The Reformation in the British Isles photo

The Reformation in the British Isles

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776)” From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776) The Reformation in the British Isles English Expansionism The Glorious Revolution of 1688 The American colonies : Religion and Politics USA: Birth of a …

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Inequalities today, Tony Blair's project photo

Inequalities in Britain today

This is post 12 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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The Affluent Society : poverty rediscovered ? photo

The Affluent Society : poverty rediscovered?

This is post 8 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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The Welfare State : an end to poverty and inequality ? photo

The Welfare State: an end to poverty and inequality ?

This is post 7 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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The Beveridge Report : a revolution ? photo

The Beveridge Report: a Revolution?

This is post 6 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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Ante Bellum, Inter Bella : Legislation and the Depression photo

Ante Bellum, Inter Bella : Legislation and the Depression

This is post 4 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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The plot in Regeneration by Pat Barker photo

Historical figures and fictional characters in Regeneration

How human beings presented in Regeneration are different from historical characters? Paradoxically, several characters had real historical existence and yet, there is no difference between those who really existed and those invented: it seems that they are on the same level. The major difference lays in characterization, i.e. the ways in which human beings are …

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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad :

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad : “A free and wandering tale”

Introduction “A free and wandering tale” about “the acute consciousness of lost honour”. Lord Jim is not a simple book that could be called novel: this is too reductive. From a technical point of view, it is an idealistic image, a Jamesonian novel. Conrad tries to innovate by rejecting Victorian methods of writing and patterns. …

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Extended introduction to

Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction

This is post 1 of 4 in the series “Death of a Salesman” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Death of a Salesman : an extended introduction Family in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman: Tragedy versus Social Drama Death of …

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The ordering of events in The Great Gatsby

This is post 5 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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Structure and Narration in The Great Gatsby

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “The Great Gatsby” All literary analysis articles about The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Introduction to The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald: from the Lost Prairies to the Realist Jungle The Great Gatsby: characters and characterization The Great Gatsby: the Romantic Quest Structure and …

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American Modernism in literature

This is post 5 of 5 in the series “History of American Literature” History of American Literature Puritanism : a New World Vision An authentically American Literature American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence The American Renaissance American Modernism in literature Defining the (literary) self and the nation: representative figures As an aesthetic phenomenon, Modernism …

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The American Renaissance photo

The American Renaissance

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “History of American Literature” History of American Literature Puritanism : a New World Vision An authentically American Literature American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence The American Renaissance American Modernism in literature Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s literary and philosophical importance in the American Renaissance and after …

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Declaration of Literary Independence photo

American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence

This is post 3 of 5 in the series “History of American Literature” History of American Literature Puritanism : a New World Vision An authentically American Literature American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence The American Renaissance American Modernism in literature Washington Irving: evolution, nostalgia and imaginary compensation Irving was not under the influence of …

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The Boss : “there has to be some civility in the world”

Internal Affairs Agent : Hang on ! (zooms in with binoculars)This is one screwed-up crew… Special Agent Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson) : Alright… just so that there’s no confusion, here’s the deal : you’re in my world now not yours and in my world your responsibilities begin and end with me. Andy Fidler (Eugene …

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Backup files and databases easily with cron photo

Backup files and databases easily with cron

This post is an extension to my former tutorial : Backup all your MySQL databases with one line of cron, which can now be considered as obsolete since some people reported having some issues with the gzip file generation. So here is another attempt at dealing with the security of your files and databases on …

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Festival des Inrocks 2004

Le festival des Inrocks 2004 a eu lieu à Nantes. Arrivé une heure et demie devant l’Olympic avant le début des concerts, j’ai eu la chance de pouvoir m’asseoir au premier étage, avec vue imprenable sur toute la scène et, il est utile de le rappeler, une place assise. Cela a l’air de rien comme …

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