169 résultats pour "jobs"

• Civil Rights Movement in the United States - U.

  The Great Depression of the 1930s increased black protests against discrimination, especially in Northern cities. Blacks protested the refusal of white-owned businessesin all-black neighborhoods to hire black salespersons. Using the slogan “Don't Buy Where You Can't Work,” these campaigns persuaded blacks to boycott thosebusinesses and revealed a new militancy. During the same years, blacks organized school boycotts in Northern cities to protest discriminatory treatment of blackchildren. The bla...

• ? Part 1 ? Jobs 1. Explain

• solennité.

  laisser évaporer aucunepartieenvaines démonstrations. « M. Nupkins, ditl’aînée desdeux dames, voilàuneconversation quelesdomestiques n’ontpas besoin d’entendre. Faiteséloigner cesdeux misérables. – Certainement, machère. –Muzzle. – Votre Vénération… – Ouvrez laporte. – Oui, Votre Vénération… – Quittez cettemaison, misérables ! s’écriaM. Nupkins d’unemanière emphatique. » Jingle sourit etse dirigea verslaporte. « Arrêtez, » ditM. Pickwick. Jingle s’arrêta. « J’aurais pu,poursuivit M. Pickwick, j’...

• Ants. Maybe you help with chores at home. Maybe you play

  After the queen mates with a male ant, she makes or finds a nest. She then lays eggs. The first group ofeggs to hatch become worker ants. The queen’s only job after that is to lay more eggs. The worker antstake over the job of caring for the nest. Males come from some of the eggs, queens and more workerscome from other eggs. When the egg hatches, a wormlike larva appears. It does nothing but eat and grow. When it gets bigenough, it becomes a pupa. The pupa grows legs and antennae. It becomes an...

• Le personnage de JOB, burgrave de Heppenheff de Victor Hugo

• Robot.

  V IMPACT OF ROBOTS Robotic manipulators create manufactured products that are of higher quality and lower cost. But robots can cause the loss of unskilled jobs, particularly on assemblylines in factories. New jobs are created in software and sensor development, in robot installation and maintenance, and in the conversion of old factories and the designof new ones. These new jobs, however, require higher levels of skill and training. Technologically oriented societies must face the task of retra...

• Poverty.

  economic and demographic trends, and (7) welfare incentives. A Overpopulation Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from highpopulation density (the ratio of people to land area, usually expressed as numbers of persons per square kilometer or square mile) or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources....

• Bible.

  collection of many different books. The Old Testament is by no means a unified book in terms of authorship, date of composition, or literary type; it is instead a veritablelibrary. Generally speaking, the books of the Old Testament and their component parts may be identified as narratives, poetic works, prophetic works, law, or apocalypses.Most of these are broad categories that include various distinct types or genres of literature and oral tradition. None of these categories is limited to the...

• LA TOUR Georges de : Job raillé par sa femme (analyse du tableau).

• Federal Republic of Germany - country.

  B Rivers and Lakes Rivers have played a major role in Germany’s economic development. The Rhine River flows in a northwesterly direction from Switzerland through much of westernGermany and The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is a major European waterway and a pillar of commerce and trade. Its primary German tributaries include theMain, Mosel, Neckar, and Ruhr rivers. The Oder (Odra) River, along the border between Poland and Germany, runs northward and empties into the Baltic; it provides an...

• Ronald Reagan.

  deposed shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment, a group of Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehrān and held 53 Americansas hostages. United States media publicized the plight of the hostages and Carter’s failure to win their release. They were eventually released in January 1981, on theday of Reagan’s inauguration. The contrast between the television personalities of the two candidates was also very important. Carter’s stiff, nervous manner had never bee...

• Ronald Reagan - USA History.

  deposed shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment, a group of Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehrān and held 53 Americansas hostages. United States media publicized the plight of the hostages and Carter’s failure to win their release. They were eventually released in January 1981, on theday of Reagan’s inauguration. The contrast between the television personalities of the two candidates was also very important. Carter’s stiff, nervous manner had never bee...

• Seattle - geography.

  Mountains. The area includes the suburban cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, and Issaquah. The Eastside has become home to dozens of high-technologyindustries including Microsoft Corporation, ATL Ultrasound, Nintendo of America, divisions of The Boeing Company, and many other firms. In the 1960s commutersheaded to Seattle jobs from homes on the Eastside. Today, the “reverse commute” from Seattle homes to jobs on the Eastside is just as heavy, and both streams oftraffic cross the same...

• Industrial Revolution I INTRODUCTION Industrial Revolution, widespread replacement of manual labor by machines that began in Britain in the 18th century and is still continuing in some parts of the world.

  The most important advance in iron production occurred in 1784 when Englishman Henry Cort invented new techniques for rolling raw iron, a finishing process thatshapes iron into the desired size and form. These advances in metalworking were an important part of industrialization. They enabled iron, which was relativelyinexpensive and abundant, to be used in many new ways, such as building heavy machinery. Iron was well suited for heavy machinery because of its strength anddurability. Because of t...

• Industrial Revolution .

  The most important advance in iron production occurred in 1784 when Englishman Henry Cort invented new techniques for rolling raw iron, a finishing process thatshapes iron into the desired size and form. These advances in metalworking were an important part of industrialization. They enabled iron, which was relativelyinexpensive and abundant, to be used in many new ways, such as building heavy machinery. Iron was well suited for heavy machinery because of its strength anddurability. Because of t...

• BENSERADE, Isaac de (1613-1691) Poète de salon et de cour, il est l'auteur du fameux sonnet de Job, de tragédies, de comédies, de ballets.

• Etude de l'entreprise Apple

  Etude d’une entreprise : « Apple » 1. Nationalité de la marque Apple est une multinationale Américaine. Elle a été créée le 1 er avril 1976 à Cupertino. A l’époque, Bill Fernandez et son voisin Steve Wozniak décidèrent de monter leur premier ordinateur dans le garage de Bill à partir de pièces que jetaient les entreprises locales. Ils se sont très vite rendu compte que ce nouvel engin pouvait devenir révolu...

• Jean Joinville par Louis Martin-Chauffier Jean de Job, de Champagne, vassal du

  par Louis Martin-Chauffier

• CV et Lettre de motivation : Réponse à l'annonce parue sur le site web E-mail Job concernant l'emploi de cordonnier.

• Réponse à l'annonce parue sur le site web E-mail Job concernant l'emploi de cordonnier.

• 179007 JACOB Fils d'Isaac et de Rébbecca, il racheta le droit d'aînesse de son frère jumeau, Esaü, contre un plat de lentilles.

  179007 de façon abusive et hypocrite. JÉZABEL Femme d'Achab, roi du royaume d'Israël (-IX ème siècle) et fille duroi de Tyr. Elle se livra avec son époux, au culte impie de Baal. Ils furentmaudits par le prophète Elie. Elle fut massacrée par Jéhu successeur d'Achab. JOAB Il poursuivit et tua Absalon qui avait trahi son père, le roi David dontil était général d'armée. JOAD Grand Prêtre à Jérusalem, il fit proclamer roi Joas, encore enfant. JOAS Petit fils d'Athalie et fils d'Ochosias, roi de Juda...

• Pittsburgh - geography.

  College of Allegheny County (1966), with branches in the city and suburbs. Pittsburgh has many outstanding cultural institutions. The Oakland district is where Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are located. The CarnegieMuseums of Pittsburgh include The Carnegie Museum of Art (including the Scaife Galleries), which holds a distinguished motion-picture and video collection and a uniquestudy of architecture; the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which displays an extensi...

• Abraham Lincoln I INTRODUCTION Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States (1861-1865) and one of the great leaders in American history.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln - USA History.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Vocabulaires

  a shortlist = liste des candidats présélectionnés to shortlist = présélectionner to be on the shortlist = être sur la liste des candidats to appoint somebody to a position = nommer quelqu’un à un poste recruitment = recrutement a recruitment agency = un cabinet de recrutement a job site = un site de recrutement hiring campaign = campagne de recrutement human resources = ressources humaines Les qualités, qualification et diplômes Les qualités d’un travailleur adaptable = adaptable capable = capab...

• Sujet 8 ♦ Sujet national, juin 2005, séries ES et S, LVI Sam landed a job 1 as overseas sales...

  Sujet 8 ♦ Sujet national, juin 2005, séries ES et S, LVI Sam landed a job 1 as overseas sales director for a shipping company which took us in turn to Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa. They were good rimes, and I came to understand why black sheep are so often sent abroad by their families to start again. lt does wonders for the character to eut the emotional ries that bind you to places and people. We produced two sons who grew like s saplings in the never-ending sunshine and soon towere...

• - Ah !

  L’homme violetrépondit affirmativement. « Comment sefait-il doncquevous n’étiez pasavec nous hiersoir ? demanda Sam,ense frottant laface avec unessuie-mains. Vousmefaites l’effet d’unbonvivant, l’airaussi gaillard qu’une truitedansunpanier pleindechaux, ajouta-t-il d’untonunpeu plus bas. – J’étais sortiavec mon maître, répondit l’étranger. – Comment s’appelle-t-il ? demandavivementSamWeller, dontlevisage devint toutrouge par l’effet combiné delasurprise etdu frottement deson essuie-mains. – Fitz...

• Welfare.

  industrializing societies. Governments typically financed social insurance programs with tax funds and direct levies on the wages of potential recipients. Social insurancereplaced part of incomes lost when workers became disabled, were laid off, or had reached an age that forced them out of the labor market. Later, governments of Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, and other countries developed forms of social insurance that provided population-wide, or universal,coverage. Such forms included chil...

• Police.

  body. In larger agencies, executive officers may be selected through a civil service or merit system, after moving through the ranks from patrol officer to sergeant,lieutenant, captain, and (in still larger agencies) deputy or assistant chief. At the county level, the head of the agency usually holds the title sheriff. The sheriff is almost always elected and has the power to appoint deputies. Sheriffs'departments often provide law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of counties and ar...

• Rutherford B.

  Governor Hayes gave Ohio an honest administration. During his two separate terms (from 1868 to 1872 and then from 1876 to 1877) were conspicuous, in that age ofpolitical corruption, for freedom from scandal and irregularities. Even newspapers that supported the opposition Democratic Party praised his administration. Although a Democratic legislature in Hayes's first term obstructed many of his liberal measures, he was able to reform the prison system. During his second term aRepublican majority...

• Honolulu - geography.

  of Brigham Young University. The state’s largest museum, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, is located in Honolulu. It contains a large collection of Polynesian archaeological artifacts, as well asmany exhibits on Hawaiian history and culture. The museum also has an extensive entomological collection with more than 13 million specimens. Other importantmuseums include the Honolulu Academy of Arts, known for its extensive collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art; the Contemporary Museum, wit...

• Intelligence.

  education. Teachers had no way of knowing which of the “slow” students had true learning problems and which simply had behavioral problems or poor prior education.In 1904 the French Ministry of Public Instruction asked Binet and others to develop a method to objectively identify children who would have difficulty with formaleducation. Objectivity was important so that conclusions about a child’s potential for learning would not be influenced by any biases of the examiner. The governmenthoped tha...

• Vermont - geography.

  Forests cover 78 percent of Vermont. Most of the trees are deciduous, principally the maple, elm, birch, beech, oak, hickory, ash, cherry, and butternut. The state treeis the sugar maple, which provides Vermont’s famous maple syrup. Conifers are common in some mountain areas and include mainly the white pine, red spruce,hemlock, and cedar. A great variety of ferns have been found within the state. Among the more common wildflowers that grow in Vermont are anemones, arbutuses,violets, lilacs, dai...

• Vermont - USA History.

  Forests cover 78 percent of Vermont. Most of the trees are deciduous, principally the maple, elm, birch, beech, oak, hickory, ash, cherry, and butternut. The state treeis the sugar maple, which provides Vermont’s famous maple syrup. Conifers are common in some mountain areas and include mainly the white pine, red spruce,hemlock, and cedar. A great variety of ferns have been found within the state. Among the more common wildflowers that grow in Vermont are anemones, arbutuses,violets, lilacs, dai...

• North Dakota - geography.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• North Dakota - USA History.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• Astronaut - astronomy.

  Every operation during a flight is important and interesting, but many might be boring to an observer. Much of an astronaut’s job is entering computer instructions,preparing samples, making measurements, recording data, fixing what breaks, and adjusting the checklist when something unexpected happens. Sometimes astronautsretrieve or repair satellites, rendezvous or dock with other spacecraft, and do important emergency repairs. The adaptability of the human crew is crucial to the successof missi...

• Labor Unions in the United States - U.

  National Guard troops were used against the strikers, with the result that the strike was lost and the union that conducted it virtually destroyed. In 1894 a strike by theAmerican Railway Union against the Pullman Palace Car Company was defeated by an injunction issued under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which made acombination or contract in restraint of trade illegal. Thereafter employers used injunctions with increasing frequency and effectiveness as an antistrike weapon. See also Hours...

• Protests in the 1960s - U.

  E Youth Culture Young people played an important role in the movements for social change during the 1960s. Numbers alone made them important; more than 76 million babies wereborn during the post-World War II “baby boom.” In addition, these young people spent more years in school and were more affluent than previous generations. In theearly 20th century, most young Americans had moved quickly from childhood to adulthood. In the 1920s only 1 in 5 Americans graduated from high school, and almostal...

• Mexico City - geography.

  The park houses some of Mexico's most important public buildings, including Chapultepec Castle. Construction of the castle began in 1783. Positioned on the park’shighest elevation, the castle functioned as a fortress during colonial times. It once served as the presidential residence and now houses the National Museum of History,which includes murals by 20th-century Mexican painter Juan O'Gorman. Los Pinos, the official residence and working offices of the president, is also on the grounds, buti...

• Wisconsin (state) - geography.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Wisconsin (state) - USA History.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Puerto Rico - geography.

  the length of the day remains fairly constant throughout the year. San Juan has a mean July temperature of 28°C (83°F) and a mean January temperature of 25°C (77°F). The average temperature of the seawater surrounding theisland is 27°C (81°F), with little variation during the course of the year. The entire island is cooled by the trade winds from the northeast. This air also contains much water vapor. As the air is forced to rise over the mountains, it becomescooler and the water vapor condenses...

• Bible - résumé.

  l’« Ancienne Alliance » conclue par Dieu avec Israël et la « Nouvelle Alliance » instaurée à travers Jésus-Christ (voir par exemple Épître aux Hébreux, VIII, 7). Parce quel’Église primitive croyait en la continuité de l’histoire et de l’action divine, elle a inclus dans la Bible chrétienne les récits écrits de l’Ancienne et de la Nouvelle Alliance. 6.1 Les livres de l'Ancien Testament L’Ancien Testament peut être abordé selon de nombreuses perspectives différentes. Du point de vue des textes, l...

• Schizophrenia.

  alcohol than other people. The use of alcohol and drugs often worsens the symptoms of schizophrenia, resulting in relapses and hospitalizations. IV CAUSES Schizophrenia appears to result not from a single cause, but from a variety of factors. Most scientists believe that schizophrenia is a biological disease caused by geneticfactors, an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, structural brain abnormalities, or abnormalities in the prenatal environment. In addition, stressful life events maycontri...

• Stress (psychology).

  blood flow is diverted from the internal organs and skin to the brain and muscles. Breathing speeds up, the pupils dilate, and perspiration increases. This reaction issometimes called the fight-or-flight response because it energizes the body to either confront or flee from a threat. Another part of the stress response involves the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, parts of the brain that are important in regulating hormones and many otherbodily functions. In times of stress, the hypothal...

• C'en est assez ; en une minute l'héroïque valet s'ouvre un chemin à travers la foule, arrête les porteurs, et vient affronter le majestueux Grummer.

  Chapitre 25 Montrant combienM.Nupkins étaitmajestueux et impartial, etcomment SamWeller pritsarevanche deM. Job Trotter ; avec d’autres événements qu’ontrouvera àleur place. M. Snodgrass etM. Winkle écoutaient avecunsombre respectletorrent d’éloquence qui découlait deslèvres deleur mentor, etque nepouvaient arrêternilemouvement rapidedela chaise àporteurs, niles supplications instantesdeM. Tupman pourabaisser lecouvercle dela voiture. Maisl’indignation deSam, tandis qu’onl’emportait, avaituncara...

• Cape Verde - country.

  station and a submarine cable station at Mindelo still attracted many ships until World War I. Trade increased again toward the middle of the 20th century. In an attempt to avert growing nationalism, Portugal in 1951 designated its African colonies, including Cape Verde, as overseas provinces. The provincial status gaveCape Verdeans access to higher education, but lack of job opportunities and poverty in the islands forced many of the educated to take administrative jobs on theAfrican mainland....