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History & The Arts
Le Corbusier
...Le Corbusier] Date: (1887 - 1965) Nationality: Swiss Famous Buildings: L'Esprit Nouveau Pavilion (Paris) Villa Savoye (Poissy) Unité d'Habitation (Marseilles) L'Esprit Nouveau Le Corbusier is without doubt the most influential, most admired, and most maligned architect of the twentieth century. Through his writing and his buildings, he is the main player in the Modernist...
Society, Politics & Law
The secret life of T-shirts
...T-shirts as we look deeper into how they are made, how the value is created and who benefits from this value. ...Have a look at your T-shirt label, where does it say it was made? What does this actually mean? Your T-shirt may have been all around the world before it arrived in the shop you bought it from, so why is only one country listed? Your T-shirt has been on a long...
Society, Politics & Law
The Life Story of Your T-shirt: Submit Your T-shirt Story
...T-shirt? Where did it come from? Why did you buy it? Did you buy it, or was it a present? Share your stories here...[The Life Story of Your T-shirt] The story of a t-shirt is not just about the production, care and disposal of. Our t-shirts can have their own stories. Ones that we have a sentimental attachment to because they were bought as a present or as a reminder of...
Society, Politics & Law
Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
...t-shirts, aims to describe what goes into making and selling t-shirts. Which resources, which markets, who is involved, the income people get, the income and value they create are all discussed. You will explore these questions at different stages of the production of a t-shirt, and you'll use concepts from economics such as 'supply chains' or 'value added' to answer...
Languages
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
...le développement du livre numérique suscitera-t-il une renaissance du roman policier ou est-ce que d’autres médias prendront le relais ? Le personnage principal des Misérables de Victor Hugo est un criminel repenti un inspecteur de police un tueur en série. a. un criminel repenti b. un inspecteur de police c. un tueur en série. The correct answer is a. Select the...