French Wine

Quelle est la consommation du vin en France et son effet sur la société? Wine with food La Culture * A growing competition of drinks which challenges wine as a French national symbol. * The wine consumed has changed and the consumption of quality wines is no longer restricted to festive occasions. * French people drink the most wine in the world * Wine is part of the French culture and France cuisine would not be the same without this drink. Drinking wine with meals is a common French tradition and is possible to see families enjoying their dinners accompanied by a glass of wine at most French regions. * Wine is among the most important elements of not only French cuisine but of the French culture and traditions as well. * Legal drinking age is 16 for wine * As the demand for higher quality wine increases at the expense of lower-quality wines, traditionally the backbone of the French wine industry, the French will have to adapt their wine industry accordingly. Wine culture in France has changed. The French drink less wine, but wine of better quality. The future undoubtedly will be marked by fewer bottles of common wine and by larger amounts of premium wines, which is a desirable situation for the wine consumer, but unpleasant for many growers accustomed to extract as much tonnage as possible from bountiful, ordinary wines. Wine Drinking in moderation La

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ITGS portfolio Extension

ITGS PORTFOLIO EXTENSION Ishaan Khanna Report Criterion N: Discussion And Analysis Of The Interview According to Mr.Paraskar, Wi-Fi technology has caught momentum in India in the last four years . In the year 2007, Wi-Fi spread widely in business and industrial sites. . Mr. Paraskar has been working in the cyber crime department for five years. He has come across various security problems in Wi-Fi networks such as hacking and received a large number of complaints based on this issue. Wi-Fi is used by most personal computer operating systems, video game consoles, laptops, smart phones and many other electronic devices. The popularity of this technology is increasing day by day and airports, hotels, restaurants are offering free Wi-Fi to attract customers and slowly Wi-Fi is replacing local area networks which require wires for connection to the internet. As far as security loopholes of Wi-Fi are concerned, many Wi-Fi users do not secure their Wi-Fi networks. This makes the Wi-Fi network accessible to any outsider who has a Wi-Fi enabled device anywhere near the Wi-Fi network. Mr. Paraskar said that hacking into Wi-Fi networks is a very serious issue and a great amount of damage can be caused as a result of compromise in Wi-Fi networks. People can hack into Wi-Fi networks which have highly confidential data which can be leaked and provided to outsiders or misused

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ITGS Portfolio 1 - Laptops in Education

Portfolio 1 Title Laptops for every student: Are we ready? News Item PTI, 2006, "Laptop must for higher education, says panel." http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/oct/12quota.htm [12 October 2006] Area of Impact Education Word Count 998 Name Siddharth Kothari Session No. 002798-006 A - Presentation Of The Issue Laptops are the entry devices to get connected to the knowledge world in cyberspace, and a mindset change is definitely needed for this to be accepted (PTI, 2006). Reports show that the usage of laptops leads to increase in student engagement, determined by higher attendance and fewer disciplinary problems. However, students can also get distracted and use laptops for purposes not relevant to class (Weisenbach, 2006). Many colleges have already documented problems with a "wall of laptops" facing teachers (Dawson, 2006). Huge efforts are also needed to make such initiatives successful, such as teaching students and teacher's ethical computer behavior and identifying and tracking each machine before distribution (Chute, 2000). Provision of laptops for every student will help to bridge the divide between the rich and the poor across the developing worlds (Witchalls, 2005). Exposing the poorer section of students to technology will better their quality of education, perhaps eliminating poverty and

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The Role of Sin in The Crucible

Peterson 1 Peterson, Nicole Period 3B Rayl English 11IB October 11, 2008 The Role of Sin in The Crucible "Ours is a divided empire in which certain ideas and emotions and actions are of God, and their opposites are of Lucifer. It is as impossible for most men to conceive of a morality without sin as of an earth without 'sky' " (Miller 1252). This is the introduction of sin in the Puritan world in The Crucible, and how it is irrevocably entwined with virtue. Yet it is sin that is the driving force in Arthur Miller's play, fully illustrating human nature: its limits and lack thereof. From the origins of the witch hunt in Abigail's lust and its continuation in Thomas Putnam's greed to its climax in John Proctor's wrath, Arthur Miller's play demonstrates the catastrophes that occur when an entire town is driven by sin. The Crucible's major events and characters are shaped by lust and envy, vanity, greed, and wrath. The entire Salem Witch Hunt is caused by the mutual lust between John Proctor and Abigail Williams, and her envy of Elizabeth Proctor that resulted from the affair. Although the play starts after the affair, the reader learns about it in a rather dramatic fashion, as Abigail shouts at John Proctor that "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near! ... you loved me then and you do now!" (Miller 1246).

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Databases Portfolio

Portfolio Proposal Candidate Name Ammar Abouelghar Title of Piece DNA database swabs over 100,000 Area of Impact Medicine & Science News Item DNA database swabs over 100,000, BBC, Monday, 11 February 2009 Does the topic relate to ITGS ? ? Yes Is the Area of Impact one that has not been addressed in a ? previous portfolio piece ? Yes Was the news item published no more than six months before ? you started the course ? Yes Date of publication of the article ? Monday, 11 February 2009 Does the article raise one or more social or ethical issues related ? to an IT system ? yes Social issue ? Security, the medical data might be viewed by unautherized individuals Social issue ? Ethical issue ? Privacy is an issue, since it becomes easier to access such important information, anyone that works in the hospital might access that without the permission of the patient which is a violation of privacy Ethical issue ? (Note: You do not need to complete ALL the above) Is the problem clear ? ? Yes The problem is ? Privacy and security, such informatio can be accessed by unautherized individuals Can you describe one viable solution ? ? yes One viable solution is ? Only limit the access to those who are incharge of the database and inform that such information will be viewed by

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What are the concerns of practitioners and patients on Electronic Medical Records?

International Baccalaureate Information Technology in a Global Society Portfolio http://www.technewsworld.com/images/rw571641/medical-records.jpg What are the concerns of practitioners and patients on Electronic Medical Records? (Health) November, 2009 Tran Thai Bao Khanh The British International School Vietnam News Item: Technology News, 2009, Building a Better Health Data Network http://www.technewsworld.com/story/science/68285.html [April, 2009] A. Presentation of the issue In the United States of America, many medical centers have begun to have electronic records for the patients. The almost immediate access gives the doctors the advantage in saving time and the undoubtedly understanding of the patients' medical histories. According to Dr. James E. Sanders from the article "Building a Better Health Data Network" I just read recently on TechNewsWorld, the electronic medical records system helps him to flawlessly treat any patients who from different regions in different states, however, when the patients are not in the system, hours, or even days, are spent on searching for crucial information. Medical practitioners all around the country are encouraged to have the EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems installed as they help save a huge amount of time, decrease errors yet reduce the cost. Developers at different regions need to corporate to agree on how

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Social Essay

Today many parts of the world are in a state of crisis, are suffering, have lost their cultural identity and natural resources, and have had many more repulsive episodes and impressions that have been left upon countries that were target of imperialism. One such aftermath of imperialism was that of the Rwandan genocide that has triggered about a million deceased. The wiping out of the Aztec religion, culture and civilization was another case in point where historical globalization set off the gruesome and horrendous abolishment of a unique and intellectual people. Another mortifying occurrence was the British's pitiless attainment of India causing many people to suffer. In inference historical globalization has had an atrocious effect on places target of imperialism, much more badly than those places would have been if they had been left alone. Globalization in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones. It can also be portrayed as a process of blending or homogenization by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together. Historical globalization (Imperialism) has two meanings, one describing an action and the other describing an attitude. Most commonly historical globalization is understood as the expansion of a nation's authority by territorial invasion establishing economic and

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ITGS Portfolio 1

Portfolio 1 Criterion A [1]As of 2002, there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car per eleven people) ["Emission Facts", date unknown], [2] all emitting 11,450 lbs (5 tons) of carbon dioxide, along with smaller amounts of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen all polluting the air and the environment ["Our Ailing Communities", date unknown]. If one car is producing that amount, then if it's multiplied by 590 million cars around the world, about 2950 million tons of harmful gases causing air pollution and increasing the size of the Ozone layer. Automobile companies started producing green automobiles that are "environment friendly". This type of automobiles is more efficient, consequently less polluting. Car makers are also working on developing an alternative fuel that does not depend on petrol. [3] About 75% of today's cars are recyclable, and using recycled steel, and this lessens energy consuming and pollution ["Automobiles and the Environment", date unknown]. However, reducing pollution is not the only reason behind making these types of cars. Companies are racing to own green car projects because high fuel taxes, only gave customers two choices, either to purchase lighter, smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, or to not drive. Criterion B Researches proved that the carbon produced by cars these days is a main factor in increasing the size of

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Can taking life be justified?

Can taking life be justified? Stimulus: A scene from the television series House M.D. (The scene takes place inside a confessional) Chase: "Bless me father for I have sinned" The Priest: "take your time...... How long has it been since you last confession?" Chase: "I killed a man" The Priest: "Oh!" Chase: "it was the right thing to do" The Priest: "Who lives or dies, is not you decision to make." Chase: "Sometimes in an operating room it feels like it, I'm a Doctor." The Priest: "Then you should know more than anybody that every human life is sacred." Chase: "Why? Tell me what is sacred about a dictator that kills hundreds of thousands of his own people!" The Priest: "What is sacred about a Doctor who kills a patient?" Chase: "..... Is it just the slippery slope you are worried about? Afraid that forgiving me for killing the worst person on earth is such a bad president? I promise I won't tell anyone..... just forgive me" The Priest: "Saying ten hail Marys isn't going to do you any good." Chase: "Then what do I have to do? What does God need me to do? The Priest: "You can't have absolution without first taking responsibility; you have to turn yourself in to the police." Chase: "What and go to jail for the rest of my life? What's just about that?...... I did the right thing! There has to be another way! " The Priest: "you want absolution I have told you how

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From the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, how does Pips first day in London apear in his mind.

IOC 1 Great Expectations Pips first day in London This passage is from the second part of the book "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. This is the part at which Pip has arrived in London and is on his way to go and see Jagers. His is told to wait as Jagers in a court meeting and when he mentions that he wishes to go out to have a look is suggested to go onto Smithfield. This extract then goes on to describe in depth the first, yet lasting, thoughts that Pip gets of London and the experiences that add to this image that is created. It is a very descriptive extract that is both narrative at the same time. The first impressions that we read about London from Pip are extremely powerful describing words that portray a negative image of London. He uses words such as 'shameful place', ' all asmear with filth and fat and blood and foam." This creates a very dirty image in my mind of London and how he sees it. Also the repetitive usage of 'and' creates emphasis on the fact that London is extremely unclean and polluted. This is significant as you can compare it to his village of Kent where he comes from. This showed me how he has changed in his opinion of London from what he dreamed about. He thought that London was a place of beauty but rather he comes and on his first day encounters such filthy settings and places. This just shows how he may slowly be gaining an appreciation

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