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John Donne’s sonnet “Death be not proud” (Holy sonnet 10) stages a poetic monologue: the poet talks to a personified “Death” although Death, obviously, is not going to answer. Death, be not proud, though some…

When I was a child, I looked suspiciously at the adults’ world. In fact, it seemed to me that adulthood was linked to a lot of unpleasant things: a lot of paperwork, responsibilities (at the…

Nowadays, social relationships are seen to be very important. Private life, work, family: the importance of social bonds has become crucial and the world of education is no exception. Moreover, it is commonly said that…

Imaginons une journaliste qui demanderait à des passants de nos pays limitrophes ce qu’ils savent sur la Suisse. Quels seraient les éléments suisses les plus notoires ? Et bien une série de mots ressortiraient probablement : fromage,…

Nowadays, the internet, the web, has become clearly prominent in academic life. In the context of the current covid-19 pandemic, it has gained even more importance. Indeed, the studies transferred almost completely from face-to-face teaching…

The first words present on the front cover of Lisa Genova’s Still Alice straightforwardly set out the framework of the novel. To be expected: a book about memory and what happens when you start losing…

Pourquoi certaines personnes se permettent d’en toiser d’autres de haut?Y a-t-il donc des domaines ou des métiers qui ont gagné le gros lot?Y aurait-il des personnes plus respectables que d’autres, supérieures?Sous prétexte qu’elles ont de…