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This document is a black and white photograph taken by John Paul Filo in 1970, during the Vietnam War.
It is entitled « Kent State Shooting ».

In the middle of the picture, we can see a woman who is kneeling. She is crying and looking at the camera. She looks terrified.
In the foreground , in front of the woman, there is the body of a person, lying on the ground.
The woman is catching the arm of another person next to her.
In the background, we can see other people who are walking. On the top left corner, two persons are watching the scene.
The face of the woman and to the body catch the viewer’s attention.

We can easily imagine that the lying person is dead because of the woman’s reaction.
Moreover, the title of the picture « Kent State Shooting » helps us understand the situation.
As we can see a lot of people, we can suppose that they were in a demonstration and that some of them were shot.
We can notice that the woman has a white piece of fabric around her neck. White usually symbolizes peace, so we can deduce that the demonstration was against violence during the Vietnam War.
I guess the photographer wanted to denounce the violence of the authorities.
I imagine the photographer took this picture in order to protest against injustice.
John Paul Filo’s picture made people realize that the Vietnam war made victims not only on the Vietnamese territory.
To me, this picture is shocking because we can see a corpse on the foreground.
I have never seen this photo before, but I have seen other pictures that denounced the Vietnam War.

This document is a painting.
It was made by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris in 1915.
It is entitled "The First Thanksgiving".
It is a picture of a dinner between the Indians and the Pilgrims.
(The Pilgrims were the first people to immigrate to the American continent which is now the USA)
The scene takes place in 1621 , on the coast / next to the sea.

In the middle a woman is giving some food to the Indian leader.
We know he is the leader because he has big feathers on his head.
The Indian leader is sitting on the ground with 4 other Indians, and the woman is standing.
In the foreground, next to the woman, we can notice a dog.
On the right, we can see a soldier with a sword and a helmet. He is standing next to a table. Around the table there are other people. They are not Indians because they are wearing more “civilized” clothes.
On the left there are Indians and Pilgrims walking. Two women, an Indian and a Pilgrim are very close.
In the background, we can glimpse the ocean.
This picture is colourful so the scene is cheerful.

We can imagine that the Indians and the Pilgrims, despite their different cultures, are friends.
Maybe the artist wanted to illustrate the origins of Thanksgiving and to insist on the fact that Thanksgiving is a moment of sharing and friendship.
However, we can also imagine that the painter wanted to show that the Pilgrims were superior. Indeed, they are standing up and eating like civilized people, while the Indians are half naked, sitting down on the ground next to a dog.
I have never seen this picture before.
I don’t really like it because I think the artist wanted to convince people that the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Indians was perfect. And it was not true, so, this painting is not realistic!

Should on the expiration of 30 days from the date of the readiness of the goods for shipment the shipping facilities be not available and so the goods will not be shipped from the port of Napoli, the Seller has the right to hand the goods over to the Buyer’s Forwarding Agent. In this case the date of the Forwarding Agent’s receipt shall be considered the date of delivery. After handing the goods over to the Buyer's Forwarding Agent all the expenses connected with the storage of the goods up to the moment of loading them on board a ship shall be covered by the Buyer.

In case the goods are not ready for shipment by the date of arrival of the vessel the Seller shall cover the losses the Buyer may sustain in connection with demurrage and underloading of the ship (dead freight).

By the first of the month preceding the month of shipment the Seller shall notify the Buyer by fax of the date of the readiness of the goods for shipment from port Napoli stating the weight in metric tons and the cubic volume of the cargo. The same notification shall be sent to the Buyer’s Forwarding Agent.

Within 24 hours after shipment of the goods the Seller shall notify the Buyer by fax of the date of shipment, the Contract number, the number of the Bill of Lading, the denomination of the equipment, the quantity of cases, the weight, the name of the vessel and the port of destination. The above fax notification shall be confirmed by a letter.

4. Terms and Conditions.

By the time stipulated the equipment shall be manufactured in accordance with the Contract terms and conditions, tested, packed, marked and delivered FOB Novorossiysk.
All the questions connected with shipment of the goods shall be settled in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions or the instructions of the Buyer’s Forwarding Agent.

3. Delivery Dates.

The equipment specified in Clause 1 of the present Contract shall be delivered to the Buyer complete within 30 days after the date of signing of the present Contract.

2. Prices & Total Amount of the Contract.

The total amount of the Contract is 100,000 US dollars. The prices are firm for the duration of the Contract, not subject to any alterations and understood to be FOB Novorossiysk including export sea packing, marking, port and dock dues on the cargo, attendance to custom formalities, loading into holds, cranage, stevedoring, stowing the cargo in the hold and on deck, lashing and securing as well as the cost of materials used for this purpose.

Bobic Corporation, hereinafter referred to as “the Seller" on the one part, and OAO Sharic, hereinafter referred to as “the Buyer”, on the other part, have concluded the present Contract for the following:

Para 1. Subject of the Contract.

The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall buy equipment hereinafter referred to as "the goods”, complete with standard spare parts, required technical documentation and corresponding accessories

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MY FLAT
I have got a flat. It is neither big nor small. It is on the fifth floor. It is number 59. Our flat has two rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a corridor.Our living-room is big. It is light, because it has two large windows. There is a piano on the left. There is a round stool near the piano. The piano is new and black. The TV set is on the right. There is an armchair and a sofa near the TV set. There is a picture on the wall, above the piano. It is a nice picture.
There is a round table in the middle of the room. There are four chairs near the table. The sideboard is on the left. There are some pictures by modern paint¬ers on the wall.
The carpet hanging on the wall is big and grey. I like our living-room and I often spend my free time watching TV and reading newspapers and magazines there.
I have my own room. It is small. There is not much furniture there. My room is not very light, because it only has one window.
There is a sofa on the right. The wardrobe is near the window. There is a small desk by the window. There are two chairs at the desk and a TV set in the corner of the room. The bookcase is near the door. There are many books in it. I have many bookshelves in my room. There are Russian and English books there. I like my room very much. When my friends come to see me I invite them into my room.It is a pity that we have no balcony.
Our kitchen is big and comfortable. The furniture in the kitchen is not dark, it is light. A new refrigerator stands near the window. We usually have breakfast and supper in the kitchen.
The bathroom is small. We wash there in the morning and in the evening. There is a washing-machine near the door. We have a vacuum-cleaner, which is in the bathroom too.
The corridor in our flat is long and narrow. There is a telephone in it.
I like my flat. My friends say that it is a comfortable one.