Prison system, just some ideas=)))) Nowadays there is no unanimous opinion to the question about advantages and disadvantages of the current prison system. It is really difficult to determine which point of view will be correct and well thought-out. So many men, so many minds – as the saying goes. On the one hand, imprisonment is the best solution to punish criminals, to restore justice and to isolate delinquents from law-obedient citizens. It is true that the evil must not went unpunished and we always get what we deserve. Yet on the other hand, the main aim of the imprisonment is not a punishment, but re-education of offenders. It is a so-called “school” where the criminals are taught how to become ordinary people and how to lead a decent life in a human society. Unfortunately, not everywhere this fact is taken into consideration; and in many prisons people live according to the law of jungles. Anyway, the fact remains though that imprisonment allows victims to feel fearless and, to some extent, even satisfied. It is a psychological phenomenon of being sure that your offender is punished and will not hurt you anymore. And talking about people whose relatives or friends were killed the imprisonment of perpetrators is a small moral compensation for them. Yet it would be a mistake to overlook the fact that sometimes the imprisonment is a very high price for retribution and everyone makes mistakes, then repents and has a chance to be forgiven. It is really important to remember that we are humans, not animals. Some people claim that imprisonment will prevent other people from committing crimes, because it is a striking example of the popular belief that the good always defeats the evil. But is not it, at the same time, a telling illustration of cruelty, abuse of authority and inhumanity? It is hard to dispute a fact that the way some criminals are treated in prisons leaves much to be desired. All in all, this question is rather controversial and will remain a matter of disputes for a long time. Yet one thing remains a universal truth: we should always remain people, whatever happens.

la langue française La langue française est une femme. Et cette femme est si belle, si fière, si modeste, si hardie, si touchante, si voluptueuse, si chaste, si noble, si familière, si folle, si sage, qu’on l’aime de toute son âme, et qu’on n’est jamais tenté de lui être infidèle A. France La langue française a son charme. C’est difficile de la confondre avec des autres langue. Elle est comme une belle femme qui sait bien comment conquérir beaucoup de coeurs. Cette femme est fière, elle ne permet aux autres langues de l’influencer beaucoup. Elle est en même temps modeste, parce qu’elle n’impose pas son pouvoir. La langue française est si hardie, elle jouit d’un rayonnement notamment dans les mondes diplomatique, journalistique, judiciaire et universitaire et ne craint pas de faire de nouvelles decouvertes. Elle est touchante comme une chanson romantique qui est pleine de douceur et de frémissement. Cette femme est voluptueuse avec toute sa passion, ses émotions orageuses, c’est la langue d’amour. Elle est aussi chaste, elle garde son originalité et son dévouement à ses admirateurs. La langue française est si noble parce que autrefois seulement des aristocrates la parlaient. Et maintenant, tout le monde n’ose pas de l’apprendre. Mais ceux-ci qui quand même osent, peuvent trouver dans cette langue quelque chose proche et préférée, c’est pourquoi cette langue est familière. Cette langue est un peu folle avec toutes ses règles si difficiles et parfois si illogiques. Mais c’est elle qui, comme toutes les femmes, est très sage, la langue de Voltaire, Hugo, Montaigne, Russo. Alors, cette femme est unique, il est impossible de l’ignorer. On l’aime ou on l’hait en même temps. Mais ceux qui se décideront de l’aimer et comprendre toute son âme, seront récompensés de leurs efforts.

GM food: a friend ar a foe? Everyone knows that the technological progress is developing from day to day and a lot of scientists are making a lot of important observations and discoveries as well as doing different ground – breaking researches in many fields of science. I consider that the most part of these discoveries are aimed at solving the problems that we ourselves have created before. One of the most burning problems nowadays is the world hunger problem: many countries suffer the lack of food, because the natural sources are not eternal and our careless treatment of the wood and soil has only led to the escalation of this problem. Many people see the solution of it in genetically – modified food. Yet it is not the way out as it may seem at the first glimpse. First of all, what is genetically – modified food? These are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are supposed to increase the quantity of crops and reduce the terms of its ripening. And it does not take a rocket science to understand that the GM food will have a positive effect on the countries where millions of people die of famine. So, such countries as the United States, Brazil, Argentina, India, Canada, China, Paraguay and Pakistan practice growing the GM food. Though numerous researches have shown that the artificial food is harmless, one cannot be totally sure that this type of food is not dangerous. This fact is related to people who have different food allergies and the substances contained in the GM foods can produce the allergic reactions. Moreover, some researches have shown that the GM organisms did not help increase the crops and it was just wasting of money. Many people believe we should devote our efforts and money into another solution. “We need biodiversity intensification that works with nature’s nutrient and water cycles, not against them,” says Vandana Shiva, the founder of Navdanya, the Indian movement against the GM food. So, such countries as Zambia, Hungary, Venezuela and the other banned the growing of the genetically – modified foods All in all, this new technology is rather new and the attitude towards it is quite controversial. It must stand the test of time in order to get a positive or negative mark. Yet, the fact that people start finding the solution to the global problem of famine can give a

Le monument de Tomsk 3 Un monument dédié aux pantoufles Deux pantoufles de bronze sont installées sur un piédestal. Le monument se trouve à l'entrée d'un hôtel de la ville et on peut y lire : «Faites comme chez vous ». Tous peuvent essayer les chaussures de bronze, qui mesurent tout de même 32 cm.

Le monument de Tomsk 2 Le monument du rouble sur la place Novosobornaja. Il est fait du pin. Ce monument est inscrit dans le livre Guinness des records.

Le monument de Tomsk Voici le « monument au bonheur ».Il représente l'un des personnages du dessin animé « Il était une fois un chien»,le loup. A la fin du film, le loup, prononce une phrase restée célèbre « Et maintenant, je vais chanter ! »)et elle est inscrite sur le piédestal.

Does anyone know some interesting english jokes?

what does the expression "shoot for the moon" mean?

Parlez-moi,s'il vous plaît, de la vie des étudiants français=))))