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AbstractTo tell a story is to lie. Narrators of all stories put forward a fictional, invented, and imagined paradigm — in short, a lie. Many writers, including Vargas Llosa, Nietzsche and Proust, guarantee the central position of lying in telling stories. Even more interesting is the phenomenon of lying characters. Herein lies Sand's contribution. In two novels especially, Jacques and Ma soeur Jeanne, Sand puts unreliable characters into play, characters that lie, that lie to each other, and that lie to themselves. And while there are narrators who lie, their lies go beyond the falsehood that is narrative fiction to deceive the reader. Fictional lying occupies a crucial rank in Sand's works that is just as central to the narrative as to the thematic structure.
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More than six months have passed since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up, last April 20, killing 11 workers, spewing immeasurable quantities of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, having huge impact on the renowned ecological shoreline and wildlife along the Gulf Coast. The spill also severely endangered economic sectors, such as touristic, recreational, commercial fishing and economic benefits from coastal wetlands.The author reviews the causes and responsabilities behind that catastrophic accident, as well as the insurance coverages subscribed by BP and the partners in relation with this pollution. The ultimate extent of damage and insurance industry losses from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still unknown, but it seems, according to some industry environmental coverage experts, that insurers should leverage the event to create new pollution coverages.
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Are social inequalities perceived in the same way in Quebec and in the rest of Canada ? In Canada and in other countries ? These questions are examined through a secondary analysis of data from the 1992 International Social Survey Programme study of inequalities, carried out in 18 countries. The results are interpreted in light of Esping-Andersen's typology of welfare state regimes. Compared to other Canadians, Quebecers are more conscious of social inequalities and also more supportive of state intervention to reduce them, but these differences appear slight when viewed from a broader international perspective.
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SummaryA questionnaire survey of geneticists in 37 nations included 5 cases on sex selection by prenatal diagnosis (PND). Of 4594 asked to participate, 2895 (63%) responded. 47% (46% in Canada; 62% in the U.S.) reported outright requests. 49% would perform PND (29%) or refer (20%), including 72% in the U.S. (34% perform, 38% refer) and 51% in Canada (17% perform, 34% refer). Women geneticists and genetic counselors were more likely to honor patient requests, especially by referral. Responses suggest a trend toward honoring patient requests or offering referrals in 14 of 19 countries surveyed in 1985, including the U.S. India (32%), Sweden (22%), and Turkey (10%) were exceptions, with decreases of almost half. Except in India and China, few respondents assigned importance to social consequences of sex selection. Reasons for current trends are discussed.
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This paper expands on current studies that examine the history of Hungarian feminism while making links with the discourse of late nineteenth and early twentieth century women writers. Issues of suffrage, public health, prostitution, and the challenging of patriarchal ideologies and structures were key subjects for feminists and women writers in Hungary.