blog 2 2020-21

  A Brief History of Tourism in New Orleans adapted from https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history New Orleans emerged as a tourist destination following the Civil War. The arrival of transcontinental railroads, first-class hotels, and guides aimed specifically at tourists helped popularize New Orleans as a winter destination. New Orleans leaders, like peers in other southern cities, hoped to use tourism to entice northern investment. They crafted a romantic Old South image that, toward the close of the 19th century, relied on Jim Crow restrictions to forge the illusion of a stable racial order. African Americans became virtually invisible in promotional literature except as domestic servants or "picturesque" riverfront dockworkers. The city's business establishment exerted greater control over the city's Mardi Gras festivities, confining parades to specified routes and creating their own parading organization, the Krewe of ...

  1.     Read the whole text and then find who… a)    is also a poet   DALGLIESH b)    is said to have written the first short story POE c)     investigates in the Middle Ages CADFAEL d)    is a member of a religious community CADFAEL e)    has a Greek name and the same creator as an elderly lady POIROT f)       was born before the name of his job DUPIN g)    is a symbol of Victorian London HOLMES h)    is compared to a famous fictional gentleman invented by Jane Austen: DALGLIESH, who is compared to Darcy, a rich and handsome bachelor in Pride and Prejudice…

    A)   Chap. 3   1)   At the beginning of chapter 3 you can read “ the pursuit of perfection ,then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light…”: a)    How do you call such a sentence at the beginning of a chapter?   b)   Do you think it applies to the characters? Justify.       2)   Blair thinks that Hamish is “ half-witted ”: a)    Can you give a synonym ?   b)   When you read about the dinner at Tommel Castle, what can YOU say about Hamish? How does he behave? Why? What happened at the end of chapter 2 which can explain his strange behaviour?   3)   Why does Trixie visit Hamish?   4)   What has changed in the doctor’s life because of Trixie?   5)   Why does Mrs McLean also hate Trixie?   6)   Which animals do Trixie and other women want to protect? Which other character has another reason to dislike Trixie?   7)...