u/No-Bodybuilder1903

I'm a history student, and in my modern history course, it's mentioned that slavery existed in the Iberian Peninsula. It states that the master or owner had all rights except to kill or mutilate the slave. I can't remember exactly how long this lasted, but I think the Church condemned the practice. I've seen it mentioned in books before, but always in a rather cursory way; it's never really explored in depth.

Who were the slaves? Were they African slaves? Or were they Iberians who had been condemned? I know that some convicts were sent to the mercury mines, for example. Were they domestic servants, or did they perform these kinds of dangerous tasks? Were they generally well-treated despite their status, or were they frequently mistreated? So, to put it simply, what was it like?

I just noticed in the comments of a recent post that few people on this subreddit seem to know what divine right means, and that you don't need to believe in God to support it. Divine right actually means that the king is legitimate, that it's his rightful place, and that he holds this power by right. It doesn't mean that some random guy in heaven said, "Hey, you'll be king."

For context, I currently have two target languages, Italian and English, and I'm a native French speaker. Having been regularly exposed to English since school, I'm at an A2 level, so a false beginner. My Italian is much more recent; I'm at an A1 level.

So my question is, starting from a solid A2 level, is it realistically possible to reach B2 in one or two years using Assimil?

Of course, I imagine other things are necessary beforehand, such as watching series in the target language with subtitles, reading in the language, or using a supplement like Babbel.

And my second question is: do you have any experience with this?

PS : When I say I studied it at school, it doesn't mean I put in the effort. I did the bare minimum; I didn't revise or practice. In France, it's possible to get perfectly decent grades without putting in any work. Now I see the value in putting in the effort.

Le premier Salon des Droits, avant son ban, était très différent des deux subs actuels. Sur le premier salon des droites, il y avait une bien plus grande diversité de positions de droites représentées. Même si, dès que le SDD est devenu assez gros, certains courants initialement représentés ont été étouffés. Néanmoins, il y avait de vrais débats, d'un niveau qu'on ne retrouve pas dans les deux subs actuels.

Les posts sont assez pauvres, et je ne fais pas mieux : en dehors de poster quelques articles ou vidéos sur l'actualité, il n'y a plus grand-chose. De temps en temps quelques réflexions, mais c'est anecdotique. Je me souviens de débats sur le SDD qui duraient plusieurs jours parfois, de posts ayant plus d'une centaine de commentaires.

Bien que c'était parfois tendu, il y avait un véritable débat d'idées, avec de vrais arguments.

Aujourd'hui ça n'existe plus, déjà la succession du SDD a été divisée en deux subs, même si c'est celui-ci théoriquement le véritable successeur, l'autre compte un peu plus d'activité.

Les deux subs sont en plus assez différents. L'un est bien plus libéral que l'autre et l'un est bien plus modéré que l'autre. On voit les mêmes personnes dans chaque post sur les différents sub.

Il faudrait faire un seul sub uni, parce que là c'est assez nul, c'est pas très actif, pas très diversifié, il n'y a plus de véritable débat. Les deux modérations devraient se mettre d'accord et faire un nouveau sub qui rassemblerait les deux, pour véritablement reformer le SDD.

Bon, je ne pense pas que ça se réalise. Je ne sais pas si ça a été envisagé, et je ne sais pas si les modérateurs veulent perdre leur fief, mais bon, voilà.

>Emmanuel Macron : « C’est une immense chance pour la France d'avoir des millions et des millions de jeunes issus de diasporas [africaines]. C’est un accélérateur, on en a besoin, ils ont envie de dévorer le monde, de conquérir plein de choses ! »

https://fixupx.com/F_Desouche/status/2054419641481445686?s=20

Juste un sentiment de grand remplacement, je suppose…

Bon, j'ai déjà des amis, ça se passe très bien. Mais avec un de mes amis, l'autre soir, on en est venus à la conclusion qu'une fois le lycée terminé, se faire des potes bah c'est pas pareil. Alors on a bien des connaissances avec qui on est potes, mais ce n'est pas pareil, il n'y aura pas de véritable amitié derrière. On peut avoir des collègues de taf, être pote avec des potes de potes, voir des gens en soirée, tout ça, mais se faire vraiment des amis… Bah j'ai l'impression que ce n'est plus vraiment possible, le cadre ne me semble plus propice.

Du moins je ne me suis pas fait de véritables amis depuis, je dirais, la première.

En soi ça me va, je n'ai jamais eu besoin d'avoir régulièrement de nouvelles personnes dans mon entourage. Mais je demandais si vous aussi vous aviez ce ressenti ?

Ok, prima di tutto, ciao.

Per questo post sto usando un traduttore e vi spiego un po' il mio livello attuale.

Sto imparando l'italiano da gennaio. Uso Babbel, che ho completato, guardo video dal canale Podcast Italiano (circa dieci minuti al giorno) con sottotitoli in italiano e leggo almeno un articolo al giorno sul sito oneworlditaliano. Devo precisare che capisco circa il 95% dei video e degli articoli; solo le parole che non conosco o alcune coniugazioni che non ho ancora imparato mi creano problemi. Ma non si tratta di testi o video con un linguaggio particolarmente complesso.

Inoltre, per ampliare il mio vocabolario quotidiano, visito questo subreddit e leggo alcuni post direttamente in italiano, cerco le parole che non conosco e le annoto.

Ho una comprensione della lettura abbastanza buona e anche la comprensione orale è discreta, sebbene leggermente inferiore a quella della lettura.

Direi di essere a un livello A2 di lettura.

Al momento non sono in grado di parlare o scrivere in italiano.

Beh, dovresti sapere che il mio obiettivo principale è raggiungere un buon livello di lettura, dato che il mio scopo era poter leggere Gramsci in italiano, visto che molti dei suoi libri non sono disponibili in francese.

Ma penso – e potrei sbagliarmi – che per padroneggiare veramente una lingua, per comprenderla, sia necessario anche saperla parlare almeno un po', giusto?

Gli esami si avvicinano, quindi non ho intenzione di cambiare la mia routine fino a metà giugno. L'anno prossimo ho intenzione di studiare italiano all'università per seguire dei corsi veri e propri.

Ma vorrei chiederti un consiglio quest'estate su come migliorare prima dell'inizio dell'anno accademico e su come integrare lo studio nella mia routine.

Vorrei anche un tuo parere sul mio ritmo di apprendimento: sono lento?

Regarding the books themselves: what were books like? In terms of size and number of pages, were they practical to read? Did the absence of printed texts make deciphering certain manuscripts truly problematic, depending on the quality of the handwriting? How long did books last, how durable were they? How were they stored over time? I mean, did they deteriorate faster than our contemporary books, or was it the opposite?

Regarding reading: how quickly were books read? Did people read aloud or silently? How did those with responsibilities manage their reading time?

I hope these aren't too silly questions.