4 novembre 2010
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19:38
You've just heard of the beginning of the first verse of this British popular verse.
Below is its full version :
"Remember, remember,
The fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot !
We see no reason why
Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot !
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
to blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow ;
By God's providence [or mercy] he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, let the bells ring.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King !"
Here it is, in an excerpt from the film :
It presents the beginning of the popular verse too : but now it's the man with a mask -"V"- who recites the verse and not Evey any more !
The film is partly a historical allegory : which historical character does "V" correspond to ? What historical event is alluded to in this video ?
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4 novembre 2010
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19:33
Bonfire Night
All over the United Kingdom, Bonfire Night celebrates the anniversary of the Gunpowder plot and therefore reminds the story of Guy Fawkes... it's tomorrow, November 5th !
But let me tell you about the graphic novel created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd : "V for Vendetta" consisted of a series of comics, issued from 1989 to 1990. It told a story whose hero got inspired by Guy Fawkes.
The novel was adapted into a film (same title) :
click on the logo to read Wikipedia's article on the film.
Below, Evey's words are a kind of leitmotiv in the film : click on the first line to view a short video taken from the beginning of the film :
Remember, remember
The fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot !
We see no reason why
Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot !
Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament to kill King James.
Learn some more here ⇓
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Bonfire photo by Fir0002, licensed under CC BY-SA
Parliament photo by mookiefl, licensed under CC BY-NC
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3 novembre 2010
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12:36
From the BBCNEWS
Last updated at 11:45 am
November 3, 2010
Maps from the Associated Press
in the BBCnew article >>> "2010 General Election Returns"
[U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governors, ballot initiative]
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2 novembre 2010
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21:52
Midterm elections <<<
Understand & learn with a few illustrations !
Here ⇓ you can see the reactions of these regions inhabitants
to a few questions on the election issues :
- The consequences of a reorganization of the White House staff on Obama's policy.
- Are Charlie Crist's motivations sincere... or is he an opportunist ?
- Has the notion of "American Dream" been knocked out by the Great Recession in a globalising world ?
- Can new Wall Street regulations prevent another financial failure ?
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This infographic ⇑ shows the Americans' reactions nationwide to questions on seven major issues (more than 1.6 million answered the survey.) :
Culture media / Economy / Energy environment / Immigration / National Security / State of the Union / Justice -courts.
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The midterm elections give the American voters the opportunity to have their say on both the Senate and the House trends.
This infographic gets you to visualise what is at stake : the first two graphs show the Democrats (their symbol is a donkey, but it's not on their new official logo) and the Republicans (their symbol is an elephant) seats at the Senate. Some are leaning seats : seats leaning towards one of the 2 parties (= seats favouring one of the 2 parties). [still in progress]
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31 octobre 2010
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14:57
The song "This is Halloween" is taken from
"The night before Christmas"
a fantasy film produced and co-written by Tim Burton.
<<< Here is a worksheet with the lyrics of the
song. Fill in the gaps & answer the questions.
But first... enjoy the clip :
On top of the article is a link to Wikipedia's article on the film...
Now click below :
and enter Tim Burton's official website : his drawings and animations are worth watching :o)
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30 octobre 2010
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23:14
Another haunted house...
and yet this one is quite different : it will show you a website
that "compiles a big collection of Halloween advertisements from the past 60 years or so." Most of he products brands are American... but I'm sure you know many of them !
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ADVERTISING
30 octobre 2010
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22:46
at Hallowe'en... in a haunted house !
Click on the haunted house to enter the game
[you need a flash player to view it]
Garfield has to find 7 packages of goodies, but he has to search the different rooms of a haunted house first. Beware ! If he gets too scared, he'll lose !
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30 octobre 2010
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07:20
This video clip aims at telling you all you've ever
dreamt of knowing about pumpkins ;o)
Watch it once...
then, try to answer the QUIZ :
27 octobre 2010
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22:49
Little more than 3 days left before All Hallows Eve,
or Halloween...
Click on the illustration ⇓ below
to view the full-size infographic timeline
telling the history of Halloween !
26 octobre 2010
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19:50
SYD MATTERS' website
"Hi life"
I like the animation film that features the song as much as "Hi Life" itself. It's been inserted here thinking of all the students who have both studied and struggled to defend their opinions, especially before the holidays... you surely deserve a little rest and poetry ;o)
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