10 décembre 2012
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The right to carry firearms in each U.S. state
Illinois and Wisconsin are "no-issue" states : concealed carry is generally forbidden.
In 10 "may-issue" states, applicants must often present a reason for carrying a firearm to an issuing authority, who then decides (based on his/her discretion) if the applicant receives a permit. These are : Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Massachussetts, New Jersey and New York.
The 38 remaining states are "shall-issue" states : there, concealed carry permits are issued to all qualified applicants.
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A 2005 Gallup poll throughout the U.S.A. (1,012 adults) found the following levels of firearm ownership :
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In the same poll, gun owners stated they own firearms for the following reasons :
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26 novembre 2012
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18:00
Terminales / B1-B2
Here is the text you studied in class last week :
It is taken from the 'PopHistoryDig' website. Click on the PDF logo to read the article.
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12 novembre 2012
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'Rosie the Riveter' slide show
The slide show below was created by Maria Perez on Prezi. It explains how women were driven to be part both of the war effort and of the workforce of the U.S.A. during WWII.
Watch all the slides, then try and recap what you've learnt about 'Rosie' and women's role during WWII (also consider the elements you got in class today's : see your worksheet for Professor Higgs interview).
Slide # 4 displays the lyrics of the song written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb in 1942 -it was released on air and broadcast nationally in early 1943.
This presentation is made of 7 slides :
slide # 6 includes a grammar mistake : can you find it ?
Clue >> it is part of a verbal expression in which you need to
change only the grammar category of 1 word.
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1 octobre 2012
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07:33
"American Land"
Here is the song you worked on this morning,during your first training Comprehension Assignment,. Indeed, it's more lively than the written text... and I hope you'll like it. It may not be your favourite music style, but... it is definitely energetic ! :o)
The video above shows Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band singing the song during 2009 Hyde Park concert in London.
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5 mars 2012
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B1-B2 / Tales
South Africa
You've just started working on the South African Republic and Apartheid. To begin with, you'll get further information on these pages -click on the South African flag...
... to get a short introduction and a few elements about the country's economy and its people.
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5 octobre 2011
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This 03'15" cartoon is taken from "Bowling for Columbine",
Michael Moore's film about gun violence in the U.S.A. & its roots.
This animated film was created by the authors of "South Park" (Trey Parker & Matt Stone). It caricatures the reasons why the Americans have often been scared throughout their history. The animation was an effective and funny means of explaining how deep gun violence is rooted in the history of the USA : that's why Michael Moore inserted it into his film. Click on the PDF logo ⇓ to get a worksheet that will help you decode this brief US history by Michael Moore : 
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Thanks indeed to Sophie Osmont,
the colleague who created the worksheet.
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14 septembre 2011
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18 mars 2011
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Some of you asked for sheets they can't find...
Here they are :
"Bowling for Columbine" poster :
after studying the illustration, a gap fill to recap what you've found out :
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19 janvier 2011
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20:49
This vocabulary sheet recaps words & phrases
related to apartheid / segregation / racism
Click on the map below
to get the vocabulary sheet.
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17 octobre 2010
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This amazingly beautiful video clip
not only shows stunning pictures, but it also
conveys the only message worth getting about firearms :
fight guns !
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Thanks so much to Mr R. RIOLON, the colleague who reminded me of this clip :o)
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