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Pupils Vote on Press Photography

Since 1994, the Prix Bayeux has been awarded annually to war correspondents. The event also organises a schools’ project: Regard des jeunes de 15 ans. 3ème classes from France or abroad can vote for one of 20 press photos they feel best symbolises the world today. Votes close on 29 September.

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Bye-bye Boris

Boris Johnson learned who would replace him as British Prime Minister on 5 September:  Liz Truss. The change came after Mr Johnson admitted he had lost the faith of his own cabinet and MPs and the Conservative Party held a two-month long election to choose a new leader.

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Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli

Under the pseudonym Henry Fuseli, Swiss artist Johan Heinrich Füssli, became one of the leading lights of the 19th-century British art world and a popular proponent of Romanticism and the Gothic. His many depictions of Shakespearean scenes, the supernatural, dreams and nightmares are rich food for the imagination. A new exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart André in Paris would be a great outing for classes studying Romanticism and the Gothic.  Fuseli was born in Zurich in 1741 and followed paternal instructions to study theology. Despite studying theology, his real passions were art and literature. He toured Europe learning to paint. He settled permanently in London in 1780  and in 1782 exhibited the first version of his emblematic work The Nightmare at the Royal Academy (above). Fuseli was fascinated by myths and tales from Greek, Roman and Nordic traditions but the enigmatic Nightmare is an invention all his own. (And shows his love of language with the presence of a horse (a mare?) in the background.) It chimed perfectly with the Romantic movement with its Gothic atmosphere. Fuseli aspired to attain the sublime in his work, following the philosophy of Edmund Burke. The new exhibition gives a thematic overview of his famous works and Shakespeare is the opening theme.  Fuseli was a great admirer of Shakespeare and attempted a translation of Macbeth into German while still a student. He was a keen theatregoer and lived in London in a period when some of the greatest Shakespearean actors were active. Fuseli painted David Garrick, Sarah Siddons and Hannah Pritchard many times. Nine of his paintings were included in the Shakespeare Gallery that opened in London in 1786.  Macbeth was a repeated inspiration for Fuseli, here "Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers" from her husband after he has followed her prompting to kill King Duncan. In this version of a painting he revisited several times the actors are believed to be David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard. The exhibition then moves on to mythological and biblical tales, the female figure, nightmares and their polar opposites, dreams and apparitions. The supernatural is a frequent presence in Fuseli's work. Another of his great literary inspirations was John Milton's Paradise Lost, of which he did almost 50 paintings. . The Shepherd's Dream illustrates a scene in which fairy elves. "on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds." Füssli, entre rêve et fantastique Musée Jacquemart André Till 23 January 2023  

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Chine : la mer, la puissance et le (non) droit

Brandissant ses propres cartes, Pékin bafoue le droit international de la mer pour étendre sa souveraineté en mer de Chine.

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[HGGSP] Chine : la mer, la puissance et le (non) droit

Brandissant ses propres cartes, Pékin bafoue le droit international de la mer pour étendre sa souveraineté en mer de Chine.

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Les enjeux de la conquête spatiale

Avec Artemis, les États-Unis repartent à la conquête de la Lune et relancent la course à l'espace internationale.

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La subordonnée relative

En complément de la séquence sur Gargantua , la fiche sur les propositions subordonnées relatives propose un grand nombre d'exercices à partir d'extrait du roman de Rabelais.

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L'humanité des esclaves

En latin, ce parcours qui associe l'étude d'un extrait d'une satire du poète Horace et un texte du philosophe Nicolas de Condorcet permet de saisir la réalité complexe de l'esclavage dans le monde antique.

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This is Our BBC Video

As a standalone activity or an introduction to our resource on the centenary of the BBC, this cleverly edited video provides the BBC's answer to the question, "What is public-service broadcasting?" Or simply an introduction to the variety of programming that it has pioneered.  [embed]https://youtu.be/bFVvXfrle8Y[/embed] If you show pupils the video on the Indy 100 news site from The Independent , you can ask them to focus on the headline the site chose: "BBC releases new advert celebrating 100 years". You can then ask, "What do you know about the BBC?" (British Broadcasting Corporation / 18th of October 2022 100th anniversary / etc.) They can then watch the video and find out about the specificities of the BBC, and use the advert to explain the following quotations: "What is public service broadcasting?" "a PUBLIC service" "SERVICES provided by the BBC" "a service for everyone" "a bridge between us" "a reflection of who we are" "a unique experiment" This is a transcript of the video. We've started a new line each time a new person starts speaking, since the message is edited together from lots of different footage from BBC drama, news, interviews, comedy and sport. We're on air in 5, 4… Standby studio. BBC one Well defining the BBC's role involves answering the central question what is public service broadcasting? It literally means providing… Booooring! Let me, let me rephrase that. The BBC Has something For everyone. Everyone. That includes you Caroline and John from Cornwall So the question is What do you want? How about A full-throttle tango Or A high-ranking corrupt police officer With a soft centre Or Do you require assistance Thinking about The square root of 350,000 litres of milk What about Banger after Banger? But there's more to it than that. The BBC is A unique experiment. There's no angle There's No bias vibes No sponsors. Interfering with play. It's a bridge Between us Kind of a common ground. Look a bit closer It's a reflection Of who we are. But here's the thing. The BBC Doesn't have to be here. It only exists If we really believe It matters. We're in it together aren't we? Let's do this! Come here! The BBC Is something that belongs to all of us. Every one of us. Every one of us.

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La connaissance, arme du soft power américain

L’influence américaine se diffuse profondément et met à mal l’indépendance stratégique de la France.

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Des citoyens éteignent les enseignes éclairées la nuit

Des adeptes du parkour éteignent les enseignes lumineuses des magasins qui ne respectent pas la loi sur l’éclairage public.

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Mobilités et inégalités dans l'espace public

Par ses aménagements, Lyon considère les différents usages que font les citoyen·ne·s de l'espace public.

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Deauville with an American Accent: Film Festival 2022

It’s that time of year: the cream of Hollywood, and independent U.S. cinema will be crowding the boardwalk at Deauville for the American Film Festival from 2 to 11 September.

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Back to Middle Earth

It’s a very overused phrase to say that a series is eagerly awaited, but with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , it’s completely justified. There were more than 250 million views of the teaser trailer in 24 hours after it aired during the Superbowl in February. The 8-part lavish first season of this Amazon prequel is set thousands of years before JRR Tolkien’s novels (and Peter Jackson’s films), at a time of peace in Middle-earth that is soon to be disturbed. Released on 2 September. Tolkien’s novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have sold more than 150 million copies and have been translated into over 38 languages. But they are just the tip of the iceberg of the amazing world he created. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon and of English language and literature at Oxford University and was fascinated by the ancient Norse languages as well as Anglo-Saxon. He loved making up languages, including Elvish and Dwarvish, which he used in his novels. He created a whole “legendarium” about the world he had invented, with histories, timelines, and illustrations. A glimpse of it is visible in The Silmarillion , which he worked on until his death, and which his son Christopher finished and published. The realms of Middle-earth are populated amongst others by elves, who are immortal, men (humans), who are mortal, dwarves, specialised in mining, and hobbits, small humanoid creatures with large feet. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) take place in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power , is set thousands of years before, in the Second Age. Showrunners and creators of the series J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay based the plot of the series on the Appendices Tolkien provided at the end of LOTR , which gave some of the history of Middle-earth, as well as the epigraph to LOTR , which can be heard in the series trailer: "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie." [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://www.speakeasy-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SPmotion_Forged_Full_Master_16x9_Final_PV_en-US_1080p.mp4"][/video] The Rings of Power were twenty magical rings forged in the Second Age, intended by the evil Sauron to dominate the rulers of Middle-earth. LOTR focuses on the One Ring, which the hobbit Frodo Baggins is charged with destroying. In the TV series, the rings will be the source of conflict between the different groups. LOTR fans will recognise some characters from the books: the immortal elves, Galadriel and Elrond for example, played by Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo. There are also Harfoots, one of three peoples Tolkien described as ancestors of the Hobbits, which also included the Stoors and the Fallohides. Harfoots can be seen in this teaser: [embed]https://youtu.be/ewgCqJDI_Nk[/embed] Fans will also be familiar with the destructive Orcs. But where there weren’t details in the legendarium, the showrunners explained, “We piece the clues together and then do what Tolkien did and look to real world myths.” LOTR: TROP is considered the most expensive TV show ever created, with costs totaling over $1 billion. It was filmed in great secrecy in New Zealand, where Peter Jackson’s popular LOTR films were made, though without Jackson’s involvement. A second series has already been greenlit, out of a planned five. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Amazon Released 2 September 2022 This series would make a good addition to Shine Bright LLCER File 1 Timeless fantasy.

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Films for Classes in Dinard!

The 33rd edition of the Dinard British Film Festival will take place in Brittany from 28 September to 2 October. The films in competition haven’t been announced yet, but you can get ready to sign up your classes to see some of the best British films from the last year at special schools showings. 

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New Reading Guide: Brooklyn

A new addition to the programme limitatif LLCER anglais Terminale is Brooklyn by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín (2009). It’s a very approachable novel covering themes of exile, homesickness, first love and personal choice. We’re preparing a Reading Guide for the novel, coming out just after the Toussaint holidays.

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La Corée du Sud va-t-elle disparaître ?

La Corée du Sud est confrontée à une crise démographique qui menace l’avenir économique et social du pays.

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Graticule, l'outil du cartographe

Graticule est un outil en ligne qui permet de moduler des fonds de carte selon vos besoins.

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Les risques politiques de l’inflation

L’inflation qui s’installe sur les cinq continents entraîne avec elle des tensions sociales croissantes.

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La méga-région Pékin-Tianjin-Hebei

La politique de développement du territoire chinois entraîne de nouvelles dynamiques spatiales dans la réigion de Pékin.

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Le trafic des déchets : acteurs et flux illicites

Les acteurs et les réseaux illégaux intervenant dans le fructueux trafic de déchets se multiplient.

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Conseil lecture : Un Palais au village

Un Palais au village, une bande dessinée signée Minna Yu, parue aux éditions La boîte à bulles (2022)

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Bientôt 8 milliards d’humains

La croissance démographique se poursuit sur Terre, avec des trajectoires et des degrés de préoccupation variés.

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