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New York Times Learning Blog
Beaucoup d'aticles, d'extraits de discours et questions associées.
In January:
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Rosa sat so Barack could run : a song written after Barack obama's election
Mr Brainwash wall-painting on this blog
Breaking news English
Et pour le plaisir de l'écouter :
After teaching Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus boycott
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
The Greensboro Four : The lunch-counter sit-in
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THE BUTLER / THE SIT-IN SCENE in Greensboro (Youtube)
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The fight went on : MLK was jailed in 1963
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The Guardian: Civil Rights Heroes May Get Pardons (2006)
The new York Times learning Network
Do the Right Thing: Making Ethical decisions in everydayLife
An extract :
"Overview | Something happens — a moment of injustice, a threat to the nation, a potentially criminal act. Why do some people speak out or take action, while others remain silent? And how can we encourage more people to recognize the moment when bravery is required?
In this lesson, we explore ethical dilemmas that face normal people around the world, in all walks of life. Some of their cases are familiar, while others are obscure. But they hold one thing in common: They feature individuals who followed the guidance of their own moral code, often risking personal injury or community censure to do so. We’ll ask students to examine the underlying characteristics of such episodes, and consider whether some acts are more deserving of support than others."
Source: The new York Times Learning Network
Group activities are suggested....Examples taken from history, etc....
Remember what Maya Angelou said about Rosa parks : "Greatness was thrust upon her"
(see Rosa Parks mini bio)
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The Forgotten History of Climate change (article)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/12/western-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse-has-already-begun-scientists-warn
the Guardian: we're in for a hot future:predictions are flawed
theguardian.com.new-zealand-refuses-climate-change-refugees-mass-action-is-now-needed
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THE ATLANTIC
How Kanye's Vocabulary Stacks Up to Shakespeare's
"I’ll teach you how to flow," Antonio tells Sebastian in The Tempest.
Almost as long as hip-hop has existed, scholars both professional and less so have made efforts to compare its lyrics to the work of Shakespeare. The Folger Shakespeare Library offered a lesson, "M.C. Shakespeare," that asked students to find comparisons between the rhymes of Bard and Busta.
TED TALK
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NPR best way to get women run for office
Women make up less than 20 percent of those serving in Congress, but more than half the population. There are many reasons for this, but one simple answer comes back again and again. It's about recruiting.
When got the call, she thought it was a joke. The call came from a man she had worked to help get elected.
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The Guardian
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Devant le succès rencontré par "learn English with photos, Jeffrey Hill, The English Blog propose à présent des leçons d'anglais illustrées par des vidéos authentiques:
Sur la même page, il nous propose des activités et des liens pour célébrer Shakespeare.
De son côté, Michèle Henry sur RESCOL propose une page rafraîchissante sur la mer:The SEA
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Walking in Dylan Thomas's footsteps in the "city of towers"
Dylan Thomas centenary: Exploring the poet's New York
article+ videos
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-27203520Dylan Thomas's centenary
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Why Paths of Glory is the one film you should watch this week – video
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The final scene:
The Guardian interactive : impressive changes. Ypres then and now
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The Guardian : A challenge for charity
Jack Monroe cooks on £1 a day for Live Below the Line 2014
It is possible to feed yourself on £1 a day – but it isn't easy. Jack Monroe explains how, and why, she took the challenge for charityIngredients for Jack Monroe's Live Below the Line challenge.
Photograph: Jack Monroe for the Guardian
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BBC NEWS : How 'Black Fives' led to racial integration in basketball (video)
"The term Black Fives refers to all-black basketball teams that thrived in the United States between 1904, when basketball was first introduced to African Americans on a large scale organized basis, and 1950, when the National Basketball Association became racially integrated. The period is known as the "Black Fives Era" or "Early Black Basketball" or simply "Black Basketball".
Early basketball teams were often called "fives” in reference to the five starting players. All-black teams were known as colored quints, colored fives, Negro fives, or black fives.
Dozens of all-black teams emerged during the Black Fives Era, in New York City, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and other cities. They were sponsored by or affiliated with churches, athletic clubs, social clubs, businesses, newspapers, YMCA branches, and other organizations.
The terms "Black Fives" and "Black Fives Era" are trademarked phrases owned by Black Fives, Inc., whose founder and owner, Claude Johnson, coined the terms while researching and promoting the period's history." Source: Wikipedia
Current exhibit at the New York Historical society
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Honesty of the Long-distance Runner!
Ivan Fernandez Anaya, Spanish Runner, Intentionally Loses Race So Opponent Can Win
"A Spanish runner has shown the world that sometimes, just sometimes, winning isn't everything.
Spanish athlete Ivan Fernandez Anaya impressed the world by giving up victory to do the right thing. According to El Pais, it happened as the 24-year-old raced a cross-country event in Burlada, Navarre on Dec. 2. 2012.
In second place to Abel Mutai, the Kenyan athlete who won a bronze medal in the London Olympics, Anaya suddenly had a chance to surge ahead. According to El Pais, Mutai mistakenly thought the end of the race came about 10 meters sooner than it did, and stopped running.
Then, he “looked back and saw the people telling him to "keep going" . "But since he doesn't speak Spanish he didn't realize it."
So Anaya slowed, guiding Mutai to the actual finish line.
Photo: El pais: Fernández Anaya helps Mutai toward the line. / CALLEJA (DIARIO DE NAVARRA)
And he didn't think much of it, either. Anaya told El Pais: "I didn't deserve to win it. I did what I had to do. He was the rightful winner. He created a gap that I couldn't have closed if he hadn't made a mistake. As soon as I saw he was stopping, I knew I wasn't going to pass him."
His actions may not have won him the match, or the approval of his coach, but they did get him a few new fans."