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Women won the vote in Australia in 1902, 18 years before America.
Australia doesn’t have much to show for celebrating women’s achievements by Clare Wright We are so accustomed to equating nation-building with men’s ambitions that we’ve betrayed the very people who put modern Australia on the maP direct link to article online Wed 26 Aug 2020 05.00 BSTLast modified on Wed 26 Aug 2020 ‘What have we … Continuer la lecture
Learning from the screen vs learning from printed books?
Screen-based online learning will change kids’ brains. Are we ready for that? by Maryanne Wolf Best Of Guardian Opinion US We are starting to see technology’s effect on child development and adult reading skills – and the research isn’t optimistic Mon 24 Aug 2020 15.37 BST Last modified on Tue 25 Aug 2020 ‘With millions of students … Continuer la lecture
Native Americans fight to be counted in the census
See how and why Native Americans still have to fight to be recognized as fully American citizens https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/15/we-are-still-here-native-americans-fight-to-be-counted-in-us-census
Tackling racism on social media : who is responsible?
Tackling racism on social media is just the tip of the iceberg By Owen Jones Amid the anger over Wiley’s bigoted tirade, let’s not forget the newspapers that have been peddling prejudice for years ‘Grime artist Wiley – with his half a million followers – unleashed a tirade of undiluted antisemitism on to … Continuer la lecture
Fighting with words : beyond emotion…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s eloquence in the face of arrogance is a master class Washington Post article : commenting on the « incident » The Guardian’s analysis
The Present
Mary Shelley and her monstruous creation
Here is the drama version of FRANKENSTEIN in a series of 10 episodes by BBC Learning English. Each episode goes with the transcript and a page of grammar. You can download both the podcast onto your phone or computer, and the pdf file on Grammar + Vocab (on the right grey TAKEAWAYS FRAME) Episode 1: … Continuer la lecture
Aborigenes : from The Dreamtime to Modern Australia
When Women have the Power
Sharing power in the public or private spheres has never been something easy, neither for men nor for women. It means accepting not to have, which, in the eyes of some means not being. It also means you have to be tolerant and respectful of what is not yours or what is not you, which … Continuer la lecture
Nelson Mandela’s Life Story
Learning about Nelson Mandela’s early life will help you understand how he could come to power.
