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Research Paper on one aspect of Britishness. Write a three plus page research paper exploring one aspect of British-ness that is of particular interest to you. How to choose your topic /Create your question/thesis statement. Throughout CdM we will be brought to explore 3 areas of study: Think about how material and ideas we have seen so far might fit into one of these categories: go through mini-presentations we gave on triangular topics and also the interviews given in class. Think about your "specialitiés" and, in general, what interests you in life and about the UK. Then, ask yourself what you would like to learn about one of those particular concepts. Create a question that you would like to answer...  For example: What can we learn about British culture from its music culture (rock culture/pop culture)? How does the class system affect British culture? How is science funded in the UK? Does racism stil exist in British football? Of course, research your paper but also wri...

I just thought I should clarify a date, as we have been using 1707 for date of unification of United Kingdom. In fact, Scotland was joined with England and Wales in 1707... but Ireland was added during Act of the Union in 1800: "Scotland, ruled from London since 1603, formally was joined with England and Wales in 1707 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. (The adjective “British” came into use at this time to refer to all the kingdom’s peoples.) Ireland came under English control during the 1600s and was formally united with Great Britain through the  Act of Union  of 1800." And Northern Ireland? "The republic of Ireland gained its independence in 1922, but six of  Ulster ’s nine counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland. " So, now you know :-) https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom

Online Events organised by BFI Association, ASBIA, for students of Connaissance de Monde to attend for free. Paying for our planet’s survival: who should foot the bill for decarbonization and how? with Dr Alice Lépissier, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Thursday 20 October 2022 19h00 – 20h00 CET via Zoom  Please register in advance for this webinar:  ---- Paying for our planet’s survival: who should foot the bill for decarbonization and how? with Dr Alice Lépissier, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs  Thursday 20 October 2022 19h00 – 20h00 CET via Zoom  Please register in advance for this webinar ---- Register using information on Poster Board outside room 111 or by checking relevant email in MBN.

 For A That and A That by Robert Burns Song version by the Corries . Eddie Reader version of the poem The Wikipédia website on the poem Poetry Analysis on the poem Timeline of Robert Burns' life and historic events. Quote about Burns and social equality : Burns believes there is a prodigious need for freedom and that prosperity and wealth would develop if the workers were able to flourish. Burns believed that freedom would improve humanity and expressed this in his poems. For Example, in  A Man’s A Man  For  A’ That  Burns dreams of a world of equality saying   ‘It’s  coming yet for a’ that,   T hat Man to Man, the world o’er,   Shall brothers be for a’ that.’   Burns has a vision of a great partnership of humanity and inevitably of a better world filled with fully rounded decent people. Burns’ places this revolutionary ideal at the end of the poem emphasising the vision of equality and unity in...

 British newspapers Task ONE: Use the BBC Bitesize Guide to answer the following questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zps4qty/revision/6 1. What is the difference between British tabloid and broadsheet newspapers 2. What is the editorial stance of a newspaper/media source?  3. Who owns the British newspapers, and why is this information important for an informed readership? Here is a link to who owns French media ... feel free to spend some time exploring who is telling you about the world. Task TWO: Compare the perspective of the BBC to media sources around the world. Step One: Visit the BBC News webpage .  Step Two: Choose one or two headline news articles Step Three: Compare how the BBC is reporting on this/these topic(s) compared to news sources from around the world: China Today Al Jazeera Russian news , in English American news: CNN  , Fox news French news: Le Monde Step Four: Look for other news sources by Googling "Country name + News + English" S...