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8 février 2012

.Minimum wage and salary cap.

.Minimum wage and salary cap.
The 10th of january, we've made a recording about the Minimum wage and salary cap. In the first podcast, the two men have different opinions . Indeed, the first man thinks that the minimum wage is an important thing. He takes for example the countries...
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11 février 2012

.The Time Capsule.

.The Time Capsule.
January 19, we studied the time capsule. We compared our different visions of the TIME. We have had to choose what we would put in the capsule among several categories like technology , for example . In my time capsule, I would like to put a CD , mobile...
22 septembre 2011

.Why do boys like video games more than girls ?.

.Why do boys like video games more than girls ?.
In the video, a girl from Vietnam named Tee talks about the reason why do boys like video games more than girls. She thinks that many video games are made for the boys but she explains that when a girl is hooked to a video game, she is "even bigger and...
18 septembre 2011

.Computer science's vocabulary.

.Computer science's vocabulary.
In the last lesson we learnt the computer science's vocabulary : With a computer we can send e-mail or download movies. If we have a headphone we can listen to musics on the Internet. We can also chatting with people or record ourselves with a microphone....
11 février 2012

.50's.

.50's.
On January 24, we have made a webquest about the 50's We had to find several items from this period: Women's roles Events and Technology Education Art and Architecture Clothes Fashion and Fads Theater, Film and TV ... Sports Music and Idols Here is a...
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22 septembre 2011

.The Online Dating.

.The Online Dating.
In the recording, two men are talking about the possibilities or the advantages of the online dating. They think that in the modern world, everybody is rushed and so people can't go out and meet new people. The online dating bring a lot of possibilities...
3 octobre 2011

.Frankenstein : origine.

.Frankenstein : origine.
Let me tell you my origines... In 1817, Mary Shelley finished to write "Frankenstein or the modern prometheus". The author tells us the story of Victor Frankenstein. Like Prometheus, my creator has stole something to God : the power to create life, so...
16 octobre 2011

.The space odyssey.

.The space odyssey.
Next, we watched a second video of the sci-fi movie, "2001, the space odyssey". (click on the picture) In this video, we can see Dave, one of the protagonists. The voice that we hear is a voiceover. It's that of HAL, a machine who has an artificial intelligence....
11 janvier 2012

.Consumerism.

.Consumerism.
We have studied the consumption problem. Nowadays, I think we could say that a life without buying is just impossible. Buy things is, now, a needed. Even when we don't need a third t-shirt, we buy it however, because of the brand on it. Before, people...
4 décembre 2011

.Freegans.

.Freegans.
In class, we have watched a TV report about Freegans. It was dealing with the "Vegetarian Dumster Diving". Two journalists presented what a freegan is : this is a charity. Freegans are people who all have a job but they search for clean food in the trash....
13 janvier 2012

.Logorama, a movie parody.

.Logorama, a movie parody.
"Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film written and directed by H5/ François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, and produced by Autour de Minuit. The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles, and is told entirely through the use of...
17 mars 2012

.The Road.

.The Road.
The Road is a novel by Cormac McCarthy. It relates the adventure of a father and his son, traveling the road after the end of the world. We read an extract and saw the movie trailer. The Road - Trailer This introduces a new sequence: the end of the world...
24 mars 2012

.Orson Welles.

.Orson Welles.
We watched a video about the end of the world, starring the panic following the announcement of Orson Welles radio. "George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, writer and producer who worked extensively in theater,...
24 mars 2012

.The Death penalty.

.The Death penalty.
We had a debate on the death penalty. Everyone expressed his opinion. Personally , I find this subject very delicate , but I agree with it . I think the justice of our country is sometimes too laxist . Some people commit horrible crimes , go to jail ,...
31 mars 2012

.Jane Eyre.

.Jane Eyre.
Here is the 2011's trailer: Jane Eyre - Trailer Plot : Jane Eyre is an orphan, adopted by her aunt, mrs Reed. Jane's cousins taunt and abuse her, and Jane is looked upon with disdain by everyone in the house. After reaching her breaking point and attacking...
11 avril 2012

.Ellen MacArthur.

.Ellen MacArthur.
We learned a few things about the life of Ellen MacArthur. She is an excellent example of a woman to admire! I really admire her strength and tenacity . Following is a brief biography : "Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born 8 July 1976) is an English...
3 octobre 2011

.Frankenstein : description.

.Frankenstein : description.
Frankenstein - Clip It's Alive As we can see on this article, the creature is kinda scary ! But why the creature is so ugly ? The answer is simple ! What would you look like if you were assembled from other corpses ? A sickly skin with many scars where...
15 octobre 2011

.Stanley Kubrick.

.Stanley Kubrick.
Born on July 26, 1928 and died on March 7, 1999, Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer. During his early years as a photographer, Stanley Kubrick regularly attends the cinema. Kubrick is an self-taught, and...
17 octobre 2011

.MJ's Thriller.

.MJ's Thriller.
Today, we watched the clip of MJ's Thriller. Here is the resume of the video : MJ and his girlfriend are on a date, watching a scary movie embedded in the main video clip. It foreshadows an eventful adventure for our two lovebirds. MJ's girlfriend - who...
4 décembre 2011

.Bloody Mary.

.Bloody Mary.
The story of Bloody Mary is an urban legand from England : Bloody Mary was a healer who lived in England in the years 1600. She was names like this because of the way that she worked : people of the nearby village tought that she was a witch. One cold...
4 décembre 2011

.When elevator doesn't like scottish.

.When elevator doesn't like scottish.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ&feature=player_embedded In class, we have seen a video. Two Scottish men are in an elevetor and try to get understood by the voice recognition system. But fast, they get mad : the system doesn't recognize the scottish...
19 février 2012

. 07, 10 and 13 of february.

We compared a text and a video: The video featured an ideal family, while the text presented the life of a poor family. Clever TV Land Promo for "Leave it to Beaver"!! We also watched the trailer of Pleasantville . Here is a summary: "A brother and sister...
11 février 2012

.Pop Art.

Pop art is a very famous 50s. Definition: (source wikipedia) "Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States . Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery...
4 décembre 2011

"The Millionaire, in Journeys of the Mind".

Here is some questions about the text that we've studied in class : 1)- What did the Millionaire hear when he was sitting on his desk ? 2)- Where does the conversation take place ? 3)- What is the reaction of the doctor when he sees the messenger ? 4)-...
4 décembre 2011

.Geico, the funny assurance.

In the computer room we have watched commercials of the assurance Geico : Michael Winslow dubbing a car Here is a video that we haven't seen in class. This is an advert for Geico. In this video, we can see a real Geico costumer, Alex Klein, and a celebrity,...
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