nationality removal

A most controversed anti-terrorism measure is the removal of French nationality for terrorists with dual nationality who were born French. What do you think of this measure ?

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

Find two "anaphora" starting with "u" and "w" in the story.

Internet and Human Hive-Mind

Inspired by this. You realy don't need to see it, but it may help you understand.

Tough quesion today as we will try to know if Internet is giving humanity a hive mind, and if you would consider this to be a good thing.
(Of course, this will be something interesting to remember when working on Ideas of progress...).

Do you think all countries should be allowed to have nuclear weaponry ?

Oh no, no additionnal info this time.
Well actually I guess I could tell you that it would be interesting to link it to "places and forms of power" (and other notions too, but, meh, less interesting, so I don't advise it).
I'd usually add that you can do a comparison with an English-speaking country, but ... it's an international problem ... I don't see how we can not mention any in the discussion.
Anyway, the ball is in your court now.

The Music Question #2 : One Direction vs Divine Comedy

I recently found out that famous boysband One Direction actually wasn't half bad. But I wondered, are they on Divine Comedy's level ? Please tell me which group you think is better, and why !

What is HUMOUR? How can we  define it?

 If you are ready to reach perfection, just practice and answer                                                           the following QUESTIONS!
( Answers will come out in a couple of weeks, so don't wait too much...!!)

We can refer to the amusing things people say or do as their humour.
If something has humour , it is funny and makes you laugh.
It can be found in a situation ( in a person’s behaviour , in different events creating an unexpected and funny outcome) or  in language / speech devices  ( tone, word selection, phrasing,etc) . Or in a combination of both.

Humour can be seen  as a form of detachment from a certain reality seen through a  subjective, sometimes critical  but always in a cheerful way. It may  intend to provide a new vision of the reality  focussed on.

We clearly see the effects produced by humour when used.
But it is interesting to wonder at the purposes it serves ( especially in common situations or in a literary work).

1.Write the corresponding adjective :
 funny - ridiculous - amusing - witty - silly

a) amusing in a clever way
 b)strange,surprising or puzzling
c) foolish , stupid or childish
 d)very foolish or  being made fun of
e) entertaining or making you laugh or  smile

2. Among these adjectives , pick   two  which could best  refer to   « humorous » ?

3. When an actor, a novel, a film  makes people laugh, which adjective ( not previouly mentioned ) do we commonly  use to indicate a type of actor, novel or film ?

4. Which type of entertainment  is intended to make people laugh ?

* What does the adj. « tragic » refer to ?
* What is a tragedy ?

5. What is the effect produced by a combination of tragic elements and humour ? What purposes can it serve ?

6. Is humour your cup of tea?

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What are the flaws of our educational system ?

Is it perfect ? If not, what is broken ? How could we fix it ?

Legalization of cannabis

What uses of cannabis are illegal in France ? Can you tell why ?
Do you think some or all of these uses should be legalized ? Which ones, and why ?

You get bonus points for :
- comparing with english-speaking countries
- adding the notions of "ideas of progress", "places and forms of power" and/or "spaces and exchanges".

Dress code

Does your dress code reveal who you are?

Dr. Paulette RAMSAY signing student’s copy of her book “Aunt Jen”. October 6, 2015 Lycée Albert Calmette - Nice -FRANCE.