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Thomas More V.S The farm (an american community)

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, Yesterday, we had to do a task ! A sort of Glog concerning the utopia of Thomas More and the one of the farm community which is quite different. Here is the task (click on the picture bellow): XXXMaïlisXXX

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The New London

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, In London, I noticed some stuff, concerning several aspects of the city to compare with the one William Morris decribed in 1890 in his utopia News From Nowhere (in which, he imagined the city in the future , about 200 years after) so that...

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It's up to me !

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, After a trip to London with my class and the 1°L, I come back with loads of unforgettable memories. Some of us also took pictures and I've chosen one of them to illustrate my following work. I've tried to describe the moment when this picture...

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Machen / Monet

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers , Today, I will talk about two descriptions of London in which convey a negative impression. The first is the Arthur Machen's one in his story in 1907 called The Hill of Dreams. Machen has nothing to do with fantastic writers of today. In fact,...

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Example of disutopia : Oliver Twist by Dickens

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, Oliver Twist tells the story of an orphaned boy as he struggles through his early years wandering through the London streets searching for acceptance. Besides being a novel full of comedy, romance, heart-break, and scandal, Charles Dickens’...

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London in the XIXth century

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, We have to prepare in groups topics about : London in the XIXth century. Here is what we have found about ... The Great Exhibition ( click on the picture below) !!! The Living condions A tour in the city (my group) : See you next week !!!...

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The World of Imagination

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi Readers ! So, I think It's time to talk about another theme , which is "Imaginary Worlds". This theme reminds me of the notion of utopia (nowhere/ no land) , which is actually, an ideal. And when we have an ideal, we try to get close to this ideal,...

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Part 4 and 5

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, Today, I will talk about the 4th and the 5th parts of the old man and the sea . But first, you have to read the 4th part (so, click on the picture below) The old man managed to catch a big fish. But, after a little time, he saw a shark ,the...

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Part 3

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, Last week, we talked about the third part of The Old Man And The Sea : (click on the picture below to read this extract) This passage is really typical of the "frustation stage" which is a stage of difficulty and oppression. The old man discovers...

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The 2nd Part

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers , During the last lesson, in order to study the second part in the best conditions , as if we were children. In fact, we asked questions ourselves ; the type of questions many children ask to their parents about childhood stories. If you want...

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