Oral de bac anglais lieux et formes de pouvoir

Résumé du document

Oral de bac anglais sur la notion : lieux et formes de pouvoir, avec exemple
Thème : power of the media
Composé de :
Intro (citation, définition, présentation, problématique)
I. Power of the press (exemple film Snowden sur Netflix, vie privée, connaitre la vérité, influence)
II. Press can be intrusive in the private life of celebrities (exemple du Prince Harry et Meghan, détruire la vie privée, mensonge)
III. Personal opinion
Conclu (résumé, ouverture)

Extraits

[...] It's in the factory that he discovered many spelling programs and data: the US agency's massive surveillance program. To divulge this information, he asked help to the press: a librarian and a journalist. So, Snowden described several mass surveillances programs for phone calls and online exchanges set up by the NSA. The American agency has allowed itself to wiretap many foreign leaders. The last three French heads of state are concerned. A lot of data is collected on ordinary citizens in the United States. [...]

[...] To begin with, I would like to define places and forms of power. Power is the ability to influence people's behaviour and it is also a tool to understand the world better. Power promotes social cohesion but can also lead to tensions. Last but not least, power implies counter powers in any society. So, the press is often referred to as the fourth power after the legislative, the judiciary and the executive power. Power can be linked with the media like newspapers, films, television and media apps. [...]

[...] Barack Obama had to announce the re-evaluation of the programs by a group of experts. Most of these programs are currently still operational. A gigantic diplomatic mess followed these revelations, several American allies publicly moved to be spied on. Negotiations thus started under high tension. Europe has discovered the technological chasm that separated it from its American ally in terms of surveillance technologies. Pursued and persecuted in the United States, Edward Snowden had to flee to Hong Kong, then to Moscow, where he has since been a refugee. [...]