Oral anglais Places and forms of power (lieux et formes de pouvoir)

Résumé du document

Cet oral rédigé porte sur l'une des 4 notions au bac d'anglais, à savoir Lieux et Formes de pouvoir. Ce document entierement rédigé évoque le débat qui a lieu en Amérique sur le droit des armes à feux et sur la notion de "gun control".

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[...] It is an extract from the book called The life before her eyes written by Laura Kasischke in 2002. In the text a bunch of girls are preyed upon a terrifying teenager who kill everyone in cool blood. We don't learn much about Michael Patrick -that's his name- but we can imagine his motivations. He surely was a rejected child who want to be in the limelight in the text. He's not afraid by killing people, he feels powerful accomplishing that. With his semi-automatic gun fire, he dominates everyone, he inspires terror. [...]

[...] It has revealed secret files and created a real mess in the international scene. It also raises a major issue : what are or what should be the limits to convey information be? Shouldn't classified elements remain secret ? Indeed, some traditional media have reproached Wikileaks for endangering the lives of those involved in the cases revealed by the organization. We may conclude by saying that the media, whether the press or the internet, are necessary in so far as they act as a necessary power to prevent political misbehaviours which are likely to happen. [...]

[...] The media has become so influential that they can be considered as a power in itself. Indeed, there is no denying that the freedom of the media is the guarantee of the healthy functioning of a democracy. It can thus be used as a lobby against political misconducts for instance. These scandals are usually referred to by the press as « sleaze ». We can find several examples of secretaries of State who had to resign because of revelations of financial scandals by the press. [...]

[...] Presentation des deux sides, America's gun problem and the gun debate GOA NRA and l'affiche avec les chiffres Parler du document screams  consequences of the second amendenment + ouverture sur trump who wants to allow teachers to have guns at school motherfucker Examples can be: – the power of the media (reality tv, internet v written press) – Financial power (the power of money) – Inequalities between blacks and whites – the fight against oppression and segregation (South Africa, USA) – The American Dream – The Civil Rights movement and political recognition : Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X (can also be linked to the notion of Myths and Heroes) I'm going to deal with the notion « Places and forms of power ». First, I'ld like to give a definition of the notion. Power is the ability to exercice authority and influence over others. It can be exerted in different spheres : economy, politics, media In relation to the notion, the topic of my presentation will be the power of media. We may wonder to what extent the press can be considered as a form of power. [...]

[...] A lobby is an organized group who tries to influence the government or politicians. This organization plays a big part into elections because it represents at least 3.5 million-gun owners and manufacturers. A candidate considered as a defender of the Second Amendment, will definitely has a serious advantage over the one presented as a true enemy of gun owners' rights. However, the Second Amendment has many opponents and the fact there are more deaths in the United states by guns than anywhere else in the world is not helping. [...]