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Myths and heroes, Warrior Daughter, Janet Paisley, The Vietnam Song, Country Joe McDonald, fiction, image de la femme, chanson, guerre du vietnam, guerre, soldat

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Ce document comprend des questions corrigées rédigées en anglais portant sur deux textes. Cet exercice s'inscrit dans le cadre de la séquence "Myths and heroes" et s'adresse à des élèves de Terminale préparant le baccalauréat.

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Text A: Warrior Daughter, Janet Paisley (2009)
1. Identify the characters present in this excerpt
2. Explain what steps Skaaha too to give birth to her own myth
3. In what has contemporary fiction played a major role in changing the image of women?
4. The prisoner has eventually been set free. Write the passage of the novel where he tells his story to his tribe
Text B: The Vietnam Song, Country Joe McDonald (1967)
1. Say what the author denounces in his song and who he blames for it?
2. Pick out elements showing that the soldiers going to Vietnam are quite young
3. According to the singer what does the war bring?
4. "To protect and to serve". Can this sentence be applied here? What image of the soldier is given in this song?
5. Would you say that soldiers are heroes?

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[...] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn"), who are ready to die or to kill in the name of America. They are not afraid of the death (Line 14: "Whoopee! We're all gonna die") and clearly religious (mention throughout the song about religious aspects). 5. Would you say that soldiers are heroes? Discuss, 150words. First of all, we need to discuss the meaning of Hero. Cambridge Dictionary define it as person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great". Following this, what can we say? [...]

[...] In what way, Vietnam War soldiers were brave? What kind of great things did they do? They have attacked people that could possibly represent a threat to their control of South East Asia. Vietnamese wanted freedom which could be totally understandable after spending years controlled by either France or America. There is no heroic action at all and instead being called heroes they must be called aggressors. But we should not group soldiers who are fighting to increase their impact and their power with those who are fighting for their own freedom. [...]

[...] In what has contemporary fiction played a major role in changing the image of women? Women has often (always?) been seen in the past as unable to have any violent behavior or to be strong enough within a conflict. This lead to the acceptation by the society that men are stronger than women in any ways, that they are more powerful and more able to solve or manage problems. This has been seen in so many novels or movies and even if some were mentioned about some "fantastic" women, they were always going along men or depicted as weak or naïve. [...]

[...] Kids or teenagers that will read this kind of fiction will maybe see women with a new eyes and probably have a better image of them. 4. The prisoner has eventually been set free. Write the passage of the novel where he tells his story to his tribe (150words). I was in a hut for at least 12h. No contact with anyone. I was just hearing some screams. Some weird noise coming from very deep voices. My surprise was total when 2 ladies entered in my makeshift jail cell. One was particularly beautiful. I was impressed by this creature. [...]

[...] Warrior Daughter - Janet Paisley (2009); The Vietnam Song - Country Joe McDonald (1967) - Étude de documents Text 1. Identify the characters present in this excerpt. -Skaaha: The Queen of the Land of Bride. -Terra: The guard of the Hut. -The prisoner. priest. A red haired woman warrior. -Beric: the boat driver. 2. Explain what steps Skaaha too to give birth to her own myth. First of all, Skaaha wanted to dress up wonderfully in order to impress her prisoner. [...]

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