Freedom of speech

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Gandhi’s First Crusade In 1893, Mohandas Gandhi went to South Africa to work as legal counsel to a wealthy merchant. At the time, about 65.000 Indians, most of them very poor, lived there. About a week after Gandhi arrived at Durban, his business took him to Pretoria. He bought a first-class ticket and dressed, as he did then, in impeccable European clothing, traveled first class until the train reached Maritzburg. There, a white passenger protested to railroad officials, and Gandhi was ordered

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then, it was overwhelming. Part of the experience was realizing that the USA was on the wrong side. Fine speeches at the United Nations were one thing, but the directory board in the lobby of the American Embassy in Pretoria, with its long list of military attachés, told a different story. […] Learning something of the cooperation between the USA and the white regime in South Africa […] was my first lesson that America was not always the noble force for freedom I wanted it to be. A few years afterwards

The idea of the past is very much present in Anton Chekov’s Cherry Orchard. Some characters have great moments of nostalgia towards their past or childhood, some characters try to break free or escape from their past through change and acceptance. The recurrent theme of memory being either remembering or forgetting are evident in the play. Through the characters, memory is perceived as a struggle to be able to attain happiness as well as a sort of personal identity crisis. From the very

a philosopher, inventor, architect and was part of the Enlightenment elite. But above all he was a prominent political figure of his time. He is one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, inspiring himself mainly from Locke's Natural Right Theory, and later he will participate in the creation of the American Constitution. He is of course the 3rd president of the U.S. He would later work as ambassador in France. He also doubled the size of the U.S. by buying Louisiana to the French. As

bruler le drapeau americain est il un crime aux yeux de la loi? pas crime  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. La liberté d’expression, c’est pouvoir tout dire. C’est pouvoir heurter l’opinion, si l’on a quelque chose à dire à lui dire. Même par des expressions

General Certificate of Education (International) Advanced Subsidiary Level GENERAL PAPER 8001 For examination in November 2010 Syllabus CIE provides syllabuses, past papers, examiner reports, mark schemes and more on the internet. We also offer teacher professional development for many syllabuses. Learn more at www.cie.org.uk GENERAL PAPER GCE Advanced Subsidiary Syllabus 8001 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION AIMS ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES GCE (AS) SUBJECT 8001 (NOVEMBER ONLY) 1 1 1 2

Histoire des Arts 4°: "Freedom from Want" par Norman Rockwell. Période historique: Domaine artistique : du XVIII° au XIX° siècle les arts du visuel. Thématique: Piste d'étude: Arts, Ruptures et Continuités L'œuvre d'art et la tradition Préambule: Il apparaîtra rapidement que l'œuvre présentée en introduction ( voir "Génèse de l'œuvre") s'inscrit dans une période et un contexte historique très précis du XX° siècle, et non du XVIII ou du XIX°. C'est le sujet d'une partie de l'œuvre qui a retenu