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POST 11: SPACES & EXCHANGES: A MIND MAP Study the mind map on the Baccalauréat notion known as 'Spaces & Exchanges'. Then, please write three paragraphs   describing the clear-cut distinction it is based on (paragraph 1)  and explaining/defining at least ten of the types of spaces (five in paragraph 2) and exchanges (five in paragraph 3) listed in the spidergram. PUBLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 25/03 6 pm At first sight, we can make up a clear distinction between real spaces and virtual spaces. The latter is composed of spaces only found in the Internet. In opposition, the rest of spaces are found in the real world. As for exchanges, we can see that they are also divided in real or virtual ones First of all, let's take a look at the real spaces.  Different zones of a country can be classified. There's the countryside (with rural lifestyles), there are the small towns, then the big cities. This last location is generally touched by globalization, but i...

First of all, I chose the music video of the song Zero Gravity by Finnish metal band Wolfheart to illustrate the notion of Spaces and Exchanges. Let's take a look at the lyrics: Profound is the grief Fathomless and downhearted is the silence Overwhelms like a flood Drowns into the deep dark waters   The ocean floor Somber and bleary surrounding Beneath the ice Frozen surface has begun To block the light of the sun   The absence of light Breeds and altered reality Faithful and familiar   Desolation, despair Like a dead space inside of me Creates a zero gravity Existence Without intention   Footprints on the snow Covered by the frozen rain from the north A trace leading into the dark A grand isolation   Cold is the air to inhale Cold is the heart impaired Glacial blood runs in your veins Pitch-black and frosty ichor   The absence of light Breeds and altered reality Faithful and familiar   Desolation, despair Li...

After viewing the film Elephant , please answer the following questions and illustrate each of your answers by inserting a suitable picture from the film (= ten answers + ten pictures in all): 1) What struck you most in the film? What struck me the most about this movie is its slowness. However, in my view, I see this as a perfect way to illustrate our everyday life. Also, I found the shots of the clouds in the sky interesting, as it reminded me that in Norse mythology, the clouds are in reality the thoughts of a giant. In that way, those camera shots could represent the school shooter's mind. 2) What also impressed you? What impressed me is how the director focused on the students' normal daily lives. I find it really interesting how he depicted this by having a camera follow the characters all the time and by showing long scenes where for example Elias reveals his photographs in the dark room. 3) Did you find anything more particularly upsetting ? What I found...

 Please, carry out a web search on  MARCH FOR OUR LIVES , a movement that can be regarded as a counter-power opposed to the gun lobby in the USA. You may access their  Website  where you will find out more about this movement. View the various videos and study the photographs and accompanying text. Then, please write a few lines about their  mission statement  (= aims and values) and  mottos  (= slogans) and insert  ONE picture  (with caption, date and  brief description + interpretation ) that might be your individual document for the Baccalauréat oral exam next June. First of all, March For Our Lives is a movement that started after numerous school shootings in the USA. Students want laws on guns to decrease violence. About 40 000 Amercians die every year because of suicide with a gun. The reason for this is the easy access to weapons.  One of their mottos is "We are the revolution". This shows that m...

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DOCUMENT : YOUTUBE VIDEO  Alaskan Bush People: Season One DVD Trailer, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9q5rDLXrhI This document is a trailer from the american reality show Alaskan Bush People. As the title says, it shows a family who lives in the woods of Alaska, as independently as possible from civilisation.  First of all, in this trailer, we learn from their lifestyle : hunting, working on their family village, preparing for winter... The video says they are going have to move places. This means they live like nomads. They don't have a home, they just get installed wherever they like and build a little house there.  Furthermore, the family is composed of eight members. Each one of them has their own skill relevant to surviving in nature. For example, Noah has a talent to invent useful objects, Bear is a master at climbing trees and Bam - Bam always make sure his brothers are acting logically.  Noah inventing a mol...

POST 1 : THE MYTH OF THE NOBLE/GOOD SAVAGE 1) This myth is commonly attributed to the 18th century philosopher Rousseau. He believed that the orginal man was free from sin, and the concept of "right" and "wrong". These men called savages were viewed as noble, from the philosopher's point of view. This appeared during the Indigenous lands invasion. Invaders would write how happier the Natives were, than the Europeans. Some colonists stayed with the tribes. The Natives didn't understand the concepts of materialism and heritage. They explained the foreigners that they didn't feel the need to exchange material with other states. They were happy with what they had in their territory.  2)  Bug-Jargal (1826) A detail from  Benjamin West 's heroic,  neoclassical   history painting ,  The Death of General Wolfe  (1771), depicting an idealized  Native American . 3) We can find the myth of the noble savage in the Disney movie Po...