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Working class racism
The working class has existed since the mid-18th century, with the Industrial Revolution in the UK. It consisted of a population of peasant origin uprooted geographically to the centers of production, with no control over the use of their time. The wages of this working class only enabled them to survive and reproduce. This class…
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A slice of the cake
It’s not going well. Purchasing power is melting away, the standard of living is falling, and doctors are less and less available, drugs less and less reimbursed, and so on. Pouvoir d’achat : ce que disent les chiffres… et ce qu’ils ne disent pas – Radio France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/la-bulle-economique/pouvoir-d-achat-ce-que-disent-les-chiffres-et-ce-qu-ils-ne-disent-pas-7969607 There is clearly competition for resources. If…
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What I am worth depends neither on market nor on race
Today, to be worthy you have to…be good-lookinghave a well-paid jobown your own homehave lots of new clotheshave a huge carhave talented childrenknow how to cook trendy dishes with lots of accessorieshave the latest iPhonego to the beauticianwork outhave plastic surgerygo on vacation abroadtake selfiesbe whitehave followerspursue long studieshave perfect teethbe computer literatebe skinnyalways buy…
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Saving the language
Language is above all a means of communication. “People need other people to live. So that we can exchange and support each other, we communicate with each other. Communication in the broadest sense takes many forms: we exchange information, share feelings, show affection and sometimes create situations of conflict. We use communication to develop our…
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The Help
The NYT on The Help: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/movies/the-help-spans-two-worlds-white-and-black-review.html?pagewanted=all https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000000992277/maid-in-the-usa.html?smid=tw-share Wikipedia on The Help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help Johnny Cash & June Carter – Jackson “The 2016 election was a result of anxiety about dominant groups’ future status rather than a result of being overlooked in the past.” “Those who felt that the hierarchy was being upended (…) were most likely to support…
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Ils parlaient toutes les langues
Ils parlaient toutes les langues Ce photomontage a été crée en 2016. Il cherche à représenter l’explosion artistique qui a eu lieu à Montmartre. Il montre peintres, peintures, photomontages, sculpture, architecture, vendeurs et promoteurs d’art, architecture, écrivains, chansons et la danse. Pouvez-vous tous les retrouver ? Ils parlaient toutes les langues cherche à montrer que le moyen de s’exprimer ne compte pas,…