Drawing upon humor for a change

a. What according to you is the central idea of the speech ? 

In the speach, Liza Donelly explain to us that women are governs by conventions, rules, thing that they must do. She think that humor can change this situation and use cartoons, a simple way to read something with sarcastic or humoristic language. Plus, she refers at her life and shows us a part of her life and why she thnik than 

humor + woman = change.

b. Do you agree with it ?

If we place the women at the center, I agree with Liza Donnelly : women who can joke of their situation could change the preconceived ideas of some people. But in fact, it's not also simple. Indeed, there are some countries, like France, where the model of the perfect women has change over the years : today, they are not any more confined at home and could go work. On the other hand, there are lot of cultures in the world and they are so different that we can't say humor can apport a changement.

c. Would you agree with Donnelly when she says that the sense of humor changes according to one's culture ?

As say previously, there are lot of cultures in the world. So, the sense of humor couldn't according to one's culture. It sure that certain lines can meet like France and England, or USA and England... but they are particularities in french humor, english humor... Also The Simpsons are successfull in USA and France, they haven't the same impact in Japan.

And The British humour is a somewhat general term applied to certain comedic motifs that are often prevalent in comedic acts originating in the United Kingdom and its current or former colonies. Comedy acts and television programmes typical of British humour include Monty Pithon, Benny Hill...

So, I don't think that humor can change the world because it's employed before a long time and some rules are always the same.

Informal letter

Hey !

I'm back home since a week and I only want to return with you... These two weeks in London... Wow ! So stunning ! I'm sure I would remember it all my life ! I discovered with you some exciting kinds like Tom's high jump (You were a crazy boy !), english breakfast, the British Museum, the palace of Westminster, the Buckingham Palace - with his guards so immovable as the stone, the London Underground, the pubs, the Big Ben, the cruise on the Thames, the people... What a greatful souvenir !

Oh ! You have to go to France : that's an amazing country ! And I don't say that because it's mine : there is Paris of course, but many other towns like Grenoble, Perpignan, Poitiers, Bordeaux, you can drink wine - lol.

So, you haven't the choice : I'm waiting for you ! Consequently, Laura, Tom, David and Alex, go there !

I'm looking forward to hearing from you ! So much love !

Elephant Man

5 august 1882. Leicester. England. Joseph Carey Merrick was born. A boy. Like all the others.

1887. Joseph Carey Merrick. A boy. Elephant Man.

Incorrectly named John Merrick, he was the subject of Frederick Treves, a famous surgeon who officiate at the Royal College of Medecine in London. Her face was deformed because the syndrome of Protée, a genetic desease who can entail lot deformations. Joseph Merrick was the most famous case : his mouth was hidden by an exgrowth, his body was twisted in a very incomfortable position and the weight of the head prevented him from sleeping lengthened if he wouldn't die.

During a lot of time, Joseph Merrick exploiting his deformations in a circus, showen as an animal, and by this way earn money for his life.

Not prepared to be a famous person, Joseph Merrick will be encontred some difficultes in London society,  who qualifiate him like a stupid, an idiot personne who wasn't  capable of communicating nor of understanding the world. But in reality, the "Elephant man" was listen all the subjects and he loves littérature.

After some years of walk in Europe, Joseph Merrick back home into the London Hospital where it was authorized to stay till the end of his life to live there, where he met Alexandra, Princess of Wales, and other people.

Merrick's death was ruled accidental and the cause of death entered on his death certificate was asphyxia, caused by the weight of his head as he lay down. Treves  said that the cause of death was a dislocated nake and came to the conclusion that he must have "made the experiment", attempting to sleep lying down, trying to sleep like other people.

Cool places to houng out in Grenoble

Grenoble isn't a big city : the most interesting is at the Centre Ville and it was just some streets but in thise sector there are pubs like The London pub : “ It’s great, it’s fun and pure Rock and roll ! “.

 

At this, there is a lot of stranger students - English people, the Spanish, the German, Italian people... - and you can drink (alcohol or not), dance, see your friends... Whatever you want ! To go to this place, it's simple : you take the B tram at Notre-Dame Musée or Sainte-Claire, les Halles. If you do the first, you grow up the tram and go to your left at 11 Rue de la Brocherie. You will see that this is a cool place even if it's smally. If you do the second proposal, you turn on your right. These are the direction only if your tram come to Gière Plaine des Sports because if the take it from Cité Internationale, you must inverse the direction (lugh).

Ah ! Two nights in a week, The London organize "Soirée Lady's night" and you not pay if you're a girl !

So, I hope this pub can interest you for the fun and the ambiance because it's a very good place : the music is cool, there is a floor, the employers are communicated and efficacy.

Of course there are more interesting places at Grenoble but you must go here, like L'art-ti-cho, SOS Apéro, Decitre, La table ronde...

Enjoy !

Presentation

I'm Celia and I'm 18.

I don't know what can I exactly  wrote here... In first time, I would insisting that I'm not really good in English so...

Secondly, I think that the publishing that what I like, I don't like, what kind of music I'm listening... wasn't necessary but I make it all the same.

So : - things that I'm liking : Uh... Maybe music ?

        - things that I don't like : Ow... There are many things that I doesn't like ! I'm writing only the most horribles like free cruelty or the pigeons (ridicule I know but it's stronger than me...)

Finally, I just say : "Enjoy !"