Out of Africa

: T1-T2 – Coef. 2 Epreuve du 1er groupe ANGLAIS Africa’s second liberation The conventional generations of electricity have stymied the promotion of solar energy because its widespread use is deemed as bad news for the fossil fuel industry. But Africa can no longer play “their” game if we are to pull ourselves out of poverty. We have to start, now by utilizing the vast amount of solar energy that hits the continent’s surface each year. 5 The sun should be the future energy powerhouse if the

Tired of Dreaming – Broad Ways Term. pp. 68-71 Illustration: Bono from rock group U2, in Africa on a four-country tour that took him to Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia. A black man and a white man are shaking hands. The scene must take place in Africa. The white man with the blue shades / sunglasses is Bono, lead singer of the famous Irish band U2. Read the whole text without stopping at unknown words and give each paragraph a short title. §1 " Bono : a worldwide symbol of rock-’n’-roll

Hilton is the daughter of the founder of the chains of hotels Hilton, at this moment she was passenger of a car which the police arrested her for a control. The driver of the car was the director of the night club, is name is Cy Waits and he saw ordering to park while he drove on the central avenues of Las Vegas. During this control the policemen felt a strong smell of marijuana. The agents of polices, and then discovered aboard the car in the handbag of Paris Hilton 0.8 grams of cocaine packed in the

From its original name Rolihlahla Mandela, it was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, in Transkei, in the current province of Cape-Eastern, in South Africa. It results from a family of chiefs of village. It is Pasteur who will give him the Western first name of Nelson, that he preserved since. It is the first of its family to follow a schooling. It follows studies to the university of Strong Hare, where it meets Oliver Tambo and where it protests against the university payment. Its boycott is worth to

as Father of the Nation. His non-violent protests led to independence for India from the British. His beliefs and actions have inspired civil rights movements across the globe. He is an icon of world peace. His birthday, 2nd October, is commemorated worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi was born in Gujarat, Western India, in 1869. He grew up surrounded by religious traditions of compassion, vegetarianism, and tolerance for all people. He got married at the age of 13. When he

three weeks of party, concerts, parades, expositions and debates, the 3rd World Black Festival is nearing to its end. Akon the Senegalese born American star closed it with great fanfare the 31 on December in Saint Louis. His performance has definitely marked the music lovers who came to see him on stage. The 3rd World Black Festival was a big success especially for the organizers who were very confused and also afraid, the first’s days, about the progress of the Festival. The program of the last

Black Nightmare This text entitled Black Nightmare is an extract from the autobiography of Malcom X, which was published in 1964. He was a famous civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1965. He was known for his positions in favour of the use of violence. This text enables us to better understand this stance. We are going to divide the text into 3 parts. The first one deals with his father political ideas. The second could be called threats and the third, murder. Malcom X’s father was

on April 15th 1865. He was the son of a family pioneer. His father was carpenter and farmer. He known a little of his mother because she died in 1818 when he was 8 years. After law studies, he began a political career before 30 years. He made war against Indians in 1832. Elect deputy republican in 1834, he entered in Congress in 1847. From 1854, he defended the introduction of a slave legislation in Kansas and Nebraska. In 1856, he leaded a campaign of antislavery. In 1860, he was candidate

The rise of China in Africa: a curse or a blessing? Introduction China`s interest in Africa is far from recent. Its engagement in Africa`s Sub-Saharan countries is becoming a most significant and meaningful trend for the continent. It is a sign of the new “china fever” that over 200.000 Chinese are thought to be currently living in Africa , mainly, in Cameroon, Republic of Guinea, Zimbabwe, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana and even in Ivory Coast where there are existing political troubles. There are

chanson composée par Micheal Jackson et Lionel Richie en 1985 donc l’époque contemporaine. Elle est interprétée par quelques-uns des artistes les plus célèbres de l'industrie musicale américaine de l'époque, il s’agit de : USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), groupe de quarante-quatre artistes américains, dirigé par Harry Belafonte, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson et Lionel Richie. Le 28 janvier 1985, ils enregistrent la chanson We Are the World. Plus de 7,5 millions de disques furent