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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

L1 LLCE British Civilization : From the Reform to the Great Exhibition

If you weren't in class yesterday, or you've lost the sheet of paper, here is the Homework assignment :

Université Paris Est Créteil, UFR de Lettres et de Sciences Humaines, Département d’anglais
décembre 2011

L1 civilisation. From the Reformation to the Great Exhibition.
Devoir maison basé sur les documents de la brochure. La brochure est disponible sur Eprel ou à l’adresse http://www.jcmullen.fr/2011brochurereform.doc

NB : Utiliser même une phrase copiée d’une autre source sans citation précise est absolument interdite et pourrait entraîner une procédure disciplinaire

Section A
Read carefully the documents on pages 16-18 (The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Prospectus ; the Crystal Palace Exhibition ; A Luddite declaration) and answer the following questions. Some of the answers are in the documents, for other you need to research.

Understanding
1. Give two reasons the writers defend the introduction of a railway.
2. What did Victoria find impressive about the Crystal Palace Exhibition?
3. Why do the Luddites want to break the machines?

Context
4 What were the similarities and differences between the Luddite movement and the Captain Swing movement of 1830?

Section B

Read carefully the two documents on pages 22 and 23 (The need for Electoral Reform, and The National Petition of the Chartists) and answer the following questions. Do not quote from the document.

Understanding
1. What does Russell mean when he says that sometimes a “stone wall” elects a member of parliament, whereas a large and flourishing town sometimes does not ?
2. What do chartists mean when they say “we demand the ballot”?

Context
3 What were the most important changes made in the two years after Russell’s speech?

Le devoir doit être rendu le 3 janvier, qui est également la date du contrôle final.
Students who do not get a pass mark will retake an exam in June.

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