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SUJET 1 Le sujet porte sur la thématique « Voyages, territoires, frontières ». Partie 1. Synthèse en anglais (16 pts) Prenez connaissance de la thématique ci-dessus et du dossier composé des documents A, B et C et répondez en anglais à la consigne suivante (500 mots environ) : Show how
SUJET 1 Le sujet porte sur la thématique « Voyages, territoires, frontières ». Partie 1. Synthèse en anglais (16 pts) Prenez connaissance de la thématique ci-dessus et du dossier composé des documents A, B et C et répondez en anglais à la consigne suivante (500 mots environ) : Show how the theme of New York City as territory is dealt with in the three documents, taking into account its geography and cultural heritage. Partie 2. Traduction en français (4 pts) Traduisez en français le passage suivant du document B : “You look right glad to get home little boy,” says the Southern lady. “Oh I am, I could fall down and kiss the ground.” “Well that’s a fine patriotic sentiment. . . . I’m glad to hear you say it.” Jimmy scalds all over. Kiss the ground, kiss the ground, echoes in his head like a catcall. […] “Look deary you’re missing things. . . . There’s the statue of Liberty.” A tall green woman in a dressing gown standing on an island holding up her hand. “What’s that in her hand?” (lines 24 to 31) Document A An Open Letter to NYC Listen, All You New Yorkers Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten From the Battery to the top of Manhattan Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin 5 Black, White, New York you make it happen […] Brownstones1, water towers, trees, skyscrapers Writers, prize fighters and Wall Street traders We come together on the subway cars 1 brownstones: a line of low houses, common in certain neighborhoods of NYC. 21-LLCERANG11 Page : 2/10 Diversity unified, whoever you are 10 We're doing fine on the One and Nine line On the L2 we're doin' swell On the number Ten bus we fight and fuss Cause we're thorough in the boroughs and that's a must I remember when the Deuce3 was all porno flicks 15 Running home after school to play PIXX At lunch I'd go to Blimpies down on Montague Street And hit the Fulton Street Mall for the sneakers on my feet Dear New York, I hope you're doing well I know a lot's happened and you've been through hell 20 So, we give thanks for providing a home Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves Dear New York, this is a love letter To you and how you brought us together We can't say enough about all you