What is Speakers `Corner?
“Speakers `Corner in the north – east corner of Hyde Park in London is by tradition an area where public speeches can be made by anyone who has anything they want to say – no matter how eccentric or implausible.
The area was set aside for such use in 1872, after Hyde Park itself became a popular centre for public speaking.
Speakers talk to the crowds from a soapbox – an improvised platform once made from wooden packing crates used for soap and other items. Individual speakers or representatives of various organisations or special causes deliver their speeches at weekends – to the amusement or bewilderment of passers by.
Crowds often gather around a speaker, and generally feel free to make comments on the speech or simply to heckle the speaker if they don `t agree with what is being said!
Speakers `Corner is often taken as a symbol of free speech”.
The area was set aside for such use in 1872, after Hyde Park itself became a popular centre for public speaking.
Speakers talk to the crowds from a soapbox – an improvised platform once made from wooden packing crates used for soap and other items. Individual speakers or representatives of various organisations or special causes deliver their speeches at weekends – to the amusement or bewilderment of passers by.
Crowds often gather around a speaker, and generally feel free to make comments on the speech or simply to heckle the speaker if they don `t agree with what is being said!
Speakers `Corner is often taken as a symbol of free speech”.
(The United Kingdom – 100 Questions Answered, Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
Welcome to our Speakers ` Corner! Express yourself! Feel free to share your ideals with us! Not censured!
. Nota (s): neste espaço será permitida a publicação de informação em Português e Inglês dado que alguns dos assuntos que os alunos se propõe tratar exigem a aquisição de vocabulário especifico que, neste momento, não se encontra (ainda) ao seu alcance. Os alunos irão, gradualmente, (re) construindo os seus textos utilizando, prioritariamente, a língua inglesa …
É com muito orgulho que dou as boas – vindas ao Miguel Perdigão (nº 17, 7ºA) e à Mónica Sampaio (nº19, 7ºA)! Vamos conhecer as suas causas! Come along!
ANIMAL TESTING
Miguel Perdigão
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33TCy0Wl8zg
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frFSt-44Juw
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77xO2in4Zi8&feature=related
. National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
BULLYING
Mónica Sampaio
. What `s Bullying? http://www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm
. Bullying in Schools http://www.kenrigby.net/
. Bullying.Org: http://www.bullying.org/index.cfm
. BullyingUK: http://www.bullying.co.uk/
. StopBullyingNow: http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main
. Bullying. No Way! http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/
