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TEXT ANALYSES: 1. BLAIR. “Address to the Irish Parliament” PRIMER BLOQUE (ENFOQUE HISTÓRICO)      

CLASIFICACIÓN DEL TEXTO: political speech CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN: UK + Ireland history (conflicts and independence) AUTORÍA: Tony Blair (leader of British Labour Party + Prime minister) DESTINATARIO: Irish Parliament (he was the first politician minister addressing it) LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA: in Leister House, in Dublin (Ireland) LOCALIZACIÓN TEMPORAL: 26th of November of 1998

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MOTIVACIÓN Y CAUSA: UK + Ireland history (conflicts and independence). The author’s Irish roots. PROPÓSITO: agreement for peaceful future for Ireland and UK + set bonds (vinculo) SIGNIFICACIÓN: peaceful future after so many decades of conflicts. “Good Friday agreement” PROYECCIÓN: making history: first time British politician and prime minister addressing Ireland CONSECUENCIA: different way of seeing Irish and British people each other. Assertive attitude, possible cooperation and support.

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2. PANKHURST. Freedom or death. PRIMER BLOQUE (ENFOQUE HISTÓRICO)      

CLASIFICACIÓN DEL TEXTO: political-historical narrative (transcription of the speech) CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN: women were fighting to get the right to vote. Tories and Whigs, extended the right to vote. AUTORÍA: Emmeline Pankhurst (creator and leader of the Women’s Social and Political Union DESTINATARIO: crowd of suffragette supporters LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA: Hartford. At a meeting of the Connecticut Women Association LOCALIZACIÓN TEMPORAL: 13th of November, 1913

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MOTIVACIÓN Y CAUSA: women had no right to vote. A patriarchal society in which women’s position was underestimated and dominated by men. PROPÓSITO: to raise awareness and get support for the fight of women’s right SIGNIFICACIÓN: improve women’s social position, hope for a better and egalitarian society. PROYECCIÓN: making women visible CONSECUENCIA: join women, showing them how powerful they could be. Influenced in the women suffragette in 1918 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEXT: o “Soldier”  revolution, war  fighter for women rights o Encourage women to fight o Need for revolutionary methods o Metaphor: “baby crying”  the baby crying will be always attend because it’s making noise

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3. CHURCHILL. The Iron Curtain Speech. PRIMER BLOQUE (ENFOQUE HISTÓRICO)      

CLASIFICACIÓN DEL TEXTO: political speech CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN: the president of US invited him to receive an honorary degree. After the 2WW. AUTORÍA: Winston Churchill (politician who had been Prime Minister of the Conservative party) DESTINATARIO: American audience. LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA: Westminster college in Fulton, Missouri LOCALIZACIÓN TEMPORAL: 5th March, 1946

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MOTIVACIÓN Y CAUSA: after 2WW situation. to raise awareness among Americans about the war and the despotism (tirany) PROPÓSITO: Make them aware about the growth of communism in order to join democratic governments of Britain and US SIGNIFICACIÓN: shows the tension between US and URSS (Soviet Union) PROYECCIÓN: although Britain, US, Soviet Union were allies during 2WW, their relationship was fragile CONSECUENCIA: Stalin accused him of turning Europe countries againts Soviet Union. Affected their relationship  lead to Cold War CHARACTERISTICS: o Metaphor: “Iron curtain” = separation of the world into communists and democratics  Curtain = keep people in + information out

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4. CUMMINS. A famous letter Cork J.P. writes to the Duke of Wellington PRIMER BLOQUE (ENFOQUE HISTÓRICO)  

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CLASIFICACIÓN DEL TEXTO: historical document CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN: a week before its publication in “The Times” newspaper. Ireland was suffering the Potato famine, mostly due to the bad administration and policy of the British government. Although Ireland is a fertile land, irish people were displaced by English people to non-fertile lands. Potato indispensable to survive, although there was a potato disease. They lived in poor conditions. There was religious persecution. Due to all this, Irish people wanted independence. British government’s measures were not enough. AUTORÍA: Nicholas Cummins DESTINATARIO: Duke of Wellington (close to Queen Victoria) and British society LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA LOCALIZACIÓN TEMPORAL: 24th December, 1846

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MOTIVACIÓN Y CAUSA: Ireland was suffering the Potato famine. He describes the situation. PROPÓSITO: to show the suffering of Irish people and try to improve their situation SIGNIFICACIÓN: Irish people conditions were very hard at that time PROYECCIÓN CONSECUENCIA: it had an impact on people, British Relief Association sent money. In 1847 government change measures o Anyway, death and willingness to independence  Republic of Ireland 1949 CHARACTERISTICS: o Vocabulary to cause impact o Last paragraph written directly to the Duke

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5. O’CONNEL PRIMER BLOQUE (ENFOQUE HISTÓRICO)      

CLASIFICACIÓN DEL TEXTO CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN AUTORÍA DESTINATARIO LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA LOCALIZACIÓN TEMPORAL.

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MOTIVACIÓN Y CAUSA PROPÓSITO SIGNIFICACIÓN PROYECCIÓN CONSECUENCIA

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