Born to Save The document under study is an extract from a novel entitled “My Sister’s Keeper”, written by Jodi Picoult, published in 2004. It is about the story of three siblings, Jesse, Kate and Anna Ftzgerald, whose sister, Kate, has been sick since she was 2 years old with leukemia. Indeed, we have learned that Anna was...

 (At the follwing of what we did last time)Pigeon Post: First used in 1140s. They would use homing pigeon to send their messages. Pigeons were raised in a certain location so that they became very familiar with the place. The next step was to travel with one of the pigeons to another place and whenever we needed to...

Artificial Wombs The document under study is an article published in January 2018, on Scientific American website. It is about the possibility of “ectogenesis”, which means in the future it will be possible for a fetus to develop outside a biological womb. In fact, in 2017, a group of scientists succeeded in creating real artificial wombs for lamb...

About to Cross the Finish Line The impact and the consequences of the Games for Irish athletes are various: firstly the number of professional athletes greatly increased thanks to the importance the Irish State gave to the Olympics. In addition, Athletes were coached by professionals and scientists. In fact, they had to focus on their diet and their...

 Radio Talk on the theme of Surrogacy The document under study is a recording of a radio talk show on the theme of surrogacy. We can hear several opinions on the topic. Hence, the advantages of surrogacy are that it allows unmarried women and older ones that are too busy with their job careers who cannot have a...

 Artificial wombs The document under study is an extract from an article published in 2018 on a website called “Scientific American”. We have learned about the existence of artificial wombs/uteruses. In fact, in 2017, a group of scientists succeeded in creating artificial wombs for lamb fetuses in later stage of gestation. The goal of such innovation is to...

 (At the follwing of what we did last time)Nevertheless, her husband was angry with her, besides, he was confused and asked a lot of questions. On top of that, he was afraid of how people in their village would react. In addition, he was scared about the impact of Sarrita’s decision on their family. Indeed, despite the fact...

 (at the follwoing of what we did last time)Group 3 In the 1920s, Paris was the center of the intellectual and cultural, artistic and political life. On top of that it was a very crowded city with 2,9 million inhabitant, including Irish celebrities such as Samuel Beckett an Irish novelist who was the nephew of an athletes who...

 The Evolution of communication throughout the course of human history Smoke Signals : Cavemen during prehistory. People in Europe Greece for example, 150 BC. Also used by Native Americans. Rock/stone Carving: Prehistory period with cavemen. In the ancient time in Europe… Ink and Paper: Invented in parallel around 1040. Ink was invented in China. Papyrus and parchment paper were...

 Modern Self-Portraits The document under study is an article from the Atlantic published in 2014. It is about the evolution of self-portraits in our human history. We have learned that back then, portrait were painted and only accessible for the rich and the powerful people. While nowadays, portraits are digital and democratized. Both have in common the fact...

 (At the follwoing of what we did last time)Group 3 In the 1920s, Paris was the center of the intellectual and cultural, artistic and political life. On top of that it was a very crowded city with 2,9 million inhabitant, including Irish celebrities such as Samuel Beckett an Irish novelist who was the nephew of an athletes who...

 Synthetic Human Embryos The document under study is a news report from The World is One News, posted in June 2023 on YouTube. It is about a new breakthrough that consists in using stem cells to create synthetic embryos. In fact, this method bypasses the need for sperm and an egg to create an embryo. These synthetic embryos...

The Social Network (Movie trailer) The document under is a trailer of a movie entitled “The Social Network”, released in 2010. It is about how Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. We have learned that it was created in the fall of 2003 by Zuckerberg and one of his friends. Originally, the goal of the website was to connect Harvard’s...

 The Social Network The document under study is a trailer for the movie “The Social Network” released in 2010. This movie is about the creation of Facebook. We have learned that Mark Zuckerberg and a friend of his created this website in their dorm in Harvard. The goal was to put online the college social experience, and to...

 Paris 1924-2024 – An Irish Olympic Journey   Group 1 In the beginning of the 20th century, Irish athletes were competing for Great Britain and the USA. On top of that, Pierre de Coubertin was the creator  of the Olympics as we know them today, and at the time he was strongly against the participation of women in...

 A Booming Business The document under study is an extract from an article published in the Guardian in December 2009. It is about the story of Sarita, an Indian woman who is 26 years old. We have learned that she comes from a poor family background, in fact, her parents were farmers and at the age of 16,...

 Gene Therapy The document under study is an extract of an interview of a scientist who used a new way to cure one of his patient. His name is French Anderson, an American doctor. He pioneered gene therapy to cure people who have gene diseases. His first patient was Ashi DaSilva who was 4 years old at the...

Design your baby Text A The document under study is an extract from a newspaper, published in 2010 in CHS Globe online. It is about someone who would like to design their babies. In fact, it is possible to create the “perfect” baby with particular physical traits, to have a baby with a high IQ and no diseases....

 (At the follwing of waht we did last time)She discovered breakdancing in West Philly. When she started to practice it, she felt like an outsider, however, she was welcomed warmly by the community. She would like to make breakdancing her full time job, eventually she would like to create a school to teach breakdancing. We have learned that...

 The Rise of Facebook The document under study is an extract from an article taken from Time Magazine, published in 2010, written by L. Grossman. It is about Mark Zuckerberg who was elected person of the year. We have learned that Facebook was originally created in 2004, its name was “thefacebook.com”. Zuckerberg was a 19-year-old student at Harvard...

 (At the following of the last lesson)She first discovered breaking in West Philly. Then, when she started to dance she felt like an outsider. However, she was welcomed warmly by the community. Eventually, she wants to make breaking her full time job and would like to create her own school to teach breaking. We have learned that breaking...

 Gene Therapy The document under study is an interview of an American scientist called French Anderson. He talks about a treatment he created called gene therapy that he used on a child called Ashi DaSilva, who was 4 years old at the time. In fact, Ashi had been sick since her birth because her immune system was deficient...

Social Networking Times The documents under study are two graphs and a timeline about the evolution of social media. The two graphs were published on “Our World in Data Website” in 2019. The timeline was published in 2023 on Social Media Tulsa Website. We have learned that in 2018, Facebook was the most popular platform. It was created...

 Social Networking Times The document under study are two graphs and one timeline about social media published in 2019 on “Our World in Data Website” and in “Social Media Tulsa”, in 2023. We have learned about the evolution of the most famous/popular social media platforms: Facebook is the most popular one, which was created in 2004, it reached...

Unit 1 : Higher, Faster, Stronger Axe : Diversity and Inclusion   Breakdance at the Olympics   The document under study is an extract from NBS News published in November 2022. It deals with breakdancing/breaking: how it moved from cardboard in the streets to the Olympic stage. We have learned about Grace Sunny Choi, a B-Girl (a break dancer) who...

(At the following of what we did last time)To conclude, this type of breakthrough can be seen as unethical because turning human beings into slaves or kind of robots is not right. Moreover, it can lead to human trafficking, in fact evaluating a life worth based on the way they were created diminishes their worth. On top of...

 Unit 1 : Brave New World ? Theme 1: Knowledge, Creation, Innovation Topic 2: Science and Technology: Promises and Challenges Science Babies The document under study is an extract from a novel entitled “Brave New World”, written by Aldous Huxley, published in 1932. This extract deals with a director who is giving a tour of his facilities/lab to some students...

Unit 1: Social Networks and their impact on our daily lives Axe 4: Citizenship and Virtual World Social media are online platforms on which people interact with one another from around the world through the Internet. Additionally, people connect/gather around communities of same interests. People exchange by chatting online or by sending or posting videos and photos on...