Compréhension écrite, Dalai Lama.

Sujet du devoir

Bonjour, je suis en 1ière L au CNED, et je dois faire une compréhension écrite, voici le texte:

Your Majesty, Members of the Nobel Committee, Brothers and Sisters:

I am very happy to be here with you today to receive the Nobel Prize for peace. I feel honored, humbled, and deeply moved that you should give this important prize to a simple monk from Tibet. I am no one special. But I believe the prize is a recognition of the true value of altruism, love, compassion, and nonviolence which I try to practice, in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha and the sages of India and Tibet. I accept the prize with profound gratitude on behalf of all of the oppressed everywhere and for all those who struggle for freedom and work for world peace. I accept it as a tribute to the man who founded the modern tradition of nonviolent action for change – Mahatama Gandhi – whose life taught and inspired me. And, of course, I accept it on behalf of the six million Tibetan people, my brave countrymen and women inside Tibet, who have suffered and continue to suffer so much. They confront a calculated and systematic strategy aimed at the destruction of their national and cultural identities. The prize reaffirms our conviction that with truth, courage, and determination as our weapons, Tibet will be liberated.

No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have basically the same human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature. The great changes that are taking place in the world, from Eastern Europe to Africa, are a clear indication of this…

... As a Buddhist monk, my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all the sentient beings who suffer. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.

Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed.

The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding, and a development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. Although I have found my own Buddhist religion helpful in generating love and compassion, even for those we consider our enemies, I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion.

With the ever-growing impact of science in our lives, religion and spirituality have a greater role to play reminding us of our humanity. There is no contradiction between the two. Each gives us valuable insights into each other. Both science and the teaching of the Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things.

I believe all religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and bringing happiness to all human beings. Though the means may appear different, the ends are the same.

As we enter the final decade of this century, I am optimistic that the ancient values that have sustained mankind are today reaffirming themselves to prepare us for a kinder, happier twenty-first century.

I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the pain and suffering of all sentient beings.

Thank you.
Tenzin Gyatso
14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
December 10, 1989, Oslo, Norway, Earth. D. R.

Où j'en suis dans mon devoir

Bon j'ai répondue aux questions, mais j'aimerais que ce soit vérifiée et avoir la correction:

Et voici maintenant les questions:


1.Nature of document:  a letter?  an article?  an extract from a novel?  a speech? the document is a speech.


2.Author (name + title): Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama
Event associated with the document:The Nobel Peace Prize
Subject of the document: peace and freedom

3.Quote the key idea in a minimal sentence (subject + verb + complement) for each paragraph.(besoin d'aide pour cet exercice!!)

1. The Nobel Peace Prize

2. We are all basically the same human beings.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.all religions pursue the same goals.

8.happier twenty-first century.

9. I pray for all of us


4. True or false? Justify each time by quoting the text.

a. The Dalai Lama is modest: true: "a simple monk from Tibet. I am no one special"

b. He admits he is the founder of the modern tradition of nonviolence: False. " I accept it as a tribute to the man who founded the modern tradition of nonviolent action for change – Mahatama Gandhi – "

c. He wants the Tibetan people to fight with military weapons: False: "truth, courage, and determination as our weapons"

d. He blames egoism for many of the world’s problems. True (je ne trouve pas la justification)

e. He considers that the solution is only to be found in religion.False: " I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion."

f. For the Dalai Lama, science and religion don’t mix.False: There is no contradiction between the two.


5. Quote a part of the text where the writer speaks about the following points :

benevolence : tout le premier paragraphe "I am very happy [...] will be liberated"

ill-treatment : " People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.
Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed."

fraternity : "No matter what part of the world [...] are a clear indication of this" (2ième paragraphe)

ecology : "This understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and decisive action on the pressing global concern with the environment."

6.Complete the following table with one example of each of the techniques used in the speech and that you have studied in the sequence :

A alliteration: "honored, humbled"; "systematic strategy"

F facts:

O opinions:I believe, I am convinced

R repetition:I accept, human being

E emotive language: I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend

S statistics:6 millions of Tibetan people.

T three (rules of):

7. Explain the use of the following pronouns :

l.2 ‘you’refers to: people are give Nobel Prize to Dalai Lama

l.13 ‘They’refers to:Tibetan

l.16 ‘we’refers to: everyworld (tout le monde) with Dalai Lama

l.39 ‘each’refers to: science and religion.

Merci d'avance de votre aide.