Compréhension écrite, discours du prix nobel.

Sujet du devoir

Dalai Lama’s Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
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.
This understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and decisive action on the
pressing global concern with the environment.
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.

Complete the following table with one example of each of the techniques used
in the speech and that you have studied in the sequence : (3 points)
Technique Example
A alliteration

F facts

O opinions

R repetition

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

S statistics

T three (rules of)

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J'ai fait tous les exercices de ce devoir, il y a seulement l'exercice 6 ci-dessus qui me pose un probleme. Merci d'avance de votre aide.