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PROJECT 2 : A NATION OF GUNFIGHTERS

INTRODUCTION
Places and Forms of Power
Question raised : Why do Americans love guns and what is the social cost
of gun ownership ?

Non-violence, bronze sculpture by Carl Fredrik Reutersward in 1987, United Nations headquarters, New York.

Your TASK : Use the information provided above, as well as the Wordbank below , to briefly
describe the photograph. What does it show ? Where is the sculpture located ? Who made it ?
When was it made ? Why was it created? What is the sculpture called ? What does it symbolize?
What was the artists aim? You may have to search the Web for additional information.

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a firearm : une arme feu / a handgun : un pistolet / a Colt Python : un poulain python / a 357 magnum
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revolver : un revolver magnum de calibre 357 / a barrel : un canon/barillet / a muzzle : une bouche darme feu /
oversized : surdimentionn / to be knotted : tre nou