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                                Assessing the impact of Brexit on British society

In June 2016, a majority of Britons voted to leave the EU, thus triggering a major political crisis and dividing a nation. The set of documents is composed of an opinion piece written by John Harris in The Guardian, a leading article taken from The Economist, a piece which came out in The Conversation, all dated 2019 . The map  of the UK  showing the referendum results was  published in detail.tv in  June 2016. They all raise the following question : has British society become a divided society? To what extent has Brexit created a divided society?

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4. problématique sous forme de question  

Changing attitudes towards Black Friday  – (Reactions sparked by BF)

Every year, consumerism reaches a peak on November 29^th, also known as BF, when millions of shoppers around the world hunt for the best bargains. Indeed, what was originally an Amercian tradition has now become a global trend. Two articles taken from The Telegraph and The Wall Street Journal, both dated November 29^th, an opinion piece  written by George Monbiot, published in The Guardian in 2017 along with a poster (an advert) posted on narcity.com in 2018 deal with the environmental and generational impact of the  phenomenon. They raise the following question: why has BF become so divisive? (= controversial)