tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15845647681546364682024-03-21T14:20:55.886-07:00Portal da Língua InglesaBruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-69378035766306702672021-08-14T12:07:00.001-07:002021-08-14T12:07:08.491-07:00The Costs of and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the Education Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Acting Now to Protect the Human Capital of Our Children:
The Costs of and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the Education Sector
in Latin America and the Caribbean<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“The sanitary and economic shocks caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic brought about the most significant disruption in the history
of the education sector in Latin America and the Caribbean region, leading to
school closures at all levels and affecting over 170 million students
throughout the region. Despite the tremendous efforts made by countries to
mitigate the lack of in-person education through remote learning, education is
taking a serious hit and outcomes are plummeting in the region. Learning
poverty by the end of primary education could increase by more than 20 percent.
Over 2 in 3 lower secondary education students could fall below minimum
proficiency levels, and learning losses will be substantially larger for the
most disadvantaged students. There is no time to lose. All countries must act
now to make sure schools are ready to reopen safely and effectively
country-wide so as to speed up the recovery process from the dramatic effects
of the pandemic. They can leverage many emerging lessons and evidence, and must
protect public funding for education, to enable this reopening process. While
education systems face a challenge like no other, this exceptionally difficult
situation also opens a window of opportunity to build back better their
education systems to become more effective, equitable and resilient.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">World Bank. 2021. Acting Now to Protect the Human
Capital of Our Children: The Costs of and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic’s
Impact on the Education Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank,
Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35276
License: CC BY 3.0 IGO. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kind regards <o:p></o:p></span></p>Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-1724791965007419912021-07-24T08:46:00.000-07:002021-07-24T08:46:02.188-07:00Do you know what 'THE NUCLEAR FOOTBALL' is?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMamSCR3coIXPaWrI6mMWMAjkiCqUROaHrgcl_KRuaUpSdrqSXGFfLqqjCW9BHYJmHkAFfhSo32TYDdi5EH8ISALw_cyyL52sOYfFMcsVlt8nIQnf2f07bDEXm9aBeWAcFcrXzccfiC-DB/s1200/Nuclear-Football.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMamSCR3coIXPaWrI6mMWMAjkiCqUROaHrgcl_KRuaUpSdrqSXGFfLqqjCW9BHYJmHkAFfhSo32TYDdi5EH8ISALw_cyyL52sOYfFMcsVlt8nIQnf2f07bDEXm9aBeWAcFcrXzccfiC-DB/s320/Nuclear-Football.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p align="center" style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The nuclear football is a
briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United
States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers,
such as the White House Situation Room or the Presidential Emergency Operations
Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">It functions as a mobile
hub in the strategic defense system of the United States. It is held by an
aide-de-camp. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">(From Wikipedia)</span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQX7x2u7SVOYxORGxbXrdYJlVQCTwtvK6xbYMU1Z8ce7TJHx2ZFo9UgvKz0Ko_DIXlQY2jw9kRDeICbbeMt7EcXK-OftBsS2vG899KOw4lBR90ysQgD9cpS_GIFbtsEMFD2F_NOQ3q_frn/s620/4000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="620" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQX7x2u7SVOYxORGxbXrdYJlVQCTwtvK6xbYMU1Z8ce7TJHx2ZFo9UgvKz0Ko_DIXlQY2jw9kRDeICbbeMt7EcXK-OftBsS2vG899KOw4lBR90ysQgD9cpS_GIFbtsEMFD2F_NOQ3q_frn/w400-h240/4000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pentagon puzzle: What if
the nuclear ‘football’ goes missing? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://asiatimes.com/2021/07/pentagon-puzzle-what-if-the-nuclear-football-goes-missing/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></p><p align="center" style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Curiosity </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Following President Trump's failure to secure a second term, he did not</span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">attend President Biden's inauguration, when the football is normally handed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">over. Instead, Trump's football remained with him while a second one</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">accompanied Biden. At the 12:00 PM EST transition time, the codes in Trump's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and Pence's (who did attend the inauguration) football were deactivated, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">those in Biden's and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris's were activated."</span></div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwig6Gdd35u_WGDDgSeu-5SgcmhgA4-F1BtumWS3zKQBZO9cGWglp09QvIG0nEaUHfA1XCNixtLrEkrhjmqpJVrjNztmfGUKBm6wqZqcSnzJ8-LejRxXmKtaZna4Xy7v1FnN4nn0My2npg/s620/3000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="620" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwig6Gdd35u_WGDDgSeu-5SgcmhgA4-F1BtumWS3zKQBZO9cGWglp09QvIG0nEaUHfA1XCNixtLrEkrhjmqpJVrjNztmfGUKBm6wqZqcSnzJ8-LejRxXmKtaZna4Xy7v1FnN4nn0My2npg/w400-h240/3000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Beaumont, Peter (January 19, 2021). "How will
Trump pass 'nuclear football' to Biden if he's not at swearing-in?". The
Guardian. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved July 24,
2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
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f A BATTLE OF WILLS. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offered compromises to parliament to defuse the <b>battle of wills</b> over who
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Instead I was
getting myself into an increasingly confrontational situation, <b>a battle of
wills</b>, with the Director of Coaching.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A battle of wills</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">, no less,
between pursuer and prey.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This follows
whispers of an alleged <b>battle of wills</b> with manager Don Mackay.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After two days even,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A drawn-out <b>battle
of wills</b> began, with my having to stone-wall both in London and on visits
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The <b>battle of
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In fact, their <b>battle
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Each refusing to
compromise, the husband and wife entered into <b>a battle of wills</b> as they
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It was <b>a
battle of wills</b>, and Grace's was the stronger. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">All that was left
was a mutual struggle, <b>a battle of wills</b>, which became totally
exhausting.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;"> </span>Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-58274739239049772132020-07-08T05:48:00.002-07:002020-07-08T05:48:54.224-07:00LEAD SOMEONE UP THE GARDEN PATH<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meaning: if someone leads you up the garden path, they
deceive you by making you believe something which is not true. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Don't <b>lead me up the garden path</b>—tell me what
is really going on here. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">He <b>led me up the garden path</b>. He said the
relationship with Penny was over but now he seems to be seeing her again.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">According to by some websites, LEAD SOMEONE UP THE
GARDEN PATH is mainly British. There is also the variety LEAD SOMEONE DOWN THE
GARDEN PATH, which is mainly American English. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Don't <b>lead me down the garden path</b>—tell me what
is really going on here.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Now, be honest with me. <b>Don't lead me down the
garden path</b>. That cheater really led her up the garden path.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">He believes the average consumer <b>is being led down
the garden path</b> by the promises in advertisements.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In a nutshell, what does 'LEAD SOMEONE UP THE GARDEN
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive
you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. 'Lead
someone down the garden path' is also used.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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large pipe that carries oil or gas over a long distance, often underground. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If something is in the pipeline, it is being planned
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theatre company has several new productions <b>in the pipeline</b> for next
season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lawsuits were filed this week, and another 200 cases are <b>in the pipeline</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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project has been <b>in the pipeline</b> since forever. I am not sure if it will
ever get completed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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keeps telling me that her new book is <b>in the pipeline</b> but is she even
writing something right now?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mother's operation has been scheduled. Finally, it has been <b>in the pipeline</b>
for a very long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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boss asked for an update about every project that is <b>in the pipeline right</b>
now. Is something going on that I don't know about? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-partly internet websites referred
to in this post, and does not guarantee that any context on such websites are,
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-23212380121255062012020-06-30T08:30:00.003-07:002020-06-30T08:30:54.606-07:00KEEP A LOW PROFILE<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• With police
apparently <b>keeping a low profile</b>, the violence intensified during the
night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• Apple <b>kept
a low profile</b> for the first few days of the conference, making no major
announcements or product introductions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• Many of the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• But since then
they have <b>kept a low profile</b> and not made their findings public.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• Kendall <b>keeps
a low profile</b>, refusing to grant on-the-record interviews with the news
media.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• Like every
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• She's <b>keeping
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• There was
nothing she could do about it, other than <b>keep a low profile</b> and stay
well out of his way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• Western
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• I decided to <b>keep
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">• During the
event Clinton <b>will keep a low profile</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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harder to fight. But health officials dismissed the risk for months, pushing
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“[…] The two-month delay was a product of faulty
scientific assumptions, academic rivalries and, perhaps most important, a
reluctance to accept that containing the virus would take drastic measures. The
resistance to emerging evidence was one part of the world’s sluggish response
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delay, but models suggest that earlier, aggressive action might have saved tens
of thousands of lives. Countries like Singapore and Australia, which used
testing and contact-tracing and moved swiftly to quarantine seemingly healthy
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accepted that seemingly healthy people can spread the virus, though uncertainty
remains over how much they have contributed to the pandemic. Though estimates
vary, models using data from Hong Kong, Singapore and China suggest that 30 to
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therefore, I would appreciate any information that would enable me to do so.
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-42299320927843424832020-06-26T07:32:00.002-07:002020-06-26T07:32:53.137-07:00[IDIOMS] IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One famous expression used in Brazil is that one about
the cost of things, especially when we are talking about something very expensive.
In English there are very similar idioms. When something costs a lot of money,
we say that IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG. If I can remember well, in Brazil people
say “<i>Isso custa os olhos da cara</i>” to refer to ‘<i>It costs an arm and a
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may cost me an arm and a leg</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">"How much
would you pay for luxurious farmhouse by the beach? </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An arm and a leg</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">?" </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">He really wants
to go to that event. He's </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">willing
to pay an arm and a leg for it</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you can read and Portuguese, I would like to
suggest you more about both the origin and meaning of <i>Custar os olhos da
cara</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the website <i>significados</i> (English:
meanings), <b><i>Custar os olhos da cara</i></b><i> “é uma expressão popular
que significa custar muito caro, ter um preço muito alto, preço acima da média
esperada.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You can learn more about its origin here: (<span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><a href="https://www.significados.com.br/custar-os-olhos-da-cara/#:~:text=Custar%20os%20olhos%20da%20cara%20%C3%A9%20uma%20express%C3%A3o%20popular%20que,pre%C3%A7o%20acima%20da%20m%C3%A9dia%20esperada.">custar
os olhos da cara</a></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">cost an arm and a leg. (n.d.) Farlex Dictionary of
Idioms. (2015). Retrieved June 26 2020 from <a href="https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cost+an+arm+and+a+leg">https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cost+an+arm+and+a+leg</a>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Modern Slang – Easy Way, de Jack Scholes, Disal
Editora, 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Significado de Custar
os olhos da cara: (<a href="https://www.significados.com.br/custar-os-olhos-da-cara/#:~:text=Custar%20os%20olhos%20da%20cara%20%C3%A9%20uma%20express%C3%A3o%20popular%20que,pre%C3%A7o%20acima%20da%20m%C3%A9dia%20esperada.">click
here</a>)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">theidioms.com <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-partly internet websites referred
to in this post, and does not guarantee that any context on such websites are,
or will remain, accurate or appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-58931424061095422222020-06-22T14:17:00.002-07:002020-06-22T14:17:41.637-07:00LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’s been a long time since I last published something
here, but I have been way too busy to find some time to share something on <i>Portal
da Língua Inglesa</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now, I think it is time to try to start writing regularly
again. I cannot promise that I will do it very often, but I will try to write at
least an entry a week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Have you guys ever heard of the expression <b>look
like the cat that swallowed the canary</b>? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Examples:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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sat there looking like cats that swallowed the canaries. The teacher knew the
students must be planning something mischievous. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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looking like the cat that swallowed the canary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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own personal pleasure, the senator looked like the cat that swallowed the
canary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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swallowed the canary. I knew he must have been a success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the cat that swallowed the canary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a knowing and self-satisfied smile on one’s face;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be pleased with oneself, often because one has done something which one knows
was wrong but which was very enjoyable;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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appear smug and/or overly pleased with oneself to others, especially over
something one has done, received, or accomplished;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To
have the appearance of guilt but attempt to hide behind an air of smugness or
feigned nonchalance;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">to
appear as if one had just had a great success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I hope wherever you are in the world, you are safe and
well. I'm sure that after the darkness, light will return. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I have joined
Instagram!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">@bruno.coriolano
(<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bruno.coriolano/">https://www.instagram.com/bruno.coriolano/</a>)
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ate/got/swallowed the canary. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved June
22, 2020, from <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20the%20cat%20that%20ate%2Fgot%2Fswallowed%20the%20canary">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20the%20cat%20that%20ate%2Fgot%2Fswallowed%20the%20canary</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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acadêmica/profissional?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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filho da escola pública. Entrei na faculdade de Letras e Artes pela UERN em
2005, aos 17 anos de idade. Formei-me em 2009. Antes disso, em 2008, tive minha
primeira experiência formal com a docência, pois fui escolhido para trabalhar
num projeto de extensão, com a parceria UERN-PETROBRAS, chamado “Programa de Criança
Petrobras”. Na época, mudei-me para Mossoró, onde permaneci por nove meses
nesse contrato. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Em
2009, retornei à minha cidade (Felipe Guerra) e fui professor substituto por
quase dois anos, até finalmente, passar no meu primeiro concurso (2010) e ser
convocado em 2011. Essa nova porta via prefeitura municipal me levou à cidade Governador
Dix-Sept Rosado, onde trabalhei por cinco anos. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Em
2012, peguei meu segundo vínculo empregatício, mas dessa vez, na SEEC- RN
(Secretaria de Estado da Educação e Cultura). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Em
2014, iniciei minha especialização em língua inglesa, também pela UERN. Esse
curso foi concluído em 2016. Ano em que retornei mais uma vez a Felipe Guerra,
onde permaneço até hoje, e também conquistei o segundo vínculo estadual na
SEEC. O que me fez abandonar o vínculo municipal na cidade anterior, em
respeito ao limite de carga horária do servidor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Porque
decidiu ser professor de Língua Inglesa? Já pensou, em algum momento, em mudar
de profissão?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Acredito
que ser filho de professor contribuiu para isso. Meu pai era geógrafo, porém,
já ensinou inglês numa época em que professores graduados em língua estrangeira
eram escassos. Eu tinha acesso àquele material dentro de minha casa e ficava
encantado. Adicione a isso, o prazer por músicas internacionais e jogos de
vídeo game (s saudosos da Nintendo me compreenderão). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Eu
me sinto muito realizado por ser professor de inglês. É algo que me enche o
peito de orgulho. No entanto, em momentos de crise, já pensei em mudar de
profissão, largar a docência, mas nunca a língua inglesa. Pensei em
secretariado-excecutivo, turismo e hotelaria, etc. Áreas que, ainda assim,
demandam um idioma estrangeiro.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Como
aprendeu inglês? Usou alguma técnica que você considera realmente efetiva?
Falando em técnica, você tem alguma preferência por método ou abordagem?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Eu
lembro que chegar a UERN e descobrir que iriam me ensinar a ser professor, e
não a falar inglês foi um tanto impactante. Meu nível era muito baixo. Muitos
de nós confundimos a licenciatura com curso de idiomas. Eu, porém, não perdi
tempo. Eu usava o que me era disponível: dicionários, CDs, DVDs, músicas,
filmes, etc. A internet ainda era artigo de luxo para alguns de nós. Lembro que
após estudar sobre fonética, fiquei tão obsessivo que lia algumas páginas de
dicionários para aprender a transcrição fonética dos termos e não mais precisar
perguntar aos professores como se pronunciava tal palavra. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as férias, revisava tudo o que havia estudado no período anterior para, ao
retornar, o conteúdo ainda estar fresco em minha mente. Na falta de alguém para
praticar, eu falava sozinho perante o espelho. Creio que do método audiolingual
e passando pela abordagem comunicativa até aqui, pode haver variadas formas
eficazes de aprender, mas todas vão requerer disciplina e compromisso. Não
creio em mágicas na aprendizagem. Na minha prática docente, porém, gosto de
unir as ideias do ensino significativo; o lúdico na aprendizagem por meio das
TICs (entre outros) e a ‘task-based approach’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as dificuldades que um profissional de idiomas na região onde você atua?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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o aluno entender que ele precisa de inglês aqui mesmo no Brasil é, desde já,
nosso primeiro desafio. O idioma é presente em tudo que ele faz, mas parece não
enxergar isso. Há também os problemas sistêmicos e estruturais: carga horária
insuficiente, meios de avaliação ultrapassados, internet de baixa qualidade na
escola (Eu não abro mão das tecnologias modernas!), etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Eu
sou muito grato por tudo que me foi ofertado pela universidade pública. No
entanto, creio ser preciso focar ainda mais na didática e fluência dos
profissionais que saem de lá. Na minha opinião, é inadmissível que alguém saia formado
para ensinar inglês sem saber falar o idioma. Também penso que a questão da
inclusão social precisa de um reforço. Até hoje, não sei lidar muito bem com
alunos que possuem alguns tipos de deficiência. Eu preciso aprender a
alcançá-los. Finalmente, ainda sobre didática, é preciso aprender a avaliar o
aluno. Tarefa nada simples como uma prova em finais de bimestre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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são seus planos em relação a sua vida profissional?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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pretendo manter minha formação continuada. O mestrado não saiu de meus planos,
mas tive que adiar por questões de saúde. Tenho o desejo de me tornar
funcionário federal também, seja numa universidade ou instituto técnico. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Todos
os professores de língua inglesa sempre têm que responder à pergunta “você já
morou fora?” Você já teve alguma experiência fora do país? Como foi essa
experiência?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Em
2018, participei do programa PDPI pela CAPES e FULBRIGHT. Na oportunidade,
estudei por seis semanas na <i>San Francisco State University</i>, CA, EUA. Era
um curso de desenvolvimento de metodologias de ensino. Foi a experiência mais
marcante na minha formação profissional. Eu agora podia responder à pergunta
feita acima. Pude vivenciar a riqueza cultural naquela cidade, aprender mais do
idioma, da história americana, costumes, etc. Não pude ser mais o mesmo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Cada
concurso no qual passei teve um significado diferente na minha vida
profissional, e nenhum deles foi menos importante. Adiciono a esses episódios,
a experiência vivida no exterior, relatada mais acima.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif;">Já
viveu alguma situação bastante inusitada em sala de aula? Poderia compartilhar
conosco?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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muitas. Variam entre o cômico e o melancólico. Mas optarei por uma que deixará
uma lição aos outros professores que nos leem aqui. Era 2011, eu acabara de
chegar a Governador Dix Sept Rosado para o primeiro emprego efetivo. Numa aula
num sexto ano D (de demônio mesmo!), onde o público era de alunos desnivelados
(16 anos ou mais), eu estava lecionando sobre esportes. Mas, eu não havia tido
o cuidado de averiguar cada termo do vocabulário principal no livro, me confiando
que por se tratar de um sexto ano, eu teria total domínio. Acontece que das 25
modalidades esportivas em inglês, ali havia uma que eu não sabia o significado.
Ao que eu deixei claro desconhecer o termo. Isso foi o bastante para um aluno
gritar do meio da sala: “Ah! Pensei que você era mestre, mas é só um
aprendiz!”, desdenhou ele. Constrangido, mas afiado como sempre, repliquei:
“Você não poderia ter encontrado melhor termo para me definir. Sou aprendiz!
Pois a partir do momento em que me sentir mestre, talvez eu desista de
continuar aprendendo. Talvez eu me ache sábio o suficiente para não mais
precisar buscar. E se ser aprendiz me possibilita continuar aprendendo, me
chame de ‘eterno aprendiz’”. Dito isso, seguiu-se uma série de aplausos. Mas na
outra semana, dei uma aula inteira sobre aquela modalidade esportiva que
desconhecia na aula anterior. E nunca mais lecionei sem ler TODO o conteúdo
antes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me considero extrovertido e brincalhão no convívio com os alunos. Já tentei
fazer a linha ‘professor-delegado’, achando que assim, eu causaria uma melhor
impressão entre os meus pares. Mas percebi que aquilo era uma fraude. Não seria
eu. Então, me aceitei à minha maneira. Sou muito preocupado com a minha
didática. Sempre peço <i>feedback</i> dos alunos sobre nossos trabalhos. Eles
são meus juízes. Lembro que quando voltei dos EUA, me acusaram de militarizar a
escola porque vim cheio de técnicas de gestão de classe (risos). Estou sempre
me reavaliando e buscando sempre me reinventar. Temo a inércia pedagógica que
vejo ocorrer com outros profissionais. Inclusive, protestar contra o comodismo
de alguns educadores já me rendeu muitos problemas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quando era aluno na educação básica, queria
ser sempre o melhor da sala, ter as maiores notas, mas isso vinha de questões
familiares, mais do que do espírito competitivo por si. Não era passivo. Era um
calo no pé dos professores que não gostavam de ser contrariados. Acho que ainda
carrego esse estigma: o garoto-problema.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-49926541343738807932019-11-22T13:06:00.003-08:002019-11-22T13:06:25.857-08:00What does “wifey material” mean?<br />
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children or as a loving wife. That girl over there is wifey material.” </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with this video (by The Daily Dropout). The title – “wifey material” – goes
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A phrase often used to describe a girl whom you feel
possesses certain qualities (a loyal, kind, sweet, caring, and compassionate female)
that qualifies her to be a model wife for you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-21764510947483195152019-10-16T06:27:00.001-07:002019-10-16T06:27:50.054-07:00What does MEET SOMEONE HALFWAY mean?<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of their
opinions or wishes, so that you can come to an agreement with them or have a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you <b>HIT THE GROUND RUNNING</b>, you start a new activity
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">We want our students to hit the ground running after
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">She is in excellent shape and in good spirits. She
will hit the ground running when she gets back.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">They have worked hard and hit the ground running.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">I'm confident that our new CEO will just hit the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A decade ago, I had a lot more energy. I would wake
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">We need someone who is fully trained and can hit the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Linguists,
led by Chomsky, were able to describe human languages with astonishing details.
From a handful of thoroughly studied human languages, they were able to devise
a theory, i.e. </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_grammar"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Universal Grammar</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, which could
explain all possible human languages with all their hidden features and
peculiarities. Every single language fits in there nicely. They were able to
account for all the differences that exist among languages and how they are
effortlessly learnt by children of 4. We were able to know more about language
than ever before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Then came
along </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_language"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pirahã</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, the
language that defies all the logic of modern linguistics, and the snake in
Chomsky’s grass. Nothing that has been said about how language operates is
found in Pirahã. It’s a sort of a linguistic anomaly that constitutes a
counterexample to the basic tenets of Universal Grammar. For starters, it is an
isolated language, it has no kinship to any other language, it is not in any
recognized language family, it has a drastically different structure than other
languages and so it’s so difficult to learn, it makes a fat joke about the
difficulty of Mandarin. It stands out as one of the strongest evidence
for </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Linguistic Relativity</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, which
states that the mother tongue determines or influences one’s worldview. But how
does this pose any problem at all for the Universal Grammar paradigm?
Maybe we should hear what </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Everett"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Daniel Everett</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, the scholar
who first discovered and thoroughly studied this language, said about
Pirahã. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Upon gaining
a reasonable understanding of Pirahã and its linguistic features, Everett
concluded that "universal grammar doesn't seem to work, there doesn't seem
to be much evidence for [it]. And what can we put in its place? A complex
interplay of factors, of which culture, the values human beings share, plays a
major role in structuring the way that we talk and the things that we talk
about." If I may paraphrase Everett, there is no such thing as Universal
Grammar. The language presents a problem to current linguistic theories of
universal grammar because it allegedly lacks all evidence for </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">recursion</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, an
essential property of human language, including embedded clauses and
quantifiers. Other peculiarities of Pirahã according to </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_language"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Wikipedia</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">_______________<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><br />
</span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">"</span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Everett"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Daniel Everett</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, over the
course of more than two dozen papers and one book about the language, has ascribed
various surprising features to the language, including:</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">One of the smallest </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">phoneme</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> inventories of any known language and a correspondingly high
degree of </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allophone"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">allophonic</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> variation, including two very rare sounds, [</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">ɺ͡ɺ̼</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">] and [t</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">͡ʙ̥</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">].</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">An extremely limited </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clause"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">clause</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> structure, not allowing for nested recursive sentences like
"Mary said that John thought that Henry was fired". </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: normal; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">No abstract </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">color</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> words other than terms for light and dark (though this is
disputed in commentaries by </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kay"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Paul Kay</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> and others on Everett (2005)). </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">The entire set of </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_pronoun"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">personal pronouns</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> appears to have been borrowed from </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nheengatu"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nheengatu</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, a</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupi_language"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tupi</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">-based </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">lingua franca</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">. Although there is no documentation of a prior stage of Pirahã,
the close resemblance of the Pirahã pronouns to those of </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nheengatu"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nheengatu</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> makes this hypothesis plausible. </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Pirahã can be </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistled_language"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">whistled</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, hummed, or encoded in </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">music</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">. In fact, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_Everett"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Keren Everett</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> believes that current research on the language misses much of
its meaning by paying little attention to the language's </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosody_%28linguistics%29"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">prosody</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">. Consonants and vowels may be omitted altogether and the meaning
conveyed solely through variations in pitch, stress, and rhythm. She says
that mothers teach their children the language through constantly singing
the same musical patterns. </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Everett
(2005) claims that the Pirahã culture has the simplest known </span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinship"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">kinship</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> system
of any human culture. A single word, baíxi (pronounced [màí</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">ʔ</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">ì</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">]), is used
for both mother and father (like</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">English</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> "parent"
although Pirahã has no gendered alternative), and they appear not to keep track
of relationships any more distant than biological </span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">siblings</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">According to
Everett in 1986, Pirahã has words for 'one' (hói) and 'two' (hoí),
distinguished only by tone. In his 2005 analysis, however, Everett claimed that
Pirahã has no words for numerals at all, and that hói and hoí actually mean
"small quantity" and "larger quantity". Frank et al. (2008)
describes two experiments on four Pirahã speakers that were designed to test
these two hypotheses. In one, ten batteries were placed on a table one at a
time and the Pirahã were asked how many were there. All four speakers answered
in accordance with the hypothesis that the language has words for 'one' and
'two' in this experiment, uniformly using hói for one battery, hoí for two
batteries, and a mixture of the second word and 'many' for more than two
batteries.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">The second
experiment, however, started with ten batteries on the table, and batteries
were subtracted one at a time. In this experiment, one speaker used hói (the
word previously supposed to mean 'one') when there were six batteries left, and
all four speakers used that word consistently when there were as many as three
batteries left. Though Frank and his colleagues do not attempt to explain their
subjects' difference in behavior in these two experiments, they conclude that
the two words under investigation "are much more likely to be relative or
comparative terms like 'few' or 'fewer' than absolute terms like 'one' ".</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">There is no
grammatical distinction between </span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_number"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">singular</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> and </span></i><i><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">plural</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, even in
pronouns."</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">______________<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">This
discovery opened new doors in linguistic research. The developmental
psychologist </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Tomasello"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Michael Tomasello</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">, argues that
"although many aspects of human linguistic competence have indeed evolved
biologically, specific grammatical principles and constructions have not. And
universals in the grammatical structure of different languages have come from
more general processes and constraints of human cognition, communication, and
vocal-auditory processing, operating during the conventionalization and
transmission of the particular grammatical constructions of particular
linguistic communities."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">Some
linguists argue that some of the properties of Pirahã have been misanalyzed and
that others are actually expected under current theories of universal grammar.
These include </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://linguistics.mit.edu/user/pesetsk/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pesetsky</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"> et all.
(2009) who sketched a reply in which they dismantle the argumentation that used
Pirahã against universal grammar. Find their paper [</span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjbyIO-svXXAhXhPZoKHWdLBokQFggmMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Flingphil.mit.edu%2Fpapers%2Fpesetsk%2FNevins_Pesetsky_Rodrigues_2_Evidence_and_Argumentation_Reply_to_Everett.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2OnyvIAFA8b48rDlSKvP4i"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">]. However,
none of them were able to disprove Everett's argument against universal grammar
and Pirahã's lack of recursion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">The Pirahã
discovery received huge popularity in the press and made of it an interesting
development in the field of linguistics. For instance, check what The Guardian
made of this matter [</span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://uardian.com/technology/2012/mar/25/daniel-everett-human-language-piraha"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">]. Same
goes for the New Scientist [</span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726391-900-interview-out-on-a-limb-over-language/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">]. Chicago
Tribune commented that Everett "fired a volley straight at the theory when
he reported that the Brazilian tribe he was studying didn’t use recursive
[sic]." The <i>Times </i>of London characterized Pirahã's lack
of recursion as an 'astonishing find'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;">To get a
complete idea about Pirahã and how it rebuts Chomsky's Universal Grammar, you
may want to read Everett's own book about it. It's a complete volume
titled </span><span style="color: #292929; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307473805/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ahtaitay-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307473805&linkId=13adf737be87344bab5914d4593f6b8c"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #25a186; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Language: The Cultural
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opening words of Dr. Raqif who appeared on The Doctors Show to talk about a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It first came into the spotlight about 3 years ago
when the creators of the “Limitless” movie cited Reviva Brain as their
inspiration for the fictional drug NZT-48. Soon after, it garnered widespread
use amongst students, athletes, and business executives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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companies who claimed it was too powerful to be sold without a prescription.
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first approved cognitive enhancers and the ban was finally lifted. The creators
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focus more than doubled when I was able to buy Reviva Brain again. The pill’s
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Yep, that means
that in the not-too-distant future you’ll be able to whizz around the skies,
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fold out wings, and a ‘boost’ mode aimed at giving you a bit of extra oomph
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">However, one
thing that it does require that my old Fiesta doesn’t is a pilot’s licence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s totally
road legal, but you’ll need to be allowed to fly an aeroplane to take this
thing off terra firma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">With that in
mind, the company that makes it believes it could be of great use to pilots who
can fly it to a small airport, then simply fold the wings in and drive it home.
That’s an ambitious business model. Niche doesn’t quite cover it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">However, if you
are in that small group of pilots who constantly thinks “I wish I didn’t have
to get out of my plane to drive home” then this is the vehicle for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It can get up to
an altitude of around 10,000 feet and weights just 1,300lbs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">After this,
there are plans for the TF-X, a four-door version that they claim won’t require
an airport for take-off and landing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">They say: “The
TF-X won’t require an airport for take-off and landing, and it will drive on
all roads and highways – providing the convenience of true door-to-door
transportation.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chris Jaran,
Terrafugia’s CEO, said: “Developing this new technology has allowed us to test
several different mechanisms and generate process improvements along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“We are at the
critical point where we can implement the best design features based on years
of flight and drive testing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“This will
improve function, safety and aesthetics for the optimal flying and driving
experience.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-38044532825586974912018-09-24T06:44:00.002-07:002018-09-24T06:44:57.134-07:00Do you readers know what A GUT REACTION means?<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">HAVE YOU EVER </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">had been through
that situation in which you see or read (or even hear) a sentence that you can
understand every single word of it, but you cannot understand the whole meaning
of what was said? If so, relax, this is supposed to be a normal situation, even
though you may feel demotivated at some point. When some words are put
together and used figuratively it can be really difficult to work out their
meanings. I am talking here about idioms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The situation described
above happen quite often among the English language learners. One of the main
reasons for the students to find idioms difficult to understand is due to the
nature of the so-called idioms. Moreover, the imaginary situation involved in
the idioms may demand more from the language user. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Some idioms have historical
and cultural contexts, sound patterns, stories, popular culture, literature and
so on and so forth. It is very important to know more than just words and
grammar to understand idioms and slang. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For the next months, I will be
writing about idioms in the English language in my next entries for this site.
In order to do so, I will divide the idioms – with their definitions, examples
and the like – into some categories. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you readers know what A
GUT REACTION means?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A
GUT REACTION</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> is an immediate and instinctive response. That is a reaction that one
has immediately and strong, without thinking towards something; instinct,
intuition. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Her immediate <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut
reaction</b> was to never write again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I think she will go with her <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut reaction</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">My initial <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut
reaction</b> was that the merger would result in a drop in stock prices, but
the opposite turned out to be true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“I usually follow my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut reaction</b>, because it’s usually right. I don’t think about stuff
too much. I just follow my instinct.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut
reaction</b> may be that this sounds terrifying or perverse. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Times,
Sunday Times, 2012)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When cops go round to speak to people they often get a
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gut reaction</b>, particularly
detectives. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(The Sun, 2012)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is freedom, freedom to think for ourselves and live our lives in accordance
with our own rational thought. “Give me liberty or give me death!” This famous
quote by Patrick Henry is an interesting one to ponder. At first hearing, one
cannot help but be inspired by a man who sought liberty so desperately that he
would rather have it than live a life without it. Because of this passion, this
quote has been manipulated over time to apply to anything of personal value
that a person desperately seeks or desires, such as “Give me convenience or
give me death!” While this passion is certainly one part of what Henry intended
when he made this statement, I think there is also a deeper and perhaps less
obvious implication. It is an either or statement. It is either liberty OR
death. Liberty entitles you to your life. Henry knew in contrast, a life
controlled by another, a life lived in servitude, a life directed by anything
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if we are to live life by our decisions, then we have to accept the
consequences (good and bad) of those decisions. We have to take responsibility.
If you buy a house for more than you can afford and default, you lose the
house. If you run a business unsuccessfully, you fail. You cannot make a
decision and then avoid the consequences. It is against natural law, it is
against common sense. If you want to have freedom, if you want to make your own
decisions and embrace free agency, and live your life the way you see fit, then
you absolutely have to accept responsibility for the life you choose to live.
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when we make wrong decisions and are faced with undesirable consequences; this
is when some place their liberty in jeopardy. We can either accept the
consequences and fight our way through and preserve our freedom; OR we can
shift blame, look for a bailout, and wait for someone else to clean up our
mess. That is when our liberty is lost, the very minute we refuse to take
responsibility for our own actions. That is when we opt for security over
freedom, bondage over accountability, death over liberty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this right now, as GM is not allowed to even make their own personnel decisions
anymore. <a href="https://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/23380/">Story
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the opposite of living a life of freedom and responsibility? You live a life
directed by others and thus supposedly escape any responsibility for your
actions, because your actions were at the command of another. Even if this were
possible, how is it possibly appealing? Is it really so demanding to be
accountable for your own actions that you would willingly give up your personal
freedoms to achieve such a state? Is it really worth it to sacrifice your
control over your existence just to avoid hard times? Is man’s potential really
just that of following orders with no thought for their consequence? Can man
even really exist as man without thinking for himself? (Ayn Rand makes an
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so many in this country today that just want to be told what to do, what to
believe, how to act, how to react, what principles (or lack thereof) to live
by, who to be angry at, who not to question… how to live. They don’t want to
think. They don’t want to explore their own potential. They don’t want to
become great. They just want to exist. What for? Living just to not be dead, is
not living. They just want to be taken care of. But at the expense of freedom?
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is no
wonder socialism in our country is flourishing, if the mindset of the masses is
such. They fear uncertainty and crave safety and security EVEN at the expense
of their liberty. Perhaps ignorance is their sin, with no knowledge of the
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that most people are failing the test. It is up to those of us who can see what
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Perhaps
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every
assumption of power. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was
made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men
in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to
be good masters, but they mean to be masters.” <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Why do
men dread responsibility? Because they will have to live a life of their own
choosing, with no one to blame but themselves if things don’t go exactly as
planned. Why do men dread liberty? Because it requires them to live this type
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-28454582895389102472018-09-02T15:23:00.003-07:002018-09-02T15:23:33.909-07:00COULD THE SWEDISH CONCEPT 'FIKA' HELP YOU FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL<br />
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imagine a time when actively improving one’s lifestyle is more popular than
now. In order to achieve happiness, we alter our diets and exercise routines,
we embrace minimalism, spiritualism, we read self-help books, take digital
breaks, monitor our heartbeats and meditate using apps. We spend a lot of time,
money and effort seeking a lifestyle that will make us happy. The truth is,
navigating this road to happiness can be nothing short of exhausting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With this in
mind, when the Scandinavian lifestyle concept 'Hygge' - the art of being cosy -
became the buzzword of last year I wasn’t particularly surprised. Lighting
candles, wearing comfortable clothes, snuggling up under a blanket and spending
quality time with loved ones feels like going back to basics. It is so simple,
and if you listen to the adopters, so effective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But whilst hygge
might help some of us achieve happiness at home, it does seem a hard concept to
apply at work. Because surely, work cannot be cosy? I’m happy to say that us
Scandinavians have another trick up our sleeve for this - allow me to introduce
you to 'fika'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fika is taking a
break from work, having a cup of coffee, eating baked goods and chatting to
your fellow work colleagues in a relaxed environment. In Sweden, fika happens
twice a day in the majority of workplaces, once in the morning and once in the
afternoon (förmiddagsfika and eftermiddagsfika). That’s 20 minutes a pop for
each break in addition to an hour’s lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Try taking the
fika break away from a Swede and you shall be met with utter resistance. In
fact, since employers too can see the benefits of fika you’ll rarely find
anyone wanting to take it away. Each time fika becomes the topic for research
and study, the many benefits of the 20-minute coffee break are reaffirmed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we Scandinavian’s aren’t exactly famous for being the cheeriest bunch, but look
at the 2016 World Happiness Report and you’ll find all five Scandinavian
countries in the top 10, with Denmark securing the top spot. So where does fika
play into this and how does it actually work?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Töllborn is a professor at Lund University and has been studying how employers
can reduce stress and work related conditions that lead to long-term sick
leave. She argues that increased fika breaks could hold the key to improved
wellness among employees. What Margareta found in her research was that short,
consistent 'recovery' periods drastically decrease the risk of staff burning
out. Not only do such breaks lead to increased staff wellbeing and overall
happiness, but they save employers from paying costly sick leave in the long
term. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Furthermore, a
recent survey conducted by United Minds showed that when it comes to creative
ideas, Fika is of immense importance to Swedish businesses. In fact, the survey
shows that only nine per cent of all new ideas were brought up in a traditional
meeting environment. Rather, it is during the more relaxed get-togethers of
fika where ideas are born. There are several potential explanations for this.
Not only is fika cross-functional which aids perspective and helps generate new
ideas, fika’s unofficial status and relaxed setting means staff are more open
to brainstorm and less intimidated about suggesting new ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Happiness,
wellbeing and creativity are all great things but add to that another
surprising benefit of fika - studies show that fika actually increases
productivity. This fact has not gone unnoticed by the rest of the world.
Renowned computer scientist and psychological professor Alex Pentland concluded
in his research of workplaces that by scheduling regular coffee breaks, staff
productivity increased by 10 to 15 per cent. As for happiness, employee
satisfaction rose with 10 per cent. Some may call that a win-win. The main
reason according to Pentland was the improved communication between employees.
As people get together to talk and discuss both work and nonwork related
topics, productivity increases. All Swedes know that it is during fika that we
get to know one another, guards are down, hierarchies are flat and this helps
work relationships even when fika is over and you’re back at your desk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When I moved
from Sweden to London I thought I was saying goodbye to fika at work for good.
However, when I joined Hubble, a business whose vision is to empower people and
businesses to love where they work by matching them with their perfect
workspace, I knew that I might have a shot. If anyone would be open to the idea
of fika, it was them. Luckily - I was right. For the past two weeks the whole
company breaks at 3.30 for coffee, cake and chat. Although we’re yet to see the
long-term results of fika, the feedback from teams and managers alike has been
nothing short of glowing. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that since
introducing fika we are a stronger, tighter, more efficient and above all -
happier<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- team than ever before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/could-swedish-concept-fika-help-you-fulfil-your-potential">https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/could-swedish-concept-fika-help-you-fulfil-your-potential</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“We could
be on the verge of triggering a series of cascading tipping points that result
in the planet warming 4 or 5°C hotter than the pre-industrial benchmark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">That, at least, is the view of a group of 16 climate scientists,
who have spelled out a scenario in which <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">sea levels would be 10 to 60
metres higher than today.</span> This warming would continue even if we
ceased pumping CO2 into the atmosphere – and the threshold could be as low as
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limit for global warming set out in the Paris agreement might be anything but.
“Two degrees may actually be very dangerous,” says Johan Rockstrom of Stockholm
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“If you count all the rich people
in the world they are just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">a drop in the bucket</span></b> in comparison to the world’s population.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“These contributions are
just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">a drop in
the bucket</span></b>; the new church wing will cost thousands more.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I'm glad Tony started
repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me
yesterday is just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">a drop in the bucket</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>compared
to what he still owes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I know $200 is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">a drop in the bucket</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>but please use it to make an extra payment on your
student loans anyway.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I shouldn't be surprised I
failed the class. The studying I did was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">a drop in the bucket</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>of
the requirements and I never went to class either.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m sure you know the
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This expression is used to show:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A very small quantity, especially one that is too
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A small, inadequate quantity;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is there any difference between <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">'a drop in the bucket</i></b>' and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">'a
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NO. 'A drop in the bucket' is the predecessor of 'a drop in the ocean'; they
mean exactly the same thing. However, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘a
drop in the ocean’</i> seems to have been used for the first time in 1802 in a
piece from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the Edinburgh Weekly Journal:<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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be much easier to remember new vocabulary and new expressions when you write your
own phrases, I would like to challenge you to write your own sample sentences in the
comments section below. Can you do it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Drop
in the Bucket</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is also a Los Angeles based, charity with field offices in Uganda and
South Sudan. You can check it <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.dropinthebucket.org/about/">here</a></b> if you want. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dropinthebucket/">https://www.facebook.com/dropinthebucket/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DropInTheBucket">https://twitter.com/DropInTheBucket</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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them with micro- and macro-nutrients, including proteins, fatty acids,
vitamins, and minerals. Different pollens vary in composition, including in the
essential fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) and linoleic acid
(omega-6). Monocultures, prevalent in modern agriculture, may expose honey bee
colonies to unbalanced omega-6:3 diets. The importance of omega-3 in the diet
for adequate learning and cognitive function, with a focus on suitable
omega-6:3 ratio, is well documented in mammals. We have recently shown, for the
first time in invertebrates, the importance of omega-3 in diets for associative
learning ability in honey bees. In the current work, we examine the effect of
the absolute amount of omega-3 in diet compared to the omega-6:3 ratio on honey
bee associative learning. We fed newly emerged bees for 1 week on different
artificial diets, which had lipid concentration of 1, 2, 4, or 8%, with
omega-6:3 ratios of 0.3, 1, or 5, respectively. We then tested the bees in a
proboscis-extension response olfactory conditioning assay. We found that both
omega-6:3 ratio and total lipid concentration affected learning. The most
detrimental diet for learning was that with a high omega-6:3 ratio of 5,
regardless of the absolute amount of omega-3 in the diet. Bees fed an omega-6:3
ratio of 1, with 4% total lipid concentration achieved the best performance.
Our results with honey bees are consistent with those found in mammals. Best
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essential fatty acids, but as long as the omega-6:3 ratio is not high.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">One of the skills that I have
most focused on in my classes is the oral one. Most part of the time, students want
to SPEAK the language rather than just study its grammar (by answering some grammar
exercises) in class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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developed by practice (that’s just my opinion), I developed some short
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Read the situation below and
brainstorm with a partner a list of pints that both partners might want to include
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A COMPANY. NOW, IMAGINE THAT THE COMPANY FINDS ITSELF IN ECONOMIC DIFFICULTY
AND THEN EMPLOYEES HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR JOBS. THE EMPLOYEES ARE UNHAPPY WITH
EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY ISSUES.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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reflect upon the following questions: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">WHY SHOULD EACH
PARTY NEGOTIATE?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">WHAT DOES EACH
SIDE WANT TO ACHIEVE?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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upon the situation as well as discussed with their partners, ask them to share
their thoughts on the topic. Then, divide the group into ‘employees’ and ‘employers’
and simulate the situation above. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ask them to write short dialogues
as well as practice them in pairs (or groups). Finally, when you feel that students should
talk about negotiation, tell them to start a conversation in which they should
use (some of) the structures/questions below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I am willing to accept________
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I would like to_______________________.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It is vital that
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We refuse to accept
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for us to include ____________.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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production moment (I am considering the steps of the PPP approach) in which
they are supposed to develop a role-play activity about negotiation (of any kind).
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">If you have enough time, you
can ask your students to think about the last time they were involved in
situation in which they were supposed to negotiate something. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Bruno Coriolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744009494746103372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584564768154636468.post-1352514644324227942018-07-13T15:48:00.002-07:002018-07-13T15:48:54.715-07:00"This is Houston. Say again, please." "Uh, Houston, This 17-year-old could be the first human on Mars in 2033"<br />
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people will most certainly remember. She’s currently training to be ONE OF THE
FIRST PEOPLE TO GO TO MARS, specifically to build a colony there in a planned
2033 mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it all the way to Mars? I have no idea, but this 17-year-old could be the first
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as other kids, like switching my mind about careers, wanting to be a teacher or
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always thought about it was I would become an astronaut, go to Mars, come back,
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hard on her training in a citizen science program that IS THE FIRST AND ONLY
CREWED SUBORBITAL RESEARCH PROGRAM called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">PROJECT POSSUM</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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