tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63383958480317049822024-03-14T12:59:12.458-03:00Movie Segments for Warm-ups and Follow-upsThis blog contains a series of movie segments to be used to brainstorm, warm up, follow up, and activate schemata, preparing the students for the topic that will be discussed in class. Here you will find the segments, the lesson plans, and varied topics to foster conversation. You may use the activities for a full two-hour class or they can be used separately to brainstorm or wrap up the topic, focusing on conversation, vocabulary and listening comprehension.Claudio Azevedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13845820571210825625noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338395848031704982.post-41168116055992063352018-01-25T00:00:00.000-02:002018-01-25T00:00:02.220-02:00Blended: Blended Families<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. Do you live in a blended family? Do you know any blended families? </div>
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What do you think about this kind of gathering of blended families in a resort? What is the main goal doing it? Would you join one?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Imagine that we are facing severe overpopulation problems, with scarce food for the population. People are dying of starvation at a rate that it made the whole world act together. Only one third of the population must be alive and the other two thirds will have to starve to death because of food shortage. This situation won't change.</span></div>
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1. Develop a plan to reduce the population. Decide how your plan is designed, all the steps the world must take, the consequence of such a plan, and what to do after the reduction of the population.<br />
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2. Read some of the birth control measures taken in different countries and decide if they were effective/fair plans, and express your opinions about it.<br />
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<li>A marriage at a tender age leads to a long span for
giving birth. Some governments have suggested
that there would be a significant decline in world population if the
legal age for marriage is made 20 years.</li>
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<li> End all policies that reward parents financially based on the number of children they have. </li>
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China started the "one child per family policy" . This policy stated that citizens must obtain a birth
certificate before the birth of their children. The citizens would
be offered special benefits if they agreed to have only one child.
Citizens who did have more than one child would either be taxed
an amount up to fifty percent of their income, or punished by
loss of employment or other benefits. Moreover, unplanned pregnancies or pregnancies without the proper authorization
would need to be terminated.</li>
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the early '80's, sterilization target goals were set and made
mandatory for people who had two children. At its
peak in 1983, tubal ligations, vasectomies, and abortions amounted
to thirty-five percent of the total birth control methods </li>
<li>Inspired by <a href="http://maps.unomaha.edu/peterson/funda/sidebar/chinapop.html">http://maps.unomaha.edu/peterson/funda/sidebar/chinapop.html</a></li>
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<li>What is the situation our planet is facing in the segment? </li>
<li>What happened to the plan of developing genetically modified food?</li>
<li>What did the doctor propose to do with the children who will not comply with the one-only child policy?</li>
<li>What's your opinion about that plan?</li>
<li>Use your imagination. How will the children's grandfather cope with the seven children and hide them from the one-child policy controllers?</li>
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1. Work individually. You have one minute writing down all of
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<li type="a">Live in the jungle for six months.
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<li type="a">Travel to very exotic or little known countries by the citizens of your country, such as Uganda, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Zambia, etc.</li>
<li type="a">Go to a a live concert of your favorite star and join the party with him/her afterward.
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<li type="a">Parachute</li>
<li type="a">Climb Mount Everest
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<li type="a">Swim among sharks</li>
<li type="a">Be a journalist in Iraq for a month
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<li type="a">Go on a safari</li>
<li type="a">Bungee jump </li>
<li type="a">Ride a camel on the Sahara desert for a whole day</li>
<li type="a">Go on a trip to outer space</li>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If a person gives up on his or her dream, all that will
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">1. What were your dreams when you were a child? What did you
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Here are 10 ways to help you achieve your dream. Check 5 items
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money (or both) that you need to work on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Once you’ve agreed on time and money, stick to the
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diligently work to the maximum to achieve your goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Do not cheat yourself or your family/friend by not
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Learn everything you possibly can. Spend a minimum of
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pursuing. Become an expert in your field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Commit to goals, short term and long term. Start with
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Give it all you can. There will be days when you don’t
feel like giving it your best. Give it your best anyway for that day. True, it
might not be your “greatest” day, but give it all you have every day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Keep a journal. Write down what you accomplish every
day. Just a few words will do, or else you will create yet another job, which
you don’t need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Celebrate your achievements! Reward yourself with
pre-determined gifts. Even a little bag of jellybeans would be a worthy reward
for a short term goal! For your ultimate goals, give yourself the greatest
reward. And then set new goals. You CAN achieve more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I love t his movie and the way it shows how hard it is to innovate a brand. Leaders should watch it.</div>
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management level staff needs to be on board and able to deal with the changes
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Make a list of the 10 most important objects in your life and then share it with a partner, explaining why they are so important. Finally, which one would you manage to get rid of more easily.<br />
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<i>What is minimalism?</i> If we had to sum it up in a single sentence, we would say,<br />
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<i><b style="font-size: x-large;">Minimalism
is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favor of focusing on
what’s important—so you can find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom.</b> </i><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>People who intentionally try to live with only the things they really need.</i>”</b><br />
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I. Discuss with a partner. How do you think minimalism helps minimalists accomplish the following tasks. Make guesses if you don't know the answer.<br />
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Minimalism has helped us, minimalists…<br />
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<li>Eliminate our discontent</li>
<li>Reclaim our time</li>
<li>Live in the moment</li>
<li>Pursue our passions</li>
<li>Discover our missions</li>
<li>Experience real freedom</li>
<li>Create more, consume less</li>
<li>Focus on our health</li>
<li>Grow as individuals</li>
<li>Contribute beyond ourselves</li>
<li>Rid ourselves of excess stuff</li>
<li>Discover purpose in our lives </li>
<li>Inspired by these two awesome sites:</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/%20%C2%A0%C2%A0">http://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/ </a></li>
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<a href="https://www.becomingminimalist.com/what-is-minimalism/"> https://www.becomingminimalist.com/what-is-minimalism/</a><br />
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II. Now read the details of minimalist behavior and check how they apply to the items in the previous exercise.<br />
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MINIMALISM IS INTENTIONALITY.</h4>
It is marked by clarity, purpose, and intentionality. At its core, <i>minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.</i><br />
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MINIMALISM IS FREEDOM FROM THE PASSION TO POSSESS.</h4>
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<i>Minimalism brings freedom from the all-consuming passion to possess. It
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Minimalism slows down life and frees us from this modern hysteria to
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While most people are chasing after success, glamour, and
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The art or act of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation (Dictionary.com)</div>
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- An umbrella</div>
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- A helmet</div>
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<u><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">BODY SHAMING</span></i></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical
comments about their body shape or size. The culture of body loathing
and body shaming. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Inspired by <a href="http://www.apsa.org/content/blog-we-must-not-tolerate-fat-shaming">http://www.apsa.org/content/blog-we-must-not-tolerate-fat-shaming</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I. Read the paragraph below and decide if you think body shaming really exists and if you have experienced it in your life.</span><br />
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<i>The culture of body loathing and body shaming has reached epic proportions worldwide.</i></div>
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<i>Lose
weight, reduce wrinkles, fight cellulite; we’re constantly told to
fight a battle to be someone other than who we are. Women and girls are
constantly lead to believe they’re not as good as they should be. And
why? Because every day they feel they’re being judged on their
appearance and how far away it is from an unachievable ideal.</i><br />
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II. Read the paragraph below. Have you ever heard of this movement? Then talk to a partner, describe the movement and decide if you would support such a cause.<br />
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<u><b><i> BODY IMAGE MOVEMENT</i></b></u></div>
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Body Image Movement are on a quest to redefine and rewrite the ideals
of beauty. Their job is to facilitate positive body image activism by
encouraging women to be more accepting of who they are, to use positive
language regarding their bodies and others, and to prioritize health
before beauty. Their goal is to reach as many women as possible around
the world and speak to them about how they can learn to fully embrace
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Work in pairs. Explain the reasons behind the items they say no to. Do
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<li><i>Excessive “Photoshopping” of body images in the media</i></li>
<li><i>Being programmed by the media and corporations into accepting unrealistic body images</i></li>
<li><i>Prescribing to the notion that being a certain weight determines whether you’re healthy</i></li>
<li><i>Sexualization of girls in the media and modern culture</i></li>
<li><i>The objectification of women</i></li>
<li><i>Society and advertising preying on women’s insecurities</i></li>
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a belief in something that is irrational, non-physical and does not follow the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you superstitious? What are some of the superstitions you or your family members have?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you associate superstitions with religious beliefs? Explain it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What are some popular superstitions in your country? </span></div>
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<i>People feel very desperate to find reasons for all the
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<li>You have to tell your best friend you can’t come to his/her wedding</li>
<li>You are the president of a company and you have to announce reduction of costs, so he will have to dismiss employees</li>
<li>You have to tell a customer that you cannot fix his computer hard drive and everything will be lost</li>
<li>You have to tell your mom and dad that you can't spend Christmas with them</li>
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This is a topic that must be addressed in class. This movie was a blockbuster, but it is very controversial. Just a reminder. Black people use the word "bitch" in a natural way, so it is OK to show it in class, but always <b>mind your audience </b>in case the language is not appropriate for your students. </div>
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Words are powerful. Words hurt.
Verbal bullying causes deep shame, humiliation and pain, and often
leads to lifelong self-esteem problems. Insulting, criticizing, ridiculing and stereotyping people
on the basis of their weight is a form of verbal bullying called <i><u>fat shaming. </u></i>Fat-shaming occurs with alarming frequency. Celebrities are not the only ones who suffer from fat
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Why do people fat-shame?</div>
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People fat shame to elevate themselves by denigrating
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The impact of fat-shaming</div>
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In my clinical practice and daily life, I hear from people
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Studies show those who are fat shamed are at a higher risk
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Eating Disorders Association, weight discrimination is more prevalent than
age or gender discrimination. The experience of being shamed may lead people to shame
themselves. We as individuals and as a society must take this seriously. Not only is fat shaming offensive, it causes depression, anxiety, humiliation, pain and a diminished sense of self-worth. </div>
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<li>Prescribing to the notion that being a certain weight determines whether you’re healthy</li>
<li>Sexualisation of girls in the media and modern culture</li>
<li>The objectification of women</li>
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The movie is apparently about how worthless named
Norbit (Eddie Murphy) married a very fat woman and is now stuck with her. She is by definition physically
repulsive, and an acceptable target for universal mockery. This mockery is
celebrated as natural and good; no irony or nuance is pretended. It's fine,
because the commercials imply that she's too overbearing and stupid to even
understand that everyone is disgusted by her. We as individuals and as a society must take this
seriously. Not only is fat shaming offensive, it causes depression,
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One of the best 2016 releases, especially for language teachers. A must see!</div>
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<br />Claudio Azevedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13845820571210825625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338395848031704982.post-22032298565727626022017-05-10T00:00:00.000-03:002017-05-14T23:04:11.495-03:00Snow White and the Huntsman & Mirror Mirror: Snow White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everybody knows the story of Snow White, but very few people know how the story started. Bring mobile devices to the classroom and have half the group watch the segment from Snow White and the Huntsman. The other half watches the scene from Mirror Mirror. Then pair up students who saw different segments and have them tell each other their story and spot the differences. Focus on:<br />
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Jack is a young, poor boy living with his widowed mother and
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tells him to take it to the market to be sold. On the way, Jack meets an old
man who offers magic beans in exchange
for the cow, and Jack makes the trade. When he arrives home without any money,
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<span lang="EN-US">When a
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If you have trouble learning new material or remembering
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Short-term memory loss is a very common problem but there
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Here are a few examples of ways you use your short-term
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To temporarily memorize a phone number or appointment date
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To remember a comment you want to make when your companion
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To prompt yourself when driving, as in “I’ll change lanes as
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This kind of information quickly disappears unless you make
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Your short-term memory also acts as a filter, deciding
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Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can
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Conflict. Depression in someone who has the biological
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Death or a loss. Sadness or grief from
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Genetics. A family history of depression may increase
the risk. Major events. Even good events such as starting a new job,
graduating, or getting married can lead to depression. So can moving, losing a
job or income, getting divorced, or retiring. However, the syndrome of clinical
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Other personal problems. Problems such as social
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Serious illnesses. Sometimes depression co-exists with
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<span lang="EN-US">An
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impossible to predict earthquakes with precision and most high-activity
earthquake danger zones are situated along the fault zones. Fault zones that
are prone to seismic activity are regions of the Earth's crust are those areas
where tectonic plates meet. Therefore, fault zones are also located around
volcanoes. Some important parts of the world which lie in fault zones and where
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through which the San Andreas passes and also the Hayward fault zone located in
the San Francisco Bay, where the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates
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<span lang="EN-US">Padang, the
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</span>*** Indoors: Drop, cover, and hold on. Drop to the floor, take
cover under a sturdy desk or table, and hold on to it firmly. Be prepared to
move with it until the shaking stops. If you are not near a desk or table, drop
to the floor against the interior wall and protect your head and neck with your
arms. Avoid exterior walls, windows, hanging objects, mirrors, tall furniture,
large appliances, and kitchen cabinets with heavy objects or glass. Do not go
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principal earthquake. Aftershocks occur in rocks located near the <a href="https://global.britannica.com/science/epicentre"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span href="https://semantic.britannica.com/accepted_headword/core/189694/epicentre" property="about" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;">epicenter</span></span></a> or along the <a href="https://global.britannica.com/science/fault-geology"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span href="https://semantic.britannica.com/accepted_headword/core/202708/fault" property="about" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;">fault</span></span></a> that harbored the principal quake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mars has
water, frozen underground and at the polar caps. There is evidence that this
water has, in the past and present, flooded the surface in liquid form. Signs
of erosion can be found on the slopes of craters and volcanoes. Geological
features resembling those on Earth suggest that Mars was once a wet and
hospitable planet. </span>A day on
Mars is 24.5 hours long. Mars is a third the size of Earth, but it has as
much land area as the seven continents combined. Its gravity is 2.7 times
less than that of Earth: enough to remain flat-footed on the surface, but a
low enough escape velocity to make launching from Mars relatively
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<span lang="EN-US">With its similarity to Earth, there is a
strong possibility that bacterial life (or something more?) exists on the
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scientists a view of how planets develop. Mars is billions of years older
than the Earth, and its features are much more exaggerated. The largest
canyons, volcanoes, and craters in the solar system are available for our
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144 trillion square meters of surface area, roughly the land area of
the Earth, available for development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on Mars such as platinum, gold, silver, and others. Shipping from Mars
to Earth, as mentioned above, is much easier than the other way
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colony on Mars is not far off. The time will come when Mars will
not need Earth to sustain it. We may be able to grow our own
food on the planet in greenhouses, but what about wild animals, and
birds, and fish, and rivers, and oceans? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You would
agree that the center of Antarctica in winter is cold, not the best of places
to set up home? Well Mars is far colder. At the Curiosity site, which is close
to the equator, typical night time temperatures are -70 °C. Occasionally it
drops to below -100 °C. It is often cold enough for the CO2 in the
atmosphere to freeze out as dry ice. A human couldn't survive those
temperatures without technology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lack of oxygen. The pressure is so low, your saliva and the moisture coating
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global dust storms. These can last for weeks, and the light from the sun drops
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Claudio Azevedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13845820571210825625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338395848031704982.post-14971737227962791682017-01-10T00:00:00.000-02:002017-01-10T00:00:17.949-02:00The Theory of Everything: Stephen Hawking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is a tearjerker with excellent acting. I admire Hawking very much, </div>
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Inspired by the site:<a href="https://owlcation.com/stem/What-Discoveries-Were-Made-by-Stephen-Hawking"> https://owlcation.com/stem/What-Discoveries-Were-Made-by-Stephen-Hawking</a></div>
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Read about his disease: Stephen was diagnosed with ALS, a form of Motor Neurone
Disease, shortly after his 21st birthday. In spite of being wheelchair
bound and dependent on a computerised voice system for communication Stephen
Hawking continues to combine family life (he has three children and three
grandchildren), and his research into theoretical physics together with an extensive
programme of travel and public lectures. He still hopes to make it into
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<u>Stephen Hawking's main contributions to the field of physics
and cosmology lie in the studies of:</u><br />
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The origins of the universe and Time.<br />
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The Big Bang theory. The big Bang theory says that the
universe of matter and energy began at a single point, which reached a critical
mass, then exploded outward. The universe continues to expand.<br />
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The universe began with a gravitational singularity, which
are more common in the universe than we think.<br />
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Stephen Hawking postulated the existence of radiation,
emitting through the black hole and coming out the other side. This
is now accepted science.<br />
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The universe has no space/time boundaries.<br />
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There is no god. he doesn't believe that there was a God who
created the universe. He doesn't believe in any sort of afterlife; he doesn't
believe in heaven or hell. He does, however, believe in a grand celestial order to
things, could we but understand it. He believes that there is a grand design to
all the systems of the universe, and to life itself.<br />
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Stephen Hawking is
dearly beloved in the common world by sci-fi fans and outer space enthusiasts,
because he is a strong proponent of the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. He postulates that the earth has already been visited
by extraterrestrial life in the form of viruses. We have a failure of
imagination when it comes to extraterrestial life in fiction and in movies. We
just can't imagine intelligent life that isn't humanoid, it seems. Stephen
Hawking thinks that should we be visited by intelligent alien life, it might be
the worse for us. "Like Columbus discovering America," he says.
"That didn't turn out so well for the native Americans."</div>
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<br />Claudio Azevedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13845820571210825625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338395848031704982.post-30888486001924553462016-12-10T00:00:00.000-02:002016-12-10T00:00:11.426-02:00Pelé, Birth of a Legend: Pelé<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is a film about former Brazilian soccer player and hero, Pelé. Polemic, Pelé is loved and hated by many people, including Brazilians, especially because of his controversial opinions. He was famous and criticized, for example, when he said that Brazilians did not know how to vote. Time proved him right. This is a very good movie about the beginning of his career. Don't miss it. By the way, although I am Brazilian, I love Maradona and Argentinean soccer, our greatest rivals. To me, the best soccer in the world is played by South Americans Brazilians and Argentineans, our "hermanos". </div>
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6. Most people who dislike soccer say that players try to cheat the game, simulating fouls to deceive the referees and win a match, which makes the game less "clean" than other sports. Others say that players earn too much and do not make efforts when they represent heir countries internationally. What's your opinion about it?<br />
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8. Pelé is probably the most respected Brazilian celebrity of all times. What do you know about him?<br />
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- He scored a total of 1,283 first-class goals, including 77
for Brazil.<br />
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- He won three World Cups, two World Club Championships and nine Sao
Paulo State Championships.<br />
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- Pele was named after American inventor Thomas Edison, his real name
being Edson Arantes do Nascimento.<br />
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- At 17, Pele became the youngest ever winner of a
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- Pele was appointed as Minister of Sport in Brazil in 1995, serving
until 1998.<br />
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- He was voted athlete of the century by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) in 1999.<br />
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- In 1997, Pele was given an honorary British Knighthood.<br />
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- Pele said in 2006: "For 20 years they have asked me the same
question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I reply that all you have to
do is look at the facts - how many goals did he score with his right foot or
with his head?"<br />
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- Pele has helped raise millions of pounds for charitable causes
including Great Ormond Street and Harlem Street Soccer.<br />
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- "How do you spell Pelé?" the Times of London once declared.
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- Pele and Maradona are hardly friends. In 2010, Pele said of the
Argentinian: “He is not a good example for the youth. He had the God-given gift
of being able to play football, and that is why he is lucky." Maradona's
response: “Who cares what Pele says? He belongs in a museum.”<br />
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- In 2000, Pelé was named second in the BBC's "Sportsman of the
Century" award. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali came first.<br />
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