tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15268426794695925002024-02-19T03:10:06.641-03:00Blog da Profª Kátia - A linguagem quebrando barreiras e unindo o mundo!Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-3450511017988011502015-09-10T15:46:00.000-03:002015-10-02T15:52:14.201-03:00X-Men: Meet the Real Mutants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.72px;"> In 1963, the comic book legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first created the X-Men and I guess they could have had no idea what they were get into...much more than just a comic book story...a whole new world that would be part of millions and millions fans' life and the start point to a discussion that would intrigue us forever - are mutants real? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.72px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.72px;">Unfortunately, according to the text in our booklet, they are real, but not so glamorous as we see them in Hollywood movies. Maybe it will be possible in a future (no so long) due to some researches that have been conducted around the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.72px;"> According to <i>The Telegraph</i>, there are some mutants among us and they are quite special because on the contrary of the text that we've studied lately, these people are not sick, they are healthy and their "powers" are beyond the common human limitations. And the best part of it, these super powers can also be used to benefit others. For example, i</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.72px;">n 2006, scientists at Cambridge University discovered a Pakistani street performer who was able to cut himself with knives without experiencing pain. Upon investigation, they found that he was one of a handful of local people who had a defect in a gene called SCN9A meaning that pain did not flow from the nerves to the brain. Researchers are currently studying whether this may provide the key to treating chronic pain conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Do you like the X-Man comic books, movies or cartoon? Which one is you favorite mutant Why?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- If you could have a "super mutant power", which one would you like to have? Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Tip: </b>To read the article published on <i>The Tegraph</i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i> </i>and read about the other "real mutants", <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10846195/The-Real-X-men-meet-the-superhumans.html">just click here</a>.<i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To read more about how genetic mutations associated with disease may be beneficial for certain sports, <a href="https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/muta%C3%A7%C3%B5es-gen%C3%A9ticas-associadas-doen%C3%A7a-podem-ser-ben%C3%A9ficas-certos-185905741--spt.html">just click here</a>. (This article is in Portuguese).</span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-8513463345210327182015-04-03T22:13:00.000-03:002015-04-04T23:53:13.204-03:00Christmas in March, thanks to TUCCA!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">Last Tuesday
was March 31<sup>st</sup>, but just in our </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Gregorian calendar</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">! But at night, I could swear it was Christmas time! My
husband and I went to the Sala São Paulo to feel all the joy of this most festive
holiday time of the year due to the presentation of The Ninth (and last)
Symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven interpreted by the orchestra TUCCA
Philharmonic – with the conductor João Maurício Galindo. It was the season
opener of the Healing Music Series (Série Música pela Cura), an international music
festival promoted by TUCCA (</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">an Association for Children and
Adolescents with Cancer. It’s a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by
doctors, parents of patients and representatives of civil society, with the
proposal to increase cure rates and improve the quality of life of disadvantaged
youth with cancer).</span></strong></span></div>
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November of this year, TUCCA has already invited highlights of classical music
and world jazz to take the stage of one of the world's best concert halls. Among
several attractions, some of them have already been confirmed: the first
mandolin Grammy nominated, Avi Avital; and the guitarist Milo Karadaglic.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">All
proceeds from the sale of tickets are for the treatment of patients assisted by
the Hospital Santa Marcelina in partnership with the Association. All proceeds
from the sale of tickets are for the treatment of patients assisted by the Hospital
Santa Marcelina in partnership with the Association.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">“The art
brings benefits to all parties involved, the partner, the employee and, in
particular, to the patient," says the pediatric oncologist Dr. Sydney
Epelman, president of TUCCA. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">I couldn’t
agree more! And I would add it brings benefits to anyone who is lucky enough to
attend the concerts. At the end of the night, after the presentation, we went
back home with our heart so glad and amazed, exactly how they feel at Christmas!
<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">- Do you like classical music? Do you have a
favorite composer? Who is he?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">- Have you heard the Ninth Symphony completely? How do
you feel when you are listening to it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Tip: </b>To know more about TUCCA and all the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17.3333339691162px;">Healing Music Series, <a href="http://www.tucca.org.br/atucca/apresentacao.asp">just click here</a>.</span></div>
Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-86417743883127438122015-03-31T21:13:00.000-03:002015-04-04T22:22:37.309-03:00"Twelve angry men" is in the theater!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">A group of high school students went to Jaraguá
Theater (in Novotel Jaraguá, at 71, Martins Fontes street, São Paulo downtown)
to see the play "<b>Doze Homens e Uma Sentença</b>". The play is a
drama written by Sidney Lumet, an American director, producer and screenwriter
with over 50 films to his credit.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">The play is adapted from Lumet's film "<b>12
Angry Men"</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(1957), It's
the story of a dozen individuals, in a New York City courthouse, who are in
charge of reaching a verdict. The defendant is a teenager boy who is accused of
stabbing his father to death and the decision of convicting or absolving him
must be unanimous.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">The conflict begins when one of the twelve jurors
(this character is played by the actor Norival Rizzo) is not so sure about the
defendant's guilt and it's exactly because of it that he is the dissonant vote
of the group who has already decided by condemnation. Little by little, the
juror number 08 presents convincing arguments that make all the other jurors
rethink their position.</span></div>
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released by MGM and in 2007 "12 Angry Men" was selected for
preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of
Congress as being culturally and historically significant.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">At the end of the play, the students had the
opportunity of meeting the actors and they kindly talked and gave autographs to
our group.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">Under the direction of Eduardo Tolentino Araújo the
play debuted on November, 19th 2010 and based on our group's opinion, it's
highly recommended!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">- If you were one of the jurors, what would be your
vote, in the beginning of the deliberation?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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personality, which one would you be? </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">Why?</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Portuguese subtitles )</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">,</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzPll63y2b0"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> just click here.</span></a></div>
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Heineken, today is the happiest day of the year because it's St. Patrick's
Day...Does anyone doubt it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">Of course we have all the religious
celebration that must be remembered and I really like St. Patrick very much.
Indeed, I think that the St. Patrick's prayer (or at least the one which is
assigned to him) is the most complete prayer ever written because it's
about protection in all levels and gratitude. It's also a great day (as an
excuse) to have a pint of Guinness or any other beer that's your favorite one. But what makes this day really happy for me are two very special
reasons: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">- First - it's my father's
birthday. Today he turns 74 years old and he has been very active, healthy and
became more relaxed and is enjoying life doing what he likes to do: travel to
the countryside and fishing. Celebrating his birthday has been very funny
because of the children. And it's a great opportunity to get the family
together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">- Second - my husband and I
have an agreement - doesn't matter what happens on this day, if it was a great
day or a perfectly trouble and complicated one - we will get together at the end of the afternoon and go to
the nearest pub to have my pint of Guinness (because it's my favorite one) and
his Weissbier (a beer made of wheat). But the idea here is get a moment
only for us, to chat a little and drink...no matter what! We often meet some
friends there, but even then it's our moment to have fun. If we don't get some
moments like this one for us, all the must-do things can make us forget about
ourselves and, in the long run, it's very chaotic and harmful. After indulging
ourselves, we go home to celebrate my father's birthday. So, the party keeps going on!</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>MAY THE LUCKY (AND JOY) OF THE IRISH BE WITH YOU!</b>Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-15715165203280809302015-03-07T23:49:00.000-03:002015-05-01T00:41:45.146-03:00 No place for racism in this world<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;"> With the
advancement of technology and all the progress that man has achieved, it is unbelievable
that there is still room for racist acts as we are unfortunately forced to
witness in our day to day.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">- Students
in the class of the 6th year of Medicine, at UNESP (São Paulo State University),
held a party to receive the freshmen dressed in costumes similar to the Ku Klux
Klan, a well-known American racist organization that advocated white supremacy
and attacked black. What for? What on Earth were they thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">- Some football
players are attacked on the field, during the match, by opposing fans and even
by other players, who seem to have forgotten that a fair game is won by the
skill of the players involved and not
for stupid and childish acts.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">These
people would benefit if they could do an internship with the people who appear
in this video offering a free lesson on what it means to respect another human
being. This nice video was made in Lithuania and it brings hope that maybe one
day everyone will be civilized enough to do the same as they did. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;">Respect,
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2015 will be a very exciting year for the movie fans.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There will
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Last month we could watch </span><span class="st1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Theory of Everything</span></b></span><span class="st1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (A teoria de tudo), that
is the incredible story of Jane and Stephen Hawking. A very nice movie that
reminded me of Dilza (she’s the Physics teacher in our school and a huge fan of
him). </span></span><span class="st1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My 12-year-old niece wants me to go to the cinema with her to see <b>Insurgent</b>
(it is a 2012 science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica
Roth and the second book in the Divergent trilogy) and <b>The Hunger Games – part II</b>. As I went with her to see the first
ones, I guess it makes sense. My husband has already chosen <b>Furious 7</b> (not only by the cars but
also due to the “retirement” of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Brian
O'Connor</span>) <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">and </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Jurassic World</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (a new dinosaur park is always very interesting).</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">My little niece will have a lot of fun with </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Hotel Transylvania 2</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (there is a game
in the tablet which was inspired in the first movie that she really enjoys
playing) and </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Minions </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">(who wouldn’t
like them?). In October, to get the Halloween mood, </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Crimson Peak</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (with a good cast and a haunted house) is a nice
choice. My students have already invited me to go to the premiere of "<b>Avengers: Age of Ultron</b>" and of course I said "yes". As we did last year, we will talk about the movie after watching it, in a cafe, and that's a very nice, funny and meaningful moment. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">I myself am very curious to see </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Mogli
</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">(because I’ve always enjoyed this story), </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Frankenstein</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (because it will bring another perspective about the
story from the point of view of Victor’s friend, Igor), </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Star Wars</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (the premiere will be on my birthday), </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Cake </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">(because it shows how life can
take us to the most unimagined places and actions) and </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Boyhood</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> (my favorite actor is in it). But besides all that, there
will be many good movies to enjoy, to think about and to keep on amazing us!</span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-16508599048213914332015-01-08T22:49:00.000-02:002015-04-04T23:52:40.280-03:00The start of a New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: white;">The start
of a New Year</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Sees the
beginning of change</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">You can
start a fresh life</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Or just
even rearrange</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">The start
of a New Year</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">To change
so much to your life</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">You can
make promises to yourself</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Or vows
to your husband or wife</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">The start
of a New Year</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Can block
out things of old</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Search
forward in the year ahead</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">For the
Pot of Gold</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">The start
of a New Year</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Can
revitalise your soul</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Think
what you want out of life</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">To meet
your special goals.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;"> It's Christmas!</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">The most magical and festive time of the year! As this
video has showed us, it can be a very stressful time because there are so many
things to take care, like choosing and buying presents, writing cards, cooking
food, getting together with many people, following some traditions and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and even if we have done it over the past years, we still can find a new
perspective that could make us feel that this year is a very special one. Some
people are not here among us anymore and new family members are just waiting to
be welcomed - and that's the way we see how life is renewed through the years.
Being part of it is a blessing and a great privilege.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a young guy (video) can feel the same. Although all the rush, he could offer us
his nice point of view and show us how to go through it keeping our good mood
and having fun! Thanks a lot Renan for sharing that. I really couldn't agree
more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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posts in this blog. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">God bless all of you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-85509114457021324322014-12-02T19:48:00.000-02:002014-12-03T21:01:33.340-02:00Boko Haram, Fuvest e o conhecimento!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What else can I say?<br />
Ao ler essa questão da Fuvest, a primeira coisa que me veio a mente foi a nossa foto no pátio e a participação na campanha #Bring Back Our Girls.<br />
Para quem participou da campanha, responder essa questão foi "brincadeira de criança". Detalhe: a questão NÃO é de inglês, mas quem disse que a gente estuda inglês na aula de inglês? Uma língua estrangeira (seja ela qual for) é apenas uma ferramenta para que possamos ter acesso a uma gama maior de informações e principalmente, a uma escala maior de qualidade da informação, pois me permite ir buscar na fonte!<br />
A questão é da prova de geografia, mas cá entre nós...quem separa? Física, química, matemática,</div>
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português, história, filosofia, literatura, biologia, inglês, filosofia, espanhol, geografia, artes, sociologia, sempre estiveram "intimamente" conectados. Quem separa o conhecimento não é a natureza, mas o ser humano. E a pessoa / profissional / professor / educador (whoever) que ainda não entendeu isso está a anos luz...lá atrás!<br />
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Um abraço a todos!<br />
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PS.: Eu nem vou comentar o texto da prova de inglês sobre o cérebro porque esse tema foi tópico da nossa prova no ano passado (com direito a post no blog)...ou seja, em relação a nós, a Fuvest está atrasada um ano...desculpa aí!<br />
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-75265963025176858782014-09-15T13:30:00.000-03:002014-09-17T15:08:52.095-03:00Reel Bad Arabs - documentary<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> During these week, we have been watching and talking about the documentary Reel Bad Arabs.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">it </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">is based on Dr. Jack
Shaheen’s book. It dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has
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biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Dr. Shaheen watched thousands of movies and unfortunately they have <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">always </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">portrayed</span> </span> the Arabian people in a mixture of <span class="hps">incompetents,</span> <span class="hps">buffoons</span>, t<span class="hps">errorists and</span> with <span class="hps">no</span> <span class="hps">sense of reality</span> <span class="hps">when it comes to</span> m<span class="hps">oney.</span> By inspiring critical thinking about the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Sometimes life can be so generous and offer us some singular moments and of a unique beauty that you know </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">they will be forever part of whom you are! Last night was one of those moments! What a nice night! The GRVPO TEMPO, a theater group, presented us with the play "Hamlet face à morte" (Hamlet facing death). I can't say anything about the story because I love it (I'm an English teacher who is absolutely anglophile, I can't help being it! It's Shakespeare, for God's sake!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="hps"> But I can</span> <span class="hps">say that</span> <span class="hps">the costumes</span>, <span class="hps">the lighting</span>, <span class="hps">the scenery <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span class="hps">the stage presence</span> <span class="hps">of the actors</span> <span class="hps">were so</span> <span class="hps">well connected,</span> <span class="hps">so well</span> <span class="hps">linked</span> <span class="hps">that</span> all the factors involved in the presentation could <span class="hps">complement</span> <span class="hps">one</span> <span class="hps">another and</span> <span class="hps">the overall result</span> <span class="hps">really</span> <span class="hps">fulfilled</span> <span class="hps">not only</span> <span class="hps">the physical space</span> <span class="hps">of the theater</span> <span class="hps">but also</span> <span class="hps">our minds</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">our hearts</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> If I had to pick up just one word to define it (which is a very hard job) I would dare to say "touching". I knew the story but I really feel moved by the way the group presented it. <span class="hps">The introduction</span> <span class="hps">led us to</span> <span class="hps">reflect on</span> <span class="hps">the brevity of life</span> <span class="hps">compared</span> <span class="hps">with the here</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">now.</span> <span class="hps">As</span> <span class="hps">wisely</span> <span class="hps">stated, the</span> <span class="hps">awareness of death</span> <span class="hps">interferes with the quality</span> <span class="hps">of our actions and</span> <span class="hps">from time to time it</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">salutary</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">be reminded</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">nothing</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">forever.</span> <span class="hps">Consciously</span> <span class="hps">we</span> <span class="hps">know that, but</span> <span class="hps">we act as if</span> <span class="hps">this was </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="hps">not part of our reality</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> W<span class="hps">e see and feel</span> <span class="hps">ourselves </span><span class="hps atn">"</span>invincible", but the <span class="hps">finitude</span> <span class="hps">of life</span> <span class="hps">(as</span> <span class="hps">we conceive it</span> <span class="hps">here</span>) <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">a fact</span> <span class="hps">that is independent of</span> <span class="hps">how</span> <span class="hps">we see</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">how</span> <span class="hps">we feel</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks GRUPO TEMPO for reminding us about that with such kindness, poetry and refinement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Besides all that, no words to describe how proud I was to see two former students (Roger Campanhari and Giuliano Bonesso)from our school doing what they do best: enchant us with their talent.</span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-56485115947883367772014-08-29T19:27:00.000-03:002015-07-20T14:38:54.631-03:00SCRAPCARD - English work 3°E<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-62320571845096333892014-08-25T10:00:00.000-03:002014-08-25T23:27:51.783-03:00A Cinematic Test<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Read the text from your test again. Check the vocabulary.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzisoanQ9vqLl7qcgz8AspdfIecUXV1GSgPQ33Tcqki1FIKsQ-liO3WQVhCFjOSkDLuufvAr01AmgtKMtA_btr1kazChF9dYDnhyphenhyphenYCLMpV-2PJH6gog51u463srKhx3HIEqyIg2lPLl0/s1600/pans-labyrinth-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzisoanQ9vqLl7qcgz8AspdfIecUXV1GSgPQ33Tcqki1FIKsQ-liO3WQVhCFjOSkDLuufvAr01AmgtKMtA_btr1kazChF9dYDnhyphenhyphenYCLMpV-2PJH6gog51u463srKhx3HIEqyIg2lPLl0/s1600/pans-labyrinth-21.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Why
do we love to go to the cinema?</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">So why do we love to go to the cinema? What
is it about sitting in a darkened hall, with a bunch of thoughtless, noisy
people, watching other people's stories on the screen, that so inspires us?
Moves us? Why is the box office ever larger, in spite of the onslaught of DVD,
cable TV and console gaming? Going to the cinema is unlike any other form of
art. Depending on your mood, you can choose to be angered, heartened, amused,
bemused and pretty much any emotion you can think of. Often within the same
film. You can identify with characters, fall in love, and go home alone. There
is a whole range of experience available in most any film you care to name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzQS97SEJ-gibqRQaKEbbmnMDLJrDHZ7X29cw62FIlbMFb-CzmxAsT-btnXaYPDMV9RYQ-6sCFtehWRI8ctLz1WD4XW4g_vX_IgBDUNbSGz3HwUYj0ImQEc6IbEn0y5-zx51P8sXeR1A/s1600/Cinema.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzQS97SEJ-gibqRQaKEbbmnMDLJrDHZ7X29cw62FIlbMFb-CzmxAsT-btnXaYPDMV9RYQ-6sCFtehWRI8ctLz1WD4XW4g_vX_IgBDUNbSGz3HwUYj0ImQEc6IbEn0y5-zx51P8sXeR1A/s1600/Cinema.jpg" height="200" width="94" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Beyond the magic of
not knowing how you will be moved, and whose life you will enter and inhabit
for two hours, perhaps it is the definition of the time that allows watching a
movie in a cinema to be so good. The determination that for the next little
while you will let yourself forget all your day to day issues, and enjoy
someone else's experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Watching a DVD on
the couch doesn't bring such peaceful freedom - the positive action of
paying for a movie, entering a cinema, turning off your phone and sitting back
to allow it all wash over you means you're in a more receptive frame of mind.
You've allowed yourself this time. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(from the article: cinema experience, an opinion on hoopla website)<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Post Question:<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: small;">Do you agree with the arguments of the text? Which one do you like most - watching a movie in the movie theater or in your living room (DVD)? Why? What kind of movie do you enjoy most? What's your favorite movie? Why is it your favorite movie?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Tip</strong>: <span style="font-size: small;">This is the 100 favorite movies chosen by the cinematic city Hollywood.</span> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/list/100-greatest-films-all-time-713215"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click here and check</span></a> it<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Is your favorite movie in this list? How many movies of the list have you already seen?</span></span></span></div>
</span><br />Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-64597086073396723022014-08-18T22:46:00.000-03:002014-08-25T22:48:19.070-03:00Right-brained than left-brained? Both.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our test could raise an interesting question: Am I left-brained or right-brained? How do I think? And it's always a good reflection when we have the opportunity of thinking about the way we think! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And the best of all, there are no right answers. One of the two hemispheres of our brain usually is stronger or dominant, but as we read in our test, both work together and that's just fantastic. We all use both sides but are you curious to know each one is stronger in your way of thinking? There are many tests that can be done to try to find out this answer, but one point must be <span class="hps">emphasized - our attitudes, where we live, what we do, people we meet, even the food we eat and a lot of other </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="hps">factors can influence the</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="hps"><span class="hps"> chemical</span> <span class="hps">process that occurs</span> <span class="hps">in the human brain. As all these factors change </span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="hps"><span class="hps"><span class="hps">throughout our</span> <span class="hps">lives, chances are that the way we think and how our brain works will probably change too! Although it's not an official-scientific-medical-test, you can test yourself following the tip below. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Post Question: </strong>Justify the answer in your test. Is there an ability that you would like to have but you think you don't have it? Is it in the other side of the dominant area of your brain?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Tip</strong>: How about getting a test to know if you are </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">more right-brained than left-brained? </span><a href="http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3178"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click here and find out</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. After that, write down your opinion about the result and if you think it's right.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span></span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-57355191170901693922014-08-13T01:38:00.000-03:002014-08-25T22:47:43.717-03:00Stressed...what's stress?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Although some people think that tests are very stressful, our test was made</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwtaU6tm-KM8Fy6YrL2gHFGAzHIkNsJS0L6rSf0OMCUQ6sRF8ijkmCc5aUiVcuiB_z_7gNokyQrqFf8DpT-8UXiDPstbbCykNi3EUCPudHp-g0lM4NGh7gEr78YrCCR-cNJ59KbDTa_s/s1600/Stress.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwtaU6tm-KM8Fy6YrL2gHFGAzHIkNsJS0L6rSf0OMCUQ6sRF8ijkmCc5aUiVcuiB_z_7gNokyQrqFf8DpT-8UXiDPstbbCykNi3EUCPudHp-g0lM4NGh7gEr78YrCCR-cNJ59KbDTa_s/s1600/Stress.png" height="200" width="200" /></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to not let you feel stressed. The introduction was made with a very short text. The second one was even shorter and the third one was a text that we had already been discussed about it during our class. The last one required a little bit more of your vocabulary knowledge and your comprehension ability, but the questions about it were simple and it wasn't necessary any special/magic ability to accomplish the task. Besides all that, some say that a test will always make people feel nervous, no matter what. Some will get more nervous than others, but it will happen. The most important in a situation like that is trying to calm down, take a deep breath and do the best you can with all you have. (And I hope you have studied a lot to have enough to offer and to count on!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes we get so nervous that we can't even realize that the answer of the question is exactly in the question, simple like that. It happened in our test (exercise 06) when it was asked how "stressed" could be related to "desserts". Lots of people wrote many complex and elaborate answers and all it was expected (according to the text and the picture on your test) was the spelling factor. It was very nice to have the opportunity of correcting it in our class because I do have the feeling that you guys could understand what it really takes to answer a comprehension task based on texts: facts and not your opinion!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Post Question:</strong> How do you cope with stress? What are your "relaxing" activities? Do you get nervous when you are answering a test? Did you get nervous answering this one, our test? Is it clear to you the difference when you are writing a fact or your opinion?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Tip</strong>: There are some very good tips to help us to cope with stress. Some are even easy and very quickly, like this one presented by Andy Puddicombe, a m</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">indfulness expert who wants to make meditation accessible to everybody: for a happier, healthier you. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes">Watch the video here.</a> You can download the transcript (in English) or you can add subtitles in Portuguese.</span><br />
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-21062489771226046872014-07-15T10:00:00.000-03:002014-08-22T01:27:47.267-03:00Let's learn how to make delicious (and beautiful) cupcakes?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cupcakes are a cultural icon and my students know how much I love them. Every time I find a place that also shares this “cupcake passion”, I like to comment about it.<br />So, this post is to inform you about this charming site that offers courses about how to make cakes and cupcakes. It could be like any other place, but it is not. There is some points that I loved about their courses. The course for the Christmas cupcakes will be held in September, October and December, which give us plenty of time to be prepared for the most festive period of the year. <br />On the course about <em>Naked Cake,</em> you will be able to set you own cake and guess what? You can take it home with you and impress friends and family. It is a good reason to throw a family party! This course will be held once a month, from August to December.<br />Keep on talking about Christmas, there is a third option, the Panettone Decoration course, held on October and November. It will be a great opportunity to learn the basics of fondant, besides the design and the 3D modeling. You will decorate three models of mini panettone and take them home to enjoy them later! Maybe it is not enough for a party but it will be nice enough to have an afternoon tea with you a good company and your cooking creation! It is cooking with new perspectives! I myself want to participate at least in one of them; in fact, I’d like to attend all the courses. Maybe we can meet there! See you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Post Question:</strong> What's your favorite cupcake? Do you know how to make a delicious cupcake? Would you like to learn it? If you don't have time to bake your cupcakes, where do you usually eat/buy them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Tip</strong>: If you would like to learn the art of baking cupcakes, don't miss this opportunity! Check the courses and the dates on the website </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thecakeisonthetable.com.br/">"the cake is on the table".</a> They have already programmed the dates of their courses untill the end of this year. Enjoy it!</span></span></span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-71859393657321799942014-07-07T09:00:00.000-03:002014-08-23T19:49:45.983-03:00Translation is a "Problemation"!<u><span style="color: #0066cc;"></span></u><br />
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is the very important instrument we use to communicate to each other. Gestures,
facial expressions and other factors also influence the way we communicate. However
if you are in a situation where only language can be used, it must be the most
accurate possible, or there will be the risk that a miscommunication will lead
to troubles which could have been
avoided.</span>
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example of that can be found at the departure area</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">Brasília</span>, <span class="hps">International
Airport. The</span> <span class="hps">signposts</span> <span class="hps">confuse</span>
<span class="hps">foreigners with</span> <span class="hps">poorly</span> <span class="hps">prepared</span> <span class="hps">translations</span>. <br />
<span class="hps">The traveler</span> <span class="hps">who does not understand</span>
<span class="hps">Portuguese at all and</span> <span class="hps">want to find</span>
<span class="hps">the gates</span> <span class="hps">B</span>, <span class="hps">C</span>,
<span class="hps">D</span>, E, <span class="hps">F</span> <span class="hps">and G</span>
<span class="hps">wing</span> <span class="hps">domestic</span> <span class="hps">shipment</span>
<span class="hps">may get confused</span>. <span class="hps">The signage</span> <span class="hps">indicates: "</span>The <span class="hps">gates</span> <span class="hps">A </span><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">and </span></u></strong><span class="hps">H</span>", (OK...where are the gates B to G?) It should be
written: "The gates A<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> <u>to</u></span></strong>
H", according to its translation in Portuguese.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> July
is a period of vacation and not only many people from Brazil get the
opportunity to visit and know the country capital but also many foreigners come
to visit us. In this case, such mistake can be considered even a lack of
respect to these people. Tourist must be the most welcomed possible because it
is exactly that we do when we receive visitors in our home. And our country is
our home. Let’s hope some good souls can be there to help the tourist when they
approached them to ask for information…because unfortunately, they will!</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><br />Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-57178299475517505552014-06-21T10:00:00.000-03:002014-08-23T22:05:36.152-03:00Tea - for all occasions!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I would say anytime, anywhere! Mainly from now on, as we are about to have our winter season (from June 21st to September 20th). How delicious it is! So many flavours to enjoy...and also the possibility of a nice gourmet combination with cakes, pies, bread (I prefer the sweet ones), cookies, etc. </div>
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Ok, you may say that it's because I do love tea so much, but apparently, it's not only me. In a more poetic way, literally, Mr. William Ewart Gladstone, the Britain's oldest Prime Minister, agrees with me:</div>
<em>"If you are cold, tea will warm you,
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<em>If you are depressed, it will cheer you,
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<em>If you are exhausted, it will calm you."</em> <br />
I couldn't agree more! <br />
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However, as anything that someone does with all their heart and passion, make a cup of tea (as simple as it sounds) can be a piece of art.
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To learn more about that exquisite art, take a look at the link below (tip). You will find two different ways to make your cup of tea, a very nice video from Cindy Bigelow herself (I loved that), useful tips and warnings, a checklist of all you need for your tea moment, related articles about it, sources, citations and article information. </div>
Why don't you get your favorite cup of tea, browse the website and enjoy it! It's Always a good time to pamper yourself!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Tip</strong>: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Here you are, a nice website about tea- learn </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Good-Cup-of-Tea">how to make a good cup of tea</a>. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">You can even add some extra information you may think it's relevant. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-35436556792388241892014-05-30T01:07:00.000-03:002014-08-22T01:07:53.590-03:00"The Allegory of the Cave" got English, Literature and Philosophy together!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> According to our successful experience during the first quarter of the year, using two subjects in the same test, we have decided not only keep doing it but also improve it by inviting another teacher to share it with us. And we got very thankful to our Philosophy teacher that promptly accept our proposal and contributed to a meaningful work. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The test involved concepts of Philosophy that are also presented in Literature, displayed in a foreign language (in this case, English) and the result was a test whose subject just flows through it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You learned that for a philosopher it is much more important to know oneself than to know the Works of others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You could also learn that Philosophy is everywhere, including the Harry Potter books collection. According to Dumbledore, <em>"it's our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="hps">As we wrote on the test, teachers Ingrid, Renato and I wish that</span> <span class="hps">your learning</span> <span class="hps">could be effectively. May it</span> <span class="hps">be the light</span> <span class="hps">that guides you</span> <span class="hps">and</span> that <span class="hps">will guide you</span> <span class="hps">throughout</span> <span class="hps">your life</span><span>.</span> May y<span class="hps">ou</span> <span class="hps">can learn what</span> <span class="hps">pleases</span> <span class="hps">you</span> most <span class="hps">and</span> mainly <span class="hps">what you really need to.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Post Question:</strong> What's your opinion about the test? Was it more difficult or easier than a split version (separated test)? What subjects do you think it would be a good combination to participate in this Project? What theme would you like to have in your next test? Would like to be a philosopher? Do you think you know yourself?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Tip</strong>: To consolidate the discussion and all the work done about this theme, take a few minutes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTWwY8Ok5I0">to watch this video</a>. You can add English subtitles to it.</span></div>
Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-84463767556077904372014-04-30T10:00:00.000-03:002014-08-21T19:53:01.798-03:00It's a dog day! The guide dog day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Human beings and dogs have made one of the most memorable partnership in history.<br />Dogs are loyal, friendly and a very good company.<br />Besides all that, they are wonderful to help us in many different ways, from the high altitude in the Swiss Alps to the subways stations. They are true lifesavers!<br />And we dedicate one day to honor these dogs, which work all days to assure you know exactly where you are going to: the guide dogs. And according to the poster, if you see one guide dog in any subway station, do not play or cherish it. They are cute and adorable, but they are working. If you play or cherish it, you may distract it and at that moment, do not forget, it must conduct blind or visually impaired people around obstacles safely.<br />The first guide dog training schools were established in Germany during World War I, to enhance the mobility of returning veterans who were blinded in combat and the first guide dogs in Great Britain were German shepherds. Today, Golden Retrievers, Labradors, and German Shepherds are most likely to be chosen by guide dog facilities. Even with more and more electronic gadgets and technology, nothing can replace the efficiency of a guide dog. And the most important detail, hug them is much more nice than any gadgets.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">Tip:</b><span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;"> If you want to know how to help the institutions that trained the guide dogs, just <a href="http://www.caoguiabrasil.com.br/page/">click here</a>. Let's help who has always helped us!</span></span></div>
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-67593656843402853172014-04-14T23:45:00.001-03:002014-04-14T23:45:07.741-03:00The Blood Moon Eclipse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a great event we will be able to see tomorrow! Eclipses have been fascinated people through all the years. Since the moment that human beings looked to sky and observed how beautiful the stars and the <span class="hps">heavenly bodies </span>are, their movements have intrigued scientists, astronomers and just curious to learn more about them and to have the opportunity we are going to have now - to see it <span class="hps">with </span><span class="hps">naked eyes!</span></div>
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<span class="hps"> The name is very suggestive, "Blood Moon", but it's not related to violence or something like that. To understand it better, <a href="http://mensageirosideral.blogfolha.uol.com.br/2014/04/14/curta-o-eclipse-lunar-sem-sangue/">there is a video here</a> (it's in Portuguese) that explains that the red color is just associated to the very border light that reaches the Moon, due to the shadow of our planet because it will be exactly between the Sun and the Moon.</span></div>
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<span class="hps">Elizabeth Weise wrote an interesting article for the USA Today about the eclipse (it's very interesting for us because it can help us with the vocabulary used to talk about an eclipse - pay attentio to it). According to her, the April 15 eclipse marks the start of a lunar tetrad. That event occurs when there are four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six full moons. Absolutely amazing!</span><br />
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These events together, called "the lunar tetrad", are also on the same period of some traditional Jewish celebrations. Some people say it is a <span class="hps">prophecy</span> that <span class="hps">is going to be fulfilled and others say it just an astronomical event. Whatever the meaning of it is, one thing is certain, <span class="hps">celestial</span> <span class="hps">phenomena</span> <span class="hps">will continue to</span> <span class="hps">enchant</span> <span class="hps">humans because they are</span> a very beautiful, magical and mysterious spectacle that nature is offering to us.</span><br />
<span class="hps">Let's enjoy it...while we can!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Post Question:</strong><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"> Have you ever seen an eclipse<span class="hps">? When and where? Are you going to see any of the Blood Moon Tetrad eclipses? Do you believe that the Blood Moon Tetrad has any special meaning? What does it means to you?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><b style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">Tip:</b><span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;"> To read the complete article written by Elizabeth Weise, just <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/04/03/lunar-eclipse-april-15-blood-moon/7210901/">click here</a>. There is an interesting video about the eclipse and she mentioned the prophecy, as well.</span></span></div>
Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-55042335160074084992014-04-10T23:42:00.000-03:002014-04-15T23:47:32.059-03:00EDUCATION<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">This post is about one of the most beautiful texts I have read so far. It's a very simple text, with very simple grammatical structures, but its message is <span class="hps">unquestionable. I couldn't agree more! I hope one day we can really have the nation that is mentioned in the text.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 13pt;">“When
a man dies, it’s as if a whole library burns down.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">old
African Proverb</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you have read so far, keep reading. For education.
Because education is the only road we can all take to get ahead. Education is
everything in life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> When
you say “good morning”, it’s education. When you learn to read or to fly, it’s
education. When you plant a tree or stop polluting rivers and seas, it’s
education. When you pass by a museum, a theater, a church or historic place and
realize what they mean, it’s education. Education is the most important
heritage you can have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> For
education is not just learning how to read and write. It is when you learn about your own country and about the world.
And as you do, you also learn about yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span> It’s
much more than that: education is when everybody learns about everybody.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Education
is when 165 million people ask who we are and where we are going. And when we
discover the magic and power of the answers. With education we have much more
than a country. We have a nation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> And
when a human being is born, it’s as if a whole library began to be built. It’s
a never-ending process. A process called future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Education
is everything.</span></span> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">(<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR;"><span style="font-size: small;">original text
published in Portuguese in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">O Globo</i>,
April 2, 2000)</span></span></span></span><br />
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Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-29157343344152501392014-03-28T20:00:00.000-03:002014-04-03T00:03:44.779-03:00The Babel Tower test<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Where
could you see Spanish, Albanian, English, Portuguese and Japanese language all
together? The answer is very simple - in the English test! The students from
the last year of high school went through a distinct experience - to
complete a test with texts in many different languages, but focused in the abilities
that are necessary to achieve comprehension when reading any text that is not
written in your mother tongue. These abilities are also involved wish
perception, and in this case, attention is an important ally. That is the
reason the texts were used as a test and not as an activity. In fact, it could
be as simple as an activity, but let's speak the truth: I want to have some fun
too!!! But unfortunately, due to a health problem, I couldn't make it, so I
missed an important part of the process (and I am not referring to my own fun).
I missed the opportunity of observing my students' reaction when they received
the test, when they were working on it and their comments at the end of the
test. It may sound something quite unimportant (or even silly) not being there
during the test, but during all these years, teaching for different grades,
I've learned a lot with the messages that come to me by a non-verbal language
and when we (my students and I) are talking in a very informal way, without any
kind of pressure.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> I know
it is not the same thing, we are not "in the heat of the moment"
anymore, but even though I would like to ask the students to write down
comments (suggestions, critics, opinion, complaints) about the test.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> I also
would like to thank you guys for doing it and to give a huge "thank
you" from the bottom of my heart to the Physics teacher Thaís. Her help
was crucial and it is exactly because we have friends we can count that life
becomes much more interesting and easy to go on.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> And as
an example of how the beauty of languages can be combined in a very harmonious way,
look at this Multi-language sequence video from Disney's Frozen movie of the
Music "Let it Go".</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;">2ºE
students had what we could say "a delicious test" today. It doesn’t
mean that the text where edible at all. It is just because the test where based
in a very tasteful subject: Chocolate. We had already read a text about
chocolate, in our booklet, some weeks ago. What was interesting is the fact
that one student said it wasn't fair - so much information about chocolate and
such nice pictures, that he, obviously, feels like eating chocolate. I
confess...so do I. And when he said that, I thought to myself "how come I
didn't think about bringing some chocolate or even ask them to bring some,
so we could exchange it among us and try this delicacy while studying
about it." However, it was too late. At the end of the class I still felt
like eating chocolate and I drunk a hot one during the coffee break. To try to
compensate it, the test (text, cartoons, and exercises) was based on chocolate
and the students could eat some chocolate while during the test. It was curious
to observe that some of them were comfortable about doing the text and eating
their chocolate. Others were so focused on the test that barely notice the
chocolate on their desk I guess they eat it after the text,
during their break. Anyway, </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">within a few days</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, we will be
celebrating Easter and for sure, they will have the opportunity of eating lots
and lots of chocolate. It is exactly during Easter that the consumption of
chocolate peaks in Brazil, which is the second in the world ranking producers
of chocolate eggs. (Britain is in the first position). And according to Charles M. Schulz, <em>"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."</em> I couldn't agree more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><b style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">Tip:</b><span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;"> Do you know when it is celebrated the Chocolate Day? To learn about it, answer a Chocolate trivia and get the Original Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe, <a href="http://desiley.hubpages.com/hub/Chocolate-Day-July-7th">just click here</a>. </span></span>Kátia Velosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673527765661371949noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526842679469592500.post-26829816000841052092014-03-17T10:00:00.000-03:002014-04-07T17:45:46.224-03:00St. Patrick's Day - no...now it's the whole week!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and he is credited with
bringing Christianity to Ireland. Because of his connection to the Emerald Island, Saint
Patrick’s Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: the color green,
pots of gold, shamrocks, leprechauns, beer and luck. Some celebrations has
become an icon, such as the dyeing of the Chicago River, which has been done
since 1962. Although we also have our patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida
(celebrated on October 12<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup>) and the Irish immigrant community here
is not exactly an expressive one (comparing to Italian, Japanese and German
imigrants), even we, here in Brazil, have been celebrating the Irish patron
lately. However, what really caught my attention is the fact that this</span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> celebration</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">is</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">increasing</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">over the</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">years</span>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">During
the last decade, St. Patrick’s celebration is getting meaningful (we can hear
our priests talking about it, as father Marcelo Rossi has done in his radio
program) and bigger (in 2014, instead of St. Patrick’s day, there will be a St.
Patrick week festival). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three years ago,
we need to go to São Paulo to participate in any kind of celebration related to
St. Patrick. Nowadays even our city pub has offered some good promotions and a
special menu for this whole week. We know that the beer companies are sponsored
the celebration and probably that is the reason it has become more popular over
the years, but it’s very nice to have the opportunity of getting together with
our friends and having some fun in an authentic Irish style. </span></span></span></div>
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lucky of the Irish be yours!</span></span></span></div>
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