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5EME Sequence 1 : Chores
Could you use a little extra help cleaning around your house. Well one Japanese university has an invention that may be right up your alley. Lets check out what it is. Behind these brick walls of Japan's top university, scientists are studying the future...
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4 EME Sequence 1 :American schools
K-3 students reciting the Pledge of Allegiance Dougherty School Open House Presentation May 27, 2010 Uploaded by Westminster Christian on 2012-04-05.
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Wikileaks
WikiLeaks is an international online not-for-profit media organization founded by Australian activist Julian Assange that has published and made available to the public a huge number of classified, uncensored and highly sensitive documents from various...
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Occupy Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street movement of protestation began in New York on September 2011 but soon reached other US cities. The way those activists protested against unemployment, income inequality, financial greed and corruption illustrate as well the existence...
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We are the 99 %: Oral comprehension
1. What does 99% and 1% stand for? 2. Give the names of the three richest people in America. 3. Why have the average Americans been hit harder during the economic crisis than the upper-class? 4. How many millions of Americans live below the poverty line?...
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Britney Spears....going mad?
Britney Spears acting crazy, shaves her head bald, gets a tattoo (or two) and goes to the hospital? 02/17/2007 at 01:10 PM ET Updated February 18 at 7:40 am: According to Perez Hilton, Britney’s mom Lynne Spears flew from Louisiana to Los Angeles this...
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How Celebs Use Social Media for Self-Promotion and Charity
by Bubba - 12 Comments in Online Promotion, Personal Branding, Social Media Social media has become a huge part of our everyday lives these past few years, especially with celebrities. For pop stars like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, Twitter and Facebook...
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Mandela, the Myth and the Man
Read later Neil McMahon In the years after Nelson Mandela's release from prison, Australian journalist Neil McMahon observed the Mandela phenomenon up close as a foreign correspondent. Here, memories of the man, the myth - and the powerful moments that...
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What Life Was Like In South Africa During Apartheid
Michelle Faul, Associated Press Dec. 9, 2013, 5:06 PM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — My mother was furious. The operators of the gas station in rural, racist South Africa had taken her money to fill the car, but would not give her the key to the toilets. They were...
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Invictus
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but...
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The Red scare: Written comprehension
As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. (Communists were often referred to as “Reds”...
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A movie review by Paola: Zootopia
Zootopia Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate Director: Byron Howard and Rich Moore Synopsis: In the world of Zootopia, all mammals have evolved into intelligent bipedal creatures. Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a bunny who...
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Martin Luther King: A hero for all time
In the face of the various unheroics of our times, from mass murderers at one level to the Lance Armstrongs and Bernie Madoffs at another,we can celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's, heroism, civility and the non-violent ideal. It's timely to turn to a man...
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How can progress design an intelligent new world ? by Camila Arze
How can progress design an intelligent new world ? by Camila Arze Today, I am going to tackle the theme of progress First, I would like to give a definition of progress. The Idea of Progress is the theory that the different advances in technology, science,...
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Five Myths about Shakespeare!
By Ari Friedlander September 4, 2015 Mythmaking about William Shakespeare is so common that it even has a name, “Bardolatry.” And it has been that way for centuries: The actor David Garrick’s 1769 “Shakespeare Jubilee” laid the foundation for the modern...
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India on the move
Indian Women Are Changing With The Times. But What About Men? By Payal Gandhi Hoon As women in India begin focusing on their careers, they are encountering challenges that many American women can relate to. Women in India, whether in farming communities...
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'Designer babies' debate should start, scientists say
'Designer babies' debate should start, scientists say By James GallagherHealth editor, BBC News website 19 January 2015 From the sectionHealth Rapid progress in genetics is making "designer babies" more likely and society needs to be prepared, leading...
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Fictitious letter from segregated South Africa by Michaela Zogbi
Mr.s Seth Fletcher 707 7th street Cincinnati U.S.A My dearest Seth, I know it's been a while since the last time I wrote to you a letter. I hope you are not mad, Things are pretty complicated and messy over here. I'm not sure if I can keep going with...
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Indian women´s empowerment by Camila Arze
Indian women´s empowerment by Camila Arze Today, I am going to tackle the theme of places and forms of power. First, I would like to give a definition of power. It is the ability to control others, to make things happen despite hardships, resistance or...
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13 issues facing Native people today
Most of the recent headlines about indigenous Americans have had to do with a certain D.C. football team, or a surpassingly dumb Adam Sandler movie, orcasinos of the kind operated by the fictional Ugaya tribe on “House of Cards.” And we’re not saying...
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3 Reasons Why Teachers Are Basically Superheroes
By Global Teacher Prize | March 9th 2015 If you look up the definition of the word, a superhero is a “fictional character with superhuman powers.” Superheroes accomplish the extraordinary feat of turning horrible situations into great acts of heroism...
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An amazing novel to read to understand segregation
~~Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.... Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has...
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The Bluest eye by Toni Morisson...A classic but such a masterpiece!!!
~~The Bluest Eye is not only a story but an awe-inspiring poem that confronts beauty itself and the consequences of beauty standards on individuals that do not meet them. Beauty is an obsession that has been present throughout history, which is why this...
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NBC news on Wall street protestors
Try to give a sum-up in French of what you understood. Do you think those people are right?
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Should wikileaks be limited?
FOR Wikileaks is useful, because politicians are corrupt. Take the example of Trump, polls maybe wrong. Maybe, they are made to influence public´s opinion. You don´t care if you are being spied on if you don´t have anything to hide Wikileaks opposes oppressive...
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