Brasil é notícia pelo mundo, aprenda Inglês com isso!

Brasil é notícia pelo mundo, aprenda Inglês com isso! Em um outro artigo, comentei que costumo ler notícias em Inglês,muitas vezes sobre o Brasil, como forma de melhorar o meu conhecimento da língua e enriquecer o meu vocabulário. Desde o anúncio de que iremos sediar a Copa e as Olimpíadas tem havido muito mais material disponível, inclusive de pessoas que tentam convencer possíveis visitantes de desistirem de vir ao Brasil como na imagem ao lado. Agora, desde que as manifestações começaram, o volume de notícias sobre o Brasil é ainda maior, fazendo com que exista uma oportunidade de melhorar a compreensão escrita e oral do idioma ao mesmo tempo que nos mantemos informados sobre o que passa na imprensa internacional.No entanto, ler notícias e mais notícias, todas elas dizendo mais ou menos o mesmo pode ser frustrante. Se você quer variar um pouco e sair do formato de notícia padrão, saiba que existe uma grande variedade de material circulando, muito do qual é produzido por brasileiros. Desconheço a autoria da image m que ilustra este texto e embora a mensagem não seja completamente honesta, é possível aprender alguma coisa através dos erros. Uma hipótese de dizer o que está escrito corretamente seria: Dont go to Brazil, there crime is free and has full government support. People under 16 years of age have a free pass for all types of crime. There are cruel killings and cases of rape in public transports, but there are no laws for these crimes.Enquanto algumas das coisas que são produzidas têm péssima qualidade, servindo apenas para que você aprenda com os erros. Outras contam com um Inglês praticamente perfeito e efetivamente servem ao objetivo de ajudar a que haja uma melhoria na compreensão e um aumento do vocabulário. Um exemplo disso é um vídeo que tem circulado na rede, que é falado em Inglês e tem legendas em Português.Com a alteração do propósito das manifestações, que deixaram de ser apenas contra o aumento da tarifa dos transportes públicos em São Paulo, passa ndo a ser contra o desgoverno de dinheiro público na construção de infraestruturas para os eventos e um apelo pela melhoria de serviços de saúde e educação, o fluxo de material em Inglês se manterá bastante alto seja por grandes jornais e cadeias de televisão internacionais ou indivíduos que querem que aquilo que têm a dizer seja entendido por um público maior. Particularmente, acredito que esta é uma ótima oportunidade que não deve ser desperdiçado por quem pretende sair da sua zona de conforto e quer começar a treinar e/ou ampliar os seus conhecimentos de Inglês diariamente.

Are Public Universities Protecting Students First Amendment Rights

Are Public Universities Protecting Students' First Amendment Rights pexels.com The first amendment states, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Though multifaceted, the amendments focus is on the American peoples right to the freedom of expression. We are allowed to worship who we want and how we want, express  any ideas we   have no matter how controversial, and peacefully protest decisions or persons with which/whom we disagree,  provided we do not infringe on the liberties of another person. For example, someone is within  their first amendment rights if they give a speech protesting an organization or stand outside public property holding signs, handing out leaflets, etc. Someone is outside of  their  first amendment rights if they obstruct traffic without informing law enforcement so that a detour may be arranged or if they loudly protest  near a building with classes going on. A handy guide outlining students rights to protest on campus may be found here. The  violation of first amendment rights comes when an institution restricts or limits students ability to worship, express their thoughts publicly, or peacefully protest. Pinpointing such a violation can be tricky particularly when  most universities  have vague policies like  engaging in any offensive, obscene or abusive language, or in boisterous or noisy conduct reasonably tending to arouse alarm, resentment, or anger in others, (Source.) While a public institution is perfectly within its rights to disavow conduct in such terms and to prosecute perpetrators of conduct that violates the rights of a student, blanket bans on offensive language can be problematic because offense is subjective. Of course, there are cases where offensive intent is obvious, such as slurs and threats of any kind, and if a student ever feels that his or her right to life, liberty, or property is in danger, he or she should contact authorities immediately. If, however, a student finds another students vie wpoint and, we assume, the language they used to express this viewpoint offensive, the student has no constitutional grounds to silence this viewpoint. pexels.com According to the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson, if there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable. Texas v. Johnson even held that flag burning is within a citizens rights so long as it is for the purpose of ideological expression and not to destroy property or endanger citizens. As American citizens, the desecration of our flag should make us cringe. We are entirely within our rights to support or condemn such actions so long as we recognize that the flag burner is within his rights. The same principle applies for unsavory viewpoints. Two people, one with  influence and  one without,  may fundamentally disagree with each other on an issue and be within their rights. They may attempt to silence each other through logic, evidence, and crowd support and be entirely within their rights. When, however,  the person in power attempts to deprive the person without power of their ability to express their opposing viewpoint, he is depriving  them of their first amendment rights. The issue of power here is key anyone can attempt to silence anyone and when there is a balance of power, this is usually not an issue. When one side has the influence to tip the scales against another and does so, then constitutional rights are infringed upon. Obviously, in the case of universities, the balance of power is shifted in favor of the institution as it should be. Students have a voice via their right to peaceful protest and student government associations. The question, then, is how do universities simultaneously disavow behavior that shocks the human conscience and protect students first amendment rights? Heterodox University, a politically diverse group  of social scientists, natural scientists, humanists, and other scholars who want to improve our academic disciplines and universities, suggests universities adopt some version of the following First Amendment Rights Protection Code: At [your school’s name], we know that exposure to diversity broadens our minds and prepares us for citizenship in a diverse democratic society. Research shows that the kind of diversity that most improves the quality and creativity of thinking is viewpoint diversity. When everyone thinks alike, there is a danger of groupthink, prejudice, dogmatism, and orthodoxy. People in the majority benefit from interacting with individuals who see things differently. At a time when American democracy is polarizing into antagonistic camps and informational bubbles, many colleges and universities are becoming more intellectually and politically homogeneous. Orthodoxies arise, dissent is punished, and quality declines. We do not want that to happen in our community. We therefore welcome heterodoxy, meaning that we want to support those within our community who hold dissenting or minority viewpoints; we want them to express themselves freely and without fear. We value viewpoint diversity not merely out of compassion for those in the minority but also because such diversity helps us all to develop skills essential for life after graduation, including the ability to judge the quality of ideas for ourselves, the ability to formulate arguments against ideas we reject, and the ability to live and work amicably alongside those whose ideas and values we do not share. What do you think? Do you think Heterodox Universitys First Amendment Rights Protection Code is too much or not enough? What role do you think universities play in influencing and developing students political views?