Questões da Prova IESES - 2016 - BAHIAGÁS - Técnico de Processos Tecnológicos - Mecânico e Sistemas a Gás

Read carefully the following text.

THE OTHER MINISTER

It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind. He was waiting for a call from the President of a far distant country, and between wondering when the wretched man would telephone, and trying to suppress unpleasant memories of what had been a very long, tiring, and difficult week, there was not much space in his head for anything else. The more he attempted to focus on the print on the page before him, the more clearly the Prime Minister could see the gloating face of one of his political opponents. This particular opponent had appeared on the news that very day, not only to enumerate all the terrible things that had happened in the last week (as though anyone needed reminding) but also to explain why each and every one of them was the government's fault. 

(Extracted from Chapter one, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince written by J.K. Rowling and published in 2005)

 The actress Viola Davis made history for becoming the first African-American actress to win an Emmy in the best drama actress category. On the ceremony, she gave a polemical speech. Read the excerpt below and answer the following activity.

Viola Davis’s Emmy Speech

‘In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me, over that line. But I can’t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line.’

That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s. And let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.

You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. So here’s to all the writers, the awesome people that are Ben Sherwood, Paul Lee, Peter Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes, people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black.

And to the Taraji P. Hensons, the Kerry Washingtons, the Halle Berrys, the Nicole Beharies, the Meagan Goods, to Gabrielle Union: Thank you for taking us over that line. Thank you to the Television Academy. Thank you. 

(Extracted from URL <http//www.nytimes.com/live/emmys-2015/viola-daviss-emotional-emmys-acceptance-speech/>.Retrieved on February 09,2016.)