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Ano: 2013
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CBM-MG
Prova:
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Q535742
Inglês
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FAT IS BEAUTIFUL?
Americans are fat, they are getting fatter and as soon as they out eat the South Sea Islanders,
they will be the fattest people in the world. This alarming message, from the journalist Greg Critter, has
helped promote the provocative bestseller Fat Land. It reveals that six out of every 10 Americans are
already overweight and that, if they continue to expand at the current rate, by 2050 all of them will be. So
what should they do about it
There is an obvious and a not-so-obvious answer to this question. Greg Critser provides the conventional
solution: they should eat more carefully and do more exercise. He traces the expanding American
waistline to Earl Butz, President Nixon’s foul-mouthed Secretary of Agriculture, who drastically
brought down food prices in the ‘70s by introducing subsidies for farming. The other great architect of
obesity was David Wallerstein, the McDonalds executive who discovered super sizing- offering vast single
portions of food so people eat the equivalent of the double helpings that they were too embarrassed
to ask for.
But the issue has another reaction: not “I’m fat, so what can I do about it?” but “I’m fat, so what?”
This is the line taken by fat activists and size awareness advocates. They believe that there is nothing
wrong with being overweight: negative attitudes towards large people are simply prejudices that need to
be fought.
In part perhaps due to fat liberationists, the USA is changing its views on size. The fashion press,
for instance, recently announced that “fat is the new thin.” According to American Vogue the voluptuously
curved Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Osbourne are much more attractive than the “stick-thin”
Hollywood stereotypes. There is also a popular backlash against “self-hating” attitudes of an older generation
that was inspired by feminism and sexual liberation to try always be perfect and in control.
In spite of this, one crucial factor seems destined to keep Americans trying to lose weight. Obesity,
as Critser points out, is now - for the first time in the history - the disease of the poor, not the rich.
And, in an aspirational society, if the well-off can see their feet, everyone else will want as well.
Adapted from SPEAKUP n.196, pages 18 to 20.
All the characteristics below prove that U.S.A. is changing its view and size, EXCEPT:
Ano: 2013
Banca:
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Q535741
Inglês
Texto associado
FAT IS BEAUTIFUL?
Americans are fat, they are getting fatter and as soon as they out eat the South Sea Islanders,
they will be the fattest people in the world. This alarming message, from the journalist Greg Critter, has
helped promote the provocative bestseller Fat Land. It reveals that six out of every 10 Americans are
already overweight and that, if they continue to expand at the current rate, by 2050 all of them will be. So
what should they do about it
There is an obvious and a not-so-obvious answer to this question. Greg Critser provides the conventional
solution: they should eat more carefully and do more exercise. He traces the expanding American
waistline to Earl Butz, President Nixon’s foul-mouthed Secretary of Agriculture, who drastically
brought down food prices in the ‘70s by introducing subsidies for farming. The other great architect of
obesity was David Wallerstein, the McDonalds executive who discovered super sizing- offering vast single
portions of food so people eat the equivalent of the double helpings that they were too embarrassed
to ask for.
But the issue has another reaction: not “I’m fat, so what can I do about it?” but “I’m fat, so what?”
This is the line taken by fat activists and size awareness advocates. They believe that there is nothing
wrong with being overweight: negative attitudes towards large people are simply prejudices that need to
be fought.
In part perhaps due to fat liberationists, the USA is changing its views on size. The fashion press,
for instance, recently announced that “fat is the new thin.” According to American Vogue the voluptuously
curved Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Osbourne are much more attractive than the “stick-thin”
Hollywood stereotypes. There is also a popular backlash against “self-hating” attitudes of an older generation
that was inspired by feminism and sexual liberation to try always be perfect and in control.
In spite of this, one crucial factor seems destined to keep Americans trying to lose weight. Obesity,
as Critser points out, is now - for the first time in the history - the disease of the poor, not the rich.
And, in an aspirational society, if the well-off can see their feet, everyone else will want as well.
Adapted from SPEAKUP n.196, pages 18 to 20.
According to Greg Critser in 2050
Q528733
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What is organized crime?
Organized crime was characterised by the United Nations,
in 1994, as: “group organization to commit crime; hierarchical
links or personal relationships which permit leaders to control
the group: violence, intimidation and corruption used to earn
profits or control territories or markets; laundering of illicit
proceeds both in furtherance of criminal activity and to infiltrate
the legitimate economy; the potential for expansion into any new
activities and beyond national borders; and cooperation with
other organized transnational criminal groups.”
It is increasingly global. Although links between, for
example, mafia groups in Italy and the USA have existed for
decades, new and rapid means of communication have facilitated
the development of international networks. Some build on shared
linguistic or cultural ties, such as a network trafficking drugs
and human organs, which links criminal gangs in Mozambique,
Portugal, Brazil, Pakistan, Dubai and South Africa. Others bring
together much less likely groups, such as those trafficking arms,
drugs and people between South Africa, Nigeria, Pakistan and
Russia, or those linking the Russian mafia with Colombian
cocaine cartels or North American criminal gangs with the
Japanese Yakuza. Trafficked commodities may pass from group
to group along the supply chain; for instance heroin in Italy
has traditionally been produced in Afghanistan, transported by
Turks, distributed by Albanians, and sold by Italians.
Organized crime exploits profit opportunities wherever
they arise. Globalization of financial markets, with free
movement of goods and capital, has facilitated smuggling of
counterfeit goods (in part a reflection of the creation of global
brands), internet fraud, and money-laundering. On the other
hand, organized crime also takes advantage of the barriers to
free movement of people across national borders and the laws
against non-medicinal use of narcotics: accordingly it earns vast
profits in smuggling migrants and psychoactive drugs. Briquet
and Favarel have identified deregulation and the “rolling back
of the state” in some countries as creating lacunae that have
been occupied by profiteers. The political changes in Europe
in the late 1980s fuelled the growth in criminal networks, often
involving former law enforcement officers. Failed states, such
as the Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone, have
provided further opportunities as criminal gangs smuggle arms
in and commodities out, for example diamonds, gold, and rare
earth metals, often generating violence against those involved
in the trade and in the surrounding communities. Finally, there
are a few states, such as the Democratic Republic of Korea and
Burma and Guinea-Bissau (once described as a narco-state)
where politicians have been alleged to have played an active role
in international crime.
Organized criminal gangs have strong incentives. Compared
with legitimate producers, they have lower costs of production
due to the ability to disregard quality and safety standards,
tax obligations, minimum wages or employee benefits. Once
established, they may threaten or use violence to eliminate
competitors, and can obtain favourable treatment by regulatory
authorities either through bribes or threats.
(www.globalizationandhealth.com. Adaptado)
Segundo o texto, um dos fatores que incentiva o crime organizado
é o
Q528730
Inglês
Texto associado
What is organized crime?
Organized crime was characterised by the United Nations,
in 1994, as: “group organization to commit crime; hierarchical
links or personal relationships which permit leaders to control
the group: violence, intimidation and corruption used to earn
profits or control territories or markets; laundering of illicit
proceeds both in furtherance of criminal activity and to infiltrate
the legitimate economy; the potential for expansion into any new
activities and beyond national borders; and cooperation with
other organized transnational criminal groups.”
It is increasingly global. Although links between, for
example, mafia groups in Italy and the USA have existed for
decades, new and rapid means of communication have facilitated
the development of international networks. Some build on shared
linguistic or cultural ties, such as a network trafficking drugs
and human organs, which links criminal gangs in Mozambique,
Portugal, Brazil, Pakistan, Dubai and South Africa. Others bring
together much less likely groups, such as those trafficking arms,
drugs and people between South Africa, Nigeria, Pakistan and
Russia, or those linking the Russian mafia with Colombian
cocaine cartels or North American criminal gangs with the
Japanese Yakuza. Trafficked commodities may pass from group
to group along the supply chain; for instance heroin in Italy
has traditionally been produced in Afghanistan, transported by
Turks, distributed by Albanians, and sold by Italians.
Organized crime exploits profit opportunities wherever
they arise. Globalization of financial markets, with free
movement of goods and capital, has facilitated smuggling of
counterfeit goods (in part a reflection of the creation of global
brands), internet fraud, and money-laundering. On the other
hand, organized crime also takes advantage of the barriers to
free movement of people across national borders and the laws
against non-medicinal use of narcotics: accordingly it earns vast
profits in smuggling migrants and psychoactive drugs. Briquet
and Favarel have identified deregulation and the “rolling back
of the state” in some countries as creating lacunae that have
been occupied by profiteers. The political changes in Europe
in the late 1980s fuelled the growth in criminal networks, often
involving former law enforcement officers. Failed states, such
as the Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone, have
provided further opportunities as criminal gangs smuggle arms
in and commodities out, for example diamonds, gold, and rare
earth metals, often generating violence against those involved
in the trade and in the surrounding communities. Finally, there
are a few states, such as the Democratic Republic of Korea and
Burma and Guinea-Bissau (once described as a narco-state)
where politicians have been alleged to have played an active role
in international crime.
Organized criminal gangs have strong incentives. Compared
with legitimate producers, they have lower costs of production
due to the ability to disregard quality and safety standards,
tax obligations, minimum wages or employee benefits. Once
established, they may threaten or use violence to eliminate
competitors, and can obtain favourable treatment by regulatory
authorities either through bribes or threats.
(www.globalizationandhealth.com. Adaptado)
No trecho do segundo parágrafo – those linking the Russian
mafia with Columbian cocaine cartels or North American
criminal gangs with the Japanese Yakuza. – a palavra those
refere-se, no texto, a
Q528729
Inglês
Texto associado
What is organized crime?
Organized crime was characterised by the United Nations,
in 1994, as: “group organization to commit crime; hierarchical
links or personal relationships which permit leaders to control
the group: violence, intimidation and corruption used to earn
profits or control territories or markets; laundering of illicit
proceeds both in furtherance of criminal activity and to infiltrate
the legitimate economy; the potential for expansion into any new
activities and beyond national borders; and cooperation with
other organized transnational criminal groups.”
It is increasingly global. Although links between, for
example, mafia groups in Italy and the USA have existed for
decades, new and rapid means of communication have facilitated
the development of international networks. Some build on shared
linguistic or cultural ties, such as a network trafficking drugs
and human organs, which links criminal gangs in Mozambique,
Portugal, Brazil, Pakistan, Dubai and South Africa. Others bring
together much less likely groups, such as those trafficking arms,
drugs and people between South Africa, Nigeria, Pakistan and
Russia, or those linking the Russian mafia with Colombian
cocaine cartels or North American criminal gangs with the
Japanese Yakuza. Trafficked commodities may pass from group
to group along the supply chain; for instance heroin in Italy
has traditionally been produced in Afghanistan, transported by
Turks, distributed by Albanians, and sold by Italians.
Organized crime exploits profit opportunities wherever
they arise. Globalization of financial markets, with free
movement of goods and capital, has facilitated smuggling of
counterfeit goods (in part a reflection of the creation of global
brands), internet fraud, and money-laundering. On the other
hand, organized crime also takes advantage of the barriers to
free movement of people across national borders and the laws
against non-medicinal use of narcotics: accordingly it earns vast
profits in smuggling migrants and psychoactive drugs. Briquet
and Favarel have identified deregulation and the “rolling back
of the state” in some countries as creating lacunae that have
been occupied by profiteers. The political changes in Europe
in the late 1980s fuelled the growth in criminal networks, often
involving former law enforcement officers. Failed states, such
as the Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone, have
provided further opportunities as criminal gangs smuggle arms
in and commodities out, for example diamonds, gold, and rare
earth metals, often generating violence against those involved
in the trade and in the surrounding communities. Finally, there
are a few states, such as the Democratic Republic of Korea and
Burma and Guinea-Bissau (once described as a narco-state)
where politicians have been alleged to have played an active role
in international crime.
Organized criminal gangs have strong incentives. Compared
with legitimate producers, they have lower costs of production
due to the ability to disregard quality and safety standards,
tax obligations, minimum wages or employee benefits. Once
established, they may threaten or use violence to eliminate
competitors, and can obtain favourable treatment by regulatory
authorities either through bribes or threats.
(www.globalizationandhealth.com. Adaptado)
De acordo com o texto, uma das características do crime organizado,
segundo a ONU, é
Q528728
Inglês
Texto associado
Violence Prevention Among Young People in Brazil
Crime and violence have increased dramatically in Brazil in recent decades, particularly in large urban areas, leading to more intense public debate on causes and solutions. The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. Having security means living without fearing the risk of violation of one’s life, liberty, physical integrity or property. Security means not only to be free from actual risks, but also to be able to enjoy the feeling of security. In this respect, human rights are systematically undermined by violence and insecurity.
UNESCO expects to play a primary role in supporting actions of social inclusion to help in the prevention of violence, especially among young people. The attributes and resources to be found in the heart of the Organization’s different areas will be grouped around this objective.
Violence is seen as a violation of fundamental human rights, as a threat to the respect for the principles of liberty and equality. An approach focused on the access to quality education, to decent jobs, to cultural, sports and leisure activities, to digital inclusion and the protection and promotion of human rights and of the environment will be implemented as a response to the challenge of preventing violence among youths. Such approach should also help in creating real opportunities for young people to improve their life conditions and develop their citizenship.
(www.unesco.org. Adaptado)
No segundo parágrafo this objective refere-se, no texto,
Q528726
Inglês
Texto associado
Violence Prevention Among Young People in Brazil
Crime and violence have increased dramatically in Brazil in recent decades, particularly in large urban areas, leading to more intense public debate on causes and solutions. The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. Having security means living without fearing the risk of violation of one’s life, liberty, physical integrity or property. Security means not only to be free from actual risks, but also to be able to enjoy the feeling of security. In this respect, human rights are systematically undermined by violence and insecurity.
UNESCO expects to play a primary role in supporting actions of social inclusion to help in the prevention of violence, especially among young people. The attributes and resources to be found in the heart of the Organization’s different areas will be grouped around this objective.
Violence is seen as a violation of fundamental human rights, as a threat to the respect for the principles of liberty and equality. An approach focused on the access to quality education, to decent jobs, to cultural, sports and leisure activities, to digital inclusion and the protection and promotion of human rights and of the environment will be implemented as a response to the challenge of preventing violence among youths. Such approach should also help in creating real opportunities for young people to improve their life conditions and develop their citizenship.
(www.unesco.org. Adaptado)
According to the text, the approach aimed at preventing violence
among young people should include
Q528725
Inglês
Texto associado
Violence Prevention Among Young People in Brazil
Crime and violence have increased dramatically in Brazil in recent decades, particularly in large urban areas, leading to more intense public debate on causes and solutions. The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. Having security means living without fearing the risk of violation of one’s life, liberty, physical integrity or property. Security means not only to be free from actual risks, but also to be able to enjoy the feeling of security. In this respect, human rights are systematically undermined by violence and insecurity.
UNESCO expects to play a primary role in supporting actions of social inclusion to help in the prevention of violence, especially among young people. The attributes and resources to be found in the heart of the Organization’s different areas will be grouped around this objective.
Violence is seen as a violation of fundamental human rights, as a threat to the respect for the principles of liberty and equality. An approach focused on the access to quality education, to decent jobs, to cultural, sports and leisure activities, to digital inclusion and the protection and promotion of human rights and of the environment will be implemented as a response to the challenge of preventing violence among youths. Such approach should also help in creating real opportunities for young people to improve their life conditions and develop their citizenship.
(www.unesco.org. Adaptado)
The text presents the idea that the rise in crime and violence
menaces
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Q521747
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Bertrand Piccard and his co-pilot Brian Jones were the first people to fly around the Earth in a balloon non-stop in 1999.
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
What was the newspaper headline after the balloon landed?
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
What was the newspaper headline after the balloon landed?
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Q521746
Inglês
Bertrand Piccard and his co-pilot Brian Jones were the first people to fly around the Earth in a balloon non-stop in 1999.
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
Why did the pilots get out of the capsule during the flight?
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
Why did the pilots get out of the capsule during the flight?
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Q521745
Inglês
Bertrand Piccard and his co-pilot Brian Jones were the first people to fly around the Earth in a balloon non-stop in 1999.
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
Why did the balloon fly over south China?
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
(Fonte: Original)
Why did the balloon fly over south China?
Ano: 2013
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Exército - 2013 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Ciências Contábeis |
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Q521744
Inglês
Bertrand Piccard and his co-pilot Brian Jones were the first people to fly around the Earth
in a balloon non-stop in 1999.
I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
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I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became fascinated by the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the world's highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.
I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before we managed to succeed. Our route took us over China, but we could only get permission to travel over the south. This meant going first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.
My main memory of the trip is that we lived in the air for 20 days and the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon's capsule, in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn't have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.
Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!
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What's Piccard's main reason for writing this text?
Ano: 2013
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Michael Jackson went 60 days without real sleep
Michael Jackson died while preparing to set a world record for the most successful concert run ever, but he unknowingly set another record that led to his death.
Jackson may be the only human ever to go two months without REM - Rapid Eye Movement - sleep, which is vital to keep the brain and body alive. The 60 nights of propofol infusions Dr. Conrad Murray said he gave Jackson to treat his insomnia is something a sleep expert says no one had ever undergone.
“The symptoms that Mr. Jackson was exhibiting were consistent with what someone might expect to see of someone suffering from total sleep deprivation over a chronic period,” Dr. Charles Czeisler, a Harvard Medical School sleep expert, testified Friday at the wrongful-death trial of concert promoter AEG Live, company that hired Dr. Conrad Murray as Jackson's personal physician.
Propofol disrupts the normal sleep cycle and offers no REM sleep, yet it leaves a patient feeling refreshed as if they had experienced genuine sleep, according to Czeisler.
If the singer had not died on June 25, 2009, of an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, the lack of REM sleep may have soon taken his life anyway, according Czeisler's testimony Friday.
Michael Jackson died while preparing to set a world record for the most successful concert run ever, but he unknowingly set another record that led to his death.
Jackson may be the only human ever to go two months without REM - Rapid Eye Movement - sleep, which is vital to keep the brain and body alive. The 60 nights of propofol infusions Dr. Conrad Murray said he gave Jackson to treat his insomnia is something a sleep expert says no one had ever undergone.
“The symptoms that Mr. Jackson was exhibiting were consistent with what someone might expect to see of someone suffering from total sleep deprivation over a chronic period,” Dr. Charles Czeisler, a Harvard Medical School sleep expert, testified Friday at the wrongful-death trial of concert promoter AEG Live, company that hired Dr. Conrad Murray as Jackson's personal physician.
Propofol disrupts the normal sleep cycle and offers no REM sleep, yet it leaves a patient feeling refreshed as if they had experienced genuine sleep, according to Czeisler.
If the singer had not died on June 25, 2009, of an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, the lack of REM sleep may have soon taken his life anyway, according Czeisler's testimony Friday.
De acordo com o texto, analisar a sentença abaixo:
Jackson morreria certamente devido à falta de sono REM (1ª parte). De acordo com o Dr. Conrad Murray, o tratamento com injeções de propofol já havia sido usado/administrado em humanos e, por isso, foi recomendado a Michael Jackson (2ª parte).
A sentença está:
Jackson morreria certamente devido à falta de sono REM (1ª parte). De acordo com o Dr. Conrad Murray, o tratamento com injeções de propofol já havia sido usado/administrado em humanos e, por isso, foi recomendado a Michael Jackson (2ª parte).
A sentença está:
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q377646
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Empirically Based Leadership
A significant area of interest within the US Army empirical literature on leadership is emotional intelligence (EI), which in recent years has been the focus of considerable attention in relationship to leadership efficacy. Emotional intelligence involves an awareness of one’s own emotions as well as the ability to control them, social awareness of others and their emotions, and the capacity to understand and manage relationship and social networks.
In understanding others’ emotions, an important contributing factor to the success of the more effective military officers is their ability to empathize with their subordinates. In discussing empathy, FM (Field Manual) 6-22 defines it as “the ability to see something from another person’s point of view, to identify with and enter into another person’s feelings and emotions”. Empathy is not typically a quality that most soldiers would readily identify as an essential characteristic to effective leadership or necessary to producing positive organizational outcomes, but it is an important quality for competent leadership, especially as it relates to EI.
A significant area of interest within the US Army empirical literature on leadership is emotional intelligence (EI), which in recent years has been the focus of considerable attention in relationship to leadership efficacy. Emotional intelligence involves an awareness of one’s own emotions as well as the ability to control them, social awareness of others and their emotions, and the capacity to understand and manage relationship and social networks.
In understanding others’ emotions, an important contributing factor to the success of the more effective military officers is their ability to empathize with their subordinates. In discussing empathy, FM (Field Manual) 6-22 defines it as “the ability to see something from another person’s point of view, to identify with and enter into another person’s feelings and emotions”. Empathy is not typically a quality that most soldiers would readily identify as an essential characteristic to effective leadership or necessary to producing positive organizational outcomes, but it is an important quality for competent leadership, especially as it relates to EI.
According to the text, we can state that
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q377644
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Welcome to Madrid: City of Protests
Madrid (CNN) - “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!” Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction - being forced to leave her property by legal process.
Rocio and her son, now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop, and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH - Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The 15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants, bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack of cash, the protests will go on.
Madrid (CNN) - “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!” Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction - being forced to leave her property by legal process.
Rocio and her son, now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop, and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH - Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The 15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants, bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack of cash, the protests will go on.
According to the text, the 15-M movement made
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q377643
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Welcome to Madrid: City of Protests
Madrid (CNN) - “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!” Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction - being forced to leave her property by legal process.
Rocio and her son, now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop, and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH - Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The 15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants, bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack of cash, the protests will go on.
Madrid (CNN) - “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!” Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction - being forced to leave her property by legal process.
Rocio and her son, now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop, and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH - Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The 15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants, bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack of cash, the protests will go on.
According to the text, Rocio
Ano: 2013
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Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q377641
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President Obama Launches Gun-Violence Task Force
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
According to the text, Obama
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
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President Obama Launches Gun-Violence Task Force
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
In the sentence “This is a team that has a very specific task …”, who is the leader of this team?
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
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EsPCEx
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President Obama Launches Gun-Violence Task Force
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference, Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”. “This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States, dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded.
In the sentence “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing...”, this problem refers to
Ano: 2013
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2013 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q377637
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Escolha a única alternativa correta, dentre as opções apresentadas, que responde ou completa cada questão.
I wouldn't call myself a social butterfly
And there's not much that separates me from the other guy
But when I log in I begin to live
There's an online world where I am king
Of a little website dedicated to me
With pictures of me and a list of my friends
And an unofficial record of the groups that I'm in
Before the internet, friendship was so tough
You actually had to be in people's presence and stuff
Who would have thought that with a point and a click
I could know that Hope Floats is your favorite flick
Facebook
I'm hooked on Facebook
I used to meet girls hanging out at the mall
Now I just wait for them to write on my wall
Oh! Link's status changed, it says he's playing the recorder...
How do you know this person?
Did you hook up with this person?
Do you need to request confirmation?
Or did you just think they looked cute...
From their picture on Facebook?
If the internet crashed all across the land
Or my Facebook account was deleted by the man
I'd carry around a picture of my face
And a summary of me typed out on a page
I wouldn't call myself a social butterfly
And there's not much that separates me from the other guy
But when I log in I begin to live
There's an online world where I am king
Of a little website dedicated to me
With pictures of me and a list of my friends
And an unofficial record of the groups that I'm in
Before the internet, friendship was so tough
You actually had to be in people's presence and stuff
Who would have thought that with a point and a click
I could know that Hope Floats is your favorite flick
I'm hooked on Facebook
I used to meet girls hanging out at the mall
Now I just wait for them to write on my wall
Oh! Link's status changed, it says he's playing the recorder...
How do you know this person?
Did you hook up with this person?
Do you need to request confirmation?
Or did you just think they looked cute...
From their picture on Facebook?
If the internet crashed all across the land
Or my Facebook account was deleted by the man
I'd carry around a picture of my face
And a summary of me typed out on a page
The sentence “But when I login I begin to live” brings the readers a reflection about the extreme importance that people, in our society, give to.
Conheça nossos planos