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To collect commodities are products that can be bought and sold. It refers to a useful quality or thing. Ideas make bad commodities because you can't know whether they are useful or not until you know them. The author is in favor of the democratization of knowledge (enlarge) because current developments such as the internet allow ideas to be available for everyone. So, saying that we are mean when dealing with sharing ideas is a contradiction against the present times and its advancements. Tagging ideas that are not your own.

How does Chimamanda define 'the single story'?

She defines 'the single story' as the tendency to reduce individuals or groups to a single narrative or perspective, often based on stereotypes, preconceived notions, or limited information. A single story shows a group of people as one thing and only one thing over and over again until that is what they become.

Name four 'single stories' that she discusses in this talk

Chimamanda's roommate who had a single story of Africa. She had a single story of catastrophe. In this single story, Africans weren't similar to her at all. She just felt pity for them. She stereotyped Chimamanda as a woman who shouldn't know how to speak English, listened to tribal music, and not well-known authors...

Chimamanda's... Continue reading "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of Single Stories" »

Character Analysis: Penelope

Penelope is a very strong character in the poem, having faced many challenges throughout. Her main role is to be equal with Odysseus. The ploy with the bed not only showcases Penelope's wisdom but also sheds light on why she could not bring herself to remarry and why Odysseus could not stay and build a new life with Calypso. Their love is immortal, just like the unmovable wedding bed.

Penelope's Waiting

Penelope has been waiting for 20 years for her husband to come back from the Trojan War. During his absence, she has been managing his estates. However, she has recently become a host to many suitors who want to marry her and possess everything Odysseus had. These suitors have been depleting Telemachus' inheritance... Continue reading "The Strength and Loyalty of Penelope in The Odyssey" »

Dotadots

Reading

1. False "They are easily transportable and difficult to trace."
2. True "By checking an online register, police are able to identify owners of the stolen items once they have been recovered."
3. False "Identification numbers are not new."
4. False "One particular product."

Lexicon

• possess --- own
• moveable --- transportable
• decreased --- fallen
• lifeless --- inanimate

Phonetics

1. personal, permanent
2. mobile
3. developed

Use of English

1. "My iPod was stolen last night," Sue said.
   Sue said that her iPod had been stolen the night before/the previous night.
2. The dots can even be incorporated into thread.
   It is even possible to incorporate the dots into thread. / For the dots to be incorporated into thread.
3. Car theft in Australia has fallen dramatically.
   There has been a

Total Physical Response (TPR)

TPR stands for Total Physical Response. It is based on the coordination of language and physical movement. In TPR, instructors give commands to students in the target language, and students respond with whole-body actions. Therefore, grammar isn't taught explicitly but can be learned from the language input. TPR is a good way to learn vocabulary, especially idiomatic terms. For example: "Put your hands up."

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. It consists of learning content through an additional language, by teaching both the subject and the language. The idea is to use the language as the medium of instruction. It provides exposure to the language... Continue reading "Effective Language Learning Methods and Classroom Analysis" »

Entrepreneurship

An entrepreneur is a person who pursues an opportunity, often commercially driven, to bring a new product or service to market with limited resources and high risk. The process of creating a new business is entrepreneurship, also defined as organizing limited resources to capitalize on a business opportunity.

Characteristics of Entrepreneurs

Curious, flexible and adaptable, persistent, passionate, willing to learn, visionary, motivated.

Types of Entrepreneurs

• Intrapreneur: An employee who is tasked with developing an innovative idea or project within a company, with a bit less freedom and higher risk.
• Social Entrepreneur: Interested in starting a business for the greater social good and not just the pursuit of profits.
• Scalable Startup

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a book written by John Boyne. It is a historical novel that explores the main themes of loneliness, boredom, and the divisions between the Jews and the Germans. The story revolves around Bruno, a boy who moves with his parents next to a Nazi death camp. He befriends Shmuel, a small and pale boy, and one day they both enter the gas chamber and tragically die.

Main Characters:

• Shmuel: A small and thin boy, similar to Bruno
• Bruno: The main character, son of a powerful commander
• Mother: Bruno and Gretel's mother, with red hair
• Gretel: Bruno's older sister
• Father: Bruno's dad, commander of the German army

I highly recommend this book as it vividly portrays the historical context and the problems of that time.