One World

Smolander The English language is everywhere. The language of most of the Internet sites around the world is English. We are using this language to write our articles on this site, even though I am positive that English is not the first language of everybody using this website. It is not my first language, I come from Finland. I learned English at school. It is the most widely studied language in the world. It is the language of media, medicine and business. Computing uses English…

river is ____________________ (long) ________ the Douro river. 3. In your opinion who is the ______________ (good) footballer in the world. 4. Listening to good music is much ______________ (relaxing) way to pass the time than watching TV. C. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. A gold ring is __________________ (expensive) than a silver one. Diamond rings are ______________________ (expensive) of all. 2. Oporto is ______________ (far) from Lisbon than Coimbra, but…

O World Trade Center (WTC) é um complexo de edifícios em construção na região de Lower Manhattan, Nova York, Estados Unidos, em substituição ao complexo original de sete prédios que anteriormente existia no local com o mesmo nome. O WTC original, caracterizado por marcantes torres gêmeas, foi inaugurado em 4 de abril de 1973 e destruído durante os ataques de 11 de setembro de 2001, juntamente com o World Trade Center 7. Os outros edifícios do complexo foram danificados nos ataques e suas…

suspense. Then when they came back in radio contact they looked up and snapped this picture and it became known as Earth Rise. And that one picture exploded in the consciousness of the human kind. It led to dramatic changes. Within 18 months of this picture the modern environmental movement had begun. The next picture was taken on the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17. This one was taken on Dec. 11, 1972 and it is the most commonly published photograph in all of history. And it is the…

because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me - and by that time no one was left to speak up." - Rev. Martin Niemoller Celebrating Diversity Look around and you will see that our society is very diverse. Diversity enriches our lives. Much as the biological diversity of an ecosystem increases its stability and…

but do we really know what it means for the world and for us, and do we recognize its importance? Questions like Can we really pursue sustainable economic growth without harming our societies and the environment? and If we pursue prosperity today, are we condemning our children and grandchildren to poverty tomorrow? are issues people should have in mind, when talking about sustainable development. We live in an interdependent world and what happens in one country affect many others.…

The World to Change Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing And there's no way we ever could Now we see everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it So we keep waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change It's hard to beat the system When we're standing at a distance So we keep waiting Waiting on the…

1. Introduction The leadership style of Steve Jobs is one of the most known and commented recently. The co-founder of Apple and Pixar Animation Studios passed away and left new concept of how technology should adapt to the user and their needs. Jobs had as main characteristics be visionary, innovative, creative and determined. Everything that is expected from a leader. During his career, he was able to motivate all by examples of life and through persuasion, since he was charismatic…

and analyzed independently of the rest of the living world. However, all species have unusual or differentiating characteristics, and it is the task of an evolutionarily informed natural science to provide a causal account of the nature, organization, origin, and function, if any, of such characteristics, without exaggerating, mystifying, or minimizing them. Yet, even when contextualized within the extraordinary diversity of the living world, humans continue to stand out, exhibiting a…

Tropical Andes region contains about a sixth of all plant life in less than 1 percent of the world’s land area. One of the more unique plant species is an Andean bromelilad that require 100 years to mature.The threatened yellow-eared parrot, yellow-tailed woolly monkey and spectacled bear are all endemic to the Tropical Andes. This hotspot also maintains the largest variety of amphibians in the world, with 664 distinct species. Unfortunately, almost 450 amphibian species are listed as…