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In France, a film taps into a desire for change

By Celestine Bohlen

The New York Times - May 2, 2016

 

    In France, as in the United States, there is no "politics as usual" this year. With popular
disaffection on the rise, traditional parties and candidates have been thrown off course as voters look
for alternatives to the status quo. The restless, sometimes incoherent, clamor for change has taken
many forms in France — support for the extreme-right National Front; recurring strikes by hard-left
[05] labor unions; and a protest movement known as Nuit Debout, or Up All Night, which for the last month
has gathered young people in Paris and several other cities to vent their frustration with the "system."
If there is one thing these various dissatisfied voters would agree upon, it is the failure of the French
political establishment, on the left and on the right, to solve the country’s persistent problems — high
unemployment, low growth and the social cleavage created by immigration and inequality.
[10]    This frustration helps explain the unlikely success of "Demain," or "Tomorrow," a French
documentary. Since its release in December, the film has drawn almost one million viewers. The 80-
minute film was made as a road movie with a budget of 1.3 million euros, about $1.5 million, one-third
of it collected through crowdfunding. With a chatty narration by Mélanie Laurent, a well-known French
actress, it tracks a global quest for workable initiatives in places as disparate as Detroit, Finland,
[15] Iceland and India, where people have found ways to move away from dependence on fossil fuels,
mobilize grass-roots democracy, grow their own food and inspire children to learn. According to Cyril
Dion, who, along with Ms. Laurent, directed the film, "Demain" reconnects people to something
positive and gives them hope. The movie opened at a propitious moment, after a difficult year that
included two terrorist attacks in Paris and a persistent economic crisis.
[20]    The response has been enthusiastic and sustained: The film is playing in 122 French cinemas,
for longer than some recent Hollywood blockbusters. Audiences have been known to stand up and
applaud as the credits appear on the screen. Mr. Dion said some viewers have written to tell him that it
changed their lives. When he showed the movie on April 17 at the Place de la République, in central
Paris, where the Nuit Debout protesters have been camping out every night since March 31, a crowd
[25] of some 2,500 people — mostly young — braved unusually temperatures and occasional technical
difficulties. "They, too, are looking for solutions that can work," said Mr. Dion, 37, a former actor with a
long history of civic activism. According to Mr. Dion, this success is proof that optimism, fueled by
positive can- do energy, can be a force for change.

Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/world/europe/france-activismelections.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer Acessed on October 14th, 2018.

According to the text, what is the message of the French documentary "Tomorrow"?

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In France, a film taps into a desire for change

By Celestine Bohlen

The New York Times - May 2, 2016

 

    In France, as in the United States, there is no "politics as usual" this year. With popular
disaffection on the rise, traditional parties and candidates have been thrown off course as voters look
for alternatives to the status quo. The restless, sometimes incoherent, clamor for change has taken
many forms in France — support for the extreme-right National Front; recurring strikes by hard-left
[05] labor unions; and a protest movement known as Nuit Debout, or Up All Night, which for the last month
has gathered young people in Paris and several other cities to vent their frustration with the "system."
If there is one thing these various dissatisfied voters would agree upon, it is the failure of the French
political establishment, on the left and on the right, to solve the country’s persistent problems — high
unemployment, low growth and the social cleavage created by immigration and inequality.
[10]    This frustration helps explain the unlikely success of "Demain," or "Tomorrow," a French
documentary. Since its release in December, the film has drawn almost one million viewers. The 80-
minute film was made as a road movie with a budget of 1.3 million euros, about $1.5 million, one-third
of it collected through crowdfunding. With a chatty narration by Mélanie Laurent, a well-known French
actress, it tracks a global quest for workable initiatives in places as disparate as Detroit, Finland,
[15] Iceland and India, where people have found ways to move away from dependence on fossil fuels,
mobilize grass-roots democracy, grow their own food and inspire children to learn. According to Cyril
Dion, who, along with Ms. Laurent, directed the film, "Demain" reconnects people to something
positive and gives them hope. The movie opened at a propitious moment, after a difficult year that
included two terrorist attacks in Paris and a persistent economic crisis.
[20]    The response has been enthusiastic and sustained: The film is playing in 122 French cinemas,
for longer than some recent Hollywood blockbusters. Audiences have been known to stand up and
applaud as the credits appear on the screen. Mr. Dion said some viewers have written to tell him that it
changed their lives. When he showed the movie on April 17 at the Place de la République, in central
Paris, where the Nuit Debout protesters have been camping out every night since March 31, a crowd
[25] of some 2,500 people — mostly young — braved unusually temperatures and occasional technical
difficulties. "They, too, are looking for solutions that can work," said Mr. Dion, 37, a former actor with a
long history of civic activism. According to Mr. Dion, this success is proof that optimism, fueled by
positive can- do energy, can be a force for change.

Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/world/europe/france-activismelections.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer Acessed on October 14th, 2018.

Choose the question that CANNOT be answered based on the text.

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In France, a film taps into a desire for change

By Celestine Bohlen

The New York Times - May 2, 2016

 

    In France, as in the United States, there is no "politics as usual" this year. With popular
disaffection on the rise, traditional parties and candidates have been thrown off course as voters look
for alternatives to the status quo. The restless, sometimes incoherent, clamor for change has taken
many forms in France — support for the extreme-right National Front; recurring strikes by hard-left
[05] labor unions; and a protest movement known as Nuit Debout, or Up All Night, which for the last month
has gathered young people in Paris and several other cities to vent their frustration with the "system."
If there is one thing these various dissatisfied voters would agree upon, it is the failure of the French
political establishment, on the left and on the right, to solve the country’s persistent problems — high
unemployment, low growth and the social cleavage created by immigration and inequality.
[10]    This frustration helps explain the unlikely success of "Demain," or "Tomorrow," a French
documentary. Since its release in December, the film has drawn almost one million viewers. The 80-
minute film was made as a road movie with a budget of 1.3 million euros, about $1.5 million, one-third
of it collected through crowdfunding. With a chatty narration by Mélanie Laurent, a well-known French
actress, it tracks a global quest for workable initiatives in places as disparate as Detroit, Finland,
[15] Iceland and India, where people have found ways to move away from dependence on fossil fuels,
mobilize grass-roots democracy, grow their own food and inspire children to learn. According to Cyril
Dion, who, along with Ms. Laurent, directed the film, "Demain" reconnects people to something
positive and gives them hope. The movie opened at a propitious moment, after a difficult year that
included two terrorist attacks in Paris and a persistent economic crisis.
[20]    The response has been enthusiastic and sustained: The film is playing in 122 French cinemas,
for longer than some recent Hollywood blockbusters. Audiences have been known to stand up and
applaud as the credits appear on the screen. Mr. Dion said some viewers have written to tell him that it
changed their lives. When he showed the movie on April 17 at the Place de la République, in central
Paris, where the Nuit Debout protesters have been camping out every night since March 31, a crowd
[25] of some 2,500 people — mostly young — braved unusually temperatures and occasional technical
difficulties. "They, too, are looking for solutions that can work," said Mr. Dion, 37, a former actor with a
long history of civic activism. According to Mr. Dion, this success is proof that optimism, fueled by
positive can- do energy, can be a force for change.

Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/world/europe/france-activismelections.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer Acessed on October 14th, 2018.

What is the main purpose of the text?

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Fake News, Loss of Privacy Are Hurting the Internet, Mozilla Says

 

    Major challenges facing the Internet include a collapse of privacy protections, the unabated

spread of fake news, and the consolidation of power at giant tech companies, according to a new

Internet Health Report ffom Mozilla, the nonprofit creator of the Firefox browser and other open-source

software.

[05]    Many people “have started to argue that technology companies are becoming too dominant;

social media has been weaponized as a tool of harassment; our personal information has been stolen:

and democratic processes have been undermined by the manipulation of online media and ads”, the

report says.

    Mozilla called on Internet users to take action by learning how to better protect their privacy and

[10] to identify misinformation. [...] Mark Surman, executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, said [...]

“Consumers, governments and technologists need to push for fair competition, open innovation,

interoperability and standards so the Internet can evolve in more healthy and humane ways”.

    The report says indicators related to access, affordability, and the use of encryption are “getting

a bit better”, while censorship, online harassment, and energy use are getting worse.

[15]    The lengthy report [...] addresses several issues, but focuses on privacy risks, fake news, and

tech consolidation as three major issues to address.

    A loss of privacy: The report looks at insecure Internet-of-things devices as a serious problem

for privacy, with fitness tracks, kitchen appliances, and light bulbs all starting to connect to the larger

Internet. The “attack surface” of the Internet is growing [...] “Do cars share our driving habits with

[20] insurance companies? Do vacuum cleaners trade in information about the layout of our homes?”.

    Fake news on the rise: Recent political campaigns in the United States and other countries

have been marred by the spread of misinformation, [...] As more people get their news from social

media, they depend on websites that display the content that attracts the most attention. “This ends up

favoring headlines that scream for reactions”, the report says. Online misinformation is a major threat

[25] to the health of the Internet and all of the societies it touches because of the potential for political

disorder, undermining of the truth, hatred and rumors that spread in conflict or disasters”, the report

says.

    Big tech consolidation: A handful of huge tech companies have become “intertwined not only

with our daily lives, but with all aspects of the global economy, civic discourse, and democracy itself”,

[30] [...]. These large companies have brought several benefits by helping communication, creativity, and

commerce flourish, the report says. But some of the major online companies have become “too big”.

The problem isn't that these companies have billion-dollar valuations, hundreds of millions of users, or

large acquisition portfolios,” the report adds. “Through monopolistic business practices [...] they

undermine privacy, openness, and competition on the Web”.

[35] The report calls on Internet users to take action to improve its health. Mozilla [...] asks users to model

good practices, such as learning about online data collection practices, learning how to identify online

abuse, and improve their “crap detection” skills.

Adapted from: https://www .internetsociety.org/blog/2018/04/fake-news-loss-privacy-hurting internet-mozilla-says/  Acessed on: August 22nd, 2018.

Choose the alternative in which addresses has the same meaning and grammatical class as in “The lengthy report [...] addresses several issues” (l. 15).

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    The author who wrote verses from the "depths of the trifling", as it features in a poem and one of his books, poet Manoel de Barros died on Thursday morning, November 13^th, aged 97, in Campo Grande, in Mato Grosso do Sul state. He had been in intensive care for over a week after he undergone surgery for bowel obstruction. According to the hospital he died due to multiple organ failure.

    Manoel de Barros was born in Cuiabá and throughout his life he wrote 18 poetry books, in addition to children's books and autobiographical accounts. He received a number of literary prizes, two of which were Jabuti prizes (Tortoise prizes) - one in 1989 for "O Guardador de Águas" and in 2002 for "O Fazedor do Amanhecer".

    Barros used to say that "poetry is not supposed to be understood, it is supposed to be incorporated. Understanding it creates a wall. One ought to try to be a tree." "Manoel de Barros was a philosopher who liked to think and rethink the world through poetry", Mozambique born writer Mia Couto, has said. Eucanaã Ferraz has said that Barros "was wise and surfaced already as an essential author".

    Almost half a century went by until his debut in literature: "Poemas Concebidos Sem Pecado" was published in 1937 almost in handmade style, with 21 copies. The greatest publishing of his works only came in the second half of the 1980s, thanks to the efforts of admirers such as Brazilian writers Millôr Fernanddes and Antonio Houaiss, for whom he was often compared to Saint Francis of Assissi "in his humility before everything".

    Even after his tardy success as one of the greatest Brazilian writers of his generation, he stayed true to his origins. He lived in Corumbá in Mato Grosso do Sul state, with stints in Rio de Janeiro and New York. Since the end of the 1970s, he lived in Campo Grande with his wife, Stella and their daughter, Martha.

(FONTE: Adaptado. Disponível em: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en /culture/2014/11/1548038-brazilian-poetmanoel-de-barros-dies-aged-97.shtml. Acesso em: 4 nov. 2019).

Choose the right alternative that expresses in which grammar focus the highlighted words is:

 

“Even after his tardy success as one of the greatest Brazilian writers of his generation, he stayed true to his origins. He lived in Corumbá in Mato Grosso do Sul state, with stints in Rio de Janeiro and New York. Since the end of the 1970s, he lived in Campo Grande with his wife, Stella and their daughter, Martha.”

Land of changes

The southeastern region is changing more rapidly than any other part of the United States - not because the land is new, but because the area´s old, exhausted land is being given new life. The problems of the southeast are best illustrated by a story that goes back a decade before the turn of the century. The tale describes the funeral of a poor man. “They cut through solid marble to make his grave and yet the little marble tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine tree forest, and yet his pine coffin came form Ohio. They buried him beside an iron mine, and yet his nails in his coffin and the iron in the shovel came from Pittsburgh. They buried him in a coat form New York and shoes from Chicago and a shirt from Cincinnati. The South didn’t supply anything for that funeral except the body and the hole in the ground.”

An outline of American Geography. International Communication Agency. USA. 1978.

Based on the text, one can say that

I. the story shows the south had added too many skills to its raw materials.
II. geography has been kind to the Southeastern resources of the United States.
III. the South needs to change more rapidly than other parts of the U.S.
IV. the story told reflects the present southerner socio-economic context.
V. the South did not supply anything to the funeral described in this text.

Assinale a alternativa que contém somente afirmativas corretas.