Questões de Inglês

‘Titanic 3D’: An unnecessary enhancement

To contemplate "Titanic 3D" - James Cameron\\\'s 1997

action-adventure-historical-romance about the 1912

sinking of the eponymous ship - is to engage in a double

dose of wistfulness. Cameron’s movie takes filmgoers back

not only to an era that seemed to disappear along with the

1,500 people who perished in the disaster, but to a more

recent time, when an un-superstar named Leonardo

DiCaprio and an unknown named Kate Winslet were barely

in their 20s, as ripe and tender as a baby’s sit-down.

With Cameron having converted "Titanic" to 3-D in

celebration of the film\\\'s 15th anniversary, watching the new

version also points up just how unnecessary such

technological gimmicks are when you have a perfectly

good original in the first place. The added visual depth

neither enhances nor detracts from the charm of revisiting

the film\\\'s young actors in the beginning of their fame.

Cameron pays tribute to a Victorian civilization and

culture that went down with the ship, his film pays tribute to

an era when a hugely expensive movie could be made with

no-name stars, just as it announces a coming age when

stars would barely be needed if a director could

manipulate the right computer effects.

Adapted from

http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action? newsId=276511

‘Titanic 3D’: An unnecessary enhancement

To contemplate "Titanic 3D" - James Cameron\\\'s 1997

action-adventure-historical-romance about the 1912

sinking of the eponymous ship - is to engage in a double

dose of wistfulness. Cameron’s movie takes filmgoers back

not only to an era that seemed to disappear along with the

1,500 people who perished in the disaster, but to a more

recent time, when an un-superstar named Leonardo

DiCaprio and an unknown named Kate Winslet were barely

in their 20s, as ripe and tender as a baby’s sit-down.

With Cameron having converted "Titanic" to 3-D in

celebration of the film\\\'s 15th anniversary, watching the new

version also points up just how unnecessary such

technological gimmicks are when you have a perfectly

good original in the first place. The added visual depth

neither enhances nor detracts from the charm of revisiting

the film\\\'s young actors in the beginning of their fame.

Cameron pays tribute to a Victorian civilization and

culture that went down with the ship, his film pays tribute to

an era when a hugely expensive movie could be made with

no-name stars, just as it announces a coming age when

stars would barely be needed if a director could

manipulate the right computer effects.

Adapted from

http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action? newsId=276511

‘Titanic 3D’: An unnecessary enhancement

To contemplate "Titanic 3D" - James Cameron\\'s 1997

action-adventure-historical-romance about the 1912

sinking of the eponymous ship - is to engage in a double

dose of wistfulness. Cameron’s movie takes filmgoers back

not only to an era that seemed to disappear along with the

1,500 people who perished in the disaster, but to a more

recent time, when an un-superstar named Leonardo

DiCaprio and an unknown named Kate Winslet were barely

in their 20s, as ripe and tender as a baby’s sit-down.

With Cameron having converted "Titanic" to 3-D in

celebration of the film\\'s 15th anniversary, watching the new

version also points up just how unnecessary such

technological gimmicks are when you have a perfectly

good original in the first place. The added visual depth

neither enhances nor detracts from the charm of revisiting

the film\\'s young actors in the beginning of their fame.

Cameron pays tribute to a Victorian civilization and

culture that went down with the ship, his film pays tribute to

an era when a hugely expensive movie could be made with

no-name stars, just as it announces a coming age when

stars would barely be needed if a director could

manipulate the right computer effects.

Adapted from

http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action? newsId=276511

Social Network for Good

By Matt Shaw on April 26, 2011 in Blog

On Saturday my wife Lana was out for coffee with a

friend. She saw an older lady holding a “please help”

sign. After talking with her for a few minutes and finding

out some of her needs, Lana called me. This sweet lady,

who not long ago lost her job and then her apartment,

wanted some personal hygiene items and a tent.

I posted a request for the tent on Twitter and

Facebook. Immediately it was retweeted by others on

Twitter. On Facebook, it was reposted by others, including

Charlotte 24-7. One of their followers spotted the post,

contacted 24-7, who contacted me, and I called the donor.

He not only had a tent to give, but wanted to drive 50 miles

to deliver it.

Giving someone a tent is not an answer or solution to

homelessness. It’s a band-aid. However, it meets a very

basic and immediate need. Have you ever camped in a

rainstorm? (I have.) Now imagine doing it without a tent–

nightly. We can’t disparage the importance of this kind of

help. The lady who received it was ecstatic.

Helping like this doesn’t have to be painful–it’s you and

I using our connections and sharing the needs. I can’t help

every person, neither can you, but when we speak up, it

gives others a chance to get involved.

Available at http://www.speakupmag.org/2011/04/social-network-forgood/

Social Network for Good

By Matt Shaw on April 26, 2011 in Blog

On Saturday my wife Lana was out for coffee with a

friend. She saw an older lady holding a “please help”

sign. After talking with her for a few minutes and finding

out some of her needs, Lana called me. This sweet lady,

who not long ago lost her job and then her apartment,

wanted some personal hygiene items and a tent.

I posted a request for the tent on Twitter and

Facebook. Immediately it was retweeted by others on

Twitter. On Facebook, it was reposted by others, including

Charlotte 24-7. One of their followers spotted the post,

contacted 24-7, who contacted me, and I called the donor.

He not only had a tent to give, but wanted to drive 50 miles

to deliver it.

Giving someone a tent is not an answer or solution to

homelessness. It’s a band-aid. However, it meets a very

basic and immediate need. Have you ever camped in a

rainstorm? (I have.) Now imagine doing it without a tent–

nightly. We can’t disparage the importance of this kind of

help. The lady who received it was ecstatic.

Helping like this doesn’t have to be painful–it’s you and

I using our connections and sharing the needs. I can’t help

every person, neither can you, but when we speak up, it

gives others a chance to get involved.

Available at http://www.speakupmag.org/2011/04/social-network-forgood/

Dilma ends trip to United States

Por Luciana Lima

While president Dilma Rousseff was in New York she

made six speeches, including the historical opening

address to the 66th United Nations General Assembly.

One of the overarching themes was adherence to the ideal

of “preventive diplomacy” __________ a solution for world

conflicts. That was in clear contrast to the idea of military

intervention as practiced by NATO, especially recently

during the so-called Arab Spring, in Libya.

Dilma also came out strongly in favor of greater

participation of emerging nations in the decision-making

process. She seconded the idea of full membership in the

UN for Palestine, once again in opposition to the American

position.

During a meeting on nuclear security on Thursday,

September 22, Dilma called for an end to “privileges” that

some nuclear countries have, saying the rules established

during the Cold War were obsolete. “By allowing some

nations to have nuclear arms [Britain, China, France,

Russia and the United States], exclusive rights are

created. This is a concept left over from the period after the

Second World War that should be left to the past,” Dilma

said, __________ she called for the complete elimination

of nuclear weapons.

Retirado e adaptado de http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/new-inenglish/ 2011-09-23/news-english-%E2%80%93-dilma-, em 29/09/2011