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A cantora e compositora norte-americana Taylor Swift é um dos maiores fenômenos da música pop contemporânea. Conhecida por transformar experiências pessoais em letras carregadas de emoção, sua obra transita entre o pop, o country e o folk, sempre mantendo forte apelo narrativo e lírico. Em novembro de 2023, Swift trouxe ao Brasil a aguardada The Eras Tour, com apresentações marcantes no Rio de Janeiro e em São Paulo, reunindo milhares de fãs em shows que celebraram diferentes fases de sua carreira.

 

    Now That We Don’t Talk

 

You went to a party

I heard from everybody

You part the crowd like the red sea

Don’t even get me started

Did you get anxious, though

On the way home?

I guess I’ll never ever know

Now that we don’t talk

 

You grew your hair long

You got new icons

And from the outside

It looks like you’re trying lives on

I miss the old ways

You didn’t have to change

But I guess I don’t have a say

Now that we don’t talk

 

I call my mom, she said that it was for the best

Remind myself the morе I gave, you’d want me

less

I cannot bе your friend, so I pay the price of

what I lost

And what it cost, now that we don’t talk

 

What do you tell your friends we

Shared dinners, long weekends with?

Truth is, I can’t pretend it’s

Platonic, it’s just ended, so

 

I call my mom, she said to get it off my chest (off

my chest)

Remind myself the way you faded till I left (until

I left)

I cannot be your friend, so I pay the price of

what I lost (of what I lost)

And what it cost, now that we don’t talk

 

I don’t have to pretend I like acid rock

Or that I’d like to be on a mega yacht

With important men who think important

thoughts

Guess maybe I am better off now that we don’t

talk

And the only way back to my dignity

Was to turn into a shrouded mystery

Just like I had been when you were chasing me

Guess this is how it has to be now that we don’t

talk

 

A oração “who think important thoughts” no trecho “With important men who think important thoughts” desempenha a função de

 

Na tirinha de Tom Gauld, o humor se deve

The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

 

Published: February 6, 2025 3.48am EST 
Authors 
Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Junior Professor of Pluralist Economics, Europa-Universität Flensburg 
Birte Strunk, PhD in economics, The New School 

 

[1] It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the 
rapid loss of biodiversity. […]  

 

Is green growth enough?

The idea behind green growth is to continue expanding economies while minimising environmental harm. However, critics 
[5] argue that this approach has failed to significantly curb climate change and biodiversity loss. 

 

Despite international efforts since the 1970s, carbon emissions have continued to rise. […] Nearly half of historical emissions 
occurred after 1990. Incremental policy changes, technological innovations and shifts in consumer behaviour have not been 
enough to reverse this trend. This failure has led to the growing appeal of “degrowth” – a more radical alternative that challenges 
the current global economic system. 

 

[10] The ”degrowth movement” emerged in Europe, particularly in France, in the late 2000s. Philosophers and economists were 
among its early proponents, with researchers later popularising the concept in the English-speaking world. They argue that 
the root cause of environmental destruction lies not only in human activity but also in a global economic model that has 
prioritised growth and profit since the Industrial Revolution. Over time, however, environmentalism has become central to the 
movement’s goals. 

 

[15] What about the global south?

Today, many degrowth advocates assert that the richer countries of the global north, being largely responsible for environmental 
degradation, should be the ones to scale back economic activity to avert ecological catastrophe. But what about the poorer 
countries of the global south? Should they adopt degrowth strategies? Some argue this would impose a neocolonial agenda, 
with wealthier countries once again dictating the terms of global development. Others note that many poorer countries need 
[20] economic growth to combat poverty. And even if degrowth were limited to the north, it could still have significant effects on the 
south – both positive and negative.  […] 

Retrieved and adapted from https://theconversation.com/the-degrowth-movement-envisions-global-climate-justice-but-must-adapt-to-global-south- Accessed on April 10th, 2025.

Read these sentences:

 

I. However, critics argue that this approach has failed to significantly curb climate change and biodiversity loss. (lines 04 and 05)

II. Despite international efforts since the 1970s, carbon emissions have continued to rise. (line 06)

 

The alternative that best substitutes “however” and “despite” respectively, without changing the meanings of the sentences, is

The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

 

Published: February 6, 2025 3.48am EST 
Authors 
Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Junior Professor of Pluralist Economics, Europa-Universität Flensburg 
Birte Strunk, PhD in economics, The New School 

 

[1] It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the 
rapid loss of biodiversity. […]  

 

Is green growth enough?

The idea behind green growth is to continue expanding economies while minimising environmental harm. However, critics 
[5] argue that this approach has failed to significantly curb climate change and biodiversity loss. 

 

Despite international efforts since the 1970s, carbon emissions have continued to rise. […] Nearly half of historical emissions 
occurred after 1990. Incremental policy changes, technological innovations and shifts in consumer behaviour have not been 
enough to reverse this trend. This failure has led to the growing appeal of “degrowth” – a more radical alternative that challenges 
the current global economic system. 

 

[10] The ”degrowth movement” emerged in Europe, particularly in France, in the late 2000s. Philosophers and economists were 
among its early proponents, with researchers later popularising the concept in the English-speaking world. They argue that 
the root cause of environmental destruction lies not only in human activity but also in a global economic model that has 
prioritised growth and profit since the Industrial Revolution. Over time, however, environmentalism has become central to the 
movement’s goals. 

 

[15] What about the global south?

Today, many degrowth advocates assert that the richer countries of the global north, being largely responsible for environmental 
degradation, should be the ones to scale back economic activity to avert ecological catastrophe. But what about the poorer 
countries of the global south? Should they adopt degrowth strategies? Some argue this would impose a neocolonial agenda, 
with wealthier countries once again dictating the terms of global development. Others note that many poorer countries need 
[20] economic growth to combat poverty. And even if degrowth were limited to the north, it could still have significant effects on the 
south – both positive and negative.  […] 

Retrieved and adapted from https://theconversation.com/the-degrowth-movement-envisions-global-climate-justice-but-must-adapt-to-global-south- Accessed on April 10th, 2025.

Reread this extract: “Philosophers and economists were among its early proponents, with researchers later popularising the concept in the English-speaking world. They argue that the root cause of environmental destruction lies not only in human activity but also in a global economic model that has prioritised growth and profit since the Industrial Revolution”.

 

The expressions “its” (line 11) and “They” (line 11) respectively refer to:

The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

 

Published: February 6, 2025 3.48am EST 
Authors 
Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Junior Professor of Pluralist Economics, Europa-Universität Flensburg 
Birte Strunk, PhD in economics, The New School 

 

[1] It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the 
rapid loss of biodiversity. […]  

 

Is green growth enough?

The idea behind green growth is to continue expanding economies while minimising environmental harm. However, critics 
[5] argue that this approach has failed to significantly curb climate change and biodiversity loss. 

 

Despite international efforts since the 1970s, carbon emissions have continued to rise. […] Nearly half of historical emissions 
occurred after 1990. Incremental policy changes, technological innovations and shifts in consumer behaviour have not been 
enough to reverse this trend. This failure has led to the growing appeal of “degrowth” – a more radical alternative that challenges 
the current global economic system. 

 

[10] The ”degrowth movement” emerged in Europe, particularly in France, in the late 2000s. Philosophers and economists were 
among its early proponents, with researchers later popularising the concept in the English-speaking world. They argue that 
the root cause of environmental destruction lies not only in human activity but also in a global economic model that has 
prioritised growth and profit since the Industrial Revolution. Over time, however, environmentalism has become central to the 
movement’s goals. 

 

[15] What about the global south?

Today, many degrowth advocates assert that the richer countries of the global north, being largely responsible for environmental 
degradation, should be the ones to scale back economic activity to avert ecological catastrophe. But what about the poorer 
countries of the global south? Should they adopt degrowth strategies? Some argue this would impose a neocolonial agenda, 
with wealthier countries once again dictating the terms of global development. Others note that many poorer countries need 
[20] economic growth to combat poverty. And even if degrowth were limited to the north, it could still have significant effects on the 
south – both positive and negative.  […] 

Retrieved and adapted from https://theconversation.com/the-degrowth-movement-envisions-global-climate-justice-but-must-adapt-to-global-south- Accessed on April 10th, 2025.

Read the following topics:

 

I. Advancements in green growth and their potential impact on environmental sustainability.

II. Degrowth considerations regarding the responsibilities of wealthier versus poorer countries.

III. Systems for tackling the challenges presented by the degrowth movement implications for financial investments.

IV. Human activities, environmental crises, and the emergence of the degrowth movement.

V. Criticism of green growth due to its dependence on an economic model that prioritizes profit.

 

The option that encompasses the topics discussed in Text is

The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

 

Published: February 6, 2025 3.48am EST 
Authors 
Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Junior Professor of Pluralist Economics, Europa-Universität Flensburg 
Birte Strunk, PhD in economics, The New School 

 

[1] It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the 
rapid loss of biodiversity. […]  

 

Is green growth enough?

The idea behind green growth is to continue expanding economies while minimising environmental harm. However, critics 
[5] argue that this approach has failed to significantly curb climate change and biodiversity loss. 

 

Despite international efforts since the 1970s, carbon emissions have continued to rise. […] Nearly half of historical emissions 
occurred after 1990. Incremental policy changes, technological innovations and shifts in consumer behaviour have not been 
enough to reverse this trend. This failure has led to the growing appeal of “degrowth” – a more radical alternative that challenges 
the current global economic system. 

 

[10] The ”degrowth movement” emerged in Europe, particularly in France, in the late 2000s. Philosophers and economists were 
among its early proponents, with researchers later popularising the concept in the English-speaking world. They argue that 
the root cause of environmental destruction lies not only in human activity but also in a global economic model that has 
prioritised growth and profit since the Industrial Revolution. Over time, however, environmentalism has become central to the 
movement’s goals. 

 

[15] What about the global south?

Today, many degrowth advocates assert that the richer countries of the global north, being largely responsible for environmental 
degradation, should be the ones to scale back economic activity to avert ecological catastrophe. But what about the poorer 
countries of the global south? Should they adopt degrowth strategies? Some argue this would impose a neocolonial agenda, 
with wealthier countries once again dictating the terms of global development. Others note that many poorer countries need 
[20] economic growth to combat poverty. And even if degrowth were limited to the north, it could still have significant effects on the 
south – both positive and negative.  […] 

Retrieved and adapted from https://theconversation.com/the-degrowth-movement-envisions-global-climate-justice-but-must-adapt-to-global-south- Accessed on April 10th, 2025.

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