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The stigma around online therapy is diminishing fast

Since many countries (the UK, France, New Zealand, Germany and Italy among them) started introducing lockdowns in March 2020, remote therapy has become more accessible, more available, and less stigmatised— fantastic news for anyone finding life difficult.

 

Once upon a time, you were thought odd if you had a therapist. When I first turned to therapy more than a decade ago, I kept my appointments quiet. It seemed self-indulgent to pay for psychological help. But the negative connotations around therapy are diminishing fast, accelerated lately due to the psychological havoc wrought by COVID-19, which has put mental health at the centre of public discourse. Now many of us are seeking psychological help for the first time.

Available at: https://www.vogue.in/wellness/content/is-onlinetherapy-effective-heres-what-medical-experts-say Access: Aug 22, 2022.

 

The expression “once upon a time” was used in this passage to

    It looks like years of watching British reality TV and period dramas may be starting to have an effect on some young US viewers.

    You might have already noticed it among some of your American friends. It might be an amusing line from Harry Potter (also known as ‘Arry Pottah) that suddenly pops out mid-conversation, an unexpected ‘you wot:’, or any other iteration of cockney-sounding utterances.

    Over on TikTok, “Fake British accent” videos have over 188,000 views, where some users say they use the voice whenever they feel uncomfortable.

    “I was on a date recently ordering something and the name of what I wanted came out wrong when I asked for it,” said Asher Lieberman, a 21-year-old college student. “So, I just talked in a British accent for the rest of the order. It’s a defense mechanism, a kind of butter from my actual personality.”

Disponível em: www.theguardian.com. Acesso em: 5 jun. 2023 (adaptado).

 

De acordo com o artigo do jornal britânico, alguns jovens americanos estão adotando falsos sotaques britânicos com o intuito de

 What is the American Dream?

 The “American Dream” is a sort of ethos or set of beliefs that drive many U.S. citizens as they work toward creating a life for themselves. This set of ideals – which includes notions of individual rights, freedom, democracy, and equality – is arguably centered around the belief that each individual has the right and freedom to seek prosperity and happiness, regardless of where or under what circumstances they were born.

 A key element of the American dream is the belief that through hard work and perseverance, anyone can rise “from rags to riches,” becoming financially successful and socially upwardly mobile.

 American writer and historian James Truslow Adams best captured the definition of the American Dream: “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement,” with neither social class nor the circumstances surrounding their birth being a barrier to success.

 The Origin of the American Dream

 The American Dream is rooted in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. That document, created by America’s founding fathers, says two key things that are largely responsible for shaping what the classic American Dream is. The declaration says that “all men are created equal” and that each man/woman has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

 It’s important to note that the U.S. Constitution – the legal foundation that delineates how the government shall operate on a daily basis – reiterates this idea in its Preamble, noting that its purpose is to help “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”

 The Many Versions of the American Dream

 Throughout the history of the U.S. – both before and after it became an independent nation – the American Dream has changed, going through a variety of forms and meanings while maintaining as its essence the core beliefs of freedom and happiness in place.

 In its earliest years, the dream was centered around the lure of westward expansion and frontier life within the U.S. In 1774, Virginia’s Governor, John Murray, said that most Americans were constantly imagining that “the Lands further off are still better than those upon which they are already settled.” He also noted the constant dissatisfaction and desire for even more and even better when he said, “If they attained Paradise, they would move on if they heard of a better place farther west.”

Disponível em: corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/american-dream/

Assinale V (verdadeiro) ou F (falso) para as alternativas abaixo de acordo com o texto:

 

( ) No trecho “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone”, há três comparativos de superioridade.

( ) Segundo o texto, o conceito do Sonho Americano passou por modificações ao longo da história, contudo, os ideais de liberdade e felicidade permaneceram em suas várias formas.

( ) Segundo o texto, o governador John Murray era feroz estimulador da corrida para o Oeste no território americano, evento fortemente enraizado nos ideais do Sonho Americano da época.

( ) O trecho “they would move on if they heard of a better place farther west”, quando reescrito na primeira forma do condicional, ficaria “they would have moved on if they hear of a better place farther west”.

 A few months ago, it felt as if most of Britain was lining up patiently on the streets of London to pay tribute to the Queen.

 On Monday, at the end of three days of state mourning for Pele, the man enshrined for many of us as the greatest footballer there has ever been, Brazil turned its eyes to Vila Belmiro, a stadium in the port city of Santos, and formed its own version of the Queue to pay tribute to its King. This queue was a beautiful thing. It was a football queue. It was a manifestation of the legacy of joy in the game that Pele created. People had come to mourn him and to attend what had been styled as a public wake for him ahead of his funeral on Tuesday, where a cortege will wind through the streets and past his mother's house before a private, family ceremony, but it felt as if they had come to celebrate everything that football means to them, too.

 […] The closest man Pele had to a spiritual heir in Brazilian football was Zico, who was the star of the 1982 team who spread so much joy in a new generation of fans and did their best to emulate the expressive, creative, joyful football of the 1970 team. So it felt apposite to speak to him about what Pele meant to the country.

 'Every player who comes into the Brazilian national team does it with a huge sense of responsibility,' Zico told me at his football school in Rio de Janeiro recently. 'Pele took this responsibility incredibly seriously and it could be mirrored by how he helped Brazil to be recognised throughout the world. Pele was very important to our national identity. He was an ambassador for us. [...]Pele was Brazil and Brazil was Pele.'

 That is what the people who queued up in the heat in the streets around Vila Belmiro were waiting to pay tribute to on Monday. They were paying tribute not just to the greatest football player there has ever been but to someone who became the country's cultural icon, someone whose joy in the game made people associate Brazil with beauty and happiness and success, too.

 Perhaps there was a greater outpouring of grief when the great Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna was killed at Imola in May 1994 than there was here when Pele died but that is partly because Senna was still a young man when he passed and Pele had been old and frail for some time. Senna was James Dean, forever young, whereas Pele had not kicked a football in a serious match for nearly half a century.

 Despite that, his legend has endured. And even as the world has acclaimed Lionel Messi for the crowning glory of winning the World Cup in Qatar with Argentina last month, so Pele's death has reminded us all that he won the trophy three times.

Disponível em: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11593053/This-queue-beautiful-manifestation legacy-joy-game-Pele-created.html – Oliver Holt

 

Assinale V (verdadeiro) ou F (falso) para as alternativas abaixo de acordo com o texto:

 

( ) O texto inicia mencionando o funeral de Pelé, e posteriormente relata a carreira futebolística do jogador em detalhes, destacando os títulos que ganhou e os times em que jogou.

( ) O autor traça um paralelo entre a fila do funeral da rainha Elizabeth II e a fila do funeral de Pelé no estádio da Vila Belmiro.

( ) Segundo o texto, Pelé foi considerado, unanimemente, o maior jogador de futebol de todos os tempos.

( ) Na visão do autor, as pessoas que estavam na fila, além de irem à Vila Belmiro para prantear Pelé, pareciam celebrar tudo o que o futebol significa para elas.

A questão deve ser respondida com base nos Textos II e III.

 

TEXTO II

Disponível em: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desiree-thompson-067ab091. Acesso em: 18 set. 2022

 

TEXTO III

Disponível em: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-wozniczka-mleczko-08467126/ Acesso em: 18 set. 2022

What genre is text II and text III and what is it used for?

A questão deve ser respondida com base nos Textos II e III.

 

TEXTO II

Disponível em: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desiree-thompson-067ab091. Acesso em: 18 set. 2022

 

TEXTO III

Disponível em: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-wozniczka-mleczko-08467126/ Acesso em: 18 set. 2022

Are these statements about Desiree or Magdalena?

 

I.   She has developed her ability in communication all long her life and has also helped people in this area.

II.  She is part of a specific company staff.

III. She has a lot of experience in hiring people for companies all over the world

IV. She has developed her communication ability along her professional life.

V.  She contextualizes her ability by bringing examples of past events.

VI. She is an experienced person in recruiting people with aptitude or skill to do something well.