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Texto - Influence on Others - Part II

    He has become an icon, a person of significant meaning for people all over the world. Pelé has the amazing ability to connect with people from all different backgrounds; maybe it is his optimism and good- natured spirit, or maybe it is the fact that he understands the hardships that so many people in this world endure. In his biography Pelé: His Life and Times, he describes “his first visit to Africa [as] an upliftingbexperience. “Everywhere I went I was looked upon and treated as a god, almost certainly because I represented to the blacks in those countries what a black man could accomplish in a country where there was little racial prejudice, as well as providing physical evidence that a black man could become rich, even in a white man's country... To these people, who had little possibility of ever escaping the crushing poverty in which they found themselves, I somehow represented a ray of hope, however faint' (4)

    One of the most impressive examples of the impact that this sole individual has had on the world is the time he stopped “war: both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire in 1967 so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos."(5) The world truly stops when it comes to this Brazilian: in his playing days, footballers dreamt of playing on the same field as him, even 1f it meant having him as an opponent; “when he walks into the room, the king or queen of that country couldn't make more of an impact”(6); and even the Shah of Iran is said to have once delayed his plans by three hours only to be able to speak with the world-famous player.

• (4) Harris. Pele. 85.

• (5) Kissinger. Time.

• (6) Harris. Pele. 7.

From: https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/brazil/pele/influence-on-others/. Accessed on 01/11/2023

Texto - Influence on Others - Part II

    He has become an icon, a person of significant meaning for people all over the world. Pelé has the amazing ability to connect with people from all different backgrounds; maybe it is his optimism and good- natured spirit, or maybe it is the fact that he understands the hardships that so many people in this world endure. In his biography Pelé: His Life and Times, he describes “his first visit to Africa [as] an upliftingbexperience. “Everywhere I went I was looked upon and treated as a god, almost certainly because I represented to the blacks in those countries what a black man could accomplish in a country where there was little racial prejudice, as well as providing physical evidence that a black man could become rich, even in a white man's country... To these people, who had little possibility of ever escaping the crushing poverty in which they found themselves, I somehow represented a ray of hope, however faint' (4)

    One of the most impressive examples of the impact that this sole individual has had on the world is the time he stopped “war: both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire in 1967 so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos."(5) The world truly stops when it comes to this Brazilian: in his playing days, footballers dreamt of playing on the same field as him, even 1f it meant having him as an opponent; “when he walks into the room, the king or queen of that country couldn't make more of an impact”(6); and even the Shah of Iran is said to have once delayed his plans by three hours only to be able to speak with the world-famous player.

• (4) Harris. Pele. 85.

• (5) Kissinger. Time.

• (6) Harris. Pele. 7.

From: https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/brazil/pele/influence-on-others/. Accessed on 01/11/2023

Texto - Influence on Others - Part II

    He has become an icon, a person of significant meaning for people all over the world. Pelé has the amazing ability to connect with people from all different backgrounds; maybe it is his optimism and good- natured spirit, or maybe it is the fact that he understands the hardships that so many people in this world endure. In his biography Pelé: His Life and Times, he describes “his first visit to Africa [as] an upliftingbexperience. “Everywhere I went I was looked upon and treated as a god, almost certainly because I represented to the blacks in those countries what a black man could accomplish in a country where there was little racial prejudice, as well as providing physical evidence that a black man could become rich, even in a white man's country... To these people, who had little possibility of ever escaping the crushing poverty in which they found themselves, I somehow represented a ray of hope, however faint' (4)

    One of the most impressive examples of the impact that this sole individual has had on the world is the time he stopped “war: both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire in 1967 so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos."(5) The world truly stops when it comes to this Brazilian: in his playing days, footballers dreamt of playing on the same field as him, even 1f it meant having him as an opponent; “when he walks into the room, the king or queen of that country couldn't make more of an impact”(6); and even the Shah of Iran is said to have once delayed his plans by three hours only to be able to speak with the world-famous player.

• (4) Harris. Pele. 85.

• (5) Kissinger. Time.

• (6) Harris. Pele. 7.

From: https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/brazil/pele/influence-on-others/. Accessed on 01/11/2023

Texto - Influence on Others - Part II

    He has become an icon, a person of significant meaning for people all over the world. Pelé has the amazing ability to connect with people from all different backgrounds; maybe it is his optimism and good- natured spirit, or maybe it is the fact that he understands the hardships that so many people in this world endure. In his biography Pelé: His Life and Times, he describes “his first visit to Africa [as] an upliftingbexperience. “Everywhere I went I was looked upon and treated as a god, almost certainly because I represented to the blacks in those countries what a black man could accomplish in a country where there was little racial prejudice, as well as providing physical evidence that a black man could become rich, even in a white man's country... To these people, who had little possibility of ever escaping the crushing poverty in which they found themselves, I somehow represented a ray of hope, however faint' (4)

    One of the most impressive examples of the impact that this sole individual has had on the world is the time he stopped “war: both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire in 1967 so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos."(5) The world truly stops when it comes to this Brazilian: in his playing days, footballers dreamt of playing on the same field as him, even 1f it meant having him as an opponent; “when he walks into the room, the king or queen of that country couldn't make more of an impact”(6); and even the Shah of Iran is said to have once delayed his plans by three hours only to be able to speak with the world-famous player.

• (4) Harris. Pele. 85.

• (5) Kissinger. Time.

• (6) Harris. Pele. 7.

From: https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/brazil/pele/influence-on-others/. Accessed on 01/11/2023

Texto - Influence on Others - Part I 

    Not only was Pelé a symbol of Brazil, he was a symbol within the
structures of Brazilian society. At this time in Brazil as Galeano descri-
bes, “in the global social pyramid, blacks are at the bottom and whites
are at the top. In Brazil this 1s called “racial democracy” (1) This social
hierarchy was rigid in Brazil, like in so many countries, and few of those
born on the lower end of the chain were able to navigate their way to
the top. Some of the rare few who could climb the social ladder were
athletes who gained fame and status, both social and economic, through
their athletic prowess.

    Clearly Pelé was such an athlete. Galeano comments: “With the
passage of time, the old soccer mutilated by racism gave way to splen-
dor of its diverse colors. And after so many years it is obvious that
Brazil's best players have always been blacks or mulattos. All of them
came up from poverty, soccer offers a shot at social mobility for a poor
child”(2) Pelé's ascent from birth into a poor Brazilian family to beco-
ming an international superstar was evidence of the socially-mobilizing
tool of football.

    To other poor Brazilians, Pelé was a source of hope and confidence
that they too could overcome their hardships. Journalist Joao Luiz de
Albuquerque said of Pelé's impact: “He was the light at the end of the
tunnel. All the poor said, “hey, this guy made it, I can make it.” He
brought the rest of Brazil with him:”(3).

• (1) Galeano, Eduardo. Soccer in Sun and Shadow. London UK: Verso 1998. Page 43.
• (2) Galeano 43
• (3)Kirby espn.com. Also on this topic: Murray, Bill. The World's Game: A history of Soccer. University of Illinois Press: Chicago 1996. Page 120.

From: https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/rescarch-projects/brazil/pele/influence-on-others/. Accessed on 01/11/2023

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    Drug abuse or substance abuse refers to the use of certain chemicals for the purpose of creating pleasurable effects on the brain. There are over 190 million drug users around the world and the problem has been increasing at alarming rates, especially among young adults under the age of 30.

    Apart from the long-term damage to the body drug abuse causes, drug addicts who use needles are also at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis B and C infections.

    Drugs of abuse are usually psychoactive drugs that are used by people for various different reasons, which may include:

• Curiosity and peer pressure, especially among school children and young adults;

• The use of prescription drugs that were originally intended to target pain relief may have turned into recreational use and become addictive;

• Chemicals may be used as part of religious practices or rituals;

• Recreational purposes;

• As a means of obtaining creative inspiration.

(Ananya Mandal. www.news-medical.net, 17.02.2023. Adaptado.)