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Earth and Moon from Space, shot by GALILEO Die Tatsache, dass wir am Boden eines Gravitationsschachts, auf der Oberfläche eines von einer Gashülle umgebenen Planeten leben, der sich um einen 90...
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Aphorism of The Day
I swear to God I’m an atheist! Author unknown Veröffentlicht in IN ENGLISH Tagged: Aphorisms, Atheism, God, Language, Quotes, Thoughts
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Human Essence
When we study human language, we are approaching what some might call the “human essence”, the distinctive qualities of mind that are, so far as we know, unique to man. Noam Chomsky, Language and Mind...
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Sick Thing!
The worst thing about this modern world is that people think you get killed on television with zero pain and zero blood. It must enter into kids’ heads that it’s not very messy to kill somebody, and it...
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Public Opinion What?
Maybe, the curious thing about the evolution and global warming controversies is to see how many people on both sides of the issues have very determined views on the topics – and then to imagine that a...
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Dead or alive?
Source: ADBUSTERS, a journal of mental environment. Einsortiert unter:IN ENGLISH Tagged: adbusters, Art, Dead, Images, Life, Mind, Thoughts, Time, Word Event
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On The Subject of Simple Communication
If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek, Five things observe with care, To whom you speak, Of whom you speak, And how, and when, and where. C. L. Ingalls, De Smet, November 15th, 1881 Dito. Einsortiert...
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Grammar Note
Thanks to a dear someone. Einsortiert unter:IN ENGLISH Tagged: Art, Communication, English Language, Grammar, Images, Language, Media, Thoughts
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Now What?
Source: AFP Einsortiert unter:IN ENGLISH Tagged: Barak Obama, Confetti, Homo Politicus, Marketing, Media, Moment, Photos, Thoughts
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Corporate Pavlov
Found in a shoebox. Which reminds me of a dead Russian guy. Einsortiert unter:IN ENGLISH Tagged: Cartoon, Classical Conditioning, Dogs, Homo Sociologicus, Humor, Ivan Pavlov, Money, Thoughts
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Steeped In Violence
We are steeped in violence. This past week was of course a searing reminder: Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon and the ensuing manhunt that ended on Friday with the death of one suspect and the...
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Music And Politics
If ever I would stop thinking about music and politics I would tell you that sometimes it’s easier to desire And pursue the attention and admiration of a 100 strangers Than it is to accept the love and...
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Wrong Dress Code
My wardrobe doesn’t have enough yummy colours in it. David Letterman, June 16, 1983 Filed under: IN ENGLISH Tagged: David Letterman, Dress Code, English Language, Media, Quotes, Society, Thoughts, TV,...
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Just wondering …
What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of...
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Two kinds of slaves
In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy. Ivan Illich, philosopher and priest (1926-2002)Arquivado em:IN ENGLISH Tagged:...
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Guess you´ve never been a language teacher for real until you´ll live an experience like explaining a German word in English to a Portuguese-speaking student, being replied in French.
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Nothing to claim
December 2019. I gave it a thought when I saw it. It made me wonder and just for a short moment it touched me. Then, walking away I reconsidered. Just because time is nothing we can „have“. It’s not a...
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