The Invent.....FACEBOOK

Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. As of January 2011, Facebook has more than 600 million active users. Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups, organized by workplace, school or college, or other characteristics. The name of the service stems from the colloquial name for the book given to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the United States to help students get to know each other better. Facebook allows any users who declare themselves to be at least 13 years old to become registered users of the website.

 Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over, but based on ConsumersReports.org on May 2011, there are 7.5 million children under 13 with accounts, violating the site's terms.

 A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook as the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users, followed by MySpace. Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers' birthdays, bug our friends, and play a rousing game of Scrabulous before Facebook?" Quantcast estimates Facebook has 138.9 million monthly unique U.S. visitors in May 2011. According to Social Media Today, in April 2010 an estimated 41.6% of the U.S. population had a Facebook account.

Wedding Customs from Colombia

Colombia

An old person makes a speech reminding the couple of their duties in the marriage. The elders bless the couple immediately after the wedding ceremony.

 

People in Colombia have a very nice "candle ceremony". Moments after the wedding ceremony bride and groom each light a candle. Then they use those candles to light a third one together. This candle is the symbol of their unity, new life in which they'll share everything.

Brides married in Colombia have long white wedding dress. During the wedding reception all single persons put one of their shoes under her dress. Groom then chooses one shoe. The owner of this shoe is going to marry next.

Colombian bride often puts a coin in her shoe as a symbol of her wish not to get into situation where she would be without basic stuff in life.

In parts of Colombia the bride and groom are covered with "mantilla" which shows that their marriage is lived under one roof.

At the wedding reception in Ecuador bride and groom give their parents special presents. Such presents are usually objects bride and groom used when they were children.

My presentation about Nelson Mandela

My outline about exposure Nelson Mandela

I'm going start to talk about Nelson Mandela, one of the most important in the history of South Africa and a symbol most recognized human rights at the time, is a man whose dedication to the freedoms of its people has inspired advocates human rights through the world.

In the first place, i talk about her biography

Second, i talk about political activity

Third, about apartheid

Fourth, government Mandela’s

Fifth, conclusion

His full name is Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, He was born in Mvezo on 18 July 1918, known nationally as Mandiba, was a politician, lawyer and make big changes to become the first black president of his country.

His political activity began participating in the branch of the African National Congress or ANC, that sought to fight for the rights of the black minority in South Africa, becoming the leader of the movement after launching the "Defiance Campaing", Mandela passes defended the unity of the various black cultural groups.

Committed to using nonviolent methods, following the inspiration of Gandhi, Was arrested in one of his peaceful protests against Apartheid along with other members to ANC on several occasions.

Apartheid was a system prevailing in the Republic of South Africa that separated the population by race and gave political rights only to white, making it one of the most cruel forms of discrimination.

Diplomatic pressure against the white apartheid causes many to abandon the conservative parties and is produced to the banning of the Democratic Party, led by Mandela  and because it was released.

During Mandela government was faced with the challenge of restructuring the economy by redistributing the profits providing housing an the provision of health services and promoting the generation of employment and educational development

In conclusion Nelson Mandela remains one of the symbols of human rights, his life has been an inspiration, in South Africa and around the world, to all who are oppresses an deprived, symbolizes the triumph of the human spirit over inhumanity of men towards others.

Mandela accepted the Nobel Prized on behalf of all South Africans who sufferes an sacrificed so much to bring peace to the their land.

Mandela said "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that comes to mind. If you talk to their language, that comes to your heart."

My poster about Labor Day

Podcast 648

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Dennis: I just got a new sales job and I’m going to be making a bundle.

Irene: What kind of job is it?

Dennis: I’ll be working strictly on commission. The more I sell, the more I earn. It’s a great opportunity for someone with my talents in sales.

Irene: I know you’re great at sales and I’m sure you’ll do well, but you can’t coast in a job based on commissions. You’ll have to work really, really hard.

Dennis: I’m not worried. For me, selling is second nature. I’ll barely have to lift a finger and the profits will come rolling in.

Irene: But isn’t your paycheck going to be in flux all the time? You’ll never know what your take-home pay will be.

Dennis: There’s no cap on how much I can earn, so the sky’s the limit.

Irene: That’s not exactly what I meant. Some weeks, it may be hard to live on what you earn, don’t you think?

Dennis: What? Do I hear a hint of uncertainty in your voice?

Irene: No, it’s just that…

Dennis: Put your mind at ease. I could sell ice to Alaskans!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

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