OUR DEMOCRATIC TRADITION

'Bad Lip Reading' takes on the Democratic convention

The Democratic National Convention has gotten the "Bad Lip Reading" treatment.

The popular YouTube channel on Friday released video taking on Hillary Clinton's nominating convention.

The group's popular series of videos mocks events by replacing speaker's words with their own "bad lip-reading" captions. Their latest video pokes fun at speeches by Clinton, Bernie Sanders, President Obama and others.

"Bad Lip Reading" has previously made videos out of both Democratic and Republican presidential debates.

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COMMMON ILLNESS AND DISEASES

Cancer in New 

Cancer is the country’s single biggest cause of death. Most New Zealanders will have some experience of it – either personally or through a relative or friend.

More people are developing cancer – mainly because the population is growing and getting older.

Many cancers can be cured if they’re found and treated in time. It is estimated that in New Zealand, about 1 person in every 3 who gets cancer is cured. 

Even if the cancer cannot be cured, more effective treatment means many people are now living longer.

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CAREERS,JOBS AND LIFESTYLES

Carrers, Jobs & Lifestyles

Lifestyle Goal: More Time with the Family
Working parents know there's nothing worse than missing an important game or other kids' milestone because you have to work.
Lifestyle Goal: More Money
Tired of being broke, struggling to make ends meet even though you're working hard? Look no further than healthcare jobs for the best pay - though you'll want to skip the aide and assistant positions. It's those glamorized surgeons that make the big bucks: expect an average of $220,000 in salary if you're licensed to wield a scalpel.

                            

 

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MASS MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

Mass Media

The mass media is a diversified collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.

Broadcast media transmit information electronically, via such media as film, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media comprise such services as email, social media sites, websites, and Internet-based radio and television. Many other mass media outlets have an additional presence on the web, by such means as linking to or running TV ads online, or distributing QR Codes in outdoor or print media to direct mobile users to a website.

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TOURISM WORLD WIDE AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

World of Tourism

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure, adventure and amusement.

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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES MISUSE

Protecting natural in Costa Rica

The only way to protect the rivers and oceans of Costa Rica is to have impact studies involving local community and scientific assessment; this is in order to give diagnostic credibility and to prevent more crimes against nature from industries and giant mega-projects that alter and damage the surrounding areas near water sources above and below the ground. Pollutants dumped into the river alter surrounding areas and fresh water supplies. This is as old as the industrial age.

The government of Costa Rica should punish those responsible with large fines and sanctions, such as cleaning up the mess and replacing all the fish and shrimp and other flora and fauna damaged before their operation license is returned.

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SCIENCE AND TECHONOLOGY

FACEBOOK AND SNAPCHAT

• Science, a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about nature and the universe.
• Technology, the collection of techniques, methods or processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation, or any other consumer demands.

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MORAL AND VALUES

Moral & Values

Values Values are the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong, should and shouldn't, good and bad. They also tell us which are more or less important, which is useful when we have to trade off meeting one value over another. Dictionary.com defines values as: n : beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values" Morals Morals have a greater social element to values and tend to have a very broad acceptance. Morals are far more about good and bad than other values. We thus judge others more strongly on morals than values. A person can be described as immoral, yet there is no word for them not following values. Dictionary.com defines morals as: n : motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

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HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

Civic Festivals 

It’s the New Year, and that means it’s party time in Costa Rica! Kicking off with the Christmas holidays, the Costa Rica festivals season sashays into full swing in January and keeps you two-stepping to April.

Costa Ricans are known for their gregarious, fun-loving style; get bit by the bug when the country celebrates its many fiestas, festivals and horse parades in the first months of the year. Besides the main festivals, every town and community has its own “turno” (a country fair) to enjoy during the Costa Rican summer months.

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COSTA RICAN TYPICAL FOOD

Gallo Pinto

Gallo Pinto is the typical breakfast in Costa Rica. It consists of rice and beans mixed together (not separate like the casado), fried or scrambled eggs, chopped beef, fried plantains, and tortillas. A popular custom in Costa Rica is to pour Salsa Lizano over the gallo pinto. Salsa Lizano is a sweet greenish brown salsa with the faintest hint of spice.

Where to eat it: Gallo Pinto can be found in any restaurant or soda, and although it is a breakfast food, it can be ordered at any time of day.

 

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COSTA RICAN ART, MUSIC AND CRAFT

The Art of Costa Rica

The Arts of Costa Rica are diverse. Visitors and locals alike can enjoy a day of Dance or Musicat a local Theatre or perhaps enjoy a presentation of Paintings or Photography at a local gallery. There are also countless Museums to be appreciated in the San Jose area and around the country. A walk around downtown San Jose can open one's eyes to a variety of different styles of Architecture from colonial to modern.  From oil canvases to digital photography, to Literature Costa Rica has it all from national to international artists who call Costa Rica home !

Currently the Ministry of Culture is very involved in promoting the arts, and therefore sponsors art lessons and Sunday exhibitions at city parks. There are also University art galleries, the Museo de Arte Costarricense, and many smaller galleries scattered throughout San Jose where one can see many different genres of painting.

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ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR NATIONAL ATHLETES, SPORTS

Claudia Poll national athlete

Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a Costa Rican swimmer who competes in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. She is a multiple national record holder in the freestyle events.

Her sister, Silvia, won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal at the 1988 Games. As of 2014, Claudia and Silvia are the only Costa Ricans to have won a medal at an Olympics. Claudia also competed at the 2000 Olympics, where she won two bronze medals.

Moreover, she was the first person from Central America to win a gold medal, and the only person to do so, until the 2008 olympic games Beigin when Irving Saladino of Panama won a gold medal.

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