Word: brazilians
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Ruth V. Jesus ’05, a native of Portugal, actually felt more friction with her American peers than with the local Brazilian culture. But she still sums up her experiences in Brazil last fall—and Sweden last summer—as largely beneficial...
...been sought out by them before," says Hayman. The company is trying to identify relief groups and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in poor countries that could work with the firm to help smooth relations with local people. In Africa's Niger delta, Total is funding a project by a Brazilian-French NGO called Pro-Natura that is trying to help local communities set up democratic decision-making bodies and develop their economies. "They are not doing this to save the planet," says Guy F. Reinaud, Pro-Natura's president, of Total's motives. "But they've understood that...
Because children learn sexual cues early, boys may train themselves to respond only to images shaped by porn stars, while girls may learn that submission and Brazilian bikini waxes are the keys to pleasing men. Recent studies show a correlation between increased aggressiveness in boys and exposure to pornography, and a link between childhood use of porn and sexually abusive behavior in adulthood. "It's not easy to shock me," says Judith Coche, a therapist in Philadelphia who has been in practice for 25 years. "But one 11-year-old girl's parents discovered their daughter creating her own pornographic...
...April of 2002, members of the environmental activist organization Greenpeace engaged in a routine demonstration. Two activists boarded a freighter off Miami that was believed to be carrying mahogany from a protected Brazilian forest, intending to unfurl a banner that read “President Bush: Stop Illegal Logging.” But before they could do so, they—along with four other activists—were detained, arrested and sentenced to time served. Case closed, right? Wrong...
...KIDS The ultimate place to hang out with a few friends, this stuffed-toy chair (above, $5,400) is the handiwork of the Campana Brothers, Brazilian designers known for using inexpensive materials. At www.mossonline.com...