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...benefits of bilingual study may also apply to students who learn English as a second language. According to Alma Flor Ada, a multicultural language expert at the University of San Francisco, many students, particularly Asians, who study English in immersion programs back home or upon arrival in the U.S. have the same learning patterns and achievement characteristics. That might account for the steady stream of visitors to Great Falls elementary, especially from Japan. Now that country has paid the young students of its own language the ultimate compliment: Japan wants to establish similar partial- immersion programs in elementary schools -- using...
...three-day revival meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica, the 25,000-seat ^ National Stadium overflowed with spectators for each of three meetings. In San Salvador, more than 50,000 people jammed Flor Blanca Stadium for each of Swaggart's three rallies. The free-admission programs presented Swaggart at his spellbinding best, even though the words of the non-Spanish-speaking minister had to be filtered through a translator. At the end of each sermon, thousands came forward to be saved. Typewriter Repairman Juan Pablo Campo, celebrating a previous born-again commitment, noted, "I used to smoke, dance, drink...
This wide availability triggers impulse buying. Says Flor Deleo, president of the Miami Flower Exchange: "You walk into a supermarket, see the flowers, and they're attractive and inexpensive. You grab a bottle of wine for $2.99. What's $2.99 more for a nice bouquet of flowers?" Trying to cash in on impulse purchases, 7-Eleven convenience stores in South Florida sell single long-stemmed roses alongside the soft drinks and beer...
Actress Sonia Braga, 34, seems to have a penchant for multiples on the screen. In her most famous role, the Brazilian Loren played Dona Flor, she of the two husbands. And now Braga has a three-part undertaking. In Kiss of the Spider Woman, two prisoners, played by Raul Julia and William Hurt, pass time in jail as Hurt's character recounts the plots of early Hollywood movies he has seen, including one about a French chanteuse named Leni Lamaison and another about the title Spider Woman. Braga plays both, as well as Julia's girlfriend...
Typical of the confusion was the scene at Flor Blanca stadium, the only location in San Salvador assigned to voters who had been uprooted by the civil war or who otherwise could not cast ballots in their local towns and villages. To find their proper polling table, voters were required to consult posted lists; few were able to find their names, even with the help of poll officials. As voters wandered back and forth in 100° temperatures, tempers flared. "This shows disrespect for the people," said Antonio Meléndez, a bearded mechanic who spent five hours...