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#MaxineNweri: ‘I now know that anything is possible’ | From a women’s shelter to Cambridge University

As a woman with decades of business experience, a Cambridge graduate with a fulfilling career running my own company, alongside a joy-filled family life, few would guess from looking at me today how close I came to having a very different story. From the outside, my childhood was idyllic – my family lived in Nigeria until I was 11, before moving to London. I went to Sunday school at church every week and I aspired to be a doctor, just like my cousin. I envisaged having a beautiful house, a fulfilling career, a nice husband, kids, and, most of all, making my parents proud. Continue reading

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#MiradaMasculina: Machismo al Desnudo: Del macho alfa al hombre alfalfa por Mauricio Suárez León

Autor Mauricio Suárez León: ¿Qué se entiende por machismo? ¿Qué características tiene un hombre machista? ¿De dónde procede este estereotipo masculino? ¿Cómo podemos construir nuevas y/o diferentes formas de entender la masculinidad y de relacionarnos en pareja?¿Cómo puede un hombre trascender el machismo y lograr una mayor conexión con sus emociones y las de quienes lo rodean? Estas, y otras preguntas son abordadas desde una mirada masculina, rompiendo el acostumbrado silencio de los hombres para hablar de sí mismos. El autor nos invita a un recorrido por las creencias, situaciones, actitudes y prácticas que reproducen el machismo, a partir de su propia vivencia como hombre formado en una cultura machista. Continue reading

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Randy Pausch – The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. Continue reading

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Public Speaking: What Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking!

What Is Your Greatest Fear? Mine Used To Be ===> #PublicSpeaking: What #Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking! ===>https://amzn.to/4bi5m2x <=== To be a good public speaker, never give up. Face your fear. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but … Continue reading

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Bilingual In Chile – ¿An Impossible Dream?

http://tinyurl.com/5n76u5by A must read for language teachers, students and parents pondering what they have to do to become bilingual, and what Chile must do to achieve this feat… Continue reading

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4 Formas de Entender Las Ciencias Sociales

Fuente: La Mente Es Maravillosa Las ciencias sociales intentan comprender nuestro comportamiento desde una perspectiva muy particular. Así, para empezar a estudiar nuestra manera de actuar es necesario asumir unas ideas previas. En primer lugar, hay que determinar si verdaderamente … Continue reading

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Books Make Great #Christmas Gifts!

Five Short Stories Are you looking for a wonderful Christmas gift? This Christmas, give the gift that keeps on giving… This collection of magical short stories will delight readers of all ages with the joy of reading. Five short stories … Continue reading

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#CoverReveal: We Few, We Happy Few, We #BandOfBrothers! For He Today That Sheds His Blood With Me Shall Be My Brother! #MondayBlogs

King Henry V’s Speech The Earl of WESTMORLAND. O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England That do no work to-day! KING Henry V. What’s he that wishes so? My cousin, Westmorland? No, … Continue reading

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I Live In Chile: A #BookReview by Bob Rector

Thomas Baker’s “I Live In Chile” caught me completely by surprise. What starts off deceptively as a travel book quickly becomes a beguiling, very personal, and highly entertaining look at a unique culture that most of us know little about. … Continue reading

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I Live In #Chile: A 5-Star #Review by Marsha Roberts

I have had the good fortune to travel much of the world and there are a few spots I’ve yet to see that are top priorities. Chile wasn’t one of them until I read this book. It is now. Thomas … Continue reading

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