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Edward Snowden Explains How To Reclaim Your Privacy. LAST MONTH, I met Edward Snowden in a hotel in central Moscow, just blocks away from Red Square.

Edward Snowden Explains How To Reclaim Your Privacy

Edward Snowden interview with Dagens Nyheter - DN Fokus. The drone program creates more terrorists than it kills.

Edward Snowden interview with Dagens Nyheter - DN Fokus

There was no Islamic State until we started bombing these states. The biggest threat we face in the region was born from our own policies. Suddenly the doorbell rings. The feeling of uncertainty, from when we were waiting at the meeting point earlier, slips back into the room for a few seconds. But Edward Snowden calmly walks over and opens the door for the man from room service. Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware' Edward Snowden has no regrets five years on from leaking the biggest cache of top-secret documents in history.

Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware'

He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies. 11 Dystopian Short Stories You Can Read Online Right Now. You probably already realized that dystopias seem to be everywhere these days: on our bookshelves, on our prestige Hulu TV shows, and, of course, in every waking moment of our lives in America today.

11 Dystopian Short Stories You Can Read Online Right Now

Reading dystopian stories can be a great way to increase your sense of overwhelming panic over the state of our nation. DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more! Articles for kids, middle school, teens from Smithsonian. Identical Twins. Identical Twins is a scary story about two sisters who look almost exactly alike.

Identical Twins

But, you know what they say. Even though twins are identical, there’s always something that distinguishes them. This story may be a bit confusing at first, but keep reading, because by the end, it should all make sense. Eventually, everyone experiences that terrible feeling of loss when a loved one dies. The death of a parent is something everyone has to go through and it feels horrible, like a knife piercing straight through your heart. Plastics in the Black Sea – level 3.

The Black Sea is located between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Western, Asia and it is facing serious environmental risks.

Plastics in the Black Sea – level 3

A recent report claims that around 3 tons of plastic waste flow into the sea every day. Two Bulgarian windsurfers are trying to raise awareness through their campaign ‘WIND2WIN’. One of them said that there are days when people literally have to go around pieces of rubbish so that they can surf. Another surf instructor believes that prevention is key – people themselves need to start thinking about recycling and using reusable plastic products rather than single-use plastics. Best Short Stories for Middle Schoolers, As Chosen by Teachers. It can be a challenge to get middle schoolers interested in reading. The thought of tackling a thick novel can be overwhelming, especially during distance learning. Short stories are always a great choice.

In addition to requiring less of a time commitment, they are an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres. Also, the best short stories are every bit as engaging and meaningful as the best novels. We asked our audience on Facebook and Instagram to share some of their favorite short stories for middle schoolers. Reader Response Questions and Prompts for Fiction and Nonfiction. 1.

Reader Response Questions and Prompts for Fiction and Nonfiction

Explain a character's problem and then offer your character advice on how to solve his/her problem. Choice reading tasks. Reading Studios - Home. Taking Notes By Hand May Be Better Than Digitally, Researchers Say. Laptops are common in lecture halls worldwide.

Taking Notes By Hand May Be Better Than Digitally, Researchers Say

Students hear a lecture at the Johann Wolfang Goethe-University on Oct. 13, 2014, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images. Curious preview preview. Engelsk. Teaching Text Structures for Non-Fiction Reading. Elementary Reading. Read the following text, then do the exercise below.

Elementary Reading

On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has breakfast at 11.30 and then he telephones his mother in Scotland. CommonLit. Shakespeare - Hamlet. Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, has come back from university to find that his father, the old king, is dead.

Shakespeare - Hamlet

His mother has married his father’s brother, Claudius, who is now king of Denmark. Hamlet is shocked that his mother has married so soon after his father’s death, and angry that she has married Claudius. Soon, a ghost is seen walking on the castle walls. The ghost looks like Hamlet’s father, the dead king. 18 YA Books You Need To Add To Your Must-Read List.

Moderna språk Lagaholmsskolan. Introduction Watch the video: What is love? We are going to analyze different aspects of love in the following weeks. Tracking the Tiger Trade. 0 absolutely true diary curriculum full. ESL English Language Learning - Adult Literacy - Listening & Reading - Audiobooks - Stories. Short Stories at East of the Web. A game of Scrabble has serious consequences. - Length: 4 pages. WebEnglish.se ⋆ for English (ESL/EFL) Teachers in Sweden. Easy reading. Online Reading Activities.

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