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Q1796827
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Read the text to answer question.
We are at the beginning of a long road to rethinking and rebuilding supply chain models to
encompass not just financial priorities but also business operations continuity in the most trying of
circumstances. Executives from France and Italy, for example, are discussing ways to remake their
businesses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their specialty is supply chains. They are smart
people at the core of the world’s most sophisticated and valuable systems of manufacture, shipment,
and inventory, and yet many of their supply systems staggered in the past few months – the byproduct
of reliance on old business models.
(Antonio Gulli. www.forbes.com, 28.07.2020. Adapted.)
One problem concerning supply chains after the outbreak of Covid-19 relates to
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Q1796826
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It wasn’t the first attempt to deter foreign students, but it could have been the most disruptive. The
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency sought to bar visas for international students at
colleges that offer only virtual instruction. Students on existing visas would have had to transfer to a
school that offers at least some in-person teaching if they wanted to remain in the U.S.
The policy swiftly brought together a broad coalition of colleges, states and businesses that
opposed it. “The overwhelming negative reaction to this proposal in a very short period of time shows
that the administration really struck a nerve with this,” says Terry Hartle, from the American Council on
Education. “It’s unprecedented for that many colleges and universities to file suit against the federal
government.”
(Bloomberg Businessweek, 20.07.2020. Adapted.)
The expression from the second paragraph “struck a nerve” means, in the context:
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Q1796825
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Read the text to answer question.
It wasn’t the first attempt to deter foreign students, but it could have been the most disruptive. The
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency sought to bar visas for international students at
colleges that offer only virtual instruction. Students on existing visas would have had to transfer to a
school that offers at least some in-person teaching if they wanted to remain in the U.S.
The policy swiftly brought together a broad coalition of colleges, states and businesses that
opposed it. “The overwhelming negative reaction to this proposal in a very short period of time shows
that the administration really struck a nerve with this,” says Terry Hartle, from the American Council on
Education. “It’s unprecedented for that many colleges and universities to file suit against the federal
government.”
(Bloomberg Businessweek, 20.07.2020. Adapted.)
The expressions from the first paragraph “could have been” and “would have had” help understand
that, as to exclusively virtual instruction in U.S. universities and colleges,
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Q1796823
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The aliens among us
Humans think of themselves as the world’s apex predators. Hence the silence of sabre-tooth tigers,
the absence of moas from New Zealand and the long list of endangered megafauna. But sars-cov-2
shows how people can also end up as prey. Viruses have caused a litany of modern pandemics, from
Covid-19, to hiv/aids to the influenza outbreak in 1918-20, which killed many more people than the first
world war. Before that, the colonisation of the Americas by Europeans was abetted – and perhaps made
possible – by epidemics of smallpox, measles and influenza brought unwittingly by the invaders, which
annihilated many of the original inhabitants.
(www.economist.com, 22.08.2020. Adapted.)
According to the text,
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Q1796821
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The image depicts a nearly naked man amid a vast area of rainforest, spear pointed at the
helicopter hovering above him – a man defending his territory and people from outside influence. This
very scene made front-page news some years ago in the UK. It instantly highlighted the loss of ancestral
homelands some tribal communities round the world face.
Bad news has a way of dominating the headlines, so we're of the opinion that all indigenous
communities and their culture are in decline – and that's not true. But the allure of propagating the
"disappearing tribe" narrative is strong. It’s frustrating to see journalists who go on assignment with a set
story in mind and then seek out quotes, experiences or interviews to fit their predetermined angle.
(Jonny Bealby. www.newsweek.com, 27.08.2019. Adapted.)
In the context of the second paragraph, the expression “the allure of” means
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Q1796820
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Read the text to answer question.
The image depicts a nearly naked man amid a vast area of rainforest, spear pointed at the
helicopter hovering above him – a man defending his territory and people from outside influence. This
very scene made front-page news some years ago in the UK. It instantly highlighted the loss of ancestral
homelands some tribal communities round the world face.
Bad news has a way of dominating the headlines, so we're of the opinion that all indigenous
communities and their culture are in decline – and that's not true. But the allure of propagating the
"disappearing tribe" narrative is strong. It’s frustrating to see journalists who go on assignment with a set
story in mind and then seek out quotes, experiences or interviews to fit their predetermined angle.
(Jonny Bealby. www.newsweek.com, 27.08.2019. Adapted.)
In the fragment from the second paragraph “so we’re of the opinion that”, the underlined word
refers to
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Q1796819
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Read the text to answer question.
The image depicts a nearly naked man amid a vast area of rainforest, spear pointed at the
helicopter hovering above him – a man defending his territory and people from outside influence. This
very scene made front-page news some years ago in the UK. It instantly highlighted the loss of ancestral
homelands some tribal communities round the world face.
Bad news has a way of dominating the headlines, so we're of the opinion that all indigenous
communities and their culture are in decline – and that's not true. But the allure of propagating the
"disappearing tribe" narrative is strong. It’s frustrating to see journalists who go on assignment with a set
story in mind and then seek out quotes, experiences or interviews to fit their predetermined angle.
(Jonny Bealby. www.newsweek.com, 27.08.2019. Adapted.)
. In the text the author expresses his opinion that
Ano: 2020
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COMVEST - UNICAMP
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COMVEST - UNICAMP - 2020 - UNICAMP - Vestibular - Ciências Biológicas e Saúde |
COMVEST - UNICAMP - 2020 - UNICAMP - Vestibular - Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas |
COMVEST - UNICAMP - 2020 - UNICAMP - Vestibular - Ciências Humanas e Artes |
Q1697178
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Injured ape
Nisha Gaind (Bureau chief, Europe). This X-ray shows a baby Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) with a fractured arm. Conservation workers rescued the animal, named Brenda, from a village on the Indonesian island where she had reportedly been kept illegally as a pet. As editors, we see lots of photographs of conservation, but this image struck me for many reasons: the ‘humanness’ of Brenda’s shape, her innocence and the dedication of the conservation centre, which flew in a surgeon to operate on the animal.
(N. Gaind e E. Callaway. The best science images of the year: 2019 in
pictures. Nature, v. 576, n. 7787, p. 354–359, 16/12/2019.)
Sobre o texto “The best science images of the year: 2019 in
pictures”, considerando a imagem radiográfica que ele traz,
é correto dizer:
Ano: 2020
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IMT - SP
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Q1692593
Inglês
The world has a handful of great commercial hubs.
Silicon Valley dominates technology. The home of
luxury is Paris and the capital of outsourcing is
Bangalore, in India. One of the mightiest clusters of
all is London, which hosts the globe’s largest
international financial center. Within a square mile
on the Thames, a multinational firm can sell $5bn of
shares in 20 minutes, or a European startup can
raise seed finance from Asian pensioners. You can
insure container ships or a pop star’s vocal cords.
Companies can hedge the risk that a factory
anywhere on the planet will face a volatile currency
or hurricanes and a rising sea level a decade from
now.
Adapted from: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/06/27/can-thecity-survive-brexit?cid1
According to the text, what are examples of important
global deals that may be closed in London?
Ano: 2019
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VUNESP
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SÃO CAMILO
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Q1798261
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia a tirinha e o quadrinho para responder à questão.
(http://leadership-learning-with-dilbert.blogspot.com)
(www.glasbergen.com. Adaptado.)
Na última fala da tira “I hate him, but I also love him”, os
termos sublinhados referem-se
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Q1798259
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Worshiping the false idols of wellness
Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up:
wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science
of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and
healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and
happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought
joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or
a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to
the fear of modern life and death.
The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as
“inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of
incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself”
medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that
science can only aspire to achieve.
Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal
to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly
unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.”
Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local
witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in
beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are
practically packaged for Instagram.
Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined,
and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated.
The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that
connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days
of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals
with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and
scientifically unsupported tests.
The dietary supplements that are the backbone of
wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies
showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins
have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during
pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling).
Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from
your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to
pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool
for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system
or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent
yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of
efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive
B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of
spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins
for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying
something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to
postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors
can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people
are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need
that are medically ethical.
(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
De acordo com o último parágrafo, as práticas promovidas
pela indústria do bem-estar
Ano: 2019
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Q1798258
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Worshiping the false idols of wellness
Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up:
wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science
of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and
healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and
happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought
joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or
a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to
the fear of modern life and death.
The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as
“inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of
incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself”
medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that
science can only aspire to achieve.
Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal
to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly
unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.”
Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local
witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in
beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are
practically packaged for Instagram.
Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined,
and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated.
The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that
connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days
of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals
with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and
scientifically unsupported tests.
The dietary supplements that are the backbone of
wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies
showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins
have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during
pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling).
Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from
your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to
pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool
for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system
or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent
yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of
efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive
B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of
spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins
for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying
something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to
postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors
can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people
are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need
that are medically ethical.
(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
In the fifth paragraph, the text in brackets
Ano: 2019
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Q1798256
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Worshiping the false idols of wellness
Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up:
wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science
of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and
healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and
happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought
joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or
a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to
the fear of modern life and death.
The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as
“inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of
incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself”
medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that
science can only aspire to achieve.
Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal
to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly
unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.”
Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local
witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in
beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are
practically packaged for Instagram.
Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined,
and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated.
The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that
connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days
of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals
with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and
scientifically unsupported tests.
The dietary supplements that are the backbone of
wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies
showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins
have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during
pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling).
Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from
your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to
pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool
for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system
or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent
yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of
efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive
B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of
spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins
for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying
something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to
postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors
can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people
are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need
that are medically ethical.
(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
De acordo com o quarto parágrafo, “wellness”, ou seja, a
indústria do bem-estar,
Ano: 2019
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Q1798255
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Worshiping the false idols of wellness
Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up:
wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science
of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and
healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and
happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought
joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or
a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to
the fear of modern life and death.
The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as
“inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of
incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself”
medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that
science can only aspire to achieve.
Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal
to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly
unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.”
Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local
witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in
beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are
practically packaged for Instagram.
Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined,
and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated.
The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that
connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days
of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals
with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and
scientifically unsupported tests.
The dietary supplements that are the backbone of
wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies
showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins
have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during
pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling).
Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from
your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to
pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool
for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system
or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent
yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of
efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive
B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of
spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins
for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying
something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to
postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors
can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people
are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need
that are medically ethical.
(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o trecho do terceiro parágrafo que indica que o carvão ativado é inócuo para a saúde.
Ano: 2019
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Q1798252
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Worshiping the false idols of wellness
Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up:
wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science
of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and
healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and
happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought
joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or
a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to
the fear of modern life and death.
The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as
“inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of
incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself”
medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that
science can only aspire to achieve.
Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal
to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly
unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.”
Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local
witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in
beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are
practically packaged for Instagram.
Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined,
and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated.
The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that
connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days
of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals
with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and
scientifically unsupported tests.
The dietary supplements that are the backbone of
wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies
showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins
have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during
pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling).
Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from
your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to
pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool
for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system
or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent
yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of
efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive
B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of
spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins
for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying
something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to
postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors
can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people
are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need
that are medically ethical.
(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
According to the first paragraph, medicine and wellness
Ano: 2019
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Q1797675
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia a tirinha para responder à questão.
(Stephan Pastis. “Pearls Before Swine”. www.gocomics.com, 22.04.2019.)
No diálogo entre as personagens Pig (porco) e Goat (cabrito), Pig
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Q1797672
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
The fantastic appeal of fantasy
The fantasy genre starts where science ends
Few things can brighten up a dark morning in a Scottish
seaside resort during an Atlantic storm. Yet while sheltering in
a bookshop from the rain, I had a moment of sunny revelation.
Stacked almost as high as my 11-year-old self were copies of
The Lord of the Rings, with a cover illustration that promised
mystery and magic. That chance discovery started a lifelong
love of the fantasy genre1
, both as reader and writer.
The fantasy genre has had more and more success, but
today we’re in the middle of an unprecedented fantasy boom.
Sales continue to rise and it is now the biggest genre in
publishing. The more rational the world gets, with super-science
all around us, the more we demand the irrational in our fiction.
Fantasy is not simply a case of swords2
and sorcery3
.
Yes, there is that by the shelf. But the genre is as broad as the
imagination. The genre starts where science ends.
“In these modern times, where most of us sit at computers,
fantasy books offer a chance to break out of mundane
moments,” says Mark Newton, an editor with the genre.
“People like to explore themes that go beyond the limited
palette that literary fiction claims to offer.”
A search for the origins of fantasy will usually have
academics muttering about Beowulf or Homer’s The Iliad, but
they come from a time when all stories were fantasy: gods and
monsters and supernatural artefacts with humanity caught in
the middle. The first modern fantasy writer is usually considered
to be William Morris, in the late 19th Century. But it was the
early 20th Century where fantasy really started to gain status.
Fantasy fiction has always been about visionary ideas.
You can get artful words in plenty of literary fiction, but being
able to see beyond the boundaries4
of the world around us —
now that’s a special skill.
I don’t write fantasy fiction simply to provide a trapdoor5
from the real world. For me, the genre is about the reality. But
instead of coming up against it, fantasy maps the unconscious
aspirations of our modern society through allegory in story-
-forms as old as humanity. It’s about turning off the mobile
phone and the computer and remembering who we are in the
deepest parts of ourselves.
(Mark Chadbourn. www.telegraph.co.uk, 12.04.2008. Adaptado.)
1genre: gênero. Categoria distintiva de composição literária, como romance,
poesia etc.
2sword: espada.
3sorcery: feitiçaria.
4boundary: fronteira.
5trapdoor: alçapão
No trecho “they come from a time when all stories were
fantasy” (5°
parágrafo), o termo sublinhado refere-se a
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SÃO CAMILO
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VUNESP - 2019 - SÃO CAMILO - Processo Seletivo - 1º Semestre de 2020- Medicina Prova II |
Q1797669
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The fantastic appeal of fantasy
The fantasy genre starts where science ends
Few things can brighten up a dark morning in a Scottish
seaside resort during an Atlantic storm. Yet while sheltering in
a bookshop from the rain, I had a moment of sunny revelation.
Stacked almost as high as my 11-year-old self were copies of
The Lord of the Rings, with a cover illustration that promised
mystery and magic. That chance discovery started a lifelong
love of the fantasy genre1
, both as reader and writer.
The fantasy genre has had more and more success, but
today we’re in the middle of an unprecedented fantasy boom.
Sales continue to rise and it is now the biggest genre in
publishing. The more rational the world gets, with super-science
all around us, the more we demand the irrational in our fiction.
Fantasy is not simply a case of swords2
and sorcery3
.
Yes, there is that by the shelf. But the genre is as broad as the
imagination. The genre starts where science ends.
“In these modern times, where most of us sit at computers,
fantasy books offer a chance to break out of mundane
moments,” says Mark Newton, an editor with the genre.
“People like to explore themes that go beyond the limited
palette that literary fiction claims to offer.”
A search for the origins of fantasy will usually have
academics muttering about Beowulf or Homer’s The Iliad, but
they come from a time when all stories were fantasy: gods and
monsters and supernatural artefacts with humanity caught in
the middle. The first modern fantasy writer is usually considered
to be William Morris, in the late 19th Century. But it was the
early 20th Century where fantasy really started to gain status.
Fantasy fiction has always been about visionary ideas.
You can get artful words in plenty of literary fiction, but being
able to see beyond the boundaries4
of the world around us —
now that’s a special skill.
I don’t write fantasy fiction simply to provide a trapdoor5
from the real world. For me, the genre is about the reality. But
instead of coming up against it, fantasy maps the unconscious
aspirations of our modern society through allegory in story-
-forms as old as humanity. It’s about turning off the mobile
phone and the computer and remembering who we are in the
deepest parts of ourselves.
(Mark Chadbourn. www.telegraph.co.uk, 12.04.2008. Adaptado.)
1genre: gênero. Categoria distintiva de composição literária, como romance,
poesia etc.
2sword: espada.
3sorcery: feitiçaria.
4boundary: fronteira.
5trapdoor: alçapão
According to the author, the “unprecedented fantasy boom”
(2nd paragraph) is related to the fact that
Ano: 2019
Banca:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Órgão:
MACKENZIE
Prova:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - 2019 - MACKENZIE - Vestibular Mackenzie - Grupos II e III |
Q1793870
Inglês
Read the comic strip bellow and answer question:
According to the comic strip, choose the best alternative:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Órgão:
MACKENZIE
Prova:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - 2019 - MACKENZIE - Vestibular Mackenzie - Grupos I, IV, V e VI |
Q1793329
Inglês
Read the following strip and answer question:
SOURCE: http://www.englishact.com.br/2018/04/calvin-and-hobbes-comic-strips.html access on Oct 7th, 2019.
From the strip we can infer that:
SOURCE: http://www.englishact.com.br/2018/04/calvin-and-hobbes-comic-strips.html access on Oct 7th, 2019.
From the strip we can infer that:
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