Describe el estudio que se hizo en la Universidad de Cornell. ¿Por qué lo hicieron? ¿Cuál fue su resultado? ¿Qué opinas del resultado? ¿Estás sorprendido(a)? ¿Te molesta? Explica.

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Hicieron un estudio para averiguar si el acceso a Internet ayudaría a los estudiantes en un examen. Dividieron la clase en dos grupos, y les dieron un examen. Un grupo podía usar Internet, y el otro no. Los estudiantes sin acceso a Internet salieron mejor que sus compañeros que tenían acceso durante el examen. Answers will vary.

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Perhaps the most important difference in life chances involves life itself. In 1992, men in the United States could expect to live 72.3 years and women 79.1 years. On the average, then, women live seven years longer than men. Although part of this difference is probably biological, the social contribution to differential life expectancy begins at a very early age and continues through the life

course. At high school and college ages, males are nearly three times more likely then females to die. To a significant extent, this difference has to do with the more dangerous lifestyle (particularly drinking and driving) associated with masculinity in our culture. The sex differential in life expectancy is more complex than the greater risk taking of young men, however. Even at the earlier ages just mentioned, men are more likely than women to die of cancer or heart disease. Consider men's disadvantage in heart disease, for example. Evidence suggests that men have this disadvantage not because they experience more stress than women but because, under the same levels of stress, they are more vulnerable to heart disease than women. Current thinking attributes men's greater risk of heart disease at least partly to the male gender role's low emphasis on nurturance and emotional relationships. Where women's personalities and relationship characteristics seem to protect them from this consequence of stress, lack of social support appears to leave men especially vulnerable to stress-related diseases. This suggests that, despite increasing female participation in politics and the labor force, women's life expectancy will continue to remain substantially higher than men's. The sex differential in mortality is likely to decline only when differences in personality and dispositions are reduced The author seems biased in favor of a. strengthening the emotional relationships of both sexes. b. encouraging men to be more masculine. c. encouraging more women to be housewives d. keeping women out of politics.

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Béatrice Martin, ou Cœur de pirate, est une chanteuse et pianiste canadienne qui est née dans la ville de Montréal au Québec le 22 septembre 1989. Son premier album a été lancé en septembre 2008 au Québec et en avril 2009 en France. Il a été suivi de son second album, qui s’appelle Blonde, lequel est sorti en novembre 2011. Cœur de pirate explore les thèmes de l’amour et des hauts et des bas dans les relations. Toutes les paroles sont influencées par les épreuves et les valeurs de Martin. Elle est aussi connue pour ses multiples tatouages qui couvrent ses bras et ses épaules et qui sont associés à sa personnalité artistique. 1. Béatrice Martin est une musicienne canadienne francophone. 2. Elle a commencé sa carrière en France. 3. Son premier album s’appelle Blonde. 4. Dans ses chansons, elle parle d’amour et des difficultés dans les relations. 5. Pour écrire ses chansons, elle s’inspire de fictions, de livres et de cinéma.

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Cultura. Completa le frasi con la parola giusta. Usa ogni parola una sola volta. Attenzione! Ci sono dodici parole; devi usarne solo dieci.

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