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Ten Meter Tower
Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet=diving tower) is a Swedish short film by Maximilien van Aertrych and Axel Danielson. These two wanted to show how people behave in situations where they are beset by doubts. (note that if you want to keep the original phrasing, you should take out the commas that set off "beset by doubts", as this is a restrictive clause that identifies the people who are the subjects of the film).
We have all watched movies featuring those with doubters, but they were played by actors. The two film directors wanted to show real people with real doubts; real feelings in reality. I wonder if you mean "fears" rather than "doubts". Fear is a much stronger emotion than doubt.
Therfore, they decided to create an environment that needed no explanation: a jump from the ten meter tower.
They placed an online ad and got 67 people who had never jumped from a ten meter tower before, but who were willing to do that, whilst six cameras and several microphones captured their jump. The participants got 28 € ($) uncommitted expense allowance for their showing up on the 10-meter platform.
70 % of the participants jumped: but some because of the spectators at the pool edge, and some because of the filming. These latter (meaning the ones who jumped because of the cameras) jumpers were the especially interesting ones.
http://www.zeit.de/video/2017-02/5339369310001/berlinale-shorts-zehn-meter-turm-ein-kurzfilm-von-maximilien-van-aertryck-und-axel-danielson0 votedMarch 6, 20171- 1. Dial up - to increase, as in turning up the thermostat on a heater 2. From the article, my guess is that they plan to show advertisements next to or within messages from your family members. 3. Goliath was an extremely tall and strong man from the Bible who intimidated everyone around him. Facebook is a large and powerful company, so it could be described as a Goliath. Therefore, naming one of its products Goliath would be ironic.0 votedMarch 5, 20173
- "Thee" is the English familiar "you", subject form, similar to "Du" in German or "Tu" in French. "Thou" is the direct object form of thee "Thy" and "Thine" are the possessive forms. The familiar "you" largely went out of use in the 17th century, but you may encounter it in references to traditional translations of the Bible (where it is used for God), literature of the period, and in traditional songs such as the American patriotic songs "My Country, 'tis of Thee" and "America the Beautiful." I have quoted a few lines of "America the Beautiful" below. America, America, God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea0 votedMarch 5, 20171
Comma?
Hello,
I don't understand when I should add a comma in my sentences.
Every time I add a comma it is false.
So can someone explain that to me?The short answer is that commas mark pauses that would occur in spoken English. But it is really more complex than that. I once had an English teacher friend tell me that there are 54 comma rules in English, but that she only taught 28 in school! I haven't found a citation for that fact, but along with difficult verb tenses and inconsistent spelling, comma usage is one of the big challenges of English.
There are several online articles with good explanations.
This article has 15 rules for English language learners: http://www.eslbasics.com/blog/student-posts/15-rules-for-using-a-comma/
This article starts with excellent examples of when NOT to use commas: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma
If you add some sample sentences that are giving you trouble to your notebook entry, I will take a look and see if I can give you some more information.
0 votedMarch 3, 20173New vocabulary in use
Give it the go-ahead
Our irresolute boss weighted the pros in and cons before giving the project the go-ahead.
Burying someone's heads in the sand
Instead of acting like a man, you just burying your head in the sand. Face it up, buddy! She left you for another man.
Quick-fix solution
Drinking alcohol when you feel stressed is a quick-fix solution. It might relax you for a while, but in the next morning, you will get still have the same problems, and in addition, a terrible hangover.
Come up with
Alex came up with an idea to open a shelter for stray dogs.
Rule out
The anatomical pathologist who carried out the autopsy ruled out drowning as the cause of death.
I didn't understand some phrases: Stick neck on the line, Sit on the fence. If you could give me some examples, I would be very grateful. I know that the sentences I wrote are kind of odd but I am trying to practice as many words as I learned from news articles. Thanks in advance for correcting them.The first idiom should probably be "stick your neck out", but could also be "put your neck on the line". Both of these mean to take a risk. To sit on the fence means to avoid making a decision or taking a side in an argument.
John thought the project was a good idea, but he didn't want to stick his neck out and say so, in case his boss disagreed.
Has he decided which car to buy, or is he still sitting on the fence?
0 votedMarch 3, 20171I know it can be a little tedious but could you give me hand with my presentation?
I am a motivated electronic engineer with a passion for technology. I have experience in the oil industry as a result of my international experience in many places in Mexico and Latin America (Wikipedia counts Mexico as part of Latin America - perhaps you mean to say Mexico and South America instead).
I started working as an electronic technician with an excellent academic and professional foundation (or preparation) in repair and maintenance on electronic sensors.
I have successfully built and implemented two new repair and maintenance shops for electronic sensors used in the oil industry, in two countries.
I consider myself responsible and creative, with initiative. I eagerly accept the challenges and goals that an (or your) organization would assign me.
I am adept at repairing equipment and finding the root cause of failures ("fixing things" wasn't clear - so I guessed at what you meant). I am used to working under high pressure so as to solve problems efficiently and achieve the goals set by the company and my work group.
My desire is to keep developing my career while helping and giving the best of me (maybe better: contributing to the success of a team)
I really want to thank you for your help!!!!0 votedFebruary 28, 20170
