A Newcomer

Hi everyone!
As you might have already guessed from the heading, I'm a newcomer to this service :) My name is Tatyana, I live in Novosibirsk, Russia, and I'm an editor of the publishing house of the university that I graduated from 3 years ago. In fact, according to my diploma my speciality is "Linguist and translator": I learned English, Chinese and a little bit of German. However, nowadays it's not that easy to find a good position with fixed salary that is enough to make both ends meet: most part of a translator's job consists of freelance projects. They may be well-paid, but they are temporary, so you can spend about 1 month finding a project to work on, work for a week or so, get some money, and then start the cycle over trying not to waste in half a week all you've earned. So I decided to use my chance to stay in my beloved alma mater and became an editor. Whew, I think I'm done with complaining and self-representation for today ^_^
Actually, I have no specific request to the community. But I'd be glad if you guys could sometimes read my notes, correct my mistakes (which are inevitable, I know), give me advice, ask any questions about anything you'd like to know and float ideas for my future notes here.
Thanks for your attention, I'm waiting for your replies!

Could you please correct my text?

Hey guys!
I'm writing my essay for the college. Could you please correct my abstract?
Thank you!!

ABSTRACT

This project presents an analysis of persuasive language in the speeches of the Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the electoral campaigns of 2002 and 2006. From the observation of the great charisma that Lula has with the Brazilian electorate, the research aims to identify the main linguistic strategies used in his oratory and how they contributed to the formation of his ethos and the construction of his popular image, as well as presenting his ethos in 1989 and his deconstruction (this word doesn't make sense, but I'm not sure which word is meant) to become the most beloved politician in the country. In addition, the project seeks to point out which strategies were often used and which have remained throughout this period. To complement the theory, the work will discuss the strength of the television media to reinforce his new approach and the effects of the far-reaching transparency it provides. With this approach, the analysis will explore the populist ideology into which his discourses are inserted, appealing to the emotionality and promotion of verisimilitude, the main resource of his oratory. Moreover, the apodictic and rhetorical resources were also the strategies most encountered during the studies, along with the insertion of the messianic discourse. The descriptive and explicative method was chosen in order to accurately evaluate the strategies and make the reader understand clearly the persuasion in Lula's speeches, reaching the goal of fixing his image in the history of the country and in the thoughts of the population. With this analysis, readers are expected to gain a clearer picture of political campaigns and the ability to follow*  them more critically.

*"keep up with" is perfectly fine in normal conversation, but it sounds a little odd with the very academic tone of this text.

My Day #6

Today I changed the way I normally write my diary entry: I wrote my text first in a notebook and I only posted it after reading and re-reading it a lot! I don't know if it will help me but I won't know if I don't try.

I'm an English teacher now but I'm not happy with it because I feel I'm not prepared for it! OK, the English that I'm teaching isn't advanced or anything but when I look at my notebooks entries and my mistakes I say to myself: "Who do you want to fool?" (The more common form is "Who are you fooling?")

Let's see the next chapters!

My Hobby is..

I like travelling.
I have been to the US, and a lot of Europe, and some of Asia.
I like to experience different cultures and I love to see new places.

My favorite place is Koh Samui, Thailand.
Koh Samui has a beautiful sea and is rich in nature. (I'd probably say "The sea is beautiful by Koh Samui and it is rich in nature" instead)
I had a panoramic view of the ocean from my hotel room.
It was one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen.

I want to go to Santorini, Greece next.
I want to see stunning views of the Aegean Sea.
The only thing that makes me a little uncomfortable was there is in the is a countryside with nothing in it^^; (I'd probably say "The only thing I don't like much is a countryside with nothing in it")

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