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The View From Saturday

The View From Saturday

THRIVE The View From Saturday May 2026 The View from Saturday is a 1996 novel by E.L. Konigsburg, written for young readers.In the novel, four sixth graders compete in an academic bowl while learning to appreciate diversity.  As the students

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Meeting Of Minds

Meeting Of Minds

THRIVEMeeting Of Minds Meeting of Minds Series in TafakorePars is Inspired by a Steve Allan’s TV show of the same name. We bring together great thinkers and personages of various kinds from different eras and backgrounds. Their interviews lead to

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Working

Working

THRIVE Working 2016 "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do" is a book by Studs Terkel, published in 1974 which became a smash hit and later on inspired a Broadway musical. The

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Monkey, Monkey Bottle of Beer

Monkey, Monkey Bottle of Beer

Five women arrive separately to the basement of a hospital to learn the results of an experiment conducted on their mentally challenged 8-year olds. Little is known to the women about the experiment, except that it is “needle to the brain with no pain”. No one knows how the experiment has turned out. It’s not clear whether any of the boys’ mental condition has improved or worsened. As they wait in closeness, the women’s personalities are soon revealed; the reason why they are in the program, their personal issues, attitudes, doubts, finances, fears, etc.
The play is an adaptation of a Broadway theater.

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Word of the day

lousy

lousy /ˈlaʊzi/  adjective informal 1 . bad or poor She got lousy grades in high school. I like the work, but the pay is lousy. He was a lousy husband. of poor quality : not good or

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"Being a polyglot is not a label, a title, a prize that one wins and then puts in the drawer. It is a way of life, a path to follow, a philosophy of life. It is a constant work and reflection on one’s limits and possibilities; but first and foremost a journey into the richness of humanity."

Mot du jour

habituellement

habituellement : adv. La plupart du temps, généralement. Habituellement, Antoine raccompagne Yves jusqu’au château.

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Learning foreign languages in a natural native-like way is a long and complex undertaking.  Your whole person is affected as you struggle to reach beyond the confines of your mother tongue and into a new language, a new culture, a new way of thinking, feeling and acting.

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