Slide 1 : Group B - Slides
Ana Cristina;
Sandra;
Mohammed and
Kristian Welcome!
Slide 2 : I was born in the same year as Barbie, but never became half as glamorous as she did. (though frankly, no idea why ever not)
Slide 3 : I was however, bitten by wanderlust and may have picked up my love of seas and wildness while growing up in Africa. I was 10 when I moved to Mozambique; seacapes and open wilderness continue being some of my favourite places in life.
Slide 4 : Brazilian Music vs. Military Government
Slide 5 : “Bossa Nova” becomes a music style recognized internationally but nationally it represents the voice of the people asking for freedom.
Music is the most popular tool for young adults to communicate new ideas about an underground movement for Democracy;
Rio de Janeiro is the center of the musical festivals and so it is also a big center of the military government repression actions;
Since the year of 1967 no other music style has been created in Brazil. 1967
Slide 6 : Miracle on Ice (1980)
Slide 7 : Considered to be one the most popular international sport stories of the century.
An inexperienced US team defeats the heavily favored Soviet team during the medal-round men’s hockey match in the 1980 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid, NY). Match had further symbolic meaning deemed by many as the Cold War “showdown”.
Win boosts morale of the American public which at the time was frustrated due to problems at home and abroad. Click on video clip to run
Once upon a time… the Islanders really weren’t that bad : Once upon a time… the Islanders really weren’t that bad
Slide 9 : Mike Bossy scored 50 goals in 50 games
The Islanders won a franchise-record 15 consecutive games
The Islanders defeated the North Stars to win the Cup
(Incidentally, I don’t like the Islanders)