If I Look Like That, Maybe I’ll Be Enough” – The Lie We Keep Believing
Somewhere, right now, a teenager is standing in front of the mirror, eyes full of disappointment, asking themselves a question no child should ever ask:
“What’s wrong with me?”
Not because they’ve failed a test. Not because they’ve done something cruel. But because their stomach isn’t flat enough. Because their skin isn’t smooth enough. Because their body doesn’t look like the ones they scroll past, day
...Control Should Not Come at the Cost of Connection: The Case Against Banning Mobile Phones in Schools
By [Your Full Name]
4 June 2025
We live in a world where young people are constantly told to “prepare for the future.” Yet, paradoxically, the very tools that define that future — mobile phones — are being stripped away from us in schools. Banning mobile phones in educational settings is not an act of discipline; it is an act of denial. A denial of how we live, how we learn, and most crucially,
...Disconnected: Why banning phones in schools is a step backward, not forward
By [Your Name]
Imagine this: a teenager walks home alone in the dark. Her phone is switched off — confiscated, banned. She needs to call for help. She can’t. In that moment, the rule wasn’t just impractical. It was dangerous.This is the reality behind the polished policies and “discipline-first” headlines. The question of banning phones in schools is not about convenience — it’s about control. It’s about...
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Introduction:
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1.2 Indique o processo através do qual uma palavra existente adquire um novo significado e refira três exemplos desse processo. Polissemia Exemplos: cabeça (parte do corpo / líder); banco (instituição financeira / assento); manga (fruta / parte da camisa)
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Code Napoleon (1804): wetboek voor gelijkheid → afschaffing kerkelijk recht, gelijk privaatrecht, invloed tot nu.
Bestuur: stelde prefecten aan + nieuwe indeling: departementen (96 + overzeese).
Fort Napoleon (1811): verdediging tegen Engeland via Oostende → nooit gebruikt voor oorlog.
Onderwijs: centrale scholen & lycea, verplicht voor 12–21 jaar.
Metriek stelsel: uniforme maten/gewichten → droom: Europese markt.
Spanje & boycot Engeland: invasie mislukt, guerrilla-oorlog (→ Spaanse