Fly_like_a_don 932 Posted October 30, 2019 #3781 Share Posted October 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Is class 9 the same as year 9 in GB or grade 9 in the US (we really need some universal terms for education levels) Grade 9 as in US Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted October 30, 2019 #3782 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said: Grade 9 as in US Except that we don’t actually call it grade 9, we call it “Freshman year”. Fly_like_a_don 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 932 Posted October 30, 2019 #3783 Share Posted October 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Except that we don’t actually call it grade 9, we call it “Freshman year”. Oh k. BTW how many languages are thought in schools and colleges compulsorily in US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,547 Posted October 30, 2019 #3784 Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, MHSN said: Protests are about the whole system which is terrible not sure if you guys are familiar with politics in Lebanon. but there are 3 big groups in Lebanon. Sunnis, Shias, and Christians, they had bloody civil war for years and to make "peace" they created a unique political system. they have election , which is probably fair and democratic but per rules. the prime minister should be a sunni, the president should be a christian and the parliament speaker should be a Shia. and it doesn't matter who has the majority in the parliament , that rule never changes. and if I'm not wrong (I'm not sure about this part) people only can vote for their own groups. I mean christian people only vote for christian members of the parliament and etc. it seems people don't like it anymore. this is a terrible system to be honest but there is no alternative right now, any other system may lead them again to another civil war. PS: what I wrote here is probably not 100% accurate about the political system in Lebanon ( there should be more details and ifs) but you can consider it almost correct. That's both kind of interesting and a really bizarre system...yay religion. Again. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted October 30, 2019 #3785 Share Posted October 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Fly_like_a_don said: Oh k. BTW how many languages are thought in schools and colleges compulsorily in US. Most students need 2 years of foreign language on High School, and then 2 years in college. Most high schools only offer Spanish and French. Colleges offer different languages. Mine offers French, Spanish, and Italian. I know a about universities also offer Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Hawaiian. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,547 Posted October 30, 2019 #3786 Share Posted October 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Most students need 2 years of foreign language on High School, and then 2 years in college. Most high schools only offer Spanish and French. Colleges offer different languages. Mine offers French, Spanish, and Italian. I know a about universities also offer Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Hawaiian. Choose Portuguese. Always. Portuguese If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted October 30, 2019 #3787 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, heywoodu said: Choose Portuguese. Always. Portuguese That would get in the way of my Spanish, French, and hopefully Icelandic though “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,564 Posted October 30, 2019 #3788 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Chile abondonned the host of the COP25 scheduled the next december because of the social crizis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted October 31, 2019 #3789 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I guess we didn’t rake the leaves enough this year mrv86 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted October 31, 2019 #3790 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome to new age of political warfare. Deep fakes, viral conspiracy theories, false advertising, and misinformation campaigns: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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