International Women's Day

International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. The International Women’s Day logo is in purple and white and features the symbol of Venus, which is also the symbol of being female . There are many campaigns for women's rights ; for example HeForShe , that is a campaign for gender equality . The premise of the campaign is men speaking out against the violence and discrimination faced by women. As Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon states, “Violence against women is a global problem. It harms women, families, communities, and societies. We can only stop it by working together. Women and men.” Emma Watson  marked International Women's Day with a question-and-answer session about her HeForShe campaign , and she said that Women just want to be included and that Feminism is equality : politically , culturally , socially ,and economically . She said : "The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly. And, at the moment, one of is wings is clipped an we're never going to be able to fly as high." This is too important because men and women have to work together . 

Let's Talk Dirty

The title of this article is "Let's talk dirty" and it's about Italian language for foreign people. With Eurovino's book called "Dirty Italian" , some American can learn swear words and have fun . These are the first words anyone learns in any language ; for example in English we know some important words , like ; "fuck" , "shit" , "hell" ... , and we use these words when we're angry or when we're not thinking . "Vaffanculo" is the first thing any Italian American learns when they're speaking  Italian with their family ; and so "Dirty Italian" is the real language of Italy , but it's also considered like a chic language . Gabrielle Euvino also said that there are some terms that have regional variations and some terms that are universally understood . For example if we are in Rome or in Venice the term "patatina" has different meanings . It can be a vulgar term and can means "pussy" , but in Sicily you can call your daughter a "patatina". Gabrielle Euvino is also the author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian" and it's another book to learn the worst terms and some words that are very user-friendly . It's very important for communication.

Giraffe Hero

-Sangduen Chailert
She devote her life to a species . Sangduen Chailert -known as "Lek"- is definitely a special person . She work in an Elephant Nature Park in Thailand and created a natural environment to care the elephants . She campaigns against "crushing" about animals , especially for the elephants. The Park and Lek herself have been subject to harassment , because she was accused of "animal abuse" , but she do whatever possible to protect the elephants and other animals. Lek grew up in a rural mountain village in Thailand , with her family that had cared for an elephant , and when she saw the poor condition of some elephants , that vision become a mission. Elephant are endangered , but she and other person are working hard to stop it.

Languages

There are between 6000 and 7000 languages in the world ; Cuneiform is the first from of written language. Sign language isn't universal. There are two signs language in Belgium or in Spain . Russia has by for the highest number of languages spoken on this territory. The active vocabulary of a person can reach some 50.000 words. The families in Europe with the most speakers are the Germanic , Romance and Slavic. There are over 200 European languages in daily use.

Selfie

This is a social phenomenon. A selfie is a self-patriot photograph , typically taken with digital camera. Selfies are often shared on social network like "Facebook , Instagram and Twitter". Selfies are also pointed at a mirror. Robert Cornelius in 1839 produced a photograph of himself and it's one of the first photograph of a persons. The usage "selfie" can be traced as far back as 2002 when it appeared in an Australian Internet Forum.Before Facebook become a famous social network , the selfies were common on MySpace. By the end of 2012 , Time magazine considered selfie one of the "top 10 buzzwords" of that year. Today it's very easy to take a photo and share it with a social. Now with these social there is more communication , but there are also some rules to follow; in fact the porn pictures are prohibited , even if some person make them. There are so much types of selfies like :
-The Healthy selfie : designed to show a healthy lifestyle ; go to the gym for example.
-The Validation selfie : to show a new look , like a haircut.
-The Snap Happy selfie : to to do a ten different emotional face in one picture.
-The Empathizer selfie : to take selfie seeks in a doctor's office , at the hospital or at a funeral , for a support from our followers.
-The Duckface selfie : originated by tweens and perfected by the kardashians and consist to make a kiss with our lips. It's the most common among selfies.

-My favorite type of selfie is "The Duckface selfie" because it's very funny but also makes the photo more beautiful to share on social network.

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Politically Correct

Politically correct is a language phenomenon .This expression refers to an ideological and cultural respect for all , where you avoid any offense to certain categories of people . According to this orientation , the opinions and judgments should not create inconvenience to people who have different cultures , different sexual orientation , or physical and mental problems .Before this phenomenon was undervalued but now has spread throughout the world.

There are some examples :

Alive : temporarily metabolically abled

poor = financially inept

 perverted = sexually dysfunctional

body odor = non discretionary fragrance

 blind = visually challenged

Fat : horizontally challenged

Ugly : cosmetically different

Prostitutes : sex workers

Bald : hair disadvantaged

 Some of the new politically correct words are often criticized for being rather ridiculous. For example, someone who is very short might be described as "vertically challenged".