Paulo Coelho

Not often do we talk about critical literacy and its place in the classroom. Many new initiatives have begun to take place in education surrounding literacy and effective practices to better prepare our students for college or the workforce. After checking my state’s department of education website, I failed to find specific information about critical literacy. With limited knowledge on the topic, several definitions were explored. From these definitions, I will conclude with a usable definition…

While many feel education is the root of oppression, it is not the only institution in which oppression occurs. Paulo Freire extends the sentiment by presenting society as a constant struggle between two opposing forces. Freire believes teachers essentially oppress their students by maintaining the current society rather than encourage students to think for themselves. The result of free-thinking students is a recreation of a new society. Freire presents his main argument about education in his…

Sao Paulo, a megacity located on the south-eastern Brazil has been facing an ongoing drought since February 2015 which has been said to be the worst drought the region has been facing in more than 80 years. Although Brazil contains 12% of world’s water, it has been suffering from a drought that has affected a large amount of people all around Sao Paulo and later Rio de Janerio followed by other regions of the country. The reason behind the drought occurring are understood from the anthropogenic…

Brazil Broad Country Overview Introduction Brazil is geographically the largest country in South Africa. The Amazon River runs through the Northeastern part of Brazil, which permits the Amazon Rainforest to cover one-third of the country. Brazil adopted their current constitution in 1988, which lead to the elimination of monarchy in Brazil and lead to separate state powers. The constitution also introduced environmental protection and reinforced the powers of the legislature. Brazil’s…

In the United States, rapid suburbanization has caused a substantial spatial mismatch of jobs and housing. And the growing distance between people and jobs in U.S. metropolitan areas has a negative effect on traffic flow. This phenomenon has resulted in problems such as inefficient energy consumptions, pollutions, and congestion. Urban and transportation planners and policy makers have concerned this adverse effect from the urban growth patterns. Particularly, scholars have begun to consider its…

On average it takes 9 minutes and 35 seconds for an ambulance in New York City to reach the caller. This is 4 minutes longer than the national average. New York’s congestion problem began in the 1930s, the depressed economy put thousands of people behind the wheels of taxi cabs. Thousands of drivers chasing after few fares congested the streets of the New York boroughs and forced the city to put a restriction on the number of cabs allowed on the streets at a time. Uber, an app that allows its…

roughly 47% of the continent. It is home to the Amazon Rainforest and Brazilian Highlands, is popular for tourism, and is the fifth largest economy in the world. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia and major cities include ão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. São Paulo is the country’s largest and most populated city. Brazil is the fifth largest in the world in both area as well as population. Located on the east side of the continent, Brazil boarders ten other countries in South…

(Introduction) Brazil is the fifth largest nation in the world by land area and one of the most economically powerful nations in the Western Hemisphere. With an area of more than three million square miles, Brazil occupies nearly half of South America and provides promising resources including iron and other industrial minerals. Its diverse population of African, European, Asian, and indigenous descent has greatly increased to about 200 million. According to many socio-economic characteristics…

Mr. White a “victim” of racism emphasizes in his article “Right place, Wrong face” by stating “Everything I learned growing up in Cincinnati has been shattered” because of how dehumanized people became now a days. Likewise, Mr. Paulo Freire states “Only power that springs from the weakness of the oppressed will be sufficiently strong to free both” to clarify, what he refers to as “oppressed” he means the “victim” the one who gets discriminated, for he is the only one that holds his own peace.…

when people are young. Let more people recognize the importance of innovation and people also gain better future. In Paulo Freire chapter, “The ‘Banking’ concept of education” he talks about two educational methods one is “the Banking concept of education” and another is “problem-posting education”. Paulo Freire has different attitudes about these two educational methods. Firstly, Paulo Freire opposes “the Banking concept of education” and he deems it a harmful…