Madonna explains gypsy comments
Image via Wikipedia According to this BBC article, Madonna, the American pop star, made comments in support of Gypsies and against the discrimination they face during a concert in Bucharest in Romania, although she was booed by the fans for her comments. Madonna explains Gypsy comments. Madonna has said she was “compelled” to comment on [...]
Gypsy children beg and thieve
This BBC news report tells about how Gypsy gangs use children to beg and steal money: How Gypsy gangs use child thieves It appears to be true. It is unfortunate because a common stereotype of Gypsies is as thieves. Here, for example, is part of the Wikipedia entry on Romani: Many fictional depictions of the [...]
Interactive Writing session #9: June 19th, 2009
Cover of The Gypsies (The Peoples of Europe) To study English at university, you need a note-taking system e.g. mind maps, developed by a British man, Tony Buzan. here is a Japanese system which I like and use, developed by “Hawk Express” (for photos, click here) a vocabulary-learning system (e.g. word-cards) a way to record [...]
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