Brilliant Minds
Where did Pavel Durov spend his childhood?
St. Petersburg
Correct the sentence:
You can find everything in the Internet
You can find everything on the Internet
Come up with a sentence on the scenario:
You see your friend is about to cross the street without looking. Voice a warning.
If you don't look both ways, you will get hit by a car.
What are "istings"?
The traditional felted carpets are called this in the Ingush language.
What period preceded the Great Depression?
Roaring Twenties
Correct the sentence:
I am going to help you build solutions for this problem.
I am going to help you come up with solutions to this problem.
Come up with a sentence based on the scenario:
Imagine you were the president of your country. What is one thing you would change?
If I were the president, I would invest more in education.
According to the text, what were the three main historical purposes of felted carpets (istings) in Ingushetiya?
for warming stone homes, for decoration and for cultural expression
What three things did Steve Jobs combine in one iPhone?
a new iPod, a phone, and an Internet communications device
Correct the sentence:
I have been through a lot of crisis
I have been through a lot of crises
Write a sentence based on a scenario:
I am not rich now because I didn't invest in that company ten years ago.
If I had invested in that company ten years ago, I would be rich now.
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Is it true that researchers only used academic archives and libraries to collect information about the ancient ornaments?
False. (They also used family histories, traveled to see stone carvings, and were guided by enthusiasts on Facebook.)
How did Robert Oppenheimer feel after creating the atomic bomb?
Regret
Correct the sentence:
I am determined to continue my researches
I am determined to continue my research
Make a sentence based on the scenario:
You are stressed today because you didn't start your assignment last week.
If you had started your assignment last week, you wouldn't be so stressed now.
Who is Tanzila Dzaurova, and what was the initial goal of the project she was involved with starting in 2012?
She is an ethnographer. The initial goal was to pour through archives and collect/catalogue ancient Ingush ornaments before they were lost to time.
What was Gagarin`s first impression of Earth from space?
“I see Earth! It is so beautiful!"
Correct the sentence
Use antiseptic to destroy bacterium
Use antiseptic to destroy bacteria
Make a sentence based on the scenario:
Think about a famous historical event that ended badly (e.g., the sinking of the Titanic). Make a speculative sentence about how things could have been different.
If the Titanic had avoided the iceberg, it would have arrived safely in New York.
What metaphor does Dzaurova use to describe the spiritual and cultural connection with female ancestors who practiced the same art?
She describes the craft as a "thread connecting these new felters to generations of women before them".