The Lost City of Z -- Irena -- 08312015 We exchanged our answers to "what have been imbued into us that might not be true" and talked about "the Lost City of Z". Corrections: for breakfast: I was told not to eat sweets for breakfast (not "at breakfast"). indigenous tribes: not "indigenous Indians' (one can use "indigenous tribes" for indigenous communities in other places on the planet.) negotiate with: note "negotiate the Indian chieftain", but "negotiate with the Indian chieftain". ("with" is important). loot from: they looted a huge amount of money from the Indian (not "they looted the Indians", which does not sound like a complete sentence.) flourishing vs. flourished: the ancient civilization was once flourishing (not flourished). nutrient poor soil: not "ill-nutrient soil". patriotism: not "patritism". The older I get: This is better than "the older I grow". Vocabulary: lack of energy/foggy/sluggish: If I don't eat breakfast, I become sluggish/lacking of energy (or my mind becomes foggy). currency: Currency are made to be later debased. Colonel: Colonel Fawcett. It seems this word could be misheard as "colonial". Phrases: Food industry cartel: the whole "health" food thing might be created by a food industry cartel. to be on the fence: I'm still on the fence on whether we need to consume just "organic" food. from the very start: From the very start, men are not born equal (I should be more optimistic since each person's experience can be unique). their efforts were in vain / ended up with no results: this is better put than "their results were in vain" (note it is "efforts in vain", not "results in vain") state of the art: Lynch and the journalist each used devices of the state of the art at their time. to be kept hostage / was a hostage: not "he was on hostage" (in fact, it seems there is no such expression as "on hostage". checkpoint: a place where soldiers guard to not let other people easily pass by (not "guard point"). Pronunciation: aluminum: "lumi" as in "luminescent", not as in "alumni". autonomous: the emphasis is on "to", not on "no". indigenous: the emphasis is on "di", not on "ge" nor "in". Others: Fawcett's family motto: No Hardship can Terrify (us). Question everything.