Meaning of folks in this sentence Hello! Can you help me understand the meaning of "folks" in this sentence? "It's not enough just to be a good person. Even if you personally have "never" actively engaged in a racist act, you, me, we have benefitted from a system built for us, and against black, brown, poc, folks." My friend is translating it to Portuguese and we had some trouble because of the Portuguese word "povo", which is usully translated as "people", but depending on the context it can have kind of a cultural sense or refer to poor people in general. Is that what "folks" mean in this sentence? Or does it have a racial specific meaning?

Inclusion of autistic people in Brazil (part 2) [[ I appreciate any tips to make this sound more natural to your native ears! ]] As for those policies, it is observed that, even when they exist, oftentimes they are inappropriate, which contributes to perpetuate the exclusion situation. This fact can be illustrated by the school context, in which the inclusion of the autistic person requires specific adaptations, like the implementation of the multifunctional resource room, the purchase of texturized material and hiring a specialized care professional. Therefore, even though it is frequent the intention of the teachers on including students with autism, they are oftentimes unprepared. In order to revert this situation, it is necessary that the public power, responsible for the creation of public policies, acts towards including autists. A possible solution, suggested in many projects of municipal laws in Brazil, is the inclusion of the international autism symbol in preference signs for the disabled, giving visibility to this aparently hidden condition. Other measure is promoting capacitation courses for basic education teachers in specific methodologies on teaching autistic people, so these professionals can promote inclusion also in the school scope.

Inclusion of autistic people in Brazil (part 1) [[ I appreciate any tips to make this sound more natural to your native ears! ]] Since 2012, with the promulgation of Berenice Piana Law, autistic people are legally considered he same rights as other disabled people. In spite of that, autistic people still undergo more exclusion than other groups, possibly due to the peculiarities of this global devepmental disorder, which has a neurological and behavioral character, as will be demonstrated. From start, it is necessary to mention that autism is a silent condition, because its determinantes, such as communication hitches and sensory change, are not easily recognized by lay observers, like the majority of the population. That leads to a bigger social invisibility than people with physical or motor disabilities, for instance. Therefore, not only the autistic person is frequently not identified as such, but also this creates less mobilization from the civil society for inclusion public policies.

10 phrases en français #2 Merci d'aider à paraître plus correct et naturel! 1 - Je connais une fille qui est maintenant en France. 2 - Cette fille est ma collègue au collège. 3 - Nous ne sommes pas de la même classe. 4 - Elle est une féministe, je pense. 5 - En vrai, je ne parle pas avec cette fille, donc elle n'est pas mon amie. 6 - Son style est beaucoup different de moi. 7 - Elle a des cheveux moyens, blond peint. 8 - Elle m'a recommandé un enseignant de français. 9 - Il y a une autre fille qui prendre des lessons avec cet enseignant. 10 - Cette autre fille m'a dit qui l'enseignant est trés bon.

Replying a letter Hi, Kylie! How have you been? I’m sorry I didn’t send you more emails since holidays! I’m so busy these days... And I am really happy that you are enjoying your new class! So, since I moved schools I’ve made a lot of friends. They’re so nice to me! They helped me when I didn’t know where to go, because I always get confused in the hallways! My new school is larger than the previous one. I’ve been just like you: every day I study until 6 p.m., doing exercises, prepering for exams and doing homework as I’ve never thought i would LOL! Just kidding. I really like my school, my new friends and even those homeworks! what about your family? How are they? I hope you are all good. Don’t forget to write soon! Love, J.

Decolonial feminism [I appreciate any suggestions to make this sound more natural/less awkward to your native ears :)] Have you ever heard about decolonial feminism? I first came to know this concept a few days ago, so I still don't know much about that theory, but I'll share with you the basics. Please notice that I'm not a sociologist, so what I'll write comes from a lay point of view. First, you need to understand the decolonial movement. In short, it is a set of studies arguing that social processes in colonizer countries, such as the European ones, can not be understood the same way as in historically colonized regions, like Latin America, Asia and Africa. So, applied to feminism, the decolonial theory defends that women from Europe and the US, who are usually white, burgeois and heterosexual, do not go through the same oppression as those from the so called "Third World". Because of that, it is necessary for us to understand the peculiarities of each group of women, taking into consideration not only gender, but also race and class, for example.

10 phrases (#1) 1 - J'essaye écrire un petit texte en anglais touts les jours. 2 - Je vais faire le même avec français, mais en petites phrases. 3 - Je vais nombre ces phrases pour acommpagner me progés. 4 - Il y a une chatte dans ma maison, elle s'appelle Amy, mais nous l'appellons M. 5 - Pour le petit déjuner, je mange deux bananes. 6 - Je veux profiter le temps dans la quarantaine pour étudier. 7 - Le chatte a trois coleurs: blanc, brun et noir. 8 - Nous cherchons à la internet un photographe pour faire un essai. 9 - Maintenant, le chat est allongé sur le couverture qu'est sur l'étage. 10 - C'est mon dernière phrase d'aujourd'hui!

My Breakfast Today I'll describe what I've been eating for breakfast. Until a few weeks ago, my breakfast used to be so unhealthy, but then I decided that needed to be changed. So, what I used to eat was basically a slice of break, usually white bread, with butter or creamy cheese, and a cup of coffee with milk or milk with chocolate. Yes, it does look like a kid's breakfast. Now, I've been preparing a banana meal, that goes like this: I peel two bananas and slice them in a plate. On top of them, I put thin rolled oats, then honney, and finally cinnamon powder. If you want to, you may put only one of these three, but I like them all together. For a drink, I think coffee matches it better then milk with chocolate. I think this is a very good breakfast, not only because it's healthy, but also because it is very affordable. In Brazil, banana is one of the cheapest fruits, and the other ingredients are not expensive either. I've heard that banana is a luxury item abroad, thought. Here, however, we even have a popular saying that you use when something is very cheap: you say you bought it for banana's price (or maybe: for the price of banana).

Annoying students [I appreciate any suggestions to make this sound more natural/less awkward to your native ears :)] Right now I'm attending an online lecture (it's the break actually) from a college I didnt't know before, but I had high expectations about it, as it is a public university (known in Brazil for offering better quality classes). Also, the subject is one I'm very interested in. You can imagine how disappointed I am for the lecture being generally so bad. It's not the teacher's fault, she sounds good and all, but also she is so nice and likes to interact with the students, so as a consequence of that trait, people won't stop making comments all the time. And the teacher always stops to answer them. That would be fine, even good maybe, if those comments were interesting or smart. However, they are not. Sometimes the teacher will be talking about something that is not the main subject of the class, like she is just mentioning that, and someone will say "oh I know that", "also there was that other thing", and she will be saying "good, student's name", "yes, that is correct, student". The last straw was when people started arguing about the animals being or not subjects of rights. Notice that the class is not about that, but the titularity of fundamental rights was like an introduction to the subject. Apparently not everybody realised that, so they got stuck at this matter and the lecture just couldn't go on.