2 The curious case of Amber Heard #mentoo (162 words) (More than a classic correction, I'd like to know whether this text is easily understable and fun to read?) But as in every superhero movie, the plot twist was foreseeable. DC‘s Mera had accused former partner Depp of domestic abuse, only to be outed as the perpetrator herself. One of the big hitting points of the #metoo-movement was that we all should „always believe women“. Heard openly admitted to hitting her ex-husband, but denied punching him. „I was hitting you, but not punching […] I‘m sorry I hit you like this […] I did not punch you. I didn‘t fucking deck you! […] You‘re a fucking baby!“3 Toxic, white, masculinty – coming from the feminist superhero Amber Heard. While she probably is incapable of decking a man, she threw a punch with a closed fist and hit him in the face. Remember this for part three. Let‘s think about this. Would there be a public outrage if the roles were reveresed? We do know the answer, as Heard‘s accusations got Depp thrown off Twitter. For lesser known starlets, such accusations end careers. 3 https://www.dropbox.com/s/of5ac1r4bwaxvl2/ah-jd-trasncript.pdf?dl=0 (I actually heard the tape on imgur, but can‘t find it anylonger) part 1 https://www.italki.com/entry/1045404 part 3

1 The curious case of Amber Heard #mentoo (167 words) (More than a classic correction, I'd like to know whether this text is easily understable and fun to read?) When the Hollywood star read out a letter1 at the Incredible Women gala in October 2018, she talked about the hostility faced by women stepping forward about abuse. Victims were denied credibility and shamed by (the supposedly male) society. At the time, she had already finalized the divorce from movie superstar and TV‘s favourite pirate, Johny Depp. The following years saw her rise to superstardom by starring in DC action movies centered around the superheroes of the Justice League. Off stage Heard was a symbol for 3rd wave feminism and the #metoo-movement. She is an ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union for women‘s rights and was named a „Human Rights Champion“ by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights2. The Austin-native seemed like just the right woman at the right time: The tough on-screen superheroine combined well with her either tomboyish or traditionally feminie looks offstage. Add her social activism, which recieved universal approval and appreciation, and you have the perfect feel-good story for the day. 1 https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/amber-heard-johnny-depp-open-letter-me-too-1202975127/ 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Heard#Activism Part 2: https://www.italki.com/entry/1045405

Las rázones más importantes para aprender alemán (¡Cuidado! Este texto contiene sarcasmo alemán) I. ¡Vamos a cambiarte el ánimo! Cada día nos vamos a quejarte de cosas que te gustaría hacer o tener en primer lugar. Somos la inspiración para el emoji rojo enojón y, ¿quién no quiere aprender con unos famosos? II. ¡Diversión sin límites! Dependiente si usast„denn“ o „weil“, tienes que cambiar toda la frase. Nunca estarás aburrido estudiando una lengua, cuya sintaxis basa únicamente en el habito de los nativos hablantes. III. ¡Previene el alzhéimer! Nada más pasar el exámen en el instituto Goethe, te vas a dar cuenta que los alemanes no hablan como aprendiste en los ejemplos. Una cantidad amplia de accentos, variedades y regionalismos te exige que aprendas por toda la vida. Así caes en un riesgo menor (¿¿¿) menor de sufrir de alzhéimer porque las clases de alemán serán parte de la vida cotidiana hasta la muerte.

Los mitos verdes que nos guían (cien setenta y tres palabras) Las pajitas de plástico fueron prohibidas en California, un estado gobernado por la izquierda con aspiraciones verdes. La región de pistachos, Apple, y Hollywood está investigando la prohibición del regar de prados tanto como el lavar de calles. Cada año los campos de almendra, una variedad de nueces entre las más exitosas en el mercado global, consumen cantidades de agua que la gran metrópoli consume en tres años. Cuatro de cada cinco almendras en el mundo vienen de California. Teniendo una línea costera extensa, California está capaz de bajar el nivel de polución oceánica consumiendo y vendiendo menor volúmenes de pez o mariscos. El 46 % de la basura en “La isla de basura” en el Pacifico son redes para pescar. Las pajitas de plástico representan el 0.025 % de todo el plástico en los mares. Hay que tener en cuenta que los movimientos verdes en el primer mundo no van a cambiar el medio ambiente. Nos intentan a dar una buena conciencia – comprando los productos que promocionan y votando por los políticos que influyen.

Cycling Rage part 2 (one hundred and forty words) Ate’it Hall was approaching a contraction. I figured I would find out if Mark Chickendish was a cycling daddy eager to get home or just another shmug on an e-bike, so I pulled up next to him, preparing a game of chicken while I gripped my handlebars on the very edge so he had an easy ankering point and was left with two „proper“ options: Nudge me and lay into me into me like a track cyclist or half-wheel my rear wheel like a roadie. He did neither in this and fulfilled the prophecy of „you are what you eat“: Mr. Kentucky Fried Chicken 2019. Insteading of leaning into me liek I have ben laying into him for the past 2 submissions, he slammed the brakes of his quad protesis of an e-bike and sent an ironic „Thanks!“ my way.

Cycling Rage part 1 (one hundred and nineteen words) Having just finished playing basketball with the guys, I was totally done for. My last wish for the night was an easy, relaxed ride home on my trusty mountain bike; little traffic, no close calls. Just after cresting the first hill in my otherwise flat-as-a-pancake area another cyclist overtook me: I was standing still under a red light, while he opted to run it. Sir Fatley Jigglins-Gut – his mother insisted on the hyphenation when she married the German brewery billionaire Nicht Gut* – was soft-pedalling across the next intersection, avoiding a likely sunburn from the intense UV rays emitted by the traffic lights. Free Spirit Hans just didn't want to risk his flawless skin or eyesight for a trivial crossing. To be continued * Nicht Gut means "not good" in German. It's not yet a proper given name in Germany. Share this text and make it happen :P

Los sirenas en el mercado de pulgas (noventa y seis palabras) En una cierta lengua romana, bastante parecida al hijo romano árabes llamado español, a los pilotas de motos les dicen ¨centauri¨: La combinación les recordaba (recordó?) tanto a la creatura mítica, un hombre arriba de una bestia, cuyas piernas suelen supera la fuerza de 140 caballos (de vapor), que hasta hoy la gente no solo entiende, sino usa está expresión fantástica. En lo que me concierne, voy a decirles a los mercadores en los mercados de pulgas “sirenas”, porque intentan atraer a los inocentes cantando sus ofertas, o sea gritando los precios bajos de sus ofertas.

Grammar on the internet: log out or to log out Hiya! Recently I noticed how the English internet uses forms like "log out", "sign up", "open" (grammatically imperatives) while my native tongue uses infinitives (e.g.: "to log out", "to sign up"). My theory is as follows: In both cases it's seen as just the infinitive (despite the missing "to"). Do you natives actually consider it a command form? For my German mind it seems fairly odd that a page would tell me what to do, rather than informing me about its functions oO PS: The language I am learning, Polish, actually adapted this internet etiquette from you guys, and has been putting the real infinitive onto their pages ...

Kto w Polsce mówi jak w radiu? Ostatnio słyszałem polski podkast/słuchałem polskiego podkastu podczas jazdy na rowerze. Co mnie zaskoczyło było, że gość i moderator wymówili tak wolno i wyrażnie, że nawet ja jako Niemiec zrozumiał wiekszość. Przyznająć, że w rozmowach często mam odwrótne wrażenie (Polacy czasem smigają na naszybszym poziomie: Karol Karabina). Gdzie mieszka taki cudowny tryb Polaków? Jestem nieszczęśliwie zakochany! :(((