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About Me

Location:
Portugal, Lisbon
Current organization:
travel consultant
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Travel, Travel and Tourism, Travel & Tourism sales & marketing, Certified Trainer
I am:
Activist, Business adviser, Change Agent, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Marketer, Potential employer, Sales specialist, World traveler
Languages:
Portuguese, English

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  • A comment on Conversation: Why do people like to learn, but dislike being taught?

    Sep 20 2011: Putting aside the fact that some (teachers) do not know how to teach and some subjects are not interesting enough for the person being taught I think it is better to show people how to learn. Learning is something people accept and even like, it has a positive attitude. Being taught, however, is sometimes meaning of being bossed around. People are not in control. It has a negative attitude. If you are learning it shows you are capable of doing something, when you are taught it shows exactly the opposite.... You are not capable so you need to be taught.....by someone capable. In this last relationship the person being taught is in a inferiority position. I wonder if Churchill thought that way when he said what he said.
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    A comment on Conversation: What film has had the most influence on you?

    Sep 20 2011: I can not say there was "a film" that created such an impact on me or my life. I believe there were a few that at different stages of my life have played a role on the way my perception of the world was being conducted or at least satisfied my brains need for an escaped. "The Sound of Music" was my first film and the cinema experience that came along with the film is still unforgettable....it was also the first time I came across the issue of war. Later was "Lawrence of Arabia" action, war and drama from a different perspective .... "Close Encounters...." made me believe there could be others out there and Star Wars made of me a rebel with convictions..... 007 a secret agent, " Indiana Jones" an explorer. Matrix gave my world a multiverse perspective and Brokeback Mountain ended the tabu.... Many more could be named. All in all, it was a combination of ingredients - age, location and mood that allowed to some extend these and other films be part of my life.

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