Independence Day

“Every 15 seconds a woman is beaten in this country…”

Wynona Ward, born on the 4^th of July, grew up in poverty on a rural back road in Vermont into a family where violence was a common occurrence. She escaped at seventeen and made a new life as a long haul truck driver with her childhood boyfriend, Harold.

But a visit home years later turned her life around. “I found out another child in my family was being abused and it was then I realized that I wanted to reach out and help other families caught in the same cycle of violence.”

So while Harold drove. Wynona turned the sleeper of their truck into a classroom. She studied the Law. Her goal, to create a mobile law centre that enables women to gain safety and independence.

“It is very difficult for women to come forward; they feel ashamed of what has happened to them. When they reach out from their isolation, I can sit at their kitchen table and talk with them as a peer.”

In 1998 Wynona graduated from law school and “Have Justice, Will Travel” took to the road.

So far she has helped over fifty women get out of abusive situations.

“One woman helps another, who helps another, who helps another. That is how abuse is stopped. That is how communities become violence free.”

GLOSSARY

beaten	espancada, agredida
poverty	pobreza
road	estrada
haul truck driver	motorista de caminhão
childhood	infância
boyfriend	namorado
realize	perceber
reach out	chegar, alcançar
caught	capturar
Law	lei, Direito
goal	objetivo
enable	permitir
gain	ganhar
safety	segurança
to come forward	avançar
feel	sentir
ashamed	vergonha
happen	acontecer
kitchen	cozinha
peer	pares, igual

EXERCISES

1.      Identifique e transcreva do texto 10 palavras cognatas.

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2.      Apresente os recursos (marcas tipográficas) utilizados no texto “Independence Day.”

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3.      Quais palavras-chave contribuíram na construção do texto em estudo?

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4.      Qual(is) palavra(s) se repetiu(ram) no texto para reforçar/enfatizar a idéia defendida pelo autor.

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5.      True or false

(   ) Wynona nasceu e cresceu em uma família rica.

(   ) Ela escapou da violência familiar aos 17 anos.

(   ) Ela estudou Direito depois de ser motorista.

(   ) Harold, seu namorado, era advogado.

(   ) Em 1998 Wynona graduou-se em Direito.

6.      Faça a correspondência do falso cognato ao seu respectivo significado.

1	library		empurre
2	actually		compromisso
3	push		periódico
4	college		notar, comunicação
5	appointment		biblioteca
6	assist		política
7	data		ajudar, dar suporte
8	journal		faculdade
9	notice		dados
10	policy		na verdade

7.      Complete a lacuna a palavra correta de acordocom texto.

a) They feel _____________ of what has happened.

(   ) women       (   ) stopped        (   ) ashamed

b) She ________ at seventeen and made a new life.

(   ) isolation     (   ) escaped          (   ) families

c) They reach out from their _____________.

(   ) isolation     (   ) boyfriend      (   ) families

d) She has helped over fifty women get out of _____________ situations.

(   ) women       (   ) stopped        (   ) abusive