Section 2:
2.1. Do you think that in terms of content an English textbook
should include themes which are (you may tick more than one alternative)
International
Specific to Tunisia
International and Tunisian
British and American only
2.2. Do you think Headway Intermediate should include
(you may tick more than one alternative)
American English only Asian Englishes
British English only International English
2.3. To what extent does Headway Intermediate include
features of the following cultures according to the following scale?
Circle number where applicable. 00= Lowest
05= Highest
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2.3.1. American culture
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2.3.2. Asian cultures
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2.3.3. British culture
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2.3.4. International culture
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2.3.5. North African culture
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2.3.6. Youth culture
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2.3.7. Other: .
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2.4. To what extent do you find in Headway parallels
with your own situation?
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Rank
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2.4.1. Hopes
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2.4.2. Daily life
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2.4.3. Jobs
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2.4.4. Problems
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2.4.6 Concerns
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2.4.7. Leisure activities
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2.5. Should these topics be mentioned in the coursebook? Please
tick as applicable to Headway.
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Strongly agree
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Agree
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Disagree
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Strongly disagree
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2.5.1. AIDS
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2.5.2. Alcohol
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2.5.3. Anarchy
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2.5.4. Divorce
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2.5.5. Out of marriage relationships
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2.5.6. Genetic engineering
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2.5.7. Israel and six pointed stars
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2.5.8. Narcotics
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2.5.9. Politics
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2.5.10. Pork
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2.5.11. Racism
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2.5.12. Religion
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2.5.13. Stereotypes
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2.5.14. Terrorism
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2.5.15. Violence
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2.6. Do you think the topics dealt with in Headway
Intermediate are specific to (you may tick more than one alternative)
America Britain The world
The Arab world North African Europe
2.7. Do you think the materials in Headway Intermediate
prepare you to
Communicate with other Tunisia professionals
Understand media in English
Chat
Correspond electronically
Negotiate with international partners
Read scientific research articles
Read travel book
Translate legal documents
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Presence
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Role
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful world
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8
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mother/student/ celebrity/ internet fan, scientist/ athlete/
mother/
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job /leaving for school/ goodwill ambassador/wonders of the
world/ Olympic games/ being late/
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Unit 2: get happy
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23
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Caricature of mother/ laughing/ designer/girlfriend/ clown/
practicing aerobics, jogging, basketball player, yoga
practitioner, skiing/ tourist/eating/
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teenagers / happiness/ jobs/ love /job/ sport/travel/not
answering the phone/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
Unit 4: Doing the right thing
15
Wife/mother/computer expert/ /tourist/talking/ talking/
Caricature of mother/ talking/ mother/ wife/grandmother/
students/ eating/ visitor/waitress/ customer/
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Coming from job/tale/job/ holiday/love story +horror
books/acquaintance/
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at home/teens & parents/duties/ shopping/
advice/manners/manners/ travel/ in restaurant/in restaurant/
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Unit 5: On the move
Unit 6: I just love it
6
Caricature of mother/wife/ young women/travel agency owner/
women/tourist/
host, guest, friend, mother/ friend/ /angry /White
immigrant/police officer/
at home/shopping/ arranging to meet/holidays/everyday English
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Student visitor/ correspondence/talking/not talking /New
York/hotels/ prisoner
escape/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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5
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Job applicant/trapeze artist/ at home/secretary/car
worker/mother/
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Job interview/dream jobs/ looking at the sunset/on the phone/
demonstration/ looking after daughter/
Unit 8: Just imagine
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Unit 9: Relationships
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10
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13
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Caricature of tourist/
immigrant/job applicant/flight attendant, receptionist,
celebrating/ wife/food provider/
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caricature of wife/relationships expert/ magazine readers/ wives/
veterinary, mother/ women/ interviewee/
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Imagination/immigrating to a sunny place/job interview/ winning
the lottery/ boredom/charity
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buying a house/relationships/ falling in love with a
celebrity/problems with husband/holiday with friends/ family problems/kinds of
personality/family/
Unit 10: Obsession
Unit 11: Tell me about it
2
8
Cellist/dolls collector/
Tourist/singer/mother/secretary, boss/caricature of woman/ old
women/
Lifelong passion/ collecting/
A stranger in town/Madonna/ family/ schedule/being in love/
age/
Unit 12: Life's great events
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9
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Lover/wife/ passer-by/ wife/neighbour/ mothers/ grandmother/
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Marriage/acquaintance/saying sorry/marriage problems/ complaining
from neighbours/giving birth/deafness/
Total number of women represented: 128
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Presence
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Role
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful world
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21
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caricatures/immigrant/ astronaut/singer/president/
teacher/father/ internet fan, tourists, father, grandfather/ father/
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Acquaintance/origin/reaching the moon/assassination/prison/
teaching/breakfast conversation/ Wonders of the world/having breakfast/
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Unit 2: get happy
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Father/ laughing/ lawyer/ paper boy/passer-by/tourist/
clown/fisher, basketball, golf, mountain biker, snow border,
jogging, football, aerobics/
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teenagers /being happy/being busy/happiness/jobs/ travel/ jobs/
sport and leisure/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
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10
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Husband/warrior/tourist/ artists/ talking/lover, friends, /
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Cooking/tale/holiday/biography/ Harry Potter+ Hemingway
books/acquaintance/
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Unit 4: Doing the right thing
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15
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Father/ friends/waiter/ businessmen, eating / host/ customer/
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Parents' duties/planning a trip/ job/manners/ travel/ in
restaurant/
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Unit 5: On the move
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3
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Husband/tourist/tourist/
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Shopping/hotels/travel/
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Unit 6: I just love it
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8
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Old man/father/brother/ passerby/angry/cook, waiter,
astronaut/
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Appearance/hosting a student visitor/correspondence/ talking/ not
talking/pizza/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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Caricature of a thief, interviewer, job interviewer/ police
officer/ Nobel Prize winner, medal giver/ car workers/ boxers/ hurricane
hunters, iron workers/ grandfather/phone caller/
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Jobs/ prisoner escape/ Nobel Prize/demonstration/ boxing/
dream jobs/ holiday/ appointment/
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Unit 8: Just imagine
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13
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Immigrant, friend/husband/ men/ caricatures of driver &
servant/ men/man/husband/
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Going to a sunny country/ encouraging wife in job
interview/winning the lottery/spending money/ workers unloading aids
truck/charity/being broke
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Unit 9: Relationships
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9
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Caricature of husband,
marketing officer/ husbands/ actor/men/
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Buying a house/ holiday with friends/ family problem/ kinds of
personalities/
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Unit 10: Obsession
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5
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men/father/eccentric individual/Star Wars collector/
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Drinking ones beer/banning son's phone/fake Hollywood star/
collecting/
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Unit 11: Tell me about it
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6
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Receptionist/lover/caricature of Uncle Sam/ men/
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Stranger in town/being in love/knowing the world/ trainers/
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Unit 12: Life's great events
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14
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Husband/husband, friend/ complaining neighbour, police officer/
drunk and gambler husband/ men/singer/passer-by/
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Marriage/acquaintance/ family problems/ strange birth/ singing/
apologising/
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Total of men represented: 149
Appendix D: The number, the roles, and the topics related
to Whites
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Presence
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Roles
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful
world
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18
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drinking/singer/ father, daughter / tourists/ daughter,
father,
grandfather/ family members/
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Acquaintance/assassination/ going to school/
travel/wonders of the world/ everyday English/
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Unit 2: get happy
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caricatures/ laughing/ lawyer/paper boy/ designer, clowns,
patient/ players/
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Teenagers/happiness/
business/
happiness/jobs/diverse sports/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
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Husband, wife/ computer expert/ tourists/ artists/ talking/
talking/
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Cooking/job/holiday/ biography/books/acquaintance/
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Unit 4: Doing the right thing
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27
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family members/ teenager/parents/ tourists/grandmother/ waiter/
businessmen, eating/ guests/ customers, waiter/
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Family/being teens/ family duties/ travel/ giving
advice/job/ manners/ in restaurant/
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Unit 5: On the move
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10
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Caricature of mother & sister/husband, wife/friend/travel
agency owner/ travellers/
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Getting the phone/ shopping/
acquaintance/holiday/
travel/
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Unit 6: I just love it
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10
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Old man/ hosts/ Whites/ cook, astronaut, waiter/
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Appearance/student visitor/behaviour/pizza/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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Thief, interviewer/interviewer, interviewee/ police officers/
Nobel Prize winner & giver/ car workers/hurricane hunters, trapeze artist,
iron workers/ caricature of woman/mother & daughter/ granddaughter,
grandfather/phone caller/
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Job/job interview/ Nobel Prize/demonstration/dream jobs/watching
the sun
set/being careful/holiday/appointment/
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Unit 8: Just imagine
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26
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Woman/immigrants/ friend/ Whites/ servant, driver/help
providers/husband, wife/
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Imagination/going to a sunny country/giving advice/winning the
lottery/spending money/ charity/family problems/
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Unit 9: Relationships
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18
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Husband, wife, marketing officer/ relationships expert / friends/
students/ father, daughter, wife/ Whites/ interviewees/
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Buying a house/solving problems/ planning a holiday/looking for
homework/family problems/ kinds of personalities/ family/
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Unit 10: Obsession
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8
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drinking/father, son/artist/eccentric individual/ collectors/
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Drinking ones beer/phone bills/lifelong passion/fake star/
collecting/
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Unit 11: Tell me about it
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14
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Receptionist, tourist/ singer/
daughter & mother/ secretary/ lovers/ elderly woman/
Caricature of Uncle Sam/Whites/
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Stranger in town/Madonna biography/having biscuit/ manager
schedule/being in love/living longer than men/ knowing the world/trainers/
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Unit 12: Life's great events
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22
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Husband, wife/husband, wife, child, police officer/husband,
wife/Whites/singer/ passer-by/man/ granddaughter, grandmother /
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Marriage/complaining/family problems/ strange birth/
singing/asking for direction/ asking for direction/ saying sorry/asking &
offering help/
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Total of Whites represented: 257
Appendix E: The number, the roles, and the topics related
to Blacks
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Presence
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Roles
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful world
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2
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Internet fan/athlete/
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Wonders of the world/Olympic games/
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Unit 2: get happy
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5
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Child/passer-by/ basketball players/
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Happiness/job/sport/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 4: Doing the right thing
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0
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Teenager/
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Teens/
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Unit 5: On the move
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0
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/
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Unit 6: I just love it
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0
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/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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3
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boxers/secretary/
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Boxing/appointment/
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Unit 8: Just imagine
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3
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Flight attendant/poor child, food provider child/
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Winning the lottery/charity/
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Unit 9: Relationships
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0
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/
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Unit 10: Obsession
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0
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Unit 11: Tell me about it
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0
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Young man/
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Trainers/
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Unit 12: Life's great events
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0
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/
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/
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Total of Blacks represented: 13
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Appendix F: The number, the roles, and the topics related
to the Asians
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Presence
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Role
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful world
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2
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Celebrity/internet fan/
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Goodwill
ambassador/
Wonders of the world/
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Unit 2: get happy
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 4: Doing the right thing
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2
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businessmen
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Manners/
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Unit 5: On the move
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1
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Friend/
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Arranging to meet/
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Unit 6: I just love it
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2
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pictures of same student visitor/ brother/
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Student visit/ correspondence/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 8: Just imagine
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 9: Relationships
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2
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smiling woman, serious man/
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Kinds of personalities/
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Unit 10: Obsession
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0
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/
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Unit 11: Tell me about it
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0
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Secretary/
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Job/
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Unit 12: Life's great events
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0
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/
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/
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Total of Asians represented: 9
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Appendix G: The numbers, the roles, and the topics
related to diverse characters
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Presence
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Roles
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Topics
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Unit 1: it's a wonderful world
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1
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Caricature of Scottish man wearing Scottish kilt/
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Origin/
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Unit 2: get happy
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6
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3 native Americans/3 Arabs/
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Tale/talking while sitting on steps/
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Unit 3: Telling tales
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4
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4 Muslim women
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Manners/
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Unit 4: Doing the right thing
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 5: On the move
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0
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/
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Unit 6: I just love it
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0
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/
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Unit 7: The world of work
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 8: Just imagine
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7
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3 Muslim workers, mention of disaster victims, AIDS victims,
homeless people, incurable disease victims /
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Charity/
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Unit 9: Relationships
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 10: Obsession
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0
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/
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Unit 11: Tell me about it
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0
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/
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/
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Unit 12: Life's great events
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0
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/
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/
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Total of diverse characters represented: 18
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Appendix H: Controversial topics in the
coursebook
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Inappropriate
items
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Units
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Sex (overt mention)
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Narcotics
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Isms
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Pork
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Anarchy
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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AIDS
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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TC
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Israel & six pointed stars
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Racism
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Genetic engineering
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Terrorism
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Politics
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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TC
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A
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A
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A
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Violence
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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TC
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Alcohol
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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A
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A
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Out of marriage relationships (cohabitation,
dating,
boy/girlfriend)
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P
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P
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P
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A
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A
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P
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A
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A
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P
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A
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P
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A
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Glorifying dangers in some countries
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A
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A
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A
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P
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Religion
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A
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A
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A
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A
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P
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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P
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A
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Ideological icons
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P
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A
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P
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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P
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P
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Revealing clothes
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P
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P
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P
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P
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A
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A
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P
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P
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A
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P
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P
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A
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Divorce
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A
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A
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P
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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P
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P
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A
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A
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