Before watching a movie, we might wonder if it is going to be good or not, So we check many sources to find out what other people think about the movie. The American website, Rotten Tomatoes, is one source that provides other people's opinions in a unique way. Rotten Tomatoes gathers together the opinions of hundreds of critics and divides those opinions into positive and negative reviews. It then gives each movie a score based on the percentage of positive reviews it received, They call this the Tomatometer rating. A good movie's Tomatometer rating is 60% or above. And it is marked with a fresh red tomato. When less than 60% of a movie's reviews are positive, it is considered bad. And it is marked with a rotten green tomato. Why do they use tomatoes? In the past, angry audience members would throw rotten tomatoes at performers during terrible stage shows. So try using the website to choose a movie with a fresh red tomato. With the help of the Tomatometer rating, you can avoid seeing an awful movie.

The Olympics are held every four years. Soon after they finish, the *Paralympics are held. The Paralympics are Olympics for physically isabled people. They include common sports events such as basketball and track and field. But here are also some unique games such as goalball, Goalball is sport that is played by blind people. There are three players on a team. Each team tries to score points by rolling the ball past the other team's goal line. How do the blind players know where the ball is? They listen to the sound of bells inside the ball. When they hear the bells, they run towards the ball and try to stop it with their body. Since the players cannot see and have to listen to the sounds, the People who are watching are told not to make any noise. That's why cheering is only permitted after a goal is scored.↵
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* Paralympics 패럴림픽(국제 신체장애인 올림픽 대회)

On sports teams, numbers are worn uniforms so that players can easily be on distinguished from one another. But when popular or successful athletes end their career, their uniform number is often "retired" by their team. This means that no other player on that team may wear that number ever again. The first professional sports team to retire a number was the Toronto Maple Leafs, a Canadian hockey team. They retired Ace Bailey's number six in 1934, in honor of his achievements as a player. In 1997, Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in Major League Baseball, received a very special honor. His number 42 was retired on every MLB team! Only the thirteen players who were wearing number 42 at that time were allowed to keep it. The last player who wore the number was Mariano Rivera, a pitcher for the New York Yankees. When he retired in 2013, the uniform number 42 left MLB with him, and it wvill never be worn again.↵
In another interesting case, he University of Michigan's football team retired number 48 in honor of a player named Gerald Ford. But they did so because of his' accomplishmen after he graduated. What did he accomplish? Well, Ford became the 38th president of the United States.

Dubai is one of the hottest and driest places on earth. In the past, there was no air conditioning, or even electricity. How did people in Dubai survive in this severe weather?↵
They invented a type of air conditioning that did not require electricity: the wind tower. A wind tower stands tall above a house. It catches the wind and moves it inside. The air is cooled down when it meets cold water that flows through the underground canal in the building. This air cools the inside of the building. The buildings are made with thick walls and have small windows; these help keep cool air in and heat out. Most houses are built very close together with high walls and ceilings. This also helps create more shade and reduce heat. Modern buildings in Dubai are air conditioned and no longer use wind towers for cooling. However, wind owers still remain as an important architectural symbol in Dubai.

Is it too cold to go out? A visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might change your ideas about cold. That's because Oymyakon, "the Pole of Cold," is the coldest village on earth! Oymyakon's coldest recorded temperature was -71.2°C. Interestingly, the meaning of the village's name is "unfrozen patch of water." It is named after the nearby river, which does not freeze.↵
In December, the daylight lasts only three hours per day, and the town remains about -45°C on average. It's so cold that water freezes immediately upon touching the air. There are other issues: Batteries lose their power very quickly, pen ink freezes, and people cannot even wear eyeglasses because they can freeze! Cars are often left running, as it's quite hard to restart their engines in the freezing weather. Communication is also difficult because the cold prevents cell phones from working.↵
At home, Oymyakon's villagers lead simple lives without the conveniences people enjoy in most modern cities. They have to burn wood or coal for warmth, and they can only buy basic goods form the on and only store in town. Nevertheless, Oymyakon's community of hunters, reindeer farmers, and fishermen has adapted to the harsh enviroment and remains happy despite the town's extreme conditions.

Two men are face to face. You may think they are fighting. But at the same time, they look like they are dancing. Actually, they doing both, as they are practicing capoeira. Capoeira is Brazilian art form that combines fighting, dance, and acrobatics. It is usually performed by two people. Participants look like they are communicating with their movements, which include kicks, spins, and flips. According to history, capoeira was created in Brazil about 500 years ago by African slaves. Taken from their homes and forced to work in the farms, they started training to protect themselves. However, they had to keep their training a secret from their owners, so they disguised it as a dance. They added their traditional music, singing, and rhythm. In this way, capoeira continued its development and soon became useful not only for fighting skills but for self-defense. Today, lots of people practice capoeira all over the world. They say it gives them power and flexibility. Moreover, it gives them more self-confidence, focus, and courage.

The first Earth Day was celebrated on A pril 22, 1970, in many cities and towns around the United States. At that time, some rivers were so polluted that they caught fire. The air in some places were so full of soot and smog that kid who played outside had trouble breathing. Since that first Earth Day, many laws have been passed to clean up the air and waterways. Now, America's air and water are much cleaner than they used to be. Today, Earth Day is celebrated every year in many countries of the world. People think about thl environmentand take actions that will help protect the environment. Some people celebrate Earth Day by attending concerts or events that raise money for environmental causes. Others plant trees or participate in cleanup days to remove litter from beaches, roadways, or parks.

Oil spills are particularly devastating to the oceans because of their widespread effects on marine life. Birds cannot fly Rhen their wings are soaked in oil, so many drown or get poisoned when they try to clean themselves. Oil sticks to furry marine animals such as seals, otters, and walruses. When this happens, they can no longer keep themselves warm and may freeze to death. The blowholes of whales and dolphins can be blocked up with oil, which makes them unable to breathe. Many other animals and sea creatures may be poisoned or blinded by eating, breathing, or coming into contact with the oil.