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HISTORY OF IDEAS - Work
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Yi Han Chen posted on 2016/08/15Ever wonder why we work so hard and what it all means? This video dives into the fascinating history of ideas about work, from the Protestant work ethic to Karl Marx and even the Apple 1984 ad! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper cultural understanding of a topic that affects us all.
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people
US /ˈpipəl/
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UK /'pi:pl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
- Transitive Verb
- To populate; to fill with people.
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US /laɪf/
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UK /laɪf/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
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US /wɚk/
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UK /wɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
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US /dɪˈvɛləp/
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UK /dɪ'veləp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
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