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We are born with two hands: a right hand and a left one. But only about fifteen percent of us are left-handed, or lefties. Everyone else is right-handed. They use their right hands much more than their left.
Scientists do not know why there are so many more right-handed people than lefties.
Some very famous people have been left-handed. Alexander the Great was a lefty, so was Napoleon. Other famous lefties in history include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Queen Victoria of Britain. In the twentieth century, famous lefties include American President Gerald Ford, tennis player Martina Navratilova, singer Paul McCartney, and the great Brazilian soccer player, Pele.
These people demonstrate that lefties are just as intelligent and talented as the right-handed majority. However, lefties have had a difficult time throughout history. The Roman word for left, for example, was the same word used to describe someone who was evil or untrustworthy. The German word for left, “linkisch”, also means someone who is unskilled. The French word, “gauche”, can also mean a person who does not know how to act socially. In Spanish, the word for left, “izquierda”, means the wrong way; in Italian, the word “mancino”, or left, can also mean someone who is dishonest, and we all know the Hungarian word for left, “bal” also has certain negative connotations.
An organization in the United States, Lefthanders International, is campaigning to give lefties their rights.
Dean R. Campbell in the state of Kansas started Lefthanders International in 1975. His goal was to increase public understanding of the special problems faced by lefties. And he wanted lefties to find and help each other.
Campbell and his organization published what they called, not a Bill of Rights, but a Bill of lefts. This document states that lefties should enjoy the same rights as right-handed people. Lefties should be free to use their left hand as they desire. They should not have to apologize to others for being a lefty. And they should even be able to shake hands with their left hands when they greet someone.
Are you a lefty? If so, you should be proud! You share a tradition with Mark Twain, John McEnroe, and Benjamin Franklin. Lefties of the world: stand up for your lefts … I mean your rights!
Megoldás:
1. Only about fifteen percent of us are left-handed.
2. Twentieth century lefties include celebrities such as an American president, a world-famous singer and some outstanding sportspeople.
3. The list of famous left-handed people shows that lefties are just as intelligent and talented as right-handed people.
4. The German word for left can be used to describe a person who is unskilled.
5. The Italian word for left can also mean that someone is dishonest.
6. Lefthanders International is fighting to give lefties their rights.
7. Campbell’s aim was to develop a better public understanding of the problems that lefties face.
8. Lefthanders International published a document which they called “a Bill of lefts”.
9. They do not think lefties should have to apologise to others for being left-handed.
10. If you are a left-handed person, you should be proud because you share a tradition with famous people such as Mark Twain, John McEnroe and Benjamin Franklin.