The gender violence

This last 25th of November was the international day against the gender violence and this reminded me some good avderstiments against this problem still present in our society  and actually, "supported" by the social nteworks. But first, a little introduction about the consequences of this problem.

The gender violence this year, only in Spain, has caused 45 deaths and in the last ten years, has been exceeded the 700 detahs. Is calculated than, more or less, 600.000 people in our country sufferd gener violence but only the 18% of this cases, dare to report. Otherside, there's also the gender violence from a women to a men and it's the 40% of the cases.

The gender violence is like an illness, the only solution is the education and the respect. There aren't any other solutions but the porcess of the total elimination it's very slow. All the people have to conscious that there are attiudes that are not tolerables and besides, all the girls have to be aware that they can not tolerate this attitudes. This is not a problem of the past or maybe, a problem of others generations, it's a problem of any and every and for this, everybody have to contribute to erradicate this social problem once and for all.

Now, here the advices!
The first on it's great because shows you the other side of gender violence that anyone sees or talks about probably becuase is less frequent; from a women to a man.

The last one is a song that it's not about the gender voiolence but talks about the geder difference.

Rayo Vallecano, the voice of the concience

The football team Rayo Vallecano is going to destine five euros of each ticket sold this Sunday for the match against Sevilla with the purpose of paying the rental of Carmen Martínez Ayuso, the old woman of 85 years old that was evicted from his house. This gesture adds to the engagement of all the players, the coach and the others members of the club that days latter, announced they intention of pay the rental until the institutional helps arrives. 

This is not the first time that this team makes this kind of works of charity: only this moth, they had participated and had made several donations to associations for the cancer researcher, for disabled childrens,... and the last month, the club, offered his training camp for the team Deportivo Aviación before the city hall destroyed their because they can not afford the maintenance bills and in this way, they allowed that 400 children could continue playing football.

It's incredible all that this football team do without having the same high wages as the other "big teams" like Madrid, Barça, Atleti,... (it's also true that this big clubs do great things too). I think that this is an important lesson for all the politics, bankers and others leaders, they had done what the administration or the city hall don't and have to, thanks to they, this old woman have a ceiling for live and this is fantastic, it’s like a Christmas story... I think that this is a gets that no one should forget and many should copy. 

(Original new: http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2014/11/24/actualidad/1416859062_787266.html)

This new stage

This year, I’m coursing first of Batxillerat and I think that the principal difference between this new curse or stage and the last years in the ESO is that you need to work harder than you used to work and I think that if you do it on anongoing basis, you would be able to pass the course.

For me, Batxillerat it isn’t so difficult than I thought this summer before started but you have to focus all your free time, or almost everything, in the studies and also, I think that the only you need for be successful with this new stage it’s have desires to work and time. Of course you can have free time for spend with your friends or for do whatever you like to do but you have to organize all your work and manage for do it (in a appropriately way, not in an either way –and I admit that I used to do things in a either way during the ESO-). You have to be conscious that maybe, you can not do anything you like because your first priority have to be the studies. This is what is happening to me this year: there are days that I have to stay at home studying instead of meet with my friends or go to a football training, but actually, I don’t mind to much because I know that I would have time for this during the holidays and it’s not so horrible study for get good marks… Summing up, you have to take advantage of the time that you have because sometimes, it’s not the time that you dedicate for something, it’s how you uses this time.

What I’m doing Batxillerat? At the moment, I don’t know what I’m going to do after Batxillerat but the most probably is that I will go to the University. I don’t know what I’m going to study there but I chose the “Social Batxillerat” because at least, I’m sure about one or two things: I don’t want to do anything related with sciences like medicine, physics or something like this, I know that if I were a nurse, would be wonderful have “the power” for heal people but I know that I’m not worth for that. The other think that I know, thanks God, is that I would like to do something related with marketing, journalism, audiovisuals,… The principal doubt that I have when I have o choose a career, is that I don’t know if I should choose something that I like although it hasn’t have many job opportunities or choose something that although it doesn’t excite me a lot, have more opportunities for find a job. Maybe, I should try to find something between this two points…the problem is WHAT? Anyway, even, I have to years ahead.

I know that it’s a little precipitate talk about were I want to study without knowing what I want to study but the reality is that I think about this even before knowing what I’m going to do… Well, my idea is going to study to Barcelona or to Madrid like my brother that actually, he’s studying INEF in this city. Of course, my parents wants me near of home and they want me to study in Girona, anyway, if my brother could go to Madrid, me too (I’m like a child, I know).

Well, firts of all, I have to focus on this two years that I have ahead  and try to get the best marks that I could because if I do it well, I would can choose watherver I like to study so good luck to me!

  

The consumerism

Last Friday, I saw a film called "Confessions of a Shopaholic". It's about a girl obsessed with the clothes and she can't stop of buy things that she don't need. The worst thing is that she became a famous writter in a newspaper thanks to a differents articles that she write talking about the waste of money. 

I find it an interesting film becuase, actually, the society is very consuming, especially, the teenargers. For this, I decides to talk about this topic.

Consumerim is the term used today to describe our obssesion with buying things. Some would say that is has become a way of life. In fact, for many people, spending money equals happines and in this group, teenagers are the most affected. 

Years ago, the pocket money teenagers got would not allow them to buy an iPod, the trendy oufit or anything more expensive than some magazines, sweets or a CD. But today things are different. In a web page, I had find an interview made to a differents teenagers in a shopping center about their consumer habits  and I'm going to talka about two of these. This is what two adolescents girls had say:

The firts girl interviewed was Rebecca and she was 16 years old. Just starting the interview, she admitted that she was a fashion victim. She said that she spent at least, six hours a week shopping clothes and shoes, she buy most clothes when the sales are on and she also said spending so much time in window-shopping compring prices for this, knows were to get the best bergains. She love it and she also said that she would not want to spend her time in anything else. When the interviewer asked Rebecca how she gets the money for buy so many clothes, she asked that she was working. She have a part-time job working as a cashier in a local supermarket on Friday nights after school and on Saturday mornings. Also, she ask for cash presents for her birthday and Christmas. 

I think that the only good thing that Rebecca does is use her own money: she works for it and of course, she can spend it in whats she likes but she should have limits. The thing that impresed me the most was that she showed to the interviewer a pictures of a shoes that she had just buoght and the, admitted, that she had another new shoes without clothing in her wardrobe. 

The other teenager interviewer was Kathy, she was15 years old. Although she was younger than Rebecca, she was more careful with her money. She said that she don't need to buy a lot of jeans or shoes to be happy, she thinks that it's a waste of money with needlessly, she save her money and waste it whe it's absolutly necessary. She said that she have hobbies, family and friends for spend the time and for it, she don't need to spend all her free time in the shopping center. 

I'm totally agree with Katy and I thing that people needs to know that there are other things in life than can make us happpy apart of shopping, in fact, when you have the "fixation" of buy a lot of things, then, you cyou can't never be totally happy because you never will value waht you have, you only think in what you don't have. But actually, it's normal because fashion changes every year and so, to keep up, you have to buy more things every year. Perhaps, if we weren't so easily infuenced by fashion magazines, we could see that all is like an speending tramp and we also could see that we could do another activities instead of go shopping, although it's difficult because every day more and more shopping centers are built around us instead of parks (for example).

Nightmares before Christmas

How this last Friday was Halloween, I have remembered one of my favorites films of when I was little: Nightmares after Christmas. I thought that it was a Halloween film and I haven't remembered that it was also a Christmas movie... it doesn't matter, also Christmas it's above to arrive.

I used to watch this film with my siblings because it was my brother's favorite film too, we will have seen more than thirty times!

The film starts in the cemetery where once a year, the city of Halloween where monsters, ghosts, zombies and all kind of this "dead creatures" lives, is the responsible of the preparing of the day of Halloween for the "real world". Jack Skellington is the king of this city and he's the one that decides what to do, even so, he's tired of having to prepare always the same. One night, while Jack is walking his dog Zero through the forest a little worried, he get lost and then, he find out something that he doesn't expected to find: the city of Christmas. Jack is hold spellbound for the decoration of the streets, all the colors, the lights, the snow,... but the thing that impresses him the most was Santa Claus, a friendly and a loving big man who was the king of this fantastic city. Is then when Jack decide to replace Santa Claus for create his own version of Christmas. For get his objective, he convinces all his friends from the Halloween city that, inmediately starts to work making his own versions of gifts, of sweets,...

At the same time, Jack meets the doll Sally who is in love with him.

I love this film because it isn't like the typical Christmas films: it's a gothic story were "the bad" charcter is a big bag full of worms and his helpers are the three troublemakers from school, a doll full of sewings is the slae of Dr. Frankenstein, who is invalid and he's the most unpleasant character and besides that, she fall in love with a skeleton! In adittion, Santa Claus is battered. Another think that I like about the film is that it's like a scary movie for childrens. I remembered that the fisrt time I watched this film, I was very scared and I had nightmares but the next day, I saw the film again and I continue watching the film and  I continue feeling a little scared.

I really like the music of this film and I still remember the lyrics of the first song that appears in the film that was my favorite song too. Following, you have the video where you can also see all the characters of the city of Halloween!

Pretty Litter Liars

Some time ago I started watching a serie called Pretty Little Liars because one of my friends was always talking about that and I was curious for know what it was so one Friday night I took my laptop and I search the first chapter. Being honest, I remember that I didn't like it very much, I thought that is was a strange serie and I decided to spend the rest of that night watching a film. I don't know why, another day that I was very bored I decided to continue watching the serie and this time, I liked it more and in the twinkling of an eye I had finished the first season. Since then, whenever I can, I see this serie because it has become one of my favorites.

It is based in a serie of books but I haven't read anyone. The serie it's about a group of five friends: Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily, the fifth called Alison, disappeared and had a mysterious death. One year later of the death of Alison, the four girls start to receive anonymous messages signed with the letter "A". This anonymous person knows all about the life of this girls (like Alison), he or she knows everything they do or they had done, what they say,... and through the messages this person blackmail the girls, threat them,...

During all the serie this girls keeps investigating and they discover things about her friend that they didn't know before and each time they get closer to "A". At the same time, there are love stories, family problems,...

I love this serie because it's very entertainign, almost every chapter appears a new character that makes that everything turned out to be more gripping and also have mystery! When a chapter ends the only thing you want is continue with the next. Now I'm seeing the fourth season and as it hasn't been released in Spain, I watch it in Englis that it's perfect because I have another excuse to see the serie: learn English.

I don't have any favorite character, of course there are some that I like more than others but in generally I like the five friends although Alison (that we know how she was because the serie has flashbacks where she appear) seems that was the worst friend ever but you realized that she did all for protect her friends. Anyway, I think that if only one character were missing, the serie would not be the same. 

Excalibur, the dog sacrificated for precaution

I decided to talk about this new because it's about one of the most spoken matters in the last days and it has caused a big impact in Social Networks like Twitter and Facebook where a lot of people, incluidin celebrities, has left their opinion about the measures taken and  has caused an important conflict in the streets as well.
Excalibur has been sacrificed for precaution in the face of the risk of been a carrier of Ebola. This happened despite the big campaing that the owners, especially the husband of the nurse that was infected by the virus, made to avoid it. A van of the University translated the death corpse of the dog to an incinerator between the protests of a crow formed by animalist groups and people of the surrounding. When the van was lefting the house the group of people that were waiting at the exit started to scream “Killers” and similars things to the people responsible of carrying out the operation, also, three women had lay on the road with the message: “Excalibur, the world is with you” .
The Ministry of Health says that they had sacrificed the dog because it was in constant contact with the sick nurse and there was the risk of contagion, thing that will supposed another risk: the transmission of the sickness to another person however the big conflict has appeared because never before has been a transmission between a person and a dog, and for this, a lot of people considered that there was no reason for finish with the live of the Excalibur without any proves. This fact has caused a big alteration in the social networks: the conflict has been “trending topic” in Twitter with the hashtag #SaveExcalibur where a lot of people, including some celebrities, have left his opinion.

 

In contrary with the opinion of most of the people, I think that sacrificing the dog Excalibur has been a good idea because there was the risk of contagion and prevent now it's better than cure after, also, you can’t know if a dog is infected or not because they don’t show symptoms, I mean, when a person is infected by Ebola, he or she have a number of symptoms like fever, head ache,… but the dogs doesn’t show anything, they are only careers and of course, they can infect other people and animals. It's also true that maybe, scientific, should have taken this “opportunity” for study the behavior of this virus in animals because for the moment we don’t know almost anything about this. Anyway, I’m continuing thinking that the decision taken was correct for the security of the population that at the end, is the most important thing.

What's the best age?

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Email to my teacher

Hi Ana, my name is Andrea Mateos and I’m studying the social batxillerat.

I started studying English when I was 8 years old, my mother inscribed my sister and my in an English academy called Aula, the same academy that my brother used to went. Since then, we were going to the same place for thought English. Before, I used to go with all my school friends and we spent a very good time and I think that for this I like to study English.

My school was different from all others, instead of taking English lessons, we took French lessons. It supposed that I should know some French because I was taking lessons until the age of 11 years old (we changed the French lessons for the English lessons because our teacher retired), but I don’t know nothing!

I have never traveled to another place specifically for learning English (maybe next summer I will) but when I traveled to another countries like Germany, Switzerland,... I was required to use it, but it isn’t necessary to go far away to practice your English, every summer I meet someone who I can only can speak in English to understand each other.

Last year, I was on the point of making the First Certificate Exam but at least I didn’t do it because I think that It is too expensive for an exam that it isn’t the maximum, I mean, there are others exams above this that I can do without this. Now I’m preparing the Advance Examan.

Goodbye eso!!!

It isn't easy choose my favourite post because I like most of them but I'm going to choose two: a My World called "Ross Capicchioni" and the pots about the school trip to Berlín. I like these two post more than the others because both of them are quite long, overcoat the post about Berlín. 

After a year making our blogs, now, we have to choose our favourite blog. I think that the best blog is "Don't look back in anger" (http://quimpalmada.blogspot.com.es/). This blog is made by Quim and I really like it because all the post are very good, I like the subject of his My Worlds and I like all the pictures. 

PortAventura

I have been in Port Aventura all this weekend. I went with my football team and we stayed in the Hotel el Caribe. The Hotel was beautiful and it had a big big swiming pool. The gardens of the hotel were full of rabbits. I really liked this weekend because we had had a very good time, the park was open untill 4 am and Radio FlaixBac was there handing presents and putting music.

We met a lot of people during we were doing line in the attractions. For me, the best atracttions are Shambala (I get on five or six times!), FuriusBaco and the aquatic ones. We didn't went to a many shows, we only enter in the Fire Temple and it was awesom, but it was very hot inside. 

In the pictures , we are in one of the statues of the dollof the park.

 

The new: Sergio Ramos, the hero of the Tenth.

Sergio ramos is the hero of the Tenth. His goal against Atlético de Madrid, now, it's part of the legend of the club. "It's a goal that brand my life, now I can die", says the player after the match.

Ramos, that will tatto the European Cup like he did with the World Cup, has starred an espectacular end of season and had become the lider of the team.

"Sergio is the topman of the team, he's an incredible player. He's an example inside and outside the the pitch and can work with he it's a fortunate for all of us" says Paul Clement, second of Ancelotti that was moved when he remembered the goal. "His goal is one of the more exciting moments that I had live. Goal in the 93' the tie of the end of champions...it's a unique moment".

Florentino Pérez was one of all the people that felt proud of the player. He decided to sign him in 2005 when he was a child and now is one of the best players in the world and the hero of the Tenth. "Sergio made me jump of the harrow" recognized the president. But not only the president and the coaches congratulated the player after the match, their mates did it too. "Sergio is a phenomenon and deserveres it, he is awesom" says Casillas. "He is one of the best players of the world, his goal made us very happy" says luka Modrci.

Ramos rested importance to their goal saying that it was of "all the fans" but the reality is that there aren't any player that not thanks him have marked that goal.

Little by little, match by match, Ramos had become in the lider of Real Madrid and every time has more importance in the wardrove.He led all the celebrations of the Tenth next to Iker Casillas.

VOCABULARY
- Starred: va protagonitzar
- Harrow: grades
- Coaches: entrenadors 

The new was of  this page: http://www.marca.com/2014/05/26/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1401058968.html?a=a2c03c73c35e170854c4a44189cc7a85&t=1401087967

Now you see me

Recently, I had seen the film "Now you see me" and I really liked it and for this, I decide to talk about that.

It's about a group made by the best ilusionist magicians called "The Four Hoursemen". These group steal money from corrupt men or from banks and make it rain above their public and it's incredible because they can stole a bank in Paris during they are making the show in Las Vegas. While, the FBI and the Interpol are trying to anticipate his next stroke that's it's bigger than the previous. They, ofcourse, can't find out anything because they are "fighting" against magicians, so they decide to appeal to Thaddeus, known for reveal the tricks of the best magicians. 

There you can see the trailer!

Ross Capicchioni

I already seen this video and it surprised me a lot! Ross capicchino was a normal adolescent that lived in a district near of one of the worst districs in his city, the police never stopped there. One day, his best friend asked him to took him to her cousin's house that was in the worst distric. At first, Ross sayed no but at the end he had to trusted in his friend and he decide to take him. They went by car and Ros was who drive. When they arrived to the home, her friend told him to went at the back of the house. When they take down of the car, her friend pulled a gun and he shot Ross three times. Ross was thrown on the floor and his "friend" took the car and go away.

Ross tried to satand up but he couldn't, lukily a man called the ambulance and he could go to the hospital. There, the doctors though that he would die, but luckily he survive. Then he explain what happened and the police arrested his "friend". He sayed that he did that because it was like a test for enter in a band.

Since then, Ross has trouble for trust in people.

 In the link below you can see the video of Ross explaining his story, it's very shocking!
http://www.upsocl.com/comunidad/tenian-que-matar-a-una-persona-al-azar-como-parte-de-la-iniciacion-de-se-pandilla-pero-eligieron-al-chico-equivocado/#

Describing a picture

In this photo we can see a group of people, maybe they are a camera crew for the gadgets that we can see near the man on the right of the picture and maybe they are making a write-up about whales

I really like this picture because It's a very interesting scene being that this isn't seen every day, but it's a little weird because the place seems cold and I suppose for this all the team wear warm clothes, but the woman that is touching the wales is only with a bikini!