The Internet

The internet has become one of the most important things in our lives. It allows us to stay in contact with our family or friends in long distance and it is also an essential tool for studying. In my point of view, the most important reason is the last one mentioned.
Firstly, the Internet allows us to find unlimited information. With more data in our hands, the better. It helps us a lot to have different opinions and information from around the world, and we can get it in seconds by only clicking. It is spoken that the Internet makes our lives easier and, talking about the issue, it's true.
Secondly, compared to the family point, we can search info in the Internet if there is WiFi connection. Meanwhile, we don't need WiFi if we want to talk to our fanilies. We can communicate with them by calling them with a telephone or even by writing cards or postals, though this isn't used so much nowadays. Moreover, searching info in the Internet is much easier and faster than in books.
To conclude, searching info in the Internet is much important since it makes our lives easier and we can learn things we didn't.

Presidencias liberales (1862-1880)

En la clase de Historia, creamos una presentación acerca de la historia argentina, particularmente sus presidentes. Al terminarlas, las expusimos ante todos y compartimos información.
 

Les Misérables

1. Court résumé du Film.

Dans Les Misérables, Jean Valjean a passé dix-neuf ans en prison pour le vol d'une miche de pain. Après sa libération, il est harcelé par un inspecteur de police, Javert, qui suspecte de Jean Valjean et sa fille adoptive, qui s’ appelle Cosette; ils font face à beaucoup de difficultés, mais trouvent finalement la paix à la fin du roman.

Après sa libération, Jean Valjean tente de voler des chandeliers en argent à un prêtre. Pour l'empêcher d'être arrêté, le prêtre lui donne les chandeliers en cadeau pour qu'il puisse commencer sa nouvelle vie.

Jean Valjean devient un riche fabricant et est élu Maire d'une petite ville. Ensuite, il est obligé de fuir quand Javert le trouve et devient suspect.

Cosette tombe amoureuse d'un jeune révolutionnaire blessé dans un combat. Jean Valjean le porte en sécurité en traversant les égouts, mais continue d'être tourmenté par son passé jusqu'au jour où il meurt.

2. Les personnages principaux

Jean Valjean: 

• Il est né dans une famille de pauvres paysans. Il a perdu ses parents quand Il était jeune et c’est sa soeur qui l’a élevé. 
• Il est passé 19 ans de sa vie au bagne, pour avoir cassé un carreau et pris un pain. 
• Il est adopté comme son fille adoptive à Cosette. 
• Il est grand, fort et très habile. 

Cosette:

• Fille naturelle de Fantine et Félix Tholomyès, même si plus tard elle est adoptée pour Jean Valjean. 
• Elle a les cheveux châtains et ses yeux sont grands et bleus. 

Javert:

• Un inspecteur de police, ennemi juré de l’ex-forçat Jean Valjean. 
• Il se suicide quand il comprend que Jean Valjean est un homme bon qui a tout fait pour se racheter, regrettant de l’avoir traqué.

4. Qui est l'auteur de l’oeuvre? Date et lieu de naissance et mort/ des autres oeuvres.

L'auteur est Victor-Marie Hugo. Né à Besançon en France, le 26 février 1802. Plus tard, le 22 mai 1885, il est mort à Paris, France. Il a été un grand poète, dramaturge, prosateur et dessinateur romantique.
Autres oeuvres de l'auteur sont “Le roi s'amuse”, “Ruy Blas”, “Les Burgraves”, “Claude Gueux”, “L’Homme qui rit et beaucoup d’autres”.

Global trade nowadays

In the class of Global Perspective, we were in charge of responding some questions about the global trade and how it affects our world. Here are my answers:

1- Sadly, nowadays it is inevitable because, as long as the capital system persists, there will always exist countriess with more benefits than the developing ones. Therefore, in a capital world like this one, it isn´t so odd to see how the the “poor” or the ones with less advantage have to pick the things that the super-powers leave behind or consider useless, always referring in an economic way.

2- The factors previously mentioned should have more relevance and importance in international relations since they would improve lives´s qualities and conditions and make the society better and fair.

3- In my opinion, this tendency of consuming more than what we need, should stop, especially knowing that the ones working on that object are gaining less than they should and deserve. It also needs to disappear the gap between the super-powers and the developing ones, not only because it is clearly unfair, but also because the poor ones are the ones who suffer all this.

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Link: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-10-559_en.htm?locale=en

What do Europeans say…

…about the benefits of trade?


Two-thirds of Europeans (65%) think that the EU has benefited a lot from international trade. As for their individual experience, more people think that they are personally benefiting from trade today than disagree.

… about the impact of trade in daily life?


Half of Europeans are aware of the origin of the products and services they purchase. This awareness is higher for some items (62% for food) than for others (44% for high-tech services such as a mobile phone provider)

… about the EU's role in trade and future challenges?


A relative majority of Europeans thought that the EU was the biggest world player in international trade. Nearly two thirds of respondents thought that European products and services can compete well with those from outside the EU.


... about the future priorities for EU trade policy?


More than six in ten Europeans on average believe that the priority for future EU trade policy should be to create employment (61%).

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Link: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-wildcatters-economists-public-opinion-and-international_us_5798e27ce4b0e339c24003cb


Public opinion is decidedly more negative when it comes to existing trade agreements, with the public believing that, too often, the U.S. loses more than it gains.

El alcohol no es una solución

En la clase de Salud y Adolescencia, aprendimos acerca de lo peligroso que el alcohol es cuando se toma cantidades excesivas sin importarle las consecuencias. No solo es dañino para la persona, sino para la gente a su alrededor. Aún más si el que toma la sustancia no tiene un riñón completamente desarrollado y es menor de edad, en ese caso, el final puede ser de lo peor si tiene mala suerte. En grupos creamos una publicidad o historia para advertir e informar lo que el alcohol te puede llegar a convertir y hacer al estar bajo su poder.

Iran and Iraq´s history

For the History class, we created timelines about the history of two powerful countries: Iran and Iraq. Here are mine:

Collages of poems and stories

For the Literature class, based with some poems and stories we read throughout the year, we had to create collages of the ones we chose after we invented thematic statements of the different themes of the different stories and poems each had. After we had the thematic statements in our minds, we explained them and using apps called "Collage BeFunky" and "PicCollage", we created the waited collages.