My english competence in 2016

WRITTEN POST:

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8144317423353593605#editor/target=post;postID=8715239302339707359;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=15;src=postname


Basicaly, I've choosen this post because I think that it's where I've talked about one of my favorite things, and as a result, I enjoyed and gave my best while writting this post.

Sincerely, I did not enjoyed writting the post, and almost all my work here has been done without will and running when the clock was running out of time. So for these last posts, I tried to talk about more personal things. That post let me rest about the other things, and I could afford the time that I spent writting there, because I loved the subject and had so many good memories with that game.


ORAL POST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePqHnL2zW0w

For the oral presentation, I've choosen this one because it's one of the most recent ones, but it still needs improvement. The main thing that I need to improve is my temperament at the time of recording. I often get nervous and it reflectson the oral presentation.


In conclusion, that's my final reflection, I'm a bit sad because I could not see some friends as much as I would like, but after all the hard work, I'm happy to be where I am.

Sergi out.

Post Comparison

My first blog's post is called "Rebel Song", I did it two years ago as the first batxillerat task. It's difficult to compare it now, since I haven't written a lot in it.


The rebel song that I've choosen is "Numb" of Linkin Park, my favourite music band.

It talks about he's under the control of another person, and he wants to be more dependent and be like himself.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXYiU_JCYtU

A fragment of the song:

"Can't you see that you're smothering me?

Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control

'Cause everything that you thought I would be,

Has fallen apart right in front of you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

And every second I waste is more than I can take"


But I could say that I haven't changed that much since that, I like the same things andstuff, but it's true that I've improved my english.

Formal letter

To: ObamaUS@presimail.com

Subject: Death Penalty

Dear Mr. President of the United States of America

We are writing to complain about the death penalty, because it is not ethic and it violates some of the established human rights.

Firstly, we need to admit, although death penalty is an inconvenient tradition, it can calm down the population if the person that got killed done a terrible crime, and those criminals pay for its bad actions, also it can help breaking down some conflicts.

On the other hand, it could create some problems between people in states where death penalty is legal, and they may sign up for a new campaign and loose support if the demands are not met, in addition, death penalty doesn't respect the human rights.

To sum up, we think it should be forbidden for the common good.

Our sincerely, Sergi and Jordina

VideoGame review

Starcraft: Legacy of the Void was launched at November 2015, and it was the long-waited outcome of the Starcraft series, which started at 1997.

In this final game, you'll be playing as Artanis, the Hierarch of the Protoss, the ancient stellar race that is becoming closer to extinction. The Protoss are few and they are divided, and Artanis' mission will be to ensure the survival of its race, unfortunately, it won't be easy, as ancient and dark things will come up.

Now it's the time to reclaim Aiur, the Protoss' homeworld, and with it, their legacy,

En Taro Tassadar!

A lovely show

About a week ago, one of my most beloved TV shows has been aired once again. I'm talking about how I met your mother.

Plot:

The show's main character is Ted Mosby, and he tells to his sons the epic story of how he met their mother. As he goes through the story, he also tells the legendaries stories of his gang, which is composed by his friends Marshall, Lilly, Barney and Robin

Main Characters:

Ted Mosby: He's the narrator of the story, and the thing we see are from his point of view. He's 40 years old and his main objective is to find the ideal woman and marry her.

Marshall Eriksen: He's Ted's best friend since they met at college. He's married with Lily and studies a law degree

Lily Aldrin: She's the 3rd member of the gang. Currently married with Marshall, she's a kindergarten teacher and an artist

Marshall and Lily

Barney Stinson: He's the 4th member of the gang, he's constantly doing cracy things and his passion is to get girls, no matter the method. 

Robin Scherbatsky: She's the last member of the gang, but she plays a very important role in the story.

Memorable moments: (Spoiler alert!)

Movie Review

The movie that I'll review this time is called Operation Valkyrie.

Plot:

Due to the infamous actions of the Nazi Germany, the discontent has grown among Nazi officers and soldiers, and for the sake of their country, they make a plot with the objective of killing Hitler and make a peace deal with the Allies.

The colonel Claus Von Sttauffenberg is one of the unhappy Nazi officers, and he joins the plot so his family and the rest of Germany can live at peace. He takes an important  role since the beginning of his incorporation to the plot, since he has good commanding skills. 

In the end, the "Operation Valkyrie" fires, and a lot of tension is felt...

Book review

This time I'll be reviewing a book that I've recently read.

The book that I'll review is called the "The Mist", and it's written by Stephen King.

Plot: 

One day at the town of Maine, a strong storm forces everyone to hide in their respective basements and spend the night there. Dave and his family woke up, and saw that the environment was severally damaged by the storm, but the most disturbing thing was the appearance of a white mist, which moved in an unnatural way. 

Dave went to the supermarket with his son and neighbor, despite that  he never thought about what was going to happen, and that it was going to be the last time which he would see some of his beloved ones...

Education is the key, School is the lock

"You know money is only the medium by which one measures worldly success, some of you even have the nerve to say, I don't do it for money, so what are studying for? To work for a charity, need more clarity?"

These are some wisedom words, and I personally find that after all, we just study and work for that. When a child asks his parents why he sould study and work hard in his life, it's just so he can have a good job, earn a lot of money, have a family, then work harder so his children can have a good education, study and work hard in their lives, so they can get good jobs and earn lots of money, so they can have a familiy... And the wheel never stops. It's a very mechanical thing, but while I think that it is a little sad, I don't find any problem in it.

Human rights

1- WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS?

According to Wikipedia, the Human rights are moral principles or norms, which describe certain standards of human behavior, and are regularly protected aslegal rights in municipal and international law. They are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights "to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being," and which are "inherent in all human beings" regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status.] They are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are egalitarian in the sense of being the same for everyone. They require empathy and the rule of law and impose an obligation on persons to respect the human rights of others

2- WHEN AND WHY WERE THEY CREATED?

The human rights were already a concept since a lot of time, but they became an official thing some time after the great wars. The events during the great wars were a big base for the creation of the human rights, since the mass killing and losses of human lives terrorized the whole world. So that it couldn't repeat again, the majority of the governments around the world created different organisms, as for example the League Of Nations and then The United Nations,so they could prevent these things to happen again. And so, at year 1945, the human rights were created at New York by The United Nations.

3- HOW MANY HUMAN RIGHTS ARE THERE?

Currently, there are about thirty human rights, and they cover a every apect of life.

4- WHICH HUMAN RIGHT WERE YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH?

I've choosen this right because sometimes it still happens, and it's a tough situatuion if it happens to you, so I think that we should work in here.

Immigration issues

Should immigration be stopped?

Immigration has increased a lot along the past months, and it has concerned a lot of people lately, to the point of that extreme right is having an increased growth.

I think that the immigrations should be regulated by the governments, because we can’t even maintain the local person who’s been living in their countries since they were born. First, the government must focus on solving actual problems, then; when the situation improves we could try to help the others. By the moment, the borders should be more protected. It’s not a racist question, just try to help the ones who have been living here, then focus on the others. 

Are nuclear weapons global peacemakers or killing devices?

Are nuclear weapons global peacemakers or killing devices?

Since the invention of nuclear weapons, we have experimented a period of almost “peace” and “stability”, mainly in the occidental and powerful countries, could it be thanks to the nuclear weapons?

It’s a fact that since the cold war, a lot of countries had invested in the construction of nuclear weapons, and in a world where almost everyone has mortal weapons, you should think about what are you planning to do, and I think that has been a thought that had helped to keep the peace in almost the part of the world.

Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile

Fossils shed in China light on 'bizarre' reptile

Two fossils recently found at China have revealed a new vegetarian reptile that used to live 242 million years ago beneath the sea.

These fossils show a strange-shaped cranium, it has an unusual shape never seen in a reptile. Basically, the skull suggests that these aquatic animals used to eat vegetables. It has caused some impression, since only a few marine reptiles, extinct or alive are known for eating only vegetables.

A reconstruction of the extinct reptile

Link:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36195167

Kidnapped Spanish journalists return home

Kidnapped Spanish journalists return home

Angel Sastre, Antonio Pampliega and Jose Manuel Lopez, who were freelance reporters at Syria's war, have returned to Madrid safely after being kidnapped about a year ago. 

Apparently, the three journalists, who were reporting at Syria's war by their own, were captured by an Al-Qaeda's affiliate Syrian group, the al-Nusra front. They've being controlled by the terrorist group almost by a year, and finally released by allies' force groups, and then relocated to their land, Spain





Link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36239731.

The SpitFires that nearly broke the sound barrier

The SpitFires that nearly broke the sound barrier

In 1947, Chuck Yeager was the first man who achieved breaking the sound barrier in a plane, but before him there were also some people who got very close to it.

In a couple of times, some pilots have got really close to the sound barrier; it's the case of Erik Brown, and Anthony Martindale. Both were aboard of a Mk II Spitfire, a British one -seated warplane, which entered in service in the RAF two years later after the beginning of the second world war. Those planes weren't designed to reach those high speeds, and the pilots lived a very dangerous moment.

Photography of a SpitFire Mk II

Link:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160505-the-spitfires-that-nearly-broke-the-sound-barrier