Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone:

I hope you are well. Today I would like speak about my Christmas. Well I think the Christmas is a special celebration because the people shared with their family and friends. Also, in my opinion the Christmas present is a nice tradition. And the most important thing: the Christmas tree because is a symbol of Christmas for the people.  So, I think the colors, lights and all the Christmas decorations are fine and create a warm atmosphere.

In my last Christmas I went to my grandmother´s house with my sister and mum.  So, in her house were my family but not all, only my grandparents and my uncles. However, I can say spent with my family.  

My grandmother coked very well, her food was tasty. She coked a lot food: meat, vegetables and many sauces but my prefer sauce is champignon with white cream. I love it!  I eaten much and I drank wine – a lot-. Is a joke, I drank wine for accompany my food. Later we talk about many things and in the midnight we opened our Christmas present and shared it.

However, past the midnight I feel very tired so I went to sleep early. It was a nice and peaceful Christmas.

Human Language

The language has evolved with the time, in my opinon.  About words of Pagel, I think that learning social is a great ability own each person. So, in the past this ability was important for the human evolucion and social organization. Even, the language can make possible the cooperation between groups. Only the homo sapiens sapiens have the faculty of the language!

The origin of languages is result of the need. The comunication is useful for the cooperation between persons: in the past, present and the future. I believe that is possible one language for the world today because the globalization has grown a lot. Today the world is a concept of comunication because exist internet.

The idea about only one language is fine when the people needs comunicate but I think that is important for each culture preserve the language.
I believe that each language is important because the language possess the view of the world of the people. So each culture speak their language.

I like the spanish, It is a nice language. My Chilean identity is through the languaje because I think that the language is the most important factor about the culture.
Many persons in the world speak spanish but is difficult learn it. The Chilean people is a mixing: race, language etc. Is our history.

Learning English

Hello everyone:

I hope you are well. This week I know a new site on Internet for learn English, this site is: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/. You must have a look. Well, my opinion about the site is good.  I think the page is fine because you can do many things. I enjoy it!

I started in the section: Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation but I don’t really like it. You must search because there are many activities in the site.

I did try with others activities and I searched for something more entertaining. Then, I choice: Quiznet. This exercise is about different topics and you can choose anyone. So, I decided  for the topic about Canada.

And Wordmaster, It is about vocabulary. The game is an interactive program and you must write the correct word. Also you can enjoy practices and learn many words in different phrases.  So, my final score was: 59291. I feel very happy for my score. I do well.

Less time...

Hello everyone:

I hope you are well. I would like to write about my opinions and tell us my point of view on the current situation.

Well, I think that new term is hard to explain because this semester is very strange for me. Is the first time in my life that  I must study in holidays. It is new experience.
This year was difficult and exhausting for the students. The many strikes and discussion about education. Unfortunately the student demands was not hear for the government. It is a shame.

I think that is complicated make class in short time. But I believe the class of this semester will work.  Well,  I believe will be fine if we collaborate (students and teachers). We can learn a lot in less time. And the most important for us is study.

Studying over Christmas, New Year and in summer is terrible because I like enjoy the celebrations and I think in this situation is impossible to have fun. All the day I will saying: “I must study”. However, I can`t do anything about the subject. I only accept the reality. I hope learn more everyday and work in my projects.

Against deforestation!

Hello everyone:

Today I`ll talk about a topic, which I find interesting and this is deforestation in the world, particulary in South America.

The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest. Even, more than 60 percent it belongs to Brazil.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is typically driven by industrial agriculture and land speculation. More than 70 percent of deforested land ends up as cattle pasture. High commodity prices typically create incentives for deforestation.

Brazilian farmers have been demanding enviromentalist laws in the Amazon region. So, in this way  they support a bill that would let them clear half the land on their properties in environmentally sensitive areas.

Some environmental experts warned that simple economics were driving to the deforestation rates, and that as the global economy recovers from financial crisis, the rates would rise of deforestation again.

Against deforestation...

A Brazilian priest, frustated by the plight of deforestation that plagues his city: Piresdo, he decided to impose a new style in the confessional. So which is?  a environmental penance, this idea consist in to plant trees and change the current situation for Brazil.

What?  Basically what the priest proclaims is that if you wants to earn forgiveness and get in good with the above, something must be done also for the planet. And the better way to do something for the planet is help to reforest the city in which they live.

However, probably  the orthodox Catholic is disagree with this practice. But no doubt that initiatives like this give a imagen more human and close the church to the people in this century.

In addition, scheduled for Octuber has a reforestation of one of the most affected areas of the city, where probably the priest`s blessing. So the best thing is that everybody can help the planet.

Man Ray

Today I´ll talk about the best in my field but is a difficult question because I like many artist. Besides I consider that exist many artworks important for the development for History of art. Anyway, in my opinion the twenty century was the most important for arts.

So you have no idea what is? Well is Man Ray. I like his work! I choose this artist because his works changed the way people see and do photograph. Moreover, in my point of view I think that the photograph was make art when is experimental and this artist is experimental and he shows the other face of photograph.

Man Ray in the creation of his visual poetry... 

A menber of the Dadá art movement and the only american member of the Paris Surrealist movement. Man Ray considered himself an artist and thought of photography as a medium of artistic expression when used for more than reproduction.  In describing his work, Man Ray once said, “I paint what can not be photographed. I photograph what I do not wish to paint.”

Man Ray in his work to create a Surrealist vision of the female form during the 20`. He began to utilize photography  in his work , for example:  by means of as solarization over enlargement development for to create a dreamlike effect in his artwork. Also his use of the Rayograph helped him to create a new profound look to his photography, stressing the importance of light and shadow rather than the object itself.  These  images create by placing objects on light sensitive photographic paper and then exposing the paper to light.

As Vasarely said before existed the artist genius, now, there is a coexistence of researchers.

Suicide or not suicide. That is the question...

Today I`ll talk about news of my country. So this news is controversial in Chili and others countries.  In my opinion this subject is difficult for me because I`m sensible with case.

                                     

So in these days all talk about exhumation of Allende´s body.  The last May 23, news showed us pictures of the grave just in timewhen they removed the body.

Well, this news surprised me because I never would have thought that something like this would happen. Anyway this happen is good for chilean people and for our history. Then in my opinion the case of Allende president is complicated because I think our history is not clear. So I hope the goverment and the news talk us the truth.

The questions arose as a result of an audit report conducted in 2008, according to which Allende's body had two hits, leaving open the possibility he was killed by the military, which seems unlikely, according to the testimonies of those who accompanied him until the last moment, or was assisted in a suicide attemp. Salvador Allende's body was initially taken to a cemetery in Viña del Mar and later, in 1990, the mausoleum that bears his name in the cemetery of the capital. Never found the assault rifle AK-47 with allegedly shot and the bullet that had to be extracted in the first autopsy performed by the military coup.

Furthemore, I believe in the truth of facts and at the moment we only know that he died on 11 september in 1973.

nice food!

Hello everyone:

Today  I´ll talk about  my favourite  food.  So you  have  no idea what is? Well is Sushi. I love it! However  I decided talk about japaneses because they are interesting people in the other sides.  Any way,  I interested  in Asian culture. But in this case I talk for Japan and particularly japanese food.  The most popular food for us is sushi. 

So when I want taste food usually buy sushi or I´ll go to sushi-bar.  Anyway I think the people enjoy it.  But they  don’t  see  in this food  the Japan culture because they make everything  with technique. Just perferct way! For me this is amazing  and personally  I admire their patience. So they want to perfection.

First, I think the sushi is cool because is healthy food and to symbolize all the Japan culture. So in my opinion the culinary tradition is important for you can to understand their culture.  Therefore,  the “sensei”  (in this case the chef) is a person who took a lot work  to obtain his degree.  Even he wait long time for this degree.

Second part, the history of sushi  it dates from the 8^th century.  And the basics ingredients for eat  this food : plate, hashi (castanets) ginger, wasabi and sushi-meshi (rice).

Finally exist many variety of kind of sushi. So I think that japanese food is fine and especially sushi food.

cute picture!

Hello everyone:

I hope you are well. Today I’ll talk about this picture. Well this photograph I like because it shows a perfect moment. So I decided for this. I tell you the moment when to take this photo and to describe the picture for you. Anyway the moment was funny.

I want to tell you who took this photograph, well my friend Jimena was take the picture. So the picture shows my friend Pascale and me in “La cantera” this site is a bar. However this bar is in Valparaíso, I like to much this port because I think that Valparaíso in the most beautiful port in Chili. On the other hand I found it (the bar) by my friend Pascale, who was often visiting this site. However this photograph was taken in December 2010. So I was in Valparaíso for the New Year because I love looking the fireworks in this port.  But the image shows the moment when my friends and me were painting the town red. This night was really entertaining. First we went to meet a friend who was in the station and later we went to bar. That day we drink all the night and finished eating fast food.   

Anyway I like was because I believe we look great in this photo. So I really love the way we appear in this picture. I love it!

The problem about education...

Today, I'm to talk about important topic: the education. In my opinion the most important in the life for any person is the education. Because, the modern society must be educated for it can be better. So the situation in this country is worrying because the money is most important that education, I don't believe it!

Even is possible that education can be private. This situation is intolerable. Moreover, the president and his politics to approve this idea about education and business, these don't mix. The management is bad because the politicians are O.K. with this situation, they don't care if you want study and you haven't got money for pay.

So I think the strike is fine because that everyone have the right to strike. The last Thursday the people went to protest but the police did not let them protest.  Also many people were under arrest and this was denied by the government.  Even, I wanted to go protest but I didn't go.

In my opinion I believe the government is wrong because they don't make the best for the country. So, I think the president and ministers must worry about what people need and the people need projects that help them live better. Therefore, free education is necessary.   

My opinion about activity in class

Well, today I to talk about london city and all information that you need for to go on a turist trip. First, in my opinion the most important thing when you to search information is the site because the information can be true or false.

There is many information about city of London, but you must search whatever is more convenient for you. This way you can to organize your own travel. Moreover exist many sites where you find diferent places and his prices. Besides you can see map of London in internet or buy it.  Anyway the sites in internet show all the information you can need.

Moreover, the sites web give suggestion about places in the city. If you search well you can find all kinds of things about this city, may be look and meet: museum, parks, popular street and bars.  

Therefore the interesting thing about the case is that you can do many things in this place, furthemore you can make your own itinerary and follow the route that you want.

Arte España

Today I´ll talk about my favourite web site. I´d like to tell you about a site I have enjoyed because my interest is history of art. Moreover, the first time when I discovered it was a long time ago. I remember that was a many years ago when I looking for art document and in this moment I discovered the site. Just what I. This it is a wonderful site because I can find different topics about art.  Even it contents information about architecture and monographic on biography and work of art.

I always watch this site. Because is important to me frequent the site and the reason is learn more about art.

I really like this site because it is a virtual gallery and the paintings are well, for all that I like it. Moreover, the web site is interesting for me because this page has many information of art. Also to take a big library where you can buy different books of art and architecture. Moreover you can see many pictures and pieces of arts. Even you can to take out a subscription. I love it.

the site: http://www.arteespana.com/

Blog correction

I am not a very technology person(TECHNOLOGICAL)(W.W),I usually have problems with sophisticated technologies(HAS)(C).So I’m not a follower of high technology.

Even so, I admire it, and my favorite piece of technology it`s the digital camera(IT'S)(P).

I like the possibilities of take a big number of photos and see them immediately(THEM SEE)(W.O).And the possibility of follow taking pictures without develop it, because it is unnecessary use film(BECAUSE THE USE OF FILM IS UNNECESSARY)(W.O),this was a problem to me when I used a manual camera (W.E), because I usually don`t have money to buy films and less to develop it(HAS)(C).

Other greats characteristics are the size of the camera and the weight, because it`s very portable(BECAUSE IS PORTABLE)( )(P).

Anyway I prefer the manual camera. The possibilities of focus and experiment are very interesting.

The camera was a present of my brother.  He bought another best and gives me the old (GAVE ME THE OLD)(N A). This was some months ago, and it wasn`t very difficult to me learnt to used it because the technology of the camera it`s very simple, so I take pictures since that(SINCE THEN TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS)(W E).

The first months I have it I was always taking pictures(FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I TOOK PICTURES)(T), but in the present it is less often. Since start the classes I have less time to go out to take pictures in interesting places (SINCE THE CLASSES START)(W O).

MOBILE PHONE

Many people think that the technology is very good, but I don´t like it. In my opinion the technology can be bad because some persons use them for bad things. For example: the nuclear bomb. On the contrary the technology has good things as: the communication.

From my point of view the communication is the best advance of the technology. My favorite piece of technology is my mobile phone. Because I can talk with my friends from anywhere and at any moment. I like it.

A few years ago my dad gave me a mobile phone and I believe that is a nice present. Since then always use my mobile phone.

In my opinion the mobile phone is useful because I can keep many numbers. Also I can take photographies and listen to music from radio. I think the radio is useful for me because I am informed about many things: politics, sports, cultural events and other things. Obviously the camera of the mobile phone is perfect when something make me surprise. I like taking photographies from different things that I see in the street.

In summary I believe that the technology is our reality. And we have to coexist with it. I think that the technology is difficult to learn because this advance day by day. Furthermore It is a challenge adapt to the changes that the technology provokes in our lives. That is the reason for my opinion about the technology.

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

The first time that I saw this film was a long time ago, in 2001. My father and I went to the cinema called Hoyts and in this cinema to show Amélie. When I saw the film it was clear to me that this kind of cine I`ll love it.  I liked very much because the photography was particular and the dialogue quite interesting. So I love the story because the protagonist was a young women, who that a big imagination.  The protagonist to create her own world and this particular world was fantastic because Amelie to look París from her different point of view.  Is a subjectic world and this point was important for the film because her point of view to determine all the characters. Them character were amazing because everyone have a particular story and different personality.  I considered important in this film the direction of art because this film is very artistic and funny. The director have a big responsibility in the film because his ideas to express in the particular world of Amelie.  Amelie was a great film for me.

Bariloche

Hi:

I tell you about a place very special for me, this place is in the south of Argentina.  This is Bariloche.  Bariloche is a small town enveloped in mountains and big lake.  I was really taken with Bariloche, because the nature is very beautiful in this place.  When I arrived to Bariloche, the first place I knew was the town. The second day I went to the mountains and later went to the park.  This park was very particular place, because it was really big and the vegetation was very beautiful.  

The town is very particular because the people like very much the dwarves and I think really particular like. The dwarves were very awful objects.  But I think about this town is very special because the houses was a particular colors. I guess the people of the town were very nice.

About me

Hello!
My name is giannina and I`m student of  art at University of Chile. Also I´m in third grade.
I like meet people and make new friends. Besides I enjoy go to the cinema and visit different places. That´s all.