Combating School Violence

The article I´ve just read is about violence in schools in the US. It starts saying that school violence involves all of us. The community, the administrators, the teachers, the parents, and the students must deal with this problem and must work to solve it. One step that might be taken by schools is to increase their security levels, institute violence prevention programs and zero tolerance policies. It is important that parents pay attention to their children´s behaviours, too. Many times there are signs in our children, which we have to take into account, and report them to guidance counselors. Some examples are: sudden lack of interest, obsessions with violent games, depression and mood swings, and lack of anger management skills. Teachers can also help. They can watch for the above warning signs, they can talk to parents, counselors and administration; they need to be consistent in enforcing classroom and school policies and be  good role models for the students. Students can do something about violence, too. They can report any knowledge of weapons, tell their teachers about suspicious behaviours of other students and walk away from confrontations. All of us need to remain aware of the possibility of violence and we must work together to create a safe environment for everybody in our schools.

Tania

Two Genders - Two Brains

                            Hello people! Today my review is about a video that I saw in Internet.This seemed to me very funny so I  wanted to share it with you.It is called " Tales of Two Brains" by Mark Gungor.
                            Well, the showman of this video explains to the audience the big difference that exists between women·s brain and men·s brain.He says that men·s brain is made of many small boxes that contain different categories in it;such as a box of family, a box of passion, a box of money, a box of children, a box of job, and so on. And they work as follow: when the man discusses any particular subject he goes directly to the box which contains the relevant topic in it, takes it out,and opens it carefully. Immediatedly, he starts thinking about his concern,until he gets the answer to his problem. At last,he puts the box back to its place again and closes it. So when a problem attacks him again,he always does the same.Among those boxes, there is one called "empty- box",which  is the favourite box for every man.This empty -box
 is full of " nothing" and is used by the man when he wants to think in " nothing".In case,the man wants to be out of his reality, he goes to his empty box,and stays there for a while ,doing nothing just breathing. When this situation is perceived by the woman who anxiously can·t avoid to do the following question: "What are you thinking about,my dear?To this question the man retorted...."nothing".     
                            Regarding,women·s brain is in a complete desorder. There aren´t any boxes in her brain, just hundreds of cables; all driven by electric energy. This cables are, constantly, sending flashes everywhere in the women´s brain, never relaxing. That´s the reason, why women never forgets anything, they are always remembering every little detail. Her brain never stops, it is always in activity. When a woman has to discuss some problem, the whole brain is activated, and the hundreds of cables start connecting in a few seconds, looking for an answer to that situation. Apart from this, the woman begins talking and talking with herself, or anyone who crosses her way, trying to get a solution to her concern; that is one of the main difference with men´s brain. When a man is in the similar situation, he stays in silence, or perhaps he talks about his problem with other man and that´s all !.

                             So, it seems to be healthier way of dealing with the situation. Finally, i´d like to add that i enjoyed this show very much. But unfortunatedly the worst is that, there is a quote of truth in all of this, or perhaps am i wrong ?

                                                                                     

  Ambar

“La Traviata”

                     “La Traviata” is an Opera, which was performed last Saturday as a ballet  in the Argentine Theatre, located in La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires province. It was a perfect show, in which the classical Orquestra played the music composed by the well –known Italian and romantic composer Giussepe Verdi, who was born in Milan in 1813 and died in 1901.

            The ballet performers  like Iñaki Urlezaga and others dancers were superlative and experienced. Also, the clothes were perfectly designed by IAIA CANO and VERONICA DE LA CANAL.

Graffiti Woman

Invictus

Invictus is a sports drama film related to recent South African history. Having Nelson Mandela as one of the most influential characters in a country desmantled due to apartheid, this movie shows how rugby becomes a means to repair the biggest problem among South African citizens: racial segregation. 

After 27 years in jail, Nelson Mandela is elected president in 1994. His immediate challenge is to fight against racial tensions in his country. That's why he requires the help of the captain of the South African rugby union team, the Springboks. In 1995, the Rugby World Cup is played in South Africa.

The Springboks and the president work together for achieving two goals: to win the World Cup and to stop racial segregation in their country. It is really interesting how this story summarizes the excellent job the team and the president do. Based on the values that this sport transmits and that Mandela professes, discrimination and differences in society may be abolished.

"Invictus" is also a short Victorian poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley, that appears in the movie and I’d like to share with you:

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Jackie

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2008)

      

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) is a historical drama film Settled in the 16th century in England. The Tudor King Henry VIII was married to Catherine of Aragon, who could not give birth to a boy.

During a visit to the Boleyn state Mary, Anne's younger sister, felt attracted by the King. She falls in love and gets pregnant. Some months after, she gave birth to a bastard child, Little Henry and was sent off the castle.

As Henry was in desperate need of a male heir Thomas Boleyn and his brother the Duke of Norfolk saw a possibility to raise their family position at court. The plan was that Anne should seduce Henry. The arrangement would bring political and economical benefit for the family.

So Anne got her chance. She became speculative and ambitious in her role of Henry's second wife encouraging him to break from the Catholic Church. Though she got pregnant she was unable to give him a boy to legitimate the access to the throne.

In the film both sisters are depicted differently, Mary is genuinely in love with Henry whereas Anne is blinded seeking power.

Although the film is based on historical facts, it lacks precision, especially about some inaccuracies that lead Anne to be executed. And also, the love triangle between Mary, Anne and the King is showed from a simplistic point of view.

All in all, I would recommend the film because the cast and the performances are good and also because the historical period is really interesting as regards the consequences it brought about to England's history.

Spoon

Plan “D”

Plan “D”
It was a beautiful summer day and my boyfriend and I, decided to go
out and do something different. He picked me up at 10 o ’clock and we
headed off to a Chinese place called Misujo. My boyfriend had a GPS,
so we were sure we were going to get there fast and without problems.
But instead we got lost in the middle of the highway and the GPS
stopped working right, we couldn’t decide in which direction the
arrows were pointing so we stopped every five minutes to decide which
way to go. After driving in circles many times, we got tired and
decided to go back. As we were going back, we stopped at a store and
asked if the place was still in the same location, the man said it
was! So we went out and realized a big sign had been in front of us
the whole time!
Since we had found the place, we parked the car and went out to see if
somebody could open the entrance for us. We rang the bell but stood
there for almost 20 minutes, until we noticed it was closed.  We
didn’t know what to do, so we phoned to the place and asked for
information. We barely understood what the women was saying but she
made more than clear that on Saturdays, Misujo was closed. Not wanting
to go home, we chose to go to a nice restaurant to calm our nerves and
eat something.
After half an hour of driving, we got to the place. My boyfriend got
out of the car suspiciously and asked some people that had an
expression of confusion on their face, if the place was open. Then, he
came back to the car with a long face and told me the restaurant was
closed too. I didn’t even know what to say. Tired of everything and
frustrated we went to a supermarket and bought some bread, ham and
soda and went to a park to eat.
It was a long day where our moods were up and down, it seemed as if
everyone was playing with us. But now every time we remember that day,
we laugh and say, next time we‘ll have a plan “D”.

Bloo Star

A Dead Woman’s Secret

  A Dead Woman’s Secret by Guy De Maupassant is an amazing story. The style is neat and the plot interesting.
  Firstly, there is a detailed description about a dead woman and her two children: a daughter, who was a religious woman, and a son, who was a judge. The author says the both know very little about their father.
  Secondly, another character appears: a priest who came to comfort the dead woman’s children. However, they preferred to remain alone in order to remember the old times.
  Finally, a letter, which had the word “Father”, is found. Then, the nun began to read some more letters, which were, in deed, love letters, and found out that they were written by a man who was not there father.
  What struck me most was to take notice about the process of loving their mother devotedly on part of the son, especially, to definitely disliking her at the end of the story.
On the other hand, the daughter’s attitude towards the mother was neutral, maybe because the fact that she was a nun, and in the context of the Catholicism, some sorts of acts tend to be hidden.

Victoria