NEWS: MAN WRITES A LETTER TO ISIS IN HONOR OF HIS WIFE MURDERED IN PARIS ATTACKS

Last Friday, in Paris, many terrorist attacks took place in the most popular places of the city centre. A hundred and twenty-nine people lost their lives. One of those victims was a 35 years old woman called Hélène Muyal-Leiris who was wife and mother of a family. 

Her husband has written a letter in facebook addressed to those terrorists who committed that terrible success. 

In the letter he says that terrorists have not succed in stripping him of his sense of security and freedom "at home". This is how he reffers to this country. Of course, he admits being devastated by this pain. Moreover, he can not imagine the moment when he as a father will have to explain his son the way his mother died. Leires goes further saying that he won't grow up his son with hatred. Instead, he will educate his son with happiness, freedom and respect. Leires states: "The terrorists will not win our hatred".

My opinion:
I would like you to think of Leires words and imagine what would you do if you had lost a family member in a terrorist attack. I state that Leires is a very strong man and he had had lots of courage to write this letter. 

 

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THE ROLES OF WOMEN

The roles of women have changed a lot in our society in the last 100 years.  Before they couldn't do anything and nowadays women can do things like man like work. However, although they do the same job the salary is not the same. There isn't a real gendes equality.This happens in the developed countries where women can work because in the underdeveloped countries the roles of women are the same like 100 years ago. Unfortunately there are countries where women are not value as they deserve. 

In the book we can see that women normally must stay at home looking after their husband. In the 21th centuary this also happens but not like a husband years ago. Women aren't a decorative sex like in the book say, I think that women have the same importance as the men and that they can do the same things like study, teach and more. 

YOUR-SAY: MY NEXT YEAR

Next year I'm going to start my studies at university. I really wish to finish this High school year because it's the worst in my life. When my oldest friends told me that 2nd batxillerat was the most difficult school year I couldn't believe them but now I'm realizing that it's true. We have lots of works, exams and moreover the Research Project. 

I'm going study at the university of Girona because I really like the city. I think that if I went to study in Barcelona I would be very stressed. I would like to take an economic degree like "Comptablitat i finances" because I really like this world. I will share a flat with some more students, some of them are my close friends. I think that this option is better than taking the train every day. 

Staying in a flat in Girona will allow me to have more time to study and iy will help me to follow a routine. Moreover, I will have the opportunity to live by myself which will make me grow and become more independent. However, I will try to turn uo at home so that my family don't worry to much for me. 

NEWS: US FIREFIGHTER HAS WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE FACE TRANSPLANT

The volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison, who is 41 years old, has been under surgeon for 26 hours to have a new face. The operation took place last August. 

The donor was a 26 year old boy called David Rodebaugh who died in a cycling accident. Patrick had third degree burns of his entire face and scalp. He had waited for more than a year to have the surgery done. The operation cost one million dollars. Mr. Hardison will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life. 

The doctor gave a press conference and he said that the amount of tissue transplanted in Patrick had not been done before. He also said the patient is doing really well though it had been a difficult operation. However, Mr. Hardison will need more surgery in a few months time. Mr. Hardison states that he is very pleased with the results. He says: "They have given me a new life". 

My opinion: 
It's difficult to believe that surgery can do these miracles. Medicine has improved a lot in the recent years. I admire what doctors can do with people who have had a terrible accident. 

(This is Patrick before and after the surgery)

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YOUR-SAY: THE EARTHQUAKES IN L'ALT EMPORDÀ

Last Thursday, 29th of October there was an 4,3 grates earthquake with the epicentre in the Roses gulf. One month ago, there had been a smaller one in the same place but the last one was noticed in more towns. 

The latest earthquake was far more stronger than the previous one. It took place at two o'clock in the morning. At that time people were peacefully sleeping in bed as usual and they were woken up by the sudden movement and walls creaking. They felt terrified because they didn't know what was that noise. 

I didn't notice the earthquake and when I went to school my classmates told me about what was happened. In fact, although they told me that was a frightened moment I would have liked realize.  

My grandfather, who lives in Roses, tolm me that when he was a child, people used to say that under the Mediterranean sea close to Cap de Creus there were dorment volcanoes and now could be that those volcanoes were waking up. 

(The picture shows us where was the epicentre of the earthquake was)

NEWS: ONE IN FIVE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS "EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN FIRST WEEK"

Nearly one in five students had sexaul harassment during their first week at university. The poll aimed to find out which students had either been victims of or witnesses to sexual harassment. 

The majority of these incidents happend at social events or night clubs while a third happened in halls of residence. A sexual comment about people's body it's also a form of harassment. 

In recent years, in many university campuses students have had a conference about sexism, sexual harassment and assault as commonplace.

The officer Susuana Amoah of the NUS said that "it's extremely worrying but not surprising". NUS has been working on this topic over the last five years as they consider it a very important field. 

Sometimes sexual harassment is not visible to students and this needs to change. Some students will be supporting this research and will try to help students to report it any time they suffer from sexual harassment.

My opinion:

Nowadays sexual harassment is a worrying problem in the majority of the universities and I think that conferences should be given to our future students to make that they will aware about this field. 

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NEWS: ORIONID METEOR SHOWER 2015

Every year, between the 21st ans 22nd of October the Orionid Meteor Shower lights up the sky offering everyone the chance to catch nature at its best. 

What's the Orionid Meteor Shower?

This meteor is made up of ice and dust fragments from the Halley's Comet. 

The name comes from the Orian constellation, one of the most visible constellation in the sky. 

When can I watch it?

The newspaper recomends that the best day to see the meteor shower will be on Tuesday morning just before dawn.

Where can I watch it? 

The best areas are the ones which usually have little light pollution, not the best news for city dwellers. However, there are a number of sites around the UK when the night sky is not affected too badly by light pollution.

What will I need?

You only need your eyes yo see the Orian Meteor Shower and staring peacefully at the sky. 

My opinion:

I believe that I've never seen a meteor on live with my own eyes. I have just seen it on TV or on the computer. I would like to see it one live at least once in my life.

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YOUR-SAY: APPLE PIE

Once I met a woman who loves cooking. In fact, she loves baking cakes. She showed me how to make a traditional English cake called "Apple Pie". She told me that when she used to have one of those days she was feeling a bit depressed, she just went into the kitchen and started preparing something sweet. I find this bake very easy to prepare. 

Here, you will find the recipe: 

Ingredients:

• 180 gr flour
• 80 gr sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 envolope baking soda
• a pinch of salt
• 2 Granny Smith apples cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 coffeespoon of nutmeg

Preheat the oven to 200ºC. In a bolw, pour the flour, the eggs, the sugar, the butter, the lemon juice and the nutmeg. Blend it for 5 minutes until the mixture is soft. Then, add the apple, cut into small pieces, and finally add the baking soda. Then, mix the batter mixture with a spatule until everything is well mixed. Pour the batter into a greased pan and bake it for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and remove it from the pan. 

If you prefer you can serve it with some vainilla cream. Enjoy it!

NEWS: 11 SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS OF SLEEP

Sleep makes you feel better. Adequate sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight, mind and more. These are the 11 benefits you get if you have a good slep.

• Improve memory: During sleep you can strenghten memories or "practice" skills learned while you were awake (it's a process called consolidation).
• Live longer?: Sleep too much or too little is associated with a shortes lifespan. Sleep also affects quality of live. If you sleep better, you can certainly live better. 
• Curb inflamation: People who sleep less than six or fewer hours a night have higher blood levels of inflammatory proteins than those who get more hours sleep. 
• Spur creativity: People seem to strenghten the emotional components of a memory during sleep, which may help spur the creative process. 
• Be a winner: Sleep is good to improve your performance.
• Improve your grades: Children between the ages of 10 and 16 who have sleep disordered are more likely to have problems with attention and learning, Also if you didn't get enough sleep had worse grades than those who did.
• Sharpen attention: Children between the ages of seven and eight who sleep less than eight hours a night were more likely to be hyperactive, inattentive and impulsive.
• Have a healthy weight: Dieters who sleep well loses more fat than those who don't sleep enough hours. Dieters also feel more hungry when they get less sleep.
• Lower stress: Sleep can reduce levels of stress and people can have better control of their blood presure. It's also believed that sleep effects cholesterol levels.
• Avoid accidents: Sleepiness affects reaction time and decision making. Insuficient sleep can be as detrimental to your driving ability as having an alcoholic drink. 
• Steer clear of depression: Good night's sleep can really help a moody person decrease their anxiety. You get more emotional stability with good sleep. 

My opinion:

I think that it was an interesting piece of news to read. I have learnt more about this topic and I also realised that we should give more importance the way we sleep. 

                                                                  

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NEWS: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU: 3 REASONS I'M PROUD OF THE PAIN I'VE EXPERIENCED

This piece of news was written by a 21 year old girl. She tell us her experience in her relationship and what she learned from it. 

Falling in love is a scary and beautiful thing. When you begin in a relationship you know that one day it might finish and one of the couple might be hurt. She gave all she had in that relationship, but one day, he just ended with her. She was completely heartbroken and she cried a lot until she finally realized that he had lost more than her. She learned a few things about herself. The most important one was that she would honestly rather get hurt never again. 

1. Getting your heart broken helps you grow: All people should experience a heart break in their liver because it teaches humility to you. Once you have your heart broken you understand the pain, and you most likely won't do that to someone else. Also you will be more compassionate in future relationships. 
2. It makes me feel alive: Feeling hurt means you're able to feel. A life without feeling joy, pay or any other feelings is not the way one should live. It's like you are just existing, but you're not really living. Feeling pain makes you feel alive because it means you can feel things deeply, and you can grow from it. 
3. Feeling pain means you're vulnerable: Being vulnerable is the hardest thing to do in the world. You're opening yourself up and handing someone you heart you're trusting that person as well. 

The writer will never stop believing in love and she thinks that one day she will find the man of her dreams. 

My opinion:

I agree with what the writer says. I also think that you should experience a heart broken in your life because it makes you learn a lot about life and love. A life without love is not a good life. Moreover, sometimes is better be alone before be in a toxic relationship because the real love don't hurt.

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IS HUMOUR NECESSARY?

After doing some research, I definitely agree that humour is absolutely necessary in our life for many reasons.

All people say that humour is good for our health. But why? There are many reasons to prove this thought. Laughter relaxes the whole body, boosts the immune system, increases the production of salivary immunoglubin A, which defends against infectious organisms... Also protects the heart by improving the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help you against a heart attack or other cardiovascular problems. 

Futhermore, laughter has social benefits as well. The action of laughing strengthens relationships, promotes group bonding and helps you to defuse conflict. Moreover, laughter and mental health are connected because laughter dissolves distressing emotions and helps you relax and recharge. 

In conclusion, we can prove that humour is clearly necessary in our life. You must include humour in our life and also in our relationships because it allows us to be more spontaneous, ge rid of defensiveness and more. 

ORAL PRESENTATION

Here there is the oral presentation about Mr. Bean that we did with my friend Míriam for our English classroom.