NEWS: WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER FOOD OR WINE FROM RESTAURANT?

I chose this news because when I read it in a magazine I was surprised by the topic. The magazine is Catalonia Today, number 0373, page 11. 

Summary: 
The other day a family went to a restaurant to celebrate something special. It was an expensive restaurant. The servings were very abundant and they couldn't finish the second course. Moreover, they decided to order two bottles of wine and they didn't finish the second bottle either. When they paid the bill, they talked about asking the waiter to pack the leftovers. As you may know, this is something very usual in the USA. At the end, they didn't agree so they decided to leave all the food and wine there. Does it make sense to you? Don't you think that people should ask for the leftovers and take them at home? Millions of people around the world are dying of hunger.

My opinion: 
I agree with the idea of taking at home the leftovers because you have already payed for them. Food can't be thrown away as in other countries people are dying of hunger. In my opinion we don't have to waste food. I don't know what I would do in this situation because I agree with this idea but I also think it's embarasing. 

YOUR-SAY: HOMOSEXUALITY

First of all, I think that homosexuality has to be accepted by all of the people because being homosexual isn't a bad thing and you aren't less than a heterosexual person. Everybody must have the right to be with who they want. Society has advanced a lot in matters like technology, medicine... but not in perspectives like homosexuality. There are people who have revulsion to these people. They have homophobia. 

In my view, there are most homophobic men than women. For example, in my age if I ask a boy what is his opinion about a couple of gays they normally answer that it is disgusting. And if you ask the same question to a girl, she answers that it isn't as bad, and that they have the same rights to be couple like a man and a woman. 

Now, I will talk about weddings and adoptions done by homosexuals. I will put the example of Spain because is my country. Here, weddings have been accepeted since 2005. Before a homosexual couple  couldn't get married. Nowadays, there are countries like Peru or China that don't accept it yet. Other countries like Arabia Saudi or Sudan they have a death sentence for being homosexual.

Then, talking about adoptions if it's difficult in a couple of woman and man in a homosexual couple is twice difficult. In Spain, a homosexual couple can adopt a child. Moreover, like weddings there are a lot of countries that don't accept this because they think that one child can't be grown up well without a paternal or maternal figure. 

In conclusion, I would like that in the future a homosexual couple can be accepted all around the world.

ORAL PRESENTATION: JEWISH MILESTONES

Here there is our presentation about Jewish Milestones The project is ages and stages and we talk about weddings, bar mitzvah and funerals of them.

YOUR-SAY: FIRST BATXILLERAT

First of all, I feel that this new school term is more difficult than all the ESO levels together. Last year, our homeroom teacher and my other teachers told us that batxillerat would be a very big change and that we couldn't waste our time. I personally thought that they were making it better than it was but now I completly agree with what they told us. 

For example when I came back from school I can't sit on the sofa and watch TV. I haven't got much free time like last year. 

Secondly, the exams are very different. The exams are longer and more difficult. Sometimes we don't have enought time to finish them. Te worst thing is that we have to study two lessons in each exam.

Talking about homework I think that we have got more homework to do like the last year. We have got only two hours in the week for "català" and "castellà" and normally we have got a lot of homework from this subjects. 

In my opinion, we are too many students in the class and it is very difficult to pay attention in class. Sometimes there is too many noise as well. I think that I am doing well at school year but I don't know if I will pass all the subjects because I think that some subjects are difficult.

                                                                

NEWS: 10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT LAUGHTER.

This news talk about 10 things you may not know about laughter. I choose it because I think that this news would be interesting and we can learn more about something that do everyday. 

Summary:

1. Jack Panksepp a psychologist observed laughing rats in 1990s. Rats' laugh by tickling them and he needed special equipment to hear their laugh. Rats laugh to show that they are happy similar to humans. 
2. Adults think that they laugh when somebody tell a joke but they would be wrong. A psychologist found that we laugh more when we are with other people like friends talking. 
3. Brain can tell the difference between deliberate and helpless laughter. 
4. Laughter is contagiuos and someone who response this laughter we can see if this laugh is real or forced. 
5. People find jokes funnier if they think they were told by a famous comedian and you laugh more with people that you know. 
6. Laughter burns more calories than going for a run. You burn 210-40 calories for every 10-15 minutes laughing. 
7. Laughter not only felt better immediately. If a couple used laughter and smiling thet stay together for longer.
8. Laughter requieres precise timing because like a comedians it's difficult have the confidence to leave a pause for the audience to laught and cope if they don't. 
9. Laughter is attractive more than intelligence, edutation... and it's more attractive if they laugh at our jokes. 
10. Some things make you laugh yes or yes. 

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My opinion:

I think that this news is very interesting and while I'm doing this post I'm learning about new things of laughter. The thing that impressed me more is number 9 because I didn't know that laughter will be more attractive than sexual drive for example. However, there are things that I knew about them. Like number 6 which talks about burning calories by laughting. 

YOUR-SAY: FAST FOOD

First of all, I think that fast food is good just to eat it once a week for a change, but is bad to get used to eating this food every day because is dangerous for our health. This food has advantages and disadvantages. 

Advatages: One advantage is that this food saves us time because if you go to a fast food restaurant you don't have to cook. Another reason, is the price because it this very cheap and economic. 

Disadvantages: The first problem is the illnesses we can have if we consume too much fast food. It has got a lot of calories and this produces obesity, cholesterol, it also makes the triglycerides rise. For example, United States has a lot of obese people because they are used to eating fast food. 

However, people can follow a balanced diet with fast food because this has got a lot of dishes low ion calories like salads. If you have to have lunch or dinner in a fast food restaurant because for your job or because you haven't got time to cook you can eat salads, or grilled fish instead of hamburgers. 

The most obese people are childrens because when you are a child is double important yo have a good because yo are growing up. It's this parent's fault because they heve got the responsibility to look after their children. When you are a child, you don't think of being fat. You only think that this food is more delicious than healty salads. 

In conclusion, you must follow a balanced diet and be healty because if you don't take care of yourself you will have healthy problems. 

YOUR-SAY: NEW TECHNOLOGIES

First of all, I think that nowadays everybody has a mobile phone. This didn't happen in the past because people had a phone only at home. Only rich people could have a mobile. So, I think that now people can communicate more easily. We have got Whatsapp and facebook for example.    

However, this communicative way is more expensive than sending traditional letters because you must pay for internet every month.

Secondly, another advantatge is that you can read online newspapers because it is free and easier. So you can find and especific information wherever you like.

However, old people prefer buying the paper edition because they don't know how to use the internet because when they were young new technologies didn't exist.

Moreover, I think that new technologies help us to learn lenguages because we can watch films, videos... in other languages. Then, you can also buy things on internet too. You can find sales or buy products fron other countries.

When we talk about studies I think that new technologies are very successful. In the past students had to find information in encyclopedies, dictionaries or books. Now we can find the information in Google. It's easier, quicker and more interesting.