FILM REVIEW

GRAVITY

Dr Ryan Stone and astronaut Kowalski are in the International Space Station. Suddenly, they receive an emergency call from Houston telling them that an uncontrolled satellite is going to crash into them. They try to avoid it, but it is impossible: the ISS is seriously damaged and now the astronauts are alone in the darkness of space.

My favorite character is Kowalski because of his courage.

I liked this film because it is very immersive, thanks to the music, and it makes you feel like you were there. The actors performed as good as expected.  I recommend it to anyone who likes action films and deep characters. 

Rating 8/10

YOUR.SAY

HOW I FEEL IN MY FIRST YEAR IN BATXILLERAT?

Before I start batxillerat, when I was in ESO, everyone said to me that batxillerat is too difficult, that when I start I wouldn't go out because I will be studying all day, that the teachers will be very bad, etc. But in my first term I was positivily surprised because I see that when you work and are constant you can pass perfectly the first year. For me it had been a little bit difficult because for me studying is very complicated: I am very clueless and very lazy. The teachers aren't so bad(they must have the power in class, because with 35 people it's not easy) but you don't have problems with they.
Of corse it's more difficult than in ESO, but don't exaggerated, only the 2 weeks when we have every day exam are very hard. That my friends study in the same class as me has help me a lot.

I do not regret that I start batxillerat and I hope 2nd is not so much difficult than this year.

SELF AVALUATION

AIDS AND MALARIA

To begin with my self avaluation, I must say that Claudia and me find this theme very difficult considerating with the complicate vocabulary relationated with the diseases and they symptoms, but both I must say that this is the oral presentation in English that I've done better.

My main problem is that I have many shame to present in front of many people and I have not so good pronunciation in English, what it makes more difficult too.
Talking about the pronunciation, Claudia and me before we present must have search how we must spell the few words we don't know. The vocabulary we used was correct because it was not difficult but neither a low level.

Our PowerPoint was a little bit poor in photographies, we did it very simple.

Expecting next year, I must practice my English and I must try erradicate my shame in front of my classmates and teachers

YOUR-SAY

06 OF JUNE 2015

Today was a very funny day, but very tired too.
At 15h Anna's mother drive Anna, Nuria, Claudia and me to Almadrava(Roses). It was very hot, so Anna and Claudia went swim a little bit while Nuria and me stay in the sand sunbathing.

The bus to return to Empuriabrava was at 5.30, so at 4.50 we start walking to the bus station. But at 5.30 we where in the mountains yet, so we go slower for pick up the bus at 6.30. At 6.30 we arrive and we see that the bus was at 6.15 and we didn't know what we must make. The other girls want to do autostop and they did it. After 5minutes a car stop behind to us, they where 2 young boys with a convertible Audi. They drive us to Empuriabrava, and they where very friendly.

I was very tired after we walk so many, but I would repeat this day.

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32977920

TURKEY PRESIDENT TO SUE OVER "GOLDEN TOILET" CLAIM

Kemal Kilicdaroglu is accused of made baseless allegation, but he said his remarks were intended as a general criticism for its £400m building costs.He attack Mr Erdogan for excessive spending: "Palaces have been built for you, planes bought, Mercedes cars purchased... golden seats have been bought, that's how you use the toilet," he told.

He remarks: "I did not claim there is this or that in the palace. I clearly stated 'If they are making gold-plated toilet seats in this country, someone has to think about that.' It seems this gentleman [Erdogan] took it personally." After this, the Committee to Protect Journalists called Mr Erdogan to stop bullying journalists.

Turkish president said Can Dundar would pay a heavy price for printing images.

YOUR-SAY

Now I'm going to talk about the wife of my father: Ana.
When I mention my stepmother, many people think abaout Cinderella's stepmother, in other words, an horrible person that only want utilise you. Or there are stepmothers that try to distance you from your father.
On the contrary of all this, I think Ana is the best women who my father can get. I can say I prefer my father with her instead of my mother. I know it's anormal, but I have an very good relationship with her and she is like a sister for me. She love and protect me, and we can talk about everything.
My mother and she have a good relationship also, and my mother is the godmother of my brother(I have a brother and a sister from my father's side with Ana).

So, I can say I'm very very very happy with she and I love she a lot, and when my father and she once a day finish her relation(what I hope that it don't happen) she will continue being my mother 2

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32972563

IRISH MEDIA "FREE TO REPORT ON DENIS O'BRIAN"

Denis O'Brien had used an injuction to stop the media reporting details of his finances, followed by comments of Catherine Murphy: he owed the former Anglo Brithish Bank upwards of 500m€ and that he was attempting to pay loans back.

On Tuesday, lawyers returned to the high court to hear judge Donald Binchy, who said he never intended to order any interference and that he couldn't stop media organisation

This clarification has been welcomed by RTE, other media organisations and by the National Union Journalists.

injuction: mandat judicial

interference: interferències

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32979805

JLO MOROCCAN COBNCERT SPARKS CALLS CALLS FOR MINISTER'S RESIGNATION

Members of the Justice and Development Party said JLo's perfomance was "a breach of public decency" and Mustapha Khalfi was criticised for allowing on public television where the singer perfomed in front of 160,000 people being criticised for her suggestive poses and being scantily dressed.

Mr Khalfi said he planned to contact 2M TV because that was unacceptable.

Pharrell Williams, Usher, Placebo and Maroon 5 must also perform there.



breach: incompliment
scantily: escàs

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32985554

MACEDONIA UNREST: EU BROKERS P`LAN FOR EARLY ELECTIONS

After the apparition of recordings where ministers cover-up a murder, 8 police officers and 14 ethnic Albanian fighters where killed. EU Enlargement Comissioner Hahn said: "use this current crisis as an opportunity to modernise the country".
Zoran Zaev accuse the government of wiretapping 20,000 people and of corruption in the highest levels.

Other parties boycott accuse government of coalition of fraud, but Prime Minister Gruevski rejected this and accuse Mr Zaev of orchestrating spy agencies.




enlargement: amplicació
wiretapping: escoltes telefòniques
rejected: rebutjat

YOUR-SAY

31 DESEMBRE: CLAUDIA AND NURIA'S BIRTHDAY

Few weeks before, Claudia and me organized all: the house, the guests, the money,...
We found a big house near Fortià where we can fit on all the guests. We talk with the owner, a old women called Montserrat and she tell us that the house costs 400during the weekend. We sawit very expensive but it was our only option.

We invited many people: 50 people and every person payed 10€. With this 10€ Claudia, Nuria and me payed the house and buyed the food and the drinks for everyone. We had a fiance of the house from 200€ who paid Claudia's father.

To Fortià I arrived with Claudia in her scooter at 7o'clock in the evening. With Nuria we prepared the foot, after Daiana comes also to prepare the bethrooms. There where only 9 beds, so I reserved my place with Claudia and Iara. At 10h everyone comes and we started to eat and drink.
We stay awake all night and next morning we started to clean the house.
We see that many things where brocken, so the owneer don't return the 200€ to Claudia's father.

It was a very funny night and I hope we repeat it!!!!

STORY OF SOLUTIONS

The video talk us about posible solutions to our problem with the stuff.

It starts sharing the idea that we have spend to much time in superficial things instead more important things like the environment.

Our economy system is designed like a game where the goal is a higher GDP, a number we achieve adding the money spend onf stuff that makes life better and all the stuff that makes life worse: GROWTH but that doesn't make our life better, it worse the environment.

There are 2 types of solutions, and for understand these we put an example: our problem with the plastic bags that polute the oceans:

*Game changing solution-> campaings to ban the plastic bags in the different comunities

*Old game solution-> a business that contains of giving people gift cards for recycle their plastic worse.

The best way is the game change: they team up with businesses that offer alternatives to the plastic bags, they must talk with their friends and all posble people to can fight against the American Chemistry Council.

Combinating this with other game changing solutions we can change the world's problem working together as acommunity. For example:
-Big share programs in cities
-Online platforms to share us things
-Public libraries that lend out different tools

With this, we can make a better future for us.

WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR PLANET. ARE YOU AGREE?

In my country, we clearly try to take better care of the planet,
We use different alternatives and campaings for this.

In the first place, I will mention the opcions that we find day by day to change toxic materials in our productions. Thanks to that, we reduce the pollution.

Secondly, important community campaings like the one against plastic bags (with photos of death turtles) where promoters achieve an outstanding dicrease of plastic consume.

To sum up, I think that if we promote these and other movements, we probably will improve the situation of our planet Earth.

YOUR SAY

SAN JUAN 2014

A very funny night was the from 24 June of 2014, San Juan.
In principle, I won't do anything this night, I don't remember why, but Claudia convince me to come because she said to me:
"Nadia, if you don't like it, I let you hit me"
I said Ok.

I went to Angela's house and from there we start with her parents, Angela, Yuri and me to Pau, to the house of Conor. There we meet with Claudia, Jere, Michel and Iara.
First we set up the tents, in total 3. It was very difficult!!! We let the work for the boys.

At 10 we dinner in Conor's house the pizzas that Iara and me prepare, the others were playing with the Play Station. After that we go to the field where we spend the night, but it was boring and we go to the municipal pool of Pau. The water was warm

At 3 we return to the tents and we narrate fear stories still we nod off. It was a very funny night!!
The next morning Claudia ask me: "Well, will you hit me now?"

YOUR-SAY

CARNIVAL 2015

Here I'm going to explain a little bit our Carnival os this year, in Roses and in Castelló

We were like 15 persons in our group, the girls disguised as arbitrators and the boys as American football players.

We wear a black long pullover and over this an fluor yellow sport shirt with short sleeves. Then, black shorts and long black socks like the football players and sneackers. In addition we wear a whistle and red and green cards. There were girls with caps.

Friday 13 and saturday 14 we went to Roses, it was so cold!!! First we stay in the port, and after that, when the carnivl floats where pass, we went to the pavilion.

Friday 20 we go see Carnival in Empuriabrava and then we move on to Castelló, like the Saturday also.

This year I was with other friends as the last years, but I have very funny nights and I can still wait for the next Carnival!!

Here is an collage:

YOUR-SAY

ANDORRA 2014

In this post I'm going to talk about our end of highschool trip last year: to Andorra

Firslty we think it would be boring and tired, because we imagine us all day skiing in the Vallnord.
It was the opposite!!!! The first day, yes, it was a little bit tired because we start from Empuriabrava at 4.30 in the morning. We arrived in Andorra with the bus at 9 o'clock(if I remember) and we let all our suitcases in the hotel and start with an other bus to Vallnord.

We did 2 groups to start skiing and then, in the midday we went to the cantine for meal. It was very yummy!!!! In the afternoon, we go to Andorra city in the shopping centers.

The second day, still de midday, we skii, then like the frst day we eat and in the afternoon we go to Caldea, a perfect spa for relaxing.

The third day, we did the same still we eat, and then we return to the hotel for pick up our things and grab the bus for come back house.

I wll never forget this trip, I've love it

FILM REVIEW

LA ISLA MÍNIMA

It's a film inspired in the 80 years that tourns about two Spanish police mans that must resolve the desaparition of two sisters in Guadalquivir.

Juan and Pedro are in charge of solve the desaparition of Estrella and Carmen, from 17 and 16 years. Investigating in this town where the life of the girls doesn't matter, the two officers find a serial murderer that not just is responsable for the death of the two teenagers, also from other women that stay in the forgetfulness.

In this film I don't like in special an particular character, but I like how the two officers set aside their differences and stay together for solve this difficult case. I think the films where you don't can imagine the end are the most interesting, because that make that you also think about.

What I don't like is the 80's appareance that they give to the film, because that make it a little bit boring.

Finally, I think it's a good film for people that love crime series and films, because it also explains a case insipred in real facts.
*** worth seeing

AUTOAVALUATION

GAP YEAR IN MIAMI

Firstly, I think we could do an more elaborated introduction explaining a little bit what we going to present from Miami.
Personally, I was very nervous and you can make it sure if you look the video: in many times I look down for read and I do often my hand in front of my mouth(I do it unwittingly) or I touch my sleeves. I also read and talk fast.

In the theme of the presentation, Claudia and me put few photos from the city, and so the presentation is more boring. We could also explain more from Miami beach or the places you can visit in Miami, because it's a very interesting city with many places for visit, for example the museums.
We must'n put the districts and the universities separated with photos, because it seems like we would lose time.

There are many words we haven't pronounced right, like University or climate. This is a thing we could remedy if we had search the words in internet. However, I think Claudia and me have do it very right compared with the last presentation we do: because we have preparated more this one.

For the next time, we will try to improve the pronunciation and try to work more in the presentation. Also I must think that I doesn't have to be nervous with my classmates.

VIDEO:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ZDfuQCEbV0cnR3NW9qWGFPekk/view?usp=sharing

PERSONALITY TEST: ISTJ

According to the test I realize in http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/whats-your-animal-personality-type?fb_action_ids=767048946645239&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B10151260410861164%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D#.nm1OQ1nM19

I am like the BEAVER

ISTJs are logical and word-working conservative types. They enjoy organization and regulation, and have a reputation for being serious individuals who take a practical approach to everything. They are dependable and thorough, sensible and earnest. Like a beaver hard at work on its dam, they are known for being incredibly dedicated workers who will do whatever is needed to get the job done. On the negative side, they have good intentions but can sometimes have a difficult time understanding the emotional needs of others.

Personal opinion:

-I think that in the most part the test have all the reason. For begin, certainly I'm a very organized person(I hate when I can't plan my days) and many times I'm serious(when I have to be funny, I'm funny). I'm also sensible.

What I'm not so agree is in the topic from "incredibly dedicated workers", but that can be because I'm still in the highschool.

But what is 100% according to me is the part that says that I sometimes(often) forget or don't understand the emotional needs of others, because I'm still looking for me and that I'm fine. I'm very egocentric. This says to me many people that know me and my character.

I'm suprised of this test because in the begining I was thinking that the test don't would say nothing important and agree with me, but it's the opposite.

YOUR-SAY

MY PET

The favourite of my pets is clearly my cat Kitty.
I adopt she from ProGat after she been found poisoned in a rubbish container, her sister dies.

She is 4 years and small, skinny with have big blue eyes. She is very bold, flexible and very very clever.

Sometimes I come back to my house and she has open all the closets and drawers, it's one of her hobbys. Also an other is eat with me cookies and then sleep with me.

MY MUM

I'm going to present you my mum: Natascha.
She is 43 years old and she was born in Köln(Germany). With 5 years she comes live to Spain with her brother, my uncle Oliver, and my grandparents, Ellen and Eggi.

She is tall, skinny, blond, blue-eyed and very beautiful. From the character she is quiet and pacific, she never scream and is shy.
She can speak perfect Spanish, Catalan, English, French and a little bit Russian and Hungarian.

Before she has been mum, she was working in a night pub in Los Arcos, but when she know that she was pregnant she let it and later she start to work in a pharmacy.
From 10 years ago now she work in a processing agency(gestoria)

Her principal hobby is yoga: she make yoga classes 3 times a week and every day she dedicate time for it. I personally doesn't like this sport, but I'm happy she do it because it makes she feel better.

She hasn't got a easy life, with many diseases and obstacles, but that only makes she stronger and a better warrior for break walls.
She helps me every day with all she can, she is like my best friend because I can talk about all with her, and she knows almost everything of me and of what I do.

That is my mum: