SON OF SAUL

Weeks ago in La Cate, located in Figueres, perform for the first time the famous and award-winning movie: Son of Saul. This event was impressive because La Cate is a cultural entity that together with another association, in which some of our history teachers are involved to remember the holocaust and all the dead from World War II, gave us the opportunity of saw this film. So in this entry I’ll do a summary of this amazing film that reflect well the situation of the prisoners of the Concentration Camps.

This film is about one Hungarian Jewish prisoner, named Saul, who is member of the Sonderkommando. He was forced to work burning the corpses of all the people that was murdered in gas chambers, even his family and friends. Among the dead, Saul discovered the body of a young boy he takes for his son and tries to save the dead body of the children for the flames of crematorium to find moral survival. Apart from there, all the film Saul tries to find a rabbi in the prisoners to give the boy a proper burial in secret.

In my view this film is so stunning because in the film we can see a lot of images that years ago were real, for example how Nazis lying to get them, all the prisoners, into a gas chamber or how they do experiments on prisoners. I also think that the film reflects well the hard work of Sonderkommando and how people tried to find a way to find a moral survival to feeling alive in that Heel.

STORY OF STUFF. ANY SOLUTIONS?

Last Monday, in English class, we saw a video based on another video about the story of stuff, in which explain us the process of creation the things and where it goes when we throw it. So in the second season it explains the story behind the story of stuff, that’s where we’ll find ways to turn this situation.

First of all, the woman of the video, who explains us this story and try to give us some solutions, she say that she try to find a solution, so she read a lot of books about it. But she explain that some of this books has a mistake because it says that if I become smarter shopper and tell all my friends to do the same, I’ve done my part. But if we don’t are a smarter shopper, then is our fault the planet is being destroyed.

Then she explains that we don’t have the fault because we don't choose that all this toxic products are on sale or we don’t choose a lot of things that destroys the planet. Then she says that we have to try to change this planet but it is won't be easy, but if we do three easy things we’ll change it. First we have to share a big idea which help all people, an idea which suggests a new economy with new products and happy and healthy people. Then she says that all the people who changed the world they didn't do it alone, we have to change the «I’ll be more responsible» to « We have to work all together». Finally we have to put this two ideas together and then they took action. Then the world can change and we also have more facilities to do it than centuries ago.

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THE JOB THAT MOVES YOU AWAY FROM EVERYTHING YOU KNOW

http://elitedaily.com/life/take-job-move-away-everything/1473063/

SUMMARY:

This news is about a girl, Laura Bayard, who accept a job 2000 miles away in Phoenix (Arizona), far from her home, family and friends and she tells us about her experience.

She explain that at the beginning we can be intimidating and frightening but she promise that is an amazing experience we won’t regret It even if we end up moving back home after a short period of time. Then she explain us the reasons:

1.     You’ll advance your career. In this item she tells that maybe it can help us to improve in our job. She also explain that we can meet a variety of people who are different from your friends.

2.     You’ll experience new things. In this point she explain that we live new experiences and she tell us her experience with her hiked to the mountains.

 

3.     You’ll travel to exciting places.  In this item she explain that when we went out of our comfortable zone we want to reach exciting places we never seen before. Then she tell us her exiting adventures and travels.

4.     You’ll be happier. In this point she says that we have to try it because if we don’t like we can go home. She also says that we can’t live our life for fear over the ʺwhat ifsʺ because if we don’t try it we’ll never know what experiences we might be missing out on.

5.    You’ll learn to live for yourself. Finally she says that it’s hard for everyone to live far from her family and friends because she, for example, missed family birthdays and get-togethers, etc. But she explain that one thing about being away from it is the fact that we have learned to live for ourselves.   

MY OPINION:

I have to say that I chose this news because I think that all of us go through that and I’m interested because I’m a person who love her family and friends but one of my biggest dreams is travel around the world and someday I have to move away from my house, family and friends. I also have to say that I totally agree with the item four and I like the way this girl think.

WORDS I DIDN'T KNOW:

• hiked
• tackled
• faith

RAP MADE UP OF DONALD TRUMP QUOTES IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS

http://elitedaily.com/news/politics/daily-show-trump-rap/1478828/

SUMMARY:

Last Thursday in the episode of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”, that is an American news satire television program, talked about Donald Trump, who is candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. These program criticized the policy of this political.

The correspondent of the program, Roy J. Wood, says that Trump doesn’t belong in the White House but the things he say belongs a rap video because he doesn’t respect women, he brag about his money and in his political speeches always fights. That’s a very funny comparison with his policy.

But the comparison was carried just because he made a rap music video using Tramp quotes as lyrics. This song is called “They love me”. We can see this hilarious video here.

 

MY OPINION:

In my view this is a funny satirical music video where we can see the crazy thoughts of this politician that can be dangerous for the world. I think that he can be dangerous because weeks ago we went to Germany to visit concentration camps and we study the Second World War where in the beginning Hitler hadn't a lot of followers but then a lot of people began to think like him. The candidature of this politician is another check with other events more terrific like terrorism that humanity didn’t learnt about the past and history because if we watch the news we can see how the same mistakes of the past happen again.

WORDS I DIDN'T KNOW:

• Straight
• Either
• Brags

 

 

WHY THIS INDIAN WOMAN IS USING 'BLACKFACE' AS SOLIDARITY

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36136965

 

SUMMARY:

Ms. Jaya, a Young woman in southern India, decided to paint her body with collyrium, a type of dark eye shadow, every day until 125 days, even when she step out of her home studio, to protest against the society that is so prejudiced about issues of gender, caste, color and creed.

The origin of this protest was because a student at the University of Hyderaba, Rohith Vemula, killed himself on 17 January after alleged caste discrimination on the campus. That’s the reason about the beginning of her protest. She told the BBC: “The news stung me and I thought of this way to express my solidarity with the Vemulas of India."

While she was doing her experiment she also realize that "Caste is closely related to color and whatever is black is not welcome in the Indian society”. She say this because some people, during her protest while she was painted, they called her Putana, a female demon from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, or even they started shouting at her.

For a lot of people the color of the skin is so important and, in many South Asian and African countries, people coveted fair skin hence darker-complexioned men and women bleach their skin.

Ms. Jaya explained and vowed that, the last day of the protest, she wants to plans a big event with a gathering of Dalit writers, artists and activists where she will give a classical dance performance and then release a book with her experience. She also say that wants to explore new ways to send a message to the society and she thought that this way was the better way to protest against that aspect of society.

OPINION:

I totally agree with Ms. Jaya because I can’t believe that in 21th century most of people care about caste and color of skin but it is the reality: the society’s mind didn't grow up since years ago when black people or women were depreciate. Well, maybe it has improved a bit but with this news we can check how humanity are.  I also agree with the way she use to give a message to the society because I think that is an infrequent way and maybe society reaction to this experiment. So I want to say that we have to remember that all of us are humans and we must not worry about the skin or social class because this facts can means nothing. We are humans that, a part from our personality and ways to think and live the life, we are equal. 

WORDS I DIDN'T KNOW:

• Caste
• Creed
• Bleach.
• Gathering.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE

This is a famous quote that we watch everywhere. So in this entry I will talk about some women who prove that this quote is true and then, obviously, I’ll give my opinion about it.  

We always watch this quote and we can agree or disagree but I defend this quote and I prove that is true with this women:

Oprah Winfrey. She is a media queen and one of the richest women in the world but to get it had to fight. She studied and worked at the same time and she was fired of her first media gig but then at 24 years she was very popular and she reached the fame.

Coco Chanel. This girl was learning how to sew with help from the nuns at the orphanage she grew up in. She also was a singer before opening a store.

Ellen DeGeneres. She had to fight a lot to become the best stand-p comedy. She didn’t reach fame until the 38 years when “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” debuted in 2003.

Jennifer Lopez. She started as a dancer and doing smaller roles in series but it was the lead in “Selena” it led she to be who she is today.

These are four examples of women that prove this quote. I believe in this quote and I think that we can achieve what we set if we want it. It may be it will cost more or less but if we work hard we will succeed.

MY FAVORITE APPS

I disagree with the persons who are always with mobile because I think that is better enjoy the life and the moments beyond the screen but in this entry I will talk about my favorite apps: we heart it and pinterest.

Pinterest and we heart it are an apps where we can sharing inspirations photos, diy, motivated quotes, etc. So, in this app we can found inspiration and motivation for these days where we are studying and we need motivation or where we have time to do some crafts or we want to do something but we don’t know what, so we can found inspiration in these apps.

I really like this apps because I think that are a good way to inspire us or it can be a good entertainment. Even though I disagree with the utilization in excess of mobile I think that these apps are different because its can help us and the other applications can be an addiction without learning, although I also know that this two apps also can be an addiction. So, I defend his utilization but if we don’t use it too much.