Is it GAP year a good idea? (discuss)

Gap year is a form to know the world and new people during a period for young people. That sounds good, but there are positive and negative sides to this.

On the one hand it’s positive because you know new people from other cultures and of course you know the culture too. Because if you travel to another country such as volunteer or work, this implies know a new culture, new food, new music… from this country. Moreover, if you help people you feel better. So you will pass and incredible and unforgettable period if you do a gap year.

On the other hand it’s negative because you probably miss your family, your friends, your culture… and more if you are very far. In addiction, you maybe don’t like the country that you choose for your gap year.

In conclusion gap year has positive and negative sides, but like all.  We think there are more advantages doing a gap year, because this experience is an invaluable one and you can learn a lot. That's why we would like to take a gap year before we go to the university in the summer.

News

Oklahoma community smashed by a huge tornado have been hampered by thunderstorms.

Residents have been picking through piles of debris where their homes once stood, after being formally allowed on Wednesday afternoon back into the area that was battered by the top-of-the-scale tornado.

Whole neighbourhoods in Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb of 56,000 people, were flattened by the twister, which packed winds of at least 200mph (320km/h).

Officials estimate 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 33,000 people affected. 

On the 24 of March  2013 Oklahoma was the victim of a Tornado.  33.000 people were  affected and it caused some deaths. The winds were as stromg as 320km/h. So now a lot of people are rebuilding their houses, and their lives.

In my opinion these thunderstorms are our fault, because of the damage we are doing to the planet with pollution. Global temperatures are up so there is a lot of differences about the rest of temperatures. So when the cold temperature mixes with the warm temperature they produce the tornado. For this reason I think that it is our fault. if we reduce the pollution probably the temperatures will got down. In conclusion we are  guilty of the all death in Oklahoma. And we are the only ones that we can stop it. We can colaborate for exemple with a ONG like Greenpeace. If we try we can save the world. We need a solution because if we don't  the Earth will die.

SMARTBRUSH

Today we had to present a product for the subject of business studies. We had to create a new product and design all the campaign.,
We designed the logo, we invented a product and we had to talk about it( price, where we would sell it...)
So now, I'm going to present our product. It's name is SMARTBRUSH. It straightens your hair with only one brush. So it's easy, you will be perfect in seconds.
It's made from ceramic (for heat), aluminium for the body and the bristles are made from tortoise shell.
This task is only the first of all that we are going to do, to help us become future business owners. We are inventors of our future. All is in our hands. Our generation has to build the best future for us. We have to work hard, study hard...Because all will be essential. Maybe one of us will be president or scientist or inventor of something incredible...So we have to fight for our future and the future of other generations.  But  first we have to fight to protect our world because if we don't do it , it will  be wiped out. If the earth is wiped out  we won't can be presidents or scientists or inventors...

Plans for summer

The good weather is comming, the plants and trees are coming alive again, the temperature is going up, the high school will finish, and the calm and relax will start. But this year will be different...I'm going to do the work of resarch and I will work in a summer school. My plan for this summer was to London in a Royal Academy of Ballet for two weeks but I was late to make the inscription, there aren't enough places. So, probably the next summer i will go in London.

One plan for this summer is that I will pass my driving theory test.

Another plan is that I'm going to work in a summer school, I like children and last summer I worked im ot. It's a littel bit stressful because the small children never shut up. But normally I like it.

When I say before I 'm going to do the research work. So this summer I will have a lot of work.

But my principal objective for this summer is to engoy it. I'm dreaming of going to the beach, going to partys. I need summer again. I want that batxillerat is finished and the summer will start now!

News

A woman has been pulled alive from the ruins of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago.

Rescuers said the woman, named Reshma, was found in the remains of the second floor of the Rana Plaza after they heard her crying: "Please save me."
She has been taken to hospital, but is not thought to have serious injuries.
The dramatic news came after the army said more than 1,000 people were now known to have died in the disaster.
The death toll is expected to keep climbing, as work crews using heavy machinery have begun removing rubble from the worst-damaged areas.

This news report explains how a building fell down in Bangladesh, 1000 people died but  after 17 days Reshma was found alive but without serious injuries. She had food for two weeks but then nothing. So it's amazing how she survived. 

Firstly, I want to say that in this building there were very bad conditions for the workers,so probably the building was not well constructed or safe too. If  it would have been better built, probably this accident would not have happened.

Secondly, I want to say that Reshma is a very strong woman, because she fought for survive. Some people wouldn't fight for their lives. She must be very happy because after 17 days finaly she was rescued. If  I was in her situation it's probable that the first moment I would cry a lot,

but after I would fight to survive.
 

The animal in me

Swan I might also be a cottontile

Throughout the ages, swans have been venerated for their elegant grace and gentle beauty. So it's little surprise that these personalities attract such admiration as they sail serenely through life. The swan's noble reputation is its greatest asset and it takes care to cultivate its image by always appearing calm in public.

Things are very different just below the surface, for fueling the swan's elegant glide is a high-energy paddling that consumes most of its emotional stamina. While it's common for a bird personality to exhibit this kind of emotional volatility, it is particularly noticeable in the swan when contrasted with its tranquil exterior.

Supporting a high-profile swan persona requires substantial energy, and a high metabolism can leave them feeling exhausted and drained. When life gets overwhelming, they will take off and find a tranquil, gentle place to meditate and recharge before returning to the real world. This unsettled aspect of their personality means that a swan has probably moved to a different city at least once its life, or is at least planning to do so.

Appearance is important to the swan who enjoys the finer things in life and it spares no expense in pampering itself. It would be a mistake to simply dismiss it as a fragile beauty though; for it is a well traveled, worldly bird who has seen the best and worst of the human condition. Its experiences have made it a well-rounded and worldly individual who can adapt to almost any career. It has no problem with taking direction from a boss and is always prepared to accept input from others.

Its work is well integrated into its life and it strives to find balance in its career and family life. Because swan personalities are often gangly and awkward as children, they have substantial experience in dealing with difficult people and are well equipped to handle conflicts in the workplace. Their innate empathy makes them ideal therapists, doctors, nurses or personnel managers. With their natural beauty they are also well suited for careers in the arts, with a particular affinity for music, ballet and acting. 

Cottontail personalities are small, gentle individuals with a tendency towards shyness and whose instinct is to run at the first sign of danger. Their extraordinarily acute senses are well-developed and always on the lookout for any impending peril.

Cottontails are astoundingly cute and rely heavily on their soft personalities and vulnerable appearance to succeed.

These beautiful and skittish creatures have the most elegant imaginations of all; spending hours creating magnificent castles in air and populating them with an endless variety of whimsically pastoral characters. These romantic dreams dramatically influence the cottontail's behavior, and although they could be described as quirky, they're also friendly, warm, and understanding.

Although they are bright, cottontails often hide their intelligence when it interferes with their primary method of survival: cuteness! Almost all mammal personalities find them to be irresistibly attractive and they rarely need to employ their personal resources to succeed in their careers or relationships.

Their quiet, solitary behavior is often mistaken for timidness, but cottontails are actually quite aggressive in their search for resources.

Because they lack the physical strength of larger animal personalities, they must rely on their social skills to compete in the workplace.

Cottontails function best in situations that don't involve confrontations, which means they are not natural salespeople, but their ability to work with others means they are well-suited for careers in customer support, diplomacy, administrative work and nursing.

I agree quite a lot with these results .I think that I'm a blend of both so, I put the two results.The most likenes with a swan is that I have innate empathy so maybe I would be a therapists. Also I'm like cottontail because I'm small, my senses are well-developed and always on the lookout for any impending peril. I'm also friendly,warm, and understanding. We have a lot of similars things and this surprises me, because with a little test they guess right our mutal charateristics.
All in all maybe the page should do more questions to specify more.  

Au paire in USA (GAP YEAR)

I really don't want to do this because I don't like traval alone. But maybe this option for me is the best.

I like babies and last summer I worked in a summer camp and I like it, so I think that I want to work with babies. Also it's a good option becasue with it I can improve my english a lot.

The most  probable is that I would get used to it after one week. It would take time because I'm not very independent.

And if I will
work with babies I think it will be easier , they speak more slouly than adults.

An other avantage to this travel is that I will be more sociable. Because you need to speak with new peope and you meet new friends.

I think that when I will arrive I will learn quikly becase you don't have any other options.

I would be worried because maybe I will have dificult babies or the famil are strange or unkind.  So I will have a lot of prolems. Also, I think that it is more probable  is that I will not like the food. Because I'm very special about food. I'm accustumed to the Mediterranean diet. I think that I will strave. I can't eat a sandwich without tomato or oil also I can't eat a sandiwich with butter this will be horrible. I can't eat sandwich everyday I need my pasta, my sandwich with tomato and meat with cheese. I can't eat a frankfurt or hamburger form McDonald's.  I have tried but I can't eat it. It's probably because when I was a child my mother did not let us eat McDonald's . And I don't like this because it is her fault I can't eat it.

Maybe with this trvel I will learn to eat these things.

I would like to do this travel when I finish university. Because I think that if  I do his travel when I finish A levels it's probable that I breack the study routine. 

My sister's keeper

This film is based on a true story. 

Ane, the protagonist, was conceived to give all the parts of her body to her sister, because her sister is ill. So Ane, spent a lot of time in a hospital to cure her sister. Everyday she had a lot of analysis and operations... It's constant. The parents of Ane dicided to have her because before she was born they had another baby. The doctors talked with them. And told them that if they didn't find some organs for her she will died. So the doctor proposed that if they have another child the first daughter could survive. So they do it. 

Ane was only the medicine for her sister.

One day Ane dicided that she wanted to stop to give everything to her sister. So she takes her parents to court.

I think that this film make you think about illnesses and problems. It makes you realise how lucky you are not to have these problems in your life.

The cove

On Wednesday I saw the presentation of Noa and Augustina. Their topic was"the cove". They talked about hunting dolphins off the coast of Japan. Some time before I saw a documentary in 30 minutes. In it I could see the truth about zoos. I say the truth because when you go to the zoo you can't imagine that these dolphins were tortured only so we can see them in the zoo.
The person that discovered Flipper, he began the whole story of humans and dolphins, now he wants to stop dolphins being held in captivity. Because there is a lot of demand the Japanese hunt dolphins violently. They kill for the meat. A lot of meat in Japan and China is from dolphins and they don't know it. So the Friend of Flipper tries to show the world all the things that murderers of dolphins do. This group fight for a better world and make people aware of what is happening.