Final reflection

My final reflection of the whole course is that, I've improve my level of English but mainly because of the classes that I've been taking for the past years. Basically I think that I've improved everything step by step; reading, listening, writing,speaking...

Well, I think I'm pretty good at writing and listening activities, whereas in speaking I'm not bad but I can improve much more.

None of the activities we did in class are useful to learn English because I've studied things that I already knew, however I'm accostumed to learn English in reduced classes and for me, the blog stuff is a waste of time. I don't really know why but the way we tried to learn during this course wasn't effective.

Next year we can try something more scheduled.

Oral presentation: Self evaluation

I think I did better than in the other terms because I've felt more comfortable with the subject although I got nervous as always.

I think I can improve my self confidence and I should do it, but the content of my presentations usually are quite good.

In conclusion from my point of view I've improved since the beginnig of the course, however there are little details I'd have to correct.

New: Germanwings crash: Co-pilot 'treated for depression'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32081681

The investigation carried out about the plane crash have come to the conclusion that the co-pilot barred the pilot in the toilet and according to the "black box" data he acomplish his desire of destroy the plane.

Andrea Lubitz suffered from depression and because of that he received treatment during a year and a half. The airline recommended the co-pilot to take psycological treatment.

The german media found some evidence of mental health problem in Andrea's flat.

The police added that they have found very significant clues to what happened but it haven't been specyfied.

Andrea's parents were shocked for their son's death because he probably was the provoker on many people's death.

Finally some airlines decide that in the cockpit must be at least two crew members.

New words:

 -Cockpit: a space in the forward body of an airplane containing the flying controls and seat for the pilot.

-Barred: a long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used esp. as a safeguard or obstruction.

-Debris: the remains of something destroyed

Your say: Piracy (Videogames)

Piracy is to get something illegally either downloading or buying it in a store at a lower price, in this case a video game.

Fist of all, what I feel about it? I think that at a time is good but also bad .We all had that game we wanted to buy but did not have enough money and we opted to it download illegally .¿How this affects me? if we see it from our point of view this does not affect us at all but it has one problem and it's that we cannot play online (However I've only done it with a few games) .¿Did it affect someone? Unfortunately Yes. But Who? businesses .Why businesses? because as the money does not reach the companies they cannot carry on making games.

 Obviously the blame is not only on pirates it's also the fault of the businesses, it may seem odd or illogical but for me the main problem are the high prices of the games, because a large majority can't afford to pay a set of  70 € although there are platforms like Steam that allows you to buy these games at a lower price digitally .Is the same way to buy via a digital shop ? The only problem is that you don't have the box but the content is exactly the same.

In conclusion, piracy is almost impossible to stop and even with the high prices of video games while the problem includes not only this industry but also to the music and film too. I think the price should be lower as it would benefit both them and us.

New: $17 million in cocaine accidentally shipped to German supermarket chain

http://www.businessinsider.com/17-million-in-cocaine-accidentally-shipped-to-german-supermarket-chain-2015-5

Berlin police have seized 380 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bananas – the largest ever drug find in the German capital. Employees at a discount supermarket contacted police saying they had found what appeared to be drugs in some crates of bananas.

Concealed beneath the fruit, drug investigation officers discovered around 12 green packets per crate, each containing a kilogram of cocaine. The drug-filled crates were found in 10 discount branches in the capital and could be traced back to one central fruit market. But police said that they had not yet ascertained where they had come from.

The find echoes an instant in January 2014 when boxes filled with bananas and 140 kilograms of cocaine were delivered to five Berlin supermarkets in what police called a logistical error by drug smugglers.


New words:
-Grocery: food and other commodities sold by a grocer.
-Conceal: To hide something.

-Crate: a wooden box made of slats.

Your say: Racism

Racism is infused with fear, so that fear makes them to be afraid or to hate a different society to theirs.

Today this is called racism, which starts when the difference, real or imaginary is to always justifying an aggression. An attack based on the failure to understand the other, the inability to accept difference and notching dialogue, and is the belief that some people are superior to others simply because of their belonging to a specific "race". Racists define race as a group of people that share a common ancestry. Distinguish races under physical characteristics such as skin color and appearance of hair. Actually, it does not matter any clearer and, above all, no relevant difference because we are made of the same things and after all we all come from the same place.

The word "racism" is also used to describe abusive or aggressive behavior towards members of an "inferior race". Racism takes many forms in different countries according to their history, culture and other social factors. A relatively new form of racism sometimes called "ethnic or cultural differentiation" says that all races and cultures are equal but they should not be mixed, in order to preserve its originality. Biology has only determined a single race: the human race.

New: Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president after 17 years in role

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/02/sepp-blatter-fifa-president-resigns

Sepp Blatter has resigned as FIFA president in the face of a corruption investigation that has plunged world soccer's governing body into the worst crisis in its history. Blatter, who is 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in the city and arrested several FIFA officials, and just four days after he was re-elected to a fifth term as president.

FIFA, which has been ruled over by Blatter since 1998, was rocked this week by the announcement of a US-led investigation into alleged widespread financial wrongdoing stretching back for years. Swiss authorities mounted their own criminal probe into the award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

While Blatter was not mentioned in either the U.S. or Swiss investigations, there were widespread calls for him to quit, mostly from Western nations. Some major sponsors also expressed misgivings about the impact of the scandal.

Blatter said that an election to choose a new FIFA president would be held as soon as possible.

New words:

-Broom: a tool for sweeping, made up of a brush on a long handle.

-Bribery: the art of practice of giving or accepting a bribe.

-Depleted: to decrease badly.

Your say: Tiger mosquito

Aedes albopictus or (Asian) tiger mosquito is capable of transmitting a bite of 22 viruses including dengue, yellow fever and West Nile virus

Its most notable feature is its morphological black body with white stripes (head, abdomen and legs. The strength of their eggs (survive drying and cooling) allows human use globalization to reach further. Among other places, their eggs can travel on used tires or in bamboo flower pots.

Sociological and anthropological studies conducted in Italy, reveal that in some areas reached to change people's habits. People have removed some outdoor activities because of the bite. And urban areas are ideal for installation.

These studies also indicate that residential areas are ideals ecosystems for tiger mosquito, because these are plenty of gardens so the insect uses any container with water to reproduce.

Well, I think that the tiger mosquito spread is a serious business because it's an invasive species and it can provoke some devastating illnesses into humans. There are many ways to prevent the bites, but for me, the most effective ones are to wear more clothes although in summer it's kinda difficult and the other that can make mosquitos harder to get in your house and it's to install nets in the windows.

A student with a blacklist

The 20th of April a thirteen year-old student of the high school Joan Fuster killed a teacher with a crossbow, the murderer was equipped with multiple weapons. He broke the law in many ways but he can't be judged because of his age. Due to this incident is something wrong with our security? Are we able to improve it?

Obviously there's a problem with the high school's security and there are many options. I think metal detectors could be the solution but it has some weak points because there are some weapons that are made of wood or other materials that cannot be detected.

We can also improve our security by teaching morality values to the students or applying a measures to know how they are mentally.

Changing the law due to this incident could be a good idea, probably the teenage knew beforehand that he wouldn't be punished.

In conclusion there isn't only one way to solve this delicate issue but we must do something to know how to avoid or at least handle this kind of situation in the future.

Review: Seven Samurai

Seven samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that makes it one of the most influential films ever made.

The action takes place in Japan in the sixteenth century. The inhabitants of a village of peasants, tired of being regularly attacked by a horde of bandits decide to do something about it. The village elder member suggests hiring samurai to defend them. After several failed attempts to find samurai willing to fight only in exchange for food, found one called Kanbei, who decides to help. Thanks to Kanbei, get together a group of seven samurai who defend the town more for their courage and ethics by two daily handfuls of rice offered to them.

I loved the realism and authenticity of the film. Compared with today's cinema is a very long movie but no scene is priceless. Another strong point is the characterization and stories of each of the seven samurais.

Definitely Seven Samurai is one of the best films ever made, if you haven't seen it you don't really know what cinema is.