I and English

Hello classmates! Today I will write about my experience in the subject of English, in the university. 

First, is important mention that I have do four courses of English, from English I to English IV, because in the diagnostic test I was wrong: this moment I was very nervous because I do not like English and I not be good in this subject. I have do courses during the past two years and, in general, this experience not has been good.

In the first course, English I, I not learn much. The contents this course was very basic, this I learn in the Primary School. But, however, the teacher was very good, she prepared your classes and she went interesting activities. Therefore, in the following course, my learning was less, although I remember and recover the oral presentation this year, because this was the first time that I speak in English in front other persons, in front an audience. Also, in this course I know to persons of other years of my career; this was a situation very gratifying. 

In the next course that became this March of this year, I think that learned or developed abilities for speak and write in English. My teacher prepared activities that consistent in challenges for myself, because I have that speak in front my other classmates or all weeks y has that write in my blog. I believe that this course was the better, in comparison with the previous courses, I felt more interested for this idiom.

And, finally, I am doing English IV. This course has been difficult for me, because, in my life in general, I have not interested in the studies or university for personal problems. This form, I have not take advantage of this course. 

In general, I define my experience like a case of survival, because I feel that I not learning much contents. Although, I must admit that I have developed abilities, but I not know if I have make progress a lot. In my opinion, two years is less for learning English and considering that one in the university have various subjects, that in the practice are more important of English because are part of career, the course of English is not appreciate correctly.

My Christmas

Hello!

Today I will write about Christmas. The Christmas celebration has its origins in the Christianity, is the day where to commemorate the firth of Jesus, the principle figure of this religion. Christmas meaning in Spanish “misa de Cristo”. This celebrate is the 25^th December and is an important holiday of the year. Actually, the Christmas is celebrated of different ways, for example: in some churches perform mass – being to Catholic Church the “mass of cock” –; to decorate the houses, streets and shopping malls; the loved ones get together and give gifts.

Personally, the Christmas is very important because I believe in the birth of Christ. Of this way, this day for me represent a moment of hope and love, because is a reborn, an opportunity for begin the new. Also, in the night all my family gets family for to share this special night. Although in our Christmas the important of material has always been, because the presents have an important position in the celebration. This situation is caused for the boom of the world of commerce, which with the goals of to sell and to earn money, has built representation of that love, is shown with gifts… and great gifts, with help of mass media. This way the persons in December buy all the gifts, causing a large expenditure of money.

For the ideas mentioned, my ideal way to celebrate the Christmas is with the persons that I loved, where we commemorated this special moment: the birth of this important figure that meaning love. And, the gifts are important, also, but my idea is that these are made by people, craft production, this form not respond to commerce and showed the love. I think that the most important element this day is the love and peace.

Greetings!

Am I green?

I believe that I not green, because I do not actions for protect the environment. For example, I not use a bike because it screams me, where I live there is a lot “flaites” and I’m afraid that I can steal. Also, I not have much habits of recycling, only I try to use a few leafs when I write or print, in general in my studies.

I think that the best school for be green is the house: is in the home, in the family when to children must learn to protect to environment. In my family there is not much green conscience, and the actions about the topic are link with garbage, as no littering in public places. Therefore, we have never recycled. My family not likes sport; the contacts with nature are only the holidays in camping.

For me is very important the environment but I have never to take part in an eco-organizations, because I have always preferred to use my free time in other activities as the dance or to teach. Also, I not have opportunities either for take part in anything green.

I will like do activities with more contact with nature and my body, because I think that to care the environment must first take care of myself. Of this form, I will like to walk more and eat health food. I will like to use bicycle, too, but for this should be more security on the streets.

Our society has not conscience about environment and care of body. There is not conscience about the live. All people live and think in the moment, in the present, and everyone forget morning, they not think that various recourses are not renewable… they not think in the world that they will give to their children.

             

a beatifull morning

My childhood was very nice, a period full of joy and games. Problems were daily as a homework or fight with my friends. But, I think one of the best periods of my life is before to go to school, when I had nothing to do: I got up and played or watched TV.

One of my favorites memories is a day when I was child – when I was 4 years old –: I was waking up and I saw how the sun “peeked” through the curtains. When I remember this moment, I feel peace, because there were not concerns or tasks therefore I could enjoy each second. Also, the scene of the sun enters with subtlety gives a special touch: the nature always is outside waiting for you. I think that for this idea for me is a habit to open the curtains every morning when I got up, of this form I said hello to sky. This memory is special, too, because my home was quiet and were not my two eldest sisters (she were in the high school in that moment), and my mother was silent because she wanted that I sleep. 

To this morning when I child, I can say that exist others mornings where I wake up and I fell my mother cleaned the living, or I wake up and the first that I feel was a smell of the lunch that my mother cooking in the kitchen.

Of these memories, I rescue the how I enjoyed and feeling every detail to that edge. One smell, one ray of light, one sound, one smile fills my hearth and it shuddered all my body. Also, this wake made me think that every days exist something new that discovery because every time that you open yours eyes, that be an reborn, an revival.

Santiago of Chile

I think that Santiago city isn't a place very attractive, however are many places nice that can you visit.

            A place safety pin, from my point of view, is the “Cerro San Cristóbal”, because this is in the center of the city and offers different options of activities to do in a day like the zoo, swimming pools, visit to Virgin´s shrine, and area of picnic.

            I believe that an activity must make foreign tourists is visiting the cultural centers of Santiago, such as theaters, exhibition centers and museums, because they can find information about our country and people, and because this places are scarce in other parts of Chile.

            From my point of view and experience, the places than a tourist can not miss, are:

1.- Cerro San Cristóbal at the aforementioned.

2.- Visit of “Cajón del Maipo”: although this is not in the Santiago city, is a highly accessible location for all age groups that want connect with nature. Is south of the center city, in the Andes. The site offers quiet places, picnic areas, swimming pools, camping sites and even extreme sports.

3.-  “Parque O¨Higgins”: is a large park near the center of Santiago, which provides recreational opportunities for a person or the whole family. Also inside is the Fantasilandia amusement park, a chance to entertain and relax in the games.

4.- “Parque Quinta Normal”: also located near the center of Santiago, in the sector northwestern. It is a place to walk, to enjoy of the nature and to share in family. Inside is the Museum of Natural History, an interesting place.

            All places mentioned are, in essence, to escape the city and being the nature.

5.- Finally, “Plaza de Armas”: located in downtown Santiago. It is a place to meet older architecture of city, so is the square around it is a historical site of the beginnings and development of this capital. 

The mapuche conflict

                The mapuche conflicy have been very years in our country and even already was in the momento of independence of Chile. In general, the mapuche are knowed like a warlike people owing to they constantly are part of conflict politics, and they have showed your convictions with segurity and have fougth for keep their culture, in specially customs, beliefs and territory.  But, in this year, a sector of the mapuche people began with a hunger strike for part of mapuche prisioners. This prisioners, with the help their families and communities, demand that they are not enforcing the antiterrorism law and not be prosecuted for military trial, only civil trial.  This demands showed a treat different this persons for be mapuche, that is why they call in popular protest march“political prisioners”.  The president, Sebastián Piñera, and his team of govern tried resolve the problem doing changes in the law, to make possible  “dialogue tables”  with sectors of mapuche people and change the punish or sentence of the prisioners demonstrator, but this not was enough because no every demonstrators down of strike.

              My opinion is that for solve problems with mapuche people the Chilean state mus admit the many debs to this community form more than a century, that began with the called "Pacification of Araucanía". I think that the solution is recognize to this people like part of our nation, only admit tha pluriculture of our territory and recognized the rights of each culture and people, the differences between communities can be handled better. 

The Chorus

Today I want writing about the film The Chorus. In this the last film that I seen and this is fantastic. The social problems that show and the solution showed for there, can do think about our lives. Therefore I think that this movie elementary if you are interest in education.

            It is a film of 2004, produced in France and directed for Christhope Barratier. The movie started when Pierre Morhange, a orchestral conductor, returns a home because his mother died, there to meet with Pépinot, a classmate of infancy, who gets the diary of his former teacher: Clément Mathieu. In this moment, he started to read the live in the Fond l´Ethange.

            Fond l´Ethange is a school for “difficulty” boys. At the place studied Mourhange and Pépinot. In the first moment Mathieu, who was a musician, noted the problems of school: the not discipline of the children was punished with violence. He sought other way: confidence, complicity and music. Thus, the teacher forms a chorus with the boys, generated changes in the boarders and teachers.  As well, he found the musical talents in Mourhange and helped him enter a conservatory.

            From my perspective, this film is special and this a great work of art. The movie shows that even though children seem lost, even if the whole context seems bad, the love and the confidence bring out the best in everyone.