I remember when i was little and we celebrated HALLOWEEN Lucia Bussi invited us to her housse every year in Yerba buena Country club...everybody would wear costumes..and we would go out doing trick or treat..It is one of the best memories of my childhood...here I leave you the history of this celebration that is in 2 days


HALLOWEEN

Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual?

The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.
One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.


The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century AD, Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.

THE PUMPKIN TRADITION

The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

Consumerism in Tucuman

I would like to talk about consumerism in our city, I tried to comment in andrea's post but i cuoldn't. A perfect example of my topic is this new shopping, "El Portal" situated in Yerba Buena.

From my point of view, I really don't know in what was thinking about the man responsable of this big poyect, buecause we can see that the results are not good. After carring out any proyect, it's sopused to done a deep investigation of the place, the people and the characteristics of the city, so that when you finally decided to carry out the proyect, the consequences don't be negatives like in this case. I consider that Tucuman is not a city whith consumerism characteristics. It's true that "el portal" it's full of poeple during night and day everyday, but that didn't mean that the people go there to consume buying clothe, food or athor things, most of them go to the shopping as turists, to have fun and as this is something new in our city and everybody like the things that are new..they go there only to do something diferent from the daily rutine.

Now, a new proyect whith the same characteristics it's carried out in Av. Aconquija y Anzorena...hope that the results being diferents and that some day we grow up.

Free speech censorship

Free Speech
It's typically bad essay form to start a section with a dictionary definition, but since I want to contrast my definition with the conventional dictionary definition, it's hard to start with anything else. Free speech is defined by dictionary.com as


free speech
The right to express any opinion in public without censorship or restraint by the government.
This definition misses some critical aspects of our common usage of the term. For instance, free speech is of no value if nobody is allowed to listen to the speech; people in solitary confinement have perfectly free speech, but that does not mean that we would have considered it an acceptable solution to lock up Martin Luther King Jr. in solitary confinement and let him preach what he may; along with the obvious unjust imprisionment we would consider this to be an obvious example of trampling on free speech. We should also consider the right to free speech as the right to listen to anybody we choose (subject to possible exceptions later), thus

free speech
The right to express any opinion in public without censorship or restraint by the government, and the corresponding right to experience anybody's expressions in public without censorship or restraint by government.
I use ``experience'' here as a general verb: One listens to a speech, watches a movie, reads a book or webpage, etc.
Since I don't want to define free speech in terms of censorship, lets remove that and put in its place what people are really afraid of.


free speech
The right to express any opinion in public, and the corresponding right to experience anybody's expressions in public, without being pressured, denied access, arrested, or otherwise punished by the government.

THE TWO ARTICLES I HAVE JUST POSTED ARE DIRECTLY RELATED WITH FARENHET 451 AND BRAVE NEW WORLD, WE CAN ANALIZE HOW THEY MADE PEOPLE TO CONSUME MORE AND MORE ,AND HOW THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND OPINION IN ANY TOPIC, EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT MANIPULATE THE HOLE SOCIETY , IN THESE TWO ASPECTS(CONSUMERISMS AND LUCK OF EXPRESSION) AND IN MANY OTHERS.I CAN CONCLUDE SAYING THAT BOTH BOOKS AND RELATED IN MOST OF THEIS ASPECTS AND IT IS IMPORTAN TO MAKE I COMPLETE COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM TO GET MORE CONCLUTIONS.

COMMERCIALISM and CONSUMERISM in the worl

Why do broadcasters continue to offer alcohol-related, sexual, and violent programming, given the overwhelming data testifying to the damage done by such fare? Our question stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of television’s clientele. As a writer for the Journal of the American Medical Association observed:

Cable aside, the television industry is not in the business of selling programs to audiences. It is in the business of selling audiences to advertisers. Issues of "quality" and "social responsibility" are entirely peripheral to the issue of maximizing audience size within a competitive market.

Television does not exist to entertain us; it exists to sell to us. Colman McCarthy, professor at Georgetown University and the University of Maryland, explains, "It is a commercial arrangement, with the TV set a salesman permanently assigned to one house, and often two or three salesmen working different rooms." Dr. John Condry, professor of human development and family studies at Cornell University, writes, "The task of those who program television is to capture the public’s attention and to hold it long enough to advertise a product."

While this amazes some parents, it is reality that everyone in the television industry thoroughly understands. Doug Herzog, while serving as president of Fox Entertainment, thus justified the level of alcohol, sex, and violence on his network, saying, "This is all happening because society is evolving and changing, but the bottom line is people seem to be buying it." Gene DeWitt, chairman of one of the leading firms selling television advertising time, similarly admitted, "There’s no point in moralizing whether this is a good or bad thing. Television is a business whose purpose is gathering audience."

Indeed, children see one hour of commercials for every five hours of programs they watch on commercial television. This means that during calendar year 1997, when the average U.S. child watched television 25 hours a week, he spend 260 full hours (or the equivalent of 6.5 weeks of forty-hour-per-week shifts) just watching commercials.

This is significant when we consider that the most essential product of the advertising industry is hunger. That is, commercials are intended to create a feeling of lack in the viewer, a deep ache that can only be assuaged by purchasing the product. As Dr. Neil Postman, chairman of the Department of Communications Arts at New York University, points out, "What the advertiser needs to know is not what is right about the product but what is wrong about the buyer." So we hand our children over to Madison Avenue to be told, hundreds of hours a year, how hungry, bored, ugly, and unpopular they are and will continue to be until they spend (or persuade their parents to spend) a few more dollars. And then we wonder why our children feel so hungry, bored, ugly, and unpopular, and why they are so needy.

Argentina ready to challenge Britain's Antarctic claims

Argentina ready to challenge Britain's Antarctic claims
· Buenos Aires to apply for sovereignty over seabed
· Political tensions increase after UK territorial move

Owen Bowcott The Guardian Friday October 19 2007 Argentina's foreign minister has warned that the UK will be challenged over any claim to parts of the southern Atlantic seabed, and that his country will apply for sovereignty over the ocean floor around the Falkland Islands and Antarctica. Jorge Taiana spoke after the revelation that Britain may register a claim at the UN which could extend its control over 1m sq km (386,000 sq miles) of the seabed off the coast of the British Antarctic Territory.

Speaking in Rome, Mr Taiana said Argentina was preparing studies to present to CLCS, the UN commission on the limits of the continental shelf. "This will include the area covering Argentine Antarctica, as well as the Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich islands, because they are part of our integral national territory. In defence of our national interest and legitimate sovereign rights we are intensely working on our presentation."

Both the UK and Argentina lay claim to large areas of Antarctica, territories which overlap. Under the terms of the 1959 Antarctic treaty, territorial disputes on the icecap were "frozen".

The news that Britain could register such a seabed claim, revealed in the Guardian this week, has heightened political tensions in the region. Buenos Aires still claims the Malvinas, known to the UK as the Falklands, as well as South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands.

The Foreign Office did not respond yesterday to the comments of the Argentinian foreign minister. But a spokeswoman said that technical and legal experts from the Foreign Office and Argentina's foreign affairs department had met to talk about the issue. "UK jurisdiction ... if internationally agreed, would help protect these areas from uncontrolled environmental damage," said the spokeswoman. "We are absolutely committed to upholding our obligations under the Antarctic treaty. This isn't a free-for-all, a secret carve-up or competitive land grab. We are engaged in a peaceful, open and long-term UN process to establish, by consensus under international law, an orderly regulatory regime in large areas of the oceans where none exists at present."

She said that if the UK did not submit the claim to the UN by the deadline of May 2009, the right to do so would be lost.

The Antarctic treaty at present prohibits gas, oil and mineral exploitation in Antarctica. The Southern Ocean around the continent is icy and inhospitable, and even if the terms of the treaty were altered in future, any extraction of resources would amount to an extreme technical challenge. This year, for example, the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton lost a remotely operated submersible in the Weddell Sea when it became trapped in an ice cavern 70 metres below the surface.

The submersible, known as an autonomous underwater vehicle, was estimated to have cost £1m to develop

natural desaster in California.

Summer and early fall are wildfire season in many places, but few areas face as great a threat as the western part of the United States, which has an abundance of burnable brush and trees, in areas that rarely get much rainfall.
Conditions in early 2007 were unusually dry, with Southern California receiving only one-third of its normal of rain and the amount of snow in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, the location of an early blaze, only 29 percent of the usual level. Fires in the West have also become more difficult and costly to fight, as increased numbers of people have settled homes or built vacation houses in wooded areas near national parks. Wildfires in these areas are often caused by human activity, like untended campfires or discarded cigarettes.
In Southern California in October 2007, hundreds of square miles in seven counties were consumed by scores of fires, their flames fueled by high desert winds and hot temperatures that remained largely impervious to air attacks, garden hoses or fire retardant.
The authorities said the blazes, raging from the Simi Valley northwest of Los Angeles through San Diego County to the Mexican border, were responsible for several deaths. The fires consumed well over 1,400 homes and commercial structures, and threatened tens of thousands of others. As many as 500,000 people were estimated to have evacuated and thousands more were ordered to move, making the evacuation effort roughly half the size of that from the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina. — John Holusha, June 26, 2007; UPDATED: Oct. 24, 2007 . In my opinion although i put in the title that this was caused by nature i also think that there are cruel people that make this bad things to deteriorate the environment or also it could have been an accident. I wish the firefighters and all the people that is helping with this can stop this situation because it is causing disasters and leaving millons of people without homes and familiars.

Ron Mueck

****some time ago a friend of mine sent me an e-mail with the some pictures of the most amazing sculptures that I have ever seen...the author of these sculptures is an australian artist that lives in london. His name is Ron Mueck he is the son of two toy makers...In the beginning he worked on television making dolls for special effects and photographs..but then he thought that photographs werent enough so he turn into hiperealistic sculptures...he is very talented....look at the pictures! :)***

BRAVE NEW WORLD= BRAVE NEW SELF

I wanted to post some reflexion on "brave new world-brave new self" that Miss Galvan posted on the 9th of october...
this a time in our lives where we have to decide a lot of things that will have a huge effect in our future...like
-do i want to study?
-what should I study?
-Am I good for this or that profession?
-will I be able to perform in a good way this or that activity?

sometimes we feel that we should have done things in a different way...like now that school is ending and I have to choose a career..I think all the time "I should have studied more""I don't feel prepared yet"....But then I start thinking how lucky we are...we have better opportunities than a lot of people to be whatever we want to be...In my case I have my parents that support every desition I make,I have health and great friends that help me when I'm down (thank you!!!!!) and having regrets on the past or fear about the future is only going to make things harder...because we can achieve all our goals if we use all our EXTRA POWER.Nobody is better than me....I'm not better than anyone...we are all equally capable of everything...we should give our power the chance to come out!!!! don't you think??
listen to this song by Bon Jovi...I think It is very inspiring...here is the video and the lyrics...enjoy!!!



Welcome To Wherever You Are Lyrics
Artist(Band):Bon Jovi


Maybe we're all different
But we're still the same
We all got the blood of Eden running through our veins
I know sometimes it's hard for you to see
You're caught between just who you are and who you want to be

If you feel alone and lost and need a friend
Remember every new beginning is some beginning's end

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life; you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
That right here, right now you're exactly where you're supposed to be
Welcome to wherever you are

When everybody's in and you're left out
And you feel you're drowning in the shadow of a doubt
Everyone's a miracle in their own way
Just listen to yourself, not what other people say

When it seems you're lost, alone and feelin' down
Remember, everybody's different; just take a look around

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life; you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
Right here, right now you're exactly where you're supposed to be
Be who you want to be, be who you are
Everyone's a hero, everyone's a star

When you want to give up and your heart's about to break
Remember that you're perfect; God makes no mistakes

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life, you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
Right here, right now you're exactly where you're supposed to be
Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life, you made it this far
(I say welcome) Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life, you made it this far
(welcome) you gotta believe
Right here right now, Welcome

BUSH'S MISERABLE FAILURE

During the 2004 United States Presidential elections GOOGLE BOMBS where used against George W. Bush....The trick was that Web users entering the words "MISERABLE FAILURE" into the search engine and pressing the button "i'm feeling lucky" were directed to the biography of the president on the White House website.
It was crearly a political statement that google was making against the candidate....

But what exactly is

google bombing?

I did some research and I found out that the way google works is by using anchor words (in spanish=palabras ancla) to link to web sites and popularity rankings...so they manipulated the anchor words and popularity rankings to the white house bigraphy of bush...this very dishonest practice was done only by a group of web masters who wanted to make a joke...
Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products in Google said: We don't condone the practice of googlebombing, or any other action that seeks to affect the integrity of our search results, but we're also reluctant to alter our results by hand in order to prevent such items from showing up. Pranks like this may be distracting to some, but they don't affect the overall quality of our search service, whose objectivity, as always, remains the core of our mission.
interesting! great joke google!!!

CONCERT !!

ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES I REMEMBER FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL IS THE CONCERT!! WE SPEND MANY HOURS PRACTIZING OUR DANCE AND SONG AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE SHOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING

cell phones + driving = DANGER

Cell Phones and Driving

THE TOPICOCTOBER 2007In the United States over 236 million people subscribed to such wireless communication devices as cell phones as of May 2007, compared with approximately 4.3 million in 1990, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Increased reliance on cell phones has led to a rise in the number of people who use the devices while driving. There are two dangers associated with driving and cell-phone use, including text messaging. First, drivers must take their eyes off the road while dialing. Second, people can become so absorbed in their conversations that their ability to concentrate on the act of driving is severely impaired, jeopardizing the safety of vehicle occupants and pedestrians. Since the first law was passed in New York in 2001 banning hand-held cell-phone use while driving, there has been debate as to the exact nature and degree of hazard. The latest research shows that while using a cell phone when driving may not be the most dangerous distraction, because it is so prevalent it is by far the most common cause of this type of crash and near crash.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Studies: Studies about cell-phone use while driving have focused on several different aspects of the problem. Some have looked at its prevalence as the leading cause of driver distraction. Others have looked at the different risks associated with hand-held and hands-free devices. Still others have focused on the seriousness of injuries in crashes involving cell-phone users and the demographics of drivers who use cell phones. Below is a summary of some recent research on the issue

In this puicture we are in paula's house before a party ..we had a lot of fun that day thats why I like this picture so much.

NINE REASONS WHY ABORTION SHOULD BE ILLEGAL

There are no good reasons to support abortion, also I strongly disagree that Planned Parenthood, which is a large national pro-abortion organization, support abortion. I have always been supportive of the life of the unborn.
Although I am personally against abortion, there are others who don't agree with me. I have gradually realized that the abortions (murders of the unborn) are continuing at the rate of four thousand abortions per day in the USA one hundred twenty thousand per day worldwide.
Abortion should be fought in every country, but the circumstances of each country are different.

1. Laws supporting abortion kill babies.
To prohibit abortions vastly decreases them. Abortion are "absolutely necessary" in only two cases: the mother's health or the baby's health. Abortions based on the mother's health account for 3% of abortions. Abortions based on the baby's health account for 3% of abortions. Total: 6%. (Source: Forrest, J.D. & Torres, A. "Why Do Women Have Abortions?" Family Planning Perspectives) Women don't feel that abortion is "absolutely necessary." Women feel selfishly inconvenienced by pregnancy. To repeat, because abortion was made legal in the U.S., about 1.5 Million (1,500,000) babies are murdered every year in the U.S. by abortion. Every baby of the aborted 1.5 Million dies. Cold blooded murder is criminal, and should be treated as murder. (Killing a baby is sometimes, though rarely, medically necessary. This is not murder, and should be legal, just as killing someone in self defense is legal.)
2. Legal abortions protect women's health.
Protecting women's lives preventing serious medical complications are valuable, and should be legal. Your own figures indicate that tens of thousands of women have health reasons for aborting babies. Your own figures indicate that millions of women abort their babies. This indicates a very rough estimate of 1% of abortions that are done because of the mother's health.
3. A fetus is more than a piece of tissue.
Yes, there has been argument over this issue for centuries.
Regarding Science and Medicine: Currently, all valid science and medicine is 100% clear that a fetus is a person. Practically, 100% of a person's genetic makeup is determined at the moment of conception. Science and medicine define being a person (human) by genetic means. According to science and medicine, a fetus is a distinct organism.
Regarding Religion: Religion, on the other hand, is not as clearly defined as medicine and science, because religion introduces the soul into the situation. However, no religious leader would say that a fetus does not have a soul and that because of this a fetus may be capriciously aborted. Religious opinion is slowly beginning to accept science and medicine. Any religious leader with a strong practical grounding in scientific knowledge will have to admit that every embryo has a soul. However, regardless of when a person gains a soul, religious opinion does not show any support at all for abortion. In fact, religion is one of the strongest opponents of abortion.
Regarding Philosophy: Philosophical opinion does show some variety regarding when a baby becomes a person. This is due solely to the fact that most philosophy is of ancient origin. Regardless of whether a philosopher believes ancient philosophies (which were developed before the discovery of cells, heredity, and DNA), the philosopher would not support capricious abortions.
Conclusion: Neither science, nor medicine, nor religion, nor philosophy supports capricious abortions. In fact, there is a narrow band of belief in science, medicine, religion, and philosophy that life is valuable, should be supported, and should not be killed when the killing is reasonably avoided. In fact, those who believe strongly in science, in medicine, in religion, or in philosophy are some of the strongest opponents of abortion.
Regarding Choice: Currently, some small groups run large campaigns to convince people that women have a "right to choose" to abort their babies. This is absurd. The choice comes in when the women decide to have risky sex. When people make choices, they must accept certain ramifications of these choices. Sometimes, people don't want to accept the ramifications of their choices, and try to find an unethical means to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. (By the way, how can any woman with a conscience abort her baby?)
Regarding Rights: No one is saying that babies should have "rights equal to or superior to a woman's". That would be absurd. Pro-life proponents are simply saying that babies have a right to life. That is all. A right to life. If anyone can tell me how a baby having a right to life in any way makes its "rights equal to or superior to a woman's", I would greatly appreciate being informed about this!
Regarding Development: You imply that a fetus is not "a thinking, feeling, conscious human being." Current, valid science indicates that a fetus is not a senseless mass of tissue, as some people have believed in the past. According to Planned Parenthood, a fetus is "the organism that develops from the embryo at the end of eight weeks of pregnancy and receives nourishment through the placenta; the fetus continues to develop until the pregnancy ends." According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition, an organism is "an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being". In other words, Planned Parenthood admits that a fetus is an individual, and a living being! According to Dr. Ruth's Encyclopedia of Sex, "The beginning of the fetal period [is] arbitrarily designated by most embryologists to occur eight weeks after fertilization. At this time, the embryo is nearly one and one-half inches long. Few, if any, major new structures are formed thereafter; development during the fetal period of gestation consists of the maturation of structures formed during the embryonic period." In other words, the basic structure of the baby has already been formed! Planned Parenthood admits this. Now, remember, this is still within the first "trimester"! The baby has a small brain. The baby can feel pain. The baby can feel vibrations. The baby has vague vision and hearing. The baby has reactions which indicate a simple intelligence. Who knows whether a baby is conscious at this point? Admittedly, the baby is undeveloped enough at this point that its sensations and thoughts are not similar to adults'. However, the baby is a thinking, feeling human being, though admittedly undeveloped.
Regarding Diminishment: For women to have the legal right to freely take the lives of their babies, whether on a whim, for their own selfish reasons, or for their own selfish comfort, "is arrogant and absurd".
4. Being a mother is the most important purpose of women.
Regarding Women's Freedom: Many are calling the 1990's the "Me Decade." One aspect of this is some women who consider only their own needs and desires, and disregard the needs and desires of others. This is most obvious when women are willing to kill their own babies (either born or unborn) to fulfill their own selfish desires. Every possible reason for abortion (other than serious health issues for the mother or baby) is a selfish one. Everyone, including men, women, and babies (born and unborn) should have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Regarding Mothering: No task is as crucial as that of parenting. Being a mother is the most important purpose of a woman. Being a father is the most important purpose of a man. Mothering (and Fathering) means having children and caring for them, often sacrificing one's own desires in order to provide the needs and wants of the children. This is the true definition of "parent." Without sacrifice, love is meaningless.
Regarding Choices: Women in Industrialized countries have many choices.
Regarding Equality: The "political and economic equality for" men and women is not worth much if men and women do not share the responsibilities of parenting. In Conclusion: Wouldn't it make better sense to consider the option of adoption, rather than the option of abortion? Waiting lists are never ending for adoptable newborns. Instead of losing his or her life, the baby instead gets a chance to have a good life with a married couple who highly desire a child to love, raise, and, in other words, parent.
5. Legal abortion is discriminatory.
Low income women have much support and many options. Often, the families of the mothers are willing to assist the mother. Many government programs are also designed to help low income women throughout all phases of bearing and raising children. Finally, adoption is an excellent choice for those women who don't have the financial strength to bear parenting. All expenses are paid, and more, for women who are willing to adopt out their newborn babies.
Legal abortion discriminates against babies. Any law which allows the callous, cold blooded killing of a life must be considered as discriminatory (at the very least!). Even the cold blooded killing of animals is proscribed by law, yet some campaign for less restrictions on killing unborn babies!
Legal abortion discriminates against fathers.
6. Legalized abortion is incompatible with a free society.
How anyone can talk about "compulsory pregnancy laws" with a straight face is beyond me. Women who abort their babies were not compelled to become pregnant. Unless they are forced to engage in unprotected intercourse, they have many opportunities to avoid pregnancy.
7. Keep abortion legal, and more children will abort their children.
The so called "penalty" should be enforced maintenance of any pregnancy which does not involve serious health risks to the mother or baby. "Enforced childrearing" is not condoned by anyone, and it is ridiculous to seriously consider "enforced childrearing".
8. Every child is a wanted child.
Regarding the United States of America: People strongly desiring children are on lengthy waiting lists for the chance to adopt infants. In fact, adoptive parents pay tens of thousands of dollars in order to adopt, as well as submitting to various screening procedures. Adopted babies are treated almost as well as the biological children of married parents: they are not brutalized and abandoned. In general, the children which are seriously disadvantaged are those children who are fortunate enough to not have been aborted, but are unfortunate enough to be raised by the mother alone, without the father's assistance. In these cases, adoption is a better solution, too.
9. Choice is good for families.
Choice is good for families. A choice which is sometimes not given enough consideration is adoption. A choice which is often used unnecessarily is abortion. Family planning means contraceptive measures, awareness of the potential responsibilities of parenting, and, if necessary, adopting out the baby. Family planning does not mean that abortion is "the answer" to "unintended pregnancy". Rather, family planning is avoiding an unintended pregnancy and dealing with it if it happens. All options should be used. However, abortion should not be considered to be an option unless there are serious health risks to the mother or her unborn child.

If you agree that human life has value, including the lives of the unborn, then speak out when the time comes! Don't keep quiet while millions of babies are murdered in cold blood. Speak out!


Taken from http://www.google.com.ar/

In Argentina, the Campaign of ‘Queen Cristina’ Focuses on Global Relations
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 24 — With just over a month to go before voters will choose a new president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, or “Queen Cristina,” as she is widely known here, is living up to her nickname.

Over the past two months, Mrs. Kirchner, a senator in Buenos Aires and wife of President Néstor Kirchner, has been treating her attempt to become Argentina’s first elected female president more like a coronation than a campaign

While no one has pulled it off before, the Kirchners stand a strong chance. Mr. Kirchner once had an approval rating of almost 80 percent, and opinion polls in the past few months showed that he still commanded more than 50 percent support despite a number of recent corruption scandals. The main reason is the economy, which has rebounded from the 2002 depths and grown by 8 percent in each of the last three years.

Despite her apparent discomfort mingling with the masses, Mrs. Kirchner has not felt threatened by any candidate. Other than Ms. Carrió, her opponents include a former economy minister, Roberto Lavagna, and a free-market economist, Ricardo López Murphy.



This paragraph are taken from an article that appeared the 25 september in the New York Times, I posted it because many of us will vote for the first time in our lives this Sunday and we must be informed of who are our candidates and decide with responsability which one to vote. Teenagers and society in general is too ignorat and we are not interesting in politics, but we must vote because it is our country!

The reasons behind your dreams

Dreams are easily the third or fourth most interesting habit human beings possess. Science has unsuccessfully tried to uncover the reasons and meanings behind your dreams for the past 60, or maybe even 70 years. The sad truth of the matter is that dreams are wholly unexplainable. However, there is an explanation for dreams, and I am here to truthfully present the facts, in chronological order, to you. Dreams come from the activity of the brain. This is simple to understand if you can believe in this very basic fact: your body might sleep, but your brain is an insomniac. You might be permanently staining your overpaid Tempurpedic-type pillow with drool, but for the eight hours a night you do that, your brain is drinking a French Vanilla Mochacuppachinalatte with three extra packets of sugar while reading Go Ask Alice to better understand why you (the body) suddenly don’t feel like playing basketball anymore. During your brains everlasting activity, you tend to think of different things. It’s difficult for one person to break down what everything your brain comes up with means, so instead I, and I alone, will take care of explaining each unique characteristic. Everyone’s familiar with the falling down dream: where you suddenly receive the sensation that you’re falling to your untimely death, only to awake with not a second more to spare. This dream is usually the result of the natural human desire to be a bird, a cloud, or an airplane. Everyone has an insatiable desire for flight; more specifically, humans want wings, and they would do anything to have them if given the chance. You fall down in your dreams because you want to fall down in reality, without the harm of actually landing somewhere. Too bad.

A sratnge dream

This morning I woke up and fell strange, at night I had a special dream. It was really wonderful, full of new landscapes and imaginary friends that made this dream my favourite.I dreamt I was flying on a plane and I started running and jumped though the window. All the passengers tried to stop me. “Don’t do that, please don’t ,”they told me.My decision had been taken and I couldn’t explain myself how this happened but I started flying with all the birds around me, it was something really impossible to imagine but in my dream I felt it was true.That was happening to me! It was full of different colors and views I had never seen before in my life. I felt something special as if I was living in another world.The best thing was that all the strangers who appeared in it, where new friend for me and every night when I had a dream they are there with me!After living these strange situation I decided to investigate about dreams and it is said that you dream something you like, in case you have a nightmare is because of fear, try to remember every morning what you have dreamt and you will see how wonderful they can be and how far your mind goes while you are sleeping.

Story

Mary
Mary was a 6 year old girl, she was the only child of Tony and Anna Split. One morning she left home to start her first day al “Snow Primary School”, which was situated in the richest area in Wimbledon, London.She was supposed to be picked up at 2 o‘ clock to eat with her parents as every day, Silver was responsible of taking care of her and that day he never appeared, he was found dead next to his car some streets near to the school.Obviously Mary never got home that rainy day, Mr. and Mrs. Split moved all the polices and investigators to look for her daughter and solve Silver’s case. What anyone knew was that Mary Split was not in Wimbledon, in fact she was not in London!Mary woke up and she was scared and confused but that woman in front of her who was full of peace, calmed her in a few minutes. She called herself “Mummy Sally” and Mary was obliged to call her like that. While day passed Sally convinced the girl that she was safe and her mother told her to went there for some holidays, Mary asked many questions but this old woman always answered so that Mary understood the situation. These holidays consisted on being always at home? That was the biggest doubt of Mary. She stayed 4 months in a small room all day long playing with Sally, she was alone only when the woman went to buy food or gifts to Mary, and the girl cried and cried but not because she was alone, she felt Tony and Anna had left her for ever.After a year there the woman decided to take her for a walk, and finally to take her with her family at London. Sally left her at the same place she had taken her, “Snow Primary School” and from that moment nobody, either Mary saw the old and peaceful woman again.Mary was taken home immediately and the whole town made a party to received her, but she never told to anybody his real days with Sally, there was any Psychologist that could made her speak about her life in that year. She missed sometimes the old woman who never explained her why she had done that.The dead of Silver was a case never solved, Mary refused to admit that the woman could have killed him, she only said “That old woman full of peace who was called my mummy for a year had never killed anyone”.

This picture was taken in the party we organized in "The Jockey Club". We enjoy a lot this wonderful night full of teenagers dancing and having fun the whole night. Fortunately many students went to our party even from other schools. As one of our last activities in our last years of school we were really happy and emotioned. The most important part was that we danced all together and reach all our expectations we had for that day. We will never forget this years together and each photo is a moment taht will stay for ever.
I think we were waiting for these since kindergarden and now that it is finishing we must enjoy a lot together because we will never forget this experiences we are living.

Be creative in choosing a career: deciding on a good career fit will take some exploring - Special FeatureCareer World, Sept, 2002 by T.J. WallisYou'll want to be creative in your search for the right career fit. After all, no one wants to wake up every morning dreading to go to work.In the real world, you have to invest a little time and effort into figuring out what kind of work will suit you best, especially in light of the seemingly endless career choices we have today. It's exactly all those options that can make career planning seem like an overwhelming task. But it's also those choices that allow you to break away from the ordinary and do something that truly fits your aptitudes and interests.Of course, to have a clear career path in mind, you need to know yourself fairly well. That might take a little exploring, and that's all part of the fun. Here are some easy, creative ways to figure out the ideal career for you, and to avoid "the nightmare career" scenario.Mirror, Mirror on the WallWhat's the fairest job of all? For each of us, the answer to that question will be different, depending on our interests and skills. But each of us should start by looking in the mirror and examining our own interests. Am I outgoing? Am I sports minded? Do I want to work in an office, or do I prefer the outdoors?Think about the things you enjoy doing on a regular basis. What kinds of activities are you involved in, and what is it about those activities that keeps you doing them? Do you like working on the computer? Are you a history buff? Would you rather be the boss or an employee? These are the kinds of questions you should be asking yourself.

School Week

This picture was taken at the School Week , while we were doing the "Presentacion", which was about all TV programmes that are shown now adays, like Susana Gimenez, Patito Feo, Cupido, Rugby games,Gran Hermano, Discovery Channel, Duro de domar, etc.

All of us had worked so hard for it to succeed. Although we had expected more people to come, we really enojoyed it.

This one belongs to the decoration of the escenary. We (the girls, of course) had been working all day to put the escenography on.

Unseeded Nalbandian upsets Federer
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MadridOctober 22, 2007 - 9:44AM

Argentina's David Nalbandian celebrates after defeating Switzerland's world number one Roger Federer.Photo: Reuters
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Unseeded Argentine David Nalbandian claimed a shock victory over world number one Roger Federer when he came from a set down to clinch his first Masters Series title with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 win in Madrid on Sunday.
Nalbandian, who beat world numbers two and three, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, on his way to the final, became only the second player since Boris Becker in 1994 to beat the top three at the same event.
The Argentine, who has slipped from a top 10 slot to 25th in the rankings this season, looked out of it when Federer raced away through the first set.
But he became the first man to crack the Federer serve this week when he broke in the second set and kept his nerve to level the match before taking advantage of some uncharacteristic errors by the Swiss to claim a famous victory.
It was Federer's first defeat since he lost to Djokovic in the final of the Montreal Masters in August and only his seventh loss of the year.
Federer had beaten Nalbandian in eight of their last nine meetings including a 6-4 6-0 win in the semi-final here last year, but the Argentine was the last man to beat the Swiss indoors when he won the Masters Cup in Shanghai in November 2005.
"I was very focused, knowing I'd have to play incredibly to win and everything went right for me," said Nalbandian. "It was a big boost for me to beat so many good players here this week."
Federer admitted he had been able to hold the Argentine in the final two sets.
"I guess when you beat Nadal and Djokovic back-to-back you come into the final feeling better than ever," said Federer. "It was a pity I couldn't stop him today.
"He played well and came back strong and he was the better player all in all."
The world number one appeared to be on course for another win after making his customary polished start on the ultra-fast court at the Madrid Arena.
He broke the Nalbandian serve in the fourth game after putting the Argentine under pressure with a superb backhand pass and again in the sixth with a fierce forehand drive as he wrapped up the first set in half an hour.
But just as the Swiss looked as though he might run away with it, Nalbandian fought his way back into the match by breaking Federer's serve in the second game of the second set.
The match was interrupted briefly when the watering system for the courtside flowers sprang a leak, but Nalbandian maintained his concentration and withstood some heavy pressure on his serve to take the set 6-3. Federer looked uneasy at the start of the decider and gifted Nalbandian another break in the third game after two uncharacteristically loose shots that drifted beyond the baseline.
The world number 25 kept Federer on the ropes with some excellent serving and deep returns and broke again in the ninth to claim the sixth ATP title of his career and make up for the disappointment when he lost to Marat Safin in the 2004 final.

like this is Yerba Buena nowadays..I hate heavy traffic I will never get acustomed to it..What about you?

HYMN!!

Do you think that we only valorate the hymn when our country participate in any international competition??
In my opinion is like this!!!

women = problems???

At the begining it sais: "1) Para conseguir una mujer, necesitas TIEMPO y DINERO, por lo tanto:...



A frind who also likes posting, talled me to upload this. It's very funny. What is important here, is that this blogg gets more funny.

I really hope you all like it and please DO NOT GET ANGRY!


WOMEN: WHAT IS FUNNY IS THE WAY THE WRITER GETS TO SOLVE A MATH PROBLEM, DON'T FEEL ANGRY FOR THE SOLUTION. AS TO READ ALSO, IMAGINE THAT INSTEAD OF "MUJER" IT SAIS "HOMBRE"!!!

I hope you all like it! HAVE FUN, and COMMENT!!

The worst trip, but the best holidays!

Last year I spend my winter holidays in "Las Leñas". The problem was that there was not enought snow, but anyway, I could ski everywere. The trip was exelent, and I had the best winter holiday in my hole life.

But, every good holiday, has its own price, don't you think? at least this one, had it.

We were travelling in a Toyota Hilux. It was exelent. I was in the back side, with my brother Sergio. The fact is that in La rioja, 50km away from la rioja's capital, the truck's engine, got broken. We couldn't do anything. We were completely alone in half way to Mendoza. So should we go back? or go on? If we were going to go on, HOW?.

The more bad luck you have, the more you have to keep on doing the same 'till you finish doing what you were doing. So, we went on. The truck's secure, came to look for us, and the truck, and send it back, home, while, we keep on travelling. We were left on la rioja's bus terminal. After 4 hours with all the bugs with as, we catch up a bus that was coming from Bolivia, and it already had 4 days traveling. You can not imagin the smell it had. It was JUST like roses... jaja. We bought an ambient deodorant, and travell in it 'till mendoza.

We arrived at 1 a.m. in the morning, and had to take a bus to las leñas, but everything was closed until 7 in the morning. It was very very cold. We couldn't go anywere, so spend all night in family (we were only 6 brothers plas my parents) sitted in a bench, all togheter, veeery very very cold. Any of us could get asleep, and we smelled as pigs. At 7 am, the bus station finaly opened, and we could get a bus that finly took as to Las leñas.

It was a horrible trip, it really was, but bealive me, I spend a holiday unique. We went with some family friends, so we had a good time all together.

I hope you've liked my story, and comment on it!

HALLOWEEN

Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, costume parties, Halloween festivals, bonfires, ghost tours, visiting "haunted houses", viewing horror films, and participating in traditional autumn activities such as hayrides (which may have "haunted" themes).
Halloween originated under the name of Samhain as a Pagan festival among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century.
Halloween is now celebrated in parts of the western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand. In recent years, the holiday has also been celebrated in various other parts of Western Europe.
The term Halloween (and its older rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening of/before "All Hallows' Day"[1], also known as "All Saints' Day". It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European Pagan traditions[citation needed], until Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV moved the old Christian feast of All Saints' Day from May 13 to November 1. In the ninth century, the Church measured the day as starting at sunset, in accordance with the Florentine calendar. Although All Saints' (or Hallows') Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, the two holidays were, at that time, celebrated on the same day. Liturgically, the Church traditionally celebrated that day as the Vigil of All Saints, and, until 1970, a day of fasting as well. Like other vigils, it was celebrated on the previous day if it fell on a Sunday, although secular celebrations of the holiday remained on the 31st. The Vigil was suppressed in 1955, but was later restored in the post-Vatican II calendar.
In Ireland, the name of the holiday was All Hallows' Eve (often shortened to Hallow Eve), and though seldom used today, the name is still well-accepted, albeit somewhat esoteric. In Irish, the festival is known as Oíche Shamhna (Night of Samhain), or simply Samhain; in Scottish Gaelic it is Samhainn or Samhain; in Welsh, Calan Gaeaf to the Welsh; "Allantide" to the Cornish and "Hop-tu-Naa" to the Manx. Halloween is also called Pooky Night in parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit.
Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world, and when magic is most potent (according to, for example, Catalan mythology about witches and Irish tales of the Sídhe).

Fahrenheit451 and Brave new World have many similarities, some of them are:

· The government manipulated people by don’t letting them think, just being entertained with technology so, they did with the country and society what they wanted and what was convenient for their pleasure, comfort and power.

· Societies, in both books, are superficial and consumerist. For example: Mildred wanted another TV and he had four in her house. She didn’t need one and they were very expensive, she also got a new one two months ago.(Fahrenheit 451); “old clothes are beastly, we always throw away old clothes”.(Brave new world). In both stories physical appearance is valued over intelligence.

· They describe a world which is supposed to be perfect in every aspect of life, all citizens are happy, but it is not so good: people are manipulated, can’t express freely, don’t have emotions, problems, nothing intense.

· Some things are hidden in the government for example books: they were forbidden by the government because for the authorities they weren’t entertaining, didn’t agree one with each other, were complicated and people named in books never lived so it was a waste of time reading them. They use these arguments to convince people not to read them but they were censured because they made people think, elaborate concepts, opinions and to debate them.(Fahrenheit 451); “There were those strange rumours of old forbidden books hidden in a safe in the controller’s study. Bibles, poetry- Ford knew what”. In this book (Brave new world) some books are hidden for the same purpose: the government didn’t allow people to think and know other cultures for instance because they will discover that they can live better and they will protest.

· Citizens are all equal. Being different was a negative thing. For example: Clarisse likes talking, walking, smelling and takes her time to reflect and think so she is discriminated at school and sent to a psychiatric(Fahrenheit 451); Bernard Marx has a bad reputation because he was an intellectual but wasn’t handsome so he was an Alpha+ but before decanting he got alcohol so he’s not physically attractive.

· Ordinary people don’t appreciate nature, only social outcasts do it. For example: “Bernard Marx drew a deep breath. He looked up into the sky and round the blue horizon and finally down into Lenina’s face. Isn’t it beautiful. His voice trembled a little”(Brave new world); when Clarisse taught Montag to see the man in the moon, to smell nature, to taste rain, etc(Fahrenheit 451).

· There are some characters that are very similar. Some of them are Beatty with the director. They have control over the society, give permits to people, are like inspectors that control that everyone do what they are supposed to. They also have a years of experience.

photo in tafi

Here is a photo of Fede pinello in Tafi del Valle. Now you can see Pine`s change because the gym, comment about it.

Safety first: parents, teens and drugs

Safety First: Parents, Teens and Drugs

According to a recent government survey, 48% of high school seniors have experimented with an illegal drug. Though every parent wishes and hopes that their children abstain from drug experimentation, the statistic above shows that almost half of our teenagers will experiment despite more than 20 years of "Just Say No" messages. Teenagers have become skeptical of the often-exaggerated messages and scare tactics relayed through D.A.R.E. and other prevention programs. While advocating abstinence, our ultimate goal should be safety and the prevention of drug abuse and drug problems.
Drug Education should follow the lead of sex education. Though sex education began with abstinence only tenets in the 1970s, the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s focused on efforts to save lives. To help reduce the harm associated with unsafe sexual practices, realistic sex education stressed safety. Today's drug education programs face the same abstinence only vs. safety dilemma.
Many parents fear that a reality-based, safety oriented discussion of drugs may lead to experimentation. Ultimately, teenagers will make the final decision about alcohol and other drug use. Young people need to know which drugs pose the most risks; that mixing certain substances can be deadly; and that driving under the influence or attending school under the influence must be avoided. When talking about drugs, trust and open dialogue is of utmost importance between teens and parents. Though abstinence is preferred, parents need to let their teens know that they care most about their health. Drug education efforts should promote safety first.

The catcher un the rye effects ??

After Mark Chapman shot five bullets into John Lennon, he sat down on the sidewalk, took out a book from his overcoat pocket....and read several pages while waiting for the police.
The book was J D Salinger's "The Catcher In The Rye"


Mark Chapman read and re-read this book during 1979 and 1980, until he came to believe the book had been written to express his own life. He identified so strongly with the fictional character of the book, he told his wife he wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield.
Holden mirrored Chapman and Chapman mirrored Holden.
He had to go to New York to walk in Holden's footsteps.
He saw himself as the new "Catcher" for his generation, and believed his story would become the new final chapter in the book.

What is special about The Catcher In The Rye?


On arrival in New York in December 1980, Chapman realised he had left his copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" back home in Hawaii, so he went into a book store on 5th Avenue to buy a new copy.
On the shelf before him was an edition of the book in a bright red leatherette cover with yellow lettering. He thought it looked dramatic and highly significant. Plus, it was the last copy on the shelf - Chapman regarded that as a clear sign it was meant for him. Destiny was shaping his every movement.
In the front of the book he wrote
"This is my statement.Holden Caulfield - The Catcher in the Rye"
"The Catcher In The Rye" is a novel about adolescent aimlessness, and dissatisfaction with everything. Holden Caulfield, the main character, is disgusted with the phoniness of everyone he meets. The book describes a few days near Christmas, when Holden has been expelled from his school, and is wandering around New York, before going home to see his younger sister Phoebe. It deals with themes of teenage anxiety over sex, the feeling that everything is soiled, and innocence is lost. It is also, perhaps, for Holden, a journey back to childhood, when things were more simple.The book's main theme is about protecting little children from the evils of the world: a theme he saw and heard echoed in the lyrics of Lennon's new "Double Fantasy" album.
It was as if Lennon himself was claiming to be the new Catcher for his generation....this not only outraged Chapman, but it also confirmed to him that Lennon was a dangerous phoney who had to die.

Farenheit 451

Well this weekend I start reading Fahrenheit 451…again =P. I really enjoyed reading it at the beginning of the year but I read kind of too quickly so I decided to start again paying more attention to the details.
Any way I came across with these lines that really caught my attention:
“He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over, and down on itself like a tallow skin like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now blown out. Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy .He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs. He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”
I guess what I first found interesting about this paragraph are the feelings, the thoughts, the facial expression described, the way the change on him is described. But then I realized that somehow I’ve felt that sort of feeling before and kind of felt identified.
If you read carefully you can see it’s a process, the process of realizing. Realizing that the things you thought you knew have now become unknown, that your truth has become a lie and that your confidence has now become fear.
I don’t think it just applies to happiness , I have felt it when realizing that people I knew weren’t what I thought , or when thinking that achieving something would solve everything and discovering there’s still so much to be done .
I think what Bradbury wants to share with us is how things aren’t always what they seemed .That we must never take something for granted because it can fade away sooner or later.
Still I think that beyond all the frustration you feel at first, it is actually something positive. It gives you the chance to start again, sets up new goals and makes us stronger and more prepared for today's world.

just thinking...

"Did you ever feel as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out? Some sort of extra power that you aren't using you know, like all the water that goes down the falls instead of through the turbines?"

Many times it happens... at least to me. Is like, there are ertain things that we should or could do. Sometimes to help others, or sometimes just for being better people. Is like a kind of extra energy, that makes makes you see things in a different way.
Last year there was a teacher that read us a litle story, that was about an eagle that was born with many "pavos". I think the story was called "Vivir en la pavada" or "nacidos en la pavada" something like that. The central theme was that that eagle was born, to fly over the skies and for being high, but as it was born with all those "pavos" it never learned to fly and never did anything but watching the flor looking for something to eat as all those "pavos" that lived with it.
What's interesting is that, sometimes, we, ourselves, live in the "pavada" and never realized that we are made to fly out and reach the sky. The fact is that sometimes that strenge that we feel inside, are proves that show as that we were born for being great people in the world.
So whenever you feel that, you feel you have to open your flys and start flying do not doubt about it. Just do it.

Later I'll look for the story and will let you read it!.

Here a photo that show what Ernesto post!

street kids

Street children can be found in almost any city in the world, but here in Argentina is something really common. These kids are forgotten children who often have no homes or parents. They shine shoes, sell flowers or ask you for some money. Unluckily, they do not have parents or adult people who take care of them and so on they have no education and no real future. As we know these kids spend most of their time in the streets so they have more risks to suffer dangerous illnesses. They often need medical attention but they do not have enough money for it.
I think that what this children need more is love because it is essential for living happy, and if you feel sentimentally well you will overcome difficult situations. I also think that the government should help this kids because they are the future of this society and if they don`t do it now, then it will be late and all of us will suffer the consequencies.

Technology and Teenagers-

Technology advancement is one of the most essential factors for teenagers in the western societies. However, under circumstances not all will be directly involve or share the knowledge of these latest inventions of technology. Due to the enormous development of technologies, this era can also be called the Age of Technology. With the purpose of surviving in the social, education and employment world, technology is becoming the most essential tools.
By means of social issues, since the last five years and onto the future, teenagers will most likely spend more of their time on the Internet or cellular phone, doing various tasks of socializing. Where there are interaction and communication with others around the world through chatting on the worldwide web, emailing and playing interactive games. Plus, there is already an initiation of digital camera for computer and perhaps telephone where one can talk and view at the same time of the person whom they are having a conversation with. Thus, these teens can all go e-shopping together with their fr

where is the love? Black Eyed Peas song

Where Is The Love?by Black Eyed Peas
Album :Elephunk (2003)

[What's wrong with the world, mamaPeople livin' like they ain't got no mamasI think the whole world addicted to the dramaOnly attracted to things that'll bring you traumaOverseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorismBut we still got terrorists here livin'In the USA, the big CIAThe Bloods and The Crips and the KKKBut if you only have love for your own raceThen you only leave space to discriminateAnd to discriminate only generates hateAnd when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeahMadness is what you demonstrateAnd that's exactly how anger works and operatesMan, you gotta have love just to set it straightTake control of your mind and meditateLet your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
People killin', people dyin'Children hurt and you hear them cryin'Can you practice what you preachAnd would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help usSend some guidance from above'Cause people got me, got me questionin'Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)Where is the loveThe love, the love
It just ain't the same, always unchangedNew days are strange, is the world insaneIf love and peace is so strongWhy are there pieces of love that don't belongNations droppin' bombsChemical gasses fillin' lungs of little onesWith ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die youngSo ask yourself is the lovin' really goneSo I could ask myself really what is goin' wrongIn this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'inMakin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividendsNot respectin' each other, deny thy brotherA war is goin' on but the reason's undercoverThe truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rugIf you never know truth then you never know loveWhere's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)Where's the love, y'all
People killin', people dyin'Children hurt and you hear them cryin'Can you practice what you preachAnd would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help usSend some guidance from above'Cause people got me, got me questionin'Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)Where is the loveThe love, the love
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulderAs I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colderMost of us only care about money makin'Selfishness got us followin' our wrong directionWrong information always shown by the mediaNegative images is the main criteriaInfecting the young minds faster than bacteriaKids wanna act like what they see in the cinemaYo', whatever happened to the values of humanityWhatever happened to the fairness in equalityInstead in spreading love we spreading animosityLack of understanding, leading lives away from unityThat's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' underThat's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' downThere's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' underGotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourselfWhere is the love?Where is the love?Where is the love?Where is the love?
People killin', people dyin'Children hurt and you hear them cryin'Can you practice what you preachAnd would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help usSend some guidance from above'Cause people got me, got me questionin'Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)Where is the love (The love)

"Where is the love" is a song written by Black Eyed Peas on the 2003.It talks about terrorism in the USA, an that politicians don't do anything to stop this.

the song mentions that the world is full of ignorant people, that descriminate others.Descrimination brings hate, and humans have to love, so this is the only way we can choose the right way to live.

papa juan pablo II

This post is to remember Pope John Paul II because it is very difficult for me to forget this special person who was pope during 15 years of my life. I liked the way he emphasized on adolescence and youth. And the close relationship that he had with them.
Karol Józef Wojtyła was born on 18 May 1920 in Woodlice in southern Poland and died on 2 April 2005 (buried 8 April 2005) after a long fight against Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. He reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death more than 26 years later, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IX's 31-year reign.
John Paul II had a special relationship also with Catholic youth and is known by some as The Pope for Youth. Before he was pope he used to camp and mountain hike with the youth. He still went mountain hiking when he was pope. He was a hero to many of them. Indeed, at gatherings, young Catholics, and conceivably non-Catholics, were often fond of chanting the phrase "JP Two, We Love You", and occasionally John Paul would reply "JP Two, He Loves YOU!" He was particularly concerned with the education of young future Priests, and made many early visits to Roman seminaries, including to the Venerable English College in 1979.
He established World Youth Day in 1984 with the intention of bringing young Catholics from all parts of the world together to celebrate their faith. These week-long meetings of youth occur every two or three years, attracting hundreds of thousands of young people, who go there to sing, party, have a good time and deepen their faith. Some of his most faithful youths gathered themselves in two organizations: "papa boys" and "papa girls."
Immediately after his death, many of his followers demanded that he be elevated to sainthood as soon as possible, shouting "Santo Subito" (meaning "Saint immediately" in Italian). Both L'Osservatore Romano and Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II's successor, referred to John Paul II “The Great" and he really was.

Brave New World: Brave New Self

When analyzing the novel with you today I got hooked by two quotes I really think you may get inspired and write a little bit about:

The first one is...
"I am I, and I wish that I wasn't."

The second is...
"Did you ever feel as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out? Some sort of extra power that you aren't using you know, like all the water that goes down the falls instead of through the turbines?"

Quite deep, don't you agree? Read them carefully. Would you say you could mirror yourself in these statements in any way? Partially at least? I mean, is there anything about your own being (personality, appearance, attitude in general, etc.) you feel is quite difficult to change, but you would certainly consider changing if it was possible?? Or is there anything you would like to express or do that you can't/ don't know exactly about???

Take your time to consider these statements and just write about them... I guess we could all get some surprising insights.

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