diumenge, 2 de maig del 2010

Yesterday, as every year, I decided to go to barraques and fires de Figueres. When we arrived, was evidently raining, like last year, so after half an hour of being walking, I was soaked and cold. In addition, I had been ill for a cold all the week, so I was going mad as hell. I really like the attractions, and although in Figueres they're not very exciting, I decided to ride on some of them.The rain was still jinxing everything. Luckily, the rain stopped suddenly and began the concert, that I could see close the stage. When the concert ended I ride more attractions, and the rest of the night consisted of going from fairs to barraques and the other way round. But the most important fact is that yesterday was the last day I could go out, because now is the time to study. I can not believe I'm saying that.

Is access to the internet a fundamental human right?



I just read an article that caught my attention: BBC has made a survey of more than 27 000 adults in 26 countries. The survey asked about the Internet, and what surprised me was the result: Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right.
What I think is that it's clear that people who have internet access are better informed, and it's an essential tool to access any type of knowledge. I think the internet is not a right, is a privilege. But consider it a right is ridiculous.
I would have thought things like food, water and shelter would be more important.
So what's next, is a TV a human right? A mobile phone, a Play Station 3?.
Writing Structures

dijous, 29 d’abril del 2010

Yesterday I was looking for some second-hand cars. Specifically, I was watching New beetles. Simply, and I don't know why it has always been the car I want. It's a legendary car, a symbol, and has a very original design, which is unmistakable and I've always liked. It's a small car, but I don't think I need more, is safe and comfortable. The one I like is the cabrio black. I've been looking at some deals that seem reasonable to me, and maybe can get to payit with hard work. But first of all I have to get my driving license, in order to be independent and go anywhere at any time.

dimarts, 27 d’abril del 2010

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

As a movie fan I am, today I want to talk about a movie I saw several days ago, but it caught my attention. It aroused my curiosity when I first saw the trailer. The film is about Max, a kid who argues with her mother and runs away from home. Then he creates an imaginary world where he meets strange mysterious creatures. As time passes the movie shows how Max matures, and realizes that he cannot be the king of all the situations.
But the argument is not the most important thing, is the sensation it produces. The film is not for children. It's for all adults who have abandoned their childhood, and they remember when they were like Max. For almost two hours, you get back to feeling like a child. Up until the end, when you get back to reality.
I think it's a film that awakens the child we have inside us and all we miss from that sweet years.


Do aliens really exist?

In a series for the Discovery Channel, Professor Hawking said it was perfectly rational to believe that intelligent life exists elsewhere. He said "The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."

Personally, I think this is a very difficult and somewhat chilling topic. The idea of extraterrestrial life scares me a lot.On the one hand, it's easy to think that the Earth is not the only planet that has intelligent life. The question is whether there are: tens, millions or billions of aliens, or if they are much more intelligent, and therefore, they could dominate us. Anyway, I think its a bad idea trying to contact other forms of life. We've been trying to kill our own species for thousands of years. What if they decide to do the same with us?

divendres, 12 de març del 2010

SHUTTER ISLAND


I have recently seen a very interesting film: Shutter Island. To summarize a bit the argument, is about two bailiffs who are sent to Shutter Island, an island in Boston Harbor where there's a psychiatric institution. They are sent to investigate the disappearance of a dangerous killer. The mental institution is run by a sinister character. In this institution there are the most dangerous mental patients, so there's a strong securely. However, they'll realize that everything is very mysterious, and that patients aren't the most dangerous of the island. I think the film delves into human psychology, into the mind, with all its complexities. Actually, the movie is a nightmare in which there are continuous discoveries, it seems increasingly difficult to escape.
Personally, I think the end has several interpretations (don't read this if you want to see it), I think the phrase "Is it better to live like a monster, or die as a good man?" is the key that confirms that he knows he will be lobotomized, and therefore he pretends he has not improved their disease on purpose.