jueves, 22 de octubre de 2009

Does anybody like their school photographs?


Why these horrible traditions persist in the school?

I hate the school photographs because this photographs show the change from child to young.
I remember my first school photograph, this pictures was horrible. I had ugly hair cut in this photograph, but my mother put it in the living room. I had embarrassment.

For the students the school photographs are a tragedy and all students hates it. This pictures show us in our ugly years, for example when we had braces, shins, fat, ridiculous hair cut. Why the school years are the worst time in the life? And why they insist remember these years in a photograph?

The worst about this school photographs is our parents thinks that photographs is a nice living room decorates. And my mother shows the picture to all my friends. But the best about this school photographs is we can see the ugly years of our friend and we can laugh a lot.

Any way If anybody likes their school photographs I propose use the Photoshop and the problem is solved.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/22/school-photographs

jueves, 15 de octubre de 2009

Election Day

I`m registered to vote since 2005. I went registered to vote whit my friends Macarena and Grisel. That day we felt adults. I think this process is very important in civilian life.
I think the electoral campaigns is massive spend of money, energy and insult between presidential candidates. In this electoral campaign the presidential candidates are worry to denigrate the competition and they aren´t worry to propose new ideas for the social and economic development.

A good presidential candidate must have these qualities: he/she should have social conscience; he/ she must work for economic equality and he/she must respect the democratic state.
I don´t ever consider to become a politician, but now whit this question I should think consider to become a politician. If I had to work in a ministry of the government I choose the Culture Ministry. I choose this ministry because I`d like that all people enjoy the art. I think the art is very restricted and the only people that enjoy it are the upper class.

I think the 5 problems in my country require an immediate solution are: social exclusion, the quality educational, the attention in public health, unemployed, delinquency

jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009

Criminal Laws

I Think capital punishment is not a good solution to reduce criminality, because the solution to reduce criminality is to make harder sentences for sexual crime, trafficking and murder. For this way the criminal doesn’t commit a crime again.

I think there aren’t pros in capital punishment, because the solution is not the dead. The cons in capital punishment is the easy way to reduce criminality like that we are exterminate animal plague.

The measure that government should take to reduce criminality rates in Santiago is attack the heart of the matter: “revolving doors”. Without the revolving doors, the criminality could be to reduce.

In my opinion the origin of the increasing criminality rates in Chile is for social exclusion. The social risk is most vulnerable for drugs problem, desert school problem and material restriction. The only and easy solution for their problems is the delinquency. The delinquency is social problem and the solution is to make program for attack the poverty.
I never been a victim of a crime, but my father was a fraud victim. In 1995 he and a “friend” make a new business, they made a lot of money thanks to the business, but the friend robbed all his money. The fraud was very hard for my father and never forgive a his friend.

jueves, 1 de octubre de 2009

What to do / where to go in Santiago

If you visit Santiago de Chile, you will not get bored because Santiago is too diverse. If you like the snow, you could visit the ski center “Valle Nevado”, “El Colorado” and “Portillo”. In this ski center you can practice ski and snowboard and also you can enjoy the spectacular view of the beautiful The Andes mountain.
If you like visit museum, you should go visit the Bellas Artes Museum. This Museum has an interesting Chilean painting collection, but if you like the moderm art, you should visit the MAVI museum. The museums are locate in Forestal neighborhood, in this zone you could stroll in Lastarria Street and you could found original clothes and objects. In the night you should visit the “Patio Bellavista”, this place is very enjoyable for take a good drink, but in this place you will not dance. If you like dance, you should go to “Constitucion Bar” or “Amanda Club”.
If you like you should visit my 5 favorite’s places. My first favorite place is “Mercado Central” in this place you will taste the delicious Chilean seafood and also you will see the real Chile. My second favorite place is located very near for the “Mercado Central”; this place is calling “La Piojera”. In this place you will taste the “Terremoto drink” and the traditional Chilean food; you should taste the “prietas” or “arrollado”. My third place is the “San Cristobal Hill”,in this place you will see the Virgen statue, you will visit the zoo and you will lunch in the “Enoteca Restaurants”. My fourth favorite place is the “Municipal Theater”, in this place you will enjoy the ballet show like as “Don Quijote Ballet”. My fifth and last favorite place is “Cajon Del Maipo”, in this place you will enjoy for the beautiful nature and you will practice “canopy” or “kayak”.

sábado, 12 de septiembre de 2009

My education


Mi school was called “The Greenland School”. This school was mixed and their orientation was secular. In this school was very important sport so they offered classes in soccer, cheerleader, basketball, rugby, tennis, swimming and volleyball. But also in this school were important subjects of mathematics, language, history, English, physics, chemistry and biology. Each of these subjects was important and necessary for our training, but the music and arts subjects were not very important. In addition to these subjects and sports, the college offered workshops like chess, laboratory, confectionary, literature, theatre, choir and dance. These workshops were held at approximately the school day and were very interesting and entertaining. The relationship with teachers was very good; they were not authoritarian in their classrooms. Additionally, each teacher developed a course and could not perform other than their specialty. I have very fond memories of the language teacher Miss Karen, biology professor Carlos Zapata and history teacher Miss Roxana. They were very good teachers and was much beloved by students. The technology in my school was good. There datashow, multimedia room with TV, well equipped science laboratory and with many materials, computer room. And all these rooms were available to students every time we needed it. I think the level of education I received was good but could have been better, because the school had teachers and resources to deliver a better education. I also think this school was very new we were the fourth generation of graduates. But the school I give very good tools, as well as the values of respect and solidarity.
I would tell the authorities began to worry about education and not to remain only in words. As a first idea is to regulate the training of teachers, because now anyone can be a teacher, another idea is to run programs in the poorest schools to motivate students, as various educational workshops.

I believe that each person is responsible for his education, but also important is the quality of education they receive. For example if a child is motivated to study, but the education they receive is poor, he is no longer responsible. I believe that education is built, some students surrender, another teacher and another family.First time I hear this saying, but I think it means that without students there are no teachers, or when a student is good is because his teacher is too. But I believe that this is bizarre.

jueves, 27 de agosto de 2009

Transantiago: Before And After

I think that Transantiago was bad designed project, because the implemention was very rushed, the people and the street weren´t ready for the new system. I think that was his big mistake. The Engineers and Politicians didn´t think users of this new system. when "transantiago" was inaugurated,the people still didn´t know how they were going to operate these new buses.

But Transatiago is better than "yellow buses" because the air and noise pollution is more low and the street have less traffic. Also the new pay system is more quicker than old pay system. But the Transantiago is worse than "yellow buses" in the routes.

I don´t have much experience in the Transantiago, because I don´t take bus very often, but when I do, my experience is not bad compared to my friends. They tell me they take a long time to take a bus and when they take the bus is too full. But they tell me that this problem is improving little by little. Also I think that over time, "transantiago" will improve.

I think "transantiago" should improve the number of routes, so people wouldn´t wait long time to take a bus. Also the people should learn to respect the bus stops. I hope that "transantiago" may work well for people to have a good transportation

jueves, 20 de agosto de 2009

A country I would like to visit.


The country I would like to visit is Italy because I think Italy is a beautiful and magic place. As well Italy had a considerable art history with a famous artist, such as Miguel Angel. In Italy art is everywhere, just like love is in France.
I know about Italy some things such as the beautiful Toscana, the wonderful “Sixtina Charpel”, the “Roman Coliseum”, and the “Pisa tower”. Also I know that Italy is famous for here Mediterranean gastronomy: the pizza, pasta, risotto, polenta and wine. In politics, Italy was famous for the Mussolini dictatorship and the Berlusconi scandal.
If I travel to Italy I would like to visit the Vatican and Toscana. I would like to eat pasta, pizza and cannelloni in a “Trattoria”. Also I would enjoy the art, music and the opera. I would also like to know the schools and their teaching methods. Then I could implement these methods in Chilean schools
I would live there because my great-grandmother was Italian and I would like to know his country. Also I like the art world and this country is a great exponent. I think that Italy is a very quiet and also motivating country. I think the lifestyle in Italy is perfect for me, because it has everything I like.