jueves, 19 de junio de 2014

Technology story

So after an exhausting day on France, we were about to get in the elevator o the Eiffel Tower. Well, at least to the highest place possible and then we will start walking.

I was so excited. I've been waiting all day for this moment. I was a little bit worried because I had left my camera on the hotel room and I had no cellphone. I knew Mark had his cellphone with him, so he would be able to take the photos.

We got into the elevator and half way to the top, it stopped. I freaked out. I got close to Mark and started praying for it to work. I was about to scream when the lights turned on again and the elevator continued its path.

We finally got to the top. I didn't even wanted to go down again but I knew I had to. The moment Mark took the photograph of us at the top of the Eiffel Tower, the cellphone ran out of battery. I was so mad that I couldn't believe it. After all that we went through to get ther, we weren't going to have a memo.

Mark told me to calm down and so I did.
We went back again and luckily the elevator didn't stopped again.

The moment we got to land, I bent on my  knees and started kissing it. I was finally reliefed.

lunes, 12 de mayo de 2014

Letter of protest

700 Vicuña Mackena

Viña del Mar


Prime Minister David Cameron

Council

United Kingdom


12 May 2014


Dear Mr. Cameron,


I am writing to express my concern about the people killed the day of the massacre in the U.K. A lot of protestants, with nothing more than banners and megaphones, were killed that day in the marchs, being that the reason why it's called the "Bloody Sunday". A day when the power of the government was shown in a catastrophic way against the people.


I am particularly concerned about the power the government has. Guns weren't suppose to be used against the demonstration. This shows an overpowered government. The rights of the people disappeared at the time when people can't even take part in the decisssions of the country. The march was a clear example of the government being unfair. As so it was pacific until the soldiers started shooting at protestants.


The fact is that there was a lot of victims that day. Think about the families. A lot of them lost their children, and most importantly their parents. Without their parents they were forced to work for money, because otherwise they wouldn't have been able to pay for all the expenses. The amount of money had much importance on their development as a person. The emotional side is also very important in this situation, because nobody is going to return the family members of people involved in this event. These are the two big consecuences of all the people that were unfairly killed.


As an example of what happened, there is an article on the BBC website. It tells the story of a 17 year old protestant that joined the march on the day of the "Bloody Sunday". He was killed by a soldier that shot him on his spine. His family was shocked. Her mother was depressed as so as his brother. A while after that the mother was ill, and died a year later. You can see not only the effect it caused to politics, but the effect it caused on families.


It is for these reasons that I would like to ask you, the Prime Minister, to provide help to the people affected by this event. What I mean by helping them, is to support them with money for the damage it caused to families, that without their parents they had to work for it.


I look forward to your response.


Yours truly,


Kiyoshi Shinya

Mar Bar holds massacre memories (summary)

The report is about a person named Michael Kelly. Michael went to the march the day of the massacre, "The Bloody Sunday". He was 17 years old and was killed by a soldier. Her mother and brother remembered the chocolate bar that her mother gave him that day. That Mars bar holds all the memories they have about Michael.

martes, 6 de mayo de 2014

Word Meaning

Defs.
Prosecute: to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
Prospect: financial expectations, especially of success.
Flee: to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
Cherry Picking: to pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage.
Set in Train: to make something begin.
Devolution: the transfer of power or authority from a central government to alocal government.
Aftermath: a consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune.

martes, 15 de abril de 2014

Catcher in the Rye plan

A short story exploring a minor character point of view about the main action of the text.
Platform: Glogster
Character: Ackley