An artist that I admire

Hello classmates! Today I'm going talk about an artist that I admire. I must say that I admire very types of artists but if I had to choose one in particular would definitely be Victor Jara, this artist was a great musician, composer, actor, theater director and political activist.

Victor Jara became an international benchmark of the “protest song” and at national level it was one of the most emblematic artists of the “new Chilean song”, becoming one of the most recognized figures in Chilean folklore.

He was born in the province south of Chile called Ñuble in September 1932, he grew up with parents who were farmers and brothers, his mother learned to play guitar and sing.

Victor studied theater in a school of the Universidad de Chile, here it is becoming one of the best directors of the Chilean scene, earning awards and critical acclaim specialized. His work in popular music is central to what know today as Chilean folklore, his musical creation is always inclined to the rescue of the popular traditions, because of this and to his great talent that his songs become something like hymns of the “popular song”.

Since 1970 assumed a political commitment by participating in the campaigns of the “Unidad Popular” and government of Salvador Allende. After the September 11, will be taken arrested and then killed by the military dictatorship. It is for all his talent and great socialcommitment that I admire deeply.

The best holidays I've had

Hi classmates, today I'm going to talk about my best holidays I`ve had.

I must say that all my vacations have been unforgettable, this includes the holidays with my family and the journeys with my best friends. 

If I had to choose one special vacation with my family definitely I would pick my childhood holidays, these consisted of travelling to the beach in the little town of Guanaqueros, this is in the 4th region. All the summers since 1991 until 1997 we are travelling by car to Guanaqueros, we stay in the same place every year. I can say the vacation memories of my childhood are all in the same place, with the same activities, like a rutine of summer, this may sound boring, but it was not, because all the years I made new friends, obviously this friendship during just the week of the holidays.

Many times we spent the holidays with my cousins and their families to, on these occasions the holidays were far more fun, because the hours of games were endless, and the sandcastles became giants. I never forget the same restorant when we were going all the years, it was called “The Little”, I keep beautiful memories of great lunches with my family watching the sea.

A country I would like to visit

Hello classmates, in this oportunity i talk about the country i would like to visit, this is Italy. I wanna go to Italy because i am fan of this culture. 

I would like to go to visit the monumental architecture like a Colosseum, countless

cathedrals and whole cities like Venice, Rome and Florence for example.

I'm interested this country not only by architecture, also interested the pieces of art, the work of the great masters of art like a Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, to name a few. I would like the famous museums which are pieces of world art.

I can not forget to mention on of the most important attributes for me, the delicius Italian food, Ican say this is my favorite food, and is the favorite food of my family to. So it would be like a dream for us go to Italy, maybe the next year our dream come true.

My Blog Experience

Hello partners! Today I will talk about the experience that has been studing English III. I've noticed, which are the things that have been more dificult and the ones that have been a easier. It is hard for me to speak and write than to understand and listen English. I can’t speak English and is not only by the difficult, it is because the nerves play against me. I feel ashamed to look ridiculous in front of the class. I have made progress leaving the nerves aside even though it is a bit difficult. 
I like the idea to post in the blog every week, I found something positive for the development of the lesson as it gives us the ability to write whatever we want, like writing about our childhood, career and personal interest. I believe that my vocabulary has expanded and i could refresh aspects of the language and its grammar. I consider the fact that not all members of the class are previous classmates, forces us to express and lose the fear of ridicule. So I want to thank everybody and I wish you the best of luck.

Webquest 2

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

-What’s your carbon footprint?

0.05 Tons of CO2 

-What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

The global average carbon print is 4 tons of CO2-eq per year.

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/r/Recycling-Quiz.asp

Questions:

-Hand washing dishes can use up to ___50___ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

-Only about ____10_____ % of global energy comes from renewables.

-True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.
False, because being plugged still spending energy.

-Can you make paper out of hemp?

Yes, you can make

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Wash and squash plastic bottles to save space

2. Reusing bags

3. Use the minimum packaging 

My Work as Theoroitician

Throughout the study years of my career, I've read a lot about art history, aesthetics and philosophy, knowing all kinds of artistic expressions and context, with this knowledge we can submerge into the theoretical issues that interest us more, which can be a particular artistic discipline, movement, an artist, or the context around them, such as the social, political context, the philosophical precepts and also the fundamental value of the aesthetics in the arts. It is this  concept, aesthetics, one of the most fundamental when it comes to my work, writings and my undergraduate thesis. Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that allows us to analyze the problems of art.

 I have studied various areas of art of which I consider important is the field of aesthetics as it becomes essential to understand the artistic expression art itself. Another area of my career that I consider vital to our profession, is the area of documentation and conservation, since it is necessary to have a special interest in this area, because without it we are nothing, we would not have all the knowledge we have in the arts and history today. At this point in the career, I am preparing my undergraduate thesis, which has much to do with aesthetics and the area of national documents, where the object of study is the picture of protest of the 1980s in our country.

My Favorite Birthday

Hi classmates!

In this blog I will talk about what I consider my best childhood birthday. It was my fourth birthday and at that time I still lived in Santiago with my father in a small apartment. So that we could celebrate a birthday with all my friends in the preschool yard, one of the smaller sister of my father offered her home to celebrate my birthday (which had a large patio to make children's birthday)

With the issue of space solved, I remember my mom as good preschool teacher, she performed with his own hands games for my birthday, I remember that I do some panels with drawings of faces with open mouths to play basquetball with socks balls, we also played the classic game of "pin the tail on the donkey" and  scavenger hunts.

I remember having so much fun with my friends, cousins and uncles who were also part of the celebration. Impossible to forget the gifts I received, one that I like the more was an Barbie looking outfit, it was a picnic dress, because it came with picnic basket. Regarding food, I do not remember much. If I can remember correctly there were the classic "surprises" that are given to children birthday guests in the moment they leave, this was a bag or box containing various sweet types and a small toy, this "surprise" indulged in children birthdays as a symbol of gratitude for coming to the celebration and also as a reminder of a good birthday (don’t know if this still happens today)

Although I do not remember all the details, I can remember the feeling. That birthday, I felt fine and I feel that is one of the birthdays where I had more fun. That’s why I remember it as one of my Best birthday ever.