Me, myself and I

This was my first time writing in a blog and honestly I always wanted to do it because I love to write, but the truth I never thought the first time would be in English. I found it a challenge because obviously English is not my official language and at the same time I do not declare myself an expert, so starting to write in English was quite interesting. Throughout the process of writing on the blog, I feel that I have advanced a lot in English. At first it was difficult for me to translate my ideas into another language, but the English dictionaries on the internet help me to try to write in the right way. I still do not declare myself an expert in English, as I may not spend enough practice time, but if I feel that I have advanced a bit. In the future I would like to include more free themes, so we can write what we want and not feel pressured to write a topic that sometimes we do not like much. I would like to write much more about the films I have seen, the book...

My biggest indignation today is the mass media. I am angry and dislike the manipulation they exert on specific facts. The power of the media at the moment is very powerful, since the majority of the people are informed by television, being this means one of the most manipulators with respect to the information given. Specifically, the treatment of media with respect to the student movement has historically been aimed at criminalizing them. Constantly through the screens only the incidents provoked by a small group of people are shown, leaving aside the manifestation and the culture act that most of the students have during a march. In the television channels, the brutal repression that we live in every student march is not seen either. The repression exercised by police is increasing and attacks without looking at who. Finally this is not shown by the screens, because the idea is that the students are the "bad guys". As a student of journalism I am tired of t...

Studying journalism makes me very happy, although many times I am also stressed by the amount of work that we must present. This semester I specifically loved the radio subject. Besides, I was fortunate to have very nice companions and an exceptional teacher. The contents we see in classes are like working on a radio program, specifically, we see how to collect "cuñas", how to report, how to record radio notes and how to edit. In the first classes we work informing and learning the writing format that is handled on the radio. Then we learned how to edit the audios and how to mix them with ambient audio. Finally in the last classes we must take all the above to be able to realize programs of 45 minutes where the teacher evaluates us. I like radio a lot because it's an area where I feel comfortable working, apart from requiring group work. I feel that radio is much more attractive than television, because it allows you to be more spontaneous and where wh...

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint! Questions: Ø What’s your carbon footprint? 1.31 tonnes, equivalent to 1.55 tonnes per year Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person? The average footprint per person in Chile is 3.87 tons Part 2 -Take these Recycling Quizzes Questions: Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to __50____ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher. Ø Only about ___10______ % of global energy comes from renewables. Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity. False Ø Can you make paper out of hemp? Yes. Part 3- Video >>Top ten tips for recycling Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion. 1.  Change plastic bags for fabric bags 2.  Empty the bottles and squeeze 3. F old the boxes and thus occupy the space well in the dustman

When I was at the school, my lenguage teacher  made me read a book titled "Tengo miedo torero". I think it would be one more book, b ut what I didn´t know is that it would lead me to meet the best Chilean writer I've met. I´m talkin about Pedro Lemebel. Pedro Mardones Lemebel, son of Pedro and Violeta, was born in 1952. He studied at the University of Chile a nd was titled as a professor of Fine Arts. Regrettably he died on January 23, 2015, at the age of 62, suffering from a cancer. During his working life he started to relate to feminist writers and s upport communists movements. However Pedro it no was accepted in the c ommunist militancy, because never hidden your homosexuality. Pedro w as characterized by his high hell shoes and his makeup. But the most important thing about Pedro it was the way he write and the content of his books. His biggest job was in the area of journalism writing chronicles, specifically h e wrote about the darkest sides o...