27.2.14

THE GOLDEN BALL

BY MARTA MARTINEZ, BTO2C
Once again, the AWARD of the Gold Ball creates controversy. This year it has been awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo, who competed with Messi and Riveri (two other great players).
Some complain about the adversiting campaign for Cristiano, but the truth is that all the players have their own campaign, so they can not say that Cristiano took advantage of it.
Futhermore, Riveri won everything or almost everything with his team, making a perfect season. However, people who choose them have their own liking and preferences, they rate things concretely and reach a conclusion or opinion which is the key to say who´s the winner.
Football is a sport with millions of fans, and it´s very difficult to reach an agreement, so this award will still be controversial no matter who wins.

26.2.14

BULLFIGHTS: MY OPINION

BY SOL PACHECO, BTO2D
Bullfights are known throughout the world. In that way ,  enough people coincide that it is a mistreatment to animals: they're cruelly humilliated.
They consider the bull strong and dangerous, and the one that the bullfighters say to face in equality of conditions. However, it already comes disoriented and stunned to the bullring, surely because it has been submitted to a confinement in a small place and in the dark. It is often abused before heading out to the bullring to lose some of its strength from the horns, bumps, etc..
All these actions are done to debilitate the bull. Though, when it goes out to the bullring, it seems to be full of fierceness. It tries to jump the barrier because it sees itself dazzled by the light and disoriented by people's shouts.
In the bullfights, bulls are murdered, but they are not alone: the ill-treated animals, the horses that the horsebreakers use, also suffer pain with the onslaughts of the bulls. In fact, these animals die after taking part in 4 or 5 bullfights.
The most common argument that is given for the survival of the bullfight is to give the bull a worthy death.
I was saying to myself, and I say to myself, that if the bull made sense of dignity, he might not agree that his death makes an amusing show. I understand that bulls, as the rest of the irrational animals, may not make sense of dignity, since they may not have sense of either the good or the evil, either the justice or the cruelty. But what undoubtedly they have is an aptitude to suffer and to feel pain, and with this capacity, if they could choose the way of dying. They would choose without hesitation the death that was causing neither pain nor agitation, nor suffering. That is to say, everything opposite to death that is given to them. By this way, that I believe it is an indecent argument on the part of people who support bullfighting.
I believe that it should disappear in the whole world. I respect the culture, but this seems to me that it exceeds to any manifestation of custom.

25.2.14

NEW TAXES ON CULTURE

BY EDUARDO CASTELL, BTO2A
Some months ago, I read in the newspaper that the GOVERNMENT had decided to increase the taxes ON some cultural products, such as the cinema, theatre or any live show. The Minister of Culture said that in that period of time all the economical sectors had to contribute to get out of the economical crisis. From my point of view, this measure is absolutely wrong, like REDUCING BUDGET FOR the education system. If you want to have a developed country, you can't make the accesS to the materials that help improve the education more difficult for people. If I were the Minister of Culture, I would subsidize all the things that contribute to the develOpment of the mentality of people because it is a investment that will return more money in the future.

24.2.14

FAMOUS CHILDREN

BY CANDELA MARTÍN, BTO2C
Lots of children dream about being famous. We can watch on TV lots of kids who are actors or singers who live an enviable life. But are they really living a dream or a nightmare?
On one hand, you have everything you want. You are just a child and you can buy expensive clothes, travel around the world, and everybody lookS up to you.
But on the other hand, children are not mature enough to deal with all the stuff that fame supposes. You must work pretty hard, and that could be very stressful for children. That is the reason because some famous kids don’t have a happy ending and they finish with alcohol and drug problems and out law. Another problem is that some people still see you as a child even when you have grown up.
To sum up, I think that being famous when you are just a child is not easy, and if you are not very careful about what you do, your career can be over too early.

23.2.14

THE NEW ABORTION LAW

BY ALBERTO JIMÉNEZ, BTO2B
A few weeks ago ,  the Spanish government presented a new abortion law. From now on, Spanish women won't be able to abort if they want to.
Abortion has always been a contentious issue: it has been a political weapon for the conservative parties and the progressists , plus it has been a social question with no clear answer, which is a serious problem.
In my opinion, every woman should be free to do whatever she wants with her body. People who are against abortion say that it is a murder, but murder is the action of killing some person, and what a six weeks pregnant has in her belly is not a person - it is a fetus. A fetus is still considered a part of the woman.
Now either a raped woman, or a woman that can't afford a child, or just a woman that doesn't want to have children will have no choice but have the children.
In conclusion, we are getting back in time to the seventies because of a conservative government that attacks basic civil rights.

14.2.14

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY


BY JAIME IBÁÑEZ #BTO2C
@2Cenfurecidos

Perhaps some of you have heard about a new film in cinemas which is called “The secret life of Walter Mitty”. This film is about a day-dreamer who is always thinking about a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action instead of living his real life. One day he decided to embark on a global journey that will make his fictional world disappear.

I enjoyed watching this movie very much because it’s an inspirational story of a man who decided to make his dream come true. After watching it, I can swear to you that you will feel like fighting for your dreams like never before.

Nowadays, because of the circumstances people have stopped dreaming and thinking about a better life because they aren’t able to find what they really want. I’m sure that if you watch this film and you enjoy it as much as I did, you will feel like the most powerful person in the world, wanting to fight for your dreams.

13.2.14

HOW STUDENTS REACT TO EXAMS

By: MICAELA VECCHI, CRISTINA ORIHUELA & ELENA ORTEGA - #BTO2C
A very nice #schoolvideo that you will enjoy :)

12.2.14

ABORTION

BY: JAVIER SANTOS, ESO4D
NOWADAYS, this is a famous topic around the world. Many countries have already allowed the "abortion law". When I listen to the word "abortion", I can't think in other thing apart from death. Many people say "I have the right to choose!". Yes, it´s true. But we must think about THE baby. Why? Because he has the right to live just like you and me. You must imagine that If your mother had aborted ,  you wouldn't be alive IN THE present. I don´t understand why people do this. I'll BE ALWAYS against abortion

11.2.14

HOW TO BE A HIPSTER

Have fun with this #schoolVideo by Lourdes Reina and Fabi Peinado #ESO4C @safasanluis