Blog Session #9 : A Free Topic

Hi! This time I'm going to tell you about a differents videos that I really like them.
Are shortfilms. Few months ago, I was obsessed with the animated shortfilm. A lot of those are cute, weird or just funny.
This one is... weird but with an aesthetic and thematic very attractive. "Alma"
Takes only five minutes but is the necesary time to make us understand that curiosity killed the cat ... or left you locked up in another body... like a doll body.
This one remembered me the movie called Dolls (1987 >.< A terror film >.<


This is called Zero. It is about the discrimination, and how the world make it. Is a  teaching of life. In this case the high numbers like 9, are the "best people" (according to who? ¬¬). And Zero is the worse number,  and if we  translate its meaning, that would be the skin color, the nationality or our sexual condition. 
Also, the puppets are lovely! :3


The last one is a  little creepy. Jaulito. 
The first time when I watched this shortfilm, I was like: "Ohhh! What's wrong with the producers!" xD But that doesn't mean that I have not liked, only is confusing.
Only now I can get it. It is about the price of freedom.  Somehow, it tell us how the world works. We believe in our acts as free acts but in the shadow, we are always in a cage because is  a regulated freedom, is not real at all.  Maybe means that, maybe not. You decide.


Bye!

Blog Session # 8 : English Learning

Hi Classmates!

So... about the topic... I think this semester was interesting and innovative.

The blog forced us to write and think in english, being the best way to practice this language.
Read differents topics or heard presentations in TED.com was an interesting one.
One of the activities that I really liked was the BBC learning. I enjoyed because I learned some new words and expressions.

Even so, one of the most difficult topic until today for me has been Listening. Differents accents always confuse me and I try to understand but I need more practice. The British accent is so gorgeous! But it so complicated because I'm used to seeing Americans series >.< and then, I get lost, I don't understand anything. (And I need to say that watching those series, I learned a lot about pronunciation and about understand the conversation according to the context).

 I heard different people to say that they don't have English course and they need them. For example, some careers like Medicine or Speech Therapy not always has it, so I think we should take advantage of this opportunity. Even the engineers do not have it!

But I think this way is not the only way to learn english, but is a tool, maybe for some people interesting or fun, maybe for other people a waste of time, but for me it encouraged me to continue learning English because I see I have improved a lot in two years.

The next semester is the last English course, but I know If we want to learn well, we need practice constantly. And try to don't forget the things we learned!

Is so exciting have a book in the hands and say:  Look! I understand everything!
But this yet not happens to me when I read Dracula by Bram Stoker xD
One day will happen... I hope so!

A Darwinian Theory of Beauty?

First, I needed to read, because the internet didn't work well.

What think about this presentation...

He beginning asking what is beauty and how the people understanding it.

And explain about how our prehistoric lives resound even today. Well... I never think about that.

I think makes sense. But I don't think explain all about how to comprehend the beautiful subject.

Is in the eye of the beholder. And is cultural too. And Darwin explain with our prehistoric lifes.

The natural selection would explain why we choose some things above other things. l mean, good things for us above bad things and the beauty it is about survival nature too. The beautiful things keep the distance also.They (it beauty itself) suggest to try to not destroy it. Is it crazy? I think the beautiful it's only a gift and now it is a element to survive. Or not... It was a element to survive. But I don't know... maybe for the girls with a beautiful body, her beauty it is an element to survive today if they use it as a job, like the models and another jobs... (Sorry, I needed edit the idea... but I keep my last idea xD)

And the beautiful things just are for contemplate. I agree with this idea. And there are similar aesthetics things who like to everyone: the human being have similar preferences maybe perhaps from the beggining of our time.

#6 : Half a Million secrets

Hi class.   I love this presentation! Its examples about how the people using his page just make me want to send a postcard with my secret or just with a little message hahaha!

This presentation makes me think about the people, about the prejudiced. This experiences tells about the people have the same feelings and the same fears.

The last case, about the grandma and her Birthday's song... well,  I identified with the postcard. Everyday, when I get up, I kiss and hug my sister and my nephew, because I think they never come back...  Sad thoughts but that is the reality. 

 Also I like the initiative about the missing photos. Everybody want to get photos back :) They're significant and I'm sure many people would like to have this opportunity.

I visited this website before. It is very interesting. I'm going to look around and try to find another presentations that interest me.