PERSONAL MEMORIES

     Do some smells remind you of your childhood? What associations do they have?

     Nenuco's perfume reminds me of my childhoold. When I am with babies as when I am with children, they smell of Nenuco. I feel very happy when I smell them. I also like the smell of some pieces of burnt toasts, because it makes me think of the day I burnt my breakfast at home.

     I love going to restaurants and eating there with my family. So, I like the smell of fish because this reminds me when my family arrived at Molvízar and we go to pass some days together.

     Among other things, when I hear Romeo Santos' songs I think of my friend Ana, who likes bachata, and I also think of Andrea, because sehe loves this singer.

MY FRIEND RITA AND ME.

          Hello! I am María Béjar and I'm from Molvízar. I am going to write about my friend Rita Lamego and me, she is from Portugal, but the has lived in Spain since 2006. She and I first met at Camilo Jose Cela Street, in Molvízar, and we became great friends. Both of us are in the same class.

To begin with, I am going to write about our physical appearance. She has light brown hair with red streaks, her eyes are brown and she wears glasses too. She almost always wears a T-shirt, trousers and a pair of trainers, the same as what I almost always wear. About me, I have black hair, my eyes are green. As I have just said before, I almost always wear a T-shirt, trousers and a pair of trainers. The colour of my skin is too paw, different from Rita's colour skin, which is too dark.

Rita helps me a lot. She is much similar to me in many aspects. She is an open-minded girl. She is funny and makes me laugh with her jokes. She is good at sports. Rita is very friendly to everyone. Many things of us like hobbies, likes, dislikes... are similar. We love listening to music, watching cartoons and playing together. I think I help Rita and she helps me too. She is very confident. I am not. I am very shy. 

She isn´t always studying, this makes me angry with her. In fact, she has promised me to do better in the classroom and exams. She is helpful. We can always have a funny time together. Our likes and dislikes never match. However, we are best friends. I am lucky to have and such a good friend from my childhood.

THIS IS ME!

          First of all, I am going to introduce myself to you! I am María Béjar, I am 15 years old and I am from Molvízar. I haven´t been in a foreign country yet.

To begin with, I am going to write about my image, I don't know what I can tell you about it. I wear casual clothes. I almost always wear denim trousers, T-shirts and a pair of trainers. Nevertheless, in other ocassions like weddings, first communions, or other special days, I wear smart clothes. Moreover, I wear jewellery too.

Secondly, I am going to explain three things that I lovee. I like spending Saturday evenings with my friends, although I lose much time. On the other hand, I love playing my clarinet (if I spent much time playing it, I would play it better). After that, the third thing that I love is watching "Águila Roja", but I can hardly ever watch it.

Finally, the three things that I hate are: hate false people who look your friend, but actually they stab you on your back. Other thing that I hate is people who tease you, and people that are in your interest. I don't like wearing clothes that don't match.

From now on, I am going to try distance myself from these people.

MY VILLAGE THEN, AND NOW.

          I live in Molvízar, a small village in the south of Granada, I like my village, but I reckon that it needs some reforms and new things. I have asked my parents to learn more about my village, and to do this composition.

There was the same population as there is now. There are 3, ooo inhabitants approximately. In Molvízar, there used to be a lot of small shops, now there are fewer than have used to be. Also, there used to be old houses, now, there are some blocks of flats. There was a church built in the XVIII Century, and it is the same as we have now. Its appearance is similar to it before the reform. There are other important buildings, such as "La Compañía", which is now a museum, and the Town Hall.

Fifty years ago, not many people had cars, people used to ride on animals like mules, donkeys, etc to move and transport things (specially goods). And they went to all the places on food. What atrocity it was! Now, most people have got a car or a motocycle (although there are people who have two or more means of transport.) We can also move by bus or taxi. 50 years ago, there was also a bus.

In the past, many people used to emigrate to other countries to look for a job in another place.

People used to enjoy playing in the street (playing football or playing with cloth dolls) or going to the cinema, because there used to be one then. Now, there isn't a cinema, but there are some bars. Children enjoy playing with mobile phones and other technological things. Children used to be by 8 o'clock in the street, now we are in the street much longer.

In the past, there was a state school, and now, there is the same, but it has been reformed.

In my opinion, Molvízar was better in the past. Then, social life was healthier than now although now there are more technological advances.

My project: Rabbit-Proof Fence

EUROPE'S MIGRANT CRISIS

The immigration crisis that Europe is experiencing today is the largest migration crisis since the 2nd World War. It is inhuman to see thousands of people trying to leave the country to avoid war and suffering so much. Actually, some of them even die when they try to escape and no solution is found to solve this problem.

While governments think and argue about the "fair share"  refugees, only some citizens help these people, who are suffering the terrible consequences of war. 

One of the most shocking images was that of the small Syrian boy found dead on the shore of the beach, because of the wreck of the boat their family was travelling in. However, this is was just part of the tragedy as his 5-year-old brother, her mother and three other members of the family were also killed in this shipwreck.
In my opinion, the war that is now taking place Syria is  just nonsense, since its citizens are getting hurt,  and that war will not go anywhere, they are just destroying everything. Therefore, the end of the war is the only solution to solve this problem.                          

TRABAJO FINAL DE EDUCACIÓN PARA LA CIUDADANÍA.

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REALIZADO POR MARÍA BÉJAR RODRÍGUEZ, ANA RITA LAMEGO RODRIGUES Y ÁLVARO RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ 3º ESO A

A PIECE OF ART: DORA MAAR AU CHAT

Dora Maar au chat was painted by Picasso in 1941, during the Second World War, it was
a difficult period. The setting shows an interesting composition of form, characterized by
vertically inclined planes. The painting shows Dora Maher sitting in a wooden chair, with a
small black cat on her shoulders. It is said that Picasso was frustrated and he used the
portraits and their abstract form to express his frustration.


This type of work is typical of cubism, an art movement which started in France in 1907.
Artists looked at subjects from different perspectives and used geometric shapes. Cubism
used brilliant colours with powerful effects.

Dora Maar au Chat wasn't exhibited until 2005. It was sold to collectors. This picture was
sold in 2006 for over $95 million. And now, it is owned by private collectors.

MY PROJECT: A CLOSE SHAVE

SOME ADVICE FOR THE FELLOW STUDENTS 2015

I am student of 3º ESO and I would like to give you some advice if you are in 3º ESO next year with Albert. I think that these advices can help you if you follow them:

- I think you should read the three books (compulsory reading) during the summer. And if you haven't got much time at the summer, read it before reading in classroom.

- Study everyday and review all the notes that you have taken that day.

- If I were you, I would listen a lot English, that will help you yo learn more and to prepare for B1.

- You must do all the comments for each term. Don't plagiarise of other people's comments. Write genuine comments, that will help you to improve your English.

- Do keep your folder tidy and take it the day after the exam.

- Never study the day before the exam, study everyday, because you will have a lot of exams.

- If I were you, I would do all the projects, that will help you to get good marks.

- Pay attention at all the teacher's explanations.

- If you don't waste the time, you will have much free time.

- You should do the video sketch.

I THINK YOU WILL GET VERY GOOD MARKS. GOOD LUCK!

María Béjar Rodríguez 3º ESO A

SHAVED OR BEARDED?

Beard is fashionable. Aesthetic trends are brief, and the custom among men to wear beards, earrings or piercings, is a fashion.

Many people wear beards because they associated it with a mark of respect, power, and therefore with a higher social status.

Some women think  that shaved men have fewer traits of masculinity. A study published in the journal Science concluded that a beard was a way of demonstrating good health.

Wearing a beard gives self-confidence and physical state. Bearded men are less attractive for women. According to a research, beards increase perceptions of men's age, social status, and aggressiveness, but not attractiveness.

Beardless men seem younger. Some women prefer shaved men because they think that have a beard is unhygienic.

COWS LOOK LIKE CARS

When we talk about greenhouse effect, the first image that comes to our mind is industries, chimneys, exhaust fumes ... The use of fossil fuels in cities is the primarily responsible of global warming, but agriculture and livestock also contribute to emissions. Cows, during the digestive process, emit between 500 and 800 litres of methane a day... That is equivalent to the emissions of a car that travels about 100 kilometres.

 However, these big bovine animals have always existed, and as ruminants, they have always emitted methane. The country continues growing, and more people demand meat.

In my opinion, I reckon that it is ridiculous, because cows emitted methane before, not only now. We want to blame animals of our actions and their consequences, but the climate change is caused by men, and we know the reason why it is produced. All species, including humans, after eating, we make the digestion, and it produces the corresponding waste, therefore, we can't blame other species, because humans are the originators of global warming. We also have to think that the gasses are natural, so we can't eliminate them. 

FACING EXAMS

A “buckaroo” means cowboy of the Great Basin and California region of the United States, from an Anglicization of the Spanish word “vaquero”.

The school year is coming to an end. Now, it is the most stressful time with all the exams, homework, projects... and, also, with the good weather (warm weather causes more laziness to study); but we have to make one last effort to pass all the exams and not to give up all the effort that we have done during the year, so we will be able to enjoy and spend a quiet summer.

At the moment, time inevitably goes by, so we can use these tips to get the most benefit:

1. Keep the place where you study nice and tidy..
2. Take time for everything, and everything in its time (WhatsApp, television ...)
3. Avoid bad mood.
4. Take care and do not worry about unimportant things.
6. Take things with calm and optimism.

To relax, you can listen to music, have a break, and take a break of 10 minutes walking.

Exams are the biggest source of stress for students. There is a lot of pressure when the day of the exam is coming and they have to study a lot of subjects.

Nowadays, there are different kinds of food which help us. We must reduce saturated fats and sugars. It is necessary that we consume vegetables, legumes, fruits and vegetables, and cereals, pasta, rice when we have exams...

Olive oil and dried fruit and nuts help us to achieve an adequate intellectual performance.

Hair loss is at these times very common.

FIRST DIGITAL ANIMAL WILL BE PERFECT COPY OF REAL WORM.

I think that computer simulation is an awesome resource. Computers have advanced, and simulations have done it too. Little by little, the humans have produced fragments of reality with unprecedented accuracy.

The simulation of a worm, el Caenorhabditis elegans has been used for various genetic studies because of their physical characteristics and ideals to facilitate experimentation in it. It is a basic creature that has the simplest brain known and it is hermaphrodite.

Technology is very amazing!.

If you want to know more about that, you can read this article.

LÍNEA DEL TIEMPO DEL SUFRAGISMO Y FEMINISMO.

Línea del tiempo del sufragismo y feminismo realizada con la herramienta TIC Timetoast.

DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER TRABAJADORA. 8 DE MARZO.

Infografía realizada con la herramienta 'TIC' Easel.ly por María Béjar, Álvaro Ruiz y Ana Rita Lamego 3º ESO A.

OPTIMISTIC THOUGHTS.

Live the life as you planned. Live the life expressing to yourself, you're on your way, which is the best suited to yourself. Allow wrong and forgive the misunderstandings of the past and you've obtained a victory in your present, you will take a weight of, and don't forget to laugh, enjoy and love everything that you do.

Grow of the daily experience, do what do you like, paint a painting, read a book, sing in the shower, listen to your favourite music, share, continue laughing and allow yourself to shine while you show your inner happiness without forgetting smile to friends and if for it is necessary to let someone help you, listen to your friend. Have fun looking at old photographs, remember moments, spent time watching when you were little. You are not alone.
Finish your project and fulfill your promises, do yourself a favor, don't waste time, turn off the TV and talk to a friend, share and think about what you have, and for today, don't worry no more!

THE ARGUMENT OF THE DRESS WHICH CHANGES COLOUR.

A few months ago, social networks engaged in an argument on stripes of a dress, blue and gold or black and white?

Some optical illusions can make two different ways look the same image, but in the case of photography of "dress" is the first time that a picture could be seen in different colors, depending the person who looks it.

The color vision varied by age and sex. Old people and women saw the dress white and gold while teenagers saw it blue and black.

Conway and his research team concluded that is because the type of light that the people's brain hope to be in their environment. The people  who perceive the dress as white and gold may be more exposed to natural light, but people who often live surrounded by artificial light  see it black and blue.