vineri, 3 august 2012

(First Story) The stars


      In the dark sky, there are millions of creatures that are very shy. They look at us and cry other times they die and let us think they're still alive. Why do the stars care so much about our dreams, our feelings?
     Think of a star, it doesn't matter which. It is just a gas that it's continuing burning... and shining brightly. Sadly, it does not have a life. It is just an unknown object. But what if it would be something like a "he" or a "she"?
      Try to imagine that one of the stars was a girl, a continuing burning girl, with a long golden fire hair, which was curving from her incredible speed. She wore a large shining dress and no shoes. She was running, faster and faster... running to nowhere. She was a falling star, ready to give her last breath. The star-girl almost finished her race against the time. Suddenly, she began to pale, but continued to run faster. She was now a lighting smoke. The smoke slowly turned into... nothing.
      Another star, a boy this time, was sitting on his hog throne and looked trough the Cosmic Space. He felt lonely even if around him were millions of other stars. The closest one was gone now, the wonderful star-girl we had talked about. He has known her since he was just a sparkle. A whole star childhood could mean more than five human lives, but he didn’t think about time often. He was almost immortal… almost... He wanted to follow her, it didn't matter if it was the time or not; he wanted follow. On the other hand, he was afraid. Once he started running he wouldn't be able to stop. The star would turn into a smoke and then into nothing. This was an unhappy fate for such a creature - to be forgotten
      He decided to end his days. He was doing this only to be with her, somewhere else, or nowhere. He got up, his throne disappearing. It was his turn to be a fallen one. The star started to walk, then to run. A moment later, he was running so fast that his shoes were burned. He looked to Earth. Once in his life he was able to make an innocent wish come true. Thousands of people could see him. Thousand of wishes were told, but one was stronger than the others - to be loved. He closed his eyes; yes, that was a good wish. He shined more powerful than ever. That wish would come true someday, that was for sure. One of his last missions was done. He continued to run. He was unsure about his action, now irreversible.
      Finally, he started to pale too. "I'm coming..." he whispered to himself. He turned into smoke, now being as light as a feather. The boy closed his eyes - the end was near.
And he was gone. No one knew it, but, to be precisely, no one really cared about it. In his place was just a sparkling dust. That was the only thing left behind- dust.
      Stars are born and die everyday, even every hour. The Universe is changing constantly. A few people are interested in this.
     Life is too short to be wasted. In a life time we can do the impossible, discover new limits and find out new things. To not forget, we can also observe. Observe how wonderful is this world and how hurried we are to pass it.

sâmbătă, 14 iulie 2012

Film review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island




This is a science fiction adventure film, perfect for the whole family.
The story begins when Sean Anderson, one of the main characters, receives a code from his grandfather Alexander, telling that he has discovered the Mysterious Island.    
Along with his step father they crack the code and make a map of the island, then go on a trip to find if the message is true. They get in Palau and pay tourism guide named Gabato to take them in the middle of the ocean, where the Island should be.
            The helicopter it’s caught in an enormous vortex and collapses on the island. After they find Alexander they discover that the island is going to sink in less than three days.
            Will they escape or are they going down with the island?
            A wonderful story which deserves to be seen, I highly recommend it.

 image:http://www.fanpop.com/spots/vanessa-hudgens/images/28489740/title/journey-2-mysterious-island-2012-wallpaper

marți, 3 iulie 2012

Dear diary


Today it was my first day spent on the beach this year. After a ten hours car trip, I’m finally here, in Greece.
I’m staying at a nice four stars hotel, close to the sea. As I have read in the brochure, here will be a show every night which will contain Greek dancing and tradition
Thasos Island is a perfect place for everybody. It has mountains full of vegetation and beaches with soft sand. Everywhere you go you’re amazed by a wonderful panorama. The people who live here are very kind and the food is tasty at every tavern.
As long as you don’t swim near the cliffs, there is no danger to be bitten or stung by an aquatic creature. The Egee Sea has warm and pure water, as you can see the small fish swimming near your feet. It is also very salty, so I don’t recommend you to open your eyes in the water.
This to be told, I can’t wait to see what this vacation will bring to me. I hope that I’ll have a lot of fun and good time here. See you next time!

joi, 31 mai 2012

Multi-age classrooms


Too differentiated ages in a single class may cause a lot of problems between the children. Personally, I am not for the multi-age classrooms.
The children must to communicate with persons nearly to their age. First of all, if you are younger in this type of classroom, you may not be treated too well by the ones older than you, this causing a way to exclude a child from a collective. To continue with, children with different ages have different interests. You can’t talk to a 13 years child about things that an 11 years old child would talk about. Moreover, you won’t fell very comfortable when an older child puts a nickname to a younger one. This is a again a form of exclusion.
Although there are a lot of problems, being part of a multi-age classroom has its own advantages. For example, you can learn to be more tolerant. You don’t need to be rude with everyone. In addition, you’ll learn to care about others. This will help you to have a lot of friends. Also, this helps you observe different habits at different ages, helping you to improve your own comportment.
All in all, Multi-age classrooms have their own and good parts, but is better to be careful when you choose your classmates.

joi, 3 mai 2012

Using animals for entertaining

Animals are used for entertaining people in circus, zoos and television programmes. They are forced to perform unnatural acts, to stay in cages and be wanted.
One advantage is that zoos can be educational and also help to increase the numbers of endangered species through controlled breeding programs, therefore helping the echo’s system. Also, circus animals are loved, well-treated and only perform for short periods, this making them having a very easy life. Not only, the animals used in television programmes, advertisements and films attract large audiences, so, both, technology and animals win.
On the other hand, the animals are staying in cages so the public can see them. This is unnecessary because the documentaries produced today take away the need for such places. What is more, animals are forced to perform unnatural acts for the pleasure of the public. This is making them suffering. But, also, with the new technology and special effects, there is no need to use live animals as realistic models can be used instead.
All things considered, it’s good to use animals for entertaining, but not to abuse them.

luni, 30 aprilie 2012

My spring break


            This was one of the most boring breaks ever. I had nothing to do and I didn’t even leave the city.
On the first week I’ve only went in parks and work on a project. Almost every morning I went to school but happily I went because I wanted to. It was a project in which were involved a part of my classmates, so it was nice to work on it. When I had time in afternoons I went in park with my friends. It was a good week, but I felt like I haven’t done too many things.
            The second one was the most bored. After I’ve finished my homework there was nothing else to do. I couldn’t believe but I started to don’t like watching TV or to stay on computer anymore. The days passed and I felt sorry that I couldn’t use my time and that the school was going to start soon.
            On the weekend before the school started I’ve just prepare for the next week. It was simple to put the books in my schoolbag and decide what to wear on Monday. I checked all again and because all was alright I’ve only did nothing for the rest of the days.
            It was a peaceful break in which I recharged for the rest of the school year. Although it was bored I really enjoyed it.

luni, 19 martie 2012