Are you a bookworm or a movie-lover?

Hello everybody!

It's really hard for me to decide what I prefer, a good book or a good movie, because to me both are equally pleasurable; both are means for an author to tell a story or for you as a reader/viewer to imagine worlds different to your own (sometimes, though, they are not so different!).

Just as I like reading books and I treasure them in my little library, I also love films and I have all of them stored in albums to re-watch on occassion. Just as I re-read some of my books. There are books, as there are films, that will never disappoint you because they hold within a new detail that you hadn't noticed before. I even treat myself with little marathons, sometimes!!

My favourites? Well, I'm a sort of 'all-terrain' reader/viewer as I like different genres. Perhaps my favourites are thrillers, but I also like comedies, historical films or books, fantasy and science fiction. Lately I don't have much time to watch films, but I can't go to sleep if I don't read a few pages at least, no matter how tired I feel.

What about you? Are you a bookworm or a movie-lover?

Have your say!!

School Life Revisited

Hi everyone!

I'm just posting the link to the blog you contributed to with Marc so that you can access to all your posts from the same place.

http://viewsonschoollife.blogspot.com.es/

Thanks for your contributions!

Wild animals vs pets - animal rights?

Many people campaign for animal rights, usually wild animals which may become an endangered species. This is obviously a good thing because the disappearance of a species has an enormous effect on the environment. Have you ever considered what would happen if, for example, bees disappeared from our planet?

But I often wonder about what we do for our pets. Are they less important than other animals, maybe? What makes us decide to have a pet, taking care of him or comforting ourselves? Is it fair to have them in a flat? Living in a city? Are we being a bit selfish? In any case, what are our priorities?

What do you think? Are you a pet lover, ready to defend their rights? Have your say!!

Let's go digital ... or not?

We are living in an age where absolutely everything is or can be done digitally. Our world has become a digital world: television channels, mobile phones, books, music, films ... they are all digital.

This is not a problem in itself as digital gadgets make life more comfortable for us in many ways. The problem is the use we make of them or how "hooked" we are, for example, with facebook or whatsapp. I think whatsapp is a great invention which allows you to communicate easily and fast; it replaces a telephone call and serves a purpose. However some people spend hours and hours with this app. They make groups, they send photographs, jokes, proverbs, links... It is not only communication here, but also a way of spending time, of getting "entertainment". And that's where I get doubts.

What do you think? Have your say!!

Improve??? Yes, you can!

Sometimes we tend to think that there is no room for improvement, and we feel at a dead end. We do the homework, try to study ... and nothing happens; our results are not what we expected.

I am sure that if we take the time to think about it, we will find some aspects that can be improved just by making an effort and changing 'bad' habits or routines. So, that's the question: what can we do to improve?

Have your say!

The Government's cuts

I think that the government's cuts or "retallades" are intended only to promote their political interests, such as cutting public health to name the private benefits and thus have the sirecor this company. It could also be that the cuts were to fix the country and they are appropriate. What do you think?

Submitted by Xavi Melero (3rd A)

Gay marriage

I'm a christian, protestan, anabapist menonite but i'm not against the gay marriage or the homosexual relations because I think that it is love and it doesn't matter, the genere, the race, the age, the nationality and the thoughts of the couple; only matters the true love. Now, this is more a religion feel but I think that God loves all the people, and the homosexuals too because they're human.

Submitted by Ester Mallol (3rd A)