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.