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MARTIN LUTHER KING

" I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character"

He wants to say that his childrens in the future, one day they will live in a place where the colour of the people don't matter.

He was an American clergyman and prominent leader in the African-American civil Rights Movement. He is best know for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world.  
His famous speech was: I have a dream and it inspired millions of people throughout the world.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Plot of Tom Sawyer

Plot Summary

One night , Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are buring a cat in the cemetery. There's a superstition that says by doing this, your wartswill disapper... There, hidden in the bushes they see how Indian JOe kills the local doctor. To carry out his crime, Joe, a vilent and cunning man, uses the knife of his accomplice Muff Potter, the local drunk. Then he puts the weapon in Muff's hand. Muff is lying unconscious after the fight, so he doesn't see what Indian JOe has doen. When the drunk wakes up, Joe makes him believe that he has committed the crime, and the following day Muff is arrested. Will TOm reveal the truth?

Tom Sawyer

MARK TWAIN:

The author spent his childhood in a little town next to the river Mississippi and he left school when he was 12 years old. He was a typographer, stemboat pilot, and a gold digger, before becoming the most famous American writer of his time.

 

1835: Samuel Langherne Clemens is born in Florida, Missouri (USA)

1839: The family moves to Hannibal, a town on the banks of the Mississippi.

1847: His father dies and Sam leaves school to work as a typographer in several printer's from New York to Philadelphia.

1857: He decides to become a steamboat pilot.

1861: The American Civil War begins. Sam goes West.

1862: For a short time he works as a gold digger. He writes articles for a smal newspaper in Virgina City (California)

1863: He begins to sign his articles under the pseudonym Mark Twain and works as a reporter on the Call, in San Francisco.

1867: He visits Europe and the Holy Land

1869: His book The innocents Abroad is a great success

1870: He marries Olivia Langdon with whom he has a son that dies at a very early age and two daughters.

1876: The Aventures of Tom Sawyer is published

1884: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

1894: After a disastrous investment, he loses all his money. To rai9se more money he goes on a tour giving conferences all round the world.

1904: His wife Olivia dies.

1910: Mark Twain dies in Redding

Summary of Dracula

Jonathan Harker, a young notary, goes to Transylvania to negotiate a sale with Count Dracula. It doesn't take him long to discover his host's terrible secret: Dracula is a vampire that goes out at night to quench his thirst for human blood.

When he arrives in England, Dracula chooses as hsi vistim Lucy, who is a friend of Mina, Jonathan's fiancé. Luch bleeds to death.

Will Jonathan Harker, Mina and the condescending professor Van Helsing manage to defeat the vampire? The novel appears as dossier of letters and parts of the diaries of each of different characters.

Dracula

Bram Stoker:

Mysterious and tormented: that's what we know about Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. And, indeed, that is how he must have been to imagine such a bloodthirsty creature. 104 years later, the author is perhaps not so well rembembered but Dracula is certainly still as famous as ever. It's a cae of character that has "eliminated" its author!

1847: Bram Stoker is born in Clontarf (Dublin).

1867: He goes to uniuversity

1876: He meets the actor Henry Irving in the Royal Theatre in Dublin

1878: He marries Florence Balcomb, whom he meets at the home of the parents of the famous writer Oscar Wilde. He starts working as a stage manager in the Lyceum Theater in London.

1882: Publicitation of this first book of stories.

1883: Lyceum Theatre American tour. He meets the American poet, Walt Whitman.

1890: He meets professor Arminius Vambery, and joins a secret society. Publication of his first novel, The Snake Pass.

1894: Publication of stories.

1895: Publication of the novel The Shoulder of Shasta

1897: Pulbication of Dracula. First and only representation of the theatrical adaptation of Dracula.

1905: Henry Irving dies

1911: Publication of the novel The Lair of the White Worm.

1912: He dies on the 21st of April.

1915: Publication of short posthumous novels, amongst wich we can find Dracula's Guest. 

Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' across Asia and U.S.

The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific.

The sun appeared as a thin ring behind the moon to people in a narrow path along the center of the track, which began in southern China. Heavy clouds obscured the view in Hong Kong, but residents of Tokyo and other cities were able to get a spectacular view for about four minutes around 7:32 a.m. Monday (6:32 p.m. ET Sunday).

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to judge X Factor USA

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato have signed up as judges for the US version of the X Factor.

The singers will join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid on the judging panel when the show returns in the autumn.
Fox confirmed earlier this year that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger would not be returning.
The programme's creator Simon Cowell had promised to shake up the show after ratings failed to match his predictions.
Speaking as the new judges were presented in New York, he said: "We're going to make this the best series we've ever made.
"We started off well last year but we are going to seriously kick butt with the addition of these guys."

Three meters adove the sky

I'd like to recommend a book which I read last summer, called Three Meters  Adove the Sky. The author of the book is Federico Moccia.

The book is a drama of live and the setting is nowadays Italy. The main characters are two teenagers. Babi is a daughter of a rich family. She is a good student and a good girl, Step is the opposite.

The things I liked most about the book were the kind of relationship between Babi and Step. Some of the scenes are about fighting or careers of motorbikes so there is violence.

All in all, I really liked the novel, although it hasn't got a happy ending, but I wouldn't change it. Also ther is the film, with Spanish actors: Mario Casas and Maria Valverde. It's great too, but I prefere the book.

Express doubt and presuade

Gemma - Hey Cristina! Where is the landscape of this picture from? 

Cris- Of this picture? Its in a natural park in Canada, I took this photo in my last summer holidays. Do you like it? 

Gemma- mmm.. I'm not convinced. 

Cris- Don't you think its a beautiful landscape? In my opinion I think it's amazing. 

Gemma- Yes, I agree you with your opinion of the landscape, but I'm not sure of that yellow bus you can see in the left! 

Cristina- Oh, come on! It isn't bad... You've to look really carfully to see it! Gemma- Thats true! Anyone will see it! 

 Cristina- Ok, thanks Gemma for your opinion! 

Gemma- You're welcome!

Recommend and express preferences

Cris: Hey, Gemma, have you seen any good films recently?

Gemma: Yes one or two. Have you?

Cris: No, what about this one? Is it any good?

Gemma: I can only recommend that if you like really bad musical

Cris: No, I don't fancy that

Gemma: I think you will enjoy more this one.

Cris: What's that? THE OTHERS? No, I don't like the mistery and horror films! I'd prefere a romantic one!

Gemma: A romantic... eeer.... Ok, well, try this one! The Last Song! You'll enjoy it.

Cris: Ok, Thanks.

Talk about plans and arrangements

Cris: Hi Gemma. Have you got a minute? 

Gemma: Hello, Cris. What can I do for you? 

Cris: I'm doing a concert for charity next week, and I'm looking for a volunteer. 

Gemma: that's very good. What's it for? 

Cris: It's for a hospital charity 

Gemma: And when are you singing? 

Cris: I'm singing next Sunday. I'm hoping to raise about 150 pounds. Will you helped me? 

Gemma: Yes, of course! I hope you raise it. 

Cris: I'm going to try! Some friends are going to do it too. 

Gemma: Good luck, Cris! 

Cris: Thanks

Titanic

Titanic, the 1997 film by James Cameron, is out in 3D. The story is about Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and rose (Kate Winslet), two passengers from different social classes who meet on the Titanic's first voyage. Rose is a first-class passenger and she shouldn't speak to Jack, who is in third-class. Rose is a first-class passenger and she shouldn't speak to Jack, who is in third-class. But then they fall in love. It's an emotional film with a tragic ending.

Romeo and Juliet

Part 1:

The Story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona, a city in the north of Italy. There were two families- the Montagues and the Capulets. But they hated each other.

One day two servants of the Capulets and two from the hous of Montagues were in the same street, and they started to fight. Benvolio a membr of Montagues family saw that and tried to made peace. But they continued fighting. Tybalt, a dangerous member of the other family, wanted to fight to  with Benvolio.

Everyone was there watching everything but then the Prince of Verona arrived and was very angry. He said: If i see you again fighting you'll die. Afterwards, Romeo from the Montagues family was walking alone in the fields, he was very sad because he was in love with Rosaline. But she didn't love him. There was a party in the Capulet's family because they wanted to marry Juliet, their daughter, with Paris. But they didn't want to invite the Montagues. Juliete didn't want to marry Paris because she was so young. A servant didn't know that Romeo and Benvolio were Montagues, and he gave them an invitation. Rosaline was going to the party too.

Part 2:

The finally went to the party, but when Romeo saw Juliet for the first time. he forgot Rosaline! He fell in love! Tybalt recognized them he wanted to fight again but Lord Capulet didn't let him to fight and then Tybalt left the party. Romeo went to Juliet and talked to her and then they kissed. Romeo and Benvolio left the party.  Both of them were so upset to know that their love was impossible because their families hated each other. Romeo afterwards jumped to the Capulets garden.

Part 3:

Next morning Romeo went to see the Friar, he asked him that he wanted to marry Juliet. The Friar thought that it was a brilliant idea because that maybe would make peace between the both families. He said to him that the next evening he will marry them. The nurse help Juliet to get to the curch, she said that se was going to prayalone, but the truth was that she was going to get married. In that time Tybalt wanted to fight again with Romeo but he didn't wanted he was like a Prince of Cats, always wanted to fight.

Mercutio was fighting with him, but Romeo came between them and said: Stop Fighting. The Prince will punish you. Afterwards Tybalt killed mercutio and he felt on the ground.

At the end of the part Romeo and Juliet finally got married and they were very happy.

Fortune's fool:

For the death of Mercutio, Romeo lost control and killed Tybalt, who killed Romeo's friend, Mercutio. The Prince of Verona expelled Romeo from the city. Tybalt was the cousin of Juliet, so she was very unhappy. But she was sad for Romeo too, because she won't see him anymore. 

The father of Juliet decided that his daughter had to get marry with Paris, but Juliet, also was married with Romeo and she didn't love Paris.

My lady's dead:

Juliet and his father argued, because he forced her to marry Paris, and she didn't want to. Juliet went to see the Friar, she needed help because she wanted to be next to Romeo. Friar explained to her that she had to drunk some poison, and then her parents will think that Juliet is dead.

With a kiss, I die:

Paris and Romeo fought, and Romeo killed Paris. Then Romeo knew the death of his wife, but he didn't know that Juliet was alive, so for this, he killed himself. Then Juliet woke up, and saw him death and also she killed herself for be next to him in the heaven. 

Rome and Juliet

1. Who were the Shakespeares and the Ardens, and what was each family's place in local society?
Shakespere's was an English poet and playwright, and Ardens was his mother. Their family came from quite a rich family.

2. When do historians think that Shakespeare arrived in London? 

The historians thinks in 1592, he was already working inLondon

What is the reason he may have had to leave Stratford?

 He have to leave to Stratford because he was caught stealing a deer.

3. What was the population of London during Shakespeare's time? 

It was the drama. 

How did it smell like?

It wasn't very clean, because the horses were in the streets, and something like that.

4. Who was the ruler when Shakespeare first came to London? 

The ruler was Queen Elizabeth

Who were her parents?  

Her parents were Henry and VIII and Anee Boleyn
Was she a good queen? Why?
Yes, she was, because she during her reign, made a good progress in London

Ask for and give advice

Gemma: You look upset, Cris. What's the matter?
Cris: Nothing. I don't want to talk about it.
Gemma: Come on. What's up?
Cris: Well, My boyfriend isn't talking to me. What should I do, Gemma?
Gemma: Well, I think you should explain to him what do you think.
Cris: Right, are you sure?
Gemma: Yes, of course. Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be OK.
Cris: Yes, you're right. Thanks, Gemma

Bruno Mars

Peter Gane Hernández known as Bruno Mars, was born in Hawaii in 1985. He's been involved in music world since he was 2 years old, when he participated in different musical shows. When he finished the secondary obligatory, he decided to went in L.A to continue his musical career. Bruno began writing songs for a bans, and join groups like The Smeezingtons.

His big break came in 2009, when he signed with Atlantic Records, and he was known as individual music. He was recognized for writing Nothin' on You, Billionarie, Right Round, Wavin Flag, Fuck You...

Since the Bruno has had a very successful solo career. He recorded his first CD in 2010, his most famous song is Just The Way You Are (my favourite) He was nominated 7 Grammy's

Nicki Minaj

It feels late to be tipping rapper Nicki Minaj, but she is just about break into the mainstream with her debut album Pink Friday. She has already been a guest on songs by Kanye West, Christina Agulera, Usher and Mariah Carey, and she is funny, fast and cartoony, like Eminem when he's in good mood. And the prospect of a new Britney Spears album is exciting. According to Glee creator Ryan Murphy, the new one is return to her dane roots, and is "great".

Talk about your news

IS INTERNET ADDICTION REALLY PROBLEM?

I agree with HeyGazza, because the internet can be a very good sistem, but it also can be an addiction. I use the internet every day, I connecte to chats, web sites... But all i do after all's homework and study. I think the internet is more addictive than TV, because on the internet you can spend more time doing the same thing, however you can watch the TV too.

I have a friend spends all his time connected to the internet. he studies but he could do more. If you use the internet too much, you should talk to your parents, because they can help you.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

DID YOU KNOW that people spend 336 hours of their life kissing?

In the USA, people don't just kiss their girlfriend and boyfriends on valentine's Day. They also give cards and presents to friend, teachers and pets.

ONE DIRECTION

One Direction are a British-Rish boy-band who have become stars in the UK (Around the World!!). The public discovered One Direction on the British talent show, TXF. They didn't win but their songs have been top of the charts. Watch the music videos of songs from their album UP ALL NIGHT. 







This is my favourite song of the album:  
 MOMENTS:

Apologize and explain

Cris: Gemma! What's going on? 

Gemma: What's the matter? What have I done? 

Cris: Look at the time. Have you bought the tickets of One Direction concert in Bournemouth? 

Gemma: Sorry, Cris... I've forgotten it! 

Cris: Gemma, you know that this band its really important for me! 

Gemma: Well, I'm so sorry! it won't happen again! 

Cris; Gemma! It's the third time you've forgotten to buy me things.! 

Gemma: Ok, listen. I'm really sorry. D0n't worry.... IT'S A JOKE CRISTINA. I've bought them yesterday. 

Cris: OMG! 

Gemma: We'll be in the first row!!!

Cristina: Really? Omg I can't believe it!!! THANKS<3

The Holidays

Now, I'm going to explain the history of 2 characters: Amanda and Graham.

Amanda: My name is Amanda, and now I'm going to explain the best holidays of my life.

One day I splited up with my boyfriend, and I decided to look for a different holidays for Christmas, without men.

I started chatting and I found a girl who left me her house in London.

When I arrived in her house, I didn't know too much to do, until one day the brother of the woman's house, (iris), hit the door, and he asked me if he could spend the night in the house, in the end we slept together. In the morning Graham phoned someone call Sophie and I thought it was his wife, but later I discovered that it was his daughter. He has 2 daughters and is a widower. His daughters are very lovely and friendly.

Graham went to iris house, and we stayed the night together. Graham he confessed that he was in love with me, but I was determined to return to L.A. When I was in the taxi going back home, I started to cry, I got out of the car and ran back to meet him. I confessed I was in love with him too. And now is my boyfriend, and we are very happy living together.
 

  

Hi, my names is Graham, and now I'm going to explain my last Christmas holidays.
One day, in the night, I went to my sister's house, but inside the house there wasn't my sister, there was an American woman, Amanda. I asked if I could spend the night in my sister's house, she answered yes and in the end we slept together.
Another day, I was in my house with with my 2 daughters, and Amanda came to my house. She discovered that I'm a father. she spent a great time with my daughters and we had dinner together.

The next day I went to my sister's house, and we stayed the night together. I convessed to manda that I was in love with her but she was determined to return to L.A. When I was in my sister's house crying because Amanda was gone, she came and confessed she was in love with me too. And now is my girlfriend and we are very happy living together.