Take the art works of Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Tintoretto and Caravaggio, the operas of Verdi and Puccini, the cinema of Federico Fellini, add the architecture of Venice, Florence and Rome and you have just a fraction of Italy's treasures from over the centuries.
welcome
sabato 17 dicembre 2011
martedì 6 dicembre 2011
martedì 29 novembre 2011
Origin of Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving is America's preeminent day. It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. It has a very interesting history. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place.
giovedì 17 novembre 2011
T-SHIRT tells all.
That's right, a t-shirt with inbuilt intelligence! UC3M (Carlos III University in Madrid) has developed an intelligent t-shirt, designed for use in hospitals, to monitor certain body functions and conditions.
sabato 29 ottobre 2011
EVERYTHING I SAW WAS GONE
For the past months, a series of violent storms have been pounding the US. The
"It just didn't seem real", said one eyewitness. "I can't describe what I saw," said another. "You could hear it. That classic rumble, the train, and all of those other things
that you hear people talk about."
Heavy rains have aggravated the situation. Rivers have flooded, lightning has set buildings on fire, and hailstones the size of golf balls have caused extensive damage.
A state of emergency has been declared in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Oklahoma. The army has been called in for rescue operations.
Watch the video
extreme weather conditions have claimed hundreds of victims. On Friday, the death toll had reached 280. Last week alone, more than three hundred tornadoes were reported. On Wednesday, 128 people were killed, just in Alabama. Entire areas in the town of Tuscaloosa have been levelled to the ground.
"It just didn't seem real", said one eyewitness. "I can't describe what I saw," said another. "You could hear it. That classic rumble, the train, and all of those other things
that you hear people talk about."
Heavy rains have aggravated the situation. Rivers have flooded, lightning has set buildings on fire, and hailstones the size of golf balls have caused extensive damage.
A state of emergency has been declared in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Oklahoma. The army has been called in for rescue operations.
Watch the video
This video is from the EF4 tornado that went through Tuscaloosa, AL on 4/27/11. It was taken from the University Mall parking lot. Probably the closest video to the storm your going to see.
Now write a test on what happened in Liguria last week in no more than 80/100 words.
You can insert images if you want.
You can insert images if you want.
lunedì 24 ottobre 2011
Italian sport in shock after death of Simoncelli
SEPANG: Italian sport was in shock on Sunday after Marco Simoncelli died following a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24.
martedì 18 ottobre 2011
This is England
This morning you saw the film 'This is England'. It's out of doubt that it is a violent subject with violent people. Anyway even if it is obvious that things are heading only one way, i.e. towards violence, I think it was worth watching especially for young people like you.
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domenica 16 ottobre 2011
What's happening?
What was initially planned as a peaceful "Occupy Rome" protest turned into a violent demonstration in the Italian capital.
sabato 15 ottobre 2011
ZERO TOLERANCE
The new policy of a school in Cambridgeshire has sparked controversy. Headmistress Jenkinson-Dix appears, not entirely unlike Dolores Umbridge, set to "raise standards".
A host of new rules have been introduced, as well as zero tolerance for breaking them. A ban on smoking is pretty standard, as is requiring politeness towards teachers. Other rules go much further.
A host of new rules have been introduced, as well as zero tolerance for breaking them. A ban on smoking is pretty standard, as is requiring politeness towards teachers. Other rules go much further.
giovedì 6 ottobre 2011
giovedì 29 settembre 2011
Important speeches
1.Randy Pausch in his "Last Lecture" entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" (Carnegie Mellon University-September 2007)
http://youtu.be/hgk9ksoyjWw
2. Sen. Barack Obama says it is time for Americans to 'reclaim the American dream' and anything is possible http://youtu.be/OiskE1Jsr6A
What do you think of these two speeches?
What is, in your opinion, the best speech among those you have already read in this blog?
http://youtu.be/hgk9ksoyjWw
2. Sen. Barack Obama says it is time for Americans to 'reclaim the American dream' and anything is possible http://youtu.be/OiskE1Jsr6A
What do you think of these two speeches?
What is, in your opinion, the best speech among those you have already read in this blog?
giovedì 22 settembre 2011
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R.E.M. Call It Quits
'We walk away with a great sense of gratitude,' band says Wednesday, bringing to close a 30-year career.
After 30 years, 15 studio albums, dozens of iconic music videos and boundary-pushing tours (and just four core members) — not to mention a sphere of influence that extends from the nascent days of college radio to the buzzy blogosphere of today — R.E.M. are calling it quits.
sabato 17 settembre 2011
Severn Suzuki's speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngboj54GT8I&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL1EE2D384D30B48D1
Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. - The Environmental Childrens Organisation.
We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me.
Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. - The Environmental Childrens Organisation.
We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me.
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