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.
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.
For the past months, a series of violent storms have been pounding the US. The
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.
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.