jueves, 14 de julio de 2011

strike and protest

what is a strike an a protest

What is a strike? A strike is when a group of workers agree to stop working.They do this when they want to protest against something they think is unfair where they work.Strikes sometimes happen so that politicians have to listen more carefully to the workers.



what is a protest

protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves.Where protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil resistance or nonviolent resistance.




Teachers on strike over pay

lunes, 11 de julio de 2011

jueves, 16 de junio de 2011

Kids’ Guernica Painting

A Kids’ Guernica painting created by Eishin junior high school in Hiroshima was displayed at the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on November 12. The Laureates including His Holiness the Dalai Lama discussed the legacy of Hiroshima for the world peace in the summit.

 

Guernica was initially exhibited in July 1937 at the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris International Exposition The Pavilion, which was financed by the Spanish Republican government at the time of civil war, was built to exhibit the Spanish government's struggle for existence contrary to the Exposition's technology theme. The Pavilion's entrance presented an enormous photographic mural of Republican soldiers accompanied by the slogan:

Between 1939 and 1952, the painting traveled extensively in the United States; between 1953 and 1956 it was shown in Brazil, at the first-ever Picasso retrospective in Milan, Italy, and then in numerous other major European cities, before returning to MoMA for a retrospective celebrating Picasso's seventy-fifth birthday. It then went on to Chicago and Philadelphia. By this time, concern for the state of the painting resulted in a decision to keep it in one place: a room on MoMA's third floor, where it was accompanied by several of Picasso's preliminary studies and some of Dora Maar's photos. The studies and photos were often loaned for other exhibitions, but until 1981, Guernica itself remained at MoMA.


jueves, 9 de junio de 2011

what is an adverb?



An adverb is a part of speech. It is any word that modifies any part of speech or other verbs other than a noun (modifiers of nouns are primarily adjetives and determiners). Adverbs can modify verbs, adjetives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?in what way?when?where?, and to what extent?. This function is called the adverbial function, and is realized not just by single words (i.e., adverbs) but by adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses

I'm happily married.
Gavy is happily pregnant.
Marco works quickly and diligently.
Wednesday it will rain lightly in the north.
To easily understand it, you should study more.
The policeman serves justly and loyally.
The parents help generously and responsibly.
Laura plays soccer intelligently and powerfully.
Companies grow weakly in Spain.
I'm happily tired.


what is a problem?


A problem is an obstacle, impediment, difficulty or challenge, or any situation that invites resolution; the resolution of which is recognized as a solution or contribution toward a known purpose or goal. A problem implies a desired outcome coupled with an apparent deficiency, doubt or inconsistency that prevents the outcome from taking place.


what is a solution?


A solution is a mixture of one substance dissolved in another so the properties are the same throughout. A solution is composed of a solute and the solvent. The solute is the substance being dissolved and the solvent is the part of the solution that does the dissolving. The solute is of molecular size.

jueves, 2 de junio de 2011

england flowers

tradicionally plants or flowers in england are: wild rose, honeysuckle, and sea lavender

   
                      wild rose                                   honeysuckle                     sea lavender

THE SECRET GARDEN

is a book written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1910, adapted to film and television numerous times. Hodgson it was published from autumn 1910 in booklets. The book was complete in 1911. It is next to Little Lord Fauntleroy "his two best works.

In the moments when Mary Lennox's parents give a feast at his residence in colonial India, an earthquake destroyed his house guests and killing her parents, leaving her an orphan. Mary is a British child born in this continent, so it is sent to the UK to live with an uncle named Mr. Craven, a widower with a sick child, a bombastic big mansion in Yorkshire, where this man lives mired in a stifling and that greater distress is added the evil arts of the strict housekeeper Mrs Medlock. However, a shelter for herself and her three new friends: Colin, his cousin disabled and capricious, Dickon, a boy naive, kind and great protector of animals, and the robin. The three children and the robin rehabilitate the site which in turn will help to build a special relationship that will change their destinies forever.

jueves, 19 de mayo de 2011

Woodpecker

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Subclass:Neornithes
Infraclass:Neognathae
Superorder:Neoaves
Order:Piciformes
Suborder:Pici
Family:Picidae


There are about 200 species and about 30 genera in this family. Many species are threatened or endangered due to loss of habitat or habitat fragmentation. Two species of woodpeckers, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and the Imperial Woodpecker, have been considered extinct for about 30 years (there has been some controversy recently whether these species still exist).
The stiffened tails of woodpeckers are crucial for their climbing and foraging techniques. The tail is used as a prop. Here a Black-rumped Flameback rests while foraging using its tail for support. The smallest woodpecker is the Bar-breasted Piculet, at 7 g and 8 cm (3¼ inches). The largest woodpecker was the Imperial Woodpecker, at an average of 58 cm (23 inches) and probably over 600 g (1.3 lb). The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is (or was) slightly smaller at 50 cm (20 inches) and a weight of 500 g (1.1 lb). If both the Ivory-billed and Imperial Woodpeckers are indeed extinct, the largest extant woodpecker is the Great Slaty Woodpecker of Southeast Asia, at about 50 cm (20 inches) and 450 g (1 lb). A number of species exhibit sexual dimorphism in size, bill length and weight. In the piculets it is often the females that are larger, amongst the woodpeckers that show sexual dimorphism it is usually the males that are larger.
Most species possess predominantly white, black and brown, green and red plumage, although many piculets show a certain amount of grey and olive green. In woodpeckers, many species exhibit patches of red and yellow on their heads and bellies, and these bright areas are important in signalling. The dark areas of plumage are often iridescent. Although the sexes of Picidae species tend to look alike, many woodpecker species have more prominent red or yellow head markings in males than in females.

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