Hello bloggers,

I think it would be great if you could post you thoughts about the Student demonstrations (sit-ins, strikes, etc) or Hydro-Aysen, or Monsanto buying the rights to Chilean seeds (http://movimientoantinwo.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/chile-el-tribunal-constitucional-acepto-el-requerimiento-de-revisar-la-aprobacion-de-upov-91/). Or any topic you find motivating enough.

The Best

In your opinion, who is the best in your field?

Tell me what you think. Say:

Who she/he is,

What she/he has done,

Why you like her/him.

Explain what makes her/him the best.

Please find some examples of her/his work in images and post them too.

280 words and 3 comments, please.

Since the idea is to write aobut some news we are interested in, I will choose my concern at the moment. Unfortunately, it is something negative I have mentioned. A couple of weeks ago a new law was voted. And the majority voted in favor of something that makes no sense to me. The law forces all agricultors and peasants to hand in all their seeds to an American, yes ! An American company to take over the agricultural business. What will happen is that agricultures and peasants in the future will have to buy the seeds from “monsanto” (An american company)which has a reputation for increasing the price of the seeds. But most importantly, that they are genetically modified seeds. Ok, we know that at the moment most of the corn, soya and some tomatoes are GM, but this law will mean that in two years time, we will all be eating ONLY GM food, which is just CRAZY. We don’t really know the effects this has on people, but we Do know that “round up”, the pesticide agricultures are forced to buy when monsanto takes over, is extremely strong, has caused a lot of deformities in babies born of women who work the fields. There is evidence that once the soil absorbs the pesticide, it cannot be used for any other type of crop. We also know that bees are disappearing from our planet because of the same product. There is a lot more information about this that I could list now and unfortunately, nothing is too positive. Those who support this law argue that GM crops are more productive, but those against say otherwise. And how crazy is it we are going to buy our own seeds from Americans at the price they decide on ?and to eat who knows what! I am sorry but with this, our politicians once again have shown the class they are. Especially taking advantage of the Hydroaysen controversy to pass the law. And the media has also reminded us how controlled information is.
Some links to look at
http://chilesintransgenicos.cl/

http://www.democraciadirecta.cl/s/

What do you think?
Write about a piece of news on a law or any issue that has struck your attention.
Mention when you found out
Why you find it surprising
In what way
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Hello everyone
Please remember to look at the post on March 29th, which explains how the blog will be evaluated this semester.
Kind regards,
Beatriz

Hello everyone:
I hope you feel like writing today. I’d like to tell you a bit about this image. To be honest, I found it hard to choose a picture. This is because there are so many pictures I like and they are in so many different contexts. I decided to go for something nice and simple. I took this picture in July 2010. I was on holiday and I had had a late night the night before. However, my husband and I woke up at around 6 and decided to go for a walk. We walked from the place where we were staying to the next village around. The village was really funny because it was basically three houses and a post office. Anyway, everything was closed because it was so early. We took a lot of pictures of the sun rising. It was a beautiful moment. I took this photo in particular. It is a very simple picture but what I like best about it, is the fact that it turned out just like I saw iton that morning. The light, the colors, the shadows, everything is exactly the way it was in my mind.
I love the way the sunlight hits the misty hills and you can see hills and more hills and more hills in the background. The image actually reminds me of the cover of a book I really enjoyed called “ghostwritten” by David Mitchell. The nicest thing I can think of is that I had a lovely walk on a beautiful morning breathing fresh air with someone I love.
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Who took it
What it shows
When it was taken
Why you like it
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Write about your Favourite Web Site. Say:



-How you discovered it



- How often you visit it


- Why you like it/What makes it special



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