So what is anime, exactly?

The word anime is an abbreviation of the word animation. In Japan, the word's used to refer to allanimation. Outside of Japan, it's become the catch-all term foranimation from Japan.

For decades, anime was produced by and for Japan -- a local product, with a distinct look  to not just the artwork but the storytelling, the themes, and the concepts. Over the last forty years, though, it's become an international phenomenon, attracting millions of fans and being translated into many languages. A whole generation of viewers have grown up with it and are now passing it on to their own children.

Most anime fans, like me, can sum this up in two words: "It's different." Anime is as unlike most American cartoons as, say, Batman and Spider-Man are different from the comics that run in daily papers. The differences show up in many ways.

Anime doesn't shy away from epic storylines, which can run for dozens (sometimes hundreds) of episodes. The best anime, though, no matter what their length, all demand great emotional involvement from the viewer.

What's most striking is how anime's impact is coming full circle. Some recent American cartoon productions, like Avatar: The Last Airbender, are openly inspired by anime itself, and live-action English-language versions of anime titles are starting to come into production.

Since I was a little kid I always prefer Japanese animation instated of American cartoons, like my friends. We all get it around the TV and see Dragon Ball Z and sore of stuff. I was a total fanatic and it teach me a lot about trust and honesty, even when it sounds a little dramatic. 

Eco friendly :)

I’ve always been a green friendly, because I believe the environment is an extension of us and our work ethics transpire in our workday’s final output. You have to always keep in mind these because to star caring about your planet is the first step to improve your behavior.

I’ve always been interested in improving environmental awareness, fair trade and aim for sustainable growth. These are very important items to take notice, because are the things that very soon are going to lead the path of nature and human being.

I learned a little of these in junior high, where they teach us to be aware of the important role of nature in our lives. I also take a class about sustainable development that helps me a lot to understand some things.

In my house we have a recycling system that works to separate the trash. This way we are helping a little bit to the environment, but I would like to do better actions to in the future. I’m working and studding different methods to doing in my house, I’ll hope my parents understand.

Also I´m a cyber member of Greenpeace and every month I give a little money to support these great organization. I joined a few years ago because I found necessary these type of organization which helps prevent the damages to the nature and animals.

In the future I like to know more about Greenpeace and hopefully work with them in their cause. That, for me, would be the greatest thing. I love nature and animals, so that for me would be an important motivation to take a job with this organization. 

60's music

 The break between the music of the 1950s and the 1960s is imprecise. A reasonable way of  "dating" the 1960s is with the "British invasion" of American music. This refers to the numerous British groups, admirers and emulators of American rock and roll, who broke into the world market during the early 1960s.  

I’ve been always a fan of the 60’s music, specially of groups like The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Songs like Mr. tambourine are always playing in my iPod. I love the lyrics and the change of perspective they have of the world back then.

Nowadays music is obviously influence by the new lyrics that came out in the 60’s, specially the new genders that appear then. In Chile music like la Nueva Ola has been a great school for a lot of greats singers. 

Since I can remember music, like other things in life, has been helpful into come closer with my parents, who also love that kind of music. Especially my mother, she loves the music of Violeta Parra and Victor Jara. 

Finally, I always thought that it will be nice to live around that time but I’m glad to know what things happened. 60’s music is been brought back in different ways nowadays so I can enjoy as much as I want it. 

Cheers to the 60’s music and the great artist that live around that time, artist that inspired until now. 

Hott off the press

This is an article about the journalism who is supposed to be the people that study for that. “Are journalist born or made?” is the first line and it continue debating this paragraph until the end, explain by some experts like Simon Jenkins that the curiosity and some characteristics have to become naturally, that can not be teaches.

“The technical skill is that of creating clear and succinct sentences, which any profession should inculcate. This can be taught and should be part of any core curriculum” continues explain Simon.

He also says that there are no talent involve in some techniques when is time to write an article, like writing to clear English from the bad habits, having a nice redaction and most of all, making paragraphs with a single idea.“Nouns and verbs are the workhorses of a sentence, never qualifiers. Delete every adjective and adverb from your story and reinsert only those that appear essential”.

Finally, is necessary some skills to study journalism but they are not instruments to fell better about the talent of style of every people who wrights. For studding this you have to have a curiosity, native cunning and motivation to communicate.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/25/writing.journalism1

Dreams

This time I'm going to talk about dreams. I think dreams are messages from our unconscious and that only a few people have the ability of understand them like predictions of the future. 

I’m very bad to remember my dreams so I usually just forget them. But so ever, the last dream I have was a very good one. I dreamed about my childhood, when I was with my grandma and we were making some cup cakes in my old house. It was a pretty good dream.

I truly believe that all my dreams, especially because I’m young, are possible to achieve. I want to be a very good journalist and hopefully make a little change in the society we live on.

If someday the dream of having lots of money came true I will help the city I came from, Rengo. I like to build more places to get together, the schools and I will build a nice library. 

Cuba: the greatest destination

Today I will like to talk about a beautiful country I'll love to visit: Cuba. It's been my dream for a little wild because I was capture for all their history, specially the type of society it's build there. 

The Cuban culture is very interesting to me, and one of the things I'm totally in love is their music. The sounds and lyrics make me remember a little of my childhood, because my dad was always playing Cuban songs. 

Also I find the Cuban type of politic extremely particular and the way of republican organization unusual. That's why, hopefully, in a future no so far I will love to be their studding political science. I'm trying to win an enter ship and I expected to be chosen to go in the next years.

The first I would like to do there is eat all the typical food I can find their and having trips for all the historical places. My parents have a few friends over their so I’m sure I will be taken care so that’s another positive reason to go.

TV and movies

I love watching TV and movies, it's like the funniest way to spend my free time. I’m into a lot of series at the moment like Dr. House, Grey’s Anatomy and my favorite: How I met your mother. 

I love to be able to relax and laugh with the TV programs and in the strange case someone will made a program about my life I would like it to be something fun, like Friends or that kind of program. 

I don’t like Chilean TV in general, just some random programs because I find it very little entertainment; I’m more into the American programs or just watching movies in the cable. 

About films I love old movies, like Casablanca and stuff. My mom watched very often when I was a little girl so I picked up her taste. I usually watch films at home, on cable. 

Finally, my favorite film of all times is Trainspotting. It’s a film based on a novel of a bunch of young Irish junkies that are very disappointed of their life. Ewan McGregor is on it and he does the principal character. I’ve seen it like a 100 times and I recommend it because is a very sharp movie, that shows the life style of people not so lucky.