Why I want to go to Wimbledon November 26, 2006
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I’m keen on tennis, and this is the ’’temple’’ of this sport. It’s the most tradicional tournament in the whole world. Every tennis player or amateur would like to win Wimbeldon.
Why I want to go to Hawai’i November 26, 2006
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I love surfing, and this is one of the greatest places to surf in the world. It’s also a beautiful island, with a particular nature and culture.
Teachers and guns November 7, 2006
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I read this article in Second Opinion
In the wake of school shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania during the last two weeks, a statetion that would carry concealed weapons.
Do you agree that teachers, principals, administrators should be allowed to carry concealed weapons?
I don’t agree that teachers, principals, administrators should be allowed to carry concealeds weapons, because it gets children used to seeing these objects everyday, so they may be encouraged to buy one too when they’re older. This may cause more accidents.
Why I want to go to Caribbean August 22, 2006
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I’m sure it’s a beautiful place, with many beaches, waves and original vegetation. I have read there are also nice and luxurious hotels and restaurants.
The Caribbean is a perfect region to spend your vacations, either alone or with your friends, family.
Winter in Brazil August 8, 2006
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My winter holidays were pretty nice this year. I went to the beach of Camburi for ten days, and I had a great time. The weather was fantastic, with sun almost everyday. Then, in the end of the second week, I came back to São Paulo and spent a lot of time in my club, playing tennis and soccer. In the last week, one of my cousins from France arrived (he lives in Metz, a little town in the Lorraine region) , so we spent the whole week together, visiting many places in the town (he’s still here and is enjoying very much Brazil).
I don’t think I can consider one specific day as the best of my vacations, because everyone had something special. It’s a shame that holidays finish always so quickly!
Brazil x Croatia June 13, 2006
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Today Brazil will play its first match in the World Cup, against Croatia, at 4 o'clock P.M (9 o'clock P.M from Germany). I'm sure it will be a pretty tough match, because Croatia has a good team and they are motivated and focused to make a good game. I hope we will beat them, and make our first step to win the World Cup one more time!
Hello world! May 23, 2006
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Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!
Supermum? May 19, 2006
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This passage is an extract from the novel “A Home At The End Of The World”, which was written by Michael Cunningham and published in 1990. Michael was born in 1952 in Ohio and now lives in New York. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his novel “The Hours”, which was made into a film.
There are three characters: Jonathan, Bobby (who is a friend of Jonathan, and often visits him to share meals or listen to music) and Jonathan’s mother (the narrator of the story). The scene takes place at Jonathan’s room.
Bobby decides to call Jonathan’s mother to listen to a new record by Van Morrison. She likes the music. But then, Jonathan, who scorns the singer, qualifying him as “a little bit wimpy” challenges his mother by making her listen to a Jimi Hendrix’s song, which he thinks she doesn’t like very much. His intention is to get rid of her. She apparently doesn’t know what to do but refuses to put up with the situation. Then, she proves she is smarter than her son, as she rises to the challenge and dances with Bobby, who seems to be very uneasy with the situation and tries to calm things down. In the end, Jonathan’s mother feels like a winner, because she sees that Jonathan is disappointed, as he realized that she had not cowered before his hard-driving music.
I think the narrator did the right thing to dance to the music, because it was a way to prove to her son that she doesn’t consider Jimi Hendrix as a stranger, and that hard-rock isn’t a new kind of music, but a style created many years ago.
What about you, do you think the narrator did the right thing to dance to the music? Why?
(Source of the picture: www.michaelcunninghamwriter.com/books/home_at_the_end/)
My dream house March 21, 2006
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”Jaska’s dream house
My dream house would be very big. There would be three floors, and a swimming pool in the house, and in the backyard. There would also a big plasma-tv and huge stereo speakers. The house would be in Helsinki.”
While Jaska’s dream house would be in Helsinki, mine would problably be either in Caribbean or in a ski spot, anywhere in Europe. It would’nt have to be big, just comfortable and modern, but I would choose a great localisation for it.
