André Gonçalves

André, isto vai parecer perseguição, acredita que não é!! Só patarequice minha, desculpa, 'n' vezes!!! Tentei reorganizar-te a pg (ñ sei se o prof. Nuno vai dar continuidade ao blogue e precisa de vê-lo..) No processo de tentar facilitar-lhe o trabalho organizando as vossas páginas pessoais com o mesmo esquema de apresentação (no teu caso, tentando pôr os posts do 2.º período em cima, e fazendo ctrl-z por causa de imagens q ñ apareciam ... , apaguei tudo da tua página ... SORRY!!! Vou repôr  os teus posts, mas ficam a faltar algs. coisas (TPCs do 1.ºper., nomeadamente) e os bonecos que cá tinhas ... tu dp repões? Desculpa mais uma vez, pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase -- acho q não vou mexer em mais página nenhuma!!

----Está tudo bem convosco?
bjis!!


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2.nd Term

posts for evaluation of writing skills: 3
for evaluation of attitudes (contribution to the class blog) : 2

5/2/2012

I lost the first 30 minutes of this film, but still, I liked it. It is a very interesting critic to the reality of conservative islamic countries who don't respect the Human rights, but specially women's rights. Marjane, the unconformist protagonist in this story, passes through a lot of conlicts in her life like being moving to another country and discriminated because of her origins, who have nothing to do with who she really is.

With this film, I could only question myself, why the he



4/2/2012
famous quotes on democracy


See, this is the problem in the U.S. and the entire world, religion should not be linked with politics. If democracy is God's fault, how can someone explain that democracy has not arrived to every countries by now? God is not responsable for the strength of democracy, people are, and some of you may think that God guides us but he doesn't control us, because if he did there would be no religions because he would make us believe in him. Anyway, the equal treatment of every people in the world depends on us and not in some entity that never showed up by here...
(unchecked version)


4/2/2012

Film review: Land of Plenty

The film "Land of Plenty" from the director Wim Wenders is based on an ambiguous issue, the United States from Bush era, and I say ambiguous because it is an interesting issue to dissect, the american paranoia about terrorism and the attack to those who fill the "terrorist stereotype", but the way that this director (or maybe the writer) treated this, made the film a little bit boring at some point.

It touches a very sensitive point, religion. The United States are ruled by "the words of God", presidents have to pledge allegiance with the right hand on a Bible and they even have written "In God we trust" in every money bills, so they are a very religious country. And this film shows that contradiction on the american society, the Christian Fundamentalism. The Christians pretend to show that they love their next but at some point in the Bible is written something like - Those who work on Saturday should be killed - but this is something I just heard, I don't have time to read that best-seller.

Anyway, in conclusion this film shows that, although americans preach the love and compassion for their next, they are very sellective and don't have second thoughts when they see someone who "looks" like a terrorist and judge them immediately.
(unchecked version)


23/1/2012 - 2 quoted texts on SOPA and PIPA

http://english-level-8.blogspot.pt/2012/01/sopa-pipa-horror-story.html

http://english-level-8.blogspot.pt/2012/01/some-mail-ive-received-yesterday-about.html



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1.st Term



December 15, 2011

Malcolm X
There are the videos that were in the powerpoint, but the PC couldn't show. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U9rL9rswhGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1CEGABxoMc&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IjQKajHoko&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNfAFfu6VD0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uoy6xy5AFM&feature=player_embedded



28/11/2011
Film Review // Lost in Translation

Just like Milton, I have seen (w. vb. tense: it is known/implied when the action took place) this film for the 2nd time and I think it was a more intereseting (w. spelling) film then (ww) when I've seen (w. vb. tense) it for the first time.

The film "Lost in Translation" showed very well the dificulty (w. spelling) to survive in a foreign country and the inside loneliness of the main characters that hit the rock bottom when they travelled to Japan to supposedly improve their lifes.(wrong plural form)

It X (missing word) a touching and really funny film because of the oddity of the japanese people and the lack of communication between them and the main characters.

I don't know if we have to qualify (ww) the films but I X give it 8/10*.



November 26, 2011
Work about Women's right to vote

In past times women were treated like inferior beings. When I say past times I’m referring to the 20th century and before, but even today they don’t have the same rights as men do. In the world of business, women have always been chosen after men because of their supposed lack of strength or intelligence. Nothing more wrong, women should be treated the same way men are and should have the same opportunities.
In politics the majority of the countries are ruled by men, and most of them don't care about the people but only about money and power. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920) guaranteed women’s right to vote, which was a first step to correct an injustice. Almost 100 years have passed, but women are still rising by creating and participating in revolutionary movements, protesting against their discrimination.
(corrected by teacher)


November 24, 2011
'Occupy' movements in U.S.A.

I used to like Obama but when he gives permission to something like that I start to think why somebody has given him the Nobel prize if he doesn't stop this kind of abuse against people who are fighting peacefully for equality...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WmJmmnMkuEM
(corrected)

14/11/2011
An American Crime
I suggest that we see this film in class. It's called "An American Crime" and it is about women's rights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4FgZx-cF9cg

1 comment:

  1. well done, André!
    Please reverse the order: older assignments at the bottom and more recent ones at the top - following a sort of time line and dividing posts according to the respective school terms

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