 I don't know about you guys....but clearly this picture is depicting one of the many realities in the world we live in. What I did understand by looking at it is the violence nowadays, now anyone could get beat just by silly things and like it says in the picture then for some stupid and immature reason (maybe thinking it's cool) post it on the internet. These days beating someone or doing something like it means your "cool" or that this matter more than getting good grades or actually making something good for the society.
SWIFTBOAT!!?? So apparently Taylor Swift is dating now a boat lol After her breakup Taylor was seen cuddling up with the WaterTown Boat, apparently she was kissing and hugging, the Press says that they were meant for each other, they are both ITEMS!!..... WOW ..... I think I don't need to explain myself on this one, you guys make your own conclusions! Here down below I leave the link for you to read the article:Taylor Swift Now Dating Watertown Boat
 Let's start by knowing what an editorial is....
So based on the definitions I found on the internet, an editorial is acquiring or preparing material for publication or a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
Here are the four editorials that I really liked and caught my attention:Claridad
Chicago Tribune Los Angeles Times Bloomberg
After looking and learning about these editorials the one I liked the most was "Claridad" just because I know this newspaper and read it sometimes. "Claridad" is a national circulation seminar in Puerto Rico and it was founded on June 1, 1959. The objective of this newspaper, that I must say is the most antique newspaper here in Puerto Rico, is fighting for the independence in Puerto Rico, the most important colony.The articles and news they present and about are analysis and critics of what’s happening in our island to make puertoricans have conscience and keep fighting for our land, it also talks about issues around Latin America since they are obviously part of us as latinos, socially, culturally and historically. Based on what I know and learn about "Claridad" in my opinion the author is well informed on the topics he wants to make an statement and is clear on what he wants to pursue through the articles and analysis/critics. Looking at this newspaper my favorite parts were: Internacionales/America Latina, Opinión and Nacionales. Since this newspaper if from here, our beloved Puerto Rico its written in spanish. Finally I've got to say that I found the author really passionate about what he's doing, by reading the newspaper you can see and feel what he wants the reader to think, to feel, in other words is a great newspaper.
So here goes my list....What I think is "Social" ?!! :1-Public bathrooms, I just don't like them.2-People who think they know EVERYTHING!!!3-People that doesn't RESPECT your opinion!!4-Man leaving their pee on the toilet seat.5-People who left all of their "business" in the toilet for others to contemplate.6-People who like to criticize.7-Stupid humans that left their animals abandoned on the street.8-People who don't know you at all but still like to talk about your life!!9-Violence.10-Child abuse.11-Getting embarrassed in front of people.12-Peer pressure.13-Repeating myself because you were looking at the sky and didn't pay attention to what I just said.14-Smoke.15-People who sneeze on your face.16-Spit on the street.17-People who think they are better than you.18-Getting bump by walking on a hallway or someplace else.19-Walking in front of someone and they step on your shoes, making you almost fall -______-20-Not following instructions.Now, what I think it's "Personal" !? :1-People that don't know how to eat and they show you just everything they've had in their mouths.
2-Noise of bubble gums.
3-People who think they're so cool.
4-Trying to study or read and people not shutting the %^&^& up!!!
5-People yelling!!
6-People who brag about their lives.
7-People who likes to touch you as if you were a blanket, a pet or something.
8-Other peoples feet, if they're not well clean and nice!
9-People asking obvious and stupid questions.
10-People that only talk to you when they need FAVORS!!!
11-Complaining about everything.
12-People who try to talk over you when you clearly know more about a topic.
13-People that apparently love to make scenes of their love in front of everyone showing their tongues and everything on their mouths.
14-Bad breath.
15-Bad smell....people use perfume pleaseee !!
16-People who like to know all about your personal life.
17-Wet shoes or feet on a rainy day....oh does that pisses me off.....!!!!!
18-Lazy people.
19-Hypocrites.
20-Crying about everything all the time.
21-Greasy looking hair
22-Talking loud
23-People that call you lots of time in ONE day!!!SOCIAL VS. PERSONALI think that when separating the list, the things that fall on the social list were because you get to see them around the world, in our daily lives. I defined "social" as something that is happening around your environment with the people around you and what they are doing. On the other hand "personal" is more about who we are and what we like and don't like to see or experience in our personal space, I think it's more about our "taste" and maybe even personal beliefs. SOCIALWhen taking another look into my list, I have to say that somewhat I found myself a little bit confused because I think they were some aspects that could fall into the personal list or category too. Overall I think the aspect that I did mention fall into SOCIAL because they were things happening in my environment around the world, in places we go. For example, I would say smoking or another one could be child abuse and violence, those are things that are happening around the world that are NOT personal and not coming from myself but it involves all us as we are part of one world and society.
SOCIAL ISSUES:Looking at my list one of the aspects that bothers me the most is Child Abuse, I just don’t understand how people could do several things to an innocent kid. Reading or watching the news is depressing nowadays, every new is about criminality, murders, violence and many other things that don’t make a positive advantage in our society. Clearly by mentioning this, another aspect that affects me is Violence, these days we teach each other to learn not to get hit by anyone instead of teaching the violent person not to do it, and I know this sounds so "cliché" but what can I say it’s the truth in the world we live in. Last but not least I would say that another aspect that affect me is to know people who Smoke, I mean it’s your life and I totally respect it but why would you do that to yourself, do you know how many diseases you could get and what you're doing to our environment. After choosing these 3 issues from my Social List I did a little research on this topics and this what I found:Child Abuse:http://www.elnuevodia.com/detectandoelmaltratoinfantil-1485852.html
http://www.vocero.com/madre-pone-en-venta-a-sus-hijas-en-facebook/http://www.vocero.com/hombre-amenaza-de-picar-con-sierra-electrica-a-su-propio-bebe/http://www.vocero.com/ice-anuncia-actividad-de-prevencion-de-maltrato-de-menores/Violence:http://www.elnuevodia.com/ubicanapuertoricoentrelasislasmaspeligrosasdelcaribe-1283925.htmlhttp://www.elnuevodia.com/vigiliamundialporlaviolenciaenpuertorico-1403585.htmlhttp://www.elnuevodia.com/columna-desigualdadyviolencia-1300217.htmlhttp://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/jovenpideabrazosencontradelaviolenciaenpuertoricovideo-801143/Smoke:http://www.elnuevodia.com/aumentanlosfumadoresboricuas-1430736.html
http://www.salud.gov.pr/Services/Dejaloya/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.salud.gov.pr/Services/Dejaloya/Estudio%20Continuo%20de%20Salud/EstudioContinuodeSaludtabaco2002.pdfhttp://www.vocero.com/dejar-de-fumar-reduce-la-ansiedad/
My favorite post so far has been the very first one we did about our "superpowers & lies". I thought it was fun trying to find out which one was the lie and it was a fun way to get to know a little bit about everyone. Another post I did like very much was the one about about our favorite artist, mine was Frank Sinatra and how did I enjoy sharing with you guys my love for him and his awesome and lovely music!!
On the other hand, they were also some blogs/post that I was not happy or interested in doing, they didn't caught my attetion and I didn't find them fun at all o.O....and those were:......the one about Law 54, Oh God, did I find that blog so boring(not that it wasn't an important topic but it was not something I want to write a BLOG about)!! and I was feeling that was not part of the class , as you can see I didn't wanna do it at all, (sorry Profe :/). The other post I didn't like was recently, it was the one about the Scavenger Hunt, I just think of it as a lot of work for just one class and basically for one hour.
 One of the places I've always wanted to visit is SPAIN, mostly Barcelona. I just found it so fresh, beautiful, and interesting and it would be amazing to have the chance and go there any time in the future. Doing this research help me found and know some interesting facts about Spain. Now let’s share them with you guys, maybe you’ll love it too and would want to go…
Did you know that Spain is one of the fifty largest countries in the world!? I didn’t know and it is amazing, at least for me it is; Spain covers an area of 505,955 square kilometers. As a result of its location the climate ranges from the mild oceanic climate in the North, to the continental Mediterranean in the Centre and the Mediterranean in the East and South, factors that combine to create a wet Spain in the North and mountainous areas, green Spain with luxuriant forests and a dry Spain in the Mediterranean. In talking about this country geographically one of the aspects I did like and would love to visit is the “luxuriant forests”, it should be beautiful getting into those places, getting in touch with nature.
Getting into more fun facts, I started researching more about the culture and their traditions. One of the books mentions that all of Spain festive traditions come from religious beliefs and origins. What’s interesting about this is that it mentions that you could see in their expressions and folklore how they combine religious fervor and pagan in festive commemorations. The most important traditional celebration in Spain is Easter week. This takes place at the end of March or April, and takes place among vivid and extremely moving popular processions. The greatest number of festive events takes place in the summer months, between June and September, according to the geographic area, as they tend to combine both religious and socio-economic aspects.
When I continued reading and doing my research, I found that Spanish art constitutes one of the most important cultural heritages of the world. I was amazed by these facts since it seems that Spain really is an important country from all around the world; actually there has been people from Spain being awarded with a Nobel Prize from amazing work reflecting the folklore and culture from the country.
Spain has lots of libraries and museums through all the territory, having the most important cultural and world treasures. The National Library which is located in Madrid is the most important library and it was inaugurated in 1712, I would love to visit not only The National Library but as many as I can as I love to read and learn from the history and how this places were build and more. Now for all of you who love art, did you know that Spain has over 1,400 museums?! The famous one is Museo del Prado and like the others museums it held valuable, antique and significant paints and artifacts.
Doing this research was very interesting and I invite you guys to know more about beautiful Spain because you could found and see how many amazing cultural places they have for you to visit. I hope one day I could actually visit this country, don’t worry because if I do I will tell you all about it and more lol.
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