Romantic film: One day

I'm not too much into romantic movies but I really like this one. Actually, it made me cry.

The film is about the story of two friends, Dexter and Emma. Althought they are friends, they secretly love each other. Through the years they change a lot, but that unconfessed love they share never changes. The film shows us their lives through twenty years, always the same day: the day they met.

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I think that this film is very beautiful and emotional, but it's very sad too. This love story is not unique, there are lots of people that love each other but never say anything about it, and that is like a waste of time when they actually want de same thing: to be toghether. Moreover if they end up confessing their feelings, they realise how much time they've been waiting unnecessarily. Sometimes what we don't have is time and we should spend it with the ones we love, not living with the doubt of what may have been or could be. 

And here's the trailer!

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SUMMARY: Romeo and Juliet

This story happens in the city of Verona, where two families, The Montagues and the Capulets, have been fighting and hating each other for hundreds of years. One day there's a fight in the street and the Prince of Verona says that if they fight again they'll be killed or banished from the city. Lord Capulet organises a party and Romeo, Lord Montague's son, wants to go there because he wants to meet a girl he loves. But then he meets Juliet, Lod Capulet's daughter, and they fall in love. They confess their love and, in secret, they get married with the help of their friend, Friar Lawrence. But Lord Capulet, who doesn't know about Juliet's marriage, says that she'll marry Paris, a noble man. More over, Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, attacks Romeo and kills Mercutio (Romeo's friend) before Romeo kills him. This is the reason why the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona. To stop her marriage and escape with Romeo, Juliet and Friar Lawrence plan that she'll drink a potion that will make her seem dead while another friar goes to tell Romeo. But that friar couldn't arrive to where Romeo was and Romeo thinks Juliet is dead. He manages to get some poison and goes to the Capulet's tomb to see Juliet's corpse. There he finds Paris and kills him. Romeo drinks the poison and dies. Friar Lawrence arrives to the tomb and Juliet wakes up. When she sees that Romeo is dead, she stabs herself and dies. Then, the Capulets and the Montagues arrive and Friar Lawrence tells them the story of the tragic couple, telling them that love, and not hate, is the only way to live toghether.

A quote I love from Romeo and Juliet is "She is more beautiful than the moon. She is like a bright jewel in the darkness. She is like a dove among crows. I have never loved until now."

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Here's the trailer of a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, which I think is really nice because they speak in old English.

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Which side are you on? Capulets or Montagues? Or are you in the love side?

Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and died in 1616. He was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He studied in the free grammar school until he was 15, and studied Latin, Mythology, Ovid... When he was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway and had three children: Susanna, Hamnet and Judith (twins). He went to London to work as an actor and a writer and, in 1599, the Globe Theatre was built. In this theatre many of his plays were represented but in 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire (it was reconstructed in 1997 so you can still go to see his plays).

He wrote many plays and sonnets but only 38 plays and 154 sonnets have been conserved. He's one of the most famous playwrights and writers/poets in all the world. His plays have been traduced to lots and lots of languages and are still played in theatres all around the world.

Stratford-upon-Avon

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The Globe Theatre

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Some of his most famous plays are: Romeo and Juliet (a story about how love can be stronger than hate and the suicide for love), Hamlet (a story of the revenge), The Merchant of Venice (a story about debts and love), A Midsummer Night's Dream (a funny story about love)...

Romeo and Juliet

(cinematographic adaptation)

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Hamlet

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The Merchant of Venice

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Valentine's Day

So for this task our teacher asked us to visit some Valentine's Day websites to learn a bit about this celebration.

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One of the websites that I've visited is this one about Valentine's Day in other countries. We can see a conversation between an American girl and a British boy talking about what do they expect from Valentine's Day. The boy tells her that he has heard that Japanese students give loads of chocolates to their teachers. He also says that in Norway is a safe country and that people don't lock their doors. In the United Kingdom, at school (primary school) they put a Valentine's box on their desks and people put anonymous messages of love in there.

In the other side, the American girl explains that in America everyone gives you a Valentine's card signing with their names. She also says that they get candy or chocolates from their parents or other people. She says that in Korea people don't celebrate Valentine's Day a lot.

So I've learnt a bit of how people celebrate Valentine's Day in other countries.

The second activity I've done is this one:

It's a crossword with some words about Valentine's Day. It was quite easy but there was one word: valour, that I couldn't guess.

I think I've learnt quite a lot with these activities, but I'm not really looking forward to Valentine's Day as I'm single!

A song for a writer

So yesterday I was searching for music when I found this song: Poet by Bastille. Bastille is a band that I really like so I was curious about this song i hadn't heard before. When I searched for the lyrics this song got totally stuck in my mind, playing on and on. I think that's because I want to e a writer and I find the lyrics' meaning is perfect for a writer. Here you have the song:

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"Poet" -- Translate the lyrics!

L'obsessió pren el control

L'obsessió em menja sencer

No puc dir les paraules en veu alta

Així que amb una rima et vaig escriure

Ara viurás per les eres

Puc sentir el teu pols a les pàgines.

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre

I tot el món et llegirà

I viuràs per sempre

En ulls encara no creats

En llengües que no han nascut

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre.

El teu cos resta sobre els llençols,

De paper i paraules dolces.
No puc dir les paraules,
aixó que et vaig escriure en el meu vers.
Ara viurás per les eres
Puc sentir el teu pols a les pàgines.

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre

I tot el món et llegirà

I viuràs per sempre

En ulls encara no creats

En llengües que no han nascut

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre.

L'he llegit amb aquests ulls,

l'he llegit amb aquests ulls,

l'he subjectat amb aquestes mans.

T'he escrit,

Ara viuràs per sempre.

Les virtuts són al vers,

I ara viuràs per sempre.

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre

I tot el món et llegirà

I viuràs per sempre

En ulls encara no creats

En llengües que no han nascut

T'he escrit

Ara viuràs per sempre.

MY WORLD: New Year's resolutions

Well, I don't really have any New Year's resolutions, but I guess I can think of some things that I would like to change. I'll do a Top 7 for this post!

1! Get fit! Thats something that I would like to do, but it's going to be hard to achieve. I'll go running (or walking), do some exercise... I don't know, I still have to think about it. That includes losing weight.

2! Be more confident? I think that's an important one for a shy person like me. I would like to change that, but it's going to last a little longer.

3! Eat healthier! Leave pizza behind and hug vegetables, and soups and... I'll try, but I think this is more reachable.

4! I would like to read more books (I've got some in mind), but I never have time to do it! For 2014 I'll try to have more spare time.

5! Try to get a work this summer. Last summer, I helped my father in his bar and I would like to do it again.

6! Get my ear pierced! That's a thing that I've wanted for a long time, but now that my mother has finally given up, it's totally reachable! I've always found ear piercings beautiful.

7! Write a novel and send it somewhere to get it published. That would be a dream come true! I've already started to write a novel, but now I have to finish it!

Well, these are my New Year's resolutions. Now I have to achieve them (good luck for me).
Happy New Year 2014!

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MY WORLD: Christmas time :)

I think Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. I really like Christmas break because it's when I meet with my family, when we reunite all together and have fun. Christmas time sweetens everyone, people are kinder and warmer, because it's time to give and recieve. When you walk down the street, you can feel that feeling of celebration in the air.

I love the decoration that fills the streets, the houses, the shops... Everything is brighter and more beautiful.

People chane their minds at Christmas, they have the shopaholic mode on (most of people). They start buying presents for everyone, or for the closest ones in their lives. They want to make them happy. You can see it specially when it's Christmas Eve, when "Santa Claus is coming to town", or here, in Catalonia, the "Caga Tió", a catalan tradition (a little bit violent, but funny), and the Three Wise Men! Children get really excited... And adults too!

My Christmas has been wonderful, as always, althought this year I went to Barcelona with my family.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014!

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