New Zealand Culture

The New Zealander has respect and knowledge about their past. 

They feel that they have Maori blood, and they are proud of that. In some way, it's not like Chile where we are progeny of the Mapuches, but sometimes we refuse and make racism on them.

Even more, everywhere you go you find things written on English and Maori. For example in the TePapa Museum, all the explanations that they have are in both languages. Also you can appreciate Maori's architecture inside their most importants buildings, such as the Governor's House

The Governor is the one who represents the British Queen in New Zealand, and in fact actually he is Maori.

Do we have Mapuches leaders in the government of Chile? Unfortunately the answer is no.

Is this attitude the one who makes New Zealanders tolerant in front all the others cultures that travel to the islands. For them see some black or asian people is normal.  In Chile we look them in a strange way.

In other words they are empathetic with people who cames from other countries. 

They accept what is different compare for what is common for them. Is thing is what in Chile doesn't happen.

What is to be a New Zealander?

Being a New Zealander it is a synonym of being kind.

They respect each other, and for that reason they accept all the different cultures that they have in their two islands. When you walk in the street you can see a lot of Asian, black, Turkish and Islam people walking around in peace, like any other civilian, without suffering any type of discrimination or racism.

They are used to see people from a different religion and culture.

The New Zealander is characterized as an open-minded person, who is tolerant about the way the others are.

Even more there are no thieves, because it is in their culture to not steal anything. If you lose something, and someone finds it, he will probably try to give it back to you. 

For example, in the supermarkets they have plates full of candies and cereal, where you are able to have some and eat it without paying. But they simply don't do that. They get some, pay for it and then after all this, they eat it.

Also it can be seen that they have a very structured daily routine and specific eating times.
Actually they are punctual, the same as the means of transportation (example: the bus or the train)

      The Fairtrade Movement

Have you ever seen on the market a product with a fairtrade logo on it, and you can't explain why it is more expensive than the regular ones? If you live in Europe you probably have, but American people haven't heard about this organization. But recently, with the popularity that may spread the program, is good to know what this organisation is about.

Fairtrade is a europe NGO, that acts like a distributor to some disadvantaged and marginalised material producer that can't make a fair trade with their consumers, that gives them less money than they deserved. But they not only act like a simple distributor cause this movement willing to end poverty, with their economical help to this small farmers and labourers, trying to improve their life.

Some of the products that the fair-trade organisation offers are caffe, sugar, bananas, cotton, tea, cocoa, flowers, honey, juices, fresh fruits, rice or even wine, so if you have the opportunity to buy one of a fairtrade product, don't doubt about it because they ensure the quality of it. Also you must be conscious that you are helping someone else to improve their life with that nonprofit money that you donate to them paying more.

Like any other thing in life, fair-trade make negative things like creating inflation on the market products, but it can't be denied that this is a way for ending poverty around the world, something that can be classified as a global issue.

The Kite Runner Comic

The Kite Runner: Chapter 4 Comic

http://bitstrips.com/r/FG64Z

Invictus - Movie Review

"Invictus"

(2009)

Information:

• MPAA RATING: P613
• Reviewed by Diego Pertuzé on 30th October, 2014
• Genre: Sports Drama
• Cast: Matt Damon (Franscois Pienaar), Morgan Freeman (Nelson Mandela)
• Director: Clint East Wood
• Distribustor: Warner Bros. Picture

"-But you couldn't have done it, without the amazing support, of 63.000 South Africans, here today-

-Yeah, but we had the support of 43 million South Africans-" said Franscois Pienaar, the captain of the South African rugby team,the Springboks to a journalist, after wining a match.

This quote expresses the unity of the South African peoples. But this unity, didn't exist from the beginning of time. There was an age, which were South Africa had several problems of racism and unity, and in the middle of this crisis, Nelson Mandela assumes to be the president of the country, after having been in the jail, where he kearn that people are stong together, With this words in mind, "Madiba" decided to unify the country with the passion that generate the rugby on the South Africans people.

Nelson Mandela, who was in the prison of Robben Island because of his revolutionary ideas of equality against the white goverment of South Africa, that rule with apartheid, left his jail to became the president of the country who arrested him. On the first time when black people were allowed to vote in a political election, looking for the end of discrimination. In this moment, with a divided South Africa, the 1995 Rugby World Cup, was ready to start hosted in that country. With this perfect oportunity for winning the World Cup, Mandela sees in this a chance to unify the divided country, giving a special message to the population, that consist on that they can do a great things together because the are stong in that way

The Springsboks were a headache for the population of South Africa, that lose all their games, playing without struggle or passion.The population was having the same gloomy actitude to face things. But all this change, when Mandela met Franscois Pienaar, the captain of the Springboks, so ge could tell him, that he wants they to be a topnotch team, and stay invitus in the Rugby World Cup, so they can win the tournament and inspire the country to be unify and determined of what they do.

Invistus, is an exelent movie that show us a political and social period of South Africa, in a brilliant way. Also provide us strongs messages of values, like perseverance, tolerance and effort. The script gave us a lot of memorable quotes, that gelp to the dramatic environment. The actors and the costumes reflect exactly what their real characters were, and the movie in general gives us beatiful camara angles and shots. If you want a movie based on a historical events that can give you inspiration, this is your movie.

Global Warming Essay

The Global Warming, is described by the scientists as an unusual climate change that affects the Earth, is defined like the most significant environmental problem of now days, but is that true? Most people think that to get out, they have realized that is a "global problem", thinking that the only part of the world that is damaged, are the poles, but they are not conscious of all that this problem encomposses. This problem really affects all the world, not only a part of it, affects all the ecosystem, and it can reach a level where it can kill animals, and the land were we live

In first place is good to remember, that Global Warming is described by scientist as an climate change, because it ´deeply affects the way water travels though out atmosphere`, greenretreat.org state. This new way of the water travel could cause a heat that produce several droughts, This situation could affect our forest, crops, and water reserves, something that directly influence animals, and human being, who could die for dehydration and starvation.

Secondly, as an example of what Global Warming could produce, in Latin America where the conscuences of this ca turn tropical forests on ssavannahs. What is more, this can generate the extinction of several species of animals. Also would change our agriculture and energy generation.

Even though, the fact is that the rises of temperature on Earth has encresed only 1ºC in the last 30 years ` which may not seem like much to most people´, (climate.nasa.gob). But this rise of temperature is not actually innocent, because produces catostrophes all over the world, generating the melting of ince in the poles, and also all the points I mentioned before. And if only 1ºC produces that, what is next?

All in all, I really think that Global Warming is the most significant environmental problem we are facing today, because it may can change the way we live, and also can end all way of life in the Earth. It`s our responsability to keep our world clean and save, otherwise we will face environmental problems in all our ecosystem and societies. But also it is essential to act now, not the day when these disasters that can happen, take place. After all ´do not do tomorrow what you can do today´

Bibliography:

`Global Warming and How it Affects Us` (n.d) Retrived September 3rd, 2014
from http://www.greenretreat.org/global-warming-and-how-it-affects-us/

`The Current and Future Consequences of Global Change`
(N.D) Retrived September 3rd, 2014 from http://climate.nasa.gob/effects/

`Global Warming` (n.d) Retrived September 3rd, 2014
from http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/

Getting Ahead - Letter to a friend

Dear Pepe Campos:

We are near to get lucky, in a few more days we will going to be on vacations! But the only thing is that recently I suffered an accident, that let me all this time in bed. I know that we were going on vacations together, but I need you to know, that it will not be posible

I was running, as fast as I can, in the woods, and unfortunately I crash with a tree, something that made me fell down the hill I was. That make me, broke my pelvis, and shoulder, and also a arm, with a thumb

I don't want you to worry, I'm in a special treatment, that will let me in perfects conditions in about 6 more months. In case you would like to know, this treatment only consist on taking rest on bed all the time, unless the moments when a doctor come over to my house, so he can help me to walk again...but don't worry too much about me

Hope you are fine,

Your friend,
Diego