"The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli

One of the most important artworks of the Renaissance is "The Birth of Venus", painted  by Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510). He painted it in 1485, in the moment called "Quattrocento".

This artwork was painted using the technique of tempera, and the support material is the fabric. You can find it in Florence, specifically in Ufizzi's Gallery.

The theme of that painting is the birth of Venus, who is arriving at Cyprus, which is devoted to her cult. Venus is the goddess of beauty, love and laughing.

We can see Venus in the middle. She is naked, but she is covering herself with her long, blonde, wavy hair. She is standing up in a shell on the seashore.

On the left side you can see Zephyr, the west wind, who has got golden winggs, long, brown hair; and he is covered by a grey layer. He is flying with Cloris, his wife and Mrs of flowers. She has got long, blonde, long hair. Zephyr is blowing Venus to approach her to the land.

On the right side you can see the land with some trees behind. Also you can see the Spring, who has got long, blonde hair, and she is wearing a flowered dress. She is waiting for Venus with a pink and flowered layer.

"The Birth of  Venus" wants to explain the mystery of how the beauty was given to the world. I want to describe and talk about this artwork becasue I think that it is one of the most beautiful paintings of that period. Also because I like Greek and Latin mithology a lot, so I like this artwork a little bit more. I would like to go to Florence to see and admire it. It is one of my favourite paintings.

Final Four Berlin 2009

Hello! Today I'm going to talk about the Final Four of Berlin 2009.
In this final there were four teams concerning to be champions of Europe. At first there were two semifinals: the frist one was CSKA Moscow - F.C.Barcelona, and the second one was Olympiakos - Panathinaikos.
In the first semifinal, Barça was wining all the match. But CSKA was more intelligent and finally they won for 7 or 8 points (I don't remember exactly).
The second semifinal was like a final, two Greek teams who know each other a lot. It was a very spectacular match because Greek teams are of the best. Finally Panathinaikos won by a few points.

The final was Panathinaikos Athens - CSKA Moscow. The first one was wining by 20 points at the break time. But CSKA is also spectacular and they retrieved the 20 points! After a very intensive and impressive part, Panathinaikos won the match by ONE POINT! And they coach, Seljko Obradovic won his 5th Final Four.
I put a picture of Dimitris Diamantidis because I think he is one of the best players in Europe. And also he won

The legend of Sant Jordi

Hello everybodyy !
Today it's Sant Jordi and the World-Wide Day of the Book.
Because of that, now I'm going to talk about the legend of Sant Jordi.
Some time ago, there was a castle with a king and a princess. Very near, there was a dragon who can took out fire from the mouth. This dragon requered every week a gril for lunch. And one day, they wanted to eat the daugther of the king.
When the dragon went to his cave with the princess, in their way appears a knight ridden in a white horse. When the knight, whose name was Jordi, saw that, he got closer to the dragon, took his sword and killed the monster.
From the blood of the dragon, red roses bloomed. After that, the knight go out from the castle and the king and his daughter were always gratefull.
And that's the story about Sant Jordi, and this day, the 23th of April, all the boys have to give a flower to the grils; and the girls have to give a book to the boys.
I wanted to talk about this iusse because I consider this day very important for all the world, but especially for Catalonia. It's a national holliday here.

I think that the picture shows very well what I've told you, because we can see a rose and a book.
It's the day of LOVE. (L)

Why young people use Internet?

Why young people use Internet?
Nowadays young people only use Internet for the messenger(msn), the fotolog or the blog or something like this and the facebook.
For example, the messenger(msn) that young people use to talk to their friends, the friends who meet in the school. It permits you making a conversation and send images and archives. It also use a webcam which you can see the other person immediately.
The fotolog or the blog is a programme which permites you making an entry about something you like and put a photo with the text.
The facebook is a really new and recent programme, and really famous too. It permits you talking to your friends, playing games, making really different tests, put all your photos and put the videos which you like the most. I think that it's the most complete.
We only use Internet to do classwork if it's necessary. And even we use for that we also are talking with some friends by messenger or facebook.

I think that Internet is like a drug. Most of my friends are in the messenger all the day, or playing games in facebook. They have to study but they prefer spend all their time in Internet. I think we are very hooked to these temporary fashions like fotolog or facebook. Also the teachers have an account in these programmes.
But it's ture that sometimes, if you are stressed it can help you a little bit.

Prison Break

Today I'll talk about Prison Break.
This is an american serie which talks about two brothers: Micheal Scoffiel and Lincoln Barrows. The first one goes to the prison to save his brother, who was unfairly sentenced. After two months or something they could escape with others recluses: Fernando Sucre, Brad Bellick, Theodor Bagwell and others.
After the escape they broke away. The brothers went to Panamá because they think that there they would be out of danger. But something happened in Panamá, because they go to the prison. It was terrible, hot... There the brothers knew a woman who's called Gretchen Morgan. She hepled they to escape, and they return to United States. Here, a member of Secret Service, Paul Kellerman, contacted with the protagonists. Now Michael, Lincoln, Sucre, Malone, Bellick and Sarah have to stole "Scila", the target of The Company, the organitzation they wanted to destroy.
After a lot of adventures, sacrifaces and sufferings they got "Scila". But Kellerman betrayed them, and he escape with the target. Befor his escape, Michael, who is so much intelligent, took off a part of the target, and when Kellerman went to a buyer, he couldn't buy it.
Now, in the serie, Michael and Lincoln have to recove the target. But Michael has sequestrated by The Company.

What will happen??

Mercè Rodoreda

Hello! Today I will talk to you about a catalan writer, Mercè Rodoreda.
I wanto to talk about her, because I've read one of her best books: Mirall Trencat.
At first, Merce Rodoreda was born in Barcelona 1908, and she died in Girona 1983. She won "Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes" 1980.
She wrote some novels and stories. Also she wrote poetry, theatre and painting.
She lived "la Segona República Espanyola" and "La Guerra Civil Espanyola". This war marked her a lot, and we can see it in her litrature. She was from the republican side, so and the end of the war she had to exile.
From 1939 until 1972 she was exiled. When she crossed the border, she went to Perpinyà. Later, she moved to Tolose and afterwards, to Paris. Because of the nazis she had to moved from Paris to Geneva where she lived a few years.
Now, I will talk about the book I've read: Mirall Trencat.
She wrote it in 1974. The story of this book occurs in Barcelona before "la Guerra Civil".
It's a very nice book, and I recommend you.
Kisses*

Mossos against students!

Hello everybody!!
Today I'm going to explian you what's happening in Barcelona.
All of you know that next year we began university with "el pla de Bolonya" and there are a lot of students that don't accept it. Because of that, most students want to explian that by a manifestation in the streets of Barcelona.
There there are students of all Catalonia because all of them want to show that they don't accept "el pla de Bolonya".
But there is a repression to the students. When they stay in the streets, the "mossos d'esquadra" arrive there with their nigthsticks to smack the students. They only express that they don't accept that.
I can't understand why the "mossos" have to smack to the students, because they are in inferiority, they only use books and pensils to defend them.
When I see videos like that I get goose pimples, because I can't do anything, only I can see, and I want to go there.
"Mossos" think that they are someone with authority to smack the others, and they don't. There are lots of persons under arrest.
I have a lot of friends that study in Barcelona, and they tell me that they want to go to this manifestation. They tell me that they'll hit to the "mossos" jaja.
If you see this video you can see that it's terrible, it's inexplicable.
Everybody against to "pla de Bolonya"!!!