jueves, 18 de marzo de 2010
Soldiers of Salamis: the innaccessibility of the truth
In his novel "Soldiers of Salamis" -Soldados de Salamina- Javier Cercas tries to discover the truth about Rafael Sánchez Mazas. His investigation leads him into the protagonists of the facts. But the facts have to be told, and every tale mixes memory and subjectivity, and we, as human beeings, have only a human access -thus, limited and relative- to reality. This novel is a lesson about history. We cannot reach what happened. Even the facts that are close to us are as far as the battle of Salamis.
Cercas, Javier - Soldados de Salamina
Moving novel of Spanish Civil War wins 'Independent' fiction prize
Reviews in English
Nonsense is fun
Do you know what a limmerick is? You only have to follow some rules, but its content is absurd. It should't have any sense. Here you have some examples:
A Book of Nonsense
LIMERICKS
MODEL:
There was an old person of Chili A-1
whose conduct was painful and silly, A
he sat on the stairs,
eating apples and pears,
that imprudent old person of Chili. A-1 (with another adjective).
A Book of Nonsense
LIMERICKS
MODEL:
There was an old person of Chili A-1
whose conduct was painful and silly, A
he sat on the stairs,
eating apples and pears,
that imprudent old person of Chili. A-1 (with another adjective).
News and storytelling
Is it convinient to have good storytellers to have good news?
Or does it depend on the genre?
SPACEWALKING THROUGH AN ASTRONAUTS EYES
Of course, good photos are useful too...
(This link has been gathered from http://www.fogonazos.es/)
miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010
Where do the “news” come from?
Mass Media 1
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It's astonishing how fast news spread. Often the same news are repeated without changing a word. Where do they come from?
It’s worth comparing the same news told by different Media.
A recent study finds that much of the “news” people receive contains no original reporting. Fully eight out of ten stories studied simply repeated or repackaged previously published information.
jueves, 11 de marzo de 2010
Children’s Bilingual Activity Book.
Issuu is one of the best sites for online publishing. Here you have an example of a bilingual publication for kids. Each user can choose whether their documents can be downloaded or not. This one is readable, but not downloadable. There are thousands of publications available.
Children’s Bilingual Activity Book. (english/spanish) This publication is created with the intention of providing a product specially designed for young kids, with common and educational themes. We discuss basic and useful matters from our daily life. Exercises and activities with clear and simple instructions. Enrich and stimulate learning to read with fun exercises and colorful images.
Children’s Bilingual Activity Book. (english/spanish) This publication is created with the intention of providing a product specially designed for young kids, with common and educational themes. We discuss basic and useful matters from our daily life. Exercises and activities with clear and simple instructions. Enrich and stimulate learning to read with fun exercises and colorful images.
Newspapers in English
Thousands of newspapers on the Net
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