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Renata Tanza, Brazil

24/1/2017

If you are looking for a country where you can adapt, this country is Brazil. You can find what you want, for example, someone from your country, because in Brazil there a lot of cultures mixed. You can find the type of food that you want to eat, but you need to eat the Brazilian food, is the best cooking in the world.

The Brazil’s capital is Brasilia. This country is the longest of South America and with more than 200 million of people. I believe that the Brazilians are the best receptive. You won`t have problem with this.

I can`t forget the beaches. The Brazilian beaches are amazing. Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in Pernambuco and you can`t lose the chance to go. In Brazil is common you pass the New Year at the beach, see the fireworks and after jump seven waves.

Another thing you can`t lose is the Carnaval in February or March. The most famous party in every part of Brazil. This party is very excited and meets a lot of people from Brazil and the world. Every city has your particular Carnaval and all the styles are very good. Another famous party in Brazil is the Festas Juninas. These parties happen in June and in July, and meet a lot of typical foods and dances.

The Brazilians are so crazy about soccer. A lot of Brazilians go to the stadium every week to see theirr favorite team play. The most famous teams are Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Palmeiras and Santos. This event is cheap and everybody can go alone, with the family or with friends.

But this country is not just parties, beaches and games. Sao Paulo city has all this, but is most famous because of the business district. In this city you can find the headquarters of the best companies in the country, or the world.

But, is possible have fun in Sao Paulo, so much fun. There are a lot of bars and nightclubs of different styles. The name of the main avenue in Sao Paulo is Paulista. On Sundays, these avenues are closed to cars and just people can stay there. The street stays like a park in these days.

I am completely sure that if you go to Brazil you won’t regret it.  It’s a beautiful country with amazing people. You have to go there.

January 20^th, was the Donald J. Trump’s inauguration in Washington DC. After swearing over two Bibles as the 45^th President of United States he affirmed: “Today will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. Thank you, America!”

Thousands of people from all over the United States travelled to the capital of the country to see the ceremony in the National Mall. When the already sworn-in President talked to them, he stated, “they will not be forgotten again”, no matter which political party is in control of the government.

The new President closed his inaugural speech using the same sentence which made him famous during his campaign: “Together we will make America great again.” The speech was about 16 minutes, one of the shortest in the history of the American Presidents’ inaugurations.

(Complete speech): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0

After the ceremony, Trump signed his first presidential decrees and legislative documents. He approved the law which allows General James Mattis (called “Mad Dog”) to serve as Defense Secretary; otherwise Mattis couldn’t be appointed to the office because he was only out of the military for seven years. Mattis will still need to be confirmed by the Senate, which is expected on Friday 27.

Additionally, he also signed more documents related to formal nominations for his Cabinet and a proclamation day of patriotism in United States. He was surrounded by his family, Vice-president Mike Pence, his wife and some legislators of both political parties.

Some days ago he also signed what is known as the Muslim Ban. This means that the citizens of: Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria cannot enter into the US for a period longer than 90 days. This has resulted in thousands of protests all around the country, including airports, where several people couldn’t pass the security check.

This is just the beginning of the next long four years for the American citizens and also for the rest of the world, because what happens in the U.S affects all other countries. The consequences for Spain are not good at all. First of all, with the Military bases that US has in the south of Spain (Cadiz and Sevilla), Trump wants Spain to pay the U.S because of the “protection”. Another big problem is the nuclear bomb that U.S dropped onto Palomares beach, located in Almeria, south of Spain. Spain has been waiting 50 years for the U.S to take responsibility, and last year the ambassador in Spain said that they were going to clean up the radioactive material from the site; but now, with Trump in the power, the agreement will be derailed.

Nothing good can come from one man who is a racist, sexist and homophobe, and, if he is the President of the first country in the world, we are all in trouble. Up to now, nobody knows what is going to happen next. The only thing that is sure is that the well-known “American dream” has become in “American nightmare”. Now more than ever, God Save America.

M.Rodriguez

Media&Journalism

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Check out my video and discover it by yourself if it worth in just 3 minutes, no opinions, just your judgement, that’s all that matters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eXaoHscbRc&feature=youtu.be

The places visited in the video are:

– Park Central Hotel (0:30)

– Twin Peaks (0:48)

– Vista Point (1:03)

– Pier 33 (1:07)

– Pier 39 (1:20)

– Golden Gate Park (1:37)

– Chinatown / Chinese New Year (1:39)

– Golden Gate National Recreation Area (1:58)

– San Francisco Town Hall (2:00)

– Pier 39 (2:03)

– Golden Gate National Recreation Area (2:17)

– Emerville (2:22)

– Vista Point (2:32)

By Jessica Fruehbrodt, Germany

This Mansion is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. It is located on the Central Coast of California, United States close to the city, San Simeon. It is well attainable by car and only a four hour drive from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Hearst Castle’s history begins in 1865, when George Hearst, a California Gold Rush multimillionaire, purchased 40,000 acres of ranchland. His son William Randolph Hearst used to spend his summer holidays camping with his family up on the hills on his father’s ranchland. This had always been his favorite place, so he decided to build his home there at the age of 56. He called his mansion La Cuesta Encantada—Spanish for “Enchanted Hill.” Hearst first approached American architect Julia Morgan with ideas for a new project in April 1915, shortly after he took ownership. Hearst’s original idea was to build a bungalow. His simple instructions to famed San Francisco architect Julia Morgan in 1919 were:

“Miss Morgan, we are tired of camping out in the open at the ranch in San Simeon and I would like to build a little something.”

Between 1919 and 1947 they created a mansion with 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways – an American castle that was destined to become one of the world’s greatest showplaces for his art collection. At the age of ten Hearst toured Europe with his mother. He was inspired by the grandeur and scale of castles, art and history. This experience was one of the major reasons to build this majesty for his own enjoyment.
William Randolph Hearst dominated journalism for nearly a half century. In 1887, William was granted the opportunity to run the publication of his father. William invested heavily in the paper, upgrading the equipment and hiring the most talented writers of the time, including Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce and Jack London.

After more than 28 years of construction, he finally enjoyed the times he spent in his castle. He invited famous people from Los Angeles every weekend. He loved to impress his guests during the days with all the entertainment his castle had to offer. He had the largest private zoo to that time, a home theater, tennis courts, etc. Over the years many guests have visited Hearst Castle, such as political leaders, like Winston Churchill, journalists, literary figures and other notables, art experts, as well as people from the entertainment industry, like Charlie Chaplin and Gary Cooper. In the evening he invited all his guests for a big dinner party and he would always sit in the middle of the table. The people who sat closer to him were the people he was most interested in, especially in their conversations. He was very focused on discussions, so people with different kinds of opinions were seated next to each other for Hearst’s entertainment. After a couple of drinks in the men’s room he was the first who would leave. After that he would work in his room writing his articles and reflecting on every conversation he had heard before.

While he attended Harvard College he met the gorgeous woman, Millicent Willson, who he married in 1903. The couple had five sons, but began to drift apart in the mid-1920s. She never really lived at Hearst’s Castle in San Simeon. She raised her children in New York in one of the other 40 mansions her husband owned. William met the actress Marion Davies after he returned to the west coast. She was an American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. The two of them began a romantic relationship and it lasted for the rest of his life. She used to live with him together in his castle. After he got sick he moved to her place in Beverly Hills and died there in 1951 at the age of 88. Lying on his death bed he was asked if he had finished building everything he planned and he replied that he had only finished 50% of what he was going to build.

Millicent’s house is nowadays booked for movies, e.g. Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner were filmed in this house for the movie ‘The Bodyguard’.

Midori Hori , Eri Yamashita JAPAN