The global warming is real after all

 Even though some people still don't want to admit it, the global warming is a real issue that is becoming more and more dangerous all around the world. The paradox of the global warming is that it affects the people who did not contribute to contaminating the planet the most. In the places such as  Kutubdia in Bangladesh, hundreds of people were left without anything because the island they had lived on was swallowed by the water of the sea that is still increasing. The effects of the global warming are far more serious that we could suppose, because a lot of fathers are marrying off their teenage daughters because they can't financially support them anymore. If it wasn't for the water consuming their homes they wouldn't have to consider such a terrible option for their daughters. 

 An artictle like the one I've read makes me think that it truly matters what we do to the planet and it really has an impact on the lives of other people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/opinion/sunday/climate-change-bangladesh.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion-columnists

 

PROM 2018

 As promised, here's a photo of us from our             "Casino Royal" prom :)

How to create a vivid character?

 Creating a vivid and realistic character is probably the most difficult and challenging task when someone intends to become a good writer. It was the topic of the fourth episode of "The Invisible College" that I listened to. The host claims that in order to create a perfect character, the writer  needs to be extremely nosy about their protagonists. They need to know much more about their characters than they write about them on paper. Only then the protagonists will resemble as real human beings and not just some imaginary people that have nothing in common with the reader's world.
 Even without having much writing experience I can say that this is definately the hardest task I struggle with while writing. It seems easy when you think about it, but when you have to create a human out of written words it suddenly becomes much more difficult. I also think that the ability to do this well is one of the characteristics that a good writer has to have. 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p053dyqj

Women's Hour

The episode of "Women's Hour" that I listened to, raised a few important issues. Some of them were connected to the roles that women play in our societes, or the serious problems they struggle with on a daily basis. There was also a bit about a new book in which the author is dealing with the tragic history of the women accused of witchcraft in 17th century.
The part of the podcast that interested me the most was also the heaviest and saddest one. The host discussed the the terrible story of three women being murdered by their parnter - T. Johnson. A criminologist who joined the discussion said that unfortunately the society isn't reacting to this as it should. Most people consider this as an event of domestic violence when it really should be treated as a "regular" murder. She thinks that one of the things that should be done about this, is to teach women how to recognize the features of an abusive partner, as they all have a lot of things in common.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09k0nmt