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

Only a wee of snow...

In her article Heather Mallick represents an ironic yet friendly attitude to British people. On the one hand, she teases with them and makes fun of their fear of snow. She deconstructed, for example, a famous Churchill's speech and replaced the words "fight" with "shovel". On the other hand, she praised them for their abilities of joking about their own flaws and weaknesses. She even called them unique because of that and to prove it she for example mentioned the joke made by Boris Johnson who said: "Don't all drive in at once!"

How do we archive things..?

                "Libraries"

 I listened to a podcast about the "libraries" that people create for themselves. "Libraries" meaning our private archives, collections we create throughout our whole lives. 
 I especially liked the piece about love letters. The host talked about how they are much more than "just" messages sent to the loved ones, because they also convey a lot of important information about the person that had written them. She also explained why she thought that love letters would never be outdated. She said that phone calls and text messages will never convey as many emotions as love letters because you need to put a lot of thought, time and effort to write them. In comparison to phone calls for example, you can take your time to rethink things you want to say so a love letter is much more meaningfull and thought through.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hrkwl 

Anorexia should be treated properly

Anorexia - just like any other mental illness        should be treated seriously

In 2012 we could all realise how true was that, when a 19-year-old girl died from this disease. She was failed by the hospitals, doctors and all the specialist units. Only now, 5 years later, her parents have received proper apologies and aswers. 

The continous problem with eating disorders is that they keep being misunderstood and underestimated by the society. It seems as if these illnesses are only about being as skinny as "that girl", or being skinny enough to fit in a pretty evening dress, when it's at the same time as serious disease as schrizophrenia for example. As a result those people not only suffer from a serious mental illness but also from a disorder that's highly disrespected and stigmatised.

I couldn't agree more with the author of this article because I very often observe how people suffering from eating disorders are misunderstood by others. Sometimes even their closest family members don't realise that this is not just a silly teenage struggle but a deadly illness that needs to be treated as quickly and professionally as possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/10/averil-hart-death-anorexia-mental-illness-treat-it-like-one