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Title: Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study

Source:www.guardian.co.uk

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/31/women-pregnancy-alchohol-birth-deffects

Date of publication:Friday October 31 2008

As a pregnant woman you are strongly adviced not to smoke or drink alcohol to help your baby grow up healthy. But researchers found that light drinking during pregnancy has no ill effects and may benefit baby boys. This topic is developed in the article ‘Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study’, from a publication in The Guardian newspaper.

Boys born to mothers who drank lightly during pregnancy are better behaved and score more highly in tests at the age of 3 than the sons of women who abstained. Light drinking is defined as one to two units a week, or on occasion. The study also found that girls born to light drinkers were 30% less likely to have emotional and peer problems. But doctors were not completely certain that children’s better performance was not linked to their family background. Although it has always been clear that heavy drinking can seriously damage babies, scientists have not had good evidence either to prove or disprove that light drinking does any harm. The British National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence states that it is best not to drink at all for the first three months on the grounds of a risk of miscarriage, but thereafter occasional drink will not harm the foetus. Moreover, the list of food, drinks and activities to avoid is really long.

In my opinion, a study base on 3-year-old children cannot be absolutely certain even more if the origin of their behaviour is not clearly identified. I agree with the idea that light drinking after the first three months of pregnancy won’t harm the foetus. But I do not think that only alcohol could determine children’s behaviour or could have different effects according to their gender.

This article gives strong healthy recomendations of when and how much alcohol a pregnant woman can drink in order to avoid harming her baby. It also describes some possible benefits of alcohol on children, based on a researche in 3-year-old children. But though light drinking of alcohol may not be dangerous, there are many other factors which will affect the development of the baby while the mother is pregnant.

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Title:Drawing the Line on Drug Testing

Newspaper: NEW YORK TIMES

Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/nyregion/new-jersey/23Rparent.html

Date of publication: NOVEMBER 19TH, 2008

Drug addiction and alcohol consumption among teenagers are nowadays the most concerning worries of parents, schools and the whole society. But does the schools have right to test students on substance consumption and monitor their behavior at home? This controversial issue is dealt with in the article ‘Drawing the Line on Drug Testing’ published in The New York Times newspaper.

As many otherAmerican parents, Lynn Evelyn supports what’s called “suspicion-based testing”. That is, testing students if they appear to be impaired at school. In the course of a year the testing for drugs or alcohol have showned a reduction in positive results. But though she thinks that is a school’s right and responsability, she claims that more testing is an invasion of privacy. This has put her at odds with many shool officials of Basking Ridge that want to implement a random drug screening program. This program would test 15% of the students of Ridge High, (her daughter’s school), to monitor their behavior when they are not in school. Mr Gillikin, the school counselor, is surprised with the amaizing results that other schools have obtained with this method.

For Ms Evelyn this is parent’s responsibility, and she claims that the bigger problem is alcohol, not drugs. However, since 2002 it is a rule that schools randomly test students participating in sports and clubs. It has been implemented in 7% of the nation’s high and middle schools. New Jersey has taken an aggressive approach, which has reduced grately the positive results. In the case of Ridge High, any students wanting to play a sport, join a club or get a parking permit – about 80% of the students – would have to consent to random testing or would not be able to participate. The testings would be done once a week. Students testing positive would not miss school, nor would results appear on their transcripts. They would have to take part in counseling with their parents and miss two weeks from their team or club. Mr Gillikin also acknowledges that a school committee could find no academic research indicating that random testing reduces student drug use. Even more, a 2007 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended against testing because there has been little research on the effectiveness, and it can bree “distrust and suspicion” among students, school officials and parents. On the other hand, Ms Evelyn has unearthed a forgotten 2005 study done here, in which a substance abuse was identified but it was alcohol. The report said, it was particularly a problemamong athlets. Indeed, the district’s surveys of Ridge High students over the last decades have found the rate of alcohol abuse to be two to three times the rate of drug abuse. Asked about this, Mr. Gillikin said that they created a coaches, manual on alcohol and drug use to teach student-athletes healthy decision-making. He also said that they should perfect the random drug testing system first and then maybe take on alcohol.

I agree with the claims of Ms Evelyn that “this problem is a parent’s responsibility, not the school’s”. And also in what respects to random testing, when she says: “Any more testing is an invasion of privacy”. In contrast I disagree with Mr Gillikin, because he is making the blind eye to the main problem of the district that is, in fact, alcohol abuse. And also because random testing has not being proved to effectively reduce drug abuse.

To sum up, this article explains the pros and cons of drug testing at schools. The new method can be concidered invasive and useless. In my opinion monitorin students at school is necessary but selecting them randomly creates a sense of disgust and distrust among those who do not consume alcohol or drugs.

Review-28

Title: Scientists' stem cell breakthrough ends ethical dilemma

Newspaper: The Guardian

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/01/stem-cells-breakthrough

Date of publication: March 1st, 2009

The prospect of creating limitless stem-cells for treating conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, paralysis and diabetes, without destroying human embryos, has moved a step closer.

Researchers in Britain and Canada have developed a new and safer way of turning the clock back on adult skin cells so that they acquire the versatile properties of embryonic stem cells, which does not rely on viruses that could trigger cancer.

The move would also resolve some of the ethical and practical problems that have held up embryonic stem-cell research.There is also a shortage of the human eggs and embryos needed to produce powerful stem cells, and unless difficult cloning techniques are used, there may be a risk of rejection by the body’s immune system.

Reprogrammed skin cells promise an almost limitless source of stem cells, and as they are the patient’s own rejection would not be an issue. A method of reprogramming human skin cells into a versatile embryo-like state was first developed in 2007 by Japanese and American teams.This procedure, however, is unsuitable for therapeutic use, because it involves modifying four key genes with viruses, and this risks inducing genetic abnormalities that could cause cancer.

Teams of the University of Edinburgh, and of the University of Toronto, have now collaborated to develop a new approach to creating IPS cells that does not involve viruses.

This would be a great advance in terms of sience and ethics regarding the historical controversial betweeen scientists and pro-life organizations that have been against the use of human embryios to experiment their projects.

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Title: Divine Refuge in the storm

Newspaper: Newsweek

Link: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-36691290_ITM

Date of publication: February 16th, 2009

When in crisis, a person almost has a plan B. Innately, a person tries to seek for protection. specially if we are going through an economic crisis. this refuge we are longing for to find sometimes can be found in mysterious ways. Why coulldn't we find an answer in GOD?

In the states, there has been an striking event. there has been an increase of a 10 per cent of enrollment in theological schools.

The need to re-evaluate things is one important cause of this phenomena to happen. Historically speaking, this event takes place after the disenchantament with socila, political institutions and coyuntural downturns. It seems these institutions seem reluctanSo, why not taking part of the clergy, maybe God can help see the right way...

This occurs actually in the States when in crisis. Yet, it must be said that many students who take the course as a career, fewer finally get the goal of becoming a ministry. The wide majority just gets engaged in charitable institutions nationawide so as to fulfill their internal and spiritual need of helping others.

Becoming a priest can be a solution not for critical period but it is more a vocation in our days when the clergy is frequently questioned by many cases of corruptions and abuse.t to give a proper answer to citizen's need.

Review-26

Title: Rome's Reconciliation

Newspaper: Newsweek

Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/181721

Date of Publication: January 26th, 2009

The Pope, Benedict XVI, is multiplying the gestures of openness with Lefbvrists but he is receiving nothing in exchange.

On January 24th, Pope Joseph Ratzinger revoked the excommunications of four bishops illegitemately ordained by Marcel Lefbvre in 1988.

Lefebvre, a french priest who believed in the traditionalist ideas of he clergy, formed an order called Spirirts od St. Pious X. He strongly believed in the union between the church and political power from the medieval ages. He also opposed to the modern liturgy and to the right of religious freedoom. This schism took place at Vatican Council II in 1968 where these freedom of choice of creed, a new liturgy in the mass regarding the tripartite division of the Hole trinity was against his ideals of Traditional Catholicism. This was enough for Lefbvre and decided to continue on his own until the moment of his death where he ordained four bishops to carry on his work, without the authorization from the Vatican. Rome decided to excommunicate by participating in this schimatic act.

As a gift of peace in the hope of encouraging a rapid discussio and solution, the Pope Benedict XVI lifted these excomunications.

ASlthough this benevolent action from the Popee, Lefebvrists are far away of a possible agreement to return to the Vatican.

Review-25

Title: Texting a signal of wider trends

Newspaper:BBC NEWS

Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7822564.stm

Date of publication: Sunday 11th, 2009

Texting can be defined as a language going round the Earth. What is it? Well, it's those acronyms such as 'URT1' (Translation: You are the one) which young people (and some old) are using when sending SMS messages, speaking in chat rooms or sending e-mail.

This new tendency to use such a language is common when typing whether computers when chatting or mobie phones or th new great inventions, the so-called netbooks. These last ones lack the processing horsepower of their laptop and desktop brethren. Yet, netbooks are small and can link th web wherever a person is. They born after the cyber addicts' need to connect in a place where they have no possibility to connect in the web especially if their smartphones stop working. Such is the influence of those high tech tools in our daily life that there is a high tendency to use the thumb instead of the index finger for doing any action regarding text messaging. apart, from a a custom the use of the thumb may cause something really serious: thumb arthritis if you're not feeling it yet -- pain, that is -- that doesn't mean you won't. Problems caused by repetitive motion can take years to develop.

Experts say you should take breaks, pay attention to your posture, and pay attention to your pain. Otherwise, the wear and tear on your joints from overuse may have longterm consequences.

Review-24

Title: Finland's u-turn on alcohol tax

Newspaper:BBC News

Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7846842.stm

Date of publication: February 27th, 2009

The Government of Finland has reported that in 2009 the state tax on alcohol sales will be increased by an additional ten percent. The rationale behind this move is a bid by the government to discourage heavy drinking, which is continuing to be a major social problem for Finns. This same measure would like to be imitated by Scotland, Wales and England.

In Finland, the last state tax increase on alcohol was in September 2007. This tax hike was a direct response to prior decrease in the alcohol tax which resulted in cheap booze pushing alcoholism up to the second leading cause of death in Finland.

In 2005, the Finnish government reduced its tax on alcohol by a whole 40 percent in an attempt to discourage heavy consumptin on booze cruise ferries tio Estonia and Russia, where alcohol is tax free, and thus cheap. According to the Health Ministry, the result of that tax slash was a sharp increase in binge drinking within Finland itself.

The government believes the alcohol tax increase in 2007 was not enough to curb Finland's drinking problem, so the Finance Ministry has announced tha in January 2009 the average retail prices on beer, wine and spirits will go up by around 4.5 percent.

Review-23

Title: Sympathetic to Chavez, a New church draws fire

Newspaper: The New York Times

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/world/americas/01venez.html

Date of publication: August 1st, 2008

In Venezuela, some Catholic leaders are worried about the socialist transformation that could infringe on freedoms. This criticism to Chavez' government was enough to a break in relationships between the socialist governmet of Chavez and the church.

As a new answer to Chavez followers' plights, a new sympathetic to Chavez church emerged as a plausible "solution" to the issue between church and state.

This new church is formed by Anglicans and Roman Catholics quite influenced by the benevolent Chavez's actions on behalf of the needy. tHis church praise the figure of the president as a revolutionary man who free his people from humble and poverty.

From another perspective, high prelates in Venezuela accuse this church of corruption since it is said they are paid for by the governement.

The most striking of all this issue is that in a recent research the Anglican church denied the aval and suppport to this newly-born church. This fact assures the Catholicism position towards the new church. It is a false and huge lie that confuse people and keep them away from the truth, that is, to recognise that poverty can not be eradicated unless a comunion job of the entire society starting from the very top of the pinacle. To praise a person can encourage somebody to go on in life but this can not solve the problem of poverty.

Review 22

Title: How to friend Mon, Dad, and the Boss on Facebokk...Safely

Newspaper: Read, write Web

Link:http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_friend_mom_dad_and_the.php

Date of Publication: January 30th, 2009

Social networks in the web are taking part of our every day lives. The use of these sites to publish private information to be shared with others is on the increase. Badoo, sonico, Tagged and facebook are some of them. This las one, Facebook is one of the most important ones. The article suggests how to use a safe way to socialize with relatives and work partners without causing any embarrasement on your "image". This embarassament could sometimes be present when some top private information is posted on your site.

Although the site gives you safety tips to avoid plausible future problems, regarding tracing and violation of privacy. The aricle gives certain steps to follow. in this way, the sites teaches the web surfer how to protect his information by knowing how to use friend lists.

Once the user gets to know all the tips to administer his friend lists, the user can only share some information with some selected people and not with the rest. This fact gives the possibility to anyone to keep his private life safe from unscropolous hackersor undsirable people.

Review 21

Title: Accused in scandal, a pastor who rose high yet felt free to speak out

Newspaper: The New York Times

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/10harris.html

Date of Publication: August 9th, 2008

Msgr. Wallace Harris, pastor of Harlem's St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church was suspended and allegations that he had sexually abused two minors 20 years ago.

Harris, 61, was ordained in 1972. He's been at the helm of St. Charles Borromeo since 1992. Quite respected and appreciated by his community, the accusation was surprising and shocking.

Msgr. Harris has denied the allegation which concerns actions that allegedly occured 20 years ago. The abused is a man who used to be student in a High school where Harris used to teach

Although this terrible news emerged all of a sudden, the majority of Harlem's community back Harris and want to help hi fight the charges.

All this situation has as background many unfortunate events related to the same issue of abuse among the high and low prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. Many other priests has been acussed so far in the States as well as in other parts of the world. Yet, this circumstances are not essential to acuse a person who should be considered innocent until proved guilty of his actions. Two positions are formed from this issue those who firmly support the pastor, and the other side who believe the father must be tried because of his crime.

Review-20

Title: The Texas- size debate over Teaching evolution

Newspaper: Newsweek

Link: http//www.newsweek.com/id/191400/page/2

Date: April 6th, 2009

The status of creation and evolution in Public education can be the subject of substantial debate in legal, political and religious circles. The situation ranges from countries not allowing teachers to discuss the evidence for evolution or the modern evolutionary synthesis, which is the scientific theory that explains evolution, to allowing evolutionary biology to be taught like any other scientific discipline.

While some religions do not have theologicsl objections to the modern evolutionary synthesis as an explanation for the present form of life on Earth, there has been much conflict over this matter within the Abarhanic religions, some adherents of which are vigorously opposd to the consensus view of the scientific community. Conflict with evolutionary explanations is greatest in literal interpretations of religious documents, and resistance to teaching evolution is thus related to the populaity of these more literalist views.

In Western countries, the inclusion of evolution in science courses has beeen mostly uncontroversial, with the exception of parts of the USA such is the case of the state ofTexas. this state is quite influenced by religious fanataics who struggle on this issue. Even biologists consider ,in a way pressed by the rest of a conservative society,the need to be neutral while teaching this issue.

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Review- 19

Title: WHO WAS MORE IMPORTANT: LINCOLN OR DARWIN?

Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742

Newspaper: Newsweek

Date of Publication: July 14^th,2008

This year was the bicentennial of the births of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Both were born on February 12, 1809. Both played leading roles in the struggles for human equality, Lincoln directly, Darwin in establishing that all human beings are members of one species, with common ancestry.

Though Lincoln and Darwin never met or corresponded directly, Darwin came from one of the foremost abolitionist families in Great Britain. Both his maternal and paternal grandfather were leaders in the British Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Darwin followed the course of the civil war, and in letters to Harvard botanist Asa Gray, expressed his wish for union victory and the abolition of slavery. Just as Lincoln’s political and military leadership resulted in the abolition of direct slavery, Darwin’s publication of the Descent of Man provided the scientific basis establishing that all humans are members of one species, Homo sapiens, and are descended from common ancestors. This was key to undermining the various pseudo-scientific theories, promoted by the pro-slavery forces, that Negros, Mongols, Jews, Native Americans and other non-Caucasians, represented separate species. That view, that different human groups were created separately, was a keystone in early colonial policies justifying differential treatment of Indians, Africans, Maoris, and other colonized peoples.

Both figures had very different lives as well. Lincoln was born in a one-room Kentucky log cabin and was the first president born outside the original 13 colonies. His family was not wealthy. Opposite, Darwin was born into an affluent English family at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He studied theology at Cambridge University at the urging of his father but never became a clergyman. For all their differences, Darwin and Lincoln’s lives also had some striking similarities. Both men were children when their mothers died. Both lost young children of their own.

Anyone can say who the most important is. But only, it can be appreciated their great contribution to humanity as rebels.

REVIEW: 18-Drug violence mars Mexico City

18-Drug violence mars Mexico City
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7897345.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 19 February 2009

Paradisiacal places in the Atlantic coasts of Mexico have turned the place into a hell due to the preference that drug traffickers have on them. Cancun is one of these cities that have been invaded by soldiers and drug cartels who engage in a constant fight. While, cartels increase their power in those regions, many people are deeply worried of the army intervention to put in danger democracy.
Cartels in Mexico have increased their power in many ways: having judges and lawyers on their side as well as corrupt policemen who offer them security as well. The Mexican president without knowing what to do asked the army to help him to dissolve this dirty business. But, cartels try to be settled in those tourists regions because there are foreigners that are interested to intervene in their business as well. That possibility to commerce abroad is fundamental for the cartels to stay in the Caribbean coasts. Such is their power that many marches are promoted by these cartels and it is said that the people who go in representation of the cartels are paid for them.
The army on the other hand tries to control and attack the drug dealers if necessary. But it is sometimes a bit tough when doing their routine. They check anyone who seems suspicious. Although there is a veil on the army’s procedures, it is claimed that the army overuses their position and power and abuses of people’s rights. This is supported by the human rights committee from Mexico who is afraid of the future consequences of the army intervention in almost 11 states of this country.
To sum up, the negligence of giving a special power to those who fight and are taught to defend the country to any costs is really worrying for democracy in the Caribbean. Limits must be placed after reaching consensus among every single citizen in Mexico and trying to disintegrate cartels by in jailing those who are corrupted by the dirty money it comes from drugs trafficking.

REVIEW: 17-What makes cyber criminal?

17-What makes cyber criminal?
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7403472.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Monday, 19 May 2008 15:13 UK
Poverty, unemployment, and the responsibility to feed their children are reasons that trigger hackers to steal from others’ bank accounts in Brazil. This modest assault in people’s bank account is creating a headache for law enforcement agencies around the world. Why cyber crime and how to defend from these unscrupulous cyber criminals are some of the indications given in the newspaper article What makes cyber criminal?
published by the BBC.
Access to the internet is possible for everyone who lives near a cyber café since the cost is minimum. It is widely known that hackers steal money but what is surprising from Brazilian hackers is that they steal in small amounts to rich people so that the victims do not notice what is missing in their accounts. Hackers in Brazil are just practising what they could do next; they are trained by foreign hackers so as to become a real one. What surprises me most Is that hacker in Brazil are considered as “pupils”.
On the opposite band, the government and banks are deeply worried. Banks do not want to speak about this issue openly since it puts their business and credibility in danger. Both banks and authorities ask people not to answer back unknown emails, to keep anti-malware programmes so that it avoids any sort of intromission from cyber criminals. Unfortunately this position taken by the government those of suggesting bank users are not enough to stop these cyber criminal.
To sum up, it seems that the control on the net and the negative side of being smuggled can not be avoided at last in Brazil where hacker take advantage of people’s ignorance on the issue.

REVIEW: 16-Online Risks: from cancer to autism?

16-Online Risks: from cancer to autism?
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907766.stm
Date of publication: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Newspaper: BBC NEWS
Many have claimed that the internet is a vice and not positive at all. A recent study carried on by a specialist reinforces this idea of the drawback of internet. A specialist who claims to have suffered from the negative effects of internet suggests that according to her studies internet produces psychological and mental damage. Yet, there are many people who still disesteem this presupposition.
According to this sociologist the internet activity promote to severe damage to people’s brain. Psycho physiological damages like autism and attention deficit activity disorder are some o the possible negative effects of too many hours in front of the computer screen. The specialist held a survey in which she found out the dramatic results from that she decided to go from school to school ad give some speeches about her findings. What‘s really catchy is that there is no evidence to support her assumptions.
Some other computer specialists claim that this woman is just exaggerating. Quite in the contrary, many educators who run autism academies or schools for special children suggest that they use computer as a tool. For them computers help their students to express themselves. A principal from attention deficit institution suggested that the survey has no fundaments and hence no credibility could be possible.
To sum up, the case here is a misunderstanding of the research. What is negative is the fact that there are some children who become addictive to the use of internet but by no means is this a generalization for everyone. Many students proved to have improved their skills by using computers as a tool.

REVIEW: 15-One day I’ll watch my son die

15-One day I’ll watch my son die
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7910173.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
It’s said that the loss of a son or daughter causes an unbearable pain. This is clearly depicted in a letter written by a heart-broken mother to an important newspaper: The BBC. Her child hasn’t died but his life expectancy is shorter than expected. Noah has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and although he is not a child who plays football or goes to school his legacy will last forever in her family’s souls.
The letter begins by the time Noah’s mother was pregnant. She and her husband dreamed of their child having a normal lifestyle like going to school, playing football. But, destiny played wrong a starvation of oxygen had caused severe damage on his brain in the very moment he was born. From that moment till now, Noah has suffered quadriplegia. They couldn’t believe their dreams about their child drifted away all of a sudden.
Next step was to go on life taking care their special child. Everyday, Noah’s parents have to change him nipples feed him and take care of him years passed but Noah still being a baby. One night, he has had asthma and complicated his health situation even more. Doctors then said that Noah was to live few months more in that moment. Noah’s parents get desperate without knowing what to do. Nowadays, Noah’s parents await Noah’s death thinking that Noah is one special child that has taught them to have internal strength.
To sum up, Noah’s case can easily be applied to any family who undergo the same dramatic situation. The need to feel there is still a chance for a hope is what leads some families like Noah’s o believe that things are done with one purpose that is the teaching of life.

REVIEW: 14- Relationship lessons from age 5

14- Relationship lessons from age 5
NEWSPAPER: BBC EDUCATION
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 23 October 2008 11:17 UK
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7684810.stm

Abortion is considered one of the most dramatic issues that worry the actual society on which young girls under 16 are also implicated. If these young ladies would have had power of decision at the correct moment, they would have known the best way to care their health and to best contraception method for them to use. Nevertheless, the vast majority of these girls do not know anything about sexual education. From this basis, British authorities are deeply worried by the high rate of abortion and the disinformation about sexual education. And hence, the British government issues a law in which sexual education is to be taught in both primary and secondary schools.
Sexual education has been part of the science curriculum for almost two decades. Studied as a mere process of a mammal, human reproduction has been studied not well developed as a moral issue of values. So, the new legal basis provides a moral framework, age appropriate according the level the child or teenager is on. Although the government will provide each school with a model of f how to teach sexual education reshaping is possible. Many religious congregations may take this issue from different perspective whether giving importance to the role of parents or the relevance of virtues. The government suggests that what they want is that teenagers and children don’t consider sex as a reproduction organs and that’s all. They want to give sexual education with a moral understanding.
The government believes that from this new approach students may be able to a mature manner. In that way, teenagers would consider the possibilities to take care of themselves using a contraception method and not having the need to be exposed to dangerous consequence after an abortion.

REVIEW: 13-In education, furniture matters, too

13-In education, furniture matters, too
Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/america/25desks.php
Newspaper: International Herald tribune
The kinaesthetic approach on how to teach in a classroom puts emphasis on the essential role furniture has on the child. The display of and how the furniture is ordered help the student to concentrate on their studies more and more. This approach was put into practised by a new institution in Minnesota as the newspaper article In education, furniture matters, too published February 25, 2009.
Classrooms filled with small and heavy desks that were all ordered in long queues are out of fashion but rather than becoming an obsolete trend, the old desks did not allow mobility in the classroom. A new design overwhelmed the old ones. This new design allows the student switch between sitting and standing as their moods dictate since they have swinging footrests and adjustable stools.
This new furniture design has a positive impact since children have the flexibility they need to expend their energy. And hence, they focus on their work better. Yet, furniture is sometimes expensive and it depends on the funds each school has. Although this furniture is rather expensive, the benefits are many and many schools try to save money so as to buy them and experiment using this novelty.
To sum up, schools from Minnesota are pioneers in having new furniture that allows students mobility in the classroom. Many others schools want o imitate with the hope that their students have better result in their process of learning.

REVIEW: 12-How to cope when school is “hell”

12-How to cope when school is “hell”
LINk: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7901598.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
Friday, 27 February 2009

Some specialists consider that schools should teach lessons that involve mental illness as part of health education. The primary concern to teach such a topic at schools is because there is an increasing tendency in mental health problem among students from different ages ranging from 8 to 18 years old. Many of the reasons why these mental illnesses appear as well as the possible contributions to find a way out to this problem that is affecting children and teenager in their school years are explained in a recent research published in an article in the BBC on line.
It is known that children are sometimes cruel and this is clearly shown when nuts turn into bullying. There are cases where school mates avoid speaking to a certain teenager discriminating him or her. This isolation with time provokes depression and this in turn ends up in self harming or suicide. It must be remembered how important the sense of belonging for teenagers is. Yet, teenagers do not try to empathise who are different and so they still isolate the other who does not look or behave like the majority does.
Fortunately, many plausible solutions to stop this desegregation and future mental problems have emerged through out the last years. First of all, schools ask the advise of specialist to give students talks so they can express their opinion and listen to different positions in the issue. The function of these speeches is to make students aware that any of them can suffer from these psychological stigmas and to stop those who used to bully at their mates. What’s more teachers are also taught how to react in front of uncomfortable situations among teenagers constant taunts. What has been really positive was the government attention on those cases since authorities have offered direct links between primary acre trusts and schools to help those children displaying signs of mental health.
To sum up, a union among schools, teenagers, specialists and governmental funds contribute to a possible solution of a problem that seemed once that was impossible to uproot from schools: bullying and its terrible consequences: mental health illnesses.

REVIEW: 11- Mexico’s drug-fuelled violence

11- Mexico’s drug-fuelled violence
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7906284.stm
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
Violence spreads along and across Mexico. Once they were regarded vacation places have now turned into red zones where mafia and drug dealers coexist in a long killing with military troops. According to what was published by the New York Times, some 6000 people died in violence related to organized crime.
The violence has increased in the last years in cities where drug cartel work full time. Cities such as Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Sinaloa manage to avoid police control and patrolling by exterminating security provided by the government to innocent citizens who have nothing to do with drugs and mafia. In those cities important rug cartel operate and control the rug business using highly sophisticated weaponry gets rid of control of the Mexican army easily. Such is the power of the cartels that they promote to protests against the government’ measures in relation to cartels control.
Why the Mexican president insists on the capture of these influential people is just because he needs to have control of those regions that are out of control. This desperate need is shown in the continuous investigation of suspected corrupt police officers from low to high positions officials. The government asked the army to help him in his desperate asking for help. Yet, many human rights’ specialists warn the Mexican president the possible future ending of his democratic presidency.
Fear of being removed by the army, the Mexican president asked for help to the army and police officers to combat what is destroying a once known a Caribbean paradise.

REVIEW: 10-In turnabout, children take caregiver role

10-In turnabout, children take caregiver role
Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/23/healthscience/23care.php

Newspaper: International HERALD tribune
Published: February 23, 2009

Many children do not know how being a child is like. Everyday, there are more reports about children who take care of their ill parents reassuming extra responsibilities at their age. This issue is illustrated in the newspaper article In turnabout, children take caregiver role published on February 23, 2009.
Many of these caregivers grow up resentful because they think their childhood was taken away from them at an early age. Most of them experience depression and sacrifice extracurricular activities. Unfortunately, so much is the responsibility taken that they sometimes quit school. Yet, there are many children who develop maturity and self esteem. These children consider them vital for their parents because they are a necessary hand for their families. Some children feel they are doing something positive for their lives. Most of the families of these caregivers are from low income families or have no health assistance so these are some of the reason why they find they are doing something good.
Now, local authorities are deeply worried for those children hence they work with school teachers so as to teach them how to spot these cases and take action immediately before the child do not go to school any longer. The government provides the school staff with organizations and programs to help those children who undergo the experience of being a caregiver. There they would find support have classes about caregiving and help them through this situation.
To sum up, these children need the support from professionals but not just giving them moral support but by sending some kind of help like a reduction on the health services these ill parents need. Besides the children are still children and there is no right to take their childhood off them. Of course, these may depend on each case, since many of them take his as a way to redeem their morality.

REVIEW: 9-What’s eating our kids? Fears about “bad” foods

9-What’s eating our kids? Fears about “bad” foods
Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/health/nutrition/26food.html?ref=dining
Newspaper: The New York Times
By ABBY ELLIN
Published: February 25, 2009


The new trend is to eat organic food and many parents adopt this as a law. There a re legions of parents who are vigilant about their children’s consumption of sugar, processed foods and trans fats. Many of them try to stick to strict vegan diets and transmit their ideas about their idealization of what good and healthy food means to them to their children.
What parents do not become aware is that they print their version in their kids mind in such a way that they become obsessed with their food consumption. Many parents become overzealous in efforts to engender good eating habits in children. Maybe, parents have good intentions but they do not consider the possible future and negative consequences their constant advises may produce on their sons and daughters’ health: Bulimia and anorexia among other eating disorders.
Some specialists think this obsession for the consumption of healthy food is a form of anorexia. This bad habit when it is carried out in a strict way is known as orthorexia. This psychological disease is shown in the obsession to eat what the consumer thinks in his own belief it healthy for him. After few months, this consumer looses weight and vitality and finally his obsessive behaviour increases in many aspects of his everyday life like in social interactions and at their jobs. That’s why it is said that eating disorders come out of a disordered psyche.
To sump up, it is really worrying that parents oblige their children to become vegans because they just think it is “healthy”. But what is even more worrying is the fact that such is their belief in what ids considered good food that they avoid the consumptions of many vital substances that our bodies really need leading their children to eating disorders as well.

REVIEW: 8- Sex offenders face website bans

8- Sex offenders face website bans

LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7328170.stm
Newspaper: The BBC
4 April 2008 13:06 UK
Most sex offenders and paedophiles use the net to find what they are looking for: children and adolescents. They enter social web pages that are used by children and teenagers. Since these social networks provide personal information, pictures and so on, adolescents as well as children are exposed to those unscrupulous who play dirty. To face this situation, many specialists as well as authorities have provided some plausible solutions as well as recommendations for service providers and safety advice for first-time users.
Authorities and network web pages such as Facebook and others suggested they can cooperate by having a filter to those paedophiles trying to have access to information of young people. These social web pages would make it more difficult for people registered over the age of 18 to search users under the age of 18. Although this filter could be expensive, it is one possibility to be safe. This filter allows a patrolling of the internet to keep predators away from children. What’s more, there would be a list of every site that is generally used by paedophiles to avoid using them.
But, what is really important here is that security comes accompanied from home. Parents must engage what the interests of their kids really are. Parents should encourage children not to provide excessive information about themselves. Parents’ supervision of who her or his daughter web’s friends are is quite important in this process to put their children away from danger. They should not intrude but to speak to their sons and daughters and tell them to be aware what they write or publish on some web pages or not to accept at once an invitation for a personal meeting for example.To sum up, conscience and awareness should be practised by every one involved from parent through children to authorities and web sites

REVIEW: 7- Seeking self-esteem through surgery

7- Seeking self-esteem through surgery
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/fashion/15skin.html
Newspaper: The New York Times
By NATASHA SINGER
Published: December 22, 2008
The rigors of being a teenager nowadays mark the way to think of many generations of teenagers. One of the new trends imposed by some adolescents is the discomfort with their bodies. Teenagers try to quench their disconformities by undergoing to plastic surgery.
This Plastic culture is increasing more and more due to the actual need to be accepted by their pairs. Although many male adolescents consider the possibility to change something on their bodies and visiting a plastic surgeon, it is more frequent that girls do so. What really catches the attention to some doctors is that adolescents in their puberty between twelve and sixteen go to their place asking for breast augmentation, liposuction rhinoplasty and otoplasty. But much more surprising it is the fact that these teenagers have the support of their parents. For this reason, may specialists ask parents to consider what they do and ask them to talk to their children since most of them have no grown up yet. They should speak to their children that there are other ways to discover their self esteem rather than a scalpel finding it.
Many cases of teenagers with post operation problems emerge everyday in many clinics since the teenagers go through a temporary depression after seeing their mutation to adulthood. But more dramatic it is the possible negative effects these surgeries have on their bodies ranging from anaesthesia effects up to the rejection of silicon implants. Parental support is essential for them to overcome this difficult period of their lives in which they consider surgery a form to belong to a groups or socially accepted. Adolescents must change their attitude of low self-esteem which leads them to do actions that later they would regret.
Another point to consider is the vague concept of beauty nowadays. It has turned to be something ephemeral disregarding the beauty of the soul. Some doctors emphasize this when many teenagers go to their places to ask for a plastic surgery. Doctors appeal the help pf parents and the understanding from the adolescent.
To sum up, adolescents should be guided and helped if necessary with their low self-esteem. And beauty is a concept that should be reconsidered and revised but from a different perspective at least different from the one that is coined and thought to be the standard nowadays. Unfortunately, it is this last one which is widely spread among adolescents and makes them want to follow it no matter the costs.

REVIEW: 6-Ecstasy ensnares upper class teenagers in Brazil

6-Ecstasy ensnares upper class teenagers in Brazil

LinK: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/world/americas/15ecstasy.html?partner=rss
Newspaper: The New York Times
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
Published: February 14, 2009

In the newspaper article Ecstasy ensnares upper class teenagers in Brazil published by the New York Times, there is evidence of how drugs have reached to the upper classes in South America countries such as Brazil. The article depicts the story of a wealthy university student who had access to drugs and late he was captured by the police and in jailed with other dangerous prisoners in a prison in Brazil.

Many wealthy teenagers from Brazil have the chance to travel abroad and they generally buy Lsd pills in Europe and bring them to sell them in their countries much more expensive. This new class of well educated students feels the need to sell drugs because they nee to sustain their extravagant lifestyles: going to parties, raves, concerts, shows, stylish clubs, etc.
Although, the law has been hard on them since they are in jailed for more years than a murderer, some of them are placed on special prisons. Some parents pay a good lawyer and the teenagers spend their time in private rooms with some privileges such as TV, bathroom and kitchen. But most of the time parents do not have to pay lawyers instead they pay police officers. They pay them bribes. This leads to another major problem nowadays that is corruption among the police guards. This problem gets even worse when many innocents are in jailed; all of them accused of something they did not take part but they are scared by the police so as to pay them a “tribute”.
Finally, the teenager who narrates the article says there two ways out to leave drugs and their commerce. One of them is to join other gangs and become a dangerous criminal and drug dealer; the other option would be to forget the idea of being part of a fashionable world they do not belong by keeping away from drugs.
To sum up, ecstasy, lsd pills and other drugs which are generally consumed by the wealthy in many countries lead to a wrong path for many while for others is a form of redemption to a new possibility to face life from a different perspective.

REVIEW:5-Some hidden choices in breast reconstruction

5-Some hidden choices in breast reconstruction
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/health/23beauty.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
Newspaper: The New York Times
By NATASHA SINGER
Published: December 22, 2008

Many women with breast cancer suffer from depression after undergoing mastectomies. Yet, these patients tend to find a solution to the absence of the mamas by going to a plastic surgeon. Yet, not all surgeons provide these patients with enough information about the different types of surgeries there are available nowadays for example, Gap flap, Tram flap and DIEP flap. Some of them more complicated than others but can be seen as new options to breast cancer women.
To begin with, many doctors do not know much about the new surgery techniques on the woman breast. Not all doctors are well trained to perform such complicated surgeries that take between 6 and 12 hours. These last tendencies on medicine open a door to those women who have problems to heal scars and wounds by undergoing breast reconstruction but by using fat and vessels from different parts of their bodies to replace the ones which were extirpated. This new surgeries allow the patients to have their breasts with a more natural appearance rather than a silicon.
Another point to consider is the economical side of the situation since plastic surgery is more expensive than any other technique. So many doctors take advantage of this and insist on a plastic surgery instead of the more complicated and cheaper flap surgeries. What’s more, many of these women have to pay for another breast implant every four years more or less. So, more than being a solution, it is more of a business for some specialists.
To sum up, many doctors play a bad trick on those who have the need to regain their bodies as it used to be before a breast extirpation. These unscrupulous specialists should give the adequate information about the different types of surgeries that exist for those patients with a terminal illness such as cancer.

REVIEW: 4-The joy of confidence

4-The joy of confidence
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/04/fortysomething-women-sex

Newspaper: Joanna Moorhead
The Guardian, Wednesday 4 February 2009
When reaching their 40’s, women feel more confident hence they think they have gained enough experience through out their lives. More secure of what they want than ever, 40-year-old women do not doubt to say that their sexual life is in plenitude. This issue is fully described in the newspaper article “The Joy of Confidence” published on Wednesday 4th February, 2009 on the Guardian on line version. The article introduces the reader with a recent research which shows the importance of sex in forty something women due to diverse reasons.
One of these reasons is Confidence since at this age women have less insecurity while enjoying their intimacy at their most. The article gives the idea that younger women are more much likely to be obsessed wit their appearance, their weight and so in. In fact, this is true, younger women tend o have the eternal fear of gaining some pounds. But, a 40 year old woman does not mind her silhouette at all. Their interests go beyond physical appearance. They just need to feel their lives have sense and they quench their thirst of fulfilment through sex.
Other possible causes that provoke these changes on females in their 40s are hormones. Menopause and hence the hormonal unbalance on their bodies lead these women lead women to new changes in their attitude as well. The feeling of freedom is something really interesting to observe on them. The article suggests that every single woman has nurturing hormones but when women reach their 4s these hormones decrease. This lack of hormones in 40 year old women bodies is supplanted by the extreme sensation of being desired and hence replaced by having more sex tan ever.
Another possible reason is the feminist movement and its historic background. Nowadays, women reaching their forties do not always depend on their husbands. Their personal growth and professional realization have generally already taken place. Feminist advance o the labour market is also important factor to bear in mind. It’s more likely to find women who make much more money that their respective couples. This independency that has been accompanied by a new role they play in society make a great difference between the new generation and the generations of women who were tied to their husbands’ cooperation.
To sum up, the article suggests the women on their forties have the best sex of their lives due to diverse reasons; reasons that range from physical to psychological grounds.

REVIEW: 3-Calm down or else

3-Calm down or else
Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/15/healthscience/15restraint.php

Newspaper: International Herald Tribune
Published: July 15, 2008

A decade ago, inclusion of disabled students into a main stream school seemed a myth or a vanished dream. Nowadays, it is possible to find children with developmental and psychiatric problems at any school since they and their parents pushed their way to gain access to common education. Yet, there are many problematic situations such as abuse and restraints taken against these special children. The newspaper article “Calm down or else” explains the situations of victims and the points of view of the victimizers and possible solutions to this issue.


Many children think the punishment t he get it’s because they really deserve it due to their “Abnormal” behaviour. Although there many cases of abuse and restraints, many parents are afraid to report them since they don not want to send their children to school for especial children because they think their children in a way are sort of undermined. That’s why many parents support these restraints. Many others have other reasons such as their need to have their child being controlled. This blurred panorama confuses special children families and hence they are not sure of what the next step to follow really is.

Many doctors agree that having a disabled child a school implies thee cooperation of the whole school staff, parents and children altogether. But, first its federal law the one that should not leave the problem to school districts as Law they should provide with a legal ground to support these especial children and their families. Furthermore schools should have and specialized staff to control but not to abuse of the children’s freedom to receive a common education. Parents’ cooperation by not keeping silent or by not being ashamed of their situation will help to eradicate this problem from roots as well.
Finally, disabled children should have their chance by giving the support of the correspondent and competent authorities and the whole community as well.

REVIEW: 2-At school technology starts to turn a corner

2-At school technology starts to turn a corner
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/technology/17essay.html
Newspaper: The New York Times
By STEVE LOHR
Published: August 16, 2008

There is an increasing tendency to the belief that the use of high tech tools in the class may be the best way to teach and to learn since technology encourages students to study more and more. Virtual reality, the internet, scanners and printers allow the students to study easily through pictures, to have access to diverse information in a fast way and to present their researches with the help of visual supports. The author of this reflexive essay dealing with technology and its benefits clearly reflects the opinion that the use of technology transforms education.

What’s more there are many pedagogical approaches that make the best of the use of technology in the class; one of them is the project based approach. The approach gives the students the freedom to research on their account and to present their classes with riveting content and visual aids. It is also said that this approach prepares students for globalization and technological changes. Students must know the world they would find when they come out from high school. Students must be ready and well prepared to face this technological era. They have to know how to handle high tech tools. As a result, students have a better performance in class while they are still at school and then, in the everyday world and labour market.

Some others do not agree with the use of technology because they are continually pointing out that they can not afford a computer. However many individuals have this idea; it’s just an excuse since there is a wide open variety of computer trades that are even cheaper than ten years ago. Personal credits are also a simpler way to afford technology if it is still considered that expensive. The author suggests that exposing that technology is no affordable is due to the ignorance of those who reject to learn how they should use technology.

Now, technology and its benefits have its costs but not that much in comparison to the price of what students learn; this has no price. The extra cost is $1000 per student a year. The price may vary from country to country according to the value of money in each country. Many countries may consider expensive especially those who have no access to technology in an equitative way. Generally, in poor countries the elite are the only ones who can afford to have technology at their schools. A raw reality but unfortunately, that’s reality.
To sum up, the author encourages the use of technology as a help in classrooms to prepare the students to the new technological reality they will face after they get their secondary degree.

1-REVIEW:Countries make Push to increase Eye donors

1-Countries make Push to increase Eye donors
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/health/15corn.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Newspaper: The New York Times
By BINA VENKATARAMAN
Published: July 15, 2008

Eye donation in third world countries especially those from orient such as Syria and China causes a big problem because there are thousand people waiting for a cornea transplant and simultaneously there are not many cornea suppliers. Donation of the visual organs and their respective transplant is a process that must be promoted to save people’s lifestyles by giving them a chance to have the opportunity to observe what is around. That is the case in many countries that try to put eye donation as a question of mentality avoiding dogmatisms that may occasionally turn up because of religion or customs.

Since a cornea must be removed from the body within hours of death, many cultures reject the idea of organ transplants as something impure such as the case of Muslims and other religions. However, there are cases that some people defy their communities and have the courage to undergo a surgery. What’s more “their hope overcomes cultural norms and they contribute to the growth of national eye banks”. By neglecting rules of their community many people saved their lives can not be seen as anything else as something significant as both a personal and communal experience prioritizing life rather than religious rules.

The need of these eye banks is simply because there is a shortage of corneas coming from exporters such as the US. This situation which eye donors are fewer allows only wealthy people to get an operation whereas the rest is kept aside because they can not afford the costs of the surgery and the organ itself. This unfair situation is also another cause why individuals from these communities are becoming adherent to the idea of nation anal eye banks. Some countries such as are also trying to get deep into the field of eye surgery and it invests money on other types of Treatments or new forms to deal with a surgery. An endoliethelial kenotoplasty is a new surgical procedure that allows selective replacement of cornea cells. Although it far more complicated, this new health advance in medicine allows the professional to perform the surgery but just occupying cornea cells and not the whole organ.

Although many ups and downs eye donation is constantly exposed to, oriental countries try to fight against injustice by giving the poor the opportunity to have access to eye banks. Yet this not always happens.

Life is not enough

Life is not enough to give what was given
to survive after deaths, ilnesses, depression. addiction to pills
suicidal commitments and mental break downs make people strong.
Once, I experienced these all.
Yet, Iam here to tell you
that love can help you face these things and even worst.
To take care of demosns is my job.
I speak about my parents who have being frustrating me all time.
I felt from a nightmare
now iam waking up from this.
my eyes pour light and hope

how to out live hell

I go to hell everyday
I sleep and eat there.
I have to see devil ach minute of my life
I am his servant and daughter
my days are eternal tortures
of an unfounded fundamentalism and morality.
my dreams become nightmares
my days turn into darkness
my happiness into sadness
Yet, I go on by now.
But,
my days are counted there
I believe in heaven or at least in the purgatory
I think better than hell.
I believe i have had enough for all this.
I have payed and more for my mistakes if I have some.
I want to depart
to be loved and respected
that's all I want.
Peace.
years have passed I believe invencible!
pacience has made its best on me.

my ex- friends?

What to write
I don't know
my burden weighs a lot on my back
yet, I believe that I can do it
I can go on by myself
few people support what I have being doing for a long while.
Most of the poeple I used to believe in
betrayed my expectations.
But did I expect something from them.
Late, I realized who always by my side are
I hope this entry should redeem what I haven't done.
Kisses for everyone that I haven't met beforehand.

To my friend, TaDEO

I have someone who never asked me any thing
someone who always gives me advice
and I know this writing is sort of a childish one
but my feelings are not.
I think that I have peace
peace that you helped me to find
when I most really needed it.
I know that time is wise but human actions spoil the results.
Iam going far away seekinng for a happiness I have not found here yet.
I am so glad and tears cry out of me.
not because of being sad but
because finally I see lights in my life.
no religion gave me that, no beliefs, no money, no jobs
but the only person I have trusted all
yes, my friend its you
i'll miss you a lot
so much
yet your nightmare
will be back
soooner or later
to bother once more.

to a poet

to a poet


a black mysterious cloud
(all the weight of eternity within it)
and the beginning and the end
of a whole absurd story before that mass
of subtle darkness

fire could apparently be seen
giving mortal life to a hope
(with no justice included)

and then that tower again

they will work
with no aim whatsoever
building something
they cannot give a name to
something they have not chosen
to be their last act of arrogance
anyway

a perfectly winged angel
pale face
marbled gown
indifferent to life
lost in his supreme thoughts
stares at nothing
but his own immaculate soul
glad to be unhappy

bricks that tell a lot
through the colours they have
are the material
that built an empire
of fear and sacred desperation
though beauty comes
to rescue us
from the cruelty of the ideas
resting there

the absence of natural feelings
is what this atmosphere
is made of

it is obvious that we have lost our faith

silence is heard

and then the poet
like a prophet
haughty in spite of his ill-looking face
never certain of what he foretells
though trembling souls
is what we are going to be
(that he yearns for)

he will keep you
(endless days an nights loaded with anguish)
thinking about
a strange sort of honest lie
only because
to dream is to live
even if nothing becomes everything
or more precisely
all the other way round

they held hands in a circle

perhaps
I am not destined
to be a good
thinker

perhaps
nothing useful
is what I
unconsciously
look for
maybe
those pale
serious dancers
say to me
much more
than I can
eventually
expect

round and round
circles
life is

round and round
circles
they will draw



perhaps
I am not destined
to be a devoted
person

perhaps
atoms and energy
is what
consciously
I am glad of

maybe
stars and planets
supernovas also
say to me much more
than you can
eventually
understand

round and round
circles
life has always been

round and round
circles
we will have to afford

Live to tell

There seems to be

certain flexibilityin that mask:

a grin?a sign of the times?

when that lookfalls down in pieces

obliquely defiant:

a predictionwill we get?

when seeing is not believing

nor having faith:

darkness equals light?

there seems to becertain cheap

nessin that aristocracy of yours?of mine?

when compassion anesthetizes pride and honour

no respect do we deserve?

when lungs exonerate anything but joy or well

- beings feelings

what do we represent?

Bleeding: a new experience

“The bleeding is normal maybe because of the pills or it’s an internal wound. Let’s wait time will speak.”
He felt so guilty and disappointed. “It’s my fault, I am a BEAST!”
-“No, honey. It’s not your fault. I am the one who asked for more. It’s MY fault.”
There is no time for regret, Sir, lady! The doctor will be at 8 in the morning. The doctor will be here to be consulted. You can come as well. I’ll give you this paper. Present it before the doctor. She will understand. The couple walked slowly towards the car that was outside. They were deeply worried and were white as ghosts. When they arrived home, they got asleep. Next day, the bleeding was not in the same amount it used to be hours earlier. The girl has colour on her cheeks. Yet she was afraid. The man cried in silent and cried in silent proud of not being observed and judged. Yet, the woman could perfectly see his tears rolling down his cheeks.
Fer: I am dying. I’ll die if something happens to you, believe me. I’ll die.
-Sweet heart, nothing will happen believe me. I promise.
Meanwhile the doctor arrived and another young couple was waiting as well. The guy was 25 and his girlfriend 17. They seemed to love each other. She was pregnant. Both couples talked and a way they all felt relief to know that others also suffered in the name of Love.
The name of the woman was suddenly uttered by a doctor. She went alone. The man awaited I the corridor she was fine but warms were told to her since it was a stupid decision taken.
-“Why did you take those pills? No, you are not going to die but wait for some changes”
The couple left the hospital and went home. They sat in the kitchen and have a cup of strong coffee and croissants.

Believe it or not

Believe it or not
This is the story of my falling in love.
My lips trembled
my legs shacked
my soul is doubtless of what is gonna be next.
He touched gently my cheeks
I didn’t dare to look at him
His long stare at me made me feel intimidated once in my life.
His hands on my shoulders
rolled down my waist;
There, I felt my lips burnt due to his long and expected kiss.
His arms surrounded me
then I found myself lying on the beach.
My arms wide open to receive love.

The car

The sound of the sea wind is strange to her
Since she is not used to listen to this new melody.
She looks amazed. But, they are both amazed.
They are both at the back of a car listening to the sound of waves
Hitting the rocks on the shore.
They see the stars, the moon, love and seagulls.
They become one for minutes, eternal minutes...
Minutes that turns out to be days, weeks, months years and centuries.
They know each other yet they don’t understand what they feel is purely love.
Perplexity crushes them as if thousand horses passed them over. When they said good bye, there they realized what they have experienced

The city of love

The city of love
The city of love is on the coast
South of Buenos Aires
Sea shells on the beach.
Wild wind and white sand
Lovers find their way out
To reach the peak of a mountain
While feeling the ecstasies on their bodies
When they do not even touch each other
They have that sensation they have fulfilled their sexual expectations without breathing without dreaming.
The opportunity is given all of a sudden as a summer storm. It finds you anywhere and you have no other option to get wet.

Beautiful girl

Beautiful girl she was sort of blonde girl- reddish hair maybe
White teeth, perfect body.
Yet, her ideas were not as they should be, childish I may say.
She flittered with my boyfriend in front of me.
I tried to be patient by not sending her to sleep.
Young girl, you must know you can be a muse if you knew how to play the role.
It is really a pity to see a beautiful girl that doesn’t defend herself from stupidity.
Don’t let others to play tricks on you.
A kiss.

Love hurts sometimes...

They find out what the meaning of love really is. When all of a sudden the man said: “Honey, you are bleeding. Ah, Gosh! It’s my fault”. The girl looked at him and touched his face gently without saying a word.
The girl started bleeding. At the very beginning, it was so much, yet, minutes passed and the bleeding couldn’t be stopped. So he decided to take her to the hospital to see if she was fine or not. They sat in the Renault. His face was like an oyster. The girl could see his wrinkles. The man was really worried. The woman she really was by that time was white as a sheet.
His tears dropped like a waterfall. He was scared that something wrong could happen to her.

When I met you

The very moment our lips met
it was the best moment
I have ever experienced
the earth turned to ashes
my body tinged to white
my lips into blosoomof red roses
and my heart into a bird.
My past present and future fussed all together.
my life turned to be the centre of an unknown universe
that was awaiting me to be discovered
at least I had the control for a few eternal minutes

Hostel

A taxi arrived at barrio Norte , the girl was wearing a black babucha and a beige t-shirt. It was early in the morning of a saturday in october. She awaited impatiently outside the hostel. None was awake. she shivers, she sang a song, she din't know whatt to do her feet were walking in a circle from one place to another. she didn't dare to open the door and ask: " Excuse me, May I go upstarirs and look for the blonde guy?"
It was funy the situation since the blonde guy was her boyfriend. so, she took the courage and call him.
-"Darling, are you awake?
- Fer, Come up I'm waiting for you!
-I can't. Can you come down. and there, the man come down and opened the door to his grilfriend and said: " Come on sweetie, we have visits upstairs".

Never shall I forget the times I spent with you

Never shall I forget the times I spent with you

I met the sea the stars the landscape and your family
I have no words to express the gratitude to have experienced what the meaning of love really
Is
Yes I am in love
And believe it or not
I’m happy
For the first time in my life
The sensation of completeness invades me
As bee on a sweet flower
I have the feeling I will be with you for ever next to you by your side
Now
I am planning to get through the nightmare to present you the Adams family
Anyway sweetie, you are not gonna get married to them. Nevertheless I was
In the clouds walking along when you looked at me
Your eyes penetrated my intimacy
Your lips carved my skin
Your hands burned on my cheeks
My tongue shot fire on your heart.
My happiness is so extreme that make s me feel fear of what is next
But
Who really want to feel fear if I can feel love?