12 angry men

I love all kinds of movies of all time, except science fiction and violent  films, but definitely my favorite ones are from ’40 to ’60, when cinema was in black and white.

I’m going to talk about one that really surprises me when I watch it almost 3 years ago, it is call: 12 Angry men (1957) and it was directed by Sidney Lumet. This film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt.

The problem is that the 12 men must be agree with the verdict, and for 11 of them is clear and easy: he is guilty. But only one believes in his innocence and he tries to convince the others, until he get it, after many hours of angry discussion.

This movie is honestly a master piece, because it has a screenplay so intelligent and provocative that absorbs me completely, I couldn’t take away from my sit until the whole thing was finished. Also the performance was amazing and very dramatic. I’ll recommend it absolutely, specially to someone who wants to study laws, because it shows the professional ethics that a real layer or judge must have when they face a case, they must take their job seriously, because they can define perfectly the life of someone, so they have a big responsibility, and if they are not sure of the case, they can make a big mistake if they sentence someone even when he is innocent.

Us as a Family

I don't have many pictures on facebook, so it is difficult to choose one I like.
Anyway, this is my family, my mom in the back, my two brothers and me in the middle. I cannot remember very well this particular moment, but we were normally stranded on the highway. We didn't have a car so we usually hitch hicked when we wanted to go somewhere for summer.
At least for us (the kids) that were funny and exciting, to be all day long together, waiting for someone who takes us in his truck to our destiny (could be the beach or the south); once there, we had to spend hours looking for a cabin or a room to stay by night, and all those things.
We were all happy except my mom, she hates to be in that situation, that is why you can see her frustrated, tired, upset, angry and maybe hungry too. I guess that was because she is worried about everything the whole time.
My dad took the picture almost 10 years ago, maybe more, I don`t know. In opposite of my mom, he loves adventures and this kind of crazy trips.
I like this picture because it shows us as a real family, always together, no matter what. I’m not saying that we are no more like that, but definitely our vacations don’t, because we have a car now.

Public Education

As you know I study in Universidad de Chile, a "public University" but I’m not so sure if it deserves that quality, because this university is very elitist in the way it choose the students that will be part of it, it doesn’t admit anyone, it demands a very high score in the PSU, which is very difficult to reach for someone that didn’t have the opportunity to study in a good school or maybe go to a precollege.
Another thing that increases the inequality of entry to higher education is the fact that the university fees are very expensive, even in “public universities”.

In my case, I’m studying with 2 benefits: a grant and a credit. Otherwise, maybe I could not be here, because also I have to pay the student hostel, the food and the public transport.

Is because of this, that all the things related to this problem involves me directly.

Education in Chile needs changes now; the government has to respond to the requirements of the students, basically we are asking for a better education, not only for us, but also for the future generations.

All the strikes are for calling the attention of the government, but also to the society.

If Chile wants to be a developed country can´t ignored these demands, because education in developed countries is free, is a right for all of us.

A trip

Last week, I traveled to London, I went all over the city looking for the most beautiful and interesting places and I loved it! It is gorgeous, there are so many different things to see, even when you have a really short time, everything was great (except the weather): for example the Museums are absolutely stunning. 

Well, the truth is I have never been in London; I’m just joking (lol). Now I’m going to explain what I really did:

On English class we did a task: we had to supposed that we were on a trip to London and we had to make an itinerary of it, specifying what we’ll do in which day, the cost of the entrance fee of The British Museum, The Natural History Museum, London Eye, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Musseum, The Tower of London, Camdem Market, The Tate Modern Art Gallery and Kew Gardens (which I like most, because I love Botany), how get there (between what tub station and zone), etc. This work helped us to search and took information from internet.

 While I was completing the route I notice how wonderful is London, maybe someday I’ll go there.