Imagination & Knowledge

Hello to everyone!

I almost forget this homework and I don´t know why.  I liked the talk of Sir Ken Robinson, I think you too.

When I started to listen to the talk, I remembered a sentence of Albert Einstein that I heard a few years ago: “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. I thought in that moment, that a man like him doesn’t would say something like that, because it's contradictory; but I meditated about this words and I realized about his logic to say this, because knowledge entails imagination and Einstein knows this perfectly.

This is the same thing that Ken Robinson wants to transmit in his talk. He says “Creativity now is as important as literacy (same status)” and he’s right.

When he says us that the education system was created by dispositions that impose since industrialization, I can't avoid thinking that my career choice was influenced with this thing, too; because almost all see more our work field (after leave the university) than our talents. This cuts our wings.

This becomes in an ability dictatorship, because to the system aren’t care about look for integral persons, but look for a monochromatic talent, just a side of our abilities. This is proved with subject hierarchy that Ken Robinson talks.

They put in our heads that be original is less important than be methodical, because is very important to the system not be wrong. But, like Ken Robinson says us “If you aren't prepare to be wrong, you never come up with anything original”, and again he’s right.

When we are children, born to be everything and we have all the abilities, but the world is in charge to remove us part of these talents. We should realize of these gifts and use well. Also, we don't to discriminate between those aptitudes, because our jobs should be a symbiosis of all our talents.  After all, we are made to create.

That is all,

Take care all of you!

Eccentric Serbian

Hello people!

Today I’m going to talk about a fascinating man, that I like very much. This man is Emir Kusturica, maybe you know him, too.

This serbian film director and musician, was born on a difficult environment by problems in his country (today Bosnia-Herzegovina). This is one of the themes that he expresses in his music and films. 

His essential work is reflected in the movies, but he also finds a liking for music, as a result of his contact with The No Smoking Orchestra.

He started with film business when he had 24 years old; his début was in the Yugoslavian television.

His first work was “Do you remember Dolly Bell?” which won a prize in the Venice film festival.  Since here, he obtained his prestige on indie film with his particular style. All this enveloped in the gypsy sounds of The No Smoking Orchestra.

As a films lover, I could say that his work is very important to me; his movies are part of my collection. I didn’t watch all his movies, but I could comment some of the most popular movies of this man and movies that I like more.

The first movie that I saw was “Black cat, white cat”, this film is about marginal life, but always saves the hilarious touches of the director. It’s about  two criminals who meet again, after many years. It’s a really good movie that I recommend you.
Another movie is “Underground”. It’s about second war and conflict in Yugoslavia. Here, Emir critizes, somehow, to his own country and let see something about his political side.  Even when the movie is part of the director’s imagination, the symbolisms are close to the reality. That’s why this film is more controversial.
The last movie that I saw was “Life is a miracle”. This film is about hope and optimism, even if the weirdest and worst destination is harder every day.  This film shows the soft side of this great director. I liked it a lot.
That's why I love Emir!
Well, that is all today, I see you in the next post, take care!

                                                 

Into the web

Hello everyone, how goes the week? I hope that you're ok!

Today, I would like to share few websites that I visit often. First that everything, I like to sail on the net, because it´s fun and I can find valuable things. To start, I have to say that as a music consumer, it´s not easy to find all the music that I would like to have, unless I buy the records, but in Chile with the taxes to the music and arts in general, it´s more difficult and expensive. It seems a fortune for elite.

That´s why I have to look for other ways to obtain complete discs. Here, I recommend you, a website of varied music: http://compartirnoesdelito.blogspot.com/.
Recently, this website has some problems about the law of piracy and authorship, that´s why some links are not available, but you can to find really good music. To show you these links, obviously I disagree with the prices of the arts, it´s unfair for us.
Another website of music is: http://rockchilenos.blogspot.com/, but it´s just Chilean music.

On the other hand, I like to visit news websites, but news since another point of view, sometimes more social and political. I visit a page that recovers some news, that the media don’t pay attention, like student problems and other: http://trincheradelaimagen.blogspot.com/

Most part of the time, I look for uncommon web pages, original pieces into the net. I found a kitchen page that is very fun, because show video clips that make me laugh. I’m not close to the kitchen, but if I watch one of these videos, I could try with one of these recepies. Here, let you with this: http://www.recetarioclip.cl/lunes-tallarines-con-salsa-bolonesa-de-pavo/

I also enjoy with classic pages: facebook and messenger, but I suppose that in Internet there is a world of possibilities, just we have to use it well.

I see you in the next post!

Cultural Heritage day.-

Hi readers, classmates or any person!

 If this post is free, is much more difficult because are many subjects to talk about!

I like to talk about movies, songs, books, life is the university, but I choose the cultural heritage day, because it passed recently and most of the people forget easily this topic. Well, to be honest, I almost forget it too.

But, it is incomprehensible in the Chileans, because, we have a very long country with a lot of cultural elements, not only the “cultural buildings and places” like museums, theaters, monuments, etc. We have also the people that make this culture; we have the food, dances, and more. We are fortunate with all this, since the north to the south; there are many, but MANY things to see in Chile.

In fact, in Santiago, we have some new cultural places like the Central market, Vega Central, until a bar (La Piojera), so there are no excuses!

Well, I think that you (Anthropologists) don’t forget this things, but is valid for remember, isn’t it?

If I had realized of this, I had liked to go to other places in the city, at least. I just saw an artistic show in Puente Alto, It was very good.

To finish this, I like to show some interesting places in Santiago (apart from museums, zoo and similar places):

-I had liked to visit some characteristic neighborhood like Yungay neighborhood

-Green bicycle tours to Forestal Park, Santa Lucía & San Cristóbal Hills.

-General Cemetery

-Trip around the city in the cultural bus.

Anyway, I left you a link: http://www.monumentos.cl/ to you see some places that could interest to you and to visit some of this days :)

I see you in the next post, take care.-

Photo & the grandma's empanadas

Hello people, I hope you are well!

I want to say something before: I like to take photographs and I suppose that you also like this, it’s no surprise to me, because a good image is worth more than a thousand words (another cliché) About this picture, I have to say that it’s not my favorite, because I change my tastes all the time, but it’s very special to me, it’s simple & monochromatic.

I took this picture in September 2008, when I was on holiday (18^th, September) and it shows to my grandmother kneading to make empanadas, delicious empanadas. I also helped to cook and eat them…

I like this picture because has a warm context; every time, when I see it, I have a home feeling and I like to think in all of this, in the day when I took it and things that I thought in that moment. I like the wrinkles on my grandmother hands, I think that give a symbolic sense to the picture, I don’t what do you say about the old age, but I love this hands in specific, they have a lot of time & work in each line, wrinkles. The hands almost confuse with the pastry, and this is one of the effects that I found in the photograph, the light in black & white, all of this picture is simple but it move me to memories and a lot years ago.

Well, I hope you like it too…

I see you in the next comment, I suppose.

Take care

Strike for Education, Fight for Education

Hello people!

Well, today, as a result of all the events which took place in the last weeks, I thought this matter (demonstrations) is indispensable to discuss. That’s why I thank to the teacher, for give us this space to express our opinions.

To start, I have to say this problem affects me in particular, because I have a scholarship and I began only this year in the university. I think this scholarship made possible that I had the possibility to come the university. If I didn’t have this scholarship, I don’t know how I can pay all this. Some or all of you must happen the same thing. Just the fact that our continuity in this place depends on the decisions of some persons, makes me anger. I feel much impotence, because all my expectations, and the expectations of any student, are reduced; and much more impotence because this important problem doesn’t matter for the society.

I still have not helped so much with the demonstrations, because the “university life” is still unclear to me, this is all new and I’m trying to adapt. I come from a modest (although it sounds a cliché) family and getting into the university is a real achievement for them. That’s why I reserve a little distance about this, I don’t want they worry about me (Yes, I’m a mama’s little girl :C). It doesn’t mean that I’m not interested.

Actually, few days ago, I registered in a committee with some classmates, to spread information about educational issues and our requests.

I didn’t go to the demonstration on Thursday, but I’ll join in future demonstrations.

I just want the government works with a little more coherence and realizes about decisions and their implications. Not only works to make rules, but make out this bleak outlook where students have to stay. I’d like that people think a little about every student and their families, and their debts, just for fact of we want to advance. Apparently, the education is not a priority for the government, but they are wrong. After all, we are going to be the work force someday; that’s why we need good education, as another people said, the education should be a right. Unfortunately, in our country, this appears a despicable and profitable business.

Well, I hope someday can see these things really could change, because I’m thinking in the future generations and I wouldn’t like to give them this exhausting legacy.

That’s all, it’s a long comment! be patient

Thanks & take care!

Tour around London

How are you Peope?!

Today we are going to travel around London! First that everything, I would like to say this imaginary trip was very fun, because I can plan the places that I would like to know in truth, if I could go to there someday.

This homework was interesting, because it let meet this big city that I wasn’t notice before and I liked to do it. Besides, in Internet there are many web pages that tell us correct information about Museums, Palaces and another important places. This information is very useful for tourists and it’s so easy to found comfortable itineraries.

With this homework, I discovered some pieces of another culture and historic places. That’s why (I think) we found more interesting to know another cities, different societies and cultures, moreover because we are studying about that.

To finish this post, I must mention few inescapable places in the tourist guide of this city: The Big Ben tower, Westminster Abbey, cross the Abbey Road like one of the Beatles, Buckingham Palace and its singular guards, Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the Támesis River, Kew gardens and the wonderful greenhouses, shop in Camden Market, visit to different museums like Bristish Museum, Natural History Museum and Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum and its famous figures.

If I think in this itinerary, I almost can be in London for a while, just a moment.

Well, I see you in the next post!