Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Eurovision song contest is coming..Eurotrash is back!!!



Eurovision is in fact Europe's favourite Tv show. Every year millions of viewers from all over Europe get together in front of their tv screens and watch the most popular song contest in the world. It's a great chance to spend your time with your family and friends, vote the the song or the country you like, gossip and have fun! Eurotrash is the term term that is used to describe this phenomenon as weird performers with bizzar costumes appear on stage and represent their country. There are thousands of Eurovision fans and clubs  all over Europe that follow their favourite singers everywhere they go. Winning the first prize is even considered as a national victory in some countries. There are also lots of money involved in the Eurovision song contest, especially bets about the top 5 songs. The bottom line is that it's a great way to spend the night with your friends gossiping!!Except if you have something more important to do! What do you think about the song contest?    

Friday, 13 March 2009

How can a slumdog be a millonaire?




Darhami is a neighbourhood in India. It is the poorest city in Asia and it is the location where "Slumdog millionaire" was filmed, a new movie that won 8 Oscar awards. The film is about a boy who grows up in Darhami, India and some time in his life he chooses to take part in a popular tv show called "who wants to be a millionaire?". But how can a poor boy without basic education answer all the questions in the show? Every moment of his life is a clue to the answers. The film is quite realistic about the way of life and the conditions in that part of the world. The neighbourhood has one of the highest poverty rates in the world. There is one toilet per 1500 people; drinking water is polluted; people live in carton handmade homes,, they wash their clothes and themselves in the same river and they sometimes eat what's left from rubbish as they try to survive on 1 euro per day! The saddest part of the story is that only in india 78% of the population (800.000.000 million!!!) live in similar conditions! How can we fight poverty? Can you suggest ways to help the poor?

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