This is the end...

Well, finally I write my last post in blogger; with difficult because of a weakness is my English grammar.  I really try to do my best with this kind of exercises but I think that many times, write something in another language is too difficult. Really I enjoy make this blogs at beginning, but with the days I forget make them in the week. However, I must say that is important activity because is a practical way to improve English.

In my opinion, the blog meets its goal and this is by appropriate correction that teacher made. Maybe a recommendation is try to make or analyze this correction at the class. I like also work over a pre-established text, finding corrections or propose changes; I think that is another activity that can help to learn about grammar, such as completing forms of class guides. An idea is maybe have a part of grammar lessons and make less blog but with a solid theoretical base; I think that this have been more useful for people that need take basic English rules and tips. Other interesting thing with blogs is choice adequately the topics, since many of this topics really aren’t of my personal interest. Nevertheless I love the topic about movies, photograph and protest.

Finally I wish write about the importance of knowing how to write in English.  The Grammar is important for scientific, because all important papers are writing in English and the only way to publish the results of an investigation is to write in English. This can be very problematic, special when the technical vocabulary is complicated or when we can´t express ours ideas correctly. Thus, I try to do my best with this work and the only way to achieve an appropriate level is to keep practicing.

Transgenic food

I think that is important to use the term "genetically modified food" instead of transgenic food because of this refers to products developed through biotechnology. In addition, a genetically modified food product does not necessarily contain biologically active DNA, but may contain new proteins derived from the activity of the transgene or new compounds or metabolites derived from the activity of these new proteins.

The genetically modified food has a number of characteristics such as resistance to pets, cold, diseases, tolerance to herbicides and pesticides, etc. All this characteristics are desirable; the problem is that many potentially catastrophic problems can appear such as the increase risk of cancer, food allergies, resistance to antibiotics, more pesticides residues in soil, etc. Is important to known that not only plants can be genetically modified; animals can be modified to make them more resistant or increment desirable attributes such as meat, milk, eggs, taste, etc.

The big problem with this kind of products is that the people unknown what they eat. The Chilean legislation is too weak and I think that the only requirement is that the food present nutritional information and if they have cancerous ingredients. Hence, I have many questions if really today we have sufficient information above transgenic food and if they are commercialized in our country. Today many people are having the opinion that they do not have any contact to genetic manipulated food. But nearly everybody has contact to those goods without knowing. This is a problem of public health and the government should have an active participation because the side effects probably only will be seen in futures generations.

Personally I believe that all food is modified (at least we buy usually), and for this reason I prefer no extremely worry about what I eating or not.

Education protest

Today, our country is revolutionizing with social movements because of a great discontent of population with the actual government management. The education is now the principal focus of popular dissatisfied and we can see in the news everyday how all population tries manifest with protest. Students have called for a national student strike to demand an end to privatization and profiteering in education, more scholarships, and increased public support for secondary schools and universities.

The current marches recall the deepest political crisis faced by the last government, under President Michelle Bachelet. Exactly five years ago, students went on strike in a series of actions known as the "penguin rebellion" and held marches with many participants to protest lack of investment in education, with most of the complaints centering on high-school education.

The students have both economic and academic demands. Students want increased public funding of universities, a year-round bus pass, full scholarships for lower- and middle-class students, and an increased role for the state in technical education, which is now handled by private institutes. Academically, they want to end the use of a standardized test as the sole method of admission to the best universities. They also want technical institutes to offer liberal arts classes and are demanding guaranteed academic freedom. In addition, they are demanding more accessibility for people with disabilities.

While most demonstrators are peaceful, several student protests have devolved into violence in recent weeks. The last march ended with police on horseback and in armored vehicles chasing demonstrators around central Santiago.

I participated in the last 2 marches and here I can feel the widespread discontent, nevertheless, all the students and people that go to these mobilizations expresses happily, with many performances and shows. My postgraduate program support the strike and participated together south campus in these mobilizations making paintings with our reflection about the problem. I think that students demands are important and that government must solve the education problem.

Photograph

This topic is one of the most interesting for my, last years. I buy my first camera when make the professional practice at Melinka (Aysen), and think that was the best think that I can do. The landscape was simply amazing, and with my memory, probably never remember at all. I think  that every time is a good moment to take a picture, when I don’t  carry my camera I try to use my cell phone to take a good picture. Thus, I love take pictures in travels and concerts, and I try to carry my camera all the time. The problem with concerts is that the camera can be broken with all the people, but if my favorite band plays, I forget that.

I have a good friend that is a professional photographer and seeing his work I learned more about this fascinating world. He work with a large staff and travel throughout Chile taking amazing pictures, personally I admire his work and enjoy when see his pictures. Nevertheless, now, most people can buy a digital camera and take a picture and this is a very good thing that current technology makes it possible.

The past week we have a photograph season with my music band while we record our demo. This was an amazing experience, because we never had this opportunity before. I think that this kind of things make life more attractive, since we can share this picture with our friends and relatives, and so somehow, we can enjoy and relive this special moments.

I recommend the photography because we can keep alive this moments that made us happy and sometimes these moments are necessary to sweeten life.