sábado, 12 de diciembre de 2015

MY FAVOURITE FILM-TITANIC

It depicts the story of a poor boy who enbarca on the Titanic by winning a game of poker. Rose falls in love with a rich girl, engaged to a billionaire. Jack saves Rose's life because she wanted to commit suicide, and in gratitude invites you to a dinner at his luxury boat area, but later go to wineries, where Jack end up staying and having fun dancing and drinking a lot.
Rose's fiance has an accomplice who follows every move of her and Jack, but they get mislead you, and running and running all over the place the ship where people work, go to the garage, where his love just indulging in a luxury car the time.
In the midst of a passionate kiss, the Titanic hit an iceberg, which makes the boat begins to fill with water gradually, ending in the seabed. Passengers 1st class, especially women and children embark in small boats half empty, not filled completely, while due to the short time remaining or that people do not fill the boats, the rest of the passengers end up floating in the sea, dead, including Jack. The only saving grace is that Rose, who is rescued and just telling her story of love on the Titanic to a current fan of the ship, which also seeks the pendant Rose's fiance handed him the night of the sinking. What he does not know is that I have suspended it, and throwing it into the sea just before he died on that boat ...

sábado, 5 de diciembre de 2015

THE SPORT IN AMERICA

Sport in the USA was, until the mid-twentieth century, relatively isolated from
National and international events. It had a provincial and minority image, although
it did provide many Americans with team identification and relief from the
pressures of everyday life.
US sports are taken very seriously by some people and are large commercial
businesses for others. On some levels, many Americans are obsessively involved
with winning and money, but others may still see sport as a wholesome and
positive means of enriching their lives, are highly involved in their sports as
participants and spectators and are dedicated to the success of their particular
teams.
A significant development in April 1996 was the
inaugural match in Major League Soccer (MLS), which marked America's latest
attempt to introduce a professional soccer league. Earlier attempts had failed,
but it was hoped that the 1994 World Cup held in the USA would generate
new enthusiasm. It is suggested that the growth of soccer has been America's
silent sporting revolution.
Although some professional and college sports such as football, ice hockey
and boxing are tough action games, American sports do not suffer the same
amount of spectator violence as some other countries' sports. Events such as
baseball and football can still be family outings. They have a carnival atmosphere
and a large element of show business.
There is extensive media coverage of sports by newspapers and television,
which reflects the popularity and commercial standing of sports in the USA. 
Professional baseball, basketball and football are sports and big businesses
in which team-owners virtually control the players and realize their assets,
investments and profits as players are bought and sold. In the case of baseball,
the rules have been changed to allow players greater freedom.
There is a tendency in American sports to an almost obsessive competitiveness.
As they have become more profit oriented, success has become paramount
and the importance of winning for participants and owners at all levels is
considerable. Critics feel that this attitude has detracted from the traditional spirit
of teamwork and playing games for fun.

 Increased commercialization of college sports has also occurred. Outstanding high-school athletes receive scholarships to enable them to goto college or university, where sports are an essential part of the educational program.