Cartoons

Msnbc has an excellent website with new and old cartoons. Go to http://cagle.com/ and you'll be surprised at the variety of cartoons.



Here are some of the most interesting cartoons about global warming:

Rhys Hughes and his "mermaid from Curitiba" at FCSH

Surreal. That is the first word I want to use to describe the whole experience.
Amazing, overwhelming and fantastic are all the other words that spring to mind when I think of the chance and the privilege we had on this last Wednesday.
Rhys Hughes graced us with his charm his storytelling and his witty tricks with words. Pirates were the main theme, but we gained much more than simple "crimson sails and hidden islands", we got, alien horizons, water deities and their worshippers , treasures, psychotic 'cavaquinho' players and so much much more!

The room was full. Full of people and full of curiosity. And even though the question and answer part started with baby steps it gradually became a rapid movement with questions lashing from every side of the room, we were unstoppable and Rhys was quick to gives us answers.
A delightful afternoon, one to remember for a long time.

Debates - Postponed dates

Since there has been some reports about difficulties accessing our class blog, I decided to inform and post the new date for our debate here on our blog:

31st of October, Wednesday @ 2.00pm

If anyone needs help with their arguments or have any questions regarding speakers orders or any other subject, please comment here so that we can help each other.

Have a nice weekend, and don't forget - Rhys Hughes will have a post dedicated to him with pics included, exclusively in our "English Lines".

Our new "get together"

In order to share and pass on some information I created an account (for free of course), in "my note IT".
It's a web space that allows you to store your class notes, important dates, and it also comes with some interesting tools, like calendar for important information and a group management, where you can share your notes and informations with users you have invited.

My suggestion to all is; create an account, and tell me your account's name in order for me to add you to the class group I created.
As soon as you're in the group we can share lots of notes related to our class assignments and even create other class notes!

Don't forget access the link for "My Note IT"

Let’s clone a mouse!

Last week, we learnt so many things about cloning with Diogo that I think we turned professionals. So, we can start by cloning Mimi in the mouse cloning laboratory of the University of Utah. Try it yourself!

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/cloning/clickandclone/

I-Debate Part 3 (free round and conclusions)

If you've manage to survive the interpolations without wanting to slap both parties then the free round videos are going to drive you insane!
These are the last ones hope you enjoy them.
Again, Topic: "Is a free country better than a secure country?"
St. Scholastica's Academy (SSA - the girls in BLACK) vs. University of Negros Occidental -- Recoletos (UNO-R - the girls in BLUE)

Free Round Debate - 1


Free Round Debate - 2


Free Round Debate - 3 (conclusion)


In the end, the results are clear,the Judges overrule 4-1 in favor of SSA.

I Debate - Part 2

As promised, here are the second clips of I-Debate 2007, St. Scholastica's Academy (SSA) VS University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos (UNO-R)
The topic is "Is a free country better than a secure country?", and these videos are the interpolations, after the opening arguments.

Interpotalions - 1


Interpolations - 2

I Debate, do u?

I-Debate series is actually a program in Philippines TV network that has schools and Universities competing in debating contests. Quite amazing they are, and although it is a contest it is quite interesting seeing how the students create their moots, investigate their arguments and explore in further dialogues.
I am leaving the first 2 videos for the opening arguments, the topic is "Is a free country better than a secure country?", not much connected to our own moot but the way the talk and rebut is conducted, looks interesting... Hope you like it!


Opening arguments - 1


Opening arguments - 2

Debating in Mongolia

Class debating, how glorious!
How wondrous!
How fantastically interesting! Actually, Debating without the shouting and the kicking just isn't any fun... Nevertheless, rules are rules and here is the video with "experts" from Oxford and Cambridge teaching us how to DEBATE.

Take a look: