The bad seed
It’s a horror movie, with no supernatural elements, if you don’t count the genetic predisposition mental illnes of the girl Rhoda, the sweetest little girl in the world , actind as a sociopath.
This film is one of my favorite primarily because it is SCARY. Yet, it doesn't depend on the ho-hum close-the-medicine-cabinet-and-HE'S-RIGHT-BEHIND-YOU techniques. The very idea of nature vs. nurture and how it figures in to mental illness was innovative for its time.
The heroine is Rhoda the picture perfect vision of what a child should be – loving, sweet, academically talented, dutiful, beautiful and tidy. Rhoda is as close to the ideal child as you will ever find. She makes Shirley Temple look like Lindsay Lohan on a coke bender.
If you want more details about the movie, just let me know it. Recently I made a shortstory analysis to it as i learned in my angloparlante classes. Anyway i will upload part of the movie and hope you like it, too.It is in black and white because was made in 1956. You know even the people of that era he!he!he! are like that...NO i'm just kidding.....
Mel..
jueves, 8 de julio de 2010
An idea about homeless people in Dominican Republic
Nearly 60,000 people left homeless by floods in the Dominican Republic
International aid agency Oxfam this week has rushed its first emergency supplies to people displaced by Tropical Storm Noel which has battered 29 of the Dominican Republic’s 32 provinces.
According to official figures, 56 people have been killed by floods that are sweeping across the country and more than 58,000 people have been displaced from their homes The real situation on the ground may be even worse as many rural areas are totally inaccessible and therefore it has been impossible to assess the impact of the storm. The Dominican government has appealed for assistance from members of the international community with a presence in the country, including the diplomatic corps and aid agencies.
“This is the strongest storm to hit the Dominican Republic in 20 years. Ninety percent of the country has been affected. There are many inaccessible towns where people don’t have enough potable water. Also, the agricultural sectors have been badly damaged, including the coffee, cocoa and banana crops, the country’s main exports,” explained Luz María Abreu, Oxfam representative in the Dominican Republic.
Oxfam International has begun distributing emergency kits which include items such as soap and cooking supplies for displaced families. With the help of the Dominican Institute for Integrated Development, Oxfam gave the kits to more than 1,600 people displaced by floods in the northern reaches of the capital, Santo Domingo. In addition, Oxfam and local organization CEAJURI have just begun distributing more emergency kits to 5,000 people who are seeking refuge in the largest shelter in the country, located in the city of Barahona. Oxfam’s humanitarian team is carrying out needs assessments on the ground, a task which has proved extremely difficult due to the continuation of heavy rains.
Oxfam International program of risk management in the Dominican Republic began operating in 2005. The program oversees the storage of emergency response materials and works with local organization to prepare populations for natural disasters.
Over the next few days, Oxfam International has scaled the first risk management experts, in collaboration with UNDP and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo. These experts are officers of the public agencies and members of NGOs and local associations of communities affected by the floods.
Taken from google... latestdisaster.com/.../flood-.html
International aid agency Oxfam this week has rushed its first emergency supplies to people displaced by Tropical Storm Noel which has battered 29 of the Dominican Republic’s 32 provinces.
According to official figures, 56 people have been killed by floods that are sweeping across the country and more than 58,000 people have been displaced from their homes The real situation on the ground may be even worse as many rural areas are totally inaccessible and therefore it has been impossible to assess the impact of the storm. The Dominican government has appealed for assistance from members of the international community with a presence in the country, including the diplomatic corps and aid agencies.
“This is the strongest storm to hit the Dominican Republic in 20 years. Ninety percent of the country has been affected. There are many inaccessible towns where people don’t have enough potable water. Also, the agricultural sectors have been badly damaged, including the coffee, cocoa and banana crops, the country’s main exports,” explained Luz María Abreu, Oxfam representative in the Dominican Republic.
Oxfam International has begun distributing emergency kits which include items such as soap and cooking supplies for displaced families. With the help of the Dominican Institute for Integrated Development, Oxfam gave the kits to more than 1,600 people displaced by floods in the northern reaches of the capital, Santo Domingo. In addition, Oxfam and local organization CEAJURI have just begun distributing more emergency kits to 5,000 people who are seeking refuge in the largest shelter in the country, located in the city of Barahona. Oxfam’s humanitarian team is carrying out needs assessments on the ground, a task which has proved extremely difficult due to the continuation of heavy rains.
Oxfam International program of risk management in the Dominican Republic began operating in 2005. The program oversees the storage of emergency response materials and works with local organization to prepare populations for natural disasters.
Over the next few days, Oxfam International has scaled the first risk management experts, in collaboration with UNDP and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo. These experts are officers of the public agencies and members of NGOs and local associations of communities affected by the floods.
Taken from google... latestdisaster.com/.../flood-.html
miércoles, 30 de junio de 2010
Simon And Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water Lyrics
When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
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