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(6/3/2007)
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Identity Crisis and the Piano Man

(6/3/2007)

Remember the man we talked about in class? The one who could play the piano but had forgotten his name? I have found a link to his real story; it was published on a British newspaper and you can read it here

If you are interested, but your English is not soooo good (I mean, if it is sooooo bad), then visit www.hombrepiano.com . The page is in Spanish

Welcome

Welcome Julia, Sara Leticia and Laura. It seems long weekends also have a time for English. Thank you

Being Nobody: Playing with the Words

(13/2/2007)

There is an episode in Homer's Odyssey where Ulysses and his friends are about to be eaten by a monster, a cyclops called Polyphem, who has trapped them in a cave. This monster had only one eye -and very bad temper. When he tried to kill Ulysses, this stuck a pole into his only eye (ouch!) and blinded him. Then Polyphem tried to catch the hero, but since he could not see, he was not able to get him. When he realised that they were getting away from the cave, he asked to know their names. Ulysses answered: My name is Nobody.

Now Polyphem was in very good relations with the gods. He called Zeus and complained: Nobody has blinded me with a pole!

And of course, Zeus did nothing to help him.

Do you know cases or stories where the name is used to hide your true personality? Please post a comment here and let us know.

Identity Crisis

I know that many of us may have had an identity crisis, especially when we are young, or when we become older.

Here I suggest some readings or films that deal with identity crisis in some way. Could you add more?

The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka (a novel)
Groundhog Day (atrapado en el tiempo), a film directed by Harold Ramis

Is being yourselves important to you? What does "being oneself" mean?

Talking about Summerhill

My dear 2ºBachillerato students,

I made a mistake when I told you about Summerhill school. Contrary to what I said, decisions at the school are taken between both teachers and students.

I've been visiting the Summerhill website and I found a quotation that I think you will find interesting:

"No one is wise enough or good enough to mould ( moldear ) the character of any child. What is wrong with our sick, neurotic world is that we have been moulded, and an adult generation that has seen two great wars and seems about to launch a third should not be trusted to mould the character of a rat".

This was said by A.S. Neill, the founder of Summerhill, who you can see in the picture below:
A.S. Neill



You can read about the school in the following page:
http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/

Comics: 10 pictures and 1000 words

Our 2ºESO B students have been busy writing their own comics from the material we work with in the classroom. They used the teacher's tips to create their particular vision of the story.

You will be able to see the results soon. Stay tuned :-)