WE ARE STILL STANDING

 COMMENT 20

We are still in the middle of a pandemic that started one year ago and that collapsed hospitals , caused many deaths , but right now we are getting closer and closer to the end thanks to vaccines and thanks to people who worked everyday to make this easier.

The fact that the pandemic is finishing , has made us think about the importance of life. The virus has taken away the small things , such as being together, being affectionate. These things are so important for us , but we couldn´t see our families , go out or make normal things . Actually , this has made us appreciate more every little thing we have .

It is evident that everyone wants this situation to finish, but don´t you think we are still making mistakes? . Sometimes , we are focusing on what´s allowed , rather than what´s safe . For instance , young people feel they can mix freely with their friends because they think their friends don´t have a high risk , but then they go to see their grandparents and they are not as careful as they need to be.

To sump up , I think that with a bit of luck , all this situation will finish as soon as possible but we have to be responsible and careful with what we do .

WHAT CAN WE TELL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HURT PEACEFUL

 COMMENT 17

Normal people don´t usually enjoy hurting others or if they do it , then they regret it so, why some people are cruel to others? and where does this behaviour come from? .

For most of us , hurting others makes us feel their pain and that makes us feel bad because we don´t like this feeling however, some people enjoy hurting others even the ones they love. Sometimes we can cause pain to another person when we need to do what is right for us , such as leaving a relationship but we don´t enjoy doing that.

There are many different ways to make people feel bad or to hurt them. Bullying is a serious and very common problem that affects many children at schools. It is any form of physical, psychological or verbal abuse which can also take place through social networks, which is called cyberbullying. There is usually a reason why these people do this. One reason is that the person has no empathy and another reason can be because their family had a violent behaviour towards him and that makes the child develop an aggressive behaviour too.

From my point of view, there are a lot of injustices around the world and there is still a long way to change this but you also have the power to do the right thing.

HE IS HAPPY, SHE IS HAPPY, I AM HAPPY, WE ARE ALL.

 COMMENT 16

Happiness is something very relative , that means it depends only on you. Some people are happy with just a little and others, however, need a lot to feel good so, what is happiness? Is there a key to be happy in life?.

Happiness is described as an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy , satisfaction ; it´s a lifestyle. However , there is no stable concept of happiness because each person has a different way to express it . You can be very happy with a lot of money ,but other people can be happy just when they are with their friends or family.

There isn´t a key to find happiness but you can work to find it. One way is achieving goals that you are motivated to persue , particulary ones that are focused on personal growth. Another way is to avoid negative thoughts because people have a natural tendency to pay more attention to bad things than to good things . In fact, happiness is generally linked to experiencing more positive feelings than negative.

Happiness depends on ourselves, that means knowing yourself to know what you really want in life. To me , happiness means self-realizing and reaching the goals of the human being.

MERRY SAFE CHRISTMAS!!

 COMMENT 14

It´s Christmas time and we all know what that involves: parties , Christmas festivals , meetings with friends but , do you think it is appropriate in this new normal life ?.

Christmas is a beautiful and special time to spend it with your family and close friends but this year because of the coronavirus pandemic it is clear that is going to be very different, but for that same reason it is going to be so special and surely a Christmas to remember forever .

Many people have chosen to be at home during christmas dinner and be only and exclusively with their family as there is a limited number of people to gather in order to reduce the risk of infections. Moreover , in Spain , if you want to go out with some friends both on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, you have to pay attention to the time because there is a limited time to be at home.

Perhaps, this is not going to be our best Christmas but I´m sure were are going to enjoy the little things like we have never done before and remember to put on your mask !

DOGS TRACKING COVID-19

COMMENT 12

 Traditionally , dogs has been trained to detect several diseases though their sense of smell like cancer or malaria but, did you know that currently they are able to detect coronavirus?.

This amazing ability is due to the big quantity of olfactory receptors that they have and to the percentage of their brain dedicated to analyse smells, which is fourty times bigger than in the human brain. To do that, they sniff the saliva of people both healthy and infected and then, they can detect a specific smell in the samples which are infected. This training is based in a reward system. When they do something good , they get a candy and dogs believe that they are just playing.

This could be very useful because dogs could be used at points of entry in the country , such as airports to detect people infected by coronavirus or even asymtomatic people. In this way , authorities could have a new method of effective control and also faster than taking the temperature of every person in the airport.

I think that dogs are very smart animals and they can be able to do that so , I think it is a good idea to help to prevent coronavirus .

CAN FLOWERS MAKE BEES SMILE ?

 COMMENT 11

I´m sure that you have got scared many times every time you have seen a bee because you thought that it could hurt you . However, are bees as dangerous as we think ?. What is happening with bees ? and why are they so important?.

As you know , bees are flying insects that have an important role as pollinating agents in plant´s reproduction . Moreover , they have an ecological and economic importance . First because about 70% of plants with flowers need the pollination by insects and bees are the main pollinating insects. Secondly, because honey is the main sweet , natural substance produced by bees and it´s something that people like buying and it is also a quality product .

As you can see , bees can be very important for us because if there were not bees , plants could not reproduce and as a result , we couldn´t eat natural products like fruits or vegetables and shops couldn´t sell these products. Despite all this , many bee colonies are disappearing probably because of parasites , climate change or by the use of pesticides .

I think that bees are finally living organism although they can hurt us and they have an important role so, next time you see one , first think about that before killing it .

WE´LL DO IT OUR WAY

 COMMENT 10

Going back to school is getting closer , we have a week of summer holidays left and then we´ll go back to class, but actually , we don´t really know how we are going to start the school year.

There are many things we don´t know about this school year and and some parents are worried about the security of their children . This fear has increased because of the new people infected every day and some parents have decided not to leave their children going to school for a while . It´s this a good idea ?. The concern of these parents is perhaps , due to the fact that they are not sure of the security measures that are going to be carried out .

On the other hand , there are the parents who are going to leave their children at school because , one thing is true : we have to continue with our "normal life". This year is going to be a bit different , maybe , we are going to have semi-face-to-face classes , surely we are going to be about
20 students per class and we have to keep the security distance.

I think that we all have doubts about this year but , we have to be prepared because anything can happen.

INFLUENCERS IN OUR SOCIETY

 COMMENT 9

If you have a social network like Instagram or Facebook , you have probably heard the word "influencer", but what is the real meaning of that word ? and what is their job in the digital community?

An influencer is a person who stands out in a social network and expresses opinions about a specific topic that has a great influence on many people who know or follow him/her. Besides, the influencers make recomendations about products , lifestyles or services to their digital community but , they are not in charge of selling them directly. they use the power of social networks to make them viral.

An influencer is ,therefore , a person who has many followers (more than 10,000 or 100,000) on social networks . For that reason they are an inspiration for many teenagers but also for that , there can be consequences . Sometimes , the life of an influencer is not perfect but most teenagers think so and that is the problem. Teenagers start to compare their life with the life of an influencer and that can create some anxiety.

Maybe, one of the "safest" platforms is Youtube , which is a website where people can upload videos about their lifestyle , fashion , games to share them with other people. I use Youtube a lot and I really like it because also it is so useful to learn about something.

Summing up , I think that being an influencer is not bad, but you don´t always have to let yourself be influenced by them.

ARE SCHOOL EXAM RESULTS ALWAYS FAIR ?

 COMMENT 7

Exams are still the most popular way to assess the knowledge learned by students in each subject of the school year. Through them , teachers can know if students are prepared, but are exams the best way to assess students ?

There are different ways to Know if a student has reached the goals of the school year , so there are different ways to assess a student. One of them is the traditional method , in which the teacher explains the lesson , sends homework to do at home and then , at the end of the unit, he sets an exam to know if students have got the necessary knowledge.

Another way is to do one exam just at the end of the term . This exam contains all of the differents aspects learned during that year. However , I´m not sure that this way of assessment is totally useful because students usually "forget" to study during the term and they start to study one or two weeks before the exam.

The word "learn" means getting as much knowledge as possible and hold it in your mind as long as you can . However , this doesn´t happen in many of students because they normally learn something for the exam and then they forget it . They just do it to get a good mark .

I think the best way to assess a student is to do an exam after a unit because you have to revise the material and that improves learning.

"FOMO", THE SYNDROME STRIKING PEOPLE THESE DAYS

 COMMENT 6

A few months ago we were in quarantine and we couldn´t go anywhere . Now most restaurants and shops are open , but we can´t celebrate anything , so Fomo has appeared again.

"Fomo" is the fear of missing something. It is the feeling of missing out on life compared to others. When you believe that other people may be having more fun than you , you have the necessity of having even better experiences than them or the fear that others are having more rewarding lives is probably a symptom that you have Fomo.

This is all due to social media, mainly. People usually like posting their life experiences on social media and we believe that their lives are perfect and they have perfect experiences ,so that creates an increasing sense of anxiety.

You should remind yourself that no one has it all and not all the information that you read on social media is true. So , if you are feeling unsatisfied in your own life , you should avoid social media as much as possible.

UNFORTUNATELY , NOT A GOOD TIME FOR LIVE MUSIC

 COMMENT 5

We are living a complicated situation because of the coronavirus . We all have to wear a mask everywhere we go , even when we are in a safe distance .

But , we are not the only ones who are living a complicated situation , but also people whose jobs depend on public events , concerts or football matches , that is , celebrities. They are probably the most afected with this situation , but as it is said on the radio , music is the only thing that does not need distance . For that reason , during the quarantine artists have been doing their own concerts trough social media.

The same happens with football matches . Stadiums have been closed for a few months and both footballers and people have missed the crowd in their matches. They had to continue with their training without people .

Finally, step by step , we will reach the "normality" in our lives , but first we have to follow the security mesures and of course , keep the distance .