Friday 31 December 2021

CHAOS ON THE RUNWAY

 


It is March 27, 1977. PanAm flight 1736 is on its way to Gran Canaria, Spain, from Los Angeles. There are 380 passengers and 16 crew members and the plane is a Boeing 747, the first ever to enter service. The captain of the flight is Victor Grubbs.

Ahead of flight 1736 there is KLM flight 4805 flying from Amsterdam to Gran Canaria. There are 235 people on board. The captain is Jacob van Zanten.

Thursday 30 December 2021

ANGELICA'S BOOKS: FRANZ KAFKA, THE METAMORPHOSIS


 


 The Novel

The Metamorphosis is an allegorical novel by Franz Kafka, published in 1915.

The protagonist of this book, Gregor Samsa, is a travelling salesman. He lives with his sister Grete, his mother and his father, a very strict man (probably inspired by Kafka’s father).  

Tuesday 28 December 2021

SOUL EATER

  


“A sound soul… dwells within a sound mind, and a sound body.”

Hello there! Quoting Maka Albarn, one of the protagonists, I would like to start talking about Soul Eater,  about the anime that I watched some time ago.  I really like it and I recommend it to all fans, especially  those of the dark fantasy genre.

Monday 27 December 2021

THE SCARY FURY OF TORNADOES

 


Devastating recent news

The most recent tornado was that of December 11, 2021 in Kentucky; USA. At least four tornadoes  hit the state, and one of them was unusually violent and prolonged considering the time of year: when it touched the ground, it travelled about 200 miles!       

Thursday 23 December 2021

VIRTUAL TOUR AROUND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN EUROPE


Christmas is here, my favorite holiday! Aren't you excited? Since we are on holiday, what about a virtual tour of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe? 

Wednesday 22 December 2021

CHRISTMAS: GIVING OR LOVING?

 

 



Hi everyone, are you all fine? I hope so! Especially because Christmas is coming and it’s time to celebrate with friends and family. Have you thought about what to give to them yet? In case you haven't, I have a few tips for you.  

Tuesday 21 December 2021

THE HIGHEST SKYSCRAPERS IN THE WORLD

 

 


The buildings I am about to tell you about will fascinate both design enthusiasts and any other person curious to know what architecture is capable of achieving. According to Emporis (a company that collects data on buildings from around the world) the five tallest skyscrapers in the world, three are in China, one in Saudi Arabia but the first place awaits the United Arab Emirates!

Monday 20 December 2021

A TRIP TO PARIS

 

Paris, the capital of France, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and important cities in the world, where there are many monuments and experiences to do.  Since Im soon going there  Id like to share with you what the most interesting things to do and the most beautiful places to visit are.  Paris is visited by around 11 million tourists a year and tourism is its main economic source.  It is also known for being the city of fashion and love, which attracts most of the tourists.

Saturday 18 December 2021

CHRISTMAS IS BACK!

 


I love Christmas atmosphere with its colours, its lights, its decorations, its cakes, the presents, its songs playing all around.

Thursday 16 December 2021

READY TO PLAY TOMBOLA? OR, MAYBE, SOME DIFFERENT BOARD GAME?



 

 Hi, everyone! Christmas is almost here and I’m so excited! It is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Will you play board games during your Christmas holidays? I think they will be great fun this year too, because in my family Christmas isn’t Christmas without board games! In this post I want to share with you some beautiful games you could play with your family or your friends other than our typical tombola, the most traditional Christmas’ board game for Italian people.

Wednesday 15 December 2021

HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME?

 


 


How do you spend your free time?

Having free time is very important because in those moments you focus on yourself. I understood that in our life even in the most challenging or complicated moments, we have to take some time for ourselves. Even when it isn’t the best moment,  it’s right to unplug, recover from our hectic everyday life.

Tuesday 14 December 2021

Monday 13 December 2021

SIX CHRISTMAS TECH GIFTS UNDER 40 EUROS

 


Do you like tech (or do you know someone who likes tech)? If the answer is yes you need to know I can surprise you with 6 Christmas tech gifts which cost less than 40 euros!

So, let’s begin…

Saturday 11 December 2021

TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, A REVIEW



Hi and welcome back to our blog. Today I’m going to talk about a new Italian animated series, “Tear along the Dotted Line” (“Strappare lungo I Bordi”) which is now available on Netflix.

It was released on 17 November 2021 and  it is now one of the most popular series on Netflix Italy. Its author is Zerocalcare, a roman cartoonist, who wrote and supervised the work for the streaming platform.

Friday 10 December 2021

SPIN LAUNCH

 


Is there a way to get to space without a rocket ?

Since the dawn of astronautics the only method we have to reach space is using rockets .To determine the quantity of fuel needed to bring an object into orbit scientists use a famous equation  called ‘’the equation of the rocket ‘’.

Thursday 9 December 2021

15 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR DOG HAPPY

 


  All of us want the best for our four-legged friends, but have you ever wondered how to make your dog happy?  Here are 15 things that will make your dog feel very happy !

Monday 6 December 2021

ADELE, 30 AND EASY ON ME

 


After 19, 21 and 25, finally on November 19th Adele published her fourth album, “30”. She started to work on this album in 2018 and finished it  early in 2020.

The whole album has pop, jazz and soul songs addressing Adele's divorce, motherhood, and the scrutiny of fame, with themes of acceptance, hope and heartache.

Saturday 4 December 2021

EDUCATION WILL SHAPE THE WORLD


Education makes you free. 

School today is fundamental, without education and culture people would be easily controllable and they won’t be able to express their thoughts.

In my opinion, education is one of the most important things in the world, education has a big power, it allows people to work, to not make the errors made in the past, to express their own opinion.

Friday 3 December 2021

WHEN PHYSICS HELPED THE US WIN THE WAR: HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC BOMB

 

 


We all know what happened on August 6, 1945: the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, destroying an entire city and killing thousands and thousands of people.

What could exist only in fantasy books became true: mankind touched its lowest bottom.

Wednesday 1 December 2021

ADVENT CALENDARS FOR EVERYONE!


December is approaching and finally the time has come to think about Christmas. First thing to do to buy an Advent calendar (or even more than one) to start the countdown.

For years now there have been so many kinds,  filled with every possible surprise: from beers to scented candles, from herbal teas to games,  to beauty products.

Tuesday 30 November 2021

NEW DELHI, FIRST LOCKDOWN FOR POLLUTION

  


Hi everyone! Today I am going to tell you about something worrying happening in India. In the city of New Delhi, in India, the government declared the first lockdown because of pollution. The main causes are the levels of pollution of the air recorded at the beginning of November.

Monday 29 November 2021

ADIDAS VS PUMA


Puma and Adidas are both clothing and shoe brands that are recognizable wherever you go in the world. But not everyone knows the story behind the creation of these brands. They were created by the rivalry of two brothers, Adolf and Rudolf Dassler.    

Thursday 25 November 2021

ANGELICA'S BOOKS: ONE, NO ONE AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND

 

 


One, No One and One Hundred Thousand is a psychological novel written by Luigi Pirandello. This story was published in instalments in 1925 in the magazine “La Fiera Letteraria” and, as an integral volume, in 1926.

Tuesday 23 November 2021

IL COLLEGIO: GOING TO SCHOOL BACK IN THOSE DAYS

  


Hi guys, today I would like to talk to you about IL COLLEGIO (The college) , a reality show that has been running on Italian TV for 5 years and has become more and more popular.  This reality show is focused on the lives of 20 kids who have to live for a month in a boarding school set in the past trying to prepare for eighth grade.

But how does it work?

 

Monday 22 November 2021

WHAT'S THE TRUTH ABOUT ANTI-COVID VACCINES?



 We are still fighting against Covid - 19

The anti-Covid vaccination has gone on for almost a year now, but the pandemics just seems never to give us pause! On the news we hear about thousands and thousands of deaths every day. Politicians and scientists seem very worried and the same is for all of us. In 2020, at the beginning of the Covid pandemics,  we were all hopefully waiting for a vaccine to come out, which may have solved all our issues.  Unfortunately, we still are living in a very complex situation, though in Italy at least, the majority of people have been vaccinated.

Friday 19 November 2021

ED SHEERAN, COVID 19 AND ... MATHEMATICS!

 




Hi everyone! Today my post is about one of the best - known and acclaimed pop-stars in the world, who has sold more than 45 million albums and 150 million singles: Ed Sheeran.

Thursday 18 November 2021

LET’S STAY FOCUSED!

  


The problem

When school opened in September we  were enthusiastic to write the word END on the experience of remote learning from home and to start learning again face to face at school. But the two years spent in lockdown left a deep mark. 

At school both students and teachers have begun to complain that most students don’t manage to stay focused for a long  during the lessons or at home while doing their homework. Some  of them are even having serious difficulties to organize a simple speech or memorise a new content, they get distracted easily.

Wednesday 17 November 2021

GIRL POWER IN SPORT

 

 


Hi, everyone! There are a lot of campaigns for women’s rights these days and, today,  I’d like to share with you  the recent dress code protests in sport. Have you heard about them?

Everything started with the Norwegian women’s beach handball team and, then, it continued with the German women’s gymnastics team. They protested about the sexist dress code of the International Federations of their sports.

Tuesday 16 November 2021

10 WINDOWS TRICKS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW

 


I decided to write this article because I realized most people don't know these simple but powerful tricks for Windows. I use them every day and I think you should, too.

Monday 15 November 2021

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

 

 

 

 

As young people, we are often asked the question: what would you like to be? Actually, we started being asked since we were children. In childhood we reacted thinking about our dream job and figuring out  the most unlikely future careers. But, growing up, things change and you start seriously wondering about your future and about your place in this world.

Saturday 13 November 2021

THE ENGINE: THE HEART OF A CAR


In everyday life we ​​are used to seeing cars, buses and other means of transport. Do you know how they manage to work? How can take us everywhere wherever we go? Through a fundamental part of their structure: the engine.

Friday 12 November 2021

THREE APPS FOR TRUE DREAMERS: FIND OUT HOW TO BEST SEE THE STARS



Hello everyone! Today I would like to share with you something exciting that happened to me this summer, precisely on my birthday. My friends surprised me and gave me a star as a gift, or rather, they gave my name to a star!

Thursday 11 November 2021

HOW TO ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA

  



Sadlly,  North Korea isn’t famous for its beautiful landscapes and architecture, but for its infamous regime. North Korea, or D.P.R.K (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) is anything but democratic. It is considered the most dangerous country in the world and also the most impenetrable one. I saw several videos about North Korea and all of them they highlight the    strict rules they have about everything from their dressing code, to their hair style, and even about their behaviour before the portraits of the leaders, which are spread all over the country. 

Wednesday 10 November 2021

UNKNOWN SUPERCARS

 


We all know the popular brands that produce super cars: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati, McLaren… but how many of you know these semi-unknown hyper cars,  instead? Everyone likes supercars, that’s for sure. But what is the point of owning such an exclusive car if the same car has been produced in hundreds or even thousands of specimens?

Tuesday 9 November 2021

MIND READING OR THOUGHT IDENTIFICATION?

 


We are used to consider mind reading something that belongs to the world of fantasy. Something that only sorcerers and superheroes can use. But this is only partially true: over the last decade we have developed technologies that allow us to peer into people’s minds. Since “mind reading” sounds too fancy, scientists call this process "thought identification”.

Monday 8 November 2021

A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD: FRANCESCO'S REVIEW OF THE NEW ALBUM BY DREAM THEATER



Today I’d like to share with you my musings on the latest album of one of my favourite bands, Dream Theater.

Let’s delve into the world of their  latest work,  released on 22nd October 2021. I’m always excited when a new Dream Theater’s album comes out and so I am this time.

Friday 5 November 2021

ROME G20 2021: LET'S SAVE THE PLANET!

 

 


The most important summit regarding the health of our planet was held on 30th and 31st October 2021. It is the meeting of the leaders of the 20 richest countries, who met in Rome, where they discussed issues such as climate change, global economy and the world vaccination campaign against Covid -19. 

Thursday 4 November 2021

THE GOLD RUSH IN THE OCEAN

 


Lately at school we've talked a lot about the rare earth and other metals both from a human rights perspective (with the topic of child labour, for example) and from a more scientific point of view with our Chemistry teacher. What caught my attention is that their extraction cannot only happen in the mainland and, in this article,  I will explain how the extraction of metals could also be a serious worry  for the ‘’health ‘’ of the oceans.   

Wednesday 3 November 2021

THE BEST AUTUMN DESTINATIONS

 

 

Hello everyone! Autumn has arrived so fast and I already miss summer! But I think that Autumn is the perfect season to visit some places. So I made a list of the best autumn destinations!

Tuesday 2 November 2021

MOVIE TIME! SPACE JAM 2: NEW LEGENDS



Hi everyone, I’m very happy to be back on our blog and today, for my first article this year  I want to tell you about a film that I discovered yesterday. It was just amazing!

It is called “Space Jam 2: new legends” and it was released on the 23rd of September of 2021 by Warner Boss. It is the sequel of “Space Jam 1”, which was released instead in 1996 and starred Micheal Jordan as its protagonist.

Saturday 30 October 2021

MORIARTY THE PATRIOT


Hi everyone and welcome back to our English blog!

I think everybody knows and likes the very famous Sherlock Holmes mystery stories written by sir Arthur Conan Doyle, so I’d like to talk about a brilliant Japanese mystery manga series titled “憂国のモリアーティ (Yūkoku no Moriāti)”, in English “Moriarty the patriot”, inspired to the world of the popular detective hoping you may like it too. 

Thursday 28 October 2021

LET'S GET READY FOR HALLOWEEN! TOP FIVE MASKS

 


 

Halloween is coming soon and horror will be the protagonist for a few days, and to inspire horror what is it better than a cool frightening mask?

The masks I’ve picked up and I’m sharing with you in this post come from films or books and I think they’re perfect to create the right atmosphere for Halloween! Trick or treat? I mean, I’m ready to start. What about you? But I must warn you: you’re going to see scary, spooky stuff!

Wednesday 27 October 2021

IF I WERE A BOY


The Taliban completed a rapid takeover of Afghanistan after the United States and other Western countries ended their 20-year-long mission there.
                                                                                                             

Since the Taliban took over in Afghanistan, people have had to find their way back into life under their radical militia.  A lot has changed for them, especially for  women.     

Monday 25 October 2021

THE HARD LIFE OF FACEBOOK MODERATORS


The other day I casually bumped into these videos that Youtube suggested me, I clicked and watched them. What I learned in those 10 minutes is tough stuff to believe, but it’s reality, the cruel reality of social media.

 In the first video there’s a man who’s disguised because Facebook didn’t even allow him to talk about that kind of things.

Friday 22 October 2021

ANGELICA'S BOOKS: THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER

 


The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary novel written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published in 1774.

The protagonist is Werther, a bourgeois young man. He decides to move to Walheim to restore the inner balance he feels lost; here he feels connected to nature. Meanwhile, he sends letters to his friend Wilhelm.

Friday 15 October 2021

FASCINATING, TOUGH, LOYAL: WATER POLO

 


Hello everyone, today I want to talk to you about a beautiful sport, which is also my best favourite: water polo.

History tells us that water polo was born in Scotland and is a sport with rules similar to those of football. It is a team game, where the players have to score goals in the opponent's goal. The game consists of four halves and each team has six players and a goalkeeper; all is regulated by a referee. The game is played inside a swimming pool where there are signs which delimit "the penalty area" and the half of the pitch. The match starts on the referee's whistle and the fastest team to catch the ball, located in the middle of the pitch, will have the opportunity to start the action.

Thursday 14 October 2021

THE CRAZY WORLD OF THE IG NOBEL PRIZE

 

Hi everyone! Have you ever seen the movie Back to the future? I think Doc, the crazy scientist of this movie, if he were a real person,  would win the Ig Nobel Prize. In my post I’m going to share with you some of this year’s winners.

Wednesday 13 October 2021

BASKETBALL… WHEN SPORT MEETS THE SKY

 

Who invented basketball?

Basketball was born in the city of the Simpsons, in Springfield, in 1891 thanks to James Naismith, a Canadian teacher of physical education at a college in Massachusetts.

Tuesday 12 October 2021

SQUID GAME


Hi guys, today I would like to talk to you about Squid Game the latest Netflix series I saw. This series is right now among the most popular shows on the streaming platform all over the world. It is about 456 people who, having a lot of debt, agree to participate in a game that promises to give the winner 46,000,000,000.

Monday 11 October 2021

MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2021


Do you know that Milan is the capital of Italian Design?

Today Milan is one of the most modern cities in Italy. Over time it has become very important in the Art and Design world. Since the early 80s Milan has had its Design Week, an event that takes place annually. Milan Design Week showcases the latest creations of interior design. It started when some design companies decided to create a place where they could show their projects and design objects.