READING MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN

Last summer we all in 5scB read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and then we discussed it with our English teacher once we were back from our summer holidays. It was an interesting and thought-provoking read. Here are some of our reflections. 

WHY HAS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY ?

We have all heard of the rise in the price of gasoline and no one likes it, but what is the cause of all this ?

MARZABOTTO: LOOKING BACK AT THE HORRORS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

One of the most ferocious massacres of civilians of the entire Second World War took place in the small village of Marzabotto.

Between 29 September and 5 October the march led by Marshal Kesselring crossed the hills and mountains around Marzabotto, butchering about 800 civilians. It was a premeditated massacre, which did not spare women, invalids, children; only the intention to destroy and kill. The aim of the SS was to crush the partisan formations that fought for liberation, with the logic of equating civilians to armed formations. Considering, therefore, also women, children and the elderly, as enemies to be exterminated.

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 !

THE AMBITIOUS DREAM OF A SUPER LEAGUE

 

The European Super League is the project for a new competition involving 20 clubs, 15 permanent clubs, the Founding Clubs, and 5 others that would be selected each year according to the results achieved in the previous season in their respective local leagues. That means a league reserved only to the best of the best.

LUKA MODRIC: THE CHAMPION WHO CAME FROM THE WAR

 

His name was Luka Modric, he wasn’t a footballer but a shepherd. The war in Yugoslavia had just began and one day in December 1991 the Serbian rebels found and killed him because he was Croatian. That same day his son, Stipe Modric, moved with the whole family to Zara. At the age of six, his eldest son Luka, same name as his grandfather, was starting a new life as a war refugee. Twenty-seven years later, that child is one of the strongest footballers in the world: Luka Modric winner of the Balon d'Or.   

THE MYSTERY OF THE MONOLITHS

 

This is a mystery that we haven’t been able to explain since 18 November 2020 and the theories on these mysterious metal pillars are a lot. On social media everything is hypothesized: it could be a "new wave" piece of art, or it could be a reproduction of the famous alien monument from Stanley Kubrick's film "2001 A Space Odyssey".  Maybe, who knows, it was the aliens who installed it ...

THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER

 

 

The golden retriever is a big, sweet dog that with a long interesting history behind. Its first appearance was in Scotland, in the mid-17th century, when hunting was very popular among the aristocrats. The characteristics of the  Scottish environment make it necessary to have a dog that was able to retrieve game both in water and on land. The prey often fell in inaccessible places, so they tried  to train some English Setters,  but,  unfortunately , the results were rather poor. So,  in order to obtain the perfect dog with the features they needed, the first retrievers were crossed with Water Spaniels, and  the Golden Retriever we know was born.      

REMEMBER, REMEMBER ... GUY FAWKES NIGHT

 

We all have happened to see the mask below: pale skin, goatee, a thin moustache. But do you know where it comes from? That is Guy Fawkes’s mask.

·     WHO  WAS GUY FAWKES?

Guy Fawkes was originally from Yorkshire, he was born in 1570 and he was raised by his catholic stepfather. In the period in which he was born ,  Queen Elizabeth I consolidated the autonomy of the Anglican church from the Catholic Church of Rome and with her Britain became one of the most important powers in Europe.