UCHRONIA

Now everyone who’s reading this post would be thinking: “What does Uchronia mean?

                Uchronia is a parallel course of history different from the original one only for a single event which takes a different course.

                This word comes from the Greek words  “ou” (no) and “kronos” (time).

                There are a lot of examples of these parallel universes: the most famous is the one in which Nazi Germany wins the second World War. The famous novel “The Man in the High Castle” imagines this specific Uchronia.

THE GREATEST ATHLETES IN HISTORY

 

“Fans of one sport claim that that sport is intrinsically better than another. For me, all sports are occasions when other human beings push us to excel. " (Robin Williams)

THE EUROPEAN UNION, WHAT IS IT?

Hi guys! Giacomo here. How are you? I'm fine, a bit stressed out but I'm ok! It's a difficult time for every student, but it's almost over, so hold on! Today I'm going to talk about the European Union. During these hard times we need to be united more than ever. Let's discover more about the EU!

BLACK LIVES MATTER

On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after he was accused of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. 20 minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr. Floyd was unconscious and pinned beneath three police officers, showing no signs of life.

The police officer, Derek Chauvin, pushed his knee on George Floyd’s neck and after about 8 minutes he died…

Immediately a very big group of people began to protest in a peaceful way against these abuse of violence from police officers.

TEN THINGS YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT DUA LIPA

Hi everybody, today I would like to talk about one of my favorite singers, Dua Lipa. In the latest years she has been one of the most popular pop artists in the world. Here are ten curiosities you absolutely have to know about her.

THE LIMITS OF HUMANITY

The Large Magellanic Cloud  , a galaxy which belongs to the Local Group 

With our current technology sending a human to the closest star will take thousands of years. Even assuming that humanity will become a type 3 civilization ( an example of type 3 civilization is the galactic empire in the Star Wars series ) there will always exist a boundary beyond which  we could never go further: the Local Group. The Local Group is the group of galaxies to which our galaxy belongs; it includes about 70 galaxies , most of which are small in size, which is 0.00000000001% of the observable universe .

MICHAEL PHELPS

Michael Phelps is an American swimmer. He is the most-decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, holding the all-time record of 23 gold medals. 

At the 2008 Games in Beijing, he became the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics. Currently, Michael Phelps is retired.

THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY

Every dawn brings a new day,

washing with the light of hope

the stains and dust of the spirit

empty of every past day.

You want to conceal yourself!

The heart does not obey,

diffused light from the eyes.

In life there is no hope

to avoid pain:

that you can find in the soul

the strength to bear it.