domingo, 7 de junio de 2009

Which country is it?

Is the largest city in the Basque Country in northern Spain

It is the capital of the province of Biscay.

You can find Guggenheim.

The people who live there are very strong and patriotic.

Sometimes rain in there.

lunes, 16 de marzo de 2009


Charles Robert Darwin(12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, through the process he called natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and much of the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin’s scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, providing logical explanation for the diversity of life.

At Edinburgh University Darwin neglected medical studies to investigate marine invertebrates, then the University of Cambridge encouraged a passion for natural science. His five-year voyage on HMS Beagle established him as an eminent geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles Lyell’s uniformitarian ideas, and publication of his journal of the voyage made him famous as a popular author. Puzzled by the geographical distribution of wildlife and fossils he collected on the voyage, Darwin investigated the transmutation of species and conceived his theory of natural selection in 1838. Although he discussed his ideas with several naturalists, he needed time for extensive research and his geological work had priority.He was writing up his theory in 1858 when Alfred Russel Wallace sent him an essay which described the same idea, prompting immediate joint publication of both of their theories.

His 1859 book On the Origin of Species established evolutionary descent with modification as the dominant scientific explanation of diversification in nature.[1] He examined human evolution and sexual selection in The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, followed by The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. His research on plants was published in a series of books, and in his final book, he examined earthworms and their effect on soil.[7]

In recognition of Darwin’s pre-eminence, he was one of only five 19th-century UK non-royal personages to be honoured by a state funeral,[8] and was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton.[9]

domingo, 15 de febrero de 2009

WORD PUZZLE

1 H a t h a W a y
2 T I t u s
3 E L i z a b e t h
4 J u L i u s C a e s a r
5 F I r s t F o l i o
6 H A m n e t
7 M a r y A r d e n

8 S t r a t f o r d
9 C H r i s t o p h e r
10 B u r b A g e
11 K i n g L e a r
12 R o s E
13 S u s a n n a
14 O P h e l i a
15 G l o b E
16 M A c b e t h
17 R i c h a r d
18 O t h E l l o

domingo, 25 de enero de 2009

Hi, I'm Xavi Sole. Now I'll descrive my self:
I like doing sports. Concretinly doing football.
I like music too. I'm member of a band of music. It's quite good.
I can play the guitar, piano and some others instruments, the drums too.
I'm fan of R.C.D. Espanyol de Barcelona.
And that's all. I don't know what else I could put.

domingo, 18 de enero de 2009

Name :Anne BoleynFate :Beheaded at the Tower of London on May 19, 1536 after being charged with adultery.Children :Elizabeth IWife Number :
2Name :Jane SeymourFate :On October 24, 1537, Jane died from complications of childbirth.Jane is the only one of Henry's wives to share his grave.Children : Edward VIWife Number :3

Name :Anne of ClevesFate :Henry divorced her and Anne received a nice sum of money, an estate, and the title of "King's Sister".Children : NoneWife Number :4

Name :Catherine of AragonFate :Henry divorced her, having their marriaged anulled. Catherine was banished from the kingdom and lived in seclusion until the time of her death.Children : Mary IWife Number : 1

Name :Catherine ParrFate :She outlived Henry.On September 7, Catherine died of complications from the childbirth.Children :NoneWife Number :6

Name :Catherine HowardFate : Beheaded at the Tower of London , charged with treasonChildren :NoneWife Number : 5

TUDOR LONDON

Tudor London can be described as a prosperous, bustling city during the Tudor dynasty. In fact, the population increased from 75,000 inhabitants with Henry VII to 200,000 at the end of the 16th century.The Tudor monarchs had a royal residence in London called Whitehall Palace and another in the countryside,called Hampton court , after Cardinal Wolsey gave it to Henry VIII.These Tudor kings and queens used what are now famous parks , such as Hyde Park or St. James's Park , as Royal Hunting forests.Not many Tudor buildings survive today, mostly because of The Great Fire , which happened in 1666. Besides, , the 13 religious houses in London were converted for private use or pulled down for building materials after the Dissolution of the monasteries, which was Henry VIII's most decisive step against the power of the church in 1538. First the small, less powerful houses had their property confiscated and their buildings blighted (made unsuitable for use). They were followed the next year by the large houses.Philosophical concepts of the power of the king over church may have played a part in Henry's decision to suppress the monasteries, but so did greed. The monasteries were rich, and a lot of that wealth found its way directly or indirectly to the royal treasury. Some of the monastery buildings were sold to wealthy gentry for use as country estates. Many others became sources of cheap building materials for local inhabitants. One of the results of the Dissolution of the Monasteries is that those who bought the old monastic lands were inclined to support Henry in his break with Rome, purely from self interest.Apart from that, the theatres were banned from the city by the city authorities or guilds because plays wasted workmen's time ( so it wasn't for religious objection to the play's contents ). Then, they were built in the Southwark, where now a reconstruction of the Globe can be visited to learn about Tudor theatre.At that time, London's financial rival was the city of Amsterdam, and to be able to compete with it , an international exchange was created in 1566.(It was founded by the mercer Thomas Gresham in 1566 to enable London to compete for financial power with Amsterdam. This became the Royal Exchange in 1560, and is now housed in a massive Victorian building beside the Bank of England Museum in Mansion House Square.)So, all in all, and because of many other events and facts, we can say that both London and England were powerful.

domingo, 11 de enero de 2009

POEM: ROMEO AND JULIET


Dancing and partying all night,

flirting with Romeo

marrying Romeo at the Church

mourning and weeping over Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment

sleeping with Romeo on their wedding night

disobeying her father when he told her she was to marry Paris

drinking the potion Friar Lawrence gave to her so she will not have to marry Paris

waking and seeing Romeo dead with poison and his dagger by his side

killing herself with Romeo’s dagger so they will together in heaven

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo.