venerdì 28 aprile 2017

The Story Of Instagram

The Story Of Instagram
Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing when users can share pictures and videos. It's a social network as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr. Users can apply digital filters to their images. Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in October 2010. In 2012 Instagram had over 100 million users. The service was acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for Us $1 billion in cash. It began development in San Francisco. In January 2011 Instagram added hashtags to help users discover photographs.

Venezuela seized 4 million toys for its children

Venezuela seized 4 million toys for its children

The government of Venezuela has seized 4 million children's toys from a toy distributor. 
It will give the toys to children for free time for Christmas.Only richest people could buy them because Venezuela has one of the most highest rates of inflation in the world.
The government says: "Our children are sacred; boys and girls of this country will have a happy Christmas".

giovedì 11 febbraio 2016

BARACK OBAMA

BARACK OBAMA

Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. He was a community organizer, civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and to the U.S. Senate in 2004. He was elected to the U.S. presidency in 2008, and won re-election in 2012 against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. He's the first African American to be elected to that office.

The Holocaust

The Holocaust
“Humanity seems doomed to do more evil than good. The greatest ideal on earth is human love.” -Władysław Szpilman, ''The Pianist''.



PHOTO:
''Arbeit Macht Frei'' is a German phrase meaning ''Work Sets You Free''.
VIDEO:

WHY SHOULD WE REMEMBER?


I chose this video because inside testifies everything that happened in that period. For me it was a very touching video.

MUSIC:

I chose this music video because there are photo/video story interpretation of the holocaust, its horrors, and the allies victory.

lunedì 9 novembre 2015

WALES' CAPITAL CITY:
CARDIFF



Cardiff is Wales' capital city. Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in the United Kingdom.
Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visit destination in Wales.
The city of Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan.
Cardiff was made a city in 1905 and proclaimed capital of Wales in 1955.
Cardiff is home to four major institutions of higher education: Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of South Wales and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
MY FAVOURITE STYLE

My favourite style is Vintage Style.
You use the term to define the fashion vintage antique understood as historical and cultural heritage represented by major clothing, accessories, sewerly and other items of vanity.
ORIGIN OF MY NAME

My name is Maria. 
The name Maria comes from the Hebrew Maryàm, who, in turn comes from the Egyptian Myrhiam and means ''princess'' or ''beloved by the god Amun'', a Egyptian god. Some attribute the name of other meanings born from the cult of the Virgin Mary.