Posts tagged ‘8C’

November 22, 2013

The latch of innovative music

I’ve decided to make a comment on this video, not only because of the singer who, coincidentally, is the same one who sings in the first video I made a comment about, but because I’m really into all electronic music genres.

This genre in particular, which is a mix of different types of House music, was introduced to me thanks to different bands and artists such as Kaskade and Bob Sinclair. Disclosure is also known for the use of some post-dubstep, just like the very well known commercial band, The xx.

How did I get to this song? Since I’m a huge fan of European festivals, I was researching about a very interesting festival called Snowbombing. It’s a festival that, as its name says, is celebrated in the snow. I got so into it, I started watching videos and live performances until I got to Disclosure’s performance. The first song I listened to was Latch. Their music got to me in such a way, that today Latch is the most listened song in my computer.

Latch is an example of the innovative sounds this decade is showing us, like the mix of house and many other genres, which to me is impressive. Also, since they’re producers, they are creating music as DJs. Which means they basically are DJs. For me, just knowing they actually made that song on their own makes me love this “duo” even more. I’m a huge critic of these new pop singers who have the need of a whole producing team to make just one song. They have actually reached such a level of mediocrity, that they need to ask a DJ to produce a song, the same song they are proud of “making themselves”.

And that’s exactly what makes me love electronic music and every genre electronic has:  the level of technical and creative superiority producers have to create a song.

I’d like to finish this comment by calling this song a latch, the latch of innovative music only great producers can get to open.

José Didier Rincón 8C

November 17, 2013

The Butler

Cecil Gaines is waiting at the White house to meet the first colored president of United States, Barack Obama, something he couldn’t believe. That’s how The Butler starts. The movie is directed by Lee Daniels, written by Danny Strong, and featuring an amazing cast, including Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines.

I liked this movie because it shows what African-Americans have been through. They couldn’t sit next to a white guy because the white people thought they had diseases and that they were less important. They saw them as just immigrants “in a white country”.

Cecil has a son who is part of the “rebels”, a group of black people who fought against racism in America. He was my favorite character because all his life he believed in a world with black and white people living in peace.

I completely recommend the movie, I learned a lot with it and I thought it was amazing. I leave you with the trailer, if you are interested in watching the movie, and an article about Barack Obama`s opinion.

Obama’s opinion on The Butler

Jorge Espitia 8C

November 16, 2013

Is there life in other planets?

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According to a new analysis by the NASA’s Kepler telescope “one in every five sun like stars are habitable” because they are really similar in size to the earth. Furthermore, other studies show that it is possible to find water in the surface of any rocky planet. In fact, there is an estimate that the nearest planet with water could be 12 light years away, but still it is a far distant. So, it cannot be studied or analyzed by scientists.

Scientists also found out that almost 22 percent of stars are like own (the earth). This information is helpful for future experiment and search for more. NASA’s telescope is not longer in use, but it worked for three years. On the other hand, many others scientists said that these studies are a step forward to find new life in other planets.

This telescope is a really good invention that can help scientists to find more evidence and new things that we can’t even imagine about other planets. Also, I think that even if there is life in other distant planets, it is almost impossible to do further studies because it is too far away and we will never actually know if there is any life.

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Santiago Rincón 8C

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November 14, 2013

Two things I hate

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Nicolás Barraquer 8C

November 13, 2013

Open arms

“Open arms” is a song made by the band Journey. Every time that I listen this song it reminds me of great moments of my life. The intention of the song is to connect with the audience, so that when they are listening to the song they can fall in love with the lyrics and understand the story behind the melody.

The lyrics of the song talk about a guy who’s going through a really hard time and feeling lonely because he’s not with the one he loves. We also understand that this guy is reunited with the woman he loves and opens his arms to give her all of his love. This song transmits a really nice message for those who are in love. I really recommend this song because it is relaxing and it helps you to remember the best moments of your life.

Andrés Madero 8C

November 12, 2013

I’m free to say this

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Samuel Silva 8C

November 12, 2013

Possessed doll

The Annabelle doll is probably one of the most famous paranormal cases in the world. The doll was kept in secret for years by Ed and Loraine Warren, the married couple which is maybe one of the most recognized paranormal & demonology investigators in the world. The Annabelle doll is maybe one of their most terrifying stories.

The Annabelle doll was a gift from a mother to her nurse daughter who kept the doll on her room. The doll started to move and appear in different positions which scared the nurse. To clear up doubts she called a medium who told her that she had a little girl spirit which was asking for permission to live inside the doll, and they made their worst mistake: they conceded it. A couple of weeks later the doll started to have some aggressive behavior so the nurse panicked and called Ed and Loraine. It turns out it wasn’t a little girl spirit but a demon who was living in the doll.

I found this topic very interesting because it’s being very popular these days. I believe a lot that this exists and as Ed Warren said “Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.”

Santiago Romero 8C

November 11, 2013

Greatest guitar riffs in history


This video was made by the music enterprise Chicago Music Exchange and presented by one of the main channel’s guitar players. In 12 minutes, he passes through the greatest guitar riffs in the Rock n’ Roll history; from riffs interpreted by Johnny Cash, passing through epic bands such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and ending with The Raconteurs and others who made riffs worth noting in the main history of Rock.

For myself, watching the main riffs that marked generations is exciting. I consider myself a rock lover and know very well most of the songs that are shown in the video; you can see how generations change and how chords are used and the style, speed and complexity of the riffs from the 50’s to the late 90’s. Personally, the best riffs and the ones that are more enjoyable are the ones created by 80’s Hair Metal Bands that controlled the USA during their time.

Hope you like the video and find it as interesting as I did.

Juan Andrés Rincón 8C

November 11, 2013

God 666

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José Didier Rincín 8C

November 10, 2013

How (not) to survive a Zombie Apocalypse

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This article is a very interesting and fun. The article explains the best way to stay alive in a fictitious scenario, as the zombie apocalypse. It also talks about the quickest way to die in it. Obviously this kind of situation is impossible, but the zombie apocalypse is a very interesting topic and is gaining a lot of fame in TV and in films. This made people write books about it and is also inspiring people to read those books.

The zombies became famous in the last decade, but they have been on movies since 1930. The first movie in which a zombie appeared was “White Zombie”. And in all the movies, they always have the same tactics to survive. This article explains why these are the wrong tactics and why at the end of every movie of this genre, people die.

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Lucas Posada 8C

November 10, 2013

Beware: we’re peaceful

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Juan Felipe Soler 8C

November 10, 2013

Justin Bieber misbehaving

In this video we can see that the artist Justin Bieber gets caught with a woman in his tour to Brazil. In the scene Justin is sleeping in his bed when this woman starts violating his privacy by videotaping him and uploading the video to the internet some hours later.

I think that this artist has the right to his privacy and has all the right to be upset with this video.

Now, I think a lot of fans will be disappointed of Justin for this and other behaviors he has had in the last days in America, like the graffiti he painted  in Bogota. There even is a rumor that says that he slept with a prostitute in Colombia, but who knows?

Samuel Silva 8C

November 10, 2013

We can make the world stop

These amazing recordings by the people who are sponsored by Gopro show us things that the athletes see while practicing these extreme sports. These are views that can only be seen with your own eyes during these activities. But they record these amazing shots to inspire other people to practice extreme sports and, of course, to buy the camera.

The music is made by The Glitch Mob, and I think it’s the best song there could be for these videos; it’s perfect. The song is inspirational and goes great with the slow motion fragments of the video. It is called “We can make the world stop”, and Gopro uses it in a lot of their videos. Also, a lot of other people have included it in their own videos.

Lucas Posada 8C

November 9, 2013

Amazing goal against Germany

This goal was scored in 1990 in the group phase of Italy’s World Cup. This was the first time Colombia went to an event of this sort. It was important because we needed a tie to qualify but in the last minute, Germany scored a goal. With this result Colombia would not pass. But then, Freddie Rincon scored and Colombia did qualify!

I find this video is really amazing. First, because I am a very big fan of soccer so when I watch this video I feel very excited and happy. I think that this goal can get excited any person from Colombia and of course, anyone who likes soccer. Second, this video could be the symbol of soccer and even the representation of sports in Colombia, because the match seemed to be lost, but it turned around in the final minute.

Alejandro Guerrero 8C

November 9, 2013

The Conjuring

This movie was very good, not only because of the way they tell the story but because the director has a real view of what Lorraine wants. This is based on a real life story. Lorraine is a strong girl who’s capable of talking to “another world” and fighting to save her family. At the beginning of the story, the cop didn’t believe there was a curse until the end, when he realized that it wasn’t “the air” that had scratched him… However if you don’t know enough about the topic, about how bad this is, that it is real and that you could get hurt, or panic, watching the movie could be a dangerous experience.

For example: a boy sees the movie; after, he gets interested in demons so he goes to play with a ouija board. He starts playing, he meets zozo (One of the most “powerful” demons) and then, gets hurt and goes crying to tell his mom. I don’t want to make a big discussion about you believing or not in demons and ghosts. However, I did this because I like the topic and because I do believe in them.

Jorge Espitia 8C

November 8, 2013

Safe removals

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Alejandro Guerrero 8C

November 8, 2013

Nothing is written in stone

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Santiago Rincón 8C

November 8, 2013

Ok is not ok

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Lucas Posada 8C

November 8, 2013

Learn to fly

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José María Obregón 8C

November 8, 2013

Far Cry 3

FARCRY3 Blood Dragon is part of the FARCRY franchise. FARCRY was originally released for PC as a FPS-RPG (First Person Shooter Role Playing Game) and the first generation of PlayStation and became one of the most selling games in the platform. Continuing the saga, the next titles didn´t continue the main plot but had the common factor of human mutations by mad scientists.

When FARCRY3 was released in 2012, it became the 3rd most selling game of the year and won plenty of awards. The aftermath was to release a DLC (Downloadable Content) for the game and add more time of gameplay with a completely different plot.

FARCRY3 Blood Dragon is an exceptionally entertaining game for every gamer that had part of its life during the early 90’s, it recovers most of the feeling of the games of that time.

The main story is about a Mk. 4 Super trained soldier, Sergeant Rex Power Colt that in 2007 (The future seen from the 80’s) is sent to an island with a threat, the Omega Force that is willing to create a nuclear war by using the blood and parts of a special breed of dragons called Blood Dragons.

In a nutshell, you, as Rex, are trying to stop this madness by improving your player and completing missions. For the interesting part, the colors of the game and the main plot are seen as the future from the 80’s: everything with neon lights, robots that are trying to murder you in cold blood, and a lot of old-school humor!

For the sake of it, Blood Dragon is worth to play in intent of countless hours!

Juan Andrés Rincón 8C

November 8, 2013

The worst thing about censorship

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Tomás Daza 8C

November 8, 2013

New life

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Daniel Felipe Rozo 8C

November 8, 2013

Safety first

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Daniel Felipe Rozo 8C

November 5, 2013

Give peace… a chance?

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Juan Sebastián Morales 8C

November 5, 2013

A survivor

Nigeria_Rescue-0b187A man survives in the Atlantic Ocean 3 days after a boat sunk. The rescue divers after finding 3 dead bodies on the sea, saw what they think would be another dead body. But it was not: the diver took a big surprise when the body grabbed his hand. Harrison Odjegba Okene, a Nigerian cook, survived 3 days by breathing an oxygen supply in an air pocket.

Okene to this day claims that his rescue was due to a divine deliverance. Tony Walker, project manager for the Dutch company DCN Diving, said Okene wouldn’t have survived much longer, so they found him just on time.

At the moment, the boat sank when he was on the toilet, found some stuff like flashlights and a life vest when he found the air cabin he felt safe. He started getting very cold and he survived of a single bottle of coke. He started praying and after 3 days of surviving in very difficult conditions, the reward was hearing the voice of a diver say “Good job, my friend. Well done, you are a survivor.”

I think this is an excellent example of how human perseverance and hope can get you far. This can be also an example of how religion makes us stronger every day. You can be a believer or not, but you can see here how religion made this man strong enough to survive under the sea for 3 days.

Read the article here

Santiago Romero

November 5, 2013

The curse of Chucky

This Prank video was published by BestVidu4u almost two months ago and it has almost reached the 800.000 views and 4.300 likes.

At the beginning of the video, we can spot the crew manufacturing the Chucky costume. It is made for a short person who can fit in a small costume.

When Chucky is ready, the crew placed him within 2 walls of a special glass on a bus stop. No one knows that he is inside there and it is really funny to watch how the people react!

At the beginning of each scene the lights blink and scary noises start to sound in the bus stop. Then Chucky runs off to the people with a knife in his hand!

My opinion is that people may get angry and take the situation to their own hands. That´s why they should give more protection to this little guy. On the other hand, It is really fun to watch! I think this video could get viral on the web and there will be imitations of it!

Samuel Silva 8C

November 4, 2013

Zombie Apocalypse

I like this video very much because this is one of the most important and waited upcoming games of the year. Tom Clancy’s “The division” is a massive online players game which consists in the following: you are a survivor in a zombie invasion and you have your clan with your friends to steal from supermarkets and other places with only one objective: survive to the zombie apocalypse.

What I like the most of this game is the realism, as the map of the game is the actual map of New York, and later it will be the entire United States. The game is a new way to show us how now we can be fighting in apocalypse scenarios with our friends thanks to technology. I think this game is going to become very famous among players.

Santiago Romero 8C

November 4, 2013

Paradise

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Felipe Campuzano 8C

November 4, 2013

Path

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Jorge Espitia 8C

November 4, 2013

Woman activist

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Santiago Romero 8C

November 4, 2013

Unreal separation

Is it ironic that religious beliefs are a must for the President but the Constitution calls for separation of church and state?

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Samuel Silva 8C

November 4, 2013

Imposed freedom of choice

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Gabriel Hamilton 8C

November 2, 2013

Goal celebration FX

This video is a very funny special effects video from soccer players celebrations aafter scoring a goal. It was watched 555.000 times in only three days! That’s a lot of views. Also it has a lot of likes, not only for the funny stuff but also for the creativity of the person who made this video. Hope you enjoy it.

Even though the celebrations aren’t real, they look fantastic. They’re very creative. Soccer players should be “proud” of this video.

Miguel Sánchez 8C

November 1, 2013

Brooklyn Beckham

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David Beckham’s son Brooklyn is trying to play soccer as his father. He is training soccer in Manchester United but he is not a paid player with a contract; he is just training. Brooklyn wants to be a professional soccer player like his father. Since he was young he plays soccer, aiming to one day become a good soccer player.

I think he’ll probably be one of the best players in the world, not only because of his father. but because he has always been surrounded by soccer players.

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Alejandro Guerrero 8C

November 1, 2013

Thank you

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Juan Felipe Soler 8C

November 1, 2013

Thief-steal-thief world

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Miguel Sánchez 8C

November 1, 2013

Have it our way

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November 1, 2013

No more unlimited magazines

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Santiago Rincón 8C

November 1, 2013

Huge tiny car

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Samuel Silva 8C

November 1, 2013

“Same old Mourinho”

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Frank Lampard (born the 20th June 1978 in London) is a famous football player. He plays as a midfielder in the Chelsea football club of England.

In this article he talks about the famous football manager and former player, Jose Mourinho (born 26th January 1963 in Setubal). The first time he worked for the Chelsea football club as a manager was in 2004 and he worked until 2007. Today he is the manager of the Chelsea football club for the second time. However, many people believe that there is a difference between his first period and his second and actual period. In his first interval as a coach for this football club he was exceptional from every point of view. During these years he won the premier league for this football club. Working as a football manager he has helped many famous players like Didier Drogba, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard.

Even though Mourinho’s first period at the Stanford Bridge was outstanding, after six years of his departure a lot of people are saying that he has changed and that he is not the same manager he was six years ago. Frank Lampard defends his manager by saying that “He is who he is. He used to get quite upset and quite vocal with a loss, but I always liked that about him because then you know where you are”. Lampard still believes in Mourinho and said that it’s an honor to work with the two-times champions league winner.

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Andrés Madero 8C

November 1, 2013

Anti-Chewing Spray

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Daniel Felipe Rozo 8C

October 29, 2013

Take care of your woman

This is a sad song of a man who’s very sad because he lost a girl due to his pride, his ego and his selfishness.

I have learned things with this song. When we’ve found a person that we believe is our soulmate, we should care for her, share almost everything, and do the things she likes, not only what we want.  Everything must be discussed in a friendly way, otherwise the person might get bored and find another man.

I believe this is a great song. The lyrics have taught me things. Besides, it has a beautiful melody.

José María Obregón 8C

October 28, 2013

Things you can do on the street

This band began in Valencia Spain. They were the founders of a new gender call Guarrocanrol. The band was created by Iñaki Alonso in 1995 and was conformed, at the beginning, by Fede (vocals and guitar), Charly (bass and vocals), Julian (drums) and Iñaki (guitar). Throughout the years, some of the members left and new musicians came into the group.

The first official album was Precede. Its debut was in 2001, with 13 songs. Sexo en la Calle is from this album

This is a great song. It has an excellent rhythm and the lyrics are really sticky. When I heard the song for the first time, I ended up singing it for hours.

Keep in mind when you listen to it that the lyrics are somehow rude in some parts.

Alejandro Guerrero 8C

October 27, 2013

I found you

I think this song is great because it has a great rhythm. This is a tropical song which is one of my favorite genres. I also like the instruments used for the melody. The lyrics talk about a man in love that found the girl of his life. She is like an angel sent by God who will give color and meaning to his life.  He wants to be with her forever.

Every time I listen to this song, I imagine myself in a beautiful beach dancing with a pretty girl, having fun, totally happy. It gives me joy, which is why I like the lyrics very much.

José María Obregón 8C

October 26, 2013

Firecar in flames

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Miguel Sánchez 8C

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October 24, 2013

No garbage allowed

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October 23, 2013

The world is crap

The title of this song is “Cambalache”. It was written by Enrique Santos Discepolo. It is a Tango.

I really like this song because it talks about the reality of society, explaining how life is. According to this song, the world has always been crap, it has been the same and it will never change. Listen to it: the song will make you think.

Juan Felipe Soler 8C

October 22, 2013

Play football or study?

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The article talks about the problem with sports and academic responsibilities at the same time. The text explains that there is a big problem with the boys in high schools with soccer and their high school competition. These boys aren’t paying attention to the classes because they are only focusing on their soccer training and nothing else.

Kids have to make a decision about the sport that they practice and their study. In addition, Hussey says in the article that it is a difficult situation because kids are only managing to do one thing at a time. The solution that the author tries to propose is to figure out a way that kids can do both.

This is a big problem because, in my opinion, boys cannot do both. We cannot play soccer perfectly and have high scores at school. I think that we should focus on the soccer after finishing high school, but not while in it. The best solution to this problem is to encourage boys to be excited about soccer but focus on their study.

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Santiago Rincón 8C

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October 22, 2013

Under the bridge downtown

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Santiago Rincón 8C

October 22, 2013

Keep your enemies close

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Nicolás Segura 8C