Here's a link to Robert Louis Stevenson ballade Heather Ale.
I enjoyed watching it.
you might do as well.

Learning vocabulary with Memrise

Hey guys.

I have been using the Memrise website lately as a means to learn and, mainly, to remember new vocabulary. According to the own website:

"We use mems to help you form vivid, sensory memories. We test you continuously, always making sure to give your brain just the right workout. We remind you of what you've learned at scientifically optimized times so your memories are always growing stronger, and never forgotten."

More about the method here.

There are many different courses on Memrise, for example, vocabulary for IELTS, CAE, general english, advanced, etc. I decided to make my own course and add to it the words I have learned on my 6 months in school. My aim is to contextualise the words as much as possible, making sure the meaning is understood, and to associate the meaning with another information (image, example sentence), making it easier to remember.

If you want to check my course out, the web address is Advanced English Vocabulary. Feel free to give any feedback and/or to suggest new words.

Isabela's article‏

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266809.php

• What is the emphasis on results in people who are conditioned to the practice of musical instruments?

• Which conditions could justify the better performance in the brain of those people with musical training?

Stock

It goes without saying that a successful trader should be able to read charts/markets and determine whether price is more likely to go up, down or continue horizontally, trade only in a well-known market and a market that they are interested in.

That is why I decided to choose the following markets: pharmaceutical market as the closest to medicine, personal products and food products markets which are well-known by every ordinary consumer.

The Pharmaceutical market in the game is represented by four companies. They are Actavis, Astra Zeneca, Glaxo Smith Kline and Novartis, which are famous in Europe, especially in the Eastern Europe. All of them have already taken their niche in the pharmaceutical market and they focus on the development and distribution of generic products. However, some of them have got through hard times. For example, GSK sold its preparation Fraxiparine to it's closest rival in order to cover trade losses in the market.

The second, food market chosen is represented by Danon, Kellog Co and Kraft Food. These three companies specialise in producing and distributing food products, they have run for quite a long time and share huge portions of the market. Moreover, in my opinion, people might stop buying durables and furniture, but they will  be always in need of food.

The last market is presented by companies such as Avon, J&J, L'Oreal and so on. My ideas concerning the profitability and stability of these companies are similar to those from the previous group. 

There is one company that does not match any of the groups mentioned above. It is Hasbro. I have chosen it just because I like Transformers.

Our anthropologist friend!

Take another look at this talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual.html

And decide:

What is the true meaning of the ancient cave paintings?

In what sorts of ways, giving examples, are all humans linked?

What metaphor is drawn between Western nations and the people of Polynesia?

Explain the relationship between Earth, as in the 'living planet', and 'community' among people.

What is the relationship between the Elder Brothers and the rest of society?

How have some of the societies he refers to been disenfranchised?

How does he see this situation being resolved?

Thank You Folks...

Today was my last one in Delfin, as you already know.
This brief post is just to say thank you to you guys, to Anthony, and to the school for this great month.
I hope to see you again in these months in Dublin, and I whish you all the best!

See you Folks!!!!

Antonio

Here's a link to the Miley Cyrus video we discussed:

and here's one to the Newstalk audio clip that we listened to, as well as most of the letters:

http://www.newstalk.ie/Read-Sinead-O-Connors-open-letter-to-Miley-Cyrus