Chaucer

THE CANTERBURY TALES
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet and author and he was considers one of the best during the Middle Ages. He wrote The Canterbury Tales, that is set in spring and tells the story of thirty people that are going on a pilgrimage. They are travelling to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. Also, every pilgrim has to tell two stories while going to Canterbury and the best story will then receive a prize.

Thomas Becket was a saint that fought against his best friend called Henri II, the king of England and there he was killed.

Also, the pilgrimage was famous because it was the only way to travel for normal people but also to save their souls.

THE PRIORESS

The Prioress text is one of those descriptions, and it’s devoted to the character of a nun Prioress, that is, the abbess of a convent. It can be understood from the description that she was very rich and she really cared about her dogs by giving them food that even normal people can't afford so she was a really selfish person and this highlights the corruption of the Church during this period.

THE WIFE OF BATH

The Wife of Bath is a storyteller who recites her autobiography of her travelling around the world as a pilgrim. Furthermore, she confesses then that she got married five times and she had many lovers when she was young. She seems proud of it and she resembles the typical wicked woman of that period.

Middle Ages

The Middle Ages is the period that is situated between the fallen of the Roman empire and the beginning of the Renaissance. This, is divided in three parts: Early, High and Low Middle Age.

This is also known as the Dark Ages of humanity's history. The main thing during this period is the religion divided in two great religions: Christianity and Muslim. The Church was corrupted, but then later there will be the Reform. In addition to this, the Pope was being accused of nepotism and also they thought of translating the Bible in order to let other people being able to read it. So, because of the religion there was a sort of regression, people stopped studying Science and started to think that things such as earthquakes and other natural things were because of God's punishment.

Furthermore, the theater dies, and the coins disappeared making barter to be practicable again. The main building was the castle and it was made of deep ditches and thick walls. They started to live in this building because of the various invasions by other populations.

Feudal system

The feudal system was made up of lords who would reward their vassals with land in exchange of military service, also there were knights who fought for the king that developed a code of conduct knows as chivalry.

Beowulf

The old English epic poem Beowulf tells the story of a young Geatish warrior who comes to the aid of the King of the Danes, whose kingdom is terrorized by a monster named Grendel. Then with his bravery and his strength he manages to defeat the monster then after a long time slays his vengeful mother too. After this, he returns home to Geatland becoming a famous hero; later he becomes king and rules peacefully for fifty years. Suddenly a dragon appears, and succeeds in killing it but he dies in the process.

In this epic poem the character called Beowulf represents the braveness, the goodness and the salvation for the society. Instead, the Dragon represents the fear of the people during that time.

 CELTS                 
From around 750 BC to 43 AD,the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. There were many tribes of Celts, speaking a common language. They were mainly farmers, also, a druid was a member of the high-ranking professional class in ancient Celtic cultures.

ROMANSIn 43 A.D. Emperor Claudius decided to invade Britain again. He sent 40,000 troops, who gradually conquered most of the country. The Romans built roads, forts, walls and bridges, which made it easier to travel around England. The remains of these can be seen in many places today.

ANGLO-SAXONSThe Angle, Saxon, and Jute are known as the Anglo-Saxons. The Angles and the Saxon tribes were the largest of the three attacking tribes, so that's why they're called as Anglo-Saxons. They shared the same language but were each ruled by different strong warriors.  The Anglo-Saxons left their homelands in northern Germany and rowed across the North sea to Britain.

VIKINGS
The Vikings lived over one thousand years ago and came from the three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark,Norway and Sweden. The Vikings first invaded Britain in AD 793 and last invaded in 1066.

NORMANS
The Normans were the next group of people to rule England after Anglo-Saxons. This, happened thanks to the Norman conquest in 1066 led by William the Conqueror in the battle of Hastings. Also, they brought with them the French language and culture.

The Globalization

 Globalization is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. Globalization has increased the production of goods and services. The biggest companies are no longer national firms but multinational corporations with subsidiaries in many countries.

Globalization has been taking place for hundreds of years, but has sped up enormously over the last half-century.

Globalization has resulted in:

•  ■ increased international trade
•  ■ a company operating in more than one country
•  ■ greater dependence on the global economy
•  ■ freer movement of capital, goods, and services
•  ■ recognition of companies such as McDonalds and Starbucks in LEDCs

Although globalization is probably helping to create more wealth in developing countries - it is not helping to close the gap between the world's poorest countries and the world's richest.






Another famous phenomenon very famous right
now is the e-commerce. It is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services over the Internet. Here you can buy things such as computers books etc.. The most famous e-commerce sites are Amazon and Alibaba.

Also, the industries that mainly sell products like telephones

The Legend of the Christmas Tree

This story tells about two little children that were sitting by the fire, in a cold winter night. All at once they heard a weak knock at the door and one of the two children ran to open it. Outside, there was a child without shoes shivering from cold. They gave him the bed while they slept on a hard bench. They woke up suddenly because they heard a sweet and they discovered then that he was the Christ child. To thank them he gave them a tree to plant that would be turn in a big tree Every year the tree gives wonderful golden fruits for the kind children.

The Medico della peste

This mask has got a long hollow beak, round eyes, and it is rarely ornate. The origin of this mask comes from the doctors during the 1400s that wore this to prevent the spread of the plague and other diseases. Now this is worn by men
and this represents the love for the strange and eccentric things.

''Hulk''

Hulk was created by accident: he was caught in a gamma bomb explosion while he was trying to save the life of a teenager; Dr. Bruce Banner (Hulk) was transformed into the powerful creature called the Hulk. He possesses an inhuman physical strength and he gets stronger according to his emotions at the moment. He reaches his maximum power when he gets angry. Hulk has also a high resistance against very hot and cold temperature and physical damage.

My hour of code

Check what I did in my hour of code here!







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Describing a photo

In this picture I can see a family having a picnic. They are 3: a man, a woman and a kid. They are sitting on the grass and they are looking at a scenery landscape. In the landscape I can see some hills and mountains, trees and some houses painted black and white. Also the family is in the foreground. The sky is sunny with  beautiful clouds.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born in March 14, 1879 and he died in April 18, 1955. He was a German theoretical physicist. Einstein is known for its influence on the philosophy of science and also he is known for his formula of mass-energy equivalence. He grew up in a secular Jewish family. His father, Ermann Einstein, was a salesman and an engineer while his mother Paoline Koch was a simple housewife. In 1921, Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. He also married Milena Maric on January 6, 1903. Einstein met her while he was attending school in Zurich. The same year the couple had a daughter named Lieserl. In the end he died at the University Medical Center at Princeton at the age of 76.

My favourite sports person.

My favourite sports person is Cristiano Ronaldo also called CR7. He is a well-known football player and one of the best players in the football history. He doesn't use special equipment and his kit is made of: the uniform of the team with his number (7), football shoes and the knee guards. He plays in a Spanish team, that is called Real Madrid. I like him because from nothing he reached the top with only his strength. He also won four times the Golden Ball which is the best individual trophy that a foot player can get
 

Invictus games

The Invictus Games is an international multi sport-event created by Prince Harry in which there are people wounded, injured, or sick. The first Invictus Games took place in March 14th at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park. The second games started on 2017 in Toronto, Canada. The next one will be in Sydney, Australia, in 2018.

Zodiacal sign

My zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and Jove governs this sign. Fire is the element and the Sun passes trough the sign the 23th November and the 21th December. The lucky stone is the turquoise. The people that were born during this zodiac sign are full of confidence, happy and cheerful.

Pinkstinks

Pinkstinks is a campaign that aims to remove the stereotype on the pinkification of the girlhood. They believe that boys are affected by the pinkification.

My favourite color.

Blue

My favorite colour is blue. And it's the colour of trust and peace. It can suggest loyalty and integrity. The blue also is conservative, reliable and trustworthy. At the same time this colour means I have a deep need to be trusted.

The origins of my surname

My surname is Torre. It derives from nicknames that they probably indicated the locality of the origin of this family. They were from a family with royal origins originated by the sovereigns called Carolingi.

Pancakes day

Pancakes day or Shove Tuesday is a special day celebrated in many countries around the world. It is celebrated in English-speaking countries like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada. In some countries like France and the USA, it is called ''Mardi Gras'' or ''Fat Tuesday''. In other countries like Spain, Italy or Brazil. Shove Tuesday is at the end of Carnival. On this day many people eat pancakes a thin flat cake made in a pan.
Pancakes are very easy to make, recipe:
1. One cup of flour,
2. One cup of milk,
3. One large egg,
4. Some salt,
5. Some butter or oil,
6. Lemon juice,
7. Some sugar.

Carnival

Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of lent.Carnival derives from the Latin word carnem levare that means we don't have to eat meat.Carnival tipically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus,masks,and a public street party.People wear masks and costumes during the celebrations.