Earthquake in the center of Italy

by Sara Cippo e Clara Mancino (Palermo)

 In the last three months Italy has been struck by a series of powerful earthquakes, that caused many victims and destruction.

On the 24^th August 2016 an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit the central of Italy. The epicentre was between the regions Lazio and Marche, however the tremor was felt across whole central Italy. The earthquake was followed by at least 2500 aftershocks. The villages of Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto  were destroyed, causing the death of 299 people and at least 365 people were injured, many others were pulled alive from the rubble. In addition to the loss of human lives, many historical monuments were destroyed and damaged. 

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AN IDOL IN MY LIFE: Javier Gómez Noya, five times World Champion in triathlon.

By Lucía Loureiro Cela (4th year ESO).

Javier Gómez Noya was born in Basilea (Switzerland), in March 25th, 1983, but he moved to Ferrol, Spain, when he was 3 months old.
Javier studied and started practising sports in Pontevedra.

He discovered triathlon in 1998. He made his debut in the Olympic-distance triathlon at the age of 15. Javi's evolution was extremely fast; he won practically all the triathlon contests in which he participated in his category.

http://www.nauticonaron.com/Triatlon.htm

However, he has gone through more than one obstacle on his climb to the top.

Missing children: an unsolved major issue today. Diana Quer.

By Eli Tatyanova Petkova (4th year ESO)

In the United States, about half a million children disappear annually. More than 100,000 children disappear in England each year too, although some say that the figure is much higher. The former Soviet Union reports tens of thousands of missing children. In South Africa, it is said that the amount exceeds ten thousand. In Germany, it's not any better, and an estimated 100,000 children are reported missing every year, according to the data of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Millions of children suffer the same fate in Latin America and all over the world. The statistics about the problem can't be considered as very reliable mainly because of the lack of a common definition of 'missing child'.

    

INTA AND UAVS: New Technologies for the Future. Unmanned aircrafts.

By Pablo Rodeiro Rañales and Sergio Dopico Arnoso (4th year ESO)

(After a visit to the INTA facilities in Rozas, we're presenting the second part of the article published on June 8th 2016, called 'The Drone Industry in Galicia')

Since the taking off of the first aircraft by the end of the XIX century or beginnings of the XX until now many things have changed. The first aircrafts used to fly just a few metres from the ground, were piloted at least by a pilot and they were very little self-sufficient concerning fuel. Today, the situation is completely different and the models which are trying to get a place in the world of aviation are unmanned aircrafts, which can travel long distances and don't even need any crew on board to be piloted.

In a recent visit to the INTA installations near Lugo to investigate this new centre of development that the Xunta de Galicia, together with private enterprises, has promoted, we became aware that the future of aviation is probably in the hands of these aircrafts.

Freak Culture

By André Rey Vidal (4th year ESO)

 

In many places in the world, even in the core of this “sub-culture”, Japan, it’s impolite to go out with the T-Shirt of your favourite anime, saying you play “Dungeons and Dragons” or shout 'Avada Kedabra’ with your friends. But, let’s go back to previous times, how have we got to this almost irrational hatred?

 

THE ELECTION OF THE 45th USA PRESIDENT

by Sara Cippo e Clara Mancino (Palermo)

In the last months the whole world has been talking about the U.S.A. Presidential Election of 2016, that will take place on Tuesday the 8th of November.
The candidates are two: the Republican Donald Trump and the Democratic Hillary Clinton.

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WHEN REALITY SURPASES FICTION.

By Elisa Rodríguez Rodríguez (4th year ESO), Aïcha Mª Pato Romero (3rd year ESO, P-MAR) and Judith Vilariño Gómez (3RD year ESO) .

It's been fourteen years since the premiere of 'Lilo & Stich', fifteen since the terrorist attacks to the Twin Towers in New York. Surely, everyone remembers the movie that thrilled its young viewers as much as the adults who accompanied them to the cinema. The story of friendship recounted by Disney through cartoons is touching to everyone. The film depicts the friendship between an orphan Hawaiian girl and a blue very naughty alien. So far so good. But, before the film was released, many substantial changes were made to delete the violent scenes that the original version contained.