Pasqua Lama Project
Pascua-Lama is an open pit mining project of gold, silver, and copper in the Andes mountains, near the border between Chilie and Argentina. Toronto-based Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold mining company, is the company who is developing the project. Barrick has been planning the project for several years. It performed its first studies of the glaciers in 1991. Barrick's plans for the project have changed over time. In June 2005, Barrick intended to commence building in January 2006, after responding to a questionnaire put to it by CONAMA, the Chilean government's national environment commission. However, in November 2005, the company published a report stating that it had scrapped its original plans, presented in December 2004, for "transplanting" three glaciers in order to gain access to the deposits beneath them, moving them to another glacier with which they were to bond. This change was publicly supported by Fernando González, the chairman of the council of Huasco Valley farmers. Personally I think that this project makes no sense at all. The earth is in enough troubles already, we don’t need an other project to come make things worst. In this text we will talk about the response of the Chileans government, the consequence that this project will bring to Chileans local and finally, what are the things that Barricks Gold tells to protect his project.
First of all, Pascua-Lama project has caused controversy and public protest in Chile, including demonstrations and petitions presented to the Chilean government. However, Chile and Argentina government have both approved the project, following thorough environmental reviews in both countries. The mining company now has a number of rules that they need to respect. So now, whit the approval of the two governments Barrick has now a free pass to start his project. He intends to commence construction on the mine in late 2007
Second of all, this project will bring many consequences to the local community that lives in Chili. Those protesting the project contend that it will involve the removal of 20 hectares of ice and that this will cause serious environmental harm. On the other side, Barrick gold has promise that they will be no use of transporting, breaking any glacier. To do so would be a violation of the terms that they discuss whit the government. Environmentalist say that this project will indeed affect the water suplies of more then 70000 farmers in the Huasco valley, releasing cyanide and mercury into the valley's rivers. This is an important problem because these farmers need this precious source of pure water to keep them and their crops alive. In November 2005, a petition of 18,000 signatures was presented to the Chilean government by Anti Pascua Lama Front, a coalition of environmentalist groups.
Finally, Barrick gold is put in front whit some serious pressure from the Anti Pascua Lama groups. To get his «ass saved» (sorry for the word), he will state some facts. He will content that his project is environmentally friendly in terms of water treatment, and that the project will create 5,500 direct jobs during the mine’s construction phase. This is all good, but for how long? What will happen to local farmer that takes one of the 5,000 jobs? I will tell you. They will get fired, they will be stuck whit no jobs, polluted water and a land that is no good anymore for agriculture. In one word, they are going to be left alone whit no more resource. He also states that US$1.5 billion will be directly invested in the Huasco province in Chile and San Juan province in Argentina.
To conclude, we saw in this texte a lillte history of the Pasca Lama project, we also talk about the consequences that this project would have on the Chileans local and we talk about the superstition of Barrick gold. Personally I don’t think Barrick gold should proceed in his project because the world his being demolish day by day by new inventions, new chemical weapons and more and more pollution in the air. I really think that this project will have, maybe not in short term but in long term, some consequence that nobody would of see coming.
jeudi 17 mai 2007
jeudi 8 mars 2007
Outline
Introduction:
A) Talk about the director of the movie (Martin Scorses)
B) Dive my developpement in tree distinc parts
- The plot and the summary
- The main characters that take place in this movie
- The music played in the action scenes
Developpement:
A) talk about the plot and the summary of the movie (What happend, were does it take place, who is involved in the actions)
B) Thalk about the characters (The main characters, how do they play their role)
C) Talk about the music (Why does the music makes the movie special and what kind of movie thye use)
Conclusion:
-Personnal opinion on the movi, what i like and dislike and why do i think this movie won an oscar.
A) Talk about the director of the movie (Martin Scorses)
B) Dive my developpement in tree distinc parts
- The plot and the summary
- The main characters that take place in this movie
- The music played in the action scenes
Developpement:
A) talk about the plot and the summary of the movie (What happend, were does it take place, who is involved in the actions)
B) Thalk about the characters (The main characters, how do they play their role)
C) Talk about the music (Why does the music makes the movie special and what kind of movie thye use)
Conclusion:
-Personnal opinion on the movi, what i like and dislike and why do i think this movie won an oscar.
The Departed
Scorsese began his career with B movies before launching both his and Robert De Niro's careers with 1973's Mean Streets. De Niro and Scorsese worked together again in 1976, on the controversial drama Taxi Driver, and then again in 1980 on Raging Bull, which won the actor an Oscar and Scorsese his first Oscar nomination. Martin Scorsese is the most renowned filmmaker of his era. He defined the state of modern American cinema during the 1970s and '80s. A consummate storyteller and visual stylist who lived and breathed movies, he won fame translating his passion and energy into a brand of filmmaking that crackled with kinetic excitement. He won plenty of awards like for example in 2005 he was nominated for best director in the movie The Aviator and recently award on his hit movie The departed for best director in this motion picture. This is the movie I will talk to you about. First of all I will make a brief summary of this movie. Then I will describe the music used in this action movie and finally describe to you the main actors that take place in this motion picture.
Years ago, a powerful Irish mafia figure placed a small selection of his youngest, brightest men into the Massachusetts Police Academy as cadets. Their purpose is to eventually rise within the prestigious ranks of the city's police department, to serve as the eyes and ears of their boss. While somewhere else, a young cadet was assigned with an equally dangerous task: infiltrate the Irish syndicate headed by the man sending in his own to the Boston Police. Now, one cadet is an up and coming police official with a torn allegiance to his job and to the criminal mastermind that put him there. While the other cadet is the trusted number two of that man, only finding his professional duties are becoming blurred with his current state. But new clues have lead to unfortunate discoveries, when both sides realize they're being watched by the enemy. It's now all just a matter of time before the men assigned to find out who’s the infiltrator, could come to a bloody end when someone's identity may be revealed.
The main characters in this movie were really interesting, the role they had to do really came natural whit these famous celebrities. When I say «famous celebrities» I’m talking about Jack Nicholson who plays the Irish Mobster boss. Every film that he played in make’s it incredible. He has this way of being natural on the stage and to really get in the skin of his characters. When I’m talking about the characters I am also talking about Leonardo Dicaprio (undercover in the Irish mobster) and Matt Damon (undercover cop working for the Irish mobster boss) who played very well the role of being both undercover. You can really see that the actors worked hard to make this movie one of the best action movies of this era.
Enough whit the characters, lets talk about the music. It is rare that in an action movie you will hear nice music like the Beach Boys or the Rolling Stone. You will often hear drama music to keep the suspense on and on till the end of the movie. The fact that they put lovely music like that in an action movie makes it special. It comes inside you and takes you in a different world because it’s the kind of music that you would listen at home. So I think that the song used on the scenes in the movie The Departed was a really good choice.
To conclude, I likes this movie allot. Everything was just «WOW», the characters were good, the story had sense and the music was perfect and not to forget the filming whit all these different angles. The thing I disliked in this movie was probably the fact that everybody dies at the end whit a ball in the head. The end of the movies really took me by surprise because you are used to look at action movies and to know that the main characters will stay alive and will be the hero at bottom line. But in this movie you have tree main characters and the directors need to make a surprising ending and I think this is why this movie won an Oscar, because of its structure, the choices of the characters, the filming, the graphics and the music.
Scorsese began his career with B movies before launching both his and Robert De Niro's careers with 1973's Mean Streets. De Niro and Scorsese worked together again in 1976, on the controversial drama Taxi Driver, and then again in 1980 on Raging Bull, which won the actor an Oscar and Scorsese his first Oscar nomination. Martin Scorsese is the most renowned filmmaker of his era. He defined the state of modern American cinema during the 1970s and '80s. A consummate storyteller and visual stylist who lived and breathed movies, he won fame translating his passion and energy into a brand of filmmaking that crackled with kinetic excitement. He won plenty of awards like for example in 2005 he was nominated for best director in the movie The Aviator and recently award on his hit movie The departed for best director in this motion picture. This is the movie I will talk to you about. First of all I will make a brief summary of this movie. Then I will describe the music used in this action movie and finally describe to you the main actors that take place in this motion picture.
Years ago, a powerful Irish mafia figure placed a small selection of his youngest, brightest men into the Massachusetts Police Academy as cadets. Their purpose is to eventually rise within the prestigious ranks of the city's police department, to serve as the eyes and ears of their boss. While somewhere else, a young cadet was assigned with an equally dangerous task: infiltrate the Irish syndicate headed by the man sending in his own to the Boston Police. Now, one cadet is an up and coming police official with a torn allegiance to his job and to the criminal mastermind that put him there. While the other cadet is the trusted number two of that man, only finding his professional duties are becoming blurred with his current state. But new clues have lead to unfortunate discoveries, when both sides realize they're being watched by the enemy. It's now all just a matter of time before the men assigned to find out who’s the infiltrator, could come to a bloody end when someone's identity may be revealed.
The main characters in this movie were really interesting, the role they had to do really came natural whit these famous celebrities. When I say «famous celebrities» I’m talking about Jack Nicholson who plays the Irish Mobster boss. Every film that he played in make’s it incredible. He has this way of being natural on the stage and to really get in the skin of his characters. When I’m talking about the characters I am also talking about Leonardo Dicaprio (undercover in the Irish mobster) and Matt Damon (undercover cop working for the Irish mobster boss) who played very well the role of being both undercover. You can really see that the actors worked hard to make this movie one of the best action movies of this era.
Enough whit the characters, lets talk about the music. It is rare that in an action movie you will hear nice music like the Beach Boys or the Rolling Stone. You will often hear drama music to keep the suspense on and on till the end of the movie. The fact that they put lovely music like that in an action movie makes it special. It comes inside you and takes you in a different world because it’s the kind of music that you would listen at home. So I think that the song used on the scenes in the movie The Departed was a really good choice.
To conclude, I likes this movie allot. Everything was just «WOW», the characters were good, the story had sense and the music was perfect and not to forget the filming whit all these different angles. The thing I disliked in this movie was probably the fact that everybody dies at the end whit a ball in the head. The end of the movies really took me by surprise because you are used to look at action movies and to know that the main characters will stay alive and will be the hero at bottom line. But in this movie you have tree main characters and the directors need to make a surprising ending and I think this is why this movie won an Oscar, because of its structure, the choices of the characters, the filming, the graphics and the music.
jeudi 8 février 2007
Jack Nicholson Biography
Jack Nicholson was born the 22 april 1937 in New-York city. He and his mother then mooved back to there hometown of Neptune, New Jersey, Where he was raised by his Grand mother. Nicholson started his career as an actor, writer, and producer, working for and whit Roger Corman, among others. This included his screen debut in The Cry Baby Killer (1958), where he played a juvenile delinquent who panics after shooting two other teenagers. As the 60's progressed, and with acting jobs still not easy to find, Nicholson began writing more often. With his acting career heading nowhere, Nicholson seemed resigned to a career behind the camera as a writer/director. Nicholson earned his first Academy Awar for best actor for portraying Randall P. McMurphy in the movie adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over The Curkoo's Nest, directed by, Milos Forman in 1975. Although he didn't garner any Oscar attention for Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining (1980), it remains one of Nicholson's most significant roles. Nicholson continued to work prolifically in the 80's, starring in such films as The Postman Always Ring Twice (1981), Reds (1981) and The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) . Three Academy Award nominations also followed. The 1989 Batman movie, where Nicholson played, The Joker, was an international smash hit, and a lucrative percentage deal earned Nicholson about $60 million. In The recent years, Nicholson participated in many more movies like one that has been recently release, The Departed, were he markes his return to the "dark side" as Frank Costello, a sadistic Boston Irish mob boss presiding over Matt Damon and Leornado Dicaprio. In november 2006, Nicholson began filming his next project, Rob Reiner's The Bucket List. The film will star him and Morgan Freeman as dying men who must fulfill their list of goals. The film is tentatively scheduled to be released in late 2007. Finaly with 12 nominations (9 for Best Actor and 3 for Best Supporting Actor), Jack Nicholson is the most nominated male actor in Academy Awards history.
jeudi 25 janvier 2007
Self-assessment 102 B
My premiere objective in this english course will be to make a perfection on my writing especially whit the note-taking. I have problems seeing reading a text and after all right notes about the story. This is probably the biggest point whit my grammor that i need to perfect in the Wrigting. I have also problems whit my reading espacially in information arguments. I cant really understand specialised articles outside my own field. So my basic effort this session are gona go in the Writhing and the reading. For this to hapen, i will engage my self to read some book in english and to wrigt more. My speak is quite good but i could need also in this feeld some improvement.
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