Flashback blog

My experience with the blog has been very good. At first I thought it would not matter, however, it surprised me that my ability to write was improving with every post. Plus to choosing technical issues, I learned many words I did not know which served me in what I want to specialize.

Moreover, I think it is important to mention what were my writing skills I developed. When writing different entries that had some technical language, I could interact with new words and manage a more formal language; also I can now create more fluent sentences.

It is also important to mention that the development of the class was not as optimal as expected because of the student movement which caused paralyze classes. This generated that the activities were less personalized.

I think that the class should’ve been more participatory so in this way we could’ve discussed about different topics or maybe talk about national contingency. To make the class better I think the contents should be strengthened with the objective of make the class more complete.

Finally, the post I like the most was “My favorite piece of technology” because I could talk about something I really love and I could show to my classmates my passion.

#PrensaChanta

I think the strikes that have been demonstrating for some time in most universities and secondary schools are an example of how the student movement has again organized to fight for a better education. 

I know the forms of struggle at this point are worn, however, this year I learned how to visualize different demands from my profession from my skills and test everything they've learned. 

One of the big problems in Chile is that citizens are not being informed and traditional media communicate only what suits them, we know that today the student movement is being criminilize by the people, because only shown on TV its bad action. To act against the mainstream media, intervene and make citizens wake up is a great reward, 

evaluating how they have carried out the actions of the student movement, I think we still need to articulate with other organizations and the fight even more national. It can not be that the government does not yet have concrete solutions in structural policies such as the "Reforma Educacional" which is about to enter parliament. We can't allow that there is censorship nor repression that today we see every day by the police

I am disappointed that there are comrades who have no interest in participating in these actions since the struggle that is taking place is for a common good and not for a few. It is now where we have the opportunity to be agents of change and not stay on the sidewalk in front looking at the big picture.

Science Journalism

This semester I decided to return to my scientific side, so I joined the science journalism class. The subject is “Communication, science and society”, I have learned many interesting things about science, and how that information can be transfer to society. 

The important thing is that helps you to know what are the policies that the country with respect to advances both scientific and technological.  Among the policies that I learned, Genetically modified food is so interesting. Are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering techniques allow for the introduction of new traits as well as greater control over traits than previous methods such as selective breeding and mutation breeding. 

Before knowing some things about genetically modified food, I saw the transgenics as a bad thing, but not now. It's just a technological tool, the problem is not the use of the technique, but is in the abuse occurs today with large hectares production.

within the activities to investigate Genetically modified food, we went to a laboratory of molecular genetics, where we can discussed the labeled products and the large number of transgenic seeds that are exporting Chile, such as soy that is one hundred percent transgenic.

WEBQUEST1

Day		Place		Entrance Fee	Tube Station	Travel Zone
Monday	AM	The British Museum		free	Tottenham Court Road or Holborn	1
	PM	London Eye		£ 27,95	Waterloo	1
Tuesday	AM	Southbank Centre		£ 1,75	Waterloo	1
	PM	Tower Of London		£ 25,00	Tower Hill	1
Wednesday	AM	Tate Modern		free	Pimlico	1
	PM
Thursday	AM	Natural History Museum		free	South Kensington	1
	PM	Science Museum		free	South Kensington	1
Friday	AM	Kew Garden		£14	Kew Gardens station	2
	PM	HMS Belfast		£14.50	London Bridge
Saturday	AM	Madam Tussauds		£48	Baker Street	1
	PM
Sunday	AM	Camden Market		Free	Camden Town	2
	PM
			Total Costs	£131,2

WEBQUEST2

PART1
What’s your carbon footprint?
My carbon footprint is 3,74 metric tons of CO2 per year. (with secondary part)

What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?
The average footprint for people is 3.87 metric tons in Chile

PART2
- Hand washing dishes can use up to __50__ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

- Only about __8_ % of global energy comes from renewables.

-True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

False! many appliances continue to use energy for features like clocks and remote control sensors even when they're turned off
- Can you make paper out of hemp?

Yes! requires less land acreage to grow than timber, it's more clean and can be recycled more frequently than tree fiber

PART3
The best 3 tips for me are:
-(10) I think that use reusable bags its great, because should reduce the use of plastic bags
-(4) To prefer products with the minimal packaging for minimize the waste
-(5) Dispose of organic food in two bags is a great idea for a hygiene issue and prevent other objects from being contaminated.

Everything is relative

The man in the picture is Stephen William Hawking, is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. Hawking for me is a Einstein of our time. Their knowledge will transcend many generations, and it is a great opportunity to know and learn about its history in my own time.

His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Hawking has a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neurone disease in the UK, that has gradually paralysed him over the decades. He now communicates using a single cheek muscle attached to a speech-generating device.

This disease presented a challenge for people to know it , was named "Ice bucket challenge" and millions of people could join the cause. I admire him very much for your courage to stand up to the world, to go ahead despite his great illness.

I like a quote that says "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."

Mamma Mia

I remember when I was 13 I wanted to eat lemon pie and I asked to my mom to do one, but she told me that she didn’t know how to do it, so I had to learn by myself. That was the moment when me and my dad started to cook, because the truth is my mom doesn’t cook very well.

I really love eating pasta, so one day I learnt to cook spaghetti with pesto. I watched in TV a channel called “El Gourmet” and I followed the instructions. There are two chefs whom are really amazing! They are Francisco de Piero and

Osvaldo Gross. Since this day, every weekend me and my dad cook, there’s no a special date to do this.

To do the pesto, I put water to boil and I left a bowl with cold water and ice. When the water is ready I put the albahaca for five seconds in the hot water, and then I put in the cold one (the idea of this is the leaf looks more green). After this, I dry the leafs and put them in the blender with the olive oil and a garlic clove. Finally, when the mix is ready, I add salt and white cheese.

SUNSET ON WHEELS

Everytime I see this picture remains me the moment that me and my parents did that summer of 2014. We were watching TV with nothing else to do when my mother thought that it would be a great idea if we go on a trip. At the beginning, for my father and I it seems a crazy idea, but it didn’t take too much until we took all our bags and put it into the car, looking for a summer adventure.

Our destiny: Coquimbo. We left our house at 12 am. I was very excited because this was the first time we do something like this without any planification. My parents always make reservations for a room in La Herradura’s shore. This was new for all of us, but it think that was the magic of the experience.

On the way to the 4^th region, we were the only ones traveling at that hour. The soul CD that my father put on the radio made the atmosphere more comfortable while me and my mother were talking about the things we should do when we arrive. It has been four hours since we started our journey when something unexpected happened. We were near Los Vilos when we stop in the middle of the highway because of a truckers protest. There, we spend more than seven hours trying to move from there.

After so much waiting, we finally reached Coquimbo. This photograph was taken when I got out of the car, the sun was just hiding in the hills. I like it because it reminds me of everything that we live in that place, it was worth, they were my best vacations.

My little Lulu

Lulu came into my life in 2010, my father found it in a box, alone and with a month of life, so he decided to bring her home. She is poodle,-five-year-old, female dog. She is full of energy, since childhood she learned to do tricks, like fetching the ball and jump. She had puppies a few months ago. She loves to get in the car ride and stick his head out the window. 

She is a lady, she has never destroyed any object, except his toys. At first no one loved her very much, but eventually everyone's heart won. she is extremely affectionate, I have to brush four time a week and feed her also twice a day.Sleeps with me everyday, I love her a lot and could not imagine my life without her. She makes me happy when I have a bad day.

LIVE TO CAPTURE PERFECT MEMORIES

I have memories of the great moments of my life thanks to photos, so my favorite piece of technology is camera. My first camera gave me my grandfather when I was 7 years old, it is my great treasure. Model is Zenit and was one of the first analogous profesional, with that camera I learned to take my first photographs and to be interested in the área. The best part is when you go to develop the roll, then the magic comes true.

Now I have 20 cameras, of different colors, sizes and functions. They are very important for me because I work with them such as photo shoot, photo report and also to relax.

Photography is part of my life, I couldn't imagine myself without it, my grandfather used to say "live to capture perfect memories" and is now my philosophy of life. 

Why did I choose journalism?

Since I was child I was interested in contributing to society in the area of health. When I graduate from high school I decided dentistry because in my country it’s very expensive, so not everyone can access it, to have a good pay never was a priority. After much thought, be a dentist mean, always work in a room and without being able to go out neither visit other places.

I finally decided to leave the idea studying dentistry to get into Journalism at the Universidad de Chile. WHY? 

Journalism is certainly a versatile profession that allows you to work on different platforms. I want to travel, to see the world, to have many pictures of the adventures to remember later. Journalism is power, allows us to see different realities. 

In the future I’d like to work in a magazine photojournalist or maybe be international journalist.

My biography

TBT

Hi! My name is Marco Jiménez. I was born on november 5 of 1994, in Santiago the capital of Chile. This is located in South America -the last place on earth haha-. The part of the city I live in is called Maipú. It's a really big town and is known for having a big population and beeing far away from Santiago's downtown, I live with my father, who works in construction, my mother, who is a tailor, and my grandma.

During my youth I did not have many hobbies. I used to play slackline and took violin lessons, but my favorite hobby always was -and is- photography.

I studied in two schools: The first one was "Haydn school" where in did my elementary school. For highschool I went to "Alberto Widmer", now I estudying journalism at Universidad de Chile, but I really like the idea of being photojournalist.

Marcha CUT 2016

Journalism allows us to see different realities, besides we can empathize with the rest and sometimes we have the oportunity of beeing "a voice" for others who can't say what they think. In my country information is a privilege. Most of the people lives misinformed, in addition many of them don't have the chance of having their own opinion. If I can help a little bit to democratize the media in my country, it would be really rewarding. Journalism is powerful and it should not be in hands of the villains.