Links

NPR: http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2014/09/listening-practice-at-home-with-npr.html

World hunger: http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2009/04/blog-post.html

~A Music Trip~

Hello!I'd really like to share with you two of my favourite songs :)

The first one is called ''I have nothing'' and it was one of the biggest successes of the incredible singer Whitney Houston.I really like it, because it gives nice messages inside its lyrics

To gain information about Whitney Houston click here.

The second song is called ''sing'' and it is singed by Travis. I love it due to the fact that it shows the importance of singing :) Here are the lyrics.

Thank you very much!

Global warming: Links to explore before writing the essay

Videos: http://markaki-literature.blogspot.gr/2013/08/2-interesting-videos-on-global-warming.html

Reading: http://markaki-literature.blogspot.gr/2013/08/reading-global-warming.html

Reflecting on our blogging practices

How long have you been blogging?

What do you write on your blog?

Do you think blogging has made you a better learner?

Do you express yourself in English on your blog?

Descriptive adjectives: Places

Space exploration: notes

~High Hopes~

"High Hopes" is a song written by the famous rock band "Pink Floyd". It's the final track in the album "The Division Bell".
 I really like the music video of this song, because I find it very appealing and extraordinary! Many things are combined together, and  show perfectly the message that the song is to give. The lyrics are turned into images and the result is jaw dropping!!

• Click here to learn more about "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd

• Click here for the lyrics video

Were I to contemplate on a time capsule...

As the second millennium came to an end, time capsules were invented. A time capsule is a waterproof cache which not only contains items that are equivalent to the status quo of the era they are put in the capsule, but it is also buried in order to be found by future generations. Were I to contemplate on such a patent, what objects would I utilize to arouse everyone's interest concerning society? Topping my list, would be a diary and a rose. 

To begin with, my first option about what to include in the time capsule, would undoubtedly be a leather-bound diary. This specific diary, though, would not contain superficial information, but, instead my priority would be to immerse myself into the depths of socialeconomic problems with which my country is infested. More specifically, bias, racism and exceedingly high levels of unemployment and poverty, pose and are anticipated to pose some of the most pressing issues. So, I would cherish the idea to write down to urge future generations how to tackle them. Moreover, historians and the so-called elite may possess individual incentives; thereby, there is only a grain of truth in their records. Due to the fact that written history remains, or as they say "scripta manent", our offsprings would not repeat the mistakes of the past.

As for the second item, it would be a rose, as a symbol of the withering of society, which has already been foreseen. It is an undisputed fact that society is contingent on adolescents, who are the bud of the flower. In fact, since technology is estimated to evolve, teenagers will become addicted to it and as a consequence, passivity will prevail. Concerning the spines of the rose, they would be equivalent to the repercussions of the shriveling. It is clear that a human would be hurt by them ans so would society. More specifically, the spines would depict problems which prevent society from evolving, for instance, coercion, corruption and submission. So, the underlying message would be the vigilance, or the flourishment of the youth.

In a nutshell, there is no doubt in my mind that if I wanted to motivate future generations to create an egalitarian society, my time capsule would include the diary and the rose. However, would these items seem trivial to those who would find them I can only hope that the shape of  things to come will be positive for everyone. 

Prefixes

~TRICKY/VEXING VERBS~

 As far as english verbs are concerned, apart from the regular and the irregular ones, there are two other categories that need to be mentioned:

• The sympathetic verbs (love, believe, encourage e.t.c)
• And the tricky, vexing verbs that make you see red! 

 Some of them are: