IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

The IOC (International Olympic Committee) bans Russia from participating 2018 Winter Olympic Games that would have placed in Pyeongchang.

All began when the director of Russia's anti-doping investigator, doctor Grigory Rodchenkov, alleged that the country has a programme of doping and revealed that he had created substances to enhance athlete's performances and switched urine samples to avoid detection. The Wada (The World Anti Doping Agency) to look into those allegations enlisted the services of a law professor and a sports lawyer, Richard McLaren. McLaren concluded that 1.000 athletes across 30 sports benefitted from the doping between 2012 and 2015. Wada obtained a Russian laboratory database which it corroborated McLaren's conclusions.

IOC's president, Thomas Bach after 17 months of investigations came to the decision  to suspend The Russian Olympic Committee. Whatever, the IOC will invite Russian clean athletes to compete in February under the name 'Olympic Athlete from Russia' (OAR) and with a neutral flag.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-sports/42242007

OPINION:
I think that doping controls have to be more efficient. Nowadays the science has advanced and new technics of hides doping had appeared. In my opinion, if you want to win a competition, you have to do it honestly and without cheating, otherwise the merit of winning isn't real.

Bullied girl, Julia Derbyshire 'just wanted to be loved'

Julia Derbyshire is a girl who is death for talking about her sexuality. All begins when she has 13 years, Julia talks with a friend about her sexuality, and this friend told to everyone in the school what Julia had explained to her. From that moment the bullying started. Julia was abused physically, psychologically and online. When the bullying stated Julia was living in the USA, but she returned to the UK, to live the last years with her father.


Julia developed mental health problems from the bullying and returned to the websites where she was abused to convince the people that she was a great person, and she only wants to be loved and accepted. Julia died in October 2015 and she was 16, after five days trying to kill herself. 

Since that day, Julia's father, Adrian Derbyshire, started a campaign to offer "support against self harm and suicide. "I wouldn't want any other parent to go through what I am going through at the moment," He said. Adrian had talked to more than 200.000 children in the last two years about his experience and he thinks that should be more education in schools about abuses online to protect our children. He also shared pictures of her dead daughter in the hospital to raise awareness, "It was a very difficult decision to take the picture" he said.

OPINION: I think that what the father said about the education about abuse online should exist in all the schools to make awareness, and also normalize sexuality because it is a natural thing. It's pathetic that a young girl, with the world on her foot, die because talking about a normal and natural thing, and that is why I think schools and the child's parents have to talk openly about these subjects, to avoid unnecessary deaths. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39241467

BACKPACKER

I have always been fascinated and liked the wild animals, jungle, exotic and unexplored places. I have a list of things I like to do and places where I would like to go, like diving in the Maldives, go on a safari to see elephants, crocodiles, buffaloes, leopards, bears, deer, lizards, orangutans and many more animals that I love. Also, one of my destinations is the Amazonia of Brazil and do expeditions in it. On the other hand, I also want to go on a cruise around the Antarctic to discover glaciers, fjords and observe polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer, seals, walrus, whales and flocks of birds.

Visit amazing temples in different countries and cultures, Buddhists and Hindus. Get into the crater of a volcano, such as the island of Java in Indonesia. Live for a while in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand and try their delicious food. Enjoy traditional massage each city I will visit. Bathe in paradisaical beaches with turquoise and crystal clear waters, coral reefs and white sand. Visit the curious and quirky country of Myanmar. Spending time in a meditation centre and visit indigenous tribes. 

The list would continue, since the world is very big, but in short, I want to explore every place and site of this world. My only fear that I have is not to be able to make it for any reason, not have the sufficient time or the money, for example.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

One of my favourite series is The Vampire Diaries. As the name indicate is a fantasian serie about two vampire brothers, Damon and Stefan, who fight for a human girl love, Elena. I started watch this serie because of my friend Xana, who recomended me. 
There are 8 seasons and all of them are plenty of of adventures, a lot of people die and many new characters appear. I don't gonna to explain the plot because as I say, happens a lot of things and I would never end but I'm going to explain who is my favourite character. There are many character that I like but if I have to chose, I would chose Bonnie. Bonnie is Elena's best friend and she is a Bennett witch. Aside from her supernatural abilities, she is very loyal and caring about her friends, even when it constantly went against her code of magic. Over the seasons, she slowly became a strong and independent woman. She always put on a brave face, but she faced very difficult situations in her short life, like the death of her parents, some of her friends and even her own death, but she never lost the hope. 

FUTURE PLANS

I often wonder about my future as I am studying the second scientist Batxillerat.

The number one question on my mind is which profession should I choose? It's very hard to make any definite choices, because I know they will affect me for the rest of my life. 

I want a profession that will satisfy me, challenge me, and bring me joy. I believe that a job should be like a hobby. I want to love my work, and know that I'm making a difference in this world helping other people. But I have the fear of not finding a job when I finish my career.

But for now, I'm only focusing my attention on passing the exams with good marks, which is very difficult.

I also have plans with my friend Paula about travelling through all the continents and visit countries like Thailand, New York, Japan and Brazil.

FINAL REFLECTION 1BAT

I improved in many things between the two last years, I have learned many new vocabulary and improved a little bit more my grammar, although I have to practice more in this subject because I find it difficult. 

I think the activity that shows best my level of English are the yoursays because I can talk about any subject I want and explain myself openly. The activities I found that improves my level of English are the presentations, although I don't like it, because forces me to talk in public and improve my bad prounciation, and the skill exams because contains trick questions and can prove that you really understood the reading or the listening.

The activities I found useful are listening and evaluating other presentations because everyone, at least me, are not objective and hadn't have enough judgement to decide the marks. The activities I like to do next year to keep improving my English are reading books and the oral exams because I wide a lot my vocabulary. Also, I have to say that I learnt a lot watching series in English with spanish subtitles, almost all the series I watch are in English, so we could watch more films or videos on class. Kahoot is also very funny but I didn't think that are very useful to prove your English.

FORMAL LETTER

Fatine Ikane

Carrer Bernar Nº5

Castello d'Empúries, 17486

Spain

June 2, 2017

Horsmonden,

Tonbridge

Kent, 01892

United Kingdom

Dear Mr. Philip Russell

I am writing this application as I am interested in volunteering for PMGY Summer Volunteer & Adventure Experience and would love the opportunity to be able to work with construction, teaching English, elephants & turtles helping. I am enclosing my CV with this letter for further information.

I have not any experience in this environment because I am just turning 18, so I had not the chance of doing any volunteering job before. I will enjoy the chance to be able to work with orphans, endangered animals and people in need and found that it will really improve my communication and patience skills.

Personal qualities I posses that I believe will prove me to be a good candidate for the position include empathy, patience, an animal lover and generous.

I would greatly appreciate being considered to assist in any way that I can. My timetable is flexible and I am willing to work whenever possible. Please contact me if there is any further information you require.

Sincerely, Fatine Ikane