Tattoo

The trend today is to celebrate the grotesque. The popularity of body modification via piercing, scarring and tattoos have become main stream with shows like "Miami Ink" and "Taboo" exploring this once underground sub-culture. On the other end of the spectrum our freakish obsession with extreme plastic surgery and "enhancement" has ushered in reality TV shows like "Extreme Makeover,” “Dr. 90210” and “I Want A Famous Face." All I can say is Yikes!

Recently, a guy from Canada named Rick Genest took the art of body modification to a whole new level and got a lot of media attention doing so. His tattoos, or rather, the skin that covers his entire body which is completely inked, is allowing him to become an “it” model. Some of you may know him from Lady Gaga’s “Born this way” video, but if you really want to focus on the artistry and stylized distortion of this man's body check out gobeyondthecover.com. It will blow your mind!

What do his mother and grandmother think? Who wants to fall in love with this man and how do children react to him when they see him? The bigger question is: what does his choice to make himself into something unrecognizably human say about what we want these days? Has style also fallen under the sway of our macabre cultural fascination with the grotesque? SkullS & cross bones gear, fashion icons like Alexander McQueen follow suit and then literally follow suit! How far does it go? Does a culture infused with death and decay say something about where we are headed?

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• Confident: "The doctor's confidence gives me confidence."
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• Humane: "The doctor is caring, compassionate, and kind."
• Personal: "The doctor is interested in me more than just as a patient, interacts with me, and remembers me as an individual."
• Forthright: "The doctor tells me what I need to know in plain language and in a forthright manner."
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• Thorough: "The doctor is conscientious and persistent."

the hangover

                                           THE HANGOVER


The Hangover is a comedy film directed by Tood Phillips. Bradley Cooper starts as Alan Garenec, Ed H elms as Stuart Price, Zack Galifianakis as Alan Garnec and Justin Bartha as Doug Billing. The four of them go to Las Vegas to the bachelor party of Doug.

Doug is going to get married and going to make a bachelor party in Las Vegas with his two best friends, Philp and Stuart, and his girlfriend´s brother, Alan.

The turning point is when, the next day, they wake up in a shattered room and they don´t remember anything of what happened and doug isn´t with them. So Alan, Phil and Stuart will try to remember last night and find the boyfriend.


In an interesting way, you have a good time with the film and you laugh while you are seeing how things happened the night before at a common bachelor party.

                                 

FILM REVIEW

                                           ME BEFORE YOU

Me before you is an emotional and outstanding film directed by Thea Sharrock. It's based on a best-selling novel written by the british author Jojo Moyes . The main characters are Emilia Clarke , the famous actress known to all by her role in Game of Thrones , as Louise Clarke. And the other one is an important actor of The Hunger Games, Sam Clafin as Will Traynor.

The film is set in England and tells the story of a young and successful man who suffer and accident and it causes to him a mobility issue. He hates his life and he doesn't want to live anymore. But his life changes when he meets an awkward and funny girl who loves and enjoys life.

The turning point is when she discovers what he really wants and she tries all to change his mind and in the process she falls in love with him . This film combines perfectly the drama of his issue and the romantic part.

It's absolutely worth to see it because it makes you love the life and shows to you how amazing and beauty it can be . You won't waste your time. Not to be missed!

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Official website

"You only get one life . It's 

actually your duty to live it

as fully as possible." 

If you are interested, you can take a look to this:

• Interview (with the actors)
• Jojo Moyes interview

Alcohol Consumption Among Teenagers (Essay)

Recently, alcohol consumption and drug abuse has become an increasing problem among teenagers.
In addition, there have also been a few cases of death from ethilic comas which have placed the majority of parents on edge.

Some of the possible solutions to this issue can be establishing a curfew for teenagers under 16 and to toughen up the laws and restrictions for those who give alcohol to minors.

As in most cases, we must rely on the authorities to do something about it, but education - both at school and at home - has to become a key factor on the prevention proccess so that young teenagers can get to know the real risks of their actions.
 
          - Marina Casado Gay.