miércoles, 16 de noviembre de 2016

English Proverbs

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Meaning
It's better to have a lesser but certain advantage than the possibility of a greater one that may come to nothing.

Don’t put the cart before the horse
Meaning
Don’t reverse the accepted or logical order of things

Every cloud has a silver lining
Meaning
Every bad situation has some good aspect to it. This proverb is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
Meaning
Genius is largely the result of hard work, rather than an inspired flash of insight.
The early bird catches the worm
Meaning
Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.
Necessity is the mother of invention
Meaning
Difficult situations inspire ingenious solutions.

Actions speak louder than words
An apple a day keeps the doctor away

When the cat’s away the mice will play

martes, 15 de noviembre de 2016

Topics for the year

First term (up to 2nd week of February)
Relationships
Politics and Finance
Books and Films
Home and City
Education


Second term
Health
Science and Technology
The Press
The Environment

jueves, 20 de octubre de 2016

Friendship

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3R7udB4i56ZDhBRHVaeEdLWkk/view?usp=sharing

viernes, 9 de septiembre de 2016

"A man's best friend is his dog"

Ever wonder where the old saying,
"A man's best friend is his dog," came from?
Answer - A Missouri Supreme Court case. 
After numerous court cases that lead to the Supreme Court of Missouri, Senator George Graham Vest won his court battle and the hearts of dog lovers everywhere when he paid his famous tribute to the dog during the 1870 Burden vs. Hornsby court case in Warrensburg. He was awarded $50 in damages for the loss of his favorite hunting dog Old Drum.
"Eulogy to the Dog"
George Graham Vest speaking:
"Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us -- those whom we trust with our happiness and good name -- may become traitors in their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolute, unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world -- the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous -- is his dog.

"Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and poverty, in health and sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow, and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
"If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace, and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."



The above speech is the first part of the speech. No record was kept of the last half of Vest's tribute. It was this speech that originated the saying, "A man's best friend is his dog."
The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce and coordinated efforts by many dog lovers across the country, Old Drum was immortalized in a statue on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in Warrensburg on September 23, 1958.

viernes, 1 de julio de 2016

To stay or not to stay, that was the question


    "no one person can change the world
    .. but we all can if we care together!" 
                           

The UK's EU Exit - Victory or Disaster?

Hello fellow change makers!

Yesterday politics shifted forever in Europe when it was announced that UK citizens voted Britain and Northern Ireland out of the European Union.

Millions of people in the UK and Europe are shocked by this outcome, emotions are running high, people are scared about what this will mean, and to most in Britain it feels a lot like losing a close friend.

A union of countries for peace and prosperity was such a wonderful idea, and this sadness and fear is also felt by many of the people who voted to leave - so why did they do it?

The majority of people who voted to leave were the older generations who can remember a time before the EU, and the poorest areas of the UK where, while being in the EU, their lives have continued to be affected by greater unemployment, benefit cuts, and in some cases serious poverty with food banks for food.

The voices of these people have been completely ignored as austerity measures have increased across the UK, and the consequence is that 51.9% voted leave.

So why are the older generations and poorest communities concerned about the future of the the UK within the EU? Is it because they are all stupid with a limited island mentality as some suggest?

It is obvious that the system is crashing down all over Europe, and this Brexit vote is just one further indication of that. The refugee crisis, the increasing popularity of right-wing politicians, the increase in corporate, political and military interference in countries worldwide (and in people's lives through internet surveillance), and the plan quietly announced last year by the USA to send vast amounts of troops into Europe are all pre-seismic signals for the huge earthquake that is coming.

Historically, when the system crashes, we end up with police-state fascism and war, and as the news media works harder than ever at making Putin and Muslims the world's greatest enemies, they ignore the fact that our own leaders should in no way be jealous of Putin's or extreme Islam's obvious lunacy.

Just because people voted out does not mean they support right-wing politicians, UKIP, Farage or any of those muppets. A vote out of the EU was a vote against the advice of all politicians, CEOs, economists and private bankers.

The news media in the run up to the election were disgraceful, concentrating on border control and economic collapse; now, in the aftermath of the UK's decision, the media relentlessly continues to spread fear, while the EU itself is threatening rather than helping the UK with this transition.

A referendum alone will not change the world, but just like Greece, many ordinary people decided to bravely make a stand for democracy and for justice, for our air, water and the earth under our feet, for decent human rights and decent working conditions - we are not just the EU; we are human beings and we are being treated like expendable commodities. Human extinction is the current path - it must not end here.

Find out what you are not being told and where we are headed here

The time for change is now,

Robito, the founder of WUWE

jueves, 5 de mayo de 2016

Quotes on EDUCATION

"A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching." -A. Bartlett Giamatti

"A liberal education... frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation." -Robert M. Hutchins

"A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad." -Theodore Roosevelt

"A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn." -John Lubbock

"Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child's coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself." -Louis L'amour