How I see Europe

MY PART

This term we're taking part in a contest about the climate change. We're doing many different activities for it, like a power point, a research, a campaign, a wall painting... I'm going to be doing a document which sums up all the work we've done and which explains which part has each one of us done. For that document I'll need:

- a slogan

- a explanation of all the activities (I'll be asking my classmates to do a summary of their work, including the difficulties they faced, the sources they used, where the information is from...)

- each member's commitment

CLIMATE CHANGE

Earth's climate is always changing. In the past, Earth's climate has gone through warmer and cooler periods, each lasting thousands of years.
Observations show that Earth's climate has been warming. Its average temperature has risen a little more than one degree Fahrenheit during the past 100 years or so. This amount may not seem like much. But small changes in Earth's average temperature can lead to big impacts.

Some causes of climate change are natural. Most scientists think that recent warming can't be explained by nature alone. Most scientists say it's very likely that most of the warming since the mid-1900s is due to the burning of coal, oil and gas.

INFORMATION ABOUT CLIMATIC CHANGE IN EUROPE

1.
Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente:   

 http://www.eea.europa.eu/es/themes/climate

European Enviromental Agency:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate

2.

Acción por el clima:

http://ec.europa.eu/clima/change/consequences/index_es.htm

European Comission:
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/change/consequences/index_en.htm

3.

Cambio climático en Europa (1950-2050 Percepción e impactos.

http://partidoequo.es/documentos/resumen_ejecutivo.pdf

4.

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_Europe 

5. 

Climate Institute:

http://www.climate.org/resources/climate-impacts/europe.html

6.
NASA:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-climate-change-58.html

VIDEO:

1.

Economic impact of climate change in Europe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RGyfQplo0  

THIRD TERM

During the second term we've learnt very interesting things about genetics, healthy lifestyle and medical issues. With all this I believe that i have imporoved my English and my knowledge on the aforementioned matters. I expect the third term to be as interesting as the second one, even if I am not very keen on the topic we are working with.

STOP WAR

War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme collective aggression, destruction, and usually high mortality. Wars have always existed and still do, and it is very diffuclt, and some might say that it is even impossible to stop them. Wars kill thousands of people everyday, including children. We have to do something to stop this situation, even if we have to change the hole society, it would be worth it.


The main problem is that there are some people who aren't interested in it finishing. Powerful people and weapon industries take advantage of war and they make money with it. While they are becoming richer and richer, people from countries at war keep dying and suffering their selfish ambition.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

​Alternative medicine is any practice that states to have the healing effects of medicine but that is not part of the science-based healthcare system, and is not clearly backed by scientific evidence. It consists of a wide range of health care practices, products and therapies. Its practices are diverse in their foundations and methodologies. Different cultures may have their own unique traditional or belief based practices developed recently or over thousands of years ago.

CONTROVERSY

​Despite it being tested numerous times, it has hardly ever shown any effectiveness greater than the placebo effect. It has been criticized a lot by doctors and science experts for being nonsense, fraudulent or unethical. Many doctors claim alternative medicine practices are junk science and may even be dangerous and state that there is no alternative medicine. They say that there is only one scientifically proven, evidence-based medicine supported by solid data.

TYPES:

Alternative medicine consists of a wide range of health care practices, products, and therapies. Its practices are diverse in their foundations and methodologies. Different cultures may have their own unique traditional or belief based practices developed recently or over thousands of years.

• BIOLOGICALLY  BASED APPROACHES:

Biologically based therapies use naturally occurring substances and include individual biologic therapies. EXAMPLE: shark cartilage to treat cancer.

•  Diet Therapy: diet therapy uses specialized dietary regimens to treat or prevent a specific disease.

• Herbal Medicine: herbal medicine uses plants and plant extracts to treat disease and promote wellness.

• Orthomolecular Medicine: orthomolecular medicine uses combinations of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids normally found in the body to treat specific conditions and to maintain health.

• MANIPULATIVE AND BODY BASED THERAPIES:

Manipulative and body-based therapies treat various conditions through bodily manipulation.

• Chiropractic: the relationship between the structure of the spine and the function of the nervous system is seen as key to maintaining or restoring health. The main method for correcting this relationship is spinal manipulation.

• Massage Therapy: massage therapy is the manipulation of body tissues to promote wellness and reduce pain and stress. It involves a variety of light-touch and deep-touch techniques, from stroking and kneading to applying pressure to specific points

• ENERGY THERAPIES:

Energy therapies focus on the energy fields that are thought to exist in and around the body . They use also external energy sources like electromagnetic fields to influence health and healing. Practitioners of energy therapies typically place their hands on or near the body and use their energy to affect the energy field of the person.

• Magnets: magnet-based therapies use static magnetic fields, pulsed electrical fields, or alternating-current or direct-current fields. It is not clear whether magnet therapy is safe for people such as pregnant women, people who have implanted cardiac devices...

• Reiki: reiki is of Japanese origin. In it, practitioners channel energy through their hands and transfer it into the person’s body to promote healing.

• ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS

They are complete systems of diagnosis and practice.

• Acupuncture: is one of the most widely accepted alternative medicine techniques in the Western world. Acupuncture focuses in stimulating specific points on the body, usually by inserting very fine needles into the skin and underlying tissues. Research has shown that acupuncture releases various chemical messengers in the brain that serve as natural painkillers.

• Ayurveda: ayurveda is the traditional medical system of India It is based on the theory that illness results from the imbalance of the body’s life force

• Homeopathy: Homeopathy is based on a substance that in large doses causes illness is believed to cure the same illness if given in minute doses. 

• Naturopathy: naturopathy believes in prevention and treatment of disease through a healthy lifestyle, treatment of the whole person, and use of the body’s natural healing abilities. This system also focuses on finding the cause of the disease rather than merely treating symptoms.

• MIND BODY INTERVENTIONS:

Mind-body medicine focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior. They believe in an interrelationship between our minds and bodies: our minds can affect how healthy our bodies are.

• Hypnotherapy: hypnotherapy is a skilled verbal communication, used during hypnosis, which helps direct a client’s imagination in such a way as to bring about intended alterations in sensations, perceptions, feelings, thoughts and behaviour.

• Yoga: it is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice originated in India.

• Qigong: qigong is a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used, among other things, for health.

SECOND TERM

During the first term we've learnt very interesting things about the universe, our solar system, the earth's dinamic, life on earth and  its evolution. With all this I believe that i have imporoved my English and my knowledge on the aforementioned matters. I expect the second term to be as interesting as the first one or even more, as the topic we're working with is something i really like.