Topics for Blog#12

1) What are going to do on our spring holidays? Did you spend a lot of time planning your trip (if you are going somewhere)? For example, I’m going to visit Saint-Petersburg J

2) What do you think about your dreams? Do they have significance or they are just pictures in your mind at the time of sleeping? Do you believe in prophetic dreams?

3) What do you think about computer games? In my opinion, it is very sad to be addicted to the virtual reality.

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On Tuesday we watched a short film adaptation of "The Lottery."  Did you like it?  Why or why not?  If you were directing a film based on this story, what choices would you make?  Would your version be similar to or different than the version we watched?  Explain. (David’s topic)

    "The Lottery" was not a scary film like others films of this type. Nevertheless, it was quite hard to watch it. I’m embarrassed to give a definite answer whether I liked it or not and I am going to explain why.

     

    On the one hand, “The Lottery” touches you very strong, as it is the main goal of the film. In addition, the main theme is very serious, and it is impossible to stay calm after watching it. To tell the truth, when I was reading the story, watching the film, I could not believe that it was a normal and ordinary situation or tradition those days. How it was possible to organize such a lottery? I can’t answer on this question even after our class discussion.  So, I may say that I liked the film because it really affected me.

    On the other hand, I hate “The Lottery”. I left our English class very upset because I did not like what we have been watching for the last 15 minutes. It is the cruel film about the cruel people who cannot do anything against the system and continue to kill themselves. They are strong to follow this tradition, but they are weak to break it. That is why I didn’t like the film.

    If I were a director, I wouldn’t change anything.  It would be similar to the version we watched because I have nothing to add to make it more influential on people’s mind and thoughts. 

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I have the idea of adopting a child from an orphanage when I become an adult.  Have you ever had this idea? What difficulties can a person who adopts a child face?

   I chose Anna’s topic for several reasons: the first one is that such ideas came sometimes into my mind; the second one is that I think it is necessary to give a chance to a child from an orphanage to have a family. 

   Thinking about orphanages in general I feel very sorry for children. My family is a united family, and as long as I can remember myself, I feel so much love and care that it is impossible to say in words. When I think about those children who have to live without a family and there is no their guilt in it, I ask one question: why? Why they are deprived of love? Why they are deprived of family happiness? It is not fair! That’s why I think that maybe I will adopt the child from the orphanage.

   However, it is not easy: you need to collect a lot of documents, of course, this is not the main problem, and you must be ready psychologically for such a step.  You need to understand that the child is not absolutely yours for the first time, and he or she needs some time to get used to you. That is the reason why most of people adopt children about 3 years old. In my opinion, at an early age it is easier for both children and their new parents to establish a contact.

    I cannot say that I am sure that one day I will adopt the child, but who knows.