Problem-Solution paragraph

Smoking in public is becoming a more serious problem because of the second hand smoking. People that do not smoke inhale the smoke of other people and that can also result in health problems even if we do not realize it right away.
 A solution to this problem would be for people to avoid smoking in places with a lot of people or creating specific areas for smokers.

Movie:Still Breathing

The movie is directed by James Ford Robinson, an American filmmaker who began his career in San Antonio, Texas, by making short films and dramatic documentaries. The first movie he wrote and directed was Still Breathing and he chose to film part of it in San Antonio. The movie was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Americans but did not win any prize. Apart from this movie he did not direct another one, just documentaries.

Favourite Movies

   ‘’Edward Scissorhands’’ is a heartwarming movie that I like because it relaxes me a lot when I watch it. The movie is about a man who died before finishing his creation, a boy, and the boy remained with scissors instead of hands. A kind family later adopts him and he falls in love with the daughter.

         ‘’Secret Window’’ is a thriller that I like because it has an interesting story and it shows Johnny’s acting abilities because he has to play a double personality character. The movie is about a frustrated writer that starts to be surrounded by strange happenings.

Oscars

    The Oscars is an annual American cinematography awards ceremony which consists on various categories such as: best directing, best costume design, best leading actor/actress and many more. The winners are awarded a copy of a statue, the Oscar.

    The first presentation was held on May 16^th, 1929 and awarded fifteen people from the film making industry. The ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and ran for 15 minutes.

     The ceremony is live televised usually in late February or early March but the Academy is contemplating to move it back into January. 

Hollywood

The history of Hollywood began in the 20th century. Hollywood was considered a cultural icon emphasizing luxury and the face of the American cinema. Movie studios also appeared because of Hollywood, and this made America’s image in the movie industry even better. Some famous movie studios that were created in those times were:  Warner Brothers Pictures, Paramount and 20th Century Fox. The apparition of Hollywood also benefited movie stars and directors, the directors had a more important role in the movie making and the actor gained more fame from making the movies. In the year 1930 Hollywood reached its greatest fame because new genres of movies started to appear. People were bored of their daily life and searched to escape from reality; they could do this only by watching movies and the new genres like action or fantasy helped them. 

Saint Andrew

    Saint Andrew was a fisherman and also one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus. He was crucified on a cross in the shape of an X, the Saltire.  The Picts and Scots fought a battle against the Angles and the leader of the Scots the night before the battle said that if they were to win the battle then Saint Andrew would become the Patron Saint of Scotland. They won and then the emblem of Saint Andrew, an X on a blue background, became the flag of Scotland. November 30th is his feast day and it is celebrated worldwide.

Statue of Liberty

    The statue of Liberty has made many movie appearances, in some of them it has even appeared on the cover, like for example on the cover of the movie ‘’The Day After Tomorrow’’ we can see the statue emerging from the snow. The movie is about an apocalyptic disaster and it’s not the first time that the statue is featured in this kind of movie. The statue also appeared in the movie ‘’2012’’ and ‘’Cloverfield’’, the last one being about an alien invasion.

Action movies like ‘’X men’’ also featured the statue of liberty in their fight scenes and it even appeared in animated movies like ‘’An American Tail’’.