Writing task 3

1. Do we change our identity when we wear different clothes, for example when we are not using our school uniform?

No, we maintain our identity, but we could change the way we behave. For example, when we come to the school with informal clothes, we change our behaving because we feel different, more free, but we still maintain our identity, we still are ourselves.

2. Do we change our way of speaking when we are wearing different types of clothes, for example, school uniform or more casual clothes?
Yes, because usually formal clothe implies a more formal situation that the one that occurs when casual clothing is worn, for example what happens at work or when you are with friends. At work, you are supposed to go with formal clothes and it is a formal environment, so you behave and speak according to the situation, therefore you can't use informal language. On the other side, when you are with friends (using casual clothes) it is an informal environment so you are expected to use a informal language, and it would be strange if you didn't use it's type of language.

3. How do our clothes represent our identity?
Clothes represent our identity through the way we use them. If someone uses their clothes tidy, take care about it, you could say that he is equally concerned about his personal matters, contrary to what you may think of a person that has uncared clothes. 

"The Animal Farm" movie questions

1. What is your reaction to the animals revolution? Explain.
I think it was fair that the animals revolutionized, because they where in really bad condition. They didn't had any food and no one cared about them. 

2. Do you sympathize with the animals complains and goals? Why? Why not?
Yes, because they had there reasons to do it. One of the main reason was the kind of treatment they were given and that they were crowded, all the animals in the same place.

3. Describe how the rebellion takes place? How does the animals behaviour during the rebellion suggest human characteristics?
The revolution is started by Old Major, who is a pig that is tired of the abuse of human beings (which are superior to animals). They are similar to humans because after they got the power over the farm, the pigs started to change the original rules and started to be dishonest with their own "people". 

5. What was your reaction to Snowball's expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain.
I didn't like it, because he was the only pig that was trying to do good things to the farm and the animals. He also was the only one that followed Old Major initial ideas.

6. Identify tree ways that Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How the process of decision making on the farm change under Napoleon's leadership?

One of them was stealing the puppies from their mother (and train them), another way that he solidifies his position was attacking Snowball. And finally, changing the original rules or commandments to his own benefit.

The process of decision making changes a lot, because Napoleon tries to make all for his own good, so he changes things and make animals believe things that are not real, so this way they take the decision that he wants.

7. Why the executions take place? What message do these events send to the animals about their role in a future society?

They begin as a tactic of control. The message being delivered is that if you don't follow the rules, you will die. This is how they keep the animals under control.

8. Do you think it's fair that those who are more educated or more skilled (like the pigs in animal farm) have more influence on the decision making? Who makes the decisions in your family, community and nation?

Yes, because they will take better decisions (or they supposedly should) based on their knowledge and experiences. In my family the decisions are makes by my paerents and in the country by the president.

9. By the end of the film it can be suggested that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. How might power change those who have it?

Having the feeling of power makes people (or animals in this case) think that they can do anything they want, especially to their own favor, despite what the rest think.

10. In your opinion are the pigs more intelligent than all the other animals? What qualities enabled them to lead the others? Provide examples that support your answer.

Pigs were not smarter, but they had more conviction power that the rest of the animals. For example, when Snowball tries to build a windmill, and Napoleon said it was a bad idea, but then they did it any way. 

Writing task 1

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Monday 15 of April 2014

To the editor,

The other day I read your article related to the book "Animal farm" written by George Owell, and the relation you gave with the different totalitarian systems, especially the Soviet Union and I found it really interesting. But you forgot to inform about something, what happens after Old Major's death. The revolution began with ideas similar to the ones of the Russian revolution, but over, time the "leaders" of the revolution began to behave corruptly, leading the population to hunger, over explotation and poor quality of life. The same thing that happened in Russia after the revolution.
One of the main points in Old Major's speech was the relation animals should have with humans. What happens when he dies is that his successors begin to relate with human (thing that they shouldn't do) and adopt their customs. As Old Major says:
"And remember, comrades, your resolution must never flatter. No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have common interest (...) It is all lies."
This can be related to what happened after the initial commotion, it "recessed" and the population began to impoverish, the same thing that happened to the farm.
You also forgot that the animals represented certain leaders of totalitarian governments. For example that Old Major represented Lenin or that Napoleon represented Stalin.
Anyway, my main concern was that you forgot what happened with the farm after Old Major's death. I was hoping that you could write that in the future.
Carlos Jiménez

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