After Reading the book “Cinderella man” the true story of the heavyweight Jim Braddock, we have found several similarities with that period of the history, 1929, and Argentina today.
We can say that the economic history has changed a lot. Once it was all right and suddenly the system crashed and caused a real disaster. As a matter of fact, it is normal; it happens all around the world and there are very similar stories in different countries. For instance, the Argentinian’s one.
To begin with in 1928 in North America the economy was thriving, people were good, they could afford their bills and support their families. In 1929 the US stock market collapsed. Because of that people’s life changed totally: people started to lose their jobs and had debts so they could neither pay them nor support their families. Therefore a lot of them were homeless and that “Great Depression” was something which the US couldn’t recover fast.
On the other hand throughout all its economic history Argentina had very similar situations. Here, nowadays people are homeless, without job and some families can’t support themselves and from our point of view all this is the cause of great insecurity.
WRITTEN BY: Feruglio, Mariana and Fontenla, Mayra Belén.(3rd year)
Sunday 1 November 2009
USA in 1929, Argentina today (4)
After reading the book “Cinderella Man” the true story of the heavyweight Jim Braddock, we have found several similarities with that period of the history, 1929, and Argentina today.
During the twenties, in United States of America, economy was prosperity. Everybody had jobs and it was time of social changes, new fashions, new machines, and exciting new music. After World War I, American economy grew, and many people were making lot of money. People were happy, with a good future.
Everybody thought that happiness will never end, but the country was producing more than it needed and the end came suddenly. On black Tuesday, 29thOctober 1929 US stock market collapsed, and the whole system crashed. The economy failed, banks closed, families lost their money, and millions of people lost their jobs and homes. Most Americans lived on the streets, in cars, on the subway and in parks. People built hoovervilles to live in.
The reality that is lived today in Argentina is hopeless and similar to that of USA. Many people are without job. They are poor and lived in shantytowns like people used to live in 1929’s in US. Nowadays insecurity is one of the big problems, robberies and kidnappings are usually seen. That is a consequence of the lack jobs. We can say that the deficiency of a viable project is the biggest cause of the crisis that is lived in Argentina. The inefficiency of Argentinian government to solve usual problems is the cause of the slow development.
These are some of the causes of the crisis in Argentina.
Written by Arias Victoria and Bordenave Sofía.
During the twenties, in United States of America, economy was prosperity. Everybody had jobs and it was time of social changes, new fashions, new machines, and exciting new music. After World War I, American economy grew, and many people were making lot of money. People were happy, with a good future.
Everybody thought that happiness will never end, but the country was producing more than it needed and the end came suddenly. On black Tuesday, 29thOctober 1929 US stock market collapsed, and the whole system crashed. The economy failed, banks closed, families lost their money, and millions of people lost their jobs and homes. Most Americans lived on the streets, in cars, on the subway and in parks. People built hoovervilles to live in.
The reality that is lived today in Argentina is hopeless and similar to that of USA. Many people are without job. They are poor and lived in shantytowns like people used to live in 1929’s in US. Nowadays insecurity is one of the big problems, robberies and kidnappings are usually seen. That is a consequence of the lack jobs. We can say that the deficiency of a viable project is the biggest cause of the crisis that is lived in Argentina. The inefficiency of Argentinian government to solve usual problems is the cause of the slow development.
These are some of the causes of the crisis in Argentina.
Written by Arias Victoria and Bordenave Sofía.
A wicked place
Our story begins when an anthropologist called Mathew Stuart discovered, with his group of workers, an ancient building buried in The Sahara desert.
When they finally entered the building, they discovered that, inside that building there was a cemetery. All the gravestones had chains around them.
The night came and Mathew and his team were camping inside the building (which was an old church), in a big plataform near the cross.
In the middle of the night, Mathew woke up suddenly because he had heard a sound. When he opened his eyes, he saw a woman, very pale and dressed with a white and large dress.
-Who are you? - Mathew asked.
-I am Sara- the woman said.
Her voice was very low, like a whisper.
-What are you doing here?- Mathew asked.
-I am condemned, trapped here for all eternity- she answered.
-Why?- he asked.
-I committed suicide. My soul is wicked- Sara said.
Suddenly, a lot of people started to appear from the tumbs.
-We are all wicked- Sara whispered.
The souls began to walk towards him, but they suddenly stopped.
They can 't be near the cross- thought Mathew.
As fast as they appeared,they disappeared. The next day, when all the team was awake, they found, (written in the stone base of the cross) a small legend:
“This building is wicked. It is the prison for the sinner souls, which don 't deserve to go to heaven.
They will stay here, suffering for all eternity and paying for their crimes”.
by Meli & Marina (2nd year)
When they finally entered the building, they discovered that, inside that building there was a cemetery. All the gravestones had chains around them.
The night came and Mathew and his team were camping inside the building (which was an old church), in a big plataform near the cross.
In the middle of the night, Mathew woke up suddenly because he had heard a sound. When he opened his eyes, he saw a woman, very pale and dressed with a white and large dress.
-Who are you? - Mathew asked.
-I am Sara- the woman said.
Her voice was very low, like a whisper.
-What are you doing here?- Mathew asked.
-I am condemned, trapped here for all eternity- she answered.
-Why?- he asked.
-I committed suicide. My soul is wicked- Sara said.
Suddenly, a lot of people started to appear from the tumbs.
-We are all wicked- Sara whispered.
The souls began to walk towards him, but they suddenly stopped.
They can 't be near the cross- thought Mathew.
As fast as they appeared,they disappeared. The next day, when all the team was awake, they found, (written in the stone base of the cross) a small legend:
“This building is wicked. It is the prison for the sinner souls, which don 't deserve to go to heaven.
They will stay here, suffering for all eternity and paying for their crimes”.
by Meli & Marina (2nd year)
USA in 1929, Argentina today (3)
• After reading the book “Cinderella man”, the true story of the heavyweight Jim Braddock, we have found several similarities with that period of the history, 1929, and Argentina today.
It was the end of good times in North America in the 1920`s when the economy failed and as a result ten thousand factories in the New York area closed down and suddenly millions of people were out of work.
The American economy did not recover and a lot of Americans lost their homes. People started to live on the streets, in cars, on the subway and in Central Park.
On October 29, 1929 the banks closed and companies went out of business.
This was called the Crash of 1929.
The economic and social situation in Argentina, during the financial crisis that exploded in 2001 was very hard because a lot of people lost their jobs, many people lived on the streets or on the subway; and all over the country people began building shanty towns to live in.
In the first six months of this year, statistics show that the poorest part of the country is the North-East, 26,3 % of the population is considered poor, and a further 7,1 % suffers from extreme poverty.
Written by Gazzaneo, María Lucía and Mazeikaite, Victoria.(3rd year)
It was the end of good times in North America in the 1920`s when the economy failed and as a result ten thousand factories in the New York area closed down and suddenly millions of people were out of work.
The American economy did not recover and a lot of Americans lost their homes. People started to live on the streets, in cars, on the subway and in Central Park.
On October 29, 1929 the banks closed and companies went out of business.
This was called the Crash of 1929.
The economic and social situation in Argentina, during the financial crisis that exploded in 2001 was very hard because a lot of people lost their jobs, many people lived on the streets or on the subway; and all over the country people began building shanty towns to live in.
In the first six months of this year, statistics show that the poorest part of the country is the North-East, 26,3 % of the population is considered poor, and a further 7,1 % suffers from extreme poverty.
Written by Gazzaneo, María Lucía and Mazeikaite, Victoria.(3rd year)
USA in 1929, Argentina today (2)
After reading the book “Cinderella Man”, the true story of the heavyweight Jim Braddock, we have found several similarities with that period of the history, 1929, and Argentina today.
The 1920’s had been good times in the United States President Herbert Hoover thought that the good times would never end, but he was wrong. The country was producing more that it needed, and many historians believe that was the cause of the problem. The end came suddenly, in October 1929, when the whole system crashed. The economy failed, banks closed, families around the country lost their homes, and the bad times continued to be hard for more Americans.
In Argentina the financial crisis exploded in 2001, plunging 50% of the population into poverty.
According to statistics recently issues by INDEC, in the first six moths of this year poverty in Argentina dropped to 13,9%. In number, this amounts to 3.429.000 people in Argentina, of whom 99.500 are considered destitute. They fall under the extreme poverty line, which is based on the inability to afford what INDEC deems to be “minimum dietary requirements”.
The poorest part of the country is the North-East, where statistics show that 26,3% of the population is considered poor, and a further 7,1% suffers from extreme poverty.
The 64,34% of the Argentinian people lose their jobs and don’t have any food to eat. Some people lose their homes too and die in the streets.
Written by Díaz Samantha and Zavaleta Cecilia
The 1920’s had been good times in the United States President Herbert Hoover thought that the good times would never end, but he was wrong. The country was producing more that it needed, and many historians believe that was the cause of the problem. The end came suddenly, in October 1929, when the whole system crashed. The economy failed, banks closed, families around the country lost their homes, and the bad times continued to be hard for more Americans.
In Argentina the financial crisis exploded in 2001, plunging 50% of the population into poverty.
According to statistics recently issues by INDEC, in the first six moths of this year poverty in Argentina dropped to 13,9%. In number, this amounts to 3.429.000 people in Argentina, of whom 99.500 are considered destitute. They fall under the extreme poverty line, which is based on the inability to afford what INDEC deems to be “minimum dietary requirements”.
The poorest part of the country is the North-East, where statistics show that 26,3% of the population is considered poor, and a further 7,1% suffers from extreme poverty.
The 64,34% of the Argentinian people lose their jobs and don’t have any food to eat. Some people lose their homes too and die in the streets.
Written by Díaz Samantha and Zavaleta Cecilia
Dream or Reality
My family and I have lived in Georgetown since I was three years old.
We used to live in front of a cemetery until something happened to us. One night I was having dinner alone because my parents were at the theatre and the phone rang. I answered and a strange voice said:
-"Look at the cemetery"
I started to feel very scared but I went to the window,I was looking through it, and suddenly all dead people came out of their tumbs. I was so scared that I ran to my room and closed all the doors and windows. The dead bodies broke the front door and came into the house. I tried to escape but they were to many following me. One of them was my best friend Johnny. He caught me by my neck and bit me. I started bleeding and I fell to the floor. Suddenly I heard a familiar voice calling me it was my mum. I was in the theatre with them and I did not know why I had fallen asleep and I was dreaming. When I came back to my house I look myself at the mirror and I had a big scar in my neck.
by Malen & Nicolás (2nd year)
We used to live in front of a cemetery until something happened to us. One night I was having dinner alone because my parents were at the theatre and the phone rang. I answered and a strange voice said:
-"Look at the cemetery"
I started to feel very scared but I went to the window,I was looking through it, and suddenly all dead people came out of their tumbs. I was so scared that I ran to my room and closed all the doors and windows. The dead bodies broke the front door and came into the house. I tried to escape but they were to many following me. One of them was my best friend Johnny. He caught me by my neck and bit me. I started bleeding and I fell to the floor. Suddenly I heard a familiar voice calling me it was my mum. I was in the theatre with them and I did not know why I had fallen asleep and I was dreaming. When I came back to my house I look myself at the mirror and I had a big scar in my neck.
by Malen & Nicolás (2nd year)
USA in 1929, Argentina today
After reading the book “Cinderella Man”, the true story of the heavyweight Jim Braddock, we have found several similarities with that period of the history, 1929, and Argentina today.
The 1920’s had seen good times in the United States. In 1928, during the “Roaring Twenties”, there was time of great economic prosperity and social changes in the United States. Since World War I, the American economy had been growing faster, so people were fascinated that the good times would never end, but this was wrong.
On 29th of October 1929 the US stock market collapsed, ending with the good times that they had had. The consequences of that “crash” were homeless new Yorkers living on the streets, in cars, on the subway, among others.
Nowadays, in Argentina we can also see homeless poor people living on the streets, families around the country have lost their money and their jobs, a lot of people have started to build shanty towns to live in, robberies are many more than never before and there are a lot of kidnappings. These are only a few consequences after the crisis.
By Ezequiel Garbagnati, Gonzalo Lloriú and Nicolás Sabas
The 1920’s had seen good times in the United States. In 1928, during the “Roaring Twenties”, there was time of great economic prosperity and social changes in the United States. Since World War I, the American economy had been growing faster, so people were fascinated that the good times would never end, but this was wrong.
On 29th of October 1929 the US stock market collapsed, ending with the good times that they had had. The consequences of that “crash” were homeless new Yorkers living on the streets, in cars, on the subway, among others.
Nowadays, in Argentina we can also see homeless poor people living on the streets, families around the country have lost their money and their jobs, a lot of people have started to build shanty towns to live in, robberies are many more than never before and there are a lot of kidnappings. These are only a few consequences after the crisis.
By Ezequiel Garbagnati, Gonzalo Lloriú and Nicolás Sabas
A night with the driver
Many years ago, Mark took a taxi at 3:00 AM after a friend’s party. When he got in, he told the driver: -“To Evergreen st. please” – When the driver saw him, Mark noticed that he had an evil look. The fire of hell was shining in his eyes. But after a few seconds he decided that it was all his imagination.
He was very tired because of the party and he only wanted to be in his bed. The driver said: -“I know a shortcut gentleman”-
-“Ok”- Mark replied. And the next thing he knew was that he was asleep. He had very strange dreams. He dreamt that he was running in a dark place without direction. And someone was chasing him, and shouting his name.
He woke up in the morning lying on his bed. He had no idea of what had happened the night before. Suddenly he saw a note in his chest:
“Don’t bother about the bill, I had a great night. You have very fast legs
not everyone can escape from death”.
by Fede & Joaquín (2nd year)
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