Native Americans

Hi there!

After our recent lessons on Native American culture by Alyse, our American teacher, carried out in November to commemorate their heritage month, here you are some links about the topic in case you want to read, listen and watch more.

- misconceptions about Native Americans on Teen Vogue

- Native American heritage month

- Native Knowledge

I hope you enjoy it and that on such a day as today when us Spaniards are celebrating 40 years of our constitution it helps you realise that all cultures, races and ethnicities have the right to live in peace and to have a place on such a huge planet.

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A new museum which is worth visiting

Click on the link below and get ready to learn about the influence of African American people in the History of the USA.

Opening of the African American Museum in Washington

By the way, at the bottom of the page you can also see a link to the Final State of the Union speech by Obama. Good practise for your listening skills.

I hope you like it.

Letter from Barack Obama

Hello everybody --
The basic bargain of this country says that if you work hard, you can get ahead -- you can build a secure life for your family, and know that your kids will do even better someday.
But for more than a decade, that bargain has frayed, and a devastating recession made it worse.
Over the past four and a half years, America has fought its way back, laying a new foundation for more durable economic growth. But many of the challenges that faced the middle class before the recession remain. And Washington has taken its eye off the ball.
Too many people in this town are focused on scoring political points or fanning phony scandals instead of finding ways to help grow our economy, create jobs, or roll back a 30-year trend of rising inequality.
It’s time for that to stop. It’s time for all of us to focus on our top priority as a country, and that’s reigniting the engine of our prosperity: a rising, thriving middle class.
That’s what I just said while speaking at Knox College, back home in Illinois, where I kicked off a series of speeches on what truly matters to the middle class.
If building America from the middle out is an idea you share, I need you to stand with me. Add your voice to mine.
This has been my North Star for as long as I've been in office, and it's what will shape the time that I have left in the White House.
In the weeks ahead, in towns across the country, I’ll be talking about my ideas for building on the cornerstones of middle-class security: Good jobs with good wages. An education that prepares our children and our workers for a new economy. A home to call your own. Affordable health care when you get sick. A secure retirement even if you’re not rich. A better bargain for the middle class, and for all who are striving to join it.
This is the debate we need to have. And you can join me right now.
Let the country know that you believe that America works best not when it grows from the top down, but when it grows from the middle out:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/a-better-bargain/speak-out
Thank you,
President Barack Obama

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Saint Patrick´s Day parade

Obesity in USA (from stageoflife.com)

My Passion Issue: Why are American Children Fat?

Posted: martes, 25 de septiembre de 2012 19:33:05 Since the 1970s, childhood obesity in our country has tripled, and today one-third of American children are overweight or obese. Since President Barack Obama has come into office, he and his wife, Michelle, have taken a stand against childhood obesity. One in three children born in 2000 have a great risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Many other children are likely to face obesity-related problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, or asthma. While a major factor causing obesity in children and adults is exercise and food intake, there are many factors in the environment that also influence obesity. We can work together, along with President Obama, to end this issue. Michelle Obama has taken it upon herself to create the Let’s Move! Campaign. Over the past year, the First Lady’s Campaign has brought together federal agencies, large corporations, and nonprofit organizations from across the country. Let’s Move! has helped Americans make healthy choices about the foods we eat and about how to exercise. In addition, the campaign helps us build heathy habits to fight obesity. A major factor in helping tackle this growing epidemic is the introduction of a new food pyramid, MyPlate. MyPlate was created to encourage balanced meals. MyPlate is a basic guideline to use when preparing meals and can be adapted per person based on different factors. The image displays fruits and vegetables over half of the plate, grains occupying a quarter, and proteins, such as meat, fish and poultry, covering the remaining quarter. On the side of the plate is a circle that is portrayed as a glass of milk but could be substituted for any dairy, such as yogurt or cheese. Desserts have been pushed to be ONLY dessert. Mrs. Obama had made a comment that “the icon is simple enough for children to understand, even at the elementary school level. They can learn to use this tool now and use it for the rest of their lives.” (cite?) It allows children to be healthy from the beginning, which will benefit them their whole lives. In December of 2010, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law. The law says that children will be given healthier lunches at school. This allowed children to get the healthy food they need during the week. Although they may not have the best food choices at home, what they eat at school will make a difference. President Obama named September 2011 National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and during the month the outstanding work of many businesses, communities and families was recognized. These people were responsible for helping meet the needs of youth to better their lives and create healthier lifestyles for children. If we don’t all work together and change our ways, this problem will most likely get worse. “The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report in which they indicated that an estimated 42% of Americans will be obese by the year 2030.”

The Corporation (documentary)

Have a look at this link and tell me what you think about this documentary.

a bit of history and humour

You should check this link to practise your listening skills and learn about political alliances.

Free access to a number of lectures

Here you can download and enjoy many lectures held at some of the most prestigious universities and colleges in the USA. I hope you enjoy it.

Types of companies in the USA

And for those of you who want to get further...companies in the USA.

crazy talk at White House

The White house blog

This is the link for you to have access to the news from the White House.

Thanksgiving speech from the White House

Barack Obama´s inauguration address