Marinaleda

Marinaleda, a little village located in Andalucía, isn't a common place. Since democratic transition only one mayor has ruled the village: Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo from Izquierda Unida (Left Union). Sánchez Gordillo has governed all legislatures by absolute majority
After Franco's dead, Marinaleda people started to manifest against a landowner who owned the majority lands but he didn't want cultivate them. After a years of fight, Marinaleda people get eject the landowner.
Policies Marinaleda carries out are opposite from EU and USA policies. City council have all village land. They yield plots to people which want build a house. People must pay €15 monthly (more or less). To change, people have to help to build the house.
Furthermore, every body can check the municipal budget: town council have a list, which everyone can see, with all municipal expenses. Besides town hall organizes an assembly per week. All people from Marinaleda can go there and express to mayor their thoughts or problems.
Marinaleda is a "famous" village for his particularity and stars a lot of news, reports... even songs! Here is an interview to Sánchez Gordillo

News: Spanish King Juan Carlos in him surgery after fall

This news talks about Juan Carlos I accident in Botswana. The monarch went to that African country to hunt wild animals. There he fall and he suffered a triple fracture in his hip. For that reason, Spanish King has been operated last Monday. This news also mentions other accidents featured by Juan Carlos I like an accident with a doorknob.Finally, it talks about Froilan accident who shot himself. 
Monarchy is an old way to structure a country. I don't understand how can be people who think that monarchy is a good system.The recent accidents that Spanish Royal house has featured may suggest to people for a change. Surveys says that the majority of Spain want a Republic. However, if people continue vote PP or PSOE, III Republic won't arrive never.

News: Bankia boss resign as rescue looms

This bit of a news  is about the Bankia boss resignation. The main reason of Rodrigo Rato's resignation is the rescue that Bankia will suffer due the poor economical conditions. It seems that Bankia needs about € 7.000 million. Bankia is a result of a fusion between 7 banks, in 2010. Nowadays is the forth bank in Spain. Although President Mariano Rajoy said he never rescue any bank with public money, Spanish government will save Bankia using public money.

I can't understand how a private organization that sponsors a MotoGP team must be rescue. Furthermore, give public money to banks isn't the best solution. On one hand, it's true that the money of people be lost but, on the other hand, banks are the main cause of the crisis and Spain's government do economic cuts to people. Why we should save Banks, but let fall other companies? Are they different? 

Animal Farm by G. Orwell

One of the lasts books I've read is Animal Farm by George Orwell. Orwell published this novel on 17 August 1945 and it talks about a animal revolution against humans. There are a parallelism between Animal Farm and the Socialist revolution in 1917 in Russia (Soviet Union).

Plot (spoiler)
The story starts with a speech by Old Major, the oldest pig in the farm. He says that humans use all animals as slavers and encourages to the other animal to begin a rebellion and get the control of the farm. They should create a fair farm.

After few weeks Old Major died but the other animals got his message. In fact, they did the animal rebellion and expelled humans from the farm. From that moment, animals organize themselves; without human slavery. At the start all animals were glad for the new order because they work less than before.
Although, early started the troubles: pigs, the cleverest animals in the farm, were arguing for the power. Specially, Snowball and Napoleon pigs wanted the farm power. Their projects were opposed but both agreed with the revolution. After some quarrelling, Napoleon got the power (using violence).
Napoleon became the unique leader and he got some violent dogs to attack one that didn't agree with him. Besides, he created a "elite" formed by pigs which began to act like humans (they drunk alcohol, they wore clothes etc.) There wasn't any human in the farm but animals were slaves again.

Personal reflection

I think this book is a perfect way to know about Soviet Revolution: first of all Marx (Old Major) talked about a revolution. Then, Russian people did that rebellion (animals) and ejected Tsar (humans) and two leaders, Trotsky (Snowball) and Napoleon (Stalin) discussed for the power. Finally, Stalin get the power and established a dictatorship.

Prenuptial arrangements (argument essay)

Nowadays most people think that prenuptial arrangements are a good solution to solve divorce conflicts. However, is that true? Are prenup arrangements the best solution for divorce?
On the one hand, prenup arrangements allow agree a few conditions to try that the marriage works. As long as the conditions are logical and non-stupid, this solution might be a good way. Besides, if finally the pairs divorces, there won't a lot of troubles with the papers to divorce.
On the other hand, most of people that do prenuptial arrangements lay down a silly conditions like watching football matches on TV. Futhermore, it's a little stupid get a marriage think about divorce.
Prenuptial arrangaments aren't the best solution to solve problems between pairs, I think they should do however they want and, if they are angry, talk about it.
To sum up, prenuptial arrangaments can be a good way to solve problems but isn't the best solution.

Questions about Human Rights

1. What are human rights?
Human Rights are the basic and invulnerable rights which a person owns only because he/she is a human. 

2. Why were they created?
They were created in 1948, after II World War. So Human Rights were created to try ensure the pace between humans. 


3. How many human rights are there?
There are thirteen human rights

4. Which human right were you not familiar with? Mention an example where this human right is respected and where it is not respected.

It's strange for me the human right nº 15 which says "Everyone has the right to a nationality". It's impossible today don't have any nationality so I think this should be "Everyone must have a nationality". 

Formal letter: Human Rights

16 Sector Puigmal

Empuriabrava 17487 (Castelló d'Empúries)

Catalunya

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

Washington D.C. 20500 
United States


Dear Mr. President Obama, 


I send this letter to express my opinion about "Kony Operation" (the Ugandan man who killed children).
Last week, I watched a video which explains what this man did to 300.000 children: he torture them to death. Video's creator wants that US army look for Kony to capture him or to kill him. After lots of protests, the US decided look for Kony. Obviously that's a good action, however why did US government this?
I think that US movements in other countries are only for interests (only analysing the history, we'll see that is absolutely true). So, I suppose that US government has an interest in the Uganda's zone. There are a theory which says that the US wants control that zone because there are an expensive mineral.
Besides, Uganda's prime minister said that Kony isn't in Uganda. So send the army to Uganda when Ugandan people or government ask for help?     
Therefore, I request you, Mr. Obama, that the U.S. involved other countries when people (or government) of these country ask for help. I think that will be better for everybody.

Yours faithfully,
Guillem Mancilla