REVIEW ABOUT A PROTEST SONG

"We Shall Not Be Moved" is a traditional American folk song whose lyrics probably stretch back to the slave era, but there is no indication of when the song was written or who wrote it.

It is a spiritual song that was adapted and the lyrics changed to "We Shall Not Be Moved”.

It is one of the protest song more recognized arround the world. It has sung and translated into many languages.

It is a song easy to sing since the same phrase repeats a lot of times.

This is traditional for the folk songs: the lyrics have adapted which the song has been sung. When the tune became an anthem of the labor movement, verses were adjusted to be appropiate to union organitzation. When the song was sung during the civil rights movement, verses were adjusted to reflect radical unity.  

Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley recorded two of the most notable versions. 

COULD GAS FROM GRASS RIVAL FRACKING TO HEAT UK HOMES?

According to a British businessman who claims grasslands could provide enough gas to heat all of the UK’s homes. Dale Vince, the chairman of renewable energy company Ecotricity, he says that the “green gas mills” could compete against gas from fracking (a technology to extract natural gas of not conventional deposits).

The company said its Hampshire plant at Sparsholt College will take grass harvested from nearby fields. Grass at the plant would be turned into biomethane and then injected into the national network, providing the heating needs of more than 4,000 homes.

Vince admitted that no other country had done it before. The company is planning four other mills in addition to the one at Sparsholt College. Vince said the environmental impact of cutting grass would be benign. 

To find new sources of renewable energy is very important for our planet. It is important not to send gases in the atmosphere to improve the conditions of our planet.

Vocabulary:

Fracking

Methane

Grassland

Link of the news: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/18/could-gas-from-grass-rival-fracking-to-heat-uk-homes

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AFTER FIVE SUICIDES IN ONE YEAR AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

An investigation has started after five students at The University of York killed themselves in one year. The number is very high.

City of York will investigate the deaths. All the persons were studying at the university.

Ms Ahmad was an estudent. She had received treatment for depression for several years prior to her death. Friends described Ms Ahmad as a kind person who had a bright future. The girl tried to kill himself once and nobody warned her parents.

After these incidents, the university will invest money in medical mental assistance to help the students. The University of York is the worst university for mental health care. In this university there have been many cases of self-harm. 

The cases of self-harm are usuals. When the people go to the university they are very pressured. They have the obligation to be the best in the dagree that they have chosen. They think that they will have a better future. This stress causes a discomfort that can take them to the suicide.


Vocabulary:
Self-harm
Suicide
Mental health

Link of the news: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/investigation-five-suicides-york-university-one-year-mental-health-a7328836.html