Social media's effect on society

With the growth of social media as a whole these past years, it completely changed the way in which we communicate with each other. By making it easier to share what we like or want with others, talking to people that are far away or sometimes unknown and a long list of other things that you can do. However, some think that it's growth brought about a negative impact in regards to our relationships and socializing with other people. When looking at how media has changed, and is still changing, social interaction that statement begins to take shape and has some points to make. 

First and foremost, the social media has simplified the way we communicate with each other. That would be seen as something positive though it's simplification made it so that people often prefer contacting with their friends via social networks instead of hanging out. The fact that they rather spend time looking at a screen than interacting with each other puts in doubt the relationship they share with one another.  It's been scientifically proven that spending time with someone is good for the health. Relationships are more fragile than ever since most of the times things can be taken out of context extremely easily, resulting in relationships coming to an end. 

In regards to the future of social media in society, it is hard to believe a world where social media would no longer have that much of an impact. The media keeps on growing and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Due to that, relationships will most probably found themselves getting affected by the overabundance of social media. And given the current situation where people live and breathe social networks it is hard to believe that there would be a change whatsoever. 

To conclude, I believe that social media is having both a negative and positive impact on society. It evolved and simplified communication as a whole. Nevertheless, if we stop communicating face to face and we only talk to each other within social networks then we would, most likely, stop developing ourselves as human beings. 

¿A qué llamamos "Huella Ecológica" y "Economía Circular"?

Tomando en base lo que vimos en clase sobre La Huella Ecológica y La Economía Circular, hicimos una presentacion explicando y ejemplificando estos dos conceptos, que son muy importantes a la hora de cuidar el medio ambiente.

Review of Evangelion

"Neon Genesis Evangelion", by Hideaki Anno, is an animated TV series from 1995 that is regarded as the masterpiece that revolutionized filmmaking as a whole. There are some aspects that naturally stand out when watching this series, that being the characters and the use of sound and animation, or on occasions the lack of it, in a meaningful way.

 To summarize it, the series revolves around Shinji, a teenager, that is suddenly summoned by his father, head of the UN, to battle "Angels". Gigantic beings that appear out of nowhere seeking to bring about the destruction of the human race. To stop them, the UN created bio-machines called "Evangelions", Evas, that were capable of battling against their these "Angels". They work by making a link between the Eva and its pilot's nervous system. For having a calmed mind that is fast to adapt, teenagers are the main target for pilots; which is why Shinji was their first choice.

When it comes to Evangelion, the characters are its strong suit. They all are meaningful to the story and every single one of them feel like they develop throughout the story, they grow up. You care about them and their wellbeing. In regards to Shinji, the audience begins to empathize with him because of the number of responsibilities that are charged to him. He gets frustrated, stressed, angry, depressed and confused, which is understandable given the situation he is in. And that's only one character. In other words, Evangelion manages to convey and transmit emotions which are believable and relatable at the same time, giving its characters depth and development with such detail. Which is something that we scarcely see in films and TV series nowadays.

To finalize, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is, without a doubt, an extremely good series, that truly deserves its popularity. It connects and uses all the characters without overloading the audience, rather connecting the audience with them. I fell in love with this series and I thoroughly recommend it.