Description of me

Hi, teacher! My name is Florencia and I’m 17 years old. I’m funny, nice, lazy, talkative, a little shy and friendly! As for my physical appearance: I have brown hair and wavy. Nowadays I have long hair. I’m medium height, slender and strong!

I have a brother (Tomás), a father (Mario) and a mother (Karina) she is like my best friend.

I like dancing, very much! Going to parties with my friends and sometimes staying at home. I like to sleep in the afternoon and when  I wake up to drink coffe, I love it! I love spending time with my family and my friends. I like cooking sweet food and eat it...hahaha. I enjoy the outdoors and I love summer. With my family we usually go to Brazil on holiday, I love the country’s climates.

I listen to all kinds of music, my favourite singer is Justin Bieber (I went to two of his recitals)  and my favourite band is Coldplay (although I did not go to see them when they came here). My favorite song by Justin is “Love yourself” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8imI) and Coldplay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-RcX5DS5A) . I’m a romantic ♥ .

My personal introduction

Description of me

Hi, teacher! My name is Florencia and I’m 17 years old. I’m funny, nice, lazy, talkative, a little shy and friendly! As for my physical appearance: I have brown hair and wavy. Nowadays I have long hair. I’m medium height, slender and strong!

I have a brother (Tomás), a father (Mario) and a mother (Karina) she is like my best friend.

I like dancing, very much! Going to parties with my friends and sometimes staying at home. I like to sleep in the afternoon and when  I wake up to drink coffe, I love it! I love spending time with my family and my friends. I like cooking sweet food and eat it...hahaha. I enjoy the outdoors and I love summer. With my family we usually go to Brazil on holiday, I love the country’s climate.

I listen to all kinds of music, my favourite singer is Justin Bieber (I went to two of his recitals)  and my favourite band is Coldplay (although I did not go to see them when they came here). My favorite song by Justin is “Love yourself” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8imI) and Coldplay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-RcX5DS5A) . I’m a romantic ♥ .

That’s it, now you know more about me!

An Interesting: A Legacy for the World: A few farewell words...

Congratulations to all of you who participated in the Project!!!
You did a great job not only in doing research about them, but above all, in reflecting on what makes these people valuable for others and the legacy they leave for the world, expressing your ideas with your own words.
I'm proud of you!
I hope you will keep on doing a great job in your future, and leave your mark in the world.
Finally, I would like you to leave your comments about the Project: What did you like best about it? What did you learn after doing the Project?

An Interestin Life: A Legacy for the World: Leonardo Di Caprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Born in 1974 in Los Angeles, California, Leonardo DiCaprio is an actor and a film producer known for his edgy, unconventional roles. In the early 1990s, DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, after which he had recurring roles in various television series. He then moved on to film, scoring an Oscar nomination for his role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). In 1997, DiCaprio starred in James Cameron's epic drama Titanic, which made him a huge star. His more recent films include Inception (2010), Django Unchained (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Revenant (2015), winning his first Oscar for the latter. 

We think he is really interesting because besides being an incredible famous actor and a film producer, he cares and has time for being an environmentalist too. In 2000, he hosted an Earth Day celebration and interviewed former U.S. President Bill Clinton for a television segment about global warming. DiCaprio also wrote, narrated and produced The 11th Hour, an environmental documentary that was released in 2007.  

From a benefit "11th Hour" fine art auction he organized in 2013, he raised nearly $40 million to toward his foundation. He told attendees, "Bid as if the fate of the planet depended on us." It became the world's highest-grossing environmental charity event ever held. DiCaprio states that global warming is the world's "number-one environmental challenge". In July 2016 his foundation awarded $15.6 million to help protect wildlife and the rights of Native Americans, along with combating climate change. 

At the 2016 Oscar ceremony, DiCaprio won the award for Best Actor. He used his acceptance speech to express his appreciation and worry for the environment: “Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. We need to support leaders around the world who do not speak for the big polluters, but who speak for all of humanity, for the indigenous people of the world, for the billions and billions of underprivileged people out there who would be most affected by this. For our children’s children and for those people out there whose voices have been drowned out by the politics of greed.” 

You can see the entire video of his speech here:  

By Justina Collivignarelli, Milagros Saldaño, Mauricio Favaloro, Benito Lunaschi and Juan Martin Carnero

An Interesting Life: A legacy for the World: David Beckham

David Beckham is very famous all over the world as a footballer but he also cares about others. He has been a UNICEF UK ambassador since 2005, and in 2015 he launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund to help protect children in danger around the world. 

Here is what Leonardo and Nicolás say about him.

He is David Robert Joseph Beckham. He was born on 2nd May 1975.He is an English former professional footballer. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France.
In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996 at the age of 21.
One of the most marketable athletes in sport, Beckham has consistently ranked among the highest earned in football.
He has been married to Victoria Beckham since 1999 and they have four children.

Beckham is one of the most accomplished players of his era and a player with an on-field signature skill, but he's going to be remembered for everything but his skills. He was a good-enough player and good-looking enough dude that people didn't forget. Someone decided to make a film with his name in it, and from then on, Beckham was the most famous player in the world and there was nothing that anyone could do about it.

By Leonardo Ramirez Navarro and Nicolás Molina

An Interesting Life: A Legacy for the World: Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972) known professionally as Eminem is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Throughout his career, he has had 10 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Mathers was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the only child of Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr. (born June 30, 1951; known as Bruce) and Deborah Rae "Debbie" Nelson (born January 6, 1955). As a teenager, Eminem wrote letters to his father; according to Debbie, all came back marked "return to sender".  

He has made music since 1992. He has had many followers and still has them. 

He is one of the best rappers in the world. His music is reflexive and thoughtful. What I like most about his music is that he fights against discrimination. He leaves the world the desire to continue fighting. 

This song is the fastest in the world: RAP GOD

By Mateo Laurenzo

An Interesting Life: A Legacy for the World: Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie (4 June, 1975 – ) is an Oscar-winning actress, movie director, humanitarian and global celebrity. She rose to fame through her title role in the film “Lara Croft”. In recent years, she has moved into film production, acting as director, writer and producer. Angelina was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand were actors, and this was a big influence on her early life. Jolie has become one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Successful films include: Beuwulf (2007), Wanted (2008), Kung Fu Panda (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014).

 In addition to her film career, Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts, for which she has received a lot of honors. She promotes various causes, including conservation, education, and women's rights, and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Jolie has become an advocate for children’s education and protecting the interest of child immigrants and other vulnerable children. As a public figure, Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry, as well as the world's most beautiful woman, by various media outlets.

 Her personal life is the subject of wide publicity. Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, she separated from her third husband, actor Brad Pitt, in September 2016. They have six children together, three of whom were adopted internationally.

 By Caterina Sander, Emilia Martinez, Karin Naya, Clara Binaghi, Chiara Blassetti and Franco Massacesi

An Interesting Life: A Legacy for the World: Abel Pintus

Abel Federico Pintos was born on 11th of May in 1984, in Bahia Blanca. He’s an Argentinian singer and songwriter of folklore and latin pop. He started his career when he was 7 years old, and his first album was called “Para cantar he nacido”(1997), and he has been making other 10 albums.

His music is quiet and somethimes energic. He sings about the love, the coldness, the personal values or the good dreams.

His first advertising single was “Tu voz” (2004), and he has won different prizes like “Premio Revelaciones Cosquin”(1998) and “Premio al Mejor Intérprete” in the Festival at Viña del Mar.

We think that Aber Pintos is an interesting person because he’s modest and he started singing when he was very young. He became famous on his own and he has never lost his humility.

His legacy is to give good emotions and feelings with his songs.

The song “Sin principio ni final” says that he will love someone forever and she will do it too, telling her that she’s his “Angel of eternity”.

By Zoe Naum and Leandro Sudaro

LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984. He is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). James has won three NBA championships (2012, 2013, 2016), four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013), three NBA Finals MVP Awards (2012, 2013, 2016), two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), an NBA scoring title (2008), and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004). He has also been selected to 12 NBA All-Star teams (named the game's MVP twice), 12 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, and is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer.
James played high school basketball at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. After graduating, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. James led Cleveland to the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2007, losing to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in a highly publicized ESPN special titled The Decision. James played four seasons for the Heat, reaching the Finals all four years and winning back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he led Miami on a 27-game winning streak, the third longest in league history. Following his final season with the Heat, James opted out of his contract and re-joined the Cavaliers. Behind his leadership, Cleveland advanced to two consecutive Finals (fifth and sixth straight for James) against the Golden State Warriors, winning the championship in 2016.
Off the court, James has accumulated considerable wealth and fame from numerous endorsement deals. His public life has been the subject of much scrutiny, and he has been ranked as one of America's most influential and popular athletes.
He is going to leave an enormous legacy for he basketball, being one of the best players of the history.

By Bruno and Guido Paoletti, and Nicolás Gómez

An Interesting Life: A Legacy for the World: Lio Messi

Lio Messi was born in June 24th, 1987, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. His grandfather arrived in Argentina in 1883. Brought up in a humble family, he is the son of Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory worker, and Celia Maria Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner. He has two brothers and one sister.   As a child he played street football with his brothers Matías and Rodrigo. He was nicknamed 'La Pulga' because of his short stature. at five he starts playing in the Grandoli, a small team oh his neighbourhood where his father used to train. 

He met his wife, Antonella Rocuzzo, when he was nine and she was eight; she was the cousin of his best friend. His firt son, Thiago Messi Rocuzzo, wasborn on November 2, 2012 in Barcelona, andMateo, his second son, on September 11, 2015.

He has his own foundation in charge of supporting children with limited resources to fulfill their dreams. He is an international ambassador for UNICEF.

Here is a video as UNICEF Ambassador: 

                                           

 By Gonzalo Alonso, Tomás Aristondo, Ignacio Badde, Francisco Barboza and Nicolás Martin                         

                                                                                                                                                                

An Interesting Life: A Legacy for the World: Rhianna

Robyn Rhianna Ferty was born on 20th of February 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados.
She has grown listening to reggae music and she started to sing at the age of seven.

In the music world, Rhianna formed a musical group with other two classmates.Their music was an experiment with innovative ideas.
She has always said that she wants to make music which could be listened to in different parts of the world that she has never been to.
Rhianna has made different types of music: dancehall, reggae, pop, R&B, dubstep, hip hop, and electronic music.
Rihanna is known for changing her style usually. She has sold between 191 and 200 thousand of musical production all over the world.

Her musical work has won lots of recognitions.
She is known as one of the most influential women in the world, in the field of music and lyrics. These original and special lyrics make us forget about the problems of the life, and at the same time they shows us the reality where we live everyday.  Rihanna's music makes us strong and it also inspires us to dance together the variety of her music.

By Eva Sarlo, Camila Ricón y Belén Lucero