Author: Silvana

IRJE #8

Right now Im reading “The boy in the striped pyjamas” a novel written by John Boyne which is an historical novel of the world war II, specifically talking about the Holocaust, the story focuses on the friendship of 2 young boys. Bruno, the son of a very important Nazi officer and Shmuel, a Jewish young boy who is a prisoner of a concentration camp, this books symbolizes the innocence of Bruno and Shmuel being kids without understanding he horrors of World War II leading to the end of the book with the horrendous scenario of both kids being send up to the gas chamber

“The soldiers. The ones with the guns. They’re bound to know where your father is.”

In this quotation Bruno is telling Shmuel to ask the soldiers for help to find Shmuel´s father. The quote portraits the innocence of Bruno of what is happening around him, to Bruno, soldiers are just people with uniforms that serves his country by the side of his father, without knowing that they are part of what is causing harm to Shmuel´s family

PW#8 My favorite month

Last year, 2024, was one of my best years ever, even though it was kind of weird, The most of the time I was really happy, my favorite months of the year were, june,july and august, summer time but especially I loved July because I travel with my family, and it was not only a normal trip, it was a special trip to go to watch a football match that was really important that is the “Copa America” we went to support our country Colombia and it was really exciting because we did get it to the final, as the match was in the US I get to know a lot of cities, I went to San Francisco, las Vegas and Los Angeles, which was my favorite city. Also in July after the US trip I traveled with my friends to a place near Bogota which is called El Peñon which is very fun because we can drive golf cars, practice aquatic sport and be in the pool, In el peñon, my friends and family organized a farewell because I was leaving to Canada, it was a very emotional moment because they make it so beautiful, and all this is what I actually enjoyed about July.

M&M personal response

After reading Master and Man, I quite think overall it is a very good story, But I personally struggle a lot to follow it because I don´t understand it very well, the vocabulary that Leo Tolstoy uses in the story was a little difficult for me to understand, I usually get the plot of the story in which the man named Vasili Andreevich and Nikita, his servant get into a journey and get lost when trying to arrive to a town, for me it was really boring that most of the story is about both geting lost along with their horse, during all the story I tried to catch up and try to see character development in both characters, that was the only thing I founded interesting during all the story.

Personal response to “Our Town”

The play “Our Town” was a really nice play, I really enjoyed watching it, I liked more watching it that reading it, because when reading it I really could not understand it very clear, while watching the play it was really confusing when actor used imaginary objects, but I liked that because it really makes you think and analyze the situation of the play using our own imagination and creativity. Although is not my favorite type of books I think it is a really nice play that is worth watching it, The actors did an amazing job, their expressions and body language in acting was very accurate to the character played, also I was really surprise because of the different type of narrator, as he could talk and interact with actors, I think is really cool that the stage manager was a real part of the play, overall I give the play a 7 out of 10, for me it was boring at the very start, and I would change a little the houses layout because for me it was difficult to understand what scene was, But I like how this play requires and makes you have a critical thinking and see and understad life in many different perspective, in this case on people in a different time.

PW# 4How traveling makes me happy

I love to travel, in my family it is one of our favorites things ever, I love to travel with my parents and my sister, in all my 14 years of life my parent have given me the opportunity no visit a lot of places and I am really grateful for that, I can say that we travel a lot and that makes me really happy, Me and my family love to visit new countries, new cultures, landscapes, traditions, try new food, history, and a lot of things, my favorite destinations so far have been, London, Paris, Greece and Italy, some day I would like to visit Dubai, Bali or the Maldives and also I would like to visit more of Italy, specially the Amalfi coast because of Italy I have only Visit Rome and Venice, Italy is one of my favorite countries, I love how beautiful it is, the food is very good and I love the language, I have family on Rome and I would really like to learn Italian, I basically love Europe, but I place I can visit a 100 times and never get tired of it is Cartagena, a very beautiful city in Colombia, I like it because it is really colorful and it just give me happiness, the sunsets are incredible and the food is amazing, I go normally every year.

PW#3 How my friends became family

Since I was a little kid I have always appreciate my friends really much, I consider myself a very friendly girl, I like to talk a lot and make new friends, I know my 2 best friends since I was little, I have grown up with them, I have known them for 7 to 8 years ago, we have always been together in the classroom, we have become like sisters, this is my first year ever without them, I love my school in Colombia. My birthday is the 20th of April, usually my birthday falls into “Semana Santa” which in my school they give us 2 weeks of vacations and 3 years ago my parents surprise me with a trip to Santa Marta, a city in Colombia with a beautiful beach on it, a trip with all my friends, since there, it has became a tradition, all years in those 2 weeks we go to Santa Marta with all my friends, we are 7 in my group of friends, and since then, we all travel together and spend time with each other very often,  because our parent are also very friends, I even spent Christmas with them, So my friends are very special to me and I could not ask for better friends that them.

PW#2: How Horse Riding Won My Heart

Horses are wonderful animals, I have had the opportunity to learn a lot from them over the last 7 years, now I am 14 years old, and I have been riding since I was 7 years old. I love  horses, horse riding is my favorite sport, I dedicate myself in showjumping, the highest I  have jumped is 1.20 meters, I train at the army riding school at Bogota, it is a very nice school with many jumping slopes. Horse riding won my heart since the day I started riding, being around horses makes me happy, when I ride my horse I forget about everything and it is the cure of everything, I have a unique connection with my horse, her name is Brissa, she is a black beautiful mare, I love spending time with her, she loves award treats specially apples and carrot, she is a very calm mare that won my heart since the first day I met her, I have learned a lot from her, learning new thing by her side makes me really happy. Horse riding is the sport I want to dedicate myself to all my life, I think is a very beautiful sport when is done correctly since it demonstrates the great level of love and connection with such beautiful animals.

PW#1: Why I Want To Be a Doctor

I still remember and my parents always remember me that since I was a little kid my biggest dream when I a grew up, was to be a doctor, throughout my life I have always admired the entire area of science, specially biology. I feel that is one of my biggest qualities, one of the things I like the most and I am good at doing them. And thats why I feel I why I feel I will be a great doctor, and just not in knowledge because I admire doctors every day because they put a lot of effort and study into their career and how they put our lives before theirs. I have the intentions to help people through my knowledge and be willing to do everything in my power to help someone else life and give happiness and hope to people. I would like to specialize in cardiology or neurosurgery, I know that is a difficult career and is not for everyone, but I want to put all the possible effort to one day be the doctor I have always dreamed to be, and with all my effort and my knowledge, make a difference in the world and make a good impact


		
	

	
	





	

		
		
All about Silvana
	


	
		
	

		
Hi, my name is Silvana but my friends call me Syl or Silvi , I am 14 years old and my birthday is on april 20th I really love my birthday because I always travel with my group of friends to Santa Marta, a city in Colombia with beach , I was born and I have lived in Bogota-Colombia my whole life, I have 1 sister, and 2 dogs. My favorite sport is horse riding, I have been practicing it since I was 7 years old, My favorite hobbies are reading, baking cookies, and spending time with my friends and family, and learning new languages, right now I am learning how to speak Italian, I love to travel, and my favorite place in the world is London, my favorite movie is 5 feet apart you, I love watching sunsets and going to the beach my favorite subject in school is science, right now I am a boarding student, I came here to Canada to experience new thing and make more friends, but I love my school in Colombia and all my friends right there, my favorite food is Sushi or a poke bowl, but I love Colombian food and i would not change it for nothing, I love arepa with cheese, and my favorite drink is Colombian coffee, which is the best in the world,