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Here's my project about Vancouver. Hope you enjoy it! Vancouver, BC, Canada on Prezi

Opened 40 years ago, the traditional seafood restaurant, Peixada do Meio, is one of the best of Fortaleza. Peixada do Meio attracts people from all over Brazil, as well as those travelling from abroad. With a cozy and laid-back atmosphere, this place can surprise you in many different ways. Perfect for people of all ages, it is a very large restaurant with much space between the tables, giving a comfortable sensation. It is well lightened, very clean and the service is very good. Perfectly located along the Beira Mar Avenue, right in front of the sea, it has a drop-dead-gorgeous overlooking to the fishing boats and the Mucuripe beach. This sight is better enjoyed when saw from the second floor. Besides it, the wide opened front side, with no windows, lets the fresh and pure air fill the place. The decoration, all inspired in the sea life, enchants the guests, who feel very amazed by the aquarium full of beautiful marine fishes.  But now, let’s talk about

Memoirs of a Geisha is a fascinating romance, written by Arthur Golden. The story is set in the heart of Kyoto and it shows the traditional Japanese culture from the perspective of a Geisha. Beautifully written, this book is about how a little girl from a poor fishing village turned out to be one of the most celebrated Geisha in Japan. It is a romance about sexuality, loss of innocence, and love. It shows every detail of a woman's soul, a girl who was forced to grow up too fast and who fell in love too early in a world where a Geisha must not love anybody. By contrast, she must be an artist, above all. A Geisha must entertain others and keep her world and her feelings in secret. Through Sayuri's uncommon blue-grey eyes, you'll discover a captivating mysterious world, and you'll find yourself sailing in a sea of emotions. “Sometimes we get through adversity only by imagining what the world might be like if our dreams should ever come true.” Arthur Golden, Memoirs

I think everyone have heard about "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", a collection of little stories told to children from the magical world of Harry Potter. My favorite tale from this book is "The Fountain of Fair Fortune". It is about a Fountain that can bring all sort of fortunes to whom bathe in its waters and it is also about the qualities you need to achieve your dreams. The story is set in a distant kingdom, where there is the hill on whose top is set the Fountain. Every year, one single person is alowed to climb the hill and try to get to the Fountain before the sunset. People of all kinds, magical and non-magical, would travel from many parts of the kingdom, trying to enter the garden and climb to the Fountain. But somehow, three witches and an unlucky Muggle (non-magical) knight, manage to climb the hill together, and they get to the Fountain.  The tale shows how they pass through every obstacle, getting over their own disabilities, to reach their dream

The Secret Garden is an enchanting movie based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, who also wrote “A Little Princess”. It tells the story of Mary Lennox, an Indian girl of ten years old, who lost her parents during an earthquake. She didn’t feel sad, however, because her parents never talked to her. Her mother was always too busy with parties and her father, who was a military, only cared about his career. They only thought about themselves, while Mary was left in the care of her ayah. This lack of affection made Mary a spoiled and angry girl, without any kind of good manners. Even furious as she was, she never cried about it.  After the accident, she was sent to England where her uncle, Mr. Archibald Craven lived. Mrs. Medlock, the housekeeper (played by Professor McGonnagal! Maggie Smith) is sent to take her to the Miselthwaite Manor, where she discovers that her aunt, who was twin to her mother, had died 10 years before. That’s why her uncle was always very depressed and s

This is my speaking post about my favorite movie: Amadeus! It's about the life of one of the most brilliant geniuses of music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I decided to put the trailer of this amazing movie and a video that shows Tom Hulce's laughter, so you'll understand why I say he's so funny... hahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

On this speaking post I'm talking about a very interesting book I found on the internet called Matched... It's about having the right of make your own choices in a society where you can't decide about anything in your life.  This book makes you think about the purpose of life. It really woths reading it.

A Little Princess was one of the books I most enjoyed reading. It tells the story of a little girl, who was born in India, called Sara Crew. She's the daughter of a wealthy soldier, who sends her to a boarding school for girls, in London. She's u ncommonly creative and also a very intelligent  girl. She reads many books and she creates many stories from her head. She likes pretending things on her own, as if she were a character in the tales she imagines. At school, she gets to know some good friends like Ermengarde, who becomes her best friend, Lottie, a motherless little girl that Sara "adopts", and Becky, the scullery maid . But when her father gets involved in the exploration of some diamond mines with a friend, he thinks it can make them much richer. But they don't find any diamond and his friend runs away. As they had put all of their money in the diamond mines, they got bankrupted, and Captain Crew was so weakened by losing his money and his friend, that

The Myth of the Cave is an allegory created by Plato to illustrate society's nature and to explain the evolution of knowledge. It is written as a fictional dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon, in his work, The Republic. You can find an excerpt from the original text clicking on the link bellow: http://people.bridgewater.edu/~jjosefso/The%20Myth%20of%20the%20Cave.htm                 In this dialogue, Socrates describes a group of human beings imprisoned in an underground cave, where they have been living since childhood, with their legs and necks chained, so they could move neither their bodies nor their heads to look around. They could only see what was in front of them: a blank wall.                 Above and behind them, there is a fire, whose light creates shadows on the wall. Between the fire and the prisoners, there is a walkway and a low wall like the ones made to hide puppet players. Behind this wall people pass carrying a great sort of articles and object

Politics is a very controversial subject wherever you discuss it. Mostly when you talk about corruption. Many discussions occur around statements like “all politicians are corrupt”. Is that true? Actually, there is a shock of ideas between those who believe they are corrupt and those who oppose this view. There are reasons why some people believe that all politicians are indeed corrupt. They are based on facts such as the presumption that every human being is somehow corrupt. This can be sustained by thinkers such as Machiavelli, who said that even the most virtuous man might become corrupted when power is given to him. And this happens because nobody is completely perfect.   However, it is necessary to consider such claims, after all, every rule has exceptions. And in politics it is not different. While most politicians seem not to have responsibility for the taxes paid by the population and complete disrespect for its rights, enriching   illegally, the truth is that not everybod