mardi 16 janvier 2018

Nuevo tiroteo en EEUU vuelve a encender el debate sobre las armas de fuego



Nuevo tiroteo en EEUU vuelve a encender el debate sobre las armas de fuego



En los últimos meses, una ola de terror estremecido a Estados Unidos, conmovido por terribles tiroteos que se han multiplicado. Un nuevo hecho de este tipo se desarrolló el 5 de noviembre en Texas. Un hombre abrió fuego a las 11:30 a.m. en la iglesia First Baptist de Sutherland, en el momento en que había unas 50 personas presentes. El balance es demoledor, ha dicho Greg Abbott, el gobernador de Texas: "En este momento, hay ya 26 vidas que se han perdido, no sabemos si esta cifra se agravará o no". También añadió: "este es el peor tiroteo masivo en la historia de mi estado”.
El tirador es un hombre blanco de unos veinte años, armado con un rifle de asalto y con un chaleco antibalas. Los motivos del asesino eran "familiares", la madrastra del asaltante frecuentaba esta iglesia, luego el hombre fue encontrado muerto en su automóvil, tal vez después de suicidarse.

Este evento ha generado muchos mensajes de apoyo por parte de la familia presidencial. Donald Trump, quien estaba de visita en Asia en ese momento dijo que siguió de cerca el progreso de la investigación. Otros dirigentes, como Barack Obama, recordaron sus puntos de vista sobre el porte de armas, reviviendo así la controversia. Después de un mensaje de apoyo, BO dijo, por ejemplo, "Que Dios también nos dé toda la sabiduría para preguntarnos qué pasos concretos podemos dar para reducir la violencia y las armas entre nosotros".




Este ataque pone de relieve las divisiones existentes en Estados Unidos sobre el tema de las armas de fuego. Donald Trump, un republicano, guardó silencio sobre este tema. De hecho, durante su campaña, ha recibido el apoyo incondicional de la National Rifle Association (NRA), el grupo de presión para la libre adquisición de armas más grande de los Estados Unidos.
Cambiar la ley sobre armas de fuego tomará tiempo. El propio Obama no pudo reformar el control de armas durante su mandato, debido a las disensiones entre los diferentes partidos políticos, así como al apoyo del lobby de armas, y por supuesto la protección de la Constitución. Así entonces, un control estricto de las armas parece difícil de implementar. ¿Realmente el gobierno querría cambiar las cosas?


Tairan Yin
Laurène Tavella





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May the force be with you …(spoiler)





May the force be with you …(spoiler)



Star Wars is probably one of the most popular films ever. The last to be released was on Wednesday, December 13 in France, titled The Last Jedi. So let us return to the myth that Star Wars is.
It all began in 1977 with the original Star Wars trilogy, which has known a tremendous success worldwide, to the surprise of all, as well as the director first. In 2015, the sequel trilogy began with episode VII: The Force Awakens, and then episode 8 takes place.
The 8th episode has been written and directed by Rian Johnson. The film is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film marks the final performance of Carrie Fisher (playing princess Leia Organa), who tragically died in December 2016 from a heart attack. The film is dedicated to her memory - "to our beloved princess". Indeed, we can perceive it when General Leia Organa and Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern) say farewell:
“So many losses” Organa tells her childhood friend, “I can’t take another.”
“Sure you can” Holdo responds, gently, “You taught me how.”
This last sentence can be read as an homage to Carrie Fisher.

The film received highly positive reviews, with praise for its plot, ensemble cast, action scenes, visual effects, musical score and emotional weight. It is the longest film of the series with 2h33min of suspense and emotions. The film is well balanced between humor and tragedy; therefore, it can be one of the most appreciate episodes of the series.

By the time, J.J.Abrams will have to imagine the story without Princess Leia. Indeed he is the director of episode XIX, which will first be released in the US on December 20, 2019, and still has no name. Now that we know Princess Leia is alive at the end of The Last Jedi, he will have to choose whether to replace the actress or whether he will stage the death of her character at the beginning of the film. But unlike rumors broadcast on the net, princess Leia will not return in episode 9 artificially, as the studio said last January.
At this moment we don’t know what will be chosen. The team promised to offer a "respectful" story to Leia, but never made it clear that Carrie Fisher would not be replaced. The original idea of Disney / Lucasfilm was to make Star Wars VII "Han's movie", Star Wars VIII "Luke's movie" and Star Wars XIX "Leia's movie". It's hard to conceive now that the actress is no longer with us, but officially, this idea has not been totally abandoned.

In November 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson, the writer/director of The Last Jedi, will imagine a brand new trilogy. The films will reportedly differ from the Skywalker-focused films in favor of focusing on new characters. He wants to change direction, as he said last October: “we must go to the new, and that's our responsibility (...) We work in dream worlds, but we can not just be satisfied with that, we have to go elsewhere. "

We'll see what Star Wars holds for the future, but in any case we are sure not to be disappointed, given the talent with which every director manages to seduce us with.


Laurène Tavella



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