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Friday for future
Friday for future is an international movement of students who stop attending classes to participate in demonstrations to demand action against global warming and climate change. The movement was started by 15-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began demonstrating every Friday in front of her country's parliament against environmental problems months ago. Among its demands; that the Swedish government reduce carbon emissions according to the Paris Agreement (an agreement that establishes measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions). He also recorded a message on social networks explaining that “climate change is a very important issue and nobody is doing anything”. She called on teenagers around the world to join his cause: “You are never too insignificant to make a difference," she said.
The movement promoted an international student strike, the climate strike, which was held on March 15, 2019 to raise awareness of the extreme situation our planet is living due to pollution, extreme temperature rise, melting ice or the disappearance of species. A strike that was followed in 58 Spanish cities.
Videogames
In the last years, the increase of video games production from the manufacturers of consoles SONY, Xbox and Wii has been incredible. It is clear that the most sold games are those that every year come up with a new version, such as FIFA or the NBA, but in my point of view they are not the best graphically. What’s nice about these type of games are is that they’re very good at real life simulations of real sports and, therefore, they succeed year after year.
There are other sport games, like DIRT4, about the world of rallies with circuits, or Call of Duty, which every two or three years launches a new game with some of the best charts that a video game can have. In addition, they have a big number of sales for the quality that there is in them.
When you buy a game it’s very important to respect the ages advised at the till of the game box, since some games have scenes that are not appropriate for minors. Call of Duty, for example, is a war game where the aim is to kill the rival squad. These games are far from being educational and they entice people to commits violent acts.
Therefore, it seems now that the most successful videogames are those derived of previous editions, such as Gran Turismo and Call of Duty WWT. Although they rank at the top, in terms of graphics, Fortnite is still the leading free videogame in the market. What has kept these three games at the top? Their content, gameplay modes and graphics.
In terms of health, playing video games is not the best you can do, since it can lead to sight problems that in the long can be very harmful. On the other hand, they are a nice tool of distraction and entertainment. Most games can be played with other people spread all over the world, as long as your friends are subscribed to play online. Then, it is even more fun because games become more entertaining and competitive.
To sum up, if you control yourself, videogames are a nice tool to disconnect from every day worries and enjoy yourself having a good time.