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 * I. ADVERTISING PLANET EARTH **

A. **"Human Planet** is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today. Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers and even the urban jungle. Here you will meet people who survive by building complex, exciting and often mutually beneficial relationships with their animal neighbours and the hostile elements of the natural world. Human Planet crews have filmed in around 80 locations, bringing you many stories that have never been told on television before. The team has trekked with HD cameras and state of the art gear to film from the air, from the ground and underwater. The result: a "cinematic experience" created by world-class natural history and documentary camera crews and programme makers." ** Watch the following BBC ONE programme and state your opinion on it. ** media type="youtube" key="2HiUMlOz4UQ" height="195" width="320"

Awesome, isn't it!!! Suggestion from Marcelino Moita http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=2HiUMlOz4UQ&vq=large I think this kind of programmes are really good for people to increase their culture and knowledge about nature and maybe even sensitize them to species extinction and other problems. Another one I like very much is "Ultimate Survival" but is more related to our survival skills and instincts but shows a variety of landscapes and enviroments too. Rita Pinto
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So, I saw the clip I think it´s very funny and all, but it´s another programme that shows nature and how people interact with nature. I know it´s interesting and is good for our knowledge, but honestly TV shows and documentaries will not change our atittude and everything we do. So, I think it´s another show, another one in the midlle of a lot of shows of that type , but it´s interesting anyway. TIAGO LOPES 11A I liked the clip :) one of the movies that's also important is "Home". It's such a wonderful film with inspiring images throughout the world. It shows us beautiful places that mankind hasn't completely reached yet . Marta Ferreira ** Yes, Rita, I believe you're right when you mention the aims of such documentaries. As for you, Tiago, you sound a bit disillusioned with the objectives of some programmes. We have to start somewhere, haven't we? ANA ** I really liked the clip. I am passionate about the nature and the animal kingdom. It's very curious how there are so many different cultures in our planet, and I think we(European and American people) don't have a very interesting culture, as we just based ourselves on work to earn some money to buy cars, shoes, purses and have a house with a pool . Some day, I'd love to travel to those countries and learn the real meaning of living (without all the XI inventions) and just appreciate what Mother Nature has to give. Cátia Borrego When we think we have seen everything life has to give, we just need to look it with the eyes of other people, see it from other perspectives. I like these kinds of documentaries because they remind me that we can live side by side with nature instead of corrupting it. Looking at the video, we see people in harmony with the environment. Our minds are confused and don't quite remember what's the point of living; it's not about getting paid and buying an awful load of stuff. It's about where we are, with who we are and whether we're feeling confortable with it, true hapiness because we can't ask for more Bruno Correia

I think this video show us that we can live without car's, or phones, without any machine that make life seem more easier. I really liked it because that have awesome landscapes and enviroment too Marcos Daniel 11ºB media type="youtube" key="wo2iZUsvIeg?rel=0" height="180" width="246" Since 1993 some part of the human kind already had the conscience that the Planet Earth needs some help, like the music title "Emergency On Planet Earth". Well, that's a shame that most part of us don't accept and/or recognize this cause, this need, this illness! With this current mind state I surely can understand why natives cried when children were born and partied when they died. Hope you like this video * JQ - 1993 Miguel Martins 11ºA I think that the bond that human race shares with the Mother Nature is really impressive and magnificent. The ones that don' care about planet Earth should be ashamed of themselves. As everyone knows, it's the Mother Nature that decides the fate of all species that exist and we're no exception. So, instead of trying to revert the situation, we should try to preserve our race by creating mutual beneficial relationships with it (her), like in the video of the BBC programme. It shows us how magnificent monuments can be created without damaging our most precious "good", Nature. Filipe Borges 11ºD From earliest times, Human beings and Nature have been interacting with each other, but man has taken more than what has been giving to assure mutual survival. We are congratulated every day with the beauty and the simplicity of Nature ( delightful landspaces, Wild life, green fields, flowers blooming, rivers and seas, mountains and snow) but, instead of preserving this wonder, man has been exploiting and abusing Nature' s good will without mercy. It´s time to change and to stop jeopardizing life on Planet Earth. Respect Mother Nature if you want to be respected by her too. = Pedro 11ºD = = **First of all, Cátia, all our cultures are very different and our task is to espect them, no matter what because they are the eflection of the country/civilization. Then, Bruno, I believe your definition of LIFE matches my own and, if everyone somehow thought like that, there wouldn't be so many problems on Earth. As for you Jorge, I liked your video.. Filipe, you're right when you mention the interaction/cooperation between mankind and Mother Nature needed. As for you, Pedro, RESPECT says it all, doesn't it? ANA** The video begins by showing what we expect to see in relation to men and their behavior towards nature, sustainable hunting, selective logging of trees,(...) but that does not appear in the second part, we see, deforestation (but only in developed countries) (...). For me, the video is one more thing that "touches my heart" in relation to pollution, because it's like an incentive to stop polluting and save the earth. It shows what we do to the helpless animals who are in the process of extinction, and it is because of that I want to live in the jungle alone, only with mother nature and without the material things we have. Correia 11ºD = Really liked the video, congratulations to Mr. Marcelino Moita for the splendid sugestion. I think everyone of us should live in these extreme conditions just for 2 weeks, because I believe it would be one of the most spectacular and enriching challenges we could ever experience. I also think that our way (modern and developed society's way) of living is insignificant when compared to these types of existence. I would bet that these people are much happier than we are, mostly because they don't have any materialism in their lives. Diogo Silva 11ºD

== I agree with you. I think the movie is impressive. It shows the amazing and extraordinary things that the planet gives us. Unfortunately, instead of preserving, we are destroying them. One day it may be too late ... Bernardo Teixeira 11ºD == ==This programme is surely something huge! Really liked the suggestion, Mr. Marcelino Moita ... it is impressive how our rationality works in the way to solve such a big amount of problems, in order to survive in these extreme conditions. We all have a way to easy solutions here in the city, out there in the wild, they mannage to survive in a way harder environment.. To this, we can really call living . Nuno Bico 11ºD == **Firstly, welcome you four! It's always a pleasure to see my D men on the Wiki, sharing their opinions and promoting the discussion...:))Then, I really enjoyed reading your comments as they showed you're environmentally aware citizens. ANA** Earth is one big piece of differences, so what??No matter what we are or who we are around this world, when I say we I am referring to every species worldwide. Since the first beginning did we fight hard for survival and it is true that a lot of us have been extinguished during this evolution of the Earth, but let's get to a big important point. Humanity the other species may have killed some of their kind, but don´t forget one thing: they never, never put you in risk of extinction; so, why do you do that to them??? Mother Earth is the one that gives you the blessing of living by protecting her too, because, when you are protecting her, you are protecting yourself!! This programme can be like a really big important way for Humanity to look inside and realise that we are the ones who play the devil role in this world!! Renato 11ºD People like us who live in the city and have everything just with a blink of an eye think we can control the force of nature, but it is something that no one can ever control. This type of programmes show us how powerful and dangerous nature can be. Of course, our life is not that easy but when we 'fight' for having a good mark at school, people out there fight, daily, for having simply a crumb. Mariana11thA media type="youtube" key="ijs-w4pkcZE" height="234" width="288" This page will remain open till 12th March so that you post your comments on the movie and the new subtopic "Endangered Animals". DON'T FORGET THAT SOMETIMES THE REAL ANIMAL BEASTS ARE US! :(( I totally agree with what has been said related to the cruelty of mankind. Most of the times we consider ourselves a superior species because we are able to communicate and successfully develop our skills, which has been essential for our survival. There's no doubt we have improved a lot in these past few years in what concerns to the importance of respecting others. However, there's still a lot to be done, as we keep putting ourselves above other creatures. I was very inspired by this trailer and I would like very much to watch the movie, as it reminds us that even if we believe we are better than other species because we're racional, racionality means nothing when we don't use it properly. The truth is that we are the ones who depend on Nature and other creatures, as we aren't able to sustain ourselves. I also think it is important to emphazyse the idea that if we want to change anything, now is the time to do it. We shouldn't be always expecting others to do something and protecting endangered species and respecting all animals can be a good start. Nuria Paulo
 * You're so right Mariana! Fighting surrounds us and motivates us. The problem is really: Who/What are we fighting for? Is it worth it? **
 * VERY GOOD, Renato! All the species should be protected and, as you say, by protecting them, we protect ourselves, don't we? Motivated by your post, I thought of George Orwell's quote in "Animal Farm": “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” I would also like to share with you the trailer of "Instinct", another one of my favourite movies. Watch it and tell me your opinion about it! **

Like the title suggests, "Human Planet", we live in a planet that embraces an inter-relationship between humanity and Nature. This way, it is crucial to understand that if we truly want to find our clean essence we need to absorb all that Nature has to offer, realize her phenomenal power and be humble enough to admit that we can’t fly above her. That’s why it is so important to take a challenge where it’s all about you and Nature and Nature and your survival abilities. If we look for growth, maturity, smartness, wisdom and compassion we should grab these experiences. Nevertheless, I believe it’s sad that some people only figure their luck and their selfishness out with some kind of shock treatment. Vitória Melo

Well, about the first video, the one related to the promising documentary on BBC, i really think it was an excellent choice! The soundtrack is really good, such as some special views. The one who caught my eye was the one who filmed a group in a cascade. It make us realise that we do need to cooperate with nature, and maybe you can really get some extreme advantage by not destroying Nature or even try to do it. Because, you know if you want to destroy Nature, she will fight back. And that's a war we just canNOT win ! We know that our daily harmful actions are not with the purpose of damaging Nature. It is just easier not to care. We definitely gotta change that attitude. On the other hand, the second movie, the trailer, is quite impressive too. It emphasizes again the inevitable bond between mankind and Nature. This video reminded me of one other video I've seen a few years ago, that is also related to Instinct and its main themes. I'll share it with you, don't forget that you have to read, not just look at the pictures. Hope you'll like it: media type="youtube" key="zVNTdWbVBgc" height="158" width="278" Mariana Marques

that film you have posted i've watched that litle clip you have posted, and what can i say , i think it´s such a good film. it shows how a human can stay so close to the animals, and how we can be they're friends , this film its awnsome i think it have a wonderful sttory , and shows everything good and bad about the living of humans and animals , awsome choice ;) TIAGO LOPES

I fully agree with Renato it is we who decide our future, the future oblige on this planet then we must preserve certain our planet instead of being further degrade. In relation to Mr marcelino video, the video is very good , and in my opnion I don't think that conditions are extreme becuase some people like that type of life, makes them more happy and give them the experience of ther lifes. DiogoMarques

We see how the planet is "corrupted", we see that our acts are going to leave us to a  bottomless pit. We say that a simple act counts to save the planet. But I don't see the people doing that, I don't see the people think that this planet is unic, that planet is us. Maybe I only saing stupid things, but to me it's true, nobody cares about the planet, but this is just me talking. Miguel Correia 11D

There are many people that really care for the planet but there are also more and more greedy people that destroy everything and everyone that oposes between them and money. The animals suffer too much... and why?? they suffer but why? In our childhood the animals are presented to us as peacefull and funny... This is for us to remember when animals were sweet and not tortured
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We must learn how to respect the lifestyles which are different from our own and only then should we try to help another life because "Only if we are in peace with ourselves will we be able to be in peace with another life".===== Miguel Martins 11ºA Of course teacher, what were you expecting?!;D haha, but Renato doesn't count as a truly "D men", not only because he posted after you, but also because of his roles at the roleplays.. and he also did it in pink!! Nuno Bico 11ºD

**Very good opinons on this page. What a proud teacher I am! I'm extremely happy to see you're so involved with our WIKI now... As for you, Nuno, your sense of humour is incredible. You always make me smile, or better laugh... All of a sudden, I pictured Renato in one of his special outfits and I couldn't stop laughing :)) You're terrible! Sorry, but I have to disagree with you and post my opinion: Renato surely counts as a D man, in spite of all the roles your group makes him play AhAhAh...Ana ** The first video is really interesting because shows the good relation that humans have with nature. The humans can use the materials that nature give to them to survive, which is very important. But we are constantly destroying our planet, and in the future the nature won't have the necessary conditions to humans enjoy it. by that time evrything become much more complicated, as a consequence of our nowadays lack of intereston preserving our planet! Rita Sequeira 11D

As Mariana said, nature is something we can't ever control. And yes, when we act we don't act in order to destroy the planet. We act like that just because it's easier as we are living in a 'lazy generation'. In a few years our world will be destroyed by mankind, because (as Nuria said) we don't use our racionality properly. we make it seems useless. We need to start making a right use of it. if we are humans who are able to communicate and interact with the world, we must do it in a way that every beings benefit of it. Mariana11thA

This polution problem that we face nowadays is very hard to explain because our planet already face real bad problems with polution and this never happened before. And it's true that we are the most polluters animals around the world but that dosen't mean that we are horribles. For me is not our genaration that is the problem but the ones before us, we are paying for their problems, and I'm almost sure that are the futures generations that will pay for our mistakes. It's true that we could cooperate more to help that planet, to help the futures generations to have a better life quality. InêsSousa

Yeah Sousa, totally, it's like the future of the future genaration is in our hands, it is dependent on you ! I would also like to have a word with you about what the government could do about **t**his environmental problems we're facing. I'm not an expert in this subject, but I think the government could implant some laws in order to limitate the amount of pollution that goes on air and on water. I think other countries tried that, and maybe, if we tried that too it would hep the planet to breath and it would encourage other countries to do it .. Mariana Marques

**Why don't you try and write some of the Portuguese authorities in order to state your opinion? HAVE A GO! Ana **

**﻿B. A few more ideas about Planet Earth and what we are supposed to do by taking immediate action. Here is ** =Tomorrow's Child: An Interview with Ray Anderson= []
 * Watch it, listen to it and react to it! By the way, this is good practice for next week's Listening Comprehension Test. **
 * I'll also post here "Tomorrow's Child" poem by Glenn Thomas. Do you like it or not? State your reasons. Are you afraid of and concerned for the future? **

// Tomorrow’s Child // © Glenn Thomas Without a name; an unseen face and knowing not your time nor place <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Tomorrow’s Child, though yet unborn, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">I met you first last Tuesday morn. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">A wise friend introduced us two, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">and through his sobering point of view <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">I saw a day that you would see; <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">a day for you, but not for me <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Knowing you has changed my thinking, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">for I never had an inkling <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">That perhaps the things I do <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">might someday, somehow, threaten you <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Tomorrow’s Child, my daughter-son <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">I’m afraid I’ve just begun <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">To think of you and of your good, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Though always having known I should. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Begin I will to weigh the cost <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">of what I squander; what is lost <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">If ever I forget that you <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.75pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">will someday come to live here too.

WOW, the poem is huge! It really has a strong message.. if that is the way we see things, before throwing garbage to the floor, before using a car instead of going on foot and everytime we see a fire or big amount of smoke getting out of a factory's chimney we would think in the rude actions our generation has been doing, not thinking in the consequences they might bring to future generations. They have the same rights as we do, they have the right to live in a healthy planet, with all the resources necessary to their survival and doing the things we do, we're taking those rights away from them. NUNO BICO 11D

**<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">I don't believe it! You're so serious now, Nuno! Is it the same Nuno or a clone?!... :)) I'm impressed not only by your seriousness, but also by your comment. Ana ** ====<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: top;">I am extremely sad about all the news on television about the direction that our world is taking. Despite being so new, we already have a huge awareness with what is happening on our planet. It's amazing the difference between the world of today and 4 or 5 years ago. The destruction is proceeding at a pace quite crazy, and within a very short time will be quite impossible to live on our planet. It's sad to imagine ourselves in a few years with family and children, who will not have the chance to enjoy the world as we did it. But it is common in humans. We have the opportunity to rebuild everything, but we ended up destroying even more. ====

Ps. I really liked the poem. Rute Santos 11B
<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;">﻿**Very good comment, Rute! Congratulations! I also believe our world is heading towards destruction and nobody does anything to slow the process down. As for the poem, it also touched me a lot! Ana** "Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. " H. G. Wells

<span style="background-color: #eb2323; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">João Neto
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">This is one of the unquestionable truths that we have to learn to live with. Either we change what we are doing or we are all going to live in a dying planet. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Politicians should give the example, instead of being driven everywhere in those fancy cars of theirs. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">We need to change! We have no other option! **

**<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Very good comment, João! :)) I also think politicians should set the example.Ana **