Curiosities Of The Berlin Wall

It's the 20 anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But did you know that...? It was built in just one night, in some hours between days 12th and 13th of August 1961. It was also called the Wall of Shame. It was demolished on November 10, 1989. The length of the Berlin Wall was more than 140 Kms long (87 miles). Its purpose was to divide Germany in two parts: West and East. One was the democratic Germany, and the other the communist (although called German Democratic Republic). That wall separated many family members. Many people died trying to cross that wall. They shot everyone that tried to go through that. Over 200 people died this way, and 5,000 tried to cross the wall. The wall made difficult to travel to Germany, and this was the cause of many protests. During a mass and live press conference with Gunter Schabowski (member of the German socialist party), the Italian journalist Riccardo Erman asked him when will the traveling permissions be legal between the two German countries. The politician answered "immediately", and that night people started to pull down the Wall of Shame with their hands. The Berlin Wall costed 16 million of German Marks. The pieces of the Wall of Berlin were sold as souvenirs and some Germans nowadays still have some of them in their houses. Fragments of the Berlin Wall have been auctioned sometimes. -Emma Alvarez- © 2008 by Emma Alvarez. Link to this post without copying the text. If you liked this post, subscribe to Emma Alvarez Site or give yourself a gift Stumble it! Add me to your del.icio.us network

The Mind Maelstrom ( Sirenia)

"[Choir] I can feel a sorrow linger in my mind And the dark that follows Makes me falter in my life There's a darkness, there's a light A narrow path and a wide [Choir] There is no tomorrow for the lost and blind There's no glee, nor sorrow In the maelstrom of their minds There's an hour, there's a time Is this the end of the line? [Choir] There's a fire fading deep within Lost it's spark, it's will to be There are seven doors within my dreams I've found them all, but still no key [Choir]" -lyrics of the original song- You can find this song "The Mind Maelstrom" in the last album of Sirenia called "The 13th Floor" edited in April of this year. Sirenia is a Norwegian band. Their style is between gothic and symphonic metal. The band began in 2001 and "The 13th Floor" is their fifth album. Hope you like this song! -Emma Alvarez- © 2008 by Emma Alvarez. Link to this post without copying the text. If you liked this post, subscribe to Emma Alvarez Site or give yourself a gift Stumble it! Add me to your del.icio.us network

Interesting Movie Releases For November 2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Director: Chris Weitz Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning Genre: Romance, Thriller Plot: For all the fans of the writer Stephanie Meyer. This is the second part of "Twilight". For Bella Swan there is nothing more important than the vampire Edward Cullen, but their romance is more dangerous than she could ever imagine. Bella may lose everything, and endanger the people she loves. The Road Director: John Hillcoat Screenwriter: Joe Penhall and Nick Wechsler Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee Genre: Thriller Plot: This movie is based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy. There has been a nuclear holocaust. A father tries to protect his son in this devastated world. He tries to go to the south, near the sea, but this won't be easy at all. People have gone mad and many have become cannibals. 2012 Director: Roland Emmerich Screenwriter: Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson Genre: Action Plot: A Mayan prophecy said that the world is going to end on 2012. A group of scientists discover how to open a dimensional gate to a parallel universe. Their objective is to prevent the apocalypse. -Emma Alvarez- © 2008 by Emma Alvarez. Link to this post without copying the text. If you liked this post, subscribe to Emma Alvarez Site or give yourself a gift Stumble it! Add me to your del.icio.us network