The role of drama is to transport the reader to another world 

A review about “The Dark Knight” 

By Cristiano Lima – English teacher, translator and theologian 

“The Dark Knight” is a movie with an intensively dramatic story about a rich playboy who wears a cape and a mask of a bat just to fight against criminals in the Gotham city. This movie is the continuation of the British director Christopher Nolan’s reinvention of the Batman story and it takes the story up to his primal confrontation with the Joker – the main, devilish and the cleverest villain in this movie. Christian Bale plays the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes and Heath Ledger plays the role of the Joker.Bruce Wayne is Batman – a multimillionaire and the main honor of the Wayne Enterprise Companies. As Batman, he tries to defeat the worst criminals of Gotham city. The Joker is the worst Batman’s nemesis and he is the worst and terrifying wrongdoer in the plot. All the characters are living in the city of Gotham. It is a cosmopolitan city that has been destroyed by corruption because of its political and financial system.The scenario of the movie is bleak, rainy and with the scenes happening, mainly, at night.People who watch films, which contain drama and adventures, will enjoy this film because this kind of production can give us a sensation that all the ordinary people can be a kind of hero trying to help people next to them. As Batman said in one of the most epic scenes of the movie: you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.From my point of view, I prefer to die as a hero!

The Importance of Distinct Characters in Movies

A review about the movie "The Lord of the Rings"

By Cristiano Lima – English teacher, translator and theologian

“The Lord of the rings: the return of the king” is a movie based on the intensively touching book from the author J. R. R. Tolkien – the book is a classic fantasy novel, which revolves around a magical, seductive ring with dark powers. The book is a masterpiece of the English Literature.J. R. R. Tolkien’s timeless adventure follows the exploits of two friends – the two feisty young hobbits Frodo and Sam and their journey to Mordor in the company of the wicked and duplicitous Gollun to destroy the magical and powerful ring. “Return of the king” dispatches its characters to their destinies with a grand and eloquent confidence. Notwithstanding the marvelous creativity linked to the movie, the story is just a little too silly to carry the emotional weight of a masterpiece. The movie contains epic actions sequences of awe-inspiring scope (including the massive of troops for the final battle), and the two most inimitable special-effects creations are Gollun, who seems as real as anyone else on the screen, and a monstrous spider named Shelob.The hobbit Frodo is the main character and this hobbit has to destroy the ring that reveals a moral exposition of good and evil. This character named Frodo suffers a lot when in the main scene, he fights with the Gollun and while they are fighting, the Gollun bites the Frodo’s finger where the evil ring was and the Frodo’s finger is ripped out while the Gollun steals the ring. In this marvelous and dramatic scene, the Gollun puts the ring on his own finger while he is falling in the abyss where the ring is destroyed by the fire from the mountain and where the decision to totally destroy the evil ring is taken into consideration.
The final battle is kind of magnificent. We see men and even an army of the dead join the battle against Orcs, flying dragons, and vast lumbering elephantine creatures that serve as moving platforms for machines of war. Sauron is the biggest enemy in the Middle Earth and this enemy wants to find the evil ring just to dominate all the existence but the ring is in the Frodo’s hands.
In addition, the plot of this movie reveals the eternal fight between good and evil while the mission of the small hobbit is just to destroy the evil ring but at the same time Frodo is attracted by it and sometimes Frodo tries to defend this ring against different kinds of enemies.
In conclusion, Frodo, being the main character, has a long journey just to destroy the ring. Also, Frodo has matured and grown in his long journey. Summing up, this movie is the voice of a magical imagination, which adults insist on forgetting.

A Report – An opportunity in time of crisis

This report summarises the current career opportunities and the trends in the job market in Brazil. Also, this report tries to offer an overview about the Brazilian job market to many final – year students who have already been invited to interviews and some people who have even been offered jobs, conditional on graduation.

In spite of the economic crisis, there are good opportunities in the field of medicine and technology

The first point to stress is that interesting opportunities exist in the field of medicine and technology. This is dealt with in the next two sections of the report.

Medicine – good opportunities

It has been estimated that there will be over a thousand posts available for medical students in the next years. Pharmacists, physicians and surgeons will be required in the Brazilian job market. We will have great opportunities in this field because there are important advances in the field of medicine when it comes to nanomedicine. It is said that nanotechnology is the most exciting subject in the biomedical field where advances are in both diagnostic and treatment areas. In Brazil, biomedicine will offer marvelous recent graduates opportunities too.

Amazing jobs in the field of technology

The fast – moving developments in biotechnology and software look set to provide good job opportunities, as many companies are being expanded in this field and they are becoming  market leaders in Brazil and worldwide. So, there are great opportunities linked to technology in the Brazilian country.

Next steps and “in conclusion”

In conclusion, it is necessary that recently-graduated students can notice the changes in the Brazilian job market knowing and learning the necessary skills to access the market of medicine and technology. More details can be found on the student website. 

Cristiano Lima

A complaint about the principal’s behavior in my school

Dear Supervisor

I am writing to seek your help in resolving a matter that I am experiencing at work. It is an issue of concern, which I have been unable to solve prior to bringing to your attention. I hope in doing so we can resolve this matter promptly and amicably.

In December, some time before my official vacation, my principal said that he would review my working arrangements in the New Year. I have been working all day long preparing my classes and I have been teaching almost twelve classes a day without any valuable break. As of late, my principal has been rather critical of my work and he has also made derogatory comments about me to some of my colleagues. Fact is, I have been at the school five days a week and at the weekend I have worked from home preparing my classes. In spite of all this, I had hoped the situation would improve in the future.

However, on 2^nd of November, when I was in the teacher’s room drinking a glass of water, my principal said that I would have to work at the school every day of the week and at the weekend preparing my classes at the school and no more in my own house. When I asked why, the principal simply said he needed the staff at the school seven days a week. I said I would try, but I found it difficult because it could be so tiresome to be at the school all the week and the weekend too. He said if I were not able to obey that order, I should consider other options. I asked what he meant, and he said I was free to go elsewhere.

I am deeply upset about this because I have been in this job for over ten years and I have not had any grievances in the past. I have maintained my level of productivity and I cannot understand why his attitude towards me has changed.

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter with you at a convenient time and location. I would also request to be accompanied to the meeting by the principal.

Yours sincerely

Cristiano Lima

The importance of English language skills in securing a job in the Brazilian market

By Cristiano Lima – teacher, translator and theologian

Globalization is a fact in our world nowadays and to learn a new language is very beneficial in this globalized world. In Brazil, nowadays, it is necessary to learn English as a second language to secure a job in the Brazilian market for three main reasons: big Brazilian companies need to sell their products abroad; Brazilian employees need to grow and position themselves in the global economy; and emerging – market companies are becoming equally important global players.

Firstly, it is profoundly necessary that employees learn English to help companies just to sell their products abroad. If a company has staff who speak English as a second language, it will be easier for this company to sell their products worldwide because the English language is considered a lingua franca – a spoken language in the entire world.

Secondly, employees must be aware of the necessity of speaking English as a second language in the Brazilian companies because employees need to grow and position themselves in the global economy. It is said there is a very low English proficiency in Brazil, so it is necessary that an employee who wants to be on the top of the world in his career needs to learn English as a second language in order to make inroads into global market. It is important that workers keep their eyes on the ball having fluency in the English language in order to get their message across to the world.

Thirdly, it is so important to learn English since Brazilian companies are becoming equally important global players and because of this employees need to gain ground in big companies and one way to access a marvellous job in a company is just to learn English to help this company with its trade worldwide.

In conclusion, learning English as second language is a reward to employees who want to learn about the world and who want to maintain their jobs in this competitive world. Learning English is a marvellous adventure that can make someone bilingual giving to this person an opportunity to access better positions in the Brazilian market and in the global market.  

Why should a city’s architectural structure reflect the community’s culture?

By Cristiano Lima - teacher, theologian and translator

A city with a marvelous architectural structure can reflect its own ambition and aspirations. The city with its buildings, apartments, houses, parks, shopping malls, churches and cathedrals is the representation of a society and its values.

We need to affirm all the time that cities that do not pay attention to their architecture – physically and intellectually – are likely to come as unattractive and incapable of attracting interest and excitement as any of us would be if we showed up for an evening out wearing a sweat suit and a pair of brogues.

In that sense, cities of aspiration are not different from individuals. Cities, too, need to dress for success once appearance and a marvelous architecture can attract tourists and reveal what kind of citizens these cities have. London, New York, Paris and Dublin are examples of cities where tourists, citizens and inhabitants can admire their unique and outstanding architecture. In addition, it is necessary to affirm that a beautiful architectural structure in a city is developed gradually through planning and improvement of education in order to promote culture and knowledge to the citizens. Ideas are the solution when we want to create architectural structures in a city and we have good ideas when we have a decent education system.

Ideas matter and civic planning is about the practical expression of ideas and imagination. Planning in good faith can guarantee that these cities can achieve their full potential as cities of aspiration with their marvelous architectural structures. In conclusion, architectural structures can reflect the community’s culture regardless of the size of it. 

A review about a reliable restaurant in my area – The Democrata restaurant

By Cristiano Lima – teacher, translator and theologian
 

Few haute establishments have the same hospitable atmosphere as the Democrata. Located in Santo Amaro in Nossa Senhora do Sabara Avenue, far away from downtown, Democrata remains in the top-tier for gustatory good times and it is a mecca for foodies in the area, a foodie’s paradise, mainly for those people who have eating a tasty and  marvelous pizza at any time.

A huge variety of ingredients is available, different types of cheese, ham, bacon, pasta, tomatoes, olives, pepperoni and peas – lined up alongside delicacies such as pepperoni pizza, Portuguesa pizza, four cheese pizza, “alemã” pizza: Brazilian pizzas with an Italian influence way of cooking which creates one of the best recipes of pizzas in the world, but beyond that, it is the waiter’s service that sets the place apart and it makes customers feel comfortable. It is a restaurant to dine with clients and to enjoy with family. If you are into having pizza on a Saturday night, don’t worry, they offer you the best pizza in the region.

An ordinary dish of creamed cheese with sprinkled oregano has always been a delightful inclusion in the degustation; don’t forget to taste an excellent wine while you are checking the menu just to choose the excellent dishes which are offered to all ages and types of people.

As for the facilities, don’t worry about finding a safe place to park your car once the restaurant offers a parking facility with a driver to park your car safe. Also, it is good to consider the hygiene of the place that is perfect.

Democrata dining room is informal and relaxing. It isn’t the most expensive restaurant in São Paulo city and its prices reflect the preference of the clients for a restaurant where foodies can enjoy affordable prices and marvelous pizzas with a broader menu.