Prossimi appuntamenti

NOVEMBRE

Sabato 6                  ore 15.15       Bambin Gesù 

                                    ore 18.00     Cienforum inglese

Sabato 13                ore  13.00    Cucina internazionale CINA

                                    ore  17.00    2º Incontro di preparazione GMGMADRID2011

Sabato 20                ore 15.15     Ritiro mensile          

                                    ore 18.00     Karaoke

Mercoledì 24          ore 15.00     Agorà in lingua 

 Sabato 27                ore 17.00     Cineforum spagnolo

 

DICEMBRE

Sabato 4                   ore 18.00     3º Incontro di preparazione GMGMADRID2011

                                    ore 19.00     Novena all’Immacolata

                                    ore 20.00     Cena spagnola e ballo flamenco

Sabato 11                ore 15.15     Ritiro mensile: che questo Natale sia diverso

                                    ore 18.00     Incontro culturale: Regala cultura,

                                                             (guida per la scelta di un buon libro)

Mercoledì 15          ore 15.00     Agorà in lingua

Sabato 18                ore 13.00     Pranzo di Natale

                                    ore 17.00     Natale nel mondo: conosci le tradizioni di tutti i paesi

Mercoledì 29          ore 16.00     Porta un sorriso, condivide il tuo Natale

Agorà en Français

Bienvenue à Agorà en français!

Dans cette page nous t’offrons tout le matériel didactique que tu devras utiliser dans les sessions mensuelles de travail.

Coordinatrice: Roseline Acho Achiepi
Ingénieur Electrotechnique de l’Institut Nationale Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny –Yamoussoukro. Côte d’Ivoire
e-mail: roselineacho@gmail.com

Ceci est le matériel pour la première session de travail ( 27 octobre ):

“Sergei  Kourdakov

 Titre original The persekutor

 Sergei est officiel de la marine russe  décide de fuir pour échapper au régime communiste,  il profite d’une tempête  qui se déchaîne sur l’océan pacifique. Le navire doivent rester aux cotes du canada, celui se jette a l’eau glacial après trois heures, de nage il se retrouve  au point de départ :

« Que faire alors ? Aller une autre fois vers la cote, en ces moments cela me paraissait pour le moins impossible combien de temps pourrai  je survivre a cette température. Mort de froid, je fis un effort pour me rendre compte de la situation, je pris la décision, je préfèrai mourir cherchant la vraie vie que de continuer à vivre comme je l’avais fait jusqu’à ce moment. Je ne voulais ni ne pouvait retourner au genre de vie que j’avais connu,  même si je me noyais je ne devais pas retourner à la barque. »

Agorà em Português

Bem-vindo a Agorà em Português!

Nesta página podes encontrar todo o material didáctico para as sessões mensais de trabalho.

Coordenadora: Marta Pina Lince de Faria
Licenciada e Mestre em Economia pela Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais da Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
e-mail: martalincefaria@gmail.com

Texto para preparar a conferência de dia 27 de Outubro: “Introdução. O que é a liberdade?”

Viver a liberdade com decisão

       É possível viver a liberdade sem decisão? Paradoxalmente, sim.
Existem pessoas que passam pela vida “livres” na teoria, mas apáticas
e escravas das circunstâncias na prática. Isso acontece porque a
liberdade não consiste apenas na possibilidade de fazer qualquer tipo
de escolha – inclusive aquela de não usar a liberdade, de não escolher
nada. O verdadeiro sentido de liberdade, por outro lado, acarreta algo
muito mais apaixonante: a construção de si mesmo.
       A liberdade é real, mas tem seus limites. E esses limites não são
realidades negativas como às vezes se pensa, e sim facetas da nossa
identidade, características que nos fazem ser como somos e não outra
coisa. Por isso, se sonhamos configurar a nossa vida de acordo com o
que queremos (e isso significa em ultima instância encontrar a
felicidade), antes de usar a liberdade é necessário adquirir um
verdadeiro conhecimento próprio, saber quem somos, quais são as nossas
qualidades e os aspectos menos desenvolvidos da nossa personalidade.
Em outras palavras, para acertar no uso da liberdade primeiro devemos
dominar o nosso modus operandi e depois… eleger!
       Optar por algo significa sempre deixar de lado outras oportunidades.
Se começo a faculdade de medicina, por exemplo, tenho de prescindir do
sonho de ser engenheiro aeronáutico. Se desejo morar em Roma, não
posso viver no Nepal. Também não posso casar com todos os homens do
mundo, e assim por diante. Uma eleição sempre é feita em detrimento de
outras. E essa realidade, de forma análoga aos limites, não é um peso
ao qual nos devemos resignar. Seria uma pena se concebêssemos a
eleição de um compromisso como uma espécie de destino inexorável. A
possibilidade de assumir com consciência um compromisso que, depois de
uma análise ponderada da nossa identidade, nos parece o mais
apropriado, “renunciando” a outros, desvela o sentido da nossa vida,
abre portas para novas aventuras e preenche todas as nossas
aspirações.
       Em resumo, usar a liberdade com inteligência e decisão, de acordo com
o conhecimento de quem somos, é trilhar o caminho rumo à felicidade.
Já dizia Chesterton, na sua obra  Ortodoxia, “(…) nunca eu poderia
conceber nem tolerar nenhuma Utopia que não me deixasse a liberdade a
que me sinto mais apegado: a liberdade de acorrentar-me”.
       Grandes homens e mulheres, conhecidos ou desconhecidos, usaram  a
liberdade com decisão e construiram com garbo a história de suas
vidas. Que vontade de conseguir o mesmo não é verdade? De chegar ao
fim de vida e pensar, “valeu a pena viver!” Sobre isso falaremos no
proximo dia 27. Até la!

Denise Drechsel
Jornalista

Agorà in English

Welcome to Agorà in english!

On this page you will find the study material for the working sessions.

Coordinator: Jennifer Gitahi
Lawyer and advocate of the High Court of Kenya
e-mail: jen.gitahi@gmail.com

Material for the first work session (October 27th)

Three questions to think about:

1. Do we have free will?
2. What would a world without free will be like?
3. What is freedom for? 

Eminem runs a cuss-free house

by Katie Hinderer | 20 Oct 2010

I can distinctly remember sitting in my room as a young high school student and making my mom listen to one of Eminem’s first rap songs. I’m sure she was horrified at the lyrics, which are straight-forward, often crude and usually filled with profanity. To my adolescent brain he was a genius.

To a certain extent, he really was a genius. The white, Detroit, Michigan-born rapper was an enigma to the industry when he first came on the scene that had previously been dominated by black artists. He still is one of the only white artists to find success in this industry. (And no, I don’t think Asher Roth counts.) But then his life took a tail spin. He turned out his Relapse album in 2009, which sounded nothing like his former glory, and then fizzled out, thanks to a combination of marital problems and drug abuse. It seemed his career, maybe even his life, was coming to an end.

But then, earlier this year, he was suddenly back and looking like a completely different person. This summer, he released his Recovery album, which –as you can guess — chronicles his transition from down-in-the-dumps drug addict with suicidal tendencies to a clean, sober and refocused family man. His songs are still full of profanity and crude descriptions, but there is also a softer, more human side to him. He raps about nearly killing himself and then seeing his daughter’s face. He talks about his love for his ex-wife and says that while they will never be able to work things out, he will love her till she dies. He confesses that his Relapse album was horrible and that he is ashamed of letting down the fans. He vows to stay clean and sober and refocus his energy on his children, his music and his fans. Ignoring the profanity, it’s pretty inspirational. And as a long time fan, I’d say he’s still got what it takes to influence the industry and stay on top of the game. (Check out this interview with Anderson Cooper http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6945449n&tag=related;photovideo for more on his life, career and comeback.)

This interview with Eminem a couple weeks ago caught my attention. He admits that in his house, swear words are never used, because he wants his daughter to grow up in a wholesome environment. The interviewer pointed out that Eminem’s very own music teaches kids to use profanity and his response was that it wasn’t his fault. It is the parents´ job to police their children and set the boundaries.

Um… wait a minute, that seems a little hypocritical. If Eminem doesn’t allow those kinds of words to infiltrate his own house, why is he reaching the homes and rooms of millions through his music and passing along the very words he won’t use at home? Sure, parents have the primary role of raising their children. But, as apparent in my own situation, my mother outlawed swearing when I was growing up. I still listened to Eminem and I still cursed – just not at home where she would hear me.

I’m sure Eminem feels his songs, despite all their troubling lyrics, mirror the tough streets he came from and the emotions that run through him. It’s authentic and true to life. But it’s a shame he can’t take his popularity, his immense talent and his new messages to the streets in a more family-friendly manner.

 

http://www.mercatornet.com/tiger_print/view/8155/

Born Free (Matt Monroe)

Born free, as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart

Live free and beauty surrounds you
The world still astounds you
Each time you look at a star

Stay free where no walls divide you
You’re free as the roaring tide
So there’s no need to hide

Born free and life is worth living
But only worth living
‘Cause you’re born free

Stay free, where no walls divide you
You’re free as the roaring tide
So there’s no need to hide

Born free and life is worth living
But only worth living

´Cause you´re born free

My Way (Frank Sinatra)

And now, the end is near;

And so I face the final curtain.

My friend, I’ll say it clear,

I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain.

I’ve lived a life that’s full.

I’ve travelled each and every highway;

But more, much more than this,

I did it my way.

Regrets, I’ve had a few;

But then again, too few to mention.

I did what I had to do

And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;

Each careful step along the byway,

But more, much more than this,

I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew

When I bit off more than I could chew.

But through it all, when there was doubt,

I ate it up and spit it out.

I faced it all and I stood tall;

And did it my way.

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried.

I’ve had my fill; my share of losing.

And now, as tears subside,

I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;

And may I say – not in a shy way,

“No, oh no not me,

I did it my way”.

For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught.

To say the things he truly feels;

And not the words of one who kneels.

The record shows I took the blows -

And did it my way!

 

 

 

Lyrics accessed from: http://www.lyricsfire.com/

Agorà en Español

¡Bienvenido a Agorà en español!

En esta página te ofrecemos todo el material didáctico que deberás usar en las sesiones de trabajo mensuales.

Coordinadora: Elvira Jiménez Castellanos
Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad Rovira I Virginli (España)
Miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona
e-mail: elvirajc@gmail.com

Material para la sesión de trabajo de 27 de Octubre