STAR WARS: MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU (MAY, 25 1977)

Star Wars Original Poster, 1977

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope...

Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. The first installment in the Star Wars film series, it stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, and Alec Guinness. David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew co-star in supporting roles.

The galaxy is in the midst of a civil war. Spies for the Rebel Alliance have stolen plans to the Galactic Empire's Death Star, a heavily armed space station capable of destroying an entire planet. Rebel leader Princess Leia has the plans, but her ship is captured by Imperial forces under the command of the evil Darth Vader. Before she is captured, Leia hides the plans in the memory of an astromech droid, R2-D2, along with a holographic recording. R2-D2 flees to the surface of the desert planet Tatooine with C-3PO, a protocol droid.

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Darth Vader, The Dark Side

The droids are captured by Jawa traders, who sell them to moisture farmers Owen and Beru Lars and their nephew Luke Skywalker. While cleaning R2-D2, Luke accidentally triggers part of Leia's message, in which she requests help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. The next morning, Luke finds R2-D2 searching for Obi-Wan, and meets Ben Kenobi, an old hermit who lives in the hills and reveals himself to be Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan tells Luke of his days as one of the Jedi Knights, former Galactic Republic peacekeepers with supernatural powers derived from an energy called The Force, who were all but wiped out by the Empire. Contrary to his uncle's statements, Luke learns that his father, Anakin, fought alongside Obi-Wan as a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan tells Luke that Vader was his former pupil who turned to the dark side of the Force and killed Anakin. Obi-Wan then presents to Luke his father's weapon, a lightsaber.

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Obi-Wan views Leia's complete message, in which she begs him to take the Death Star plans to her home planet of Alderaan and give them to her father for analysis. Obi-Wan invites Luke to accompany him to Alderaan and learn the ways of the Force. Luke declines, but changes his mind after discovering that Imperial stormtroopers searching for C-3PO and R2-D2 have destroyed his home and killed his aunt and uncle. Obi-Wan and Luke hire smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate Chewbacca to transport them to Alderaan on Han's ship, the Millennium Falcon.

R2D2 and C-3PO

Upon the Falcon's arrival at the location of Alderaan, the group discover that the planet has been destroyed by order of the Death Star's commanding officer, Grand Moff Tarkin, as a show of power. The Falcon is captured by the Death Star's tractor beam and brought into its hangar bay. While Obi-Wan goes to disable the tractor beam, Luke discovers that Leia is imprisoned aboard, and with the help of Han and Chewbacca, rescues her. After several escapes, the group makes its way back to the Falcon. Obi-Wan disables the tractor beam, and on the way back to the Falcon, he engages in a lightsaber duel with Vader. Once he is sure the others can escape, Obi-Wan allows himself to be killed. The Falcon escapes from the Death Star, unknowingly carrying a tracking beacon, which the Empire follows to the Rebels' hidden base on Yavin IV.

The Rebels analyze the Death Star's plans and identify a vulnerable exhaust port that connects to the station's main reactor. Luke joins the Rebel assault squadron, while Han collects his payment for the transport and intends to leave, despite Luke's request that he stay and help. In the ensuing battle, the Rebels suffer heavy losses after several unsuccessful attack runs, leaving Luke as one of the few surviving pilots. Vader leads a squadron of TIE fighters and prepares to attack Luke's X-wing fighter, but Han returns and fires on the Imperials, sending Vader spiraling away. Helped by guidance from Obi-Wan's spirit, Luke uses the Force and successfully destroys the Death Star seconds before it can fire on the Rebel base. Back on Yavin IV, Leia awards Luke and Han with medals for their heroism.

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 May the Force be with you. 

Jedi Proverb

LASS UNS GEHEN: PREPARING THE TRAVEL TO BERLIN

The Grandma in The Capuchin' Convent, Sant Boi

Today, The Bonds have continued their English classes. They've revised the articles, the imperative, some prepositions of time and the creation of nouns from a verb to a gerund form. 

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It has been an interesting day. Irene has returned of her secret mission and David is working in a new film. After talking about the importance of the order of Capuchin in Sant Boi and its influence in the saga of Star Wars, The Grandma has explained a personal experience that joins her with Princess Leia Organa, the fictional character of this saga whose real actress, Carrie Fisher died recently.

Next, The Bonds have created a little post following the sacred rules of writing: cohesion, adequation & coherence.

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Everybody has a personal and funny story to share and this is very important for our training because we want to start to prepare our final goal. This is the reason because of The Grandma has asked to her family to think about it.

Finally, The Bonds have started to prepare their next travel to Berlin. They've created some interesting plannings. The Grandma is going to read them and create the last planning with the contributions of all the family. Eli Bond is going to be our guide and Mariona Bond is going to be our translator.

Dear family, we're ready to leave the city. Prepare your suitcases and be punctual tomorrow. Our private plane is waiting for us. Let's go to enjoy Berlin! 

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; 

and suddenly you are doing the impossible.  

Francis of Assisi