Today, The Morgans & TheGrandma have visited one of the greatest actors of all time, Charles Chaplin, who is spending some days in London.
The meetinghas been very emotional and the result of the great work done by SandraMorgan.
The family has asked several questions to the actor, who has not shied
away from answering any of them and which have served to better
understand the most important events in his life.
To commemorate this unforgettable encounter, Xènia Morgan has left her artistic mark on Shoreditch, a creative hub with colourful street art and creations.
Before the visit, the family has written letters of apology for Andrea Morgan'sbehaviour at Tower of London, where she kidnapped a striped polecat, and they have been reviewing some English grammar with Can/Can't and Too-Enough, and talking about another great genius, Marcel Marceau.
Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English actor who famed in the silent film era.
Chaplin's childhood in London
was one of poverty and hardship. His father was absent and his mother
struggled financially -he was sent to a workhouse twice before the age
of nine.
When he was 14, his mother was committed to a mental asylum. Chaplin began performing at an early age, touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comedian.
Chaplin
started in the film industry at age 14 and since that moment his career
was meteoric co-founding the distribution company United Artists in
1919andplaying successful films as The Kid, Modern Times, Limelight or The Great Dictator where he satirised Hitler and attacked fascism.
At
19, he was signed to the Fred Karno company, which took him to the
United States. He was scouted for the film industry and began appearing
in 1914 for Keystone Studios. He soon developed the Tramp persona and
attracted a large fan base. He directed his own films and continued to
hone his craft as he moved to the Essanay, Mutual, and First National
corporations.
By 1918, he was one of the world's best-known figures.
Chaplin
wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music
for most of his films. He was a perfectionist, and his financial
independence enabled him to spend years on the development and
production of a picture. His films are characterised by slapstick
combined with pathos, typified in the Tramp's struggles against
adversity. Many contain social and political themes, as well as
autobiographical elements.
His popularity declined when he was accused of communist and the FBI opened an investigation.
He received an Honorary Academy Award for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century in 1972, as part of a renewed appreciation for his work. He continues to be held in high regard, with The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator often ranked on lists of the greatest films.
Chaplin was forced to leave the US and he settle in Switzerland where he died on 25 December. The king of the smile died
on Christmas Day but his legacy is eternal.
Today, The Grandma has visited one of the most beautiful places in London, StDunstan-in-the-East, a parish church, where you can find enough peace to disconnect and relax. Meanwhile, the family has been studying some English grammar with the Possessive Adjectives and Can/Can't.
St Dunstan-in-the-East was a Church of England parish church on St Dunstan's Hill, halfway between London Bridge and the Tower of London in the City of London. The church was largely destroyed in the Second World War and the ruins are now a public garden.
The church was originally built in about 1100.
A new south aisle was added in 1391 and the church was repaired in 1631
at a cost of more than £2,400. It was severely damaged in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Rather than being completely rebuilt, the damaged church was patched up
between 1668 and 1671. A steeple was added in 1695-1701 to the designs
of Sir Christopher Wren.
It
was built in a gothic style sympathetic to main body of the church,
though with heavy string courses of a kind not used in the Middle Ages.
It has a needle spire carried on four flying buttresses in the manner of
that of St Nicholas in Newcastle. The restored church had wooden
carvings by Grinling Gibbons and an organ by Father Smith, which was
transferred to the abbey at St Albans in 1818.
In
1817, it was found that the weight of the nave roof had thrust the
walls seven inches out of the perpendicular. It was decided to rebuild
the church from the level of the arches, but the state of the structure
proved so bad that the whole building was taken down. It was rebuilt to a
design in the perpendicular style by David Laing (then architect to the
Board of Customs) with assistance from William Tite. The foundation
stone was laid in November 1817 and the church re-opened for worship in
January 1821. Built of Portland stone, with a plaster lierne nave vault,
it was 115 feet long and 65 feet wide and could accommodate between six
and seven hundred people. The cost of the work was £36,000. Wren's
tower was retained in the new building.
The church was severely damaged in the Blitz of 1941.
Wren's tower and steeple survived the bombs' impact. Of the rest of the
church only the north and south walls remained. In the re-organisation
of the Anglican Church in London following the War it was decided not to rebuild St Dunstan's, and in 1967 the City of London Corporation decided to turn the ruins of the church into a public garden,
which opened in 1971. A lawn and trees were planted in the ruins, with a
low fountain in the middle of the nave. The tower now houses the All
Hallows House Foundation.
The
parish is now combined with the Benefice of All Hallows by the Tower
and occasional open-air services are held in the church, such as on Palm
Sunday prior to a procession to All Hallows by the Tower along St Dunstan's Hill and Great Tower Street. The ruin was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1950.
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation,
in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of
the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents
worldwide as of 2001.
Adherents of Anglicanism are called Anglicans; they are also called Episcopalians in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international AnglicanCommunion,
which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after
the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These
provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with
the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as
its primus inter pares (Latin, 'first among equals'). The archbishop
calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates,
and is the president of the Anglican Consultative Council.
Anglicans base their Christian faith on the Bible, traditions of the apostolic church, apostolic succession (historic episcopate), and the writings of the Church Fathers, as well as historically, the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion and The Books of Homilies.
After the American Revolution, Anglican congregations
in the United States and British North America (which would later form
the basis for the modern country of Canada) were each reconstituted into
autonomous churches with their own bishops and self-governing
structures; these were known as the American Episcopal Church and the
Church of England in the Dominion of Canada. Through the expansion of
the British Empire and the activity of Christian missions, this model
was adopted as the model for many newly formed churches, especially in
Africa, Australasia, and the Asia-Pacific.
In the 19th century, the term Anglicanism
was coined to describe the common religious tradition of these churches
and also that of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which, though
originating earlier within the Church of Scotland, had come to be
recognised as sharing this common identity.
That Britain today is a liberal society is largely because of the philosophy and outlook of the Anglican Church, which did so much to shape our core values in the past few centuries.
International Women's Day (IWD) iscelebratedannually on 8 March as aglobal day focussing on the women'srights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement that had begun in New Zealand, IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century.
The earliest version was purportedly a Women's Day organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909. This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference to propose a special Women's Day be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of InternationalWomen's Day across Europe. In 1913 IWD was moved to 8 March and continues to this day.
After
women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the
February Revolution), it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the
socialist movement and communist countries. The day was associated with
far-left movements and governments until its adoption by the global
feminist movement in the late 1960s. IWD became a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.
International Women's Day is commemorated in a variety of ways worldwide;
it is a public holiday in several countries, and observed socially or
locally in others to celebrate and promote the achievements of women.
The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women's rights.
In some parts of the world, IWD still reflects its political origins,
being marked by protests and calls for radical change; in other areas,
particularly in the West, it is largely sociocultural and centered on a
celebration of womanhood.
The earliest reported Women's Day observance, called National Woman's Day, was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City, organized by the Socialist Party of America at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel. There have been claims that the day was commemorating a protest by women garment workers in New York on March 8, 1857, but researchers have alleged this to be a myth intended to detach International Women's Day from its socialist origin.
In
August 1910, an International Socialist Women's Conference was
organized ahead of the general meeting of the Socialist Second
International in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired in part by the American
socialists, German delegates Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, Paula Thiede,
and others proposed the establishment of an annual Women's Day,
although no date was specified. The 100 delegates, representing 17
countries, agreed with the idea as a strategy to promote equal rights,
including women's suffrage.
The following year, on March 19, 1911, the first International Women's Day
was marked by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and
Switzerland. In Austria-Hungary alone, there were 300 demonstrations,
with women parading on the Ringstrasse in Vienna, carrying banners
honouring the martyrs of the Paris Commune. Across Europe, women
demanded the right to vote and to hold public office, and protested
against employment sex discrimination.
IWD initially had no set date, though it was generally celebrated in late February or early March. Americans continued to observe National Women's Day on the last Sunday in February, while Russia observed International Women's Day
for the first time in 1913, on the last Saturday in February (albeit
based on the Julian calendar, as in the Gregorian calendar, the date was
March 8).
In 1914, International Women's Day
was held on March 8 for the first time in Germany, possibly because
that date was a Sunday. As elsewhere, Germany's observance was dedicated
to women's right to vote, which German women did not win until 1918.
Concurrently, there was a march in London in support of women's
suffrage, during which Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested in front of Charing
Cross station on her way to speak in Trafalgar Square.
International Women's Day (IWD) iscelebrated annually on 8 March as a global day focussing on the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement that had begun in New Zealand, IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century.
The earliest version was purportedly a Women's Day organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909. This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference to propose a special Women's Day be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of InternationalWomen's Day across Europe. In 1913 IWD was moved to 8 March and continues to this day.
After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the February Revolution), it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries. The day was associated with far-left movements and governments until its adoption by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s. IWD became a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.
International Women's Day is commemorated in a variety of ways worldwide; it is a public holiday in several countries, and observed socially or locally in others to celebrate and promote the achievements of women.
The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women's rights.
In some parts of the world, IWD still reflects its political origins, being marked by protests and calls for radical change; in other areas, particularly in the West, it is largely sociocultural and centered on a celebration of womanhood.
The earliest reported Women's Day observance, called National Woman's Day, was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City, organized by the Socialist Party of America at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel. There have been claims that the day was commemorating a protest by women garment workers in New York on March 8, 1857, but researchers have alleged this to be a myth intended to detach International Women's Day from its socialist origin.
In August 1910, an International Socialist Women's Conference was organized ahead of the general meeting of the Socialist Second International in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired in part by the American socialists, German delegates Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, Paula Thiede, and others proposed the establishment of an annual Women's Day, although no date was specified. The 100 delegates, representing 17 countries, agreed with the idea as a strategy to promote equal rights, including women's suffrage.
The following year, on March 19, 1911, the first International Women's Day was marked by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. In Austria-Hungary alone, there were 300 demonstrations, with women parading on the Ringstrasse in Vienna, carrying banners honouring the martyrs of the Paris Commune. Across Europe, women demanded the right to vote and to hold public office, and protested against employment sex discrimination.
IWD initially had no set date, though it was generally celebrated in late February or early March. Americans continued to observe National Women's Day on the last Sunday in February, while Russia observed International Women's Day for the first time in 1913, on the last Saturday in February (albeit based on the Julian calendar, as in the Gregorian calendar, the date was March 8).
In 1914, International Women's Day was held on March 8 for the first time in Germany, possibly because that date was a Sunday. As elsewhere, Germany's observance was dedicated to women's right to vote, which German women did not win until 1918. Concurrently, there was a march in London in support of women's suffrage, during which Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested in front of Charing Cross station on her way to speak in Trafalgar Square.
Today, The Grandma has continued herEnglish classes with The Bishops in Castelldefels.After some vacation days, it has been a little hard to come back to office, but The Bishops have done another masterclass.
First, they have been practising deductions with must and can,and they have been learning countable and uncountablenouns with many, much and alot of.
Finally, they have described some art works from MNAC, and they have done some crosswords toimprove vocabulary.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in English National Art Museum of Catalonia, abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia.
Situated on Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, near Pl Espanya, the museum is especially notable for its outstanding collection of romanesque church paintings, and for Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including modernisme and noucentisme.
The museum is housed in the Palau Nacional, a huge, Italian-style building dating to 1929. The Palau Nacional, which has housed the Museu d'Art de Catalunya since 1934, was declared a national museum in 1990 under the Museums Law passed by the Catalan Government.
That same year, a thorough renovation process was launched to refurbish the site, based on plans drawn up by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegmann, who were later joined in the undertaking by Josep Benedito.
The Oval Hall was reopened in 1992 on the occasion of the Olympic Games, and the various collections were installed and opened over the period from 1995, when the Romanesque Art section was reopened, to 2004.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya was officially inaugurated on 16 December 2004.
The history of this institution dates back to the 19th century, when, in accordance with the principles that inspired Catalonia's cultural and political Renaixença (renaissance), a movement particularly active in that century, many projects were launched to help revive and conserve the country's artistic heritage.
This process began with the establishment of the Museu d'Antiguitats de Barcelona (Barcelona Museum of Antiquities) in the Chapel of St Agatha (1880) and the Museu Municipal de Belles Arts (Municipal Fine Art Museum) in the Palau de Belles Arts (1891), a palace built to mark the occasion of the 1888 Universal Exhibition.
A project to install all these Catalan art collections in the Palau Nacional, launched in 1934 under the initiative of Joaquim Folch i Torres, the first director of Catalonia Museum of Art, was frustrated by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), when for protection many works were transferred to Olot, Darnius and Paris, where an important exhibit was established.
During the postwar period, the 19th- and 20th-century collections were installed in the Museu d'Art Modern, housed from 1945 to 2004 in the Arsenal building in Barcelona's Parc de la Ciutadella, whilst the Romanesque, Gothic and baroque collections were installed in the Palau in 1942.
The Palau Nacional, which has housed the Museu d'Art de Catalunya since 1934, was declared a national museum in 1990 under the Museums Law passed by the Catalan Government.
In 1992 a thorough renovation process was launched to refurbish the site, based on plans drawn up by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegmann, who were later joined in the undertaking by Josep Benedito. The Oval Hall was reopened in 1992 on the occasion of the Olympic Games, and the various collections were installed and opened over the period from 1995, when the Romanesque Art section was reopened, to 2004.
Since 2004, the Palau Nacional has once more housed several magnificent art collections, mostly by Catalan art, but also European art. The works from that first museum have now been enriched by new purchases and donations, tracing the country's art history from early medieval times to the mid-20th century: from Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and baroque to modern art. This heritage is completed by the Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya (coin and medal collections), the Gabinet de Dibuixos i Gravats (drawings and engravings) and the library.
The Museu Nacional, as a museological institution of reference in the country, promotes a network that joins together the art museums in a common collaboration strategy, for placing value and spreading Catalan artistic heritage. The network of art museums was created with the aim of developing services, projects and activities jointly, so as to achieve a greater social, touristic and scientific projection among all the member museums.
The following museums currently form part: Biblioteca-Museu Víctor Balaguer, de Vilanova i la Geltrú; el Museu d'Art de Girona; el Museu Episcopal de Vic; Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona; el Museu del Cau Ferrat, de Sitges; el Museu de la Garrotxa, d'Olot; el Museu d'Art Jaume Morera, de Lleida; el Museu de Lleida Diocesà i Comarcal; el Museu de l'Empordà, de Figueres; el Museu de Reus; el Museu de Valls; el Museu de Manresa; el Museu d'Art de Sabadell; el Museu Abelló, de Mollet del Vallès; el Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona; el Museu d'Art de Cerdanyola; la Fundació Apel·les Fenosa, del Vendrell; el Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona; el Museu del Disseny de Barcelona; el Museu Frederic Marès, de Barcelona i la Fundació Palau, de Caldes d'Estrac.
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