A short video about IMMIGRANTION by Sara Gomes and Ana Patrícia Ferreira, from class11ºLH, Gil Vicente School.
Which side are you?
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria in 1947. In his 20s, after winning the bodybuilding title Mr. Universe, he moved to the USA. He then graduated from the University of Wisconsin. When he decided to end his bodybuilding career, he became a movie star and started in movies such as “The Terminator” trilogy and “Conan the Barbarian”.
He’s today considered a famous personality not just because of this bodybuilding career but also because of his political life. He was elected the 38th governor of California in 2003 and was reelected in 2006.
This man is an amazing inspiration of what hard work and dedication do for us. If he didn’t work hard for his dreams and didn’t make sacrifices to achieve them, he wouldn’t be as successful as he is today.
He moved to the U.S to make his dreams come true and he did it.
Daniel Fonseca, nº8, 10ºC
David Ho was born in Taiwan on 3 November 1952, but now he lives in United States of America. David Ho studied in Taiwan until the sixth year, then he went to the United States of America with his mother and his brother, they came to reunite with his father that already lived there for a few years.
He graduated from California Institute of Technology and Harvard-MIT. He is a famous scientist, the first to try to understand the disease of HIV / AIDS and to try to get a drug for this disease. He is the scientific and executive director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and the Irene Diamond Professor at Rockefeller University in New York.
David has been working in the research of HIV/AIDS for thirty years and he has already published over 400 articles, all awarded by the scientific community.
He is the leader of a group of organization in China and in the USA, which aims to combat the disease of HIV / AIDS. Now they are working on the vaccine against the HIV/AIDS.
Throughout Ho’s career he has received numerous honors and awards; he took 12 doctorates including Columbia University and the University of Tsinghua.
Sara Cruz, nº27, 10ºC
Born on 6th May 1856, Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist, more known as the father of psychoanalysis (psychological theories). His early life was spent in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where he and his family were living in a moderate state of poverty. In 1865, Sigmund entered a high school in Vienna, where he proved to be an outstanding pupil. He entered the University of Vienna in 1873 and graduated from it with a Medical Degree in 1881.
He started developing psychoanalysis when he invited a woman to talk about her symptoms while under hypnosis. While she was talking in this state, her symptoms decreased in severity. That led him to the conclusion that consistent and effective symptom relief could be achieved by encouraging patients to talk freely, without censoring them. He also realized that patients’ dreams could be analyzed to reveal the complex structuring of unconscious mind.
In 1902 Freud became a university professor. Because of this he gained prestige and followers that would later expand the psychoanalytic movement throughout the world.
In 1930 he received the Goethe Prize, an award given to him thanks to his contributions to psychology and German literature. But in 1938 he had to flee from the Nazis threat that was rising and that burned Freud’s works and books.
He died in 1939, while exiled in England.
Diogo Pereira, nº13, 10ºC
António Damásio is a Portuguese neuroscientist that studies the brain and human emotions.
He is a graduate of the University of Lisbon Medical School.
Now he is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Southern California (USA).
He studies the neurobiology of human behavior and investigates the brain areas responsible for decision-making and conduct. After observing behavior of hundreds of patients with lesions in the prefrontal cortex, he concluded that while the intellectual capacity remained intact, these patients had constant change of social behavior and inability to respect the social rules. His studies are based in the area called cognitive science, they are very important for the comprehension of brain bases of memory and language.
He published his first book in 1995; its name is O Erro de Descartes” (Descartes’ Error). Since then he has published several books where he describes his discoveries. His books are translated in many languages and taught in universities worldwide.
Luís Carvalho, nº18, 10ºC
Charlize Theron was born on 7 August 1975 in Benoni (South Africa). She became a U.S. citizen in 2007, although she remains with her South African nationality.
She first started her career with dancing (mostly ballet), then modelling. At the age of 16 she won a modelling contract and moved to Milan (Italy). After that she moved New York City (USA) to attend the Joffrey Ballet School. Unfortunately, after a knee injury her dancing career ended.
At the age of 19, she moved to Los Angeles to work in the film industry. After several months in the city, she made her opening film with a non-speaking role in a horror. A year later she made her first speaking role in Two Days in The Valley.
Her first long role was The Devil’s Advocate (a huge success).
Since she first started in the filming industry, she has done more than 38 movies (Aeon Fluz, Hancock, The Italian Job and Snow White and the Hunstman, etc.)
She is also very passionate about activism. She created in 2007 The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP), which is a project that supports African youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, in 2008. She also defends animals’ rights and is an active member of PETA. Apart from all of this, she also supports same-sex marriage and is involved in women’s rights organizations.
Charlize has two children, both adopted (Jackson and August).
In total, she has won 42 awards (including 54 nominations).
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”