Blog 4: Soccer passion of crowds

Soccer is one of my favorite hobbies without a doubt, as I like to practice it and also watch it.

However, when I got into college, I stopped playing and watched it less often, since student’s

duties and long commutes to college took most of my free time . In the context of a pandemic, I

have resumed this hobby, which has been necessary to face the academic and social stress that we

are going through.

The positive thing about this is being able to see Deportes Melipilla in the first division after 13

years of absence, which has been very gratifying. The most important victory that Deportes

Melipilla has had this year has been against Universidad Católica, the current champion and one of

the participants in la Copa Libertadores, which makes the victory even more valuable. The negative

one is that this Saturday, Deportes Melipilla, suffered the worst defeat of the tournament against

Deportes La Serena by 5 to 1, which saddened me. This weekend I was able to see the Champions

League finals between Chelsea and Manchester City. The result was 1 to 0 in favor of Chelsea,

which made me happy, as N'Golo Kanté plays for the Chelsea, a humble player, who overcame

poverty and who has maintained his humility, despite being a star.

In short, I like football, because it is a door for people with limited resources to rise above their

limitations and a small team can beat the more powerful ones.

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I decided to study sociology because it is an interesting career and within my options it was the career with the highest possibilities of employability. The interesting thing about studying this career is that it allows you to analyze various texts and authors with different philosophical perspectives. Doing this exercise is very complex and at the same time challenging, although entertaining. I really like to read Marx, both in his young stage and in his maturity phase, mainly focused on the economic area, which enshrines him through the text Capital, which is currently rigorously analyzed by various specialists. Among the benefits of studying sociology, is that, with the strikes and demonstrations that have taken place in Chile, sociologists have been highly required to establish various analysis, whose primary goal have been to reflect and criticize the economic model applied in Chile during the military dictatorship from the 70s and 80s, which have caused the employability of this discipline to rise. Another benefit of having studied sociology is that I have been able to develop a critical thinking of society, and a better understanding social phenomenon.

Blog Post 2: Best holidays/concert you've ever been to

 San Antonio, in Chile's fifth region

The last time I went on vacation, I went to San Antonio, in Chile’s fifth region. I made this trip with my mom in the first week of August 2019 and we had a great time on that over there. When we got to San Antonio, the first thing we did was tour the city. we went through downtown San Antonio, then we went to the cove and saw the sea lions take their dip in the water, it was fun. Also, we went through an alley that led to a restaurant to eat fried fish, since back at home we do not eat fish frequently. Once lunch was over, we decided to go to Punta de Tralca, since it is a quiet place to walk and bathe. After that, we decided to go to Cartagena, since it is an architecturally interesting place, located among the hills, whose church is really beautiful, which it is in front of the main square of said city. Once the tour of Cartagena was finished, we decided to return to San Antonio to have some tea and go eat cheese empanadas, which were the best we have ever had. Hopefully I can repeat this instance, once this Covid-19 pandemic is over.

Blog post 1: A country you would like to visit

 

Germany is one of the countries that I would like to visit at some point in my life, since it is a country with a rich history, which has marked the course of humanity. Germany is in the western part of Europe; its capital is Berlin. After the end of World War II, Germany was divided into two, the western part was under the sovereignty of the allied countries such as the United States, England and France and the eastern part under the sovereignty of the Soviet Union.

What I would like to do once I get to Germany is to be able to visit the Berlin Wall to feel the energy experienced by families that were separated for so many years. I would also like to be able to study in this country, settle in, be able to visit emblematic places, go to the Allianz Arena Stadium to see the German classic soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, I understand that it is the most important match in the Bundesliga.

Post 6: A subject you’ve enjoyed studying this semester

My favorite course this semester is a sociology elective, which is called Speech Analysis, taught by Professor Manuel Canales. What we do in the classes is to analyze opinion columns on national contingency, regardless of the author's political position, within the analysis, we pick quotes that provide us with information about the thesis that each author explains. Once this is done, we analyze the context in which the opinion column was written and the intention that the author has with the listener. After this is finished, we make a summary report, which should contain a brief synthesis of the text and identify the central idea of ​​the author, applying identification techniques such as grounded theory and discourse analysis. I like this course, because it requires a lot of highly complex analysis, and you must be constantly asking yourself questions and at the same time be informed of all the contingency. It has also helped me a lot to review other courses prior to this one, which forces me to be frequently studying the rest of the subjects in the syllabus and at the same time refreshing concepts that I had supposedly already forgotten.

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My favorite Philosopher  

Byung-Chul Han (Seoul, 1959). He is a South Korean philosopher, specialist in cultural studies and professor at the Berlin University of the Arts. He is considered one of the most relevant philosophers of contemporary thought for his constant criticism of capitalism, the society of work, and technology. Byung Chul Han was born in Seoul. When he was a child, he was interested in technology, he played with radios and the occasional electronic item, then when he was young he began to study metallurgy at the University of Korea, he abandoned his studies after causing an explosion in his house while conducting experiments. At the age of 26 he came to Germany without knowing anything about philosophy. He studied German philosophy and literature at the University of Freiburg and theology at the University of Munich. Since 2012, he has been a professor of philosophy studies and cultural studies at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), where he directs the Studium Generale, or general studies program.

Han's current work focuses on "transparency" as a cultural norm created by neoliberal market forces, which he understands as the insatiable drive toward the voluntary disclosure of all kinds of information that borders on the pornographic. According to Han, the dictates of transparency impose a totalitarian system of openness at the expense of other social values ​​such as shame, secrecy and confidentiality.

Han criticizes the generalization of pressures on the individual, who is required and is demanded constant activity, an obligation that ends up plunging him into depression.

Post 4: A Photography you like

 

The shield of the Chilean Soccer Federation was changed after Chile played the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. At the same time, the Chile’s jerseys changed their brand of sportswear from Brooks to Puma. What this shield shows is the star of the Chilean flag, with their respective colors. It was taken in Marcelo Bielsa's farewell match, when the Chile’s national team played against Uruguay’s, in which Chile won by 2 goals to 0. I like this shield, for its simplicity, elegance and the colors palette used, it also brings me very fond memories, since several myths were demolished such as to practice a sport only talent is needed, which is false. Bielsa, with that Chilean team, showed that with effort, work, perseverance, and accepting defeat as a learning process, they serve to achieve sporting achievements by supplementing talent. In addition, the successes of the Chilean team have been the prelude for society to demand changes for a better and fairer country.