Helena Ferreira wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

...end wars; I would create organizations to help poor countries with the help of celebrities from Hollywood; I would create inventions in which people were doing sports while watching a concert and I would put an end to fast food because the number of obese people in the United States of America is quite worrying; I would create clubs of different sports to take children away from neighbourhoods where there are drugs and give them a future.

If I were the President of the United States I would create colleges for orphans so that if they weren't adopted they could go to the best universities in the country and have good jobs.

Helena Salomé Ferreira, nº 7, 9ºB

Vítor Pinto wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...



- attack Russia and China
- build twin towers to replace the old ones
- enjoy my new job and do something good for the population
- be the best president of the United States



Vítor Pinto, nº28, 9ºB

Miguel Sousa wrote:

If I were the president of the United States I would...

- change the world
- attack England by air
- borrow some money to Portugal
- join Kosovo to defeat Servia
- build houses in Antartida
- catch Bin Laden


Miguel Sousa, nº 17, 9ºB

Vítor Pacheco wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

- stop racism in the the US and around the world
- reduce fast food to stop obesity
- help poor families
- try to stop bullying
- give money to poor countries.



Vitor Pacheco, nº 27, 9ºB

Helena Magalhães wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

- give money to poor countries
- help everyone
- change the world
- and most of all I would be kind and generous.


Helena Magalhães, nº6, 9ºB

Helena Lopes wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...



- build new houses for poor people
- build new schools
- listen to other people's opinions
- change the world...
...and I would be someone generous to everyone!



Helena Lopes, 9ºB, nº8

Ana Beatriz Teixeira wrote:

I think Obama was a great choice for President, so if I were president of the United States of America I would try to stop polluting the environment with the help of other countries; try to put an end to racial discrimination because I think that everyone should be treated the same way; improve the economc crisis and try to fight terrorism.

Ana Beatriz Teixeira D2

João Luís wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

- have a new white house in Washington DC;
- have a five stars hotel in Miami;
- have a new airport in Philadelphia;
- have a new stadium for the most important matches;
- have new skyscrapers with one hundred and eighty floors;
- have new museums about history, nature and the human evolution.

João Luís, D2

João Paulo wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

... stop all the wars in the world. It's not the moment for wars. There are important issues to worry about like pollution, the global warming, the economic crisis. War only makes it worse.

I would give more money to the poor countries. If the USA is a powerful country why do they need so much money? To make more wars? There are many people in the USA and in the world who don't have food, clothes, a house, a life.. And politicians only think of earning more money, building more buldings like stadiums and oil pipes. They only think about money, money, money. But being the President of the United States gives me the chance to do funny things!

João Paulo 10º G

Lara wrote:

If I were the President of the United States I would...

... stop war in every country and I would help and hear everyone who needed my help. I would give money to the poor people and States without wanting anything back. I would help for free. I would go to other countries and I would give money to help endangered animals and to free the animals that are locked in cages and are used to do some experimental science tests. I would put an end to racism and discrimination and I would create a football team with people from all the countries in the world. And I would accept the opinions and ideas of everyone, respecting their ideals.

Lara Matos

nº 14, 9ºB

Edgar Filipe wrote:

If I were the president of the United States I would...

...make the USA the best country in the world, without wars, poverty or injustice. The US would be a dream country! As I would be very powerful I could make my country a country of richness, education, peace and power!

As Obama said: "Yes, we can!"

Edgar Filipe Moreira
nº 15, 7º C

José Rui wrote:

If I were the President of the United States...

The President of the United States is the most powerful person on Earth. He can decide the future of the entire world. So, if I took that responsibility I would try to make the world a better place to live, a place where poverty wouldn't exist, neither famine nor war because those phenomena can influence all the people who live in our planet. In spite of the social contrasts, we are all different and all the same...

José Rui Coelho Ribeiro

nº 13, 9ºB

Ana Filipa wrote:

If I were the President of the United states...

I would make the world a better place, without poverty, hunger and pollution. I would write to all the countries in the world to put an end to the global war and make the countries help each other, without greed. I would also try to eliminate racism from the United States. I would do everything to help not only my country, but also the entire world. We can be divided but we all live in the same place: the Earth!

Ana Filipa Silva

nº1, 9ºB

Teachers fight for a better Education in Portugal

LAST SATURDAY, NOV 8

Portugal is mentioned abroad, but not for the best reasons.

Portugal’s teachers have descended on Lisbon en masse. More than 100,000 staff from all over the country gathered for a rally in the centre of the Portuguese capital.
They are furious at the socialist government’s education policies in general, and a new method of assessing teachers’ performance in particular – introduced for the first time this year.
Although they do not question the need for evaluation, they argue that the system as it stands is too bureaucratic, and difficult to operate fairly. But that is not the only issue which sparked such a huge turnout.
They are also unhappy with their work timetable, the way jobs are distributed, and the status of teachers in Portugal.

You can read this on the site:

http://www.euronews.net/en/article/08/11/2008/teachers-portuguese-government-must-do-better/

HOPE!

"That's what hope is - that thing inside that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days ahead. If we're willing to work for it. If we're willing to shed our fears. If we're willing to reach deep inside ourselves when we're tired, and come back fighting harder."

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (Jacksonville, Florida)
November 03, 2008

"Change we need"! A wind of change has come to America and to the world! With tearful eyes we have watched this man saying "I'm asking you to believe!" and "Yes, we can!" Quite inspiring...

Martin Luther King may well be smiling right now from up above!

The whole world is breathing this new air of hope and change!...

Because now there is a President who believes that it's time to change America and to change the world!... And the world believes in this President and his dream!...