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**__ LOVING STRANGERS by RUSSIAN RED __** There are songs that fit perfectly with particular moments of our lives. //Loving Strangers// is one of this songs that talks about strange and atypical situations that happens when one day someone comes into our lives unexpectedly and everything changes around us.

// Loving Strangers // has been written by Lourdes Hernández, a Spanish singer-songwriter whose stage name is //Russian Red.// It’s one of my favourites songs because, in my opinion, it’s about an interesting topic which is different from the usual love topics that are used in most songs.

I believe that the best about this song is the live performance because Russian Red sounds much better when you hear her in concerts than in a CD. Besides, the lyrics are fantastic and the folk music sounds beautifully in this song. I still remember the fist time I heard //Loving Strangers//. It was when I was watching a film called //Room In Rome// directed by Julio Medem//.// A few weeks ago it was nominated for the //Best Original Song// at the //Goya Awards.//

On the other hand, I usually listen it when I walk down the street or when I go on the underground. Lately, when I want to relax I close my eyes and I listen this song, it makes me to feel better and forget some problems for a moment.

Finally, I’m looking forward to hearing live //Russian Red// next summer. Who knows if suddenly a person appears while I’m hearing //Loving Strangers// and it change my life forever.

MARÍA ATIÉNZAR PRIETO 2ºB media type="youtube" key="q6_lF0Klz5Y" height="312" width="384"

**HERO OR VILLAIN?**  The news of Bin Laden’s death has gone around the world in just a few hours. This news has appeared in all the first pages of the newspapers and it has generated different opinions about the following question: Is the world safer now? My answer is NO, it isn’t. While weapons and wars exist, the world will be in constant danger.  First of all, in his speech, Obama said that Bin Laden’s mission has obtained a world much safer, but it isn’t the end. In my opinion, it isn’t justice because killing a person won’t obtain a better world without crime.  Furthermore, this murder can be a risk for the most of people and, in particular, for the Americans due to the fact that Al Qaeda’s members will want to take revenge on them attacking or dropping bombs on anywhere they want. What is more, if it happens, not only lot of people will die but it could develop an important war with lots of consequences.  To sum up, the Bin Laden’s death has become one of the most important events of this year and Obama has become a hero for lots of American citizens and he has gotten many congratulations from lots of countries but, actually, he has become a murderous because there are not reasons or justifications for killing a person despite he has killed thousands of humans.

//MARÍA ATIÉNZAR PRIETO 2nd B //