Opinion

BRAMUN 2015 – A Family You’ll Want In Your Life

by Carol Reis An article about my impressions of BRAMUN 2015 Brainstorming about how to write this article, and changing its title several times to fit my topic, I went through basically every element of MUN and particularly of BRAMUN 2015 to try and find something to write about. I thought about discussing the impressive […]

One to one program: progress or obstacle?

by Giulia Gravia First off, it’s best to answer the question on most students’ minds: What is the purpose of the 1:1 program? Well, as the Bull-it states, the purpose of the Upper School 1:1 Laptop Program at EAB is to support and enhance high-quality teaching and learning to further fulfill the mission of the […]

The Race Towards Success: Dilma Rousseff vs Aecio Neves

by Lucas Krebs   We can say that 2014 was a historical and memorable year for us Brazilians, not only because we have hosted the World Cup for the second time in half a century, but also because of the elections that were decisive for our country’s future; these will be known for decades. Shortly after […]

Simulation Into Actuality: The Passions of the MUN Life

by Carol Nascimento “Once you go MUN, you can’t go back.” This is just one of the sayings my friends who don’t participate in MUN hear from me and other MUN people almost every week. Let’s be honest, it may seem nerdy, but the benefits behind a #MUNlife are worth the status. An entrance into […]

UNSC at SPMUN 2014

by Cristiano Gomes The SPMUN 2014 conference was an excellent opportunity for EAB students to reveal their true potential, which they definitely did. The EAB delegations represented 15% of the total delegates at the conference, but were still able to obtain 22% of the awards. This might not seem to be a very surprising fact, but […]

The feelings of being in the SPMUN Security Council

by Lucas Franceschi 7:00AM. Cristiano, my roommate, and I are fully awake and getting ready for a committee session. For five seconds, I look out the window to absorb the skyline of one of my favorite cities. For five seconds, I breathe in, and tune out of my daily preoccupations to think about how much […]

5 Great Things about BRAMUN

5 Great Things about BRAMUN

5) The Venue An undeniable upside of this conference in particular is that BRAMUN is held at the Iberostar resort in Praia do Forte. The committee rooms are nice, the food is also really great, and the resort is adjacent to the ocean. 4) Free time After a long committee session, it’s always nice to […]

Academy Awards 2014 – most prominent movies, awarding, and Best Picture

Academy Awards 2014 – most prominent movies, awarding, and Best Picture

by Lucas Franceschi The 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture has surely been a tight race for some time now. Expectations became officially uncertain as the Directors’ Guild of America (DGA) predictions in January had come out as a tie between the historic “12 Years a Slave” and the artistic “Gravity.” This was the first […]

The  American  and  Brazilian  view  on Valentine’s Day

The American and Brazilian view on Valentine’s Day

By  Juliana  Nascimento Once  again,  it  is  Valentine’s  Day. Unfortunately,  no  one  will  be  seeing  love  related  decoration  around  the  city  because  in  Brazil,  unlike  in  the  US  and  other  countries,  the  similar  day  to  “Valentine’s  Day”  is  celebrated  on  June  12. Besides,  this day  is  purely  dedicated  to  boyfriends  and  girlfriends. While  in  America […]

DIFFERENCES IN SCHOOLING REVEALED

DIFFERENCES IN SCHOOLING REVEALED

by Hannah Millward Science teachers always have an answer to questions students ask. If they don’t know the answer, they still have a response. “Why don’t you go find out? Make a hypothesis, perform the experiment, analyze results and come to a conclusion.” Supposedly this works with human psychology. It might give us the answers […]