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It is an online mobile photo-sharing site that allows its users to share pictures and videos on the app, as well as through a variety of other social networking platforms. Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 as a free mobile app.  T he service rapidly gained popularity, with over 300 million users as of December 2014. The service was acquired by  Facebook  in April 2012 for approximately  US$1 billion in cash.  Users can upload photos and short videos (for a maximum of 1 minute), follow other users' feeds and geotag images with longitude and latitude coordinates, or the name of the location. 

"Bridge of Spies" is a 2015 American historical drama-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring with  Tom Hanks,  Mark Rylance,  Amy Ryan and  Alan Alda.  Based on the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War, the film tells the story of lawyer James B. Donovan, who is entrusted with negotiating the release of Francis Gary Powers—a pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union—in exchange for Rudolf Abel, a captive Soviet KGB spy held under the custody of the United States. The name of the film refers to the Glienicke Bridge, which connects Potsdam with Berlin, where the spy exchange took place.  It was a box office success, grossing $165.5 million worldwide and received critical acclaim, garnering praise for its direction, screenplay, acting, score, and production merits. The film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and won Best Supporting Actor for Rylance. Cast ...

Emma Watson, one of the founders of HeForShe HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights, by encouraging them to take action against inequalities faced by women and girls. On the HeForShe website, a map counts the number of men and boys around the world who have taken the HeForShe pledge

This photo shows Salerno, a city in Campania. It was taken by a plane. It's a coloured photo, In the background we can see mountains and some houses. On the left there's the motorway that connects Salerno to Reggio Calabria, and it's called A3. On the right there's Tyrrhenian Sea. In the middle there's Salerno with its houses and its buildings. In the foreground there's the harbour of Salerno, that is connected to many cities. I like this picture because it shows a wonderful landscape of Salerno, one of my favourite cities, and it transmits a sense of tranquility.

Tim Holden says: "The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction." I chose this phrase because it perfectly represents the opinion of a society (the Jews) at the relevant time. I think that you've seen this image many times, but this image represents the desolation and the ingenuity of the people locked up in concentration camps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust/videos/concentration-camp-liberation In this video we can see when Russian troops liberated the Auschwitz camp. Finally, the prisoners could see freedom. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ht...

Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), White turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies. Walter's family consists of his wife Skyler (Anna Gunn) and children, Walter, Jr. (RJ Mitte) and Holly (Elanor Anne Wenrich). The show also features Skyler's sister Marie Schrader (Betsy Brandt), and her husband Hank (Dean Norris), a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Walter hires lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), who connects him with private investigator and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and in turn Mike's em...

                                                        Vans is a manufacturer of shoes, established in Cypress, California. The company also produces T-shirts, hats, backpakcs and other things. Vans is also active in the actions sports industry and sponsors skateboard, surf, snow, BMX, and motocross teams. On March 16, 1966 in Anaheim, California, the brothers Paul Van Doren and James Van Doren and other people opened the first Vans store under the name "The Van Doren Rubber Company" Next, the company grew and now it's one of the most important industries of shoes in the world.