sábado, 7 de junio de 2008

clean city.....

Aguascalientes is a clean city.

Aguascalientes is one of the cleanest cities in Mexico and it used to be one of the less polluted cities in the country, despite Aguascalientes is getting overpopulated, the city continuous being a clean one.
People in Aguascalientes is conscious of keeping clean the city, also there are many sanitation department workers working in keepingthe goodaparience of Aguascalientes , who are working with government as a group to award people who take care of the streets.


There are many people worried about pollution in Aguascalientes, and new generations are inheriting the conscience of cleaning the city. Nowadays people are very conscious of the world’s situations, that’s why people in Aguascalientes are doing things to repair the damage; for example people sweep the streets, put the garbage into a assigned container, and they also follow the schedule to take out the garbage from their houses.If people in aguascalientes continous doing things to repair the damage soonly the city will be the cleanest one.

Sanitation department is also doing its work. Sanitation-department workers keep clean the city, because they work the 365 days of the year, as a result we have a very clean city. People who is working in sanitation department is geting a very clean city.

Government is also worried in keeping clean Aguascalientes. Cleaning is the reason which each month government is giving awards to the people who keep the place where they live clean, this is a good way of stimulating people to take care of the city. Aguascalientes city had received prizes too because it is a very clean city. The method goverment is using to award advantages a clean city could have. people is one way to motivate people, and make them take conciense of the


Thanks to the group’s work by government, people, and sanitation department workers, Aguascalientes is a clean city, on the other hand Aguascalientes is getting overpopulation which can cause a future problem.

loneliness....

EFFECTS OF BEING ALONE
Since the beginings , the human has been having the necessity of being acompanied by someone else. There are many benefits of bein acompanied, but there are troubles when you are alone.
Feeiling alone causes several problems which affect a human's daily life; and sometimes those problems could cause damage in physical way.
The first problem that feeling alone causes is shyness. Shyness affects people in their daily activities; for example children at school must be participaiting, but if they feel alone they will be very shy people, so they will not participate at schoool. Also they will not have a good environment to learn because of their shyness.

Depression is the second problem caused by feeling alone.When you feel alone you think that nobody loves you and that you will be always alone; so you begin getting depression; which avoids you to have availability to do things, even a depressed person could damage theirselves.Depression also causes problems that affect your body; due to sometimes depressed people are not able to sleep as they should sleep, that's why their bodies can not work as they normaly do.

Agressive behavior is other problem caused by feeling alone.When people feel alone, they feel that everybody does things in order to bother them.As a consecuense, people always have agressive reactions, even with bad behavior hit peple.

As a conclusion, feeling alone causes many problems that affect human's daily life; not only people who feel in that way , but also people who are near to them. More over if feeling alone is not solved, it could cause death.


viernes, 6 de junio de 2008

Cause-Effect Essay by Tere

Smoking in public places

Have you thought about the danger that you are causing? Nowadays smoking in public places is one of the biggest problems in the world and it is caused by 3 principal reasons that have alarming effects.

One cause why people smoke in public places is that they don´t have control of smoking. Sometimes they start to smoke since an early age and the components of cigarettes create a vice, and every time they smoke more and more until they can´t control the need of smoking, for that reason , they don´t care about where they do it.

Another important cause of smoking in public places is the unconsciousness of people. Smokers think only about satisfying their vice and any place is good to smoke, even in places where it is not allowed. The most important for them is to satiate their vice without care the danger that they are causing for not thinking about the people that are around them.

In addition, friend´s influence is the most common cause why people smoke in public places. This occurs more frequently in young people because they smoke for imitation , due to sometimes they think that smoking in public places is a trend and also they want to look an older person, that kind of people in most other cases only look for being accepted for their social group without thinking about the danger that they are causing themselves and the all people that is around them.

As a conclusion, there are different causes for smoking in public places like for vice , unconsciousness or the need to be accepted by a social group but the effects or consequences are the same . While smokers continue ignoring about all the dangers that this negative habit is causing themselves, the vice of smoking is going to increase.

Problem and Solution Essay: Alcoholism

Alcoholism
The most sold poison in the world. There are a lot of kinds of poisons that are easy to buy like for example alcohol that is one of the most common problems in the world, because all people have the ease to acquire it without caring about the age, sex, or social group. This essay looks at some of the effects of alcohol use in our society, and suggests some solutions to this problem.

Alcohol abuse is not only a problem for the person that is consuming it; it is also for all the people that is around him/her. For the consumer alcohol cause a lot of psychological problems like several changes is his/her behavior because it alters the nervous system, in addition it affects his/her livers. Moreover for his/her family, it is difficult because in most of the cases they don´t know the right way to help him/her.

One possible solution could be communication. Try to have enough communication with our children could be the most important solution, because if we as a family have confidence we can detect when a member of our family is starting to have a problem with alcohol and try to solve that problem in the best way.

Another important solution is to look for psychological help. When a member of our family is involved in a problem with alcohol and we can´t help him/her the best solution is to go with an expert in this kind of problems, it is essential to have extra support for the consumer and all his/her family.

As a conclusion, there are always solutions for all problems for more difficult than they may seem. We should only have confidence in ourselves and try not to despair and the most important is that we should look for help in adequate places.

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY


ABORTION

Who are we to kill an innocent life? Nowadays there are a lot of people that think that it is a better option to practice an abortion, because they think that with it , they will finish with their problems. However a life starts since the fecundation and people don´t have the right to decide about it.

One of the principal reasons for not practicing an abortion is because we have the right of life. All people deserve to know how marvelous the life is, and we shouldn´t decide about the baby’s life. To practice an abortion is a crime, we can decide what to do with our body but not about the little life that is inside of us; there isn´t a good reason to kill someone and if someone that is pregnant doesn´t want her baby, there are a lot of options to let the baby live.

Another important reason is for security. In addition to kill a baby, abortion puts the mother´s life in danger. Most mothers after abortion suffer depression, blame, nightmares, eating disorders and they cannot have positive relationships in society. In other cases, they have a bad abortion and they will suffer sterility, hemorrhage or inclusively in some cases they might lose their life.

People that are pro abortion say that they have the right to decide about the life that they carry inside themselves and that there should exist a law that supports them, so that they can avoid a lot of unwanted babies, abandoned or maltreated children. However, these people don´t think that is better to look for other options like using preservatives or giving babies in adoption, but never to injure them.

There are a lot of options to avoid abortion. There should be a strong punishment for all people that decide to practice an abortion and one more for people who make it. Government ought to do campaigns to make people conscious about the consequences of abortion and that there are good options for not finishing with an innocent life.

Sexual Transmitted Diseases in Teenagers

Do you know that the averages of the sick people with STD are teenagers? Sexual transmitted diseases in teenagers are a usual problem in the world, because promiscuity is increasing everyday, this is because they do not use protection for avoiding contagion when they have sex. Some people in the world try to prevent that teenagers have a sexual relation without protection. However, if STD are treated carefully, they can be healthy successfully, depending on the type of disease.

Sexual transmitted diseases cause problem to all people; STD are problem for close friends dad the people who appreciated sick persons, since they suffer for them. Some diseases of STD are mortal and contagious, they require very expensive treatments and sometimes hospitalization.

In fact, STD are a big problem for the community and people around of you. In first for learning at the people is: education of the family. Because they need more information about the protection or what STD are. Second is the orientation to the society; since they cause that people with some illnesses are depressed or worsen in their treatment. Also, the orientation is a requisite for not having this problem, or promotes move campaigns to motivate the use of protection when having sex.

In conclusion, STD in teenagers are impossible to eliminate, but if you begin by protecting yourself; you help to make the difference and in this way you won’t be other more of the heap, you can decide if you want to have some STD.

Problem-Solution Essay de Zita Dennise Bernal Velazquez

My Boyfriend vs. My Ex-Boyfriend

What are the differences that make them unique? They are special and important for me; because they are good and funny persons, and they play video games. However, they have different personalities, hobbies, and physical appearance.

One important difference is their personality. My boyfriend is hard-working, he likes to work for earning money and he does not like to go to school. Also, he is generous because he treats all his family in a good way. On the other hand, my ex-boyfriend is very studious, he likes to go to school and he would like to be a good engineer some day, he does not like to work. In addition, he is not very generous because he does not support with his family.

The second difference is their hobbies. My boyfriend likes reggeaton music, because he likes to dance and express his feelings just by dancing. In addition, he likes to play basketball; he likes to be like a Kobe Brian or something like that. In contrast, my ex-boyfriend likes rock music, as a result he wear very dark clothes and he does not like to dance neither express his feeling by any way. Also, he likes to play foot boll soccer, everyday he goes to a park to play.

Finally, they are very different in physical appearance. My boyfriend is medium height whit a muscular body. Moreover, he has light skin and big eyes with brown color. However, my ex-boyfriend is tall and slim. Also, he has white skin with many moles and small eyes with hazel color.

Although both are unique. They have different aspects that make them special persons. However, I like both with their differences, for these reasons, they are important in my life.

Comparative Essay de Zita Dennise Bernal Velázquez

My First Day in 6 Grade of the Elementary School

I will never forget the day when all my life changed in Elementary School. I was very happy with my friends when my parents arrived at my school and they told me that I had to change to another school. That day was terrible, because I had to meet new people and new customs in another school.

When I arrived to my new classroom in the new school was horrible. My father talked with my teacher about my behavior and what he hoped from me. Then, my new teacher introduced me with my new classmates. In addition, she wanted me to say my hobbies, my name, my last school, and my nickname. There were different customs in the all senses between my last world and my new world.

The behavior of my classmates with me was unacceptable. No body accepted me because they said that the new people were exiled for two weeks. Also, all the school said that I was stuck-up for my way of dressing and my way of speaking. All the things that I said or did were wrong. I felt very bad and sad all the time, I just thought about never going back to school.

After the recess, I had bad reputation. Some guys said I hit the boys, and I was always taking advantage of everyone for being tall and strong. Moreover, other people said that I was a prostitute because I looked older than other girls. All my world toppled and my feelings were worse and worse.

In conclusion, everyday was worse, but my education improved, since I was just dedicated to study. My mom said that “I went to school to study and not to make friends”. I got a bad experience with the people that I met, since I felt very bad. I will not forget my first day in that school; it was something that my parents forced me to experience.

Narrative Essay de Zita Dennise Bernal Velázquez
The effects of being stressed
Cause/Effect Essay

Nowadays stress is one of the most know words. Since many years ago, the effects of stress are still being present in our daily life, causing many social problems and health diseases among young and adult people.

One of the most dangerous effects is the excess of cortisone in our blood. Cortisone increases the risk of having a hearth attack, your behaviour, causes that you can’t sleep, and even worst get older. As a result of that situation, doctors say that cortisone is killing more people than many other diseases.

Another effect of being stressed is the constant change in people’s behaviour. Even if you don’t have, or have noticed it, many or most of your daily life problems are caused because of the stress. Actually, as a result of this, more young people are dying of stress effects than ever before. So, if you have been asking yourself why your behaviour changes suddenly and also your school or work performance, stress could be the answer.

In addition, another important problem as a result of the constantly changes in the behaviour, our stress can even affect your family creating conflicts, lack of communication, fights and many others family issues, because when people get into a stressful situation their behaviour change a lot and becomes violent, easily angry, and even their thoughts change in a negative way.

To conclude, stress is a huge social problem in our modern and crowded cities, among young and adult people. Also this problem is affecting our families and the worst of the cases, to us. But we have the solution in our hands, you may choose, to be stressed or not.



ARGUMENTATIVE.: ENGLISH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Nowadays there is a new language in Mexico that is being taugth to many people. Now the goverment decided that learning English should be obligatory in elementary schools. There two important reasons for this idea.

First, kids learn quicklier than adults. Researches dicovered tht it happen because kids do not have many things to do, they do not have to work every day and they do not have to attend their family. In contrast, adults learn slowly because the have many things to do, and they are all the day thinking about the problems that they have.

A second reason why English should be mandatory is because it is spoken in many countries. Well kids should learn English because when they grow up and they decide to travel around some countries, they could speak this language and understand people that live that live in these places.

For these reasons I think that English language should be learned in elementary schools. But some people believe that kids do not need to lern other language, because learning English is very expencive. However, I think that there are many places where they can learn English, and they are very cheap.

As a conclusion, English in elementary schools should be obligatory, because it gives us many advantages such as: speaking with people foreing, traveling, and understanding people that live in different places, also it is cheap. Finally, I think that it is a good option for improving your education.
Me and my brother
Comparative/Contrast essay

“Should I love my immature brother? I’m always asking myself this, because although my brother and I used to spend much time together, each of us has significant and interesting similarities and differences, which allow us to stand on our owns.

According to this, my brother has a very different behaviour to mine. In fact, my brother and I are close in age [only some months make the difference], but, most of the time, he acts in an immature way and gets easily angry about his problems compared with me. When I have a problem I try to act in a mature way, instead of acting like a child and try to find a better solution.

Another difference between us is our outfit. Undoubtedly I can say that my brother and I have a very different stile. My brother is so vain and stuck up; he buys a lot of well-known brands and expensive clothes, shoes, caps and many other accessories. I won’t ever do that; I rather buy useful and cheaper things. I don’t matter if the things that I buy belong to a well-known brand or not.

Nevertheless, something that we have in common is that we like almost the same kind of music. Actually, we like every kind of music, like banda, pop, salsa, rock, and so on. So in this case, he or I can play music and no one of us worries about it.

Likenesses; differences, my brother and I don’t have to be very similar, we don’t need to have the same likes or be almost the same person to love each other, because these little differences of these big likenesses make us have a strong feeling about each other. Above all, we are siblings.

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MEXICO (contrasting)

Do you know why many people choose to study in a Private school, why Private school are considerete better than Public schools? Nowadays there are many kinds of schools but two the most important are Private and Public this kind of schools have many contrasting aspects like tuition building a number of students, the purpose of this is try to show these big differences.
The firts important aspect it is the tuition the private school it is very expensive in any level, on the other hand public school does not have tuition and everybody can reach it in any level the fact there are more opportunities for getting a schoolarship.
Other aspect are the buildings in a private school the instalation is modern, equipped and comfortable very similar at hte first world schools, in contrast a public school has a simple instalationes only whit the neccesary for working and so far of the technology.
The number of students also are really different the main reason is the tuition because in a private school there are few students because the tuition is expensive and any body can enter, conversely in a public school there are many students for he same reason about the free tuition;moreover, many people think that a public school has better academic level.
As a conclusion it is important to mention that do not care what kind of school you go is important try to take advantage of that you are student and it is important try to improve our level like conuntry about education no matter the level.
My first day at work
Narrative Essay

I will never forget the name “Juanito”. I can remember that day perfectly, almost like it was yesterday. I had just arrived to the kindergarten when I saw a lot of kids running everywhere; among them, Juanito, actually I will never forget that name. that day, I got so scared and nervous that I realized that my nightmare had just begun.

A few minutes later, the principal introduced me with the kids, [my group], in fact 46 little sweet kids [until that moment]. So, to start my class I brought the kids some materials in order to make an experiment, and when I started to tell them the directions, I found out that nobody was paying attention and everybody was screaming and running everywhere. What a mess!!! Where are the sweet little children that I met 10 minutes before? I asked myself.
I swore that I just couldn’t handle with that. I was so busy trying to make the activity worked that two children went out of the classroom, something that I didn’t noticed. Nothing could be worst, couldn’t be?

Suddenly, a teacher brought me back the two missed boys, which took me by surprise. “Why you can’t look after your group?, they are only kids!, and Juanito has hit his head”, she said. After all those three awful and endless hours, we started to sing a song to say good bye and also have a bit of relaxing time.

When the parents began to arrive, I took a deep breath because I had a lot to explain. Fortunately Juanito’s mom understood the bad behaviour of his son. After that, I took my stuff in order to leave the classroom, but Juanito’s mom got back and asked me if I had seen a sweater marked with “Juanito’s name, so, how could I forget that name? I really felt so tired that I couldn’t believe that it had been passed four hours, and that it was only the beginning.

MY LAST BIRTHDAY (narrative)

I wiil never forget my last birthday, I think that day was very special for many reasons, It is exciting to recive a beautiful surprise from someones is special for you, saty with my whole family are important things to me.
All began with an important call to me, it was January 4th al 11:50 p.m. when Adrian called me but he did not tell me anything about my birthday, for that reason I felt the call was cold and very short, but when I was in my bed I began to listen the birthday song with "mariachi" outside my window room, I rose quickly when I went out my home I saw to Adrian with a beautiful bouquet for me on his hands, he hugged me and he told me "I love you Happy Birthday".
After the serenate he enteres to my home, we were togehter more or less 2 hours tlaking about many things, when he decided to leave my home, we went outside my home, at this moment was special for me because he made me feel very special whit mhis detail.
The next day my parent went to my bed and they congratulated me. Later my sister,sisteer in law and my brother arrived at home for telling me "we love you old girl". These day I recived an important calls and cel messages from some of my classmates of the university too.
In the afternoon I hat dinner with my whole family, I had a good time with their. All of the sudden Adrian call me, he told me that he wanted to see me, after 20 minutes he arrived to my home, and he gave me a big and cute teddy bear, then we spent all the afternoon together we had a really good time for these reasons I considerer my last birthday like a very special for me.

"Eating-Disorders" CAUSE-EFECT(focus on effect)

What happens when a Teenager suffers eating disorders? Usually when a teenager suffers an eatin disorder is common that the guy breaks up the communication with his or her family also the teenager gets bad grades and unhealthy brain and appereance. Here are some reasons.

Teens on eating disorder often stop communication with parents this occur all over when a whole family share the dinner time. The mostly of teens in this situation waste the food(do not eat it) because they feel fear for winning pounds, for this reason the teens are concentrate only in pounds and do not talk anything with their parents and less about food.
Other result is when the teen who suffers eating disorder have schoolar life, this kind of teens do not pay attention at school, only think in excercise, diets and their appereance, the teens stop of do homework, do not assit at school. Consequently they get bad grades and serious problems whit their parents because their parents do not the real reason for these acts.
It is important to mention the brain of them and their physical appereance both have many relation because when a teen to face this problem, is common that they feel fat in front a mirror when in really look very skiny this is a very hard psicologic problem that to generate panic for eating consequently their apperance looks unhealthy and their health decrease day by day sometimes untilth death.
Finally is important give help to people who suffers this disorder, because their problems involve many aspects in their lifes like bad family relationship, underveloped knowledge ans serious problems with their barian and health it is necessary to provide all the measures for helping to these teens to improve their self-stime and health.

Eating-Disorders (cause-effect,focus on effect method)

jueves, 5 de junio de 2008

Effects that alcohol provokes in our bodies (cause-effect) "by Daniel"

Effects that alcohol provokes in our bodies (cause-effect) "by Daniel"

Do you know which are the principal effects
that alcohol provokes in our bodies?. Alcohol is a
dangerous drink that exists since many years ago,
and this is the most used in all the world. Millions and
millions of people drink, this is because they feel very
well using it, but they don't know how it can reduce their
lives if they drink a lot. Consequently, It has negative effects.

One of the principal effects are the serious illnesses. It
causes some diseases such as: hemorrhoids, gastritis
and the most dangerous because you can die, it is cirrhosis
or liver's cancer. All these illnesses are the most dangerous
the alcohol causes in our bodies.

The second effect that it causes is that you can be fat,
because it has many ingredents like "cevada", "levadura",
and many others components that you wouldn't to hera in
this moment.

The last one effect that alcohol causes is the lost of memory
in our brain. It can result very problematic because when
you try to remember something, you are not going to
remember anything. This happens because alcohol that you
consume everyday or everyweek kills the nerons that are
in charge of the memory of your brain.

To conclude, exist many nagative issues that alcohol
causes in our bodies, for that you must have conscience
about everything that you mant to do in your life.

Pop vs Rock (comparative-contrast)"by Daniel"

Pop vs Rock (comparative-contrast)"by Daniel"

Have you ever asked yourself about which are the
differences between the two most popular kinds of
music in the world?. They are very popular because
they have their own style of music that is unique in
this moment, which are pop and rock music, where
there are a lot of characteristics that make them
different.

The firt characteristic are the instruments that
each one of the members play in their own kind
of music. For example the pop music instruments
are electronic devices, such as, the acustic and
electric guitars, the bass, and sometimes drums;
In contrast, the rock music instruments are: 2 electric
guitars with multieffects pedals, the bass and finally
the drums.

The secon characteristic between pop and rock music
that is very important to mention is the lyrics , for
example, pop lyrics talk more about love or feelings
that the author feels, or also talks about happiness; on
the other hand, rock lyrics talk about sex, drugs, and alcohol,
also they sometimes talk about happiness.

The third characteristic and last one is the fashion
in these kind of music. The pop music fashion depends
of the band clothes, they most of the time dress differents
colors of clothes. However, the rock music fashion is
more hard or looks more manly, and almost always
their clothes are black.

To conclude, exist many characteristics or facts
that make pop and rock music very different all the
time. I believe that the biggest es rock music because
they are more old and their music always is fashion.

My last Birthday party(narrative)"by Daniel"

My last Birthday party(narrative)"by Daniel"

My last birthday party was an espectacular experience
where I had a good time with my friends and brothers,
and also where I felt so happy and well.

First, I began to prepair my party with my brothers,
but I had to think in what place I would like to do it,
and I decided that my uncles´s house that is alone
would be perfect. After I did the list of guests where I
put the name of all my friends.

Second, The party began at 4:00 PM, and the guests arrived
after that. Then, we ate in the same time that we listened to music.
The food was BBQ with rice and chilli that was very delicious.
Moreover, everybody drank a lot of bears , also tequila and whisky.

After the dinner and drinking, some friends, brothers
and me went to the nightclub from my town, where
we danced and enjoyed until the morning, and each one
came back to our houses.

To conclude, one of my best moments in my life
was my last birthday party that was very
special, and where I enjoyed everything
that happened to me on that day.

problem and solutions essay .. *MONEY*

What is the worst? All people have many problems, that sometimes they think that don`t have solutions. One of this problem is the lack of money. For different reasons it has become a big problem for the society, so this problem can be solved in diffent ways.

In the first place, money has taken a great place in the society alll ove the word. It has become a neccesity fo many people to survive in this word and I don`t refer to the necessity of eating or buying clothes, I refer to the necessity of being accept in our society, because many people only accept other person for the money that have each person. As a result, many people pretend to seem "rich" for can be accept for the society.

Other problem for the money is that people don`t have a job. However, for other people having money measn the possibility of beging able to eat, they don`t think about clothes, cars, they only about eatong, wearing or simply about surving in the world. These problems have generated lack of jobs or illiteray in different places of the world, it dependes on some cases, this problem makes many people go to the USA or another place where can exist more opportunities for increasing or improving their life.

Some solutions for this problem can be differents. Goverment can be one , because he can pay attention in this case, and thus way many people don`t have to leave their live place.Other solution can be the people can give jobs to person with discapacities for they can improve their life.

In this worldexist many probles that sometimes people don`t see, but they can have in each corner of their house. In this case the only person that ca help is the goverment and some case the society . Money has become a big problem for the general society. So what do you prefer continuing with this problem or working together for being able to over come it?

narrative essay...* MY GRANDFATHER`S DEATH*

The sadest day in my life. When I was a child I lived with a important person for me. He was my grandfather, he was my best friend, with him I share the happinest moments of my life. Everything was hapiness and I lived in a beautiful world. But a horrible moment arrived and everything finished. When I recived the most confusing and sadest news in my life.

One morning, my cousin arrived at my home and with her hesitant voice, she told me some news that I didn`t understand. In that moment my mom arrived and she told me that my grandfather had passed away, she said that with some sweet words, because she knew how important he was for me. I could only try understand all the things that people told me, so I went to my grandmother`s house and when I came in, the only thing I saw was the lonely bed of my grandfather; in that moment I felt a inmense sadness in my heart, that moment was when I could understand everything, that I never again my grandfather would be with me.

After I had understood everything or tried to understand what had happended, my family and some friends of us met us at the church for offering emotive masss to give the last good bye to my best friend. It has been the most emotive mass that I had ever lived in my life and that I will never forget.

When the mass finished, all people went together to the cementary, some men had already prepared everything. When we arrived, the men who carried to my grandfather, let us see him for last time, when I got close to my grandfather I couldn`t believe that the person that was always happy and laughing, nowwas quiet. In that moment , I felt a inmense confusion and loneliness. My parent, my grandfather and my best friend would never be with me again. That day was the sadest in my life.

I know that now I have a new angel, but I lost a friend, since that moment until now, I only have memories of that friend whom I spent happy moments in my life.That day was the sadest in my life although I knew that in that moment i would have a great angel for the rest of my life

miércoles, 4 de junio de 2008

Cause & Effect Essay: "ANOREXIA"

In these days our society is facing terrible sicknesses, one example of these is anorexia. This kind of sickness attacks mainly to young people in the adolescence for the desire of having a thin and perfect body. This eating disorder is caused by many reasons.

The first reason of those causes is the social pression. The unreal models that appear on tv or magazines show us that we have to be like them. This kind of "perfect people" make many girls feel awful, ugly, and fat whit regar to the rest of the people. As a result, they take themselves to a dangerous depression that carries them to stop eating or eating only a little bit.

This depression is the second cause that has a lot of influence in this sickness. Because a low self-steem, the person thinks that s/he is unable to get a partner or friends because of her or his physical appearance. This is why they begin to put in a fight whit themselves.

This figth starts whit a strict diet and excessive excercise which are the last cause. The person starts to do a lot of excersise whit the unique purpose to lose weight that is not often necessary. For this reason people stars eating only "healthy food" but sometimes they do not eat because they think that everything make them more fat. As a result, this obsession sometimes ends whit the people's lives.

This kind of eating dissorder is very dangerous and very common to get. But sometimes we do not know how it progresses. Nowadays the different sympthoms described avobe can help you to identify if somebody close to you or you are in this situation and start whit the right treatment that could help you to improve your psychology and body health.

Problem & Solution Essay: "DEPRESSION"

When we think about depression, we think about a whimsical person who only thinks about himself. But the real person involved in depresion is a lonely person who only needs attention, love, and comprehension.
Depression is a serious problem that has many causes. The development of depression starts mainly whitin the family or close friends, but one thing carries another, for example, when somebody has family problems s/he rarely has a good relationship with other people, that is a cause of loneliness.
The person with depression starts putting himself farther away going down into a dangerous circle of sadness. Sick people lose the value of simple things in the daily life, to them everything is so stupid to do because they cannot see the result of their effort, they feel an abscence into themselves, their behaviors change to attrack people's attention.
Nevertheless, nowadays there are many treatments, that can help depress people to go out of this sickness. The firstable to cure it is that sick people recognize that they are sick and need professional help. The fist treatment is psichological therapy, to identify how sick the person is, sometimes it works, but other times the sick person has to start with psichotherapy and medicine that together are more effective.
During these treatments it is very important that the sick person has a close relationship with his relatives and friends, because it is a stage in which their support is very important to get ahead of this depression. Because this kind of treatments show results very slowly, and the sick person can get into dpression again.

Compare & Contrast Essay: CITY vs COUNTRY

Nowadays the city life is more and more stressful, however the people from the country are coming to the city, but which is better? It depend on the likes and necessities of each person, may be in the city the can find much entertainment and facilities, but the country´s advantage consists on the calm that it offers to us. For this and more reasons these two places are completely different.

A first difference between these two places is the nature. In the country everything is natural, there are a few buildings, up to now it is very difficult to think that they could destroy the ecosistem, because of the miniority ot these constructions in the country side. In contrast, in the cities, it is very difficult to see a lot of trees or a forest area, a fact is that we can see a lot of buildings. As a result, natural areas are reduced, something that really affects our ecosistem.

A second diference is the distance among places. In the country people are used to walking to go from place to place, and it is a great healthy benefit, also in the country traffic hours do not exist. Instead in the city every place is so far and people have to use their cars to go from place to place, and it is a big problem when there is a rush hour.

The last difference in this text could be the lifestyle. In the country, people can have a healther lifestyle due to there is a very calm place and people have more relaxing schedule. however in the city people are always in a hurry the fact that every day they have a busy schedule with many things to do.

Nevertheless any of these options to live can be the best according to people's objectives, also it depends on the ideas and jobs of evryone. If they want to relax the country is a good option, but if they prefer a busier schedule and more variety on enterteinment, the city is your best option for you.

Compare & Contrast Essay:

martes, 3 de junio de 2008

UNINTENDED PREGNANCY (problem & solution)

Unintended birth or unintended pregnancy is becoming very common nowadays in this world; it is a huge issue which has been expanding for all over the world and particularly in the teenage stage. This issue is affecting a lot of girlies from everywhere causing several damages and in various cases the death. But we can do something to stop it and save them from death; there are many solutions to avoid it like: sexual education and contraception methods.

Unwanted pregnancy is a difficult period or stage that many girls have to go through, sometimes without the support of their couple or even parents, so they go through a difficult process that involves some mental and physical sicknesses. it is not easy for anyone that situation, but the worst of everything is that girls, think that a solution doesn’t exist and that is the end of their lives, then is when we have to act.

First of all, we have to clarify that are solutions to this issue, one of them is education and that no one should be afraid of what people think, and try not to think if they are not well prepared socially and financially to assume the responsibilities of parenting. All girls must be provided with sexual education at an early and mature age, just to prevent abortions or several damages to themselves or the product. The information should be available in all places without distinguishing sex, race, age, status, etc. Everyone has the right of being informed.

Another but not less important solution is the contraception method. This is very useful to the couples that are in an active sexual life and are worried for not having an unwanted pregnancy. It is a comfortable way to carry on safe sex or even better to prevent pregnancies, illnesses or regrets. Girls could follow an easy pregnancy with a good control of pills or other kinds of contraceptives. Also boys can use condoms and get stuff too.

Finally, we can conclude that untended pregnancy is a serious issue nowadays where society is involved and has the obligation of providing different solutions and material to keep girls away from that situation and the most important is to save their lives. If we don’t prevent or try to find solutions to this kind of issue, our society is going to be involved in some serious social and financial situation. And all that we need is to provide sexual education and information about contraceptive methods and many more solutions.

DAVID & ALFREDO(Comparative)

Every person I have met is unique and special for me. I remember all my friends and keep the special moments in my mind. The most recent friends that I have are David and Alfredo, each one of them is special and unique, they have differences between them, such as the job; the place were they live, and the communication hold with me.

The job is one of the differences between David and Alfred. David works at a Chinese restaurant, which is in a new mall in Aguascalientes. He starts working at twelve in the morning; he has to serve clients and offer them the combos during the afternoon, and he ends the journey at nine o’clock. In contrast, Alfredo has a completely different job. He works at a farm with a lot of cows. He starts working at six thirty p.m. until five in the morning feeding, taking care, and milking them.

Their hometown is another big difference between them. David is from Veracruz, a lovely state from Mexico, which is in the south of the country. David moved long time ago to Aguascalientes, where he lives now with his parents and siblings. And he also goes to Veracruz on vacation to visit the rest of his family. Alfredo is originally from Los Angeles, California, which is a state of the US; he was born there as his sister. But his mother is from Aguascalientes. Now Alfredo lives in Michigan, also in the US, with a co-worker.

The way I communicate with them is also a difference. David is in the same university where I go, so I see him daily at the bus stop. We meet very often in the university or even in different places like downtown, the movie theatre, a mall, etc. In a few words we keep in touch day by day. On the other hand, the communication between Alfredo and me is not so frequent, because of the distance between us. He usually calls me as soon as he can or almost twice a week; he calls me to my cell phone or to my home phone, and sometimes via internet.

As a conclusion, David and Alfredo are special friends of mine that I would never forget. Both of them have special characteristics that make them unique, but at the same time they have things in common like both of them work, or are in contact with me very often. It doesn’t matter if they were born in different places with contrasting cultures or if they have different jobs, the important thing is that they are my friends and that I appreciate them so much.

MY FIRST LACK OF AFFECTION (Narrative)

At least once in your life you have to experience or have experienced disillusionment, haven’t you? ; That is very common in the teenager stage, and I was involved in it once; thus I know how much pain it causes, situations that you have to go through and have to overcome.

All happened when I met Juan, my first love. He was very important for me because at the beginning of our relationship he treated me well and took care of me. He was very lovely and careful with me; I was really in love with him. Since I met him I began to discover a wonderful person, I went into his mind and understood what he felt.

However, not everything was perfect, our relationship started to change. He began to avoid me, stopped callingme, and even worse he didn’t want me by his side anymore, in a few words he broke my heart in little pieces, making me feel so terrible, I never imagined that what I thought the love of my life was, wouldn’t end like that. I was depressed most of the time, asking myself if I did something wrong. That’s when I knew what lack of affection meant.

Overall there were some circumstances I had to go through such as depression, sadness, vulnerability and low self-esteem and many more contrasting feelings, I didn’t know what to do to overcome those situations, but there were five girls, who offered me their support and unconditional friendship, who helped me a lot and suggested me to forget the man who broke my heart. Nothing was easy because I was deeply in love with him, and he couldn’t get out of my head.

As a conclusion, I experienced one of the worst experiences in the world, but at the same time it helped me a lot to understand better those life situations, and be able to overcome them whenever it is necessary.

domingo, 1 de junio de 2008

Comparative essay

ººBulimia and Anorexiaºº

What can you do if you feel uncomfortable with you physical appearance? Nowadays there are several “solutions” for this question, you can go on a diet, do exercise, there some products for weight loss. But sometimes physical appearance is so excessive that there are many teenagers and young people mainly, who do not accept themselves and they attack their bodies in a cruel way. Exist two illnesses related with this social issue: Bulimia and Anorexia, both are eating disorders and they have the same causes; but they have a difference, the one is related to people’s behaviour towards food.

The fist characteristic ad similarity is that bulimia and anorexia are eating disorders. That is because in both cases the people who have them do not eat correctly. For example they throw away fats, flour and in general all the food that has a lot of calories. The reason is tat they are afraid of getting overweight.

The second similarity is the causes of these sufferings. Ono of these is “imitating an idol”; that is to follow the stereotypes “of the perfect girl” that TV and in general all the media shows us. An other cause is the social influence, for example when your friends or family tell you that are getting weight, or they tell you look fatter than before. The last cause is the lack of love, sometimes they feel alone they want to want somebody’s attention.

Finally one difference between bulimia and anorexia is the people’s behaviour towards food. When people have bulimia, they try to eat nothing. Later, they feel starving and ‘make a pig of themselves’. After that, they throw up all tat they had eaten, because the feel guilty, and at the end they consume a lot of laxatives. In contrast, the people who have anorexia stop eating little by little until they eat only a little lettuce or a few apples. They also exercise themselves in a excessive way.

As a conclusion, both are two eating disorders that have two similarities and one noticeable difference. But the goal of these sicknesses is weight loss no matter how. They are related with nonconformity of people’s body. The key is the self-stem. You had better love you, accept you, and take care about your health and life and of the people you love.
Cause and effect essay

ººWorking and Studying at the same timeºº

Which are the effects of working and studying at the same time? Some students work because of necessity, or for hobby. But the fact is that, whichever the reason is, it has two main negative effects, and one positive one.

Most of the students work in the afternoon, but what happens with their life school? Usually these people do not have time for doing their homework, or take extra classes or courses, neither for studying for their exams. If those students are responsible, they can do so in their free-time, or keeping awake at night. However, they need to take more time for their studies because it can affect their grades.

Another effect of working and studying at the same time is that they have less time for their family and their friends. The effect is that they miss some important family events such as; birthday parties, baptisms, anniversary parties, funerals, etc. Also they do not have time for going to visit their grandparents, aunts. Neither have time for going out with their friends that they had not seen.

The last effect of this situation is economic. It is not necessary a negative aspect, actually is a positive one. Why? Because some students unfortunately do not have money for paying their school, the transportation, or for buying books. If they work, they can get money for their studies and for help paying the bills in their house. Also if they learn to organize their money, they can save some of it. Or they can use some for buying what they want.

As a conclusion, some students can work and studying at the same time because of many reasons. But as every action, it has some negative and positive effects. The point is to place priorities, to decide the best for your necessities and organize your time.
Problem and solution essay

ººAnxiety Disorder in Childrenºº

do children have to act as they were adults? Nowadays there are plenty of children that live stressed because they have so many activities, that even they do not have the time for themselves. The problem that is associated with this, is called Anxiety Dissorder in Children, it has one main cause, some psychological consequences (mainly), but also has one solution.

Anxiety disorder in children is a problem related to the stress that in these days kids have to face. Some possible causes could be that parents are always working. As a result, they take their sons to plenty of extra classes; such as: swimming, music classes, sport lessons, and others. Children have to carry out with their homework, exams, the responsibilities that other activities represents, and in addition, the pressure they feel from the part of their parents.

When children have so many activities, they can have various physical and physiological consequences. For example, they can get sick, or sometimes they feel unable dealing with the school and with the other activities. Another is lack of motivation they can get. All these consequences make children unhappy and cause them a lack of control in their emotions.

One possible solution is to let children to live according to their age. They are kids, they need to ply, to socialize with other kids; in other words, they need to have fun. Do not saturate them with so many activities all day, the whole week, with one or two extra classes is enough. They are very young, they will have time to learn new things, but give them spare time. But the most important solution is to give them your love and attention. Do not press them.

As a conclusion, Anxiety disorder in children is a problem related with the stress kids have in these days. It can be as a result of the activities they do day by day. We should be aware of the physical and psychological consequences that it has on kids. Also we should take importance to the solution before said.

NARRATIVE ESSAY

MY NEW FRIEND

Have you ever been in a similar situation?
The way that I met Miriam was very special and different as our friendship.
First, when I saw Miriam I thought that she could never be my friend because she was very rude with me that first time; however, nowadays she is one of my best friends something that I never belived.

I remember it was in April, I do not remember the exact date, but I´ll never forget the intense heat. I was wearing sandals, and Miriam was there when I arrived at the store that it is near to my house. Suddenly, I turned around and my sandal broke. I tried to walk, but it was impossible, so Miriam instead of helping me, she did not stop laughing of me that was something upset for me.

After that and with a lot of problems I arrived home. I thought " I can believe it " she was the only person at the store in that moment , and she should have helpeld me. I would have done for her. But she was very impolite . For this reason, I had a bad impression about her when I met Miriam .

A few days later, I continued seeing Miriam because she was my neighbor. So one day I started talking with her about many things , and I knew that she was totally diffferent to what I thought, she was special in many aspects. Infact she was an excellent person since that day , we began a friendship.

Nowadays Miriam is one of my best friens something that I never believed that could happen . She is a good friend and she isn´t impolite and my point of view about her changed and I learned a very important lesson that I´ll remerber for the rest of my life.
" The first impression can be forgotten"

By Vanessa Esparza.

COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY

Mexico and Unites States

Even though Mexico and United States are in America, and both are countries we can find a lot of differences. Some of them are the language, the food, and the natural enviroment.

One important difference between Mexico and United States is the language. In Mexico the language is Spanish and it was aquired from Spain. This language is very complex, and is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn, because it is so vast. For this reason we can express ourselves in a better way, because there are a lot of words to say only one idea.
In contrast English comes fron England it is easy to learn, because it doesn´t have a great variety of words as Spanish does; therefo you have less oportunity to express your ideas.

Another difference is concerning the food, Mexico has a great variety of food there are lot of fruits, vegetables, and meet to eat .
Mexicans are so creative to prepare food also Mexican families are used to eating healthy food, because eating fast food is not common. On the other hand, in the United States there isn´t a lot of variety, and most of the people eat frozen and fast food, so they don´t eat healthy food.

Talking about weather, there are also some differences between these countries. Mexico has a great variety of weather for this reason there are beatiful natural enviroments like forests, deserts, mountains, beaches etc...
Around the world Mexico is recognized for having some of the most beatiful beaches, because they have the perfect temperature. In contrast, United States doesn´t have a great variety of weather so there aren´t a lot of natural enviroments, Unites States has beaches but these are cold even in summer.

Despite of sharing the same continent and being very near, Mexico and Unites States are totally different . In my opinion Mexico is an excellent country , but the most of the people prefer United States , but I love my country and it is a pleasure to be Mexican.


By Vanessa Esparza.

viernes, 30 de mayo de 2008

CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAY: EFFECTS OF GETTING DRUNK.

Have you ever felt lost while you are trying to feel better? Getting drunk is not the best option to feel well. There are three important effects that also could be dangerous for yourself and people around you.
The first consequence that you can suffer is in your family. When your parents see you in deplorable conditions, they do not trust in you anymore. Although you do good things, they are not going to believe that you do them! Also, the communication becomes uncomfortable. For instance, in gatherings, you tend to be apart, because they think you are not going to have anything interesting to talk about. Moreover, if you want to go out, you could do it, but you have to follow some conditions, like to arrive early at home or not to drink any kind of beverage.
The second important effect is that you can begin to lose your mental health. First, you have less capacity of mind. You begin doing things you think are normal but they are things you should not do. Then, you suffer the loss of inhibitions, for example: taking your clothes off in front of a crowd, kissing all guys while others are laughing at you. Furthermore, your eyesight, speech and equilibrium begin to disappear. The talks are less understandable, you cannot see beyond some meters and you begin to totter from one place to another without sense.
Your physical health can also suffer the consequences of alcohol. It begins with headaches. It is because the sanguine vessels of the brain dilate. Furthermore, if you tend to drink a lot of alcohol, your liver begins to destroy, causing the well-known cirrhosis. The last and maybe the most severe consequence about your physical health is the death caused by accidents. The worst is that most of the time you are not injured; on the contrary, most of the damage is caused to people who are not drunk, they are innocent people.
As you realized, these consequences are not good neither for you, nor for the people around you. It is for that that the best is that you think, more than twice, about what you really want: have fun or destroy your environment.

miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2008

Problem/Solution: "Over weight"

How can you lose weight without affets your health?
Nowdays overweight is a big issue, this doesn't respet ages or gender, this affects all people. The problem of over weight can be solved by a balance nourishing diet, a strong intention to lose weight and daily exercise.
Actually over weight is one of the most important causes of deadth in the world. It causes multiple problems of health like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks and so on. It also affects self-esteem. People who have this problem almost always don't have a good life style because over weight decreases their daily activities. Over weight represents an alarming problem in the society.
The first solution, and the most immportant is to follow a balance nourishing diet. This must include: fiber, proteins, carboydrates, vitamisn a nd so on. You must go with your nutriologist to obtain the correct diet, so that you don't take any risk of your health. If you have a balance diet you can lose weight easier.
Others solutions are a strong intention to lose weight and daily exercise- First, you need to accept that you have a health problem, which is over weight and think that you want to lose weight, because you want a better healthy life. In addition, you have to do daily daily exercise at least twenty minutes a day. You have a lot of options to do exercise, for example, you can practice any sports; such as zumba-is a dance like aerobics-or only walking. There are ways to solve over weight, you only have to do them.
In conclusion there are several things that you can do to lose weight and to have a better life. You can lose weight without affecting your health.

Comparative: "My friend & my boyfriend."

My friend and my boyfriend are very different one to each other, like oil and water. They have some differences. They have determineted characteristics that make them unique persons. Although both have some differences, they have an important place in my life.

One important difference between them is their personality. Concerning my friend's personality he is shy, he's quiet, he doen't talk a lot, he's always thoughtful. In contrast, considering my boyfriend's personality; he's extrovert, he's talkative, he's dynamic. So, their personalities are really different.

Another difference is, their physical appereance. My friend is tall, he has blue eyes, his hair is blond and curly, his skin is white, he's like a typical American citizen. On the other hand, my boyfriend is tall, less than my friend, his eyes are brown, his hair is darkbrown and lank, he's dark-skinned, so he is Mexican.

Finally, their likes, is an important difference between them. My friend loves to do out door activities like going to the park, riding his bike, taking photos, also listening to music, specially pop and rock English music, but he doesn´t like to dance. On the contrary, my boyfriend prefers to stay at home, or make indoor activities like going to the movies, going shooping or only resting in hoime, although he also likes to listen to music, he prefers Spanish music like salsa,
reggaeton and banda, because he likes to dance. So, my friend and my boyfriend have different likes.

As a conclusion, I can say without a doubt, that my friend and my boyfriend have important differences such as their personality, physical appereance and likes. Although both are important for me.

My first day in my job. (narrative essay)

Do you remember your first day in your job?
I remember my fisrts day in a special way, it was the last november 8th. My first day in my job was important in my life, i could know the building, i met new people whom i i would work with, and learned a lot of things.

First I could know the building, it is elegant an big. Also I could to know the different areas that it has; while I was looking over the building, my boss told me which my work place.

After I knew the building, I went with my boss to a session room where I met my new coworkers, there all of us could know each one a little bit more. Also during this session we received some training tp know more about our work. I work like telephone consultant in a NISSAN call-center.

At the end of the day, I learned a lot of things that were new for me; for example I learned about NISSAN, some tips that I should follow to do my work well. So finally, all of us learned a lot of interesting things about ourselves and our job.

In conclusion, in my first day in my job I could obtain more knowledge about some things that i didn't know. In addition, I met new people and I'll always remember this day.

domingo, 25 de mayo de 2008

"A new bRotheR" narrative

" A new brother"

A childbirth is a frecuent event in a normal family, but my brother's childbirth was not so normal. A childbirth is also an amazing event, that's why people are always happy when they know that a relative will have a baby ; that was what happened to me.However, my brother's childbirth came with many problems , but finally and thanks God all those problems were solved. Before my brother was born I was always waiting for the first time I would see him. I will never forget that time when I saw him for first time and what I felt in that moment.


During my mother's pregnancy, she had a lot of problems because of the baby, but all those problems were solved. Two months before she had the baby in her hands, she got sik and she had ,to stay two months in the hospital, that was what made me want to see my brother as soon as posible. Two months passed, and finally I saw my brother, I was the very first of my brothers in seeing him and it was amazing, I was so happy! I remember what I said when I saw him, which was: " Oh my god, is this real?" , and I started crying due to the happiness I felt when I saw his little body near to me.
Then my little brother cried, consequently all my feelings were mixed; I remember that as if it had happened yesterday. At first, I did not know what to do , I was just looking at him as if it was my last day alive, but some minutes later, I really enjoyed being with him. That day April 1st, 1997 everybody was so happy in my family ; naturally, because a new Arenas had come. Unlike the rest of the family my mother was sad, because my little brother should stay in the hospital. Once again a new feeling had arrived to me and everything I dreamed suddenly disappeared.
As a result of all those problems, the way I had seen my brother had changed.I continued looking at him, but this time ina sad an tender way. Despite doctors had separated us and despite a glass was between us, I felt as if he were in my arms, hearing what I was telling him, of course the words I told him were words that came from the deepest part of my heart, certanly, he was not hearing my words. While I was saying that I love him and that I really needed him to get better, he opened his eyes; I still have that amazing scene in my memory. After two months of staying at the hospital, I was very happy about looking at him again. Finally, my little-new-brother had arrived anbd he became an important part of everybody's life.
To conclude, all the problem we as family had were diminished by the uncoutable precious moments that my brother made us feel. So, I can say that even though a childbirth comes with many problems, it is the most amazing event a human cuold have: as an example my brothers childbirth that filled our hearts of happiness.

jueves, 22 de mayo de 2008

COMPARATIVE: HORROR MOVIES AND ROMANTIC MOVIES

There are two kinds of movies that people prefer to watch, these are horror movies and romantic movies. People consider that each one of them has some differences that make them important and popular, one of the differences that people mention the kind of people that prefer to mwatch these movies, another difference is the plot that each one has and finally the last one is the feelings that these provoke in people.

Most of the time people spend their free time watching movies, but everyone has different likes. For example men prefer to watch horror movies, becase they think that this kind of movies is acording to their personality. In contrast, women often prefer romantic movies, because they like to watch stories about their feelings or about relationships betwwen man and woman. It is one of the difference that horror movies and romantic movies have.

Another difference is the plot, horror movies always talk about scary stories, often these stories are in a place like cementery, a dark and alone roads, and is very common that the stories talk about ghosts.On the other hand, the plot of the romantic movies is about stories like relationships, these stories sometimes involved sadness, happiness, etc... these movies can be in different places according to the story. Most of the time in these movie, the stories talk about problems, advantages, good moments and other things that people have when they decide to know other person or have a relationship.

The last an the most important difference between horror movies and romantic movies are the feelings that these movies can provoke in people. Horror movies can cause different types of scaried for example, scary about ghosths, dead people, etc... it also can provoke suspense and some times illnesses in the heart. However, romantic movies make people to try out feelings like love, happiness, sadness, affection, tenderness or something like that.

As a conclusion both have many differences but both are very famous an popular for many people in Mexico. In my opinion I prefer some times horror movies because Ilike tha adrenaly and other times when I am sad or happy I prefer romantic movies. Ithink that both are good kinds of movies.

NARRATIVE: "MY LAST BIRTHDAY"

I will never forget my las birthday. It was on July 18 2007, when I was going to be 18 years old. That day was very special and the best birthay that I have had, because there were many things that made my last birthay important for me.

That day I woke up ay 6:00 am, because my parents sang me a special song and they gave me some presents, also my siblings and my parents gave my many hugs, then my cousin Gaby arrived to my house and she gave me a box of chocolates and a CD of my fovorite singer, it was the most beautiful present and for this reason Iwas very happy that morning.

Well in the afternoon many of my friends called me and told me "CONGRATULATIONS! you are old, now you can go to the night club, drink beer and you can do many things that before you could not do, for example you can drive,vote, etc...". These words made me very happy, becase now Icould go out with my friends to night clubs and I could arrive late to my house. But Iwas a little sad, because my best friend did not call me and Ithought that she had forgotten my birthday.

After at 6:00 pm Iwas with my parents when I recived a messag, that was from my best friend Vere and she told me "I have a surprise for you, Iwant to know if you can come to my house", and Itold her "of course, I thought that you had forgotten my birthay", and she said "Did you believe it?, How ? if you know that you are my best friend and for this reason I want that you come to my house", Itold her "yes, Iwill go, at what time? and she told me "at 8:00 pm I will pick you up, see you!, and I said "ok bye".

At night Vere picked me up in a beautiful car, it looked very nice, then when we arrived to her house, she opened the door, and all my friends were inside with many flowers and balons, after all my friends gave me a big hug and they sang me a special and beautiful song that I liked and it was my favorite song. Finally, we ate cake,drunk beer, and we danced very much, really enjoyed it.

For these reasons I will always remember that day as the best birthday in my life and it has been the most important, because I was going to be 18 years old, also my family and my friends were very cute with me.

miércoles, 21 de mayo de 2008

PROBLEM /SOLUTION ESSAY: LACK OF READING HABITS

Do you remember the end of the last book you read? Maybe if you do not, it is because a big problem is developing in our country and it is causing that Mexico has one of the last rates in a global list where we are considered as people without reading culture. But there are some possible solutions to solve this problem.
Through the time, Mexico has been decreasing in reading habits because of the development of new technologies. Some years ago, there were no computers or the usual internet. People were supposed to use or read books for doing homeworks or just as a hobby. Nowadays, it is harder to find someone reading a complete book, even in schools. In fact, in schools, teachers are not giving homework assignments about reading, students prefer to look for summaries in the internet which they do not read. Moreover, most of the people prefer wasting time playing video-games, being in the internet or watching tv. The solution depends on the education in schools or in the house, and the necessary sources given by the government, that Mexico and its people can improve this essential practice.
One solution comes from school and the house, it is important to teach how important it is to read. For instance, in Primary and Junior High Schools it is very common to use text books with many pictures and different kind of texts which make them interesting. So, in High Schools, teachers can design different text books for working in the class or in the house, instead of making assignments from the internet as usual. Furthermore, at home, parents can allow their children to have a good time with different books or magazines. Now, children tend to do many useless activities which make them to get distracted very often. But with the help of people around them, they can be better at reading.
Another solution has to come from government. For example, the creation of more public places to read. Mexico has a lot of parks, cinemas and entertainment centers, but it is necessary to have more libraries which most of the time can be counted with one hand’s fingers in each state. Also, the government can provide a large quantity of material to each school and DIF centers which are designed for the cultural development among families. However, people have to show more interest about reading so that the government creates these facilities for us.
We can get many opportunities about improving our culture. We can get a first site in the international list. With these solutions we can be better people. But it is about the interest we have to create to have all we want. If we do not, Mexico will continue as a third world country.

viernes, 16 de mayo de 2008

COMPARATIVE ESSAY: LOST AND DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Two amazing options to spend your time. With “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” you can have a really good time. And although both show us that they have some similarities such as the channel where they appear, they also share some differences which help people to decide which one to watch.
One noticeable difference is the number and the kind of characters. In “Lost” there are nine principal characters, who are a group of people that dress dirty clothes because as the name of the program says they are “Lost” in an island. In “Desperate Housewives” we can see that there are four main characters. These women dress elegant clothes and have a polite behavior. In contrast to “Lost”, they live in a small neighborhood instead of sand ground or caves. Perhaps if people watch how each character lives or behaves they could decide which program they like better, but they can also decide through other characteristics.
The kind of program that each one of these is, is another choice which helps us to decide which one we prefer. “Lost” distinguishes itself as a program with a lot of suspense. In each episode, while we are watching, we are also biting our nails. There are different situations where we see how characters are worried, which make us also get worried along with them. However, if we want to laugh, we have “Desperate Housewives” living situations, that real or not, make us feel identified even with the less important character. But, what happen if we cannot decide yet which is better although we have already seen two options to decide? We cannot lose maybe the most important characteristic which is the plot.
The plot is definitely, the most helpful aspect to make a decision. “Lost” is about an airplane that had mechanic failures and fell down in two parts, the frontal part on an island and the back in the water. Some of the people who were inside died and other part could survive but also were hurt. Moreover, although they do not know each other, they have to help themselves to survive until somebody takes them to the civilization. Nevertheless, “Desperate Housewives” is about a group of friends who are neighbors. They live different problems and differences among them. Also, they have to face the behavior of new neighbors who make these women feel uncomfortable with their families and lives, making them also, remember bad and old experiences. Is it enough? Now is your turn to decide one of them, depending on what you are looking for or expecting with help of the three aspects mentioned before.
Perhaps, depending on what people like or how they what to live, taking experiences of one of these programs, they can decide which one to watch. Although the differences are many between them, they are going to give you a great moment; because, neither “Lost” nor “Desperate Housewives” are going to make you get bored, and you will enjoy watching each one of the episodes.

lunes, 12 de mayo de 2008

NARRATIVE ESSAY: MY SHORT EXCURSION TO TAPIAS VIEJAS

It is incredible how many people do not know many beautiful places in their own state. It was about 3 or 4 years ago in a sunny day when other women and I visited Tapias Viejas in Jesus Maria as a gift of the priest of our church. There, we shared an amazing feeling with nature.
That day, I woke up at 6 am and I was very excited because that was going to be my first short trip without my family. When I finished preparing my lunch, I woke up my dad, so that he could take me to the church and get together with the other catechism teachers and then depart to Jesus Maria.
When we were on the bus, the priest told us some words about how he was feeling about the excursion and everyone began to sing. On the way, I ate my sandwich and talked with some of my friends about where we were going to stay and eat. Finally, we arrived to that place which looked kind of scary.
In sight, it looked like a desert but what was my surprise when after we crossed a river, it was full of green grass and many flowers; moreover, in the distance, I could see a third-floor house, there, we would stay and eat. The adventure was beginning…
We had a 6-kilometer walk. In the walk we crossed a longer river than the first one, also I saw 3 snakes in the way and everyone could hear sounds among the herb. We returned to the house to eat and then came back to Aguascalientes.
On the bus, many of us agreed that it was a beautiful experience in a place that we did not know. It was amazing and I will never forget that day. I really wish to go back again.