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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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.