sábado, 12 de diciembre de 2009

CREATIVE ESSAY

OUTLINE

Paragraph 1: INTRODUCTION

Paragraph 2: Jude and his dream

Paragraph 3: The construction of the kite

Paragraph 4: In the top of the hill

Paragraph 5: CONCLUSION


JUDE’S DREAM


In a small village of London, named Forksluca lived a family formed by the parents and two children, a boy and a girl. Their names were Jude and Bibi. The children enjoyed a lot to play with the white and thick snow in the woods. But, Jude every winter felt afraid, because each inter was long and extremely cold. Jude all his life told his family that, he would invent something bright as the sun.

One night Jude had a strange dream. His dream was about several dead people, as a result of a long dark and freeze winter. At the following morning, Jude decided to build a kite. His purpose was to reach the sun, in order to place the sun on the main hill of Forksluca. Jude thought that in this way Forksluca would be warm during the winter. Jude told to Bibi his dream. Bibi shown enthusiasm about the construction of the kite, both decided to go to the attic of their house and look for materials for building the kite. After some hours Bibi had suggested to Jude a lot options, but Jude did not pay attention to Bibi, and Bibi told Jude: “Sorry Jude, but I will leave your project the attic is cold as ice, and you are stubborn as a mule. I told you easy options and you did not pay attention to me, “Oh no dear Bibi the construction of th most wonderful and amazing kite is something that I must think slowly as a tortoise”. After an intense search, Jude found a strong and big piece of wood, also a resistant but light piece of multicolor fabric.

In his room, Jude was very motivated and excited, and said to himself “You can do it, to build a kife is piece of cake”. The winter was cold, but not intense and Jude was orking very hard. Firstly Jude cut the multicolor fabric, he cut four big rhombuses. After that, he cut the wood and formed a big and thin cross almost thin as a toothpick. When he had everything ready, he took out of a drawer a resistant rope, which was a gift from his father, who was a woodcutter. Finally, after more than 12 hrs of work, Jude obtained a beautiful and practical kite, which looks big as big as an elephant and solid as a rock. Jude went to the woods, and started to proof his kite. The kite worked very well with the wind, because Jude ran very fast like a roadrunner. Jude was so happy and his following step was go to the top of the main hill of Forksluca and catch the sun.

At the next day, Jude woke up very early, he wore his jacket, jeans and tennis shoes also he took the rest of the rope, that he use for building the kite. When Jude arrived to the oods, he could notice that Forksluca as very cold and foggy. In this moment, he thought that was the exact moment, Forklsluca needed the warmth of the sun. Jude started to run so fast ith his kite. Suddenly the kite was flying like a beautiful butterfly in the sky. In few minutes Jude was on the top of the hill, from this place Jude could see the sun, which shone like gold. Jude took his rope, and tried to catch the sun several times. He was feeling discouraged, but in his last intent he caught the sun. With the sun fastened he pulled very hard for many hours. Finally, he got to place on the hill the shinny and splendid sun.

Jude was plenty; he had in his face a big smile. He started to run again, in order to return to Forksluca. When he arrived the citizens were clapping to Jude. His family was waiting for him. His parents and Bibi hugged Jude, and his mother told to him: “I always knew that I have a wonderful son. You are wise as an owl; you saved the village, through one of your inventions. And I do not have doubts about: Faith moved hills, you are the example, if someone preserves con reach his or her dreams.


TE AGRADEZCO SEÑOR (Roberto Carlos)


Voy a seguir una loza en lo alto
voy a oír una voz que me llama
voy a subir la montaña y estar aun mas
cerca de dios y rezar
voy a gritar y este mundo me oirá y me seguirá
todo este camino y ayudara a mostrar como es
este grito de amor y de fe
voy a pedir que las estrellas no paren de brillar
que los niños no dejen de sonreír
que los hombres jamás se olviden de agradecer

Por eso digo
te agradezco señor
por un día mas
te agradezco señor
que puedo ver
que seria de mi sin la fe que yo tengo en ti
Por mas que sufras
te agradezco señor también si lloro
te agradezco señor por entender
que todo eso me enseñe el camino
que lleva a ti
una vez mas
te agradezco señor
por otro día
te agradezco señor
que el sol nació
te agradezco señor nuevamente
agradezco señor
por eso digo te agradezco señor
por las estrellas
te agradezco señor
por las sonrisas
te agradezco señor nuevamente agradezco señor
una vez mas
te agradezco señor
por un nuevo día
te agradezco señor
por la esperanza
te agradezco señor nuevamente agradezco señor
por eso digo
te agradezco señor
por las sonrisas
te agradezco señor
por el perdón
te agradezco señor nuevamente agradezco señor
una vez mas
te agradezco señor por la esperanza
te agradezco señor
por todo eso .

Fuente: musica.com

viernes, 4 de diciembre de 2009

COMPARE CONTRAST : EDUCATION IN USA AND MEXICO FINAL DRAFT

EDUCATION IN USA AND MEXICO.


Outline:


Paragraph 1: Introduction



Paragraph 2: Types of buildings




Paragraph 3: School facilities




Paragraph 4: Teachers and their techniques.




Paragraph 5: Conclusion



























Education in USA and Mexico


Undoubtedly the education is a crucial factor that facilitates the social and economical development in any country. Education means the opportunity of crossing the boundaries of the lag. The purpose of this essay is to show the vision of education in both countries talking about elementary school and also comment the three important aspects that make very different the education in the USA and Mexico. The three main differences are: The types of buildings, facilities in the school and finally the teacher and the techniques that they apply in the classroom.

The aspect that all the world can notice about education in these countries are the types of buildings. Firstly in USA all the elementary schools are modern, comfortable taking about furniture and classrooms and big also is important to mention that in USA all the states have the enough school that cover perfectly the demand for it students. On the other hand, in Mexico most of the schools are very old, obviously the furniture are also old and the classrooms are commonly in bad conditions. In addition, the schools are small and there are not in some parts of the country that means lack of opportunities for the Mexican citizens in scholar age.

Another important aspect that has close relationship with the previous paragraph, are the facilities that we can find in the elementary schools of both countries. Talking about USA as a result of the modernity of it elementary schools, all the schools are well equipped in science laboratories, gym with the necessary gym gear, in order to students develop satisfactorily their physical abilities and one especial classroom for each educational purpose. In contrast in Mexico as I mention before the lack of modernity in the classrooms, in most of the elementary schools of Mexico there are not science laboratories, the place where the students practice sports are a open place that does not promote the development of their physical abilities, because sometimes there are only the place and there is not the necessary material for practicing sports and one classroom is turn on multiple purpose classroom for lack of space.

Comparing these aspects, another aspect that is very important to mention is the teacher techniques that the teachers of USA and Mexico apply in the classroom. In USA the teacher promotes the independent thinking of the students, the students know how research and form conclusions from their researches The students look for the best way of learning according to their necessities and develop their critical thinking by themselves. The teacher just acts as a guide not as a director of the scholar activities. On the contrary in Mexico, most of the teachers do not promote independent thinking from the students, In Mexico, since elementary school to some students dislike to research and it is very hard for them to find conclusions, because the teachers in this scholar grade act as providers of the information and directors of the activities in the classroom.

As a conclusion, is important to mention that the education is the main tool for the successful development of one country. Obviously the differences shown in this essay will widen our view about that. Each country can improve their educational system according to their necessities and goals. It is very sad that in our country happens this talking about education. For this reason it is very important work very hard everyday in order to improve our schools and provide to our students the elemental opportunities for their personal development something that in the future our country will thanks.

ARGUMENTATIVE: "NEWS INFORMATION OR MANIPULATION" FINAL DRAFT

“News Information or Manipulation”


Do you think that all the news by television, newspapers or internet is completely true? Long time ago, we have been manipulated by TV news in newspapers or by internet, some of them are true, but most of the times the real content of each new is exaggerated in order to change it purpose. The reasons can be various like government manipulation (for hiding economic or serious social problems in a country). According to this media takes advantage of that for keeping a high ratting publishing and transmitting lies. For this reason, it is important to have an objective view about the events that are happening around the world.

The impact of some news is something that undoubtedly disturbs the pace of a place or a person. Nowadays is very common that TV news, newspapers or the internet manipulated the information in order to everybody attends about their TV programs or buy the newspapers. This is something that should be considered and illegal practice of Journalism, because everybody has like unique source of information the TV news, newspapers which modify information according to their interests increasing stress and creating panic by using in negative way the new information.

Another aspect that media are practicing is the concealing of information; sometimes the objective is to hide serious economic operations by the government, in other situations the importance and seriousness of the social problems can not be published in any way. This is something very serious because we as citizens have the right of be well informed. According Newsweek magazine 45% of newspapers around the world edit their information until 60% and we as readers of these newspapers only know 40% of the truth. According to the global warming foundation (2001), news about this serious problem of the planet is the main new that TV news and newspapers do not publish for avoiding panic in the world, this information is useless because, if they really practicing the real Journalism, they must feel the obligation of publishing the true in this way everybody would take a position about the problem.

Concerning the way that the media publish the information are also manipulated, because sometimes it is impossible to hide certain information and the TV news and mainly newspapers tone down or change the name to big problems, in this way the society accept the events without comments or like something very normal when really is something serious. This kind of manipulation is the most common nowadays, because now everybody has access to all type of information through means of communication which hide sometimes horrible things with a soft or nice new name. According to the New York Times (May, 2009) Mexico is one of the countries around the world, where the practice of Journalism on well known and famous sources of information are the worst, the New York times denominated this as apart of legality, because this is not real information and the Journalism is the best way for concealing illegal acts.

As a conclusion, it is important to take into consideration, that probably all the things that are happening around the world are obviously true but the impact, the importance and seriousness of each one can be received for the people according the means of communication that they see or read. Not is good to generalize about media, but nowadays manipulation of information is something that TV news, newspapers or web pages considerate like a good business even more profitable than gains that they receive for advertising.

DESCRIPTIVE "EL EDEN MINE" ZACATECAS FINAL DRAFT

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“El Edén Mine” Zacatecas

OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION (Paragraph 1):

Little description of the economic activity of Zacatecas citizens and the relationship with the mine.

Paragraph 2:

The waiting room of the mine
At the beginning of the tour

Paragraph 3:

The amazing characteristics of the rocks

Paragraph 4:

The big lake among the rocks of the mine.

CONCLUSION (Paragraph 5):

My opinion about the mine



Do you know why some places around the world are considerate human legacy? In Mexico for example we can explore a lot of cities with wonderful characteristics. One of these cities, is Zacatecas well knew as the city of “stone quarry face and silver heart”. In Zacatecas many families are economically supported by selling mineral rocks (quartz) are precious metals like gold and mainly silver. Nowadays, one of the main sources of these valuable mineral is an amazing and traditional attraction in the city named the mine “El Eden”, located in the station cable-car “El grillo”. A lot of tourists visit every weekend this amazing mine, which has inside an important part of history of Mexico.

After a little ride on the cable-car my boyfriend and I decided to visit the mine. We went to small ticket office attended by a girl, she indicated us the cost of the ticket and that the next tour would start in thirty minutes, we paid our tickets and e waited for the tour in an unusual waiting room. The waiting room is wide and rectangular kind of terrace. The roof is enormous and white stained-glass supported by some strong and well placed wooden bars. On the left side of the waiting room there is a colorful snack bar, in this snack bar you can buy candies, sodas, pop corn and all kind of junk food, inside this snack bar there is also a souvenir shop, with a lot of post cards, key ring, beautiful and colorful mineral rocks from many parts of the country and T-shirts decorated with nice images of the mine and the city. In back of these shops there is a big flat screen where we saw some funny videos about animals while we waited. On the right side of the waiting room and in front of to the shops there are four round tables with four comfortable chairs each one, all the round tables and chairs are silver and made of metal. The floor of the waiting room is very rustic, it color is orange and was placed in squares; all the squares form a big rhombus in the middle of the waiting room.

After the thirty minutes a tourist guide called to the whole group, our group was of fifteen persons, in the main door of the mine he gave us some instructions like: First we must use a white protecting cap made of fabric before using the yellow miner helmets. The use of the white protecting cap is a hygienic measure because everybody uses the same miner helmet in each tour. Another thing that there are in the main door of the mine, are two big and wooden containers, the shape of the containers is for the protecting caps and other for the miner helmets. After this tourist guide invited us to get relaxed and try to enjoy as much possible the long tour into the mine.

When we entered into the mine, I could notice immediately the big difference. The mine has an unusual but not unpleasant smell, the smell of the mine is like humidity and at the same time you can feel like if you are breathing in a fresh and clear field. At the beginning of the tour everything is dark and so cold, after some meters the illumination changes and also the temperature, obviously there are lamps in the entire mine that come from the floor. In the first part of the mine you can see the amazing walls of the mine, the rocks are so beautiful because, most of them have and special bright color and most of them keep the original form made by the miners, when they looked for minerals. The walls are closer at the top, because the walls are constantly changing according to the earth movements.

Some parts of the walls of the mine are very closer and are separated by the original and very old woods, which the natives placed for the same purpose to keeping the original form. All the walls form an immense and deep cave. In the middle of the tour you can find quartzes in all the wall of different shapes and colors predominating the purples and the orange quartzes, also there are walls with gold and silver, these metals look like brightly and fine veins on the rocks. Near these walls there is a huge and impressive wall that has a terrific story, the tourist guide told us that e focused our view on the top of the rock and is very visible and clear a man’ face shouting, he as a native miner and he died in this place. The rocks that form the face are perfect and all of them form the face with big and open eyes and very worried expression in this mouth. Obviously this face is product of the wonderful nature and the story was adapted only for the tour, something that I consider and amazing coincidence.

Another beautiful attraction that the mine has is the mineral water inside of them mine. The water emanates form some rocks that form part of the walls of the mine, for this reason the mine is very cold, around 9 or 10 centigrades The water has very special features like the color, temperature and consistency. The water that emanates from the rocks is transparent but very cold, with out smell and the consistency is similar if you mix water with fine sand. But not only the rocks emanate water, if you see the deep bottom of the mine there is a quiet and natural lake of colors, the effect of color is provided by mineral. In my tour the water looked like opaque and unclear turquoise, but the tourist guide told us that the water changes of color from turquoise to pink or purple. Some of us threw a small rock, there were several on the floor to the water and the impact of the rock in the water was mute. The impact of the rock in the after also formed in the water a wide and thick wave, but this wave was closed very fast as a result the density of the minerals. Is important to mention that this part is the coldest part of the tour and also the water lake is smell less.

As a conclusion I want to mention that my first contact with a mine was one of the most interesting experiences in my life. To increase my general culture about the natives’ work and their tragic death during the colonial period of Mexico and the opportunity of have a very close contact with the nature is something valuable for me. To enter in a mine not is easy because in many part of the mine, you can feel afraid as a result of the immense size of the mine, the characteristics of the rocks, the echo that there is in some parts and the temperature. But have the opportunity of know this kind of places in Mexico is something that makes I feel proud of our country, our culture and our natural resources.

MY EVOLUTION IN ELECTRONIC LITERACY FINAL DRAFT

My evolution in Electronic Literacy


OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION:

My point of view about Electronic tools.


Paragraph 2:

All the electronics tools that I had been used

Paragraph 3:

Aspects that I love and I hate about electronic tools

Paragraph 4:

The electronic tools and my major

CONCLUSION:

My own objectives using electronics tools.





























Why a lot of people nowadays use electronic tools? Definitively the electronic tools are the most amazing invent. Fortunately or unfortunately this invent involves the entire world. Obviously all the aspects related with the electronic tools can be good or bad talking especially the internet. In my personal point of view, the good aspects of the electronics tools are: It is easy to find a lot of useful information, pictures, books and more, you can communicate with people around the world also you can create your own space for showing the world your personality or your work (talking about academic areas), but everything has a negative side. Nowadays, it is very common to find sites, where some people use the internet in a negative way. Sometimes the use of these sources is for making money doing illicit acts. For this reason, I consider good and amazing, moreover bad and destructive the electronic tools. In the following essay you will find my experience using this kind of tools. The things that I love and hate about electronic tools and the importance that the electronic tools in my major.


My experience using electronic tools is very conventional. I have been used the electronic tools most of the times by academic purposes. The electronic tools that I have been using are: portable translator, I consider that the use of the portable translator is wonderful, obviously only for looking for specific words in this way you can increase your vocabulary, which you will apply in compositions and academic works. Other tool that it is similar to portable translator, is the on line dictionary, this kind of dictionaries represent another source, that you can use for knowing new vocabulary and the correct meaning of unusual words Other and the most important tool is the internet, the internet had been helped me to improve English skills like listening, to find images for my classes, one of the my favorite use of the internet is with Skype, through this program I have learned the lifestyle of native speakers, idioms, and I improved my pronunciation of some words and obviously I have improved a lot talking about listening skills. The use of blogs is something that I am practicing; I like to have my own space, I like to share to my classmates my thoughts or opinions, like in this essay. I do not like to use a lot the internet for socializing; I do not like to share my personal information with people from other countries or people that I do not know. Finally, about the use of e- mail, I consider the e- mail like the best and fast way for establishing communication. In my personal opinion is very useful and practical.


The use of electronics tools is something hard to me, actually I do not like to use it, but I recognize their importance and the amazing things that we can create by using technology. The things that I love about electronics tools are: The amount of time that you can save, looking for information, the quantity of information that you can handle, it does not matter the distance. Anther program that I love about electronics tools, is the program named “Movie maker”, I consider this program something very interesting, because you can show all your creativity to others. About the things that I hate using electronic tools, is the strict use of computers, I really hate them, because sometimes it is complicated, for example is very common that, when you want to present a topic in Power Point presentation and the computer does not work, or when is very hard to access to a specific webpage and it is impossible for a lot technical reasons. I consider that this is my main reason about to other kind of electronics tools I believe that I do not have problems.


The use of tools in my major is something basic and essential. I consider this like excellent, even though I hate computers, because if I will dedicate all my life to language teaching, I believe that there is not a better way for teaching by using technology. The fact in the most of my subjects the use of electronics tools is essential and obligated. To create spaces like this blog and others is an excellent beginning for having close contact with the technology, because the future subjects of my major will demanded the use of technology of electronics tools we are preparing for using it. I know the program of other majors in the country, that has the same purpose like my major, obviously with different name, and it does not include technology in its programs, something that I consider an especial opportunity for us.

As a conclusion, I want to mention that, my main purpose in this and the following semesters is to improve my knowledge using technology and electronics tools. I need to be closer about their use, because that I mentioned before: “The use of electronics tools in the class room is the best way for teaching a second language”. I consider to this process like hard to me, but not impossible, there are things that I love and I hate about it, I have my personal point of view too, but also I recognize the importance of the electronics tools and all the wonderful things that you can do by using technology.




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MY INTRODUCTORY ESSAY FINAL DRAFT

OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION: (paragraph 1)
• All the people and things that are part in my life now
(Who am I?)


PARAGRAPH 2:
• Likes and dislikes
(About music, places and people)

PARAGRAPH 3:
• Life experiences
(The troubles for choosing a major, and the challenge of studying and working at the same time)

PARAGRAPH 4:
• Plans for the near future
(Finish the major, to know London and get married)

CONCLUSION: (paragraph 5)
• Plans for the future in general
(Get a good job as translator and have a beautiful and comfortable house with my own family)
































What are the most important aspects now in my life? Definitely I consider this stage of my life, like the best, because now I am enjoy a complete life, now I have all the things that one day I dreamed. For example I have my entire family around me, my parents, my two brothers, my sister and a beautiful niece named Diana. I have the wonderful opportunity of having a good job, although, is not related with my major, I like it so much. Concerning my love relationship, also I feel very well, now I have an excellent boyfriend named Jorge, he changed my life and, the way that I see things, he is an excellent person and he is motivating me, as a result I feel a great love for him, very different like in other relationships. The economic and personal independence that I had been gained is another aspect very valuable for me. I really feel so happy.

About my likes and dislikes, I believe that all my life I have been complicated and very special for everything. About music: I like pop, it does not matter if is in English or Spanish, obviously there are specific bands or songs that I like most. About places: I prefer the quiet places near of nature but so far from the sun (I hate sun), like fields and big spaces with a comfortable hut, there I have the opportunity of have in contact with my thoughts; this kind of places help me to get calm and clarify my ideas. Talking about people this is the most difficult part, because for me, not all persons can gain my confidence or my love easily. All my life I have been looking for real people, without lies and false feelings, obviously to find this kind of people is so hard nowadays, that’s why I have few but true friends. Another aspect that it is important to mention, is that sometimes I feel very well alone, usually I look for moments only for me, I enjoy my own silence and space, however, if you need me, I will be there for you.

To talk about my life experiences, is easy to me, because I am living the results of my experiences everyday. I consider as life experience all the things that I lived, when I finished the high school. I had the conviction of study Journalism, but my parents did not support me, because the major was in Guanajuato, and my parents said a resounding not. At the beginning it was so hard to me, I remember that I cried and cried everyday. One day I decided to start and look for something motivating again. For this reason I am here studying B.A English Language Teaching and working at the same time, I believe that make this, undoubtedly it is changing everything for me, because now I know the meaning of the effort. My purpose: I want to reach out all the things that are important to me now and for my future life. I feel content, when every night I to come back to my home, obviously tired, but proud because I am a positive and working person, adjectives that I want to be all my life.

Concerning to my plans for the close future is something that produces a big smile in my face, because when I reach out my main plans it will be the signal of my own success. First I want to finish my major, if I finish the major, I will get the two most wished aspects in my life, everything it is related. After to finishing my major, my gold dream it is to know London, I would like to make this trip as a single person, I want to live the experience of know alone other country, to know other culture and have a good time. My third and the most important plan, it is to get married, I know that anything is sure, but, I have the illusion of get married, and my boyfriend too, we have a well structured plan for our future. Both believe that, when we finish our majors and to go to another country (live personal experiences), we will ready for being together all our life.


Obviously, when I reach out all the plans that said, the plans for the general future are near too. About my profession, now I am not sure, about if I want to work as a teacher, if this happen I would like to teach English in companies or Universities, but really I would like to be a translator of a magazine or an editorial, in this way I can to work a little bit in an area that I will love of my life, the Journalism. My second plan is to build a beautiful and comfortable house; I want to create and design a special place, where I will form my own family. Other thing that I would like to do, it is study the bachelor in Journalism, only to come true my wish. Finally I want to have a pacific life, I am not looking for a lot money or very expensive things, I only want to live calm and form my own family, I want to have a girl and a boy. Always I want to be a strong and loving woman that represents to my husband and my children effort and trust.