Communications progress

Communications had changed the world. When my mom was young she could not communicate with her family in Spain. Sometimes she had some news of her family because she received a letter from them. Every kind of communication took a lot of time to arrive. Now we always communicate. We can’t live without computers or cell phone. We are used to checking our e-mail two or three times a day. I remember when I was 6 years old and think in how we could survive with no cell phone or computers. Now when I live home and I forget my cell phone I feel like I forget my life. I think that’s not good because we become dependent on the technology. I think that every day we are more dependent. Before I just checked my e-mail account but now I have to check my facebook and my weblog. Otherwise communication makes us feel free. My mom said that the world was too big for her but she said that for my generation the world is small. We are connected with everybody in every moment. In the last 10 years the business that has grown the most was in the communication area. I think every day I need to be more and more connected and communications will continue progressing.

Love

I think in love we don’t have rules. There are to many ways to find the true love and maybe for someone is not the same that for other one. In my case I never thought that I married my husband when knew him. We knew us because of a common friend. My friend was meeting a guy and my husband was the friend of that guy. One day she pushed me to go with her to a restaurant o met her guy and that guy pushed my husband too. We know each other and we started to talk every day but I had a boyfriend for 4 years. Two days after we met us he kiss me. Then I broke with my boyfriend and two days later my husband and I started a relationship. Just one week before met us. We had 2 year together he ask me if I wanted to marry him and we married on march 28 this year.
For someone who heard this story could think that this is not a way to know your true love but I think love is different in every person. I wasn’t thinking in marriage and I think that’s the reason because I’m married. Some women are obsessive with marriage and they push their boyfriend to do that but the guys don’t do it. I think if you are obsessive with something you can’t find what you want. I think that we don’t have to depend of the marriage to be better. I think that we don’t need a man beside us to be most women. I think that women have to be independent because love is not the same of depending. For me love is enjoyment with other person. I think love is enjoying when you are with the other person. Feel it good. Be happy. But if you are not with the other person, like me right now, you can’t die. I remember my husband every day and I miss him but I can’t die because he is not with me. Love is freedom. You don’t have to be always with someone to love him. Love is not emotional depending.

Fluency 2

Vancouver

I have been in to many cities because my parents like to travel a lot. I have been in 11 countries of Europe and at least two cities for each country. Also I have been in Egypt, Canada, Mexico, USA, Peru and more. But in my opinion the most beautiful city that I have been in is Vancouver in Canada. In Vancouver you have a lot of things to do. You have a lot of places to visit and a lot of different things to see. In Vancouver you can find the perfect combination between beach and city. In Vancouver they have beautiful parks to walk or to bike in. The city is clean. They have a lot of flowers in the street. If I have to recommend a city for someone that wants to have fun I would say Vancouver. In Vancouver you have a lot of nightclubs, restaurants, after hours and more. They have an IMAX and a lot of cinemas. Near Vancouver is Victoria Island. Victoria is one of the most beautiful places that I have been. Also near Vancouver is Whistler, which is another beautiful place near Vancouver. I went to Vancouver to study English, but I can say that I had my best time there. 

Practice Summary Response

Consequences of Climate Change

In Hirsch’s (2005) article titled “Animals ‘hit by global warming’” he explains how changes in the temperature of the world can affect the migration of the animals. This information was discussed in the report of the EU nature conservation chiefs in Scotland. Scientists observed that species associated with the south had appeared in the north such as ringed plover birds that are now spending the winter in Britain. Although others animals have migrated to different routes, for some animals that is not possible. Polar bears and seals, whose habitats are changed, are going to disappear. Another consequence that the author explains of the temperature changes is that the plankton has changed, and that contributes to the decline of the breeding success of Scottish seabirds. Then the author mentions some other consequences of the climate change identified in the report. Finally, the author explains that nature can adapt to the changes but the problem is that these changes are too quick. The species does not have enough time to adapt to it. The conservational official in Scotland urged the population to use biological corridors to help animals to adapt to global changes.

Every country have to find a solution for global warming together and there are tree ways to deal with this problem. First developed countries must help undeveloped countries. Second each government has to educate its population. Third countries have to create an intergovernmental organization for take care the environment.

Developed countries are more worried about global warming and they have to help undeveloped countries with this problem. First, because they have enough money to begin programs that help poor countries to change some process of life that make a lot of pollution. For example, in Venezuela they always have oil spills caused by the lack of knowledge of the people. Oil spills can cause contamination in the water around South America. Second, developed countries are more organized, and they can create a commission that helps poor countries to reduce the pollution. Poor countries are always focusing on how they can subsist and they do not have enough time to think about global warming.

Governments have to educate their population because he principal problem of the global warming is not the governments of the countries but the population. People have to be educated in all countries developed or not. People can cause big damage for the nature. For example people in United States consume a lot of energy. They always leave the light and the air conditioner on and that is one of the causes of global warming. Every country has to teach its population, because global warming affects the whole world, including both humans and animals.

A quick solution for this problem could be creating an intergovernmental organization that observes countries about the environmental damage. This organization must be run like the United Nations. Specifically it has to run like the United Nations Security Council. The organization most have a president elected by the votes of every country. They could give a fine to countries that cause damage to the environment. That can help to reduce the pollution and to teach the population. This could be a way to push the countries developed or not to start thinking about global warming and how that can affect the world.

Climate change is a big problem that affects our ecosystem. Humans, animals and plants could disappear from the planet. People have to start thinking about global warming. The beginning must be that developed countries try to help poor countries. Then people have to be educated about the care of the planet. Finally we should encourage the creation of the intergovernmental organization that can help to push the countries to think about the planet. Global warming can make us die.



Reference:

Hirsch, T. (2005, Oct. 5). Animals ‘hit by global warming’. BBC News. Retrieved on Oct. 15, 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4313726.stm

Article News BBC

The City of my Dreams

In the break time of CESL I went to Chicago. That is an unbeliever city. Chicago is amazing. I liked it because Chicago is a big city. It is clean and it is a fun city. In Chicago you have a lot to do. You can go to the museum or to the IMAX. You have a lot of good places to eat any kind of food. You have a lot of nightclubs. However the most important is that you can be yourself because in Chicago there are a lot of different people and anybody cares about how you are. I stayed in Palmer House Hilton and the hotel was so beautiful in the middle of the loop. I bought a lot of things that there are not in Carbondale. I went up to the sears towers and I walked through Navy Pear. I saw in the street two brides walking and guys playing dumps. I saw a lot of different things and that is the reason that I think that Chicago is the city of my dreams.

Fluency 1

I come from a big city. I am from Caracas, Venezuela. There are a lot of differences between Caracas and Carbondale. Caracas is a big city, with a lot of buildings, people and cars. Caracas has a population of 6,000 inhabitants. We have a lot of poor people and the traffic is terrible. Carbondale is a small town that has life because of the university. Carbondale is quiet and for me it is boring. In Caracas you always have something to do and every day shops, restaurants, and bars are open until 6 in the morning. In Carbondale you do not have anything to do after 2 am. However I like Carbondale because it is a safe town and people here are friendly. In my country I feel that people are always thinking about how much money you have or how beautiful you are to talk to you. In Carbondale you do not have to be worried about your clothes or your aspect because everybody talks to you because you are a person, but not because you look good. Caracas is a city and it is different from Carbondale. I like Carbondale but I miss my city too.

Education in Venezuela

In my country we have 6 years of basic school, 3 years of middle school and 2 years of high school. Then people have to go to university. We have universities publics and private. Private universities are better than publics. The education is not too expensive. We have a lot of Meyers but they are not too specific like here in America. If you want to study health care administration you have to study just administration. Then you can do a master degree in health care. In Venezuela we start the semester on September and we finish on March to start again on March to finish on July. In high school everyone have to use uniform and the color of the shirt change dependent of the grade. I think we have a really good education in Venezuela. If you want to be graduated in Venezuela you have to study a lot. If you want to approve the grade you have to pass the exams. Our final examinations are about all semester subjects. Sometimes if you don’t pass the exam you can go out of the university. In Venezuela you have a different teacher for each subject and sometimes you have to chance the classroom. Our classes start at 7 a.m. and finish at 6 p.m. Then you have to go to your house to study more. For me the classes here in CESL are too easy because you have a lot of activities that help you to approve the level. I don’t know how difficult is the university in United States but I’m sure that it is not easy. If you are graduated of and American University in Venezuela you can find a realy good job.