I want to ask you for help in a problem that I have had since a couple of years ago. I was talking with my friends, we were spending a nice time because it was Friday, we had already finished our school work and we didn´t have anything else to do but talking. We were telling jokes and making fun of some of our classmates. I said something funny about one guy I didn´t like and everybody laughed, but suddenly all my partners shut up. The guy was beside me, and he was furious. He is known because he gets angry quickly and easily. I tried to apologize for my comment but he refused to hear anything, he started to insult me and I think he really wanted to beat me but there were a lot of people and he just disappeared.
Since then, there has been a much stressed situation between him and me. Unfortunately, we are almost in the same classes and live in the same town; we have a very similar life. Since that day he hasn´t stopped menacing me every time our ways cross, he doesn´t stop saying that the time is getting nearer. I know he hates me and I don´t know if some day his hate for me will crystallize in some kind of macabre action. He is a lonely and quiet person, but hides a great pain and a great anger; I can perceive that in him.
I know I was stupid by telling that joke about him, I´d rather never say a word against him or anybody just to laugh for a moment, but now I can´t talk with him, he doesn´t want to reason with me or accept my apologize. What do you recommend me to do? I will appreciate your help. Thank you.
viernes, 27 de marzo de 2009
viernes, 13 de marzo de 2009
Sportsmen and sportswomen are paid far more than they deserve
Every day, millions of people wake up early and go to work hard to feed their families. They work to bring a benefit for society. On the other hand, there are the famous sportsmen and sportswomen. All of them look for options to reach their goals . They are talented and they make a really big effort to reach their positions but, do they deserve millions and millions of dollars just for playing a game? Why must entertainment be so expensive? Do they work harder than us?
Perhaps, to solve the problem, we must think first about what are our criteria to value a person´s job. If we focus on how much money these sportspeople are able to produce by filling stadiums or appearing on TV commercials, perhaps it is fair to think that they must earn such quantity of money. But if we ponder the benefit for society with their activities, I think that we shouldn´t spend too much money on sports.
I personally think that it is a very unfair situation that some people earn in one hour more money than others working hard in their whole life. Sportspeople earn that money just for playing games in a grass field, kicking or throwing balls, running or jumping, what do we want it for? Do we really need to see other people playing stunts? Why can´t they do a more productive activity?
We must consider that the power and money of that people is the power and money that we let them have. It is the common people who fill stadiums, spending their money on sports. Since we are free to decide how to use our money, the decision about if sportspeople are paid far more than they deserve depends on each one of us.
My score: 15
Perhaps, to solve the problem, we must think first about what are our criteria to value a person´s job. If we focus on how much money these sportspeople are able to produce by filling stadiums or appearing on TV commercials, perhaps it is fair to think that they must earn such quantity of money. But if we ponder the benefit for society with their activities, I think that we shouldn´t spend too much money on sports.
I personally think that it is a very unfair situation that some people earn in one hour more money than others working hard in their whole life. Sportspeople earn that money just for playing games in a grass field, kicking or throwing balls, running or jumping, what do we want it for? Do we really need to see other people playing stunts? Why can´t they do a more productive activity?
We must consider that the power and money of that people is the power and money that we let them have. It is the common people who fill stadiums, spending their money on sports. Since we are free to decide how to use our money, the decision about if sportspeople are paid far more than they deserve depends on each one of us.
My score: 15
viernes, 20 de febrero de 2009
Personal profile
My name is Alejandro Aguilar Pelcastre. I am nineteen years old and I am Mexican. I am studying Chemical Engineering at Chemistry faculty in UNAM and this activity consume most of my time. School is my priority by now.
In my free time I meet my friends and we go for a walk, talking about something new or we just lay on the grass, resting and looking the sky. Sometimes, on Fridays, we go and play a basketball game. On my weekends I do as much of homework as possible, I sleep a lot and help with the housework. I like playing chess or others table games.
I am a quiet person and I am not advocated to many activities, but when I do something that I like I work hard to succeed and I reach my goals. I am confident about my capacity and I am conscious about my limitations. I am a responsible man and have a very strong sense of compromise. Even when I know that something is difficult for me I do my best and most of the time I go over the obstacles and find the way to solve problems.
In my free time I meet my friends and we go for a walk, talking about something new or we just lay on the grass, resting and looking the sky. Sometimes, on Fridays, we go and play a basketball game. On my weekends I do as much of homework as possible, I sleep a lot and help with the housework. I like playing chess or others table games.
I am a quiet person and I am not advocated to many activities, but when I do something that I like I work hard to succeed and I reach my goals. I am confident about my capacity and I am conscious about my limitations. I am a responsible man and have a very strong sense of compromise. Even when I know that something is difficult for me I do my best and most of the time I go over the obstacles and find the way to solve problems.
Letter to a Canadian friend
Hello. I don´t know you but now you are going to visit Mexico, so I will tell you some things about my country.
There is a huge quantity of activities that you can do in my country. We have diverse weather, so you can visit forests, deserts, jungle, etc. In the north of Mexico you will find deserts and a dry weather. In the south you can see the Lacandona jungle, which is the largest of the whole country. You will also find a warm and humid weather in the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Quitana Roo. There are several archeological centers in those states that you should visit, such as Tajin, Palenque, Monte Alban, Chichen Itza, etc. Mexico is not as big as Canada, but you will find that we have a great cultural variety.
I think that you will find the way to visit and explore the whole country, if not now, perhaps someday, but I have been told that you are going to arrive Mexico City. Here, we don´t have a lot of nature but we have some historical places that may interest you. For example, the Chapultepec castle is a building on the top of a hill, surrounded by the Chapultepec forest. This is a very beautiful place and you will enjoy the history of our nation because the castle served as a fortress in the nineteenth century.
Whatever you do in Mexico I hope that you will speak Spanish all the time, so you will be an expert in the use of our language. Good luck.
There is a huge quantity of activities that you can do in my country. We have diverse weather, so you can visit forests, deserts, jungle, etc. In the north of Mexico you will find deserts and a dry weather. In the south you can see the Lacandona jungle, which is the largest of the whole country. You will also find a warm and humid weather in the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Quitana Roo. There are several archeological centers in those states that you should visit, such as Tajin, Palenque, Monte Alban, Chichen Itza, etc. Mexico is not as big as Canada, but you will find that we have a great cultural variety.
I think that you will find the way to visit and explore the whole country, if not now, perhaps someday, but I have been told that you are going to arrive Mexico City. Here, we don´t have a lot of nature but we have some historical places that may interest you. For example, the Chapultepec castle is a building on the top of a hill, surrounded by the Chapultepec forest. This is a very beautiful place and you will enjoy the history of our nation because the castle served as a fortress in the nineteenth century.
Whatever you do in Mexico I hope that you will speak Spanish all the time, so you will be an expert in the use of our language. Good luck.
domingo, 15 de febrero de 2009
My expectations for the english course
I have been learning and practicing English at cele for the last two semesters and this is my first time in an advanced level. I want to develop new skills and I decided to start with writing because I think that putting your ideas into words is an excellent way to practice a language.
With this new course I expect to understand how to produce an acceptable piece of writing, so I can let others know about my ideas. I want to be more expressive and acquire enough skills to produce new texts in English. I would like to write as much as I can in English so I start to think in this language, not as a foreign one, I want to make it mine.
During the last years at university, I have been reading some material in English for different academic purposes and I think that I can understand an acceptable quantity of information in this language. I know that I don´t have a very extensive vocabulary but I also know that if I want to produce a text where others can read my ideas, I will be forced to learn new words, synonims, new ways to talk about the same thing and that is why I think that this class will help me so much to practice and improve my English.
I know that I am not very skilled but I want to work hard and make an effort to succeed. I will find the time to practice and coordinate this course with my other activities. I will keep trying.
With this new course I expect to understand how to produce an acceptable piece of writing, so I can let others know about my ideas. I want to be more expressive and acquire enough skills to produce new texts in English. I would like to write as much as I can in English so I start to think in this language, not as a foreign one, I want to make it mine.
During the last years at university, I have been reading some material in English for different academic purposes and I think that I can understand an acceptable quantity of information in this language. I know that I don´t have a very extensive vocabulary but I also know that if I want to produce a text where others can read my ideas, I will be forced to learn new words, synonims, new ways to talk about the same thing and that is why I think that this class will help me so much to practice and improve my English.
I know that I am not very skilled but I want to work hard and make an effort to succeed. I will find the time to practice and coordinate this course with my other activities. I will keep trying.
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