Tuesday, May 20, 2008

aNaLiTiCaL eSsAy: dRuG dEaLiNg

Drug abuse is the principal problem in many societies because it has some consequences such as treating addicts and violence between communities. Although, there are some solutions to solve it, drug abuse should be avoided.
First of all, drug dealing should be avoid because it causes multiple problems to societies. Victims of drug abuse suffer medical and pshycological effects on themselves. Also, drug abuse can generate addiction and when it happens, is very difficult to combat this effects because addicts cannot function as normal members of society.
A further argument against the drug dealing is that it contributes to violence between communities. Medical and pshycological effects causes on addicts an agresive behaviour and it generates a lot of conflicts between groups of people.
On the other hand, there are very strong arguments in favor of drug dealing. Addicts says they can't avoid the consume of drugs because it allowes them to scape of their real life and to leave behind their problems.Also, addicts think that they consume drugs because they want to be accepted on communities.
To sum up, there are some strategies to avoid drug dealing. Family education is one of them. Thefamily, specially, the parents have the obligation to educate their sons in order to avoid this kind of behaviour. Also, schools have to teach the students a lot of values to develop the personality of them.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

EuRoPa EuRoPa

First of all, second world war was a terrible time for the Jews because Hitler wanted to kill all of them. I think that if I had been in Solek's situation, I would have done the same in order to protect myself. Although, Solek was in danger all the time, he cheated everyone and he wasn't discovered. I think we have to be secure of ourselves to superate the difficulties that the life put us. Solek was a valiant man and because of that, he survived.
Also, I think I would lie to save my life but I don't know if I would have the same courage of Solek, because I don't know how would be my reaction if I had in this situation. Perhaps, when we are in danger, we can act different.

Fufthermore, I think that any person would do anything to be protected. I would go far in order to protect myself unless the things that I have put in danger my family.
In addition, I considerate the life is something that we have to preservate. Anybody have the power to decide if a person must to live or not. Everybody have the same rights and we have to understand that society have different beliefs and different opinions. In the case of the film, Germans rejected the Jews because they thought Jews were not a pure race. This situation wasn't a problem to Solek because he still alived and he became a German war hero. He could go far to protect himself.

On the other hand, Solek denied his religious beliefs to be safe. If I had in Solek's situation, I would have donde the same because in this time, Jews were not accepted and their destiny were died. I think that the religion is something that form our values but when we are un danger of death, we have the need to lie. Personally, I wouldn't deny my beñiefs because is something that make me better as person unless I will be in danger of death. Life is the most importan thing and we have to take care it.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Famous criminal of Germany

Peter Kürten ( may 26, 1883-july 2, 1931)
Peter Kürten was a German serial murderer known as "The Vampire of ¨Dusserdolf. He committed a lot of crimes, assaults and murders against adults and children.
Kürten was born in Mulheim in a bg family of 13 children. When he was a child, he witnessed his alcoholic father abusing sexually of hid mother and sister. Maybe, these kind of bad teachings affected the Kürten's behaviour and because of that, he became a murder.
As Kürten had a bad education, he committed his first murder at the age of 9, drowning two young friends while swimming. Then, he moved to Dusserdorf with his family in 1894 and there he received a lot of sentences for various crimes including petty theft and arson.
Furthermore, he committed his first murder in 1913, when he strangled a young girl during a burglary. But, in this year, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. In 1921, he left prison and went to Altenburg where he married.
In addition, Kürten committed a lot of crimes. Any of these are: on february 18, 1929 he assaulted a woman amd murdered a girl of eight years old; on february 13, he killed a mechanic; on august 21, he murdered two sisters of five and fourteen years old; on august 23, he stabbed a woman; on october, he attacked two women with a hammer; on november 7, he killed a girl of five years old. There are more murders that Kürten committed ij this year, but in 1930 he confessed his crimes to his wife and told her to inform the police. On may 24 of this year, he was arrested.
Finally, Kürten confessed to 79 offenses and was charged with nine murders and other crimes. He went to trial on april 1931 and he was sentenced to death.
Kürten killed people because he wanted and he did'nt any reason to commit these murders. Perhaps, the bad education that he had in his childhood was one of the cuases that contributed to his stranger bevaviour. Nevertheless, he never said why he committed these crimes.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

BiOgRaPhY: AlBeRt EiNsTeIn






Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds in world history. He was born on march 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His parents were Pauline and Hermann Einstein and they didn't have any knowledge in the areas of math or science. Eisntein was a brilliant physicist who contributed to the science more than any other person.

First of all, Einstein in his childhood was a very curious kid that showed a little aptitude for anything. But when he was a teenarger, he prefered to teach himself advanced mathematics and science. Then, at the age of 16, Einstein went to Aarau, Switzerland to finish high school. HE graduated from high school at the age of 17.

Furthermore, Albert Eisntein's most contribution to the world was the theory of relativity. By 1902, he was 26 years old and he was working on combining time and space, matter and energy. The greatest results of this theory was the famous Einstein's relation E=mc2. In this equation, he was able to prove that any increase in the energy, Em, of a body, must lead to an increase in its mass, m, and these increases are related by a factor c2, where c represents the velocity of light squared.

In 1914, Einstein went to Berlin as a professor and then he accepted an special job as a theacher at the University of Berlin. Also, Albert Einstein's most famous writing was a letter written to president Franklin Roosvelt on august 2, 1939. The letter was about an atomic bomb.

In addition, Albert Einstein was married with a woman called Mileva and they had a daughter. The baby daughter was give up in adoption shortly afnter her birth. They Also had two sons that they kept. In 1919, Albert and Mileva were divorce. The same year, Albert married his cousin Elsa Einstein.

Finally, the death of Albert Einstein was on april 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Yersey. After a long disease, he died when he was sleep. The listed cause of his death wasd a rupture in an artery of his heart. his brain was donated to science and his body was cremated.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Seven new deadly sins

First of all, the list of the new deadly sins, was published in L'observatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper. Some of the new deadly sins are drug dealing, to be obscenely rich, environmental pollution and genetic manipulation. If you commit any of this sins, you may be in danger of losing your soul unless you repent.

Im Germany, there is not some pollution and genetic manipulation is prohibited because if a law.
Nevertheless, the number of drug pushers has increasing in some cities of Germany. Drug abuse is one of the principal problems in many german communities. Some of the consequences that generate this situation are treating addicts and violence between communities.

Moreover, victims of drug abuse suffer medical and pshycological effects on themselves. Drug dealing can causes addiction and when it happens, is very difficult to combat this effects because addicts cannot function as normal members of society. Medical and psycological effects causes on addicts an agressive behaviour and it generates a lot of conflicts between german communities.
In addition, victimis of drug abuse leave behind their families and their friends and because if that, they contribute to the violence on society. In Germany, there are a high index of delinquency.

To sum up, I consider that drug abuse must be a deadly sin becauyse it can generates some problems on society and it affects the harmony of families. German families have a lot of values, but this kind of problems causes the lost of this values.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Family values in Germany

Germany is a legally and socially tolerat country. Homosexuals unions have been permitted since 2001. Gays and lesbians can legally adopt their partner's biological children. Is a liberated country.
Immigration continues to be a concern of both economic and sociak importance. Germany has always a society with a cosiderate rate of immigration.
There are a little discrimination with the peolple of blach race. Is one of the most huge problems that have the society of Germany.
Some german states have banned muslim teachers. Also, in Germany are prohibited the use of religious symbols.
About the family, generally in Germany the father is the head of the family. Both parents often work and is not common large families, even in rural areas. Eventualy, families have one or two children. Society of Germany has a variety of lifestyles and the most traditional family values are responsability and achievement.
On the other hand thoughout the decades, Germany has presented a high percent of divorces. For example, in 1992 the number of divorces amounted to only 10,000. In 1993, however, this number rose to 18,000, an increase of 78 percent.
The marriages between Germans and Foreigns are permitted. Most often German women married Americans, Italians, Turks, and Yugoslavs, and German men married Yugoslavs, Poles, Filipinos, and Austrians. In 1974 legislation was passed conferring automatic citizenship on children born of these unions.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Is obesity more dangerous than terrorism?

Thesis statement: "Peolple should focus their attention on the obesity epidemic and not on other threats like terrorism".

Obesity is a disease commonly defined as a high body mass index. It is popular in the United States where people exceed healthy limits because they focus their attention in other threats. Although, there are a lot of threats that affect the society, they should focus on their health firstly.

First of all, obesity is an individual clinical condition that can be mortal to the person who suffer it because it predisposes to various diseases such as diabetes, cancer or cardiovascular disease. Therefore, obesity epidemic kills millions of people each year in United States.
Moreover, obesity have psycologist consequences, ot only it affects the health. For example, the self-steem can be affected by this illness because maybe people who suffer obesity don't feel security of themselves because of their condition. Also, obesity have social consequences because in many cases fat people are rejected by "normal" people. Obeses have to hold the critics of the society. Because of that, obesity epidemic is considered a serious and growing public health problem, specially in United States where people ignore this kind of threats.

On the other hand, some americans think that there are most important threats than obesity. For example, terrorism and global warming. Since 2001, american goverment have been focus on figthing terrorism while obesity are killing millions of people. Americans think that terrorism is a terrible threat because it can damages the society. Also, they think terrorism represent more risks to them. They have remained really frightened since the attacks of september 11.

To sum up, I believe obesity should have more importance in United States. It is true that there are other threats that can damage the society but I think that people need good health to live and obesity don't allow us to be well. Also, this disease have killed millions of people around the world . So, we have to change that. As a student, I believe that we have to take care our health because this is the most important think that we have to preservate. Perhaps, there are other threats like terrorism but firstly we have to take care us and we will be safe. So if yo don't have good health, would you be well?

Monday, March 3, 2008

DeAdLy SiNs

First of all, the seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
For me, the most bad deadly sin is envy. This sin is characterized by an insatiable desire for somthing tah someone have. I think that we must to ive glad with the things that we have because envy don't alow us to progress and to live in harmony. Also, we must to accept that there are people that have more things or more comfort that us. Peolple that learn to live with the things thar possess, are happy people.
Furthermore, evy hace a relation with another deadly sin, greed. This sin is considerate an excess and it's associated with material goods. For example, my best friend bought a beautiful handbag and Iwant it. This behaviour is to be an envious person and also can be greed because I'm desiring a material thing thay maybe I have or I don't need.

Friday, February 22, 2008

BIG GIRLS DON´T CRY (FERGIE)

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY (THE DUTCHESS)

Da Da Da Da
The smell of your skin _______ on me now
Your _______ on your flight back to your home town
I need some ______ of my own protection baby
To be with myself instead of _____
Peace, ______

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has _______ to do with you
It's ______, Myself and I
We've got some ______ out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child ______ their ______
But I’ve got to get a ______ with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

The path that I'm walking
I must go _____I must take the baby ______ until I'm full grown
______ don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I ______ the dark ______ if I stay

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has _______ to do with you
It's ______, Myself and I
We've got some ______ out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child ______ their ______
But I’ve got to get a ______ with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

Like the little school mate in the school ____
We'll play _____ and uno cards
Ill be your best friend and you'll be mine
________
Yes you can hold my hand if you want to
Cause I want to _____ yours too
Well be _______ and lovers and share our secret ______
But its time for me to go _____
Its ______ late, dark _____
I need to be with myself instead of _____
Peace, ______
[CHORUS]I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has _______ to do with youIt's ______, Myself and I
We've got some ______ out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child ______ their ______
But I’ve got to get a ______ with my lifeIts time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cryDon't cry
Don't cry
La Da Da Da Da Da


BIG GIRLS DON´T CRY (FERGIE)


Da Da Da Da
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
Your probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
To be with myself instead of calamity
Peace, Serenity
[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But Ive got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps until I'm full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
Ill be your best friend and you'll be mine
Valentine
Yes you can hold my hand if u want to
Cause I want to hold yours too
Well be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But its time for me to go home
Its getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself instead of calamity
Peace, Serenity
[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cryDon't cry
Don't cry
La Da Da Da Da Da

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

An InCrEdIbLe CiTy

Rio de Janeiro is a wonderful city of about 12000000 people and its located in the south of Brazil. There are so many people that visit it each year. Because of the great places that are there, this city is a good destination for vacations.

Rio de Janeiro was discovered by the portugueses and is one of the most populated cities in brazil. Its climate is tropical. People taht was born there, are called "cariocas". They are friendly people and their official language is portuguese. Cariocas say that Rio de Janeiro is the second major city of Brazil, behind Sao Paulo.

Some places in Rio de Janeiro are visited each year by the tourists. It is famous for its spectacular natural setting, its carnival celebrations, tourist beaches such as Copacabana an Ipanema, and other places.
Nevertheless, the most popular places are corcovado and pan de azucar mountain. Corcovado is a big mountain and people climb it by train. When you get to the top of the mountain, you can see the cristo redentor, a giant statue of Jesus. This place is one of the eight marvels of the world. Pan de azucar mountain is a place where yo can see the view of all the city. People climb there by cable car. Is an amazing experience to be there.

Furthermore, Rio de Janeiro has another beutiful places, like the cathedral and maracana stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums. Also, a famous celebration is the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, celebrated two weeks before the traditional fasting of lent. Cariocas have an special place to do this carnival known as the sambodromo where peolple create a juge parade.

Finally, if you decide to visit Rio de Janeiro, you will prove that this city is one of the most big a beautiful cities in South America. Tourist say that is an unbelievable experience to be there, because of its peolple, its celebrations and its pleasant places. Definitely is an incredible city.