Final Reflection

My english progress

1.1 Compare your first written document and your last composition on your blog.

It is noted I have increased significantly my vocabulary. Before it was too basic and I used to repeat the same words or to use too many wildcard words. I have also improved over the connectors, because before I did not used them (even I forget to use connectors now). It has to take into account that my writing ability has matured over the years; not write the same level a person of 15 years of 18.

1.2 Compare your first oral presentation and your final oral presentation.

People definitely improves with age. Although my oral expression in English is a bit decadent compared to 2 years ago has improved enough. I feel more confident now when i talk express, although there are always times when nerves play a dirty trick on you. My body language is more correct and speak a little more fluid now.

Regarding the structure in my oral presentations, this was quite correct.

I think the content is adapted to the requirements. The grammar was a little limited and still remains, because it has always difficult for me, arguably the hardest thing to me. I have always tried to use the correct vocabulary for each oral presentation and this is right on the issue.

My english competence

My best oral evidence was the oral presentation about Hunger in Africa, because I felt very confident and I found the topic very interesting, so that makes me to prepare more properly the oral presentation and do it with enthusiasm. It is my best oral evidence because my english is pretty fluid in the video and it was prepared correctly. The vocabulary is correct regarding to the issue that we were talking about and the content were adecuated.

My best written evidence was the story about Sakena Yacoobi. Talk about news and do compositions bores me; but Sakena managed to capture my attention with an incredible story. I did not care then to work in this post because it really motivated me what I was doing; for this I can say is my best post because I did with enthusiasm. The vocabulary I used was taken from the video where Sakena spoke, then the fact of hear her and then write about it make the words engraved in my mind. The grammar was quite simple but correct (Or at least I hope so).

Formal Letter

12 Snt. Pere Pescador

Castelló d'Empúries 17486

28th April, 2016

President of Spain

Congreso de los Diputados

Madrid

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to express my concern regarding the public education in Spain. I study in a public school and, regarding to the quality of education, this is too basic.

The main problem begin when children have to prepare an exam and the way they choose to do it between all the alternatives of the educative tecnic. In those cases, the students do not find help on the  teaching team because they are not ready to answer. Teachers are prepared only for teaching and it is not their job to help students with heir lacks.

I trust that you will reconsider about what I am annoyed with. I hope you will consider the popular interest in education and you will improve the help that experts can offer to those students who have problems with the actual system of education.

Yours faithfully,

Ariadna Gómez

Letter to Obama

Dear Mr Obama,

We are writing in order to explain you the Syria's situation for you to take measures. This war is going too far and it is time to finish with the violation human rights.

Many people are still feeling form their homes searching places where they could be safe. Unfortunately, developed countries turn back against the when they pray for help in their most desesperate situation. That includes you, Mr. President. We do not only have to fight human rights in our developed countries, but also in developing ones too.

We all know that you have enough resources to save this situation from the massacre. Let's start to worry about our human conditions and less from burocratical problems.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely


9724759302
siria@gmail.com

My say

This summer... 

This summer will be the first to work, so my free time will end . I face to it with some fear because I don't know if I know make the cut in my work and if I'm able to adapt to a strict schedule, to a boss requiring me all the time, to not to miss a single day to work...

Besides that, it's my last summer before the age of 18. This means that it will be the last being minor and, therefore, the last beeing free of responsibilities. But as my friends are older, I can enjoy the best of every age: the autonomy provided to having a drivers license.

I have a feeling that this summer will be one of the best for me because it will be the last before starting a new and exciting stage. I really want to start the summer to see what summer offer to me and share it with my family and my friends.

My say

Pets in Syria

Everyone knows Minimally what is happening in Syria. We care about the children, mothers, grandmothers, fathers... But why no one has thought of dogs? Families abandon them because they can't take them with them. 

So these are totally helpless in the midst of war, without food and drink and no one to protect them and loving them. In Syria the situation is so difficult that people who still resides there eat stray dogs to survive.

Currently there is a web opened which is responsible for raising money to help these animals, which live totally oblivious to what happens around them. You can donate any amount of money to this asociation that is completely a nonprofit organization.

NEWS

Survey Finds Bribery Runs Highest Among Courts in Mideast

A new report announced that nearly a third of the eastern population has had to pay a bribe to access public health. They also announced that the sector receives more bribes is justice.

The watchdog Interviewed Nearly 11,000 people and found That bribery was rampant in Yemen Especially. In the Arabian Peninsula country, 77 percent of Respondents Said They Had to pay a bribe to access public services.

Public anger over government corruption Among Officials, social inequality and the lack of justice and transparency Were catalysts of the 2011 Arab Spring movements That ousted longtime leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya.

Almost any country is free from corruption in the public sector.

Personal Opinion

Everyone must have the right to health and no one has to take advantage of this most basic need and make it a business. But if there is corruption it's because there are many people who helps to make this possible.

Vocabulary

• Bribe
• Watchdog

NEWS

Violence in Syria's Aleppo Kills More Than a Dozen People

A maternity hospital was hit by rockets leaving 20 dead in northern Syria, Aleppo. The envoy Staffan de Mistura moved to Moscow to ensure the cessation of the fire.

A part of this attack there have been other attacks on hospitals, including one where 4 people died and another where 50 people came to die. Only in 12 days 280 civilians have died according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Horror seizes people leaving empty streets and abandoned homes and businesses.

"To all Those Who Consider Themselves in behalf of human rights, I say That there are no more rights, and no more humans" the Rev. Ibrahim Nseir Told The Associated Press by telephone from the government-held part of Aleppo. Information Minister threatened that if he turns to attack civilians have harsh reprisals against the rebels. It has formed a coalition working to end the force and actions of the rebels.

Personal Opinion

Syrian war is getting out of control and meanwhile world powers turn their backs to the problem. If neither the same Syrian government can not control the situation in his country, it wouldn't hurt foreing aid.

Vocabulary

• Ensure 
• Seizes
• Harsh 

NEWS

Anti-Abortion Activist Goes to Trial Over Letter to Doctor

An anti-abortion activist sent a letter suggesting that someone put a bomb in the car of a doctor, and the doctor filed a complaint. Activist lawyers said that what he did was an observation to prevent this professionally prepare to practice abortion. The doctor is in favor of free abortion.

They are still discussing if the card represents a real threat or is it just one more fact. At the moment the activist has a restraining order on the doctor. The complaint was laid by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division provided to protect freedom of abortion.

Since the murder of doctor and abortion activist free-George Tiller was murdered by his ideals, in Wichita has not been practiced free abortion. Finally an FBI agent considered that the letter posed no threat to anyone. Activist lawyers say their client doesn't collect the violence is a moral philosophy.

Personal Opinion

I feel horrible that someone comes to such extremes just to defend their ideals, because violence is never the solution. Regarding abortion, I agree with freedom of abortion but always with control and without exedirse.

Vocabulary

• Complaint
• Restraining order

My say

The change from child to adult

There is nothing left to finish high school and start a new stage. A new stage full of changes, new experiences and new challenges. This will supose a big change for me because I will not be under the protection of my mother, but I'll have to wake myself up and get out of all the problems that I find without any help.

On the other hand, I'm not used to living without my mother and neither to live alone. I do not like loneliness at all and I always need someone beside me. At this time I will have to ripen all at once.

But that will be the best time of my life. I really want to meet new people, change of scenery and find myself and know who I am. Still I could define myself because although I have never been out of my comfort zone, but I hope that I like what I will find, and that can improve all the bad aspects of my life. The university is a very beautiful era and I feel fortunate to live it and I thank my parents for making this effort for my future.

My say

Fast Food

Currently, the Spanish food is entering into decline. The gastronomy of our country is characterized by being a very healthy diet, with foods of land and tasty. But lately the Mediterranean diet is being affected by the influence of fast food, especially in the younger generations. Large fast food multinational sell their food as healthy food and used as a hook the trate of a brand with young spirit to attract especially the younger.

But the fault is not all the multinationals, but society is evolving and increasingly pay less attention to more important things.By this I mean, we prefer to eat poorly and base the time in work or other activities. The social system requires us to do this just to optimize the time and make the best economic performance to our activity.

We have to become aware that there is nothing more important than our well-being, and that the work doesn't have to destroy the living standards by which my antecesors worked very hard. 

Podcast

Podcast about one of the thirty human rights: Freedom of slavery

The freedom of slavery is the most important right from my point of view. I consider it important because no one can own the life of another human, and we all have the right to freedom.

Slavery for me not only includes the most archaic way, but also slaves of the XXI century, the prostitutes. Prostitution is the most "modern" form of slavery and also one of the most demeaning. The most striking thing is that Western people participate in these activities claiming women services with full awareness that these are being exploited.

Although slavery seem to be already eradicated, there are still 70 million people enslaved. Human rights must not only be brought to the western countries (where these are not respected at all usually), but also to the poorest countries, because the level of development of a country should not adversely affect its habitants.

A human should be able to have power in their own live and to fulfill himself. Must be free and feel valued and listened the same time he/she must be a social man/woman. No one should be ignored and mistreated because a human being is a social being and breaking this condition would make she or he completely annulled.

Record music and voice >>

TASK: HUMAN RIGHTS

• WRITE A POST ON YOUR SPACE called HUMAN RIGHTS (3rd term, task)and answer the questions.

1. What are human rights?

Human riths are the rights you have simply because you are human, no matter your religion or your role in life.

2. When and why were they created?

At 539 BC, a man named Cyrus The Great, after winning a battle, decided to free all the slaves and declared the diversity of religions. But human rights were officially created after the Second World War.

3. How many human rights are there?

There are 30 human rights joined in this LIST.

4. Which human right are you going to dig deeper?

I am going to comment the Freedom from slevery in another post of my blog.

TASK

FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY

The freedom of slavery is the most important right from my point of view. I consider it important because no one can own the life of another human, and we all have the right to freedom.

Slavery for me not only includes the most archaic way, but also slaves of the XXI century, the prostitutes. Prostitution is the most "modern" form of slavery and also one of the most demeaning. The most striking thing is that Western people participate in these activities claiming women services with full awareness that these are being exploited.

A human should be able to have power in their own live and to fulfill himself. Must be free and feel valued and listened the same time he/she must be a social man/woman. No one should be ignored and mistreated because a human being is a social being and breaking this condition he/she would be completely annulled.


Watch the VIDEO of the human right you choose.  Make a list of new words you hear, if any. Think of an example where this human right is respected and where it is violated.

Vocabulary

• Crowned: be on top of.

Although slavery seem to be already eradicated, there are still 70 million people enslaved. Human rights must not only be brought to the western countries (where these are not respected at all usually), but also to the poorest countries, because the level of development of a country should not adversely affect its inhabitants. In Ivory Coast, people are brutally enslaved by the mafia to get the famous "blood diamonds".

TASK

Why I Hate School But Love Education-Suli Breaks

"Because as long as you follow the rules and pass exams your cool. But are you aware that examiners have a checklist' And if your answer is something outside the box, the automatic response is a cross, and then they claim that school expands your horizons and your visions".

The school was created to educate and cultivate the population. But it was not created to teach students to properly answer questions and to follow a the standards In the tests the personal views are not contemplated. These only contemplate what comes in the syllabus regulated by the government. 

Besides, both the correction system and exams are done for a class of robotic students, programmed to respond to the teacher what she/he seems to be a good answer and never use their own criteria.

If education were more focused on strengthening the individual criteria of students and to promote personal criticism, and this is taken into account, the system would work more effectively.