The coordinator of PRI in the senate has affirm that the lost of hundreds of innocent citizens must not be only take account in speeches , but also in performing intelligent attack against the organized crime , and the adoption of new actions.
Despite all the loses that had being occurred in Mexico because of the war against the organized crime , the Coordinator of PRI in the senate ask not to take a step back in its fight being waged by the Mexican state.
In interviews being made to Beltrones he says that despite lamenting the loses of citizens we must propose and make new actions to win this battle against the narcotrafics and the organized crime . He says also that the government should apply more intelligent strategies instead of battle with the enemy face to face for not putting in danger the lives of innocents peoples .
He says that he is convinces to continue with this battle , we should not step back until we win the security and welfare of our citizens declare beltrones.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Ecuador Proyect
Well my team and i decided to do the proyect of the class of introduction to economics, society and politics in the week end in Lulu’s house. We started to do it in Friday but couldn’t finished so we went again to Lulu’s house the day of Saturday. It was really hot. We couldn’t concentrate. We started at like 5 o’clock pm in the afternoon and at like 10 at noon we haven’t progress absolutely nothing. Well, not nothing but very little. There was very little information about Ecuador, I was really frustrated that we couldn’t get the proyect done and finish. So, we decide again to do it together at Sunday. When Sunday arrived it was still really hot, we were tired and frustrated and of course very stress. But even thought all of this happen we finished the proyect. But now I was really stressed because I haven’t even started to do the blogs for the same class! So I decided to talk to the teacher so he could let me do them for wednesday and he agree and I was happy. I am still really happy so that’s it.
Who to balme?-The HW
I think it is an interesting topic because we are always blaming the government for everything and the economic crisis is not the exception to the rule.
Regularly I hear people in the radio or in the restaurants talking about the economic crises, that the economy this and the economy that, and they always blame our government for it. But then I think, who is it responsible for it? I think that to be able to answer the question we first need to know how banks work.
We know that a bank works basically by winning the trust and confidence of people, and that if one of these is broken very bad things can occur, like for example leading us to an economic crisis. Like the example that we saw were a bank had declare that they were not going to be able to keep lending money, up to this point everything was completely fine with the bank. Later after that announcement the people started too freaked out and started to withdrawal all their money at the same time all of their money from banks. Because of this the blanks started to run out of money c cause in theory they have the money but since they invested that money the banks weren´t able to give back to all people all of their money, leading to an economic crises.
And who is it that because of one bank the rest started to fall apart? Well, because of the paranoia that the people had and because as we know banks borrow money from other banks.
Therefore I think that the ones that should be blamed is us, cause at the end we are the ones that in first place started to stop paying our mortgages and the ones that were withdrawing all the money from the banks. Maybe if banks could have predicted people’s behavior they would never had made those announcements and the money from the banks would have never been withdrawal.
Regularly I hear people in the radio or in the restaurants talking about the economic crises, that the economy this and the economy that, and they always blame our government for it. But then I think, who is it responsible for it? I think that to be able to answer the question we first need to know how banks work.
We know that a bank works basically by winning the trust and confidence of people, and that if one of these is broken very bad things can occur, like for example leading us to an economic crisis. Like the example that we saw were a bank had declare that they were not going to be able to keep lending money, up to this point everything was completely fine with the bank. Later after that announcement the people started too freaked out and started to withdrawal all their money at the same time all of their money from banks. Because of this the blanks started to run out of money c cause in theory they have the money but since they invested that money the banks weren´t able to give back to all people all of their money, leading to an economic crises.
And who is it that because of one bank the rest started to fall apart? Well, because of the paranoia that the people had and because as we know banks borrow money from other banks.
Therefore I think that the ones that should be blamed is us, cause at the end we are the ones that in first place started to stop paying our mortgages and the ones that were withdrawing all the money from the banks. Maybe if banks could have predicted people’s behavior they would never had made those announcements and the money from the banks would have never been withdrawal.
Homework Economic crisis
I think we should blame everyone! I think that the first ones that we should blame is us, the ordinary people. I say this because, first it was our need to have more material stuff that bring us to borrow lots of money to the banks. Money that the people didn’t had so they would never ever pay back the money to the banks. Then, here the banks are the ones that we should blame. Why? Well, because the banks started to borrow credits and money to people that they knew that will never pay them up. People like inmigrants and people that have a very small quantity of money. Why did the banks did this? I don’t know. I think they did it because they could. Now, in my opinion here is where the governments are to blame. If the governments had come up with laws and regulations to manage better the money this problem would have never happened. Now, for example if the government would have said that instead of borrowing 90 percent of the money of the savers they would save i don’t know maybe 50 percent of the money it would have been less off a problem and no one would be in a reccesion or coming out of an economic crisis. I think that we should change our points of views and governments and banks work together to manage the money better.
Obesity in Mexico
In the last decade the radical changes in the eating habits in Mexico is causing health problems to Mexicans. Mexico is now one of the fattest nations on the planet.
Studies show that 68% of adults in Mexico are overweight and that 29% are obese; just behind United States where 74% are overweight and 39% are obese.
Only two Pacific nations, Samoa and Tonga, have heavier populations.
There is also concern in Mexico’s rising weight children. Mexico’s Government announced this month that surprisingly 35% of school pupils are over their recommended bodyweight.
In an antiobesity campaign the government is starting to support events of sporting events and healthy-eating propaganda directed to young people.
One of the events planned is a Thriller dance with 11,000 dancers where people are suppose to join in order to start dancing and burn calories. The event is scheduled for August 29 in Mexico City’s central plaza
The changing dietary habits in Mexico may have result from an extremely globalized economy. Since 1994, when North American countries signed the Free Trade treaty, the imports of processed food and drinks have increased.
Now at days Mexico consumes more Coca Cola products per capita than anywhere else in the WORLD, a total of 635 eight-ounce bottles per person each year. This amount represents a threefold increase compared to 1988.
Studies show that 68% of adults in Mexico are overweight and that 29% are obese; just behind United States where 74% are overweight and 39% are obese.
Only two Pacific nations, Samoa and Tonga, have heavier populations.
There is also concern in Mexico’s rising weight children. Mexico’s Government announced this month that surprisingly 35% of school pupils are over their recommended bodyweight.
In an antiobesity campaign the government is starting to support events of sporting events and healthy-eating propaganda directed to young people.
One of the events planned is a Thriller dance with 11,000 dancers where people are suppose to join in order to start dancing and burn calories. The event is scheduled for August 29 in Mexico City’s central plaza
The changing dietary habits in Mexico may have result from an extremely globalized economy. Since 1994, when North American countries signed the Free Trade treaty, the imports of processed food and drinks have increased.
Now at days Mexico consumes more Coca Cola products per capita than anywhere else in the WORLD, a total of 635 eight-ounce bottles per person each year. This amount represents a threefold increase compared to 1988.
UK elections 2010
Elections take place every 5 years in the United Kingdom, and 2010 happens to be a year of elections. More than 45 million people from aged 18 or above will get the chance to vote in order to choose a new Member of the Parliament.
The party that gets more MPs than all of the others put together will get to form the new government. But if none of the party’s manages to get enough MPs to win outright there will be a hung Parliament. The leader of the party with the most MPs will become the prime minister but it is also possible that two parties join to work together in a coalition only of they are able to rely on more than half the cotes of the MPs.
This year elections will be different because it will be fought on new constituency boundaries everywhere except Scotland, where new limits came into effect in 2005 elections. The new House of Commons will comprise 650 seats rather than the 646 contested in 2005. A party requires 326 seats to ensure a majority.
The party that gets more MPs than all of the others put together will get to form the new government. But if none of the party’s manages to get enough MPs to win outright there will be a hung Parliament. The leader of the party with the most MPs will become the prime minister but it is also possible that two parties join to work together in a coalition only of they are able to rely on more than half the cotes of the MPs.
This year elections will be different because it will be fought on new constituency boundaries everywhere except Scotland, where new limits came into effect in 2005 elections. The new House of Commons will comprise 650 seats rather than the 646 contested in 2005. A party requires 326 seats to ensure a majority.
Damage to Mexico
The problem of the insecurity in Mexico is a matter that has me very worried, insecurity has become our “pan de cada dia”. We read, hear and see by all the possible media scaring news about the growing of insecurity in our country.
It is so much the fear to be kidnap or victim of the insecurity in Mexico that a few months ago there was a big manifestation in Mexico’s City. People got together and dressed in white as a symbol of wanting and demanding peace in and security in Mexico.
The only bad thing about these manifestations is that politicians are using this type of things to win votes, and a peace matter is turning into politicians’ affairs.
It is so much the fear to be kidnap or victim of the insecurity in Mexico that a few months ago there was a big manifestation in Mexico’s City. People got together and dressed in white as a symbol of wanting and demanding peace in and security in Mexico.
The only bad thing about these manifestations is that politicians are using this type of things to win votes, and a peace matter is turning into politicians’ affairs.
Arizona Model United Nations
In this blog I am going to write about my amazing experience over there in AzMun. In the first hours of the trip going to Tucson I was a little down but it was because I had some unfinished issues that I needed to solve and couldn’t in that moment. Then, when we got over to the barbecue to meet with the Americans that were also going to AzMun. I was really excited bit because I saw lots of beautiful American girls. Right away I started to flirt with all of them. I really loved my experience over there in AzMun.
Then I met Taylor, which was the person who I stayed that night. She and her family were awesome. They started to talk with my in Spanglish and it was great; the house was great, it was beautiful and big.
The next day we went to the school and I fell in love with it! Well, not really but I like it a lot. The teachers were very nice and the students were very open and outgoing except one but I am not going to write about him. The day of the debate at first it was really boring and slow but later on the debates started to become really fun and entertaining. That was when I realized that I like a lot doing debates. I loved so much going to AzMun that I want to go next year.
Then I met Taylor, which was the person who I stayed that night. She and her family were awesome. They started to talk with my in Spanglish and it was great; the house was great, it was beautiful and big.
The next day we went to the school and I fell in love with it! Well, not really but I like it a lot. The teachers were very nice and the students were very open and outgoing except one but I am not going to write about him. The day of the debate at first it was really boring and slow but later on the debates started to become really fun and entertaining. That was when I realized that I like a lot doing debates. I loved so much going to AzMun that I want to go next year.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Obesity
Did you know that Mexico is one of the fattest countries in the world? Mexico is the second fattest. 24.2% of the population is fat! That’s a lot of people. One of the reasons for this is because the rate of amount of people that eat fast food is growing. Each day, the development of more fast food industries grows. There are about 205 McDonalds in Mexico. And why do many people eat fast food? Because unfortunately it is really cheap and economical. And as you may know about 60% of the population suffers of poverty.
In Mexico it is very normal to see in the “tienditas” lots of junk food such as chips, soda, cookies, etc. and people consume it because its it practical and inexpensive. Sadly, healthy food such as fruits and vegetables or healthy snacks tends to be much more expensive. And because of this people tend to avoid eating healthy.
In Mexico it is very normal to see in the “tienditas” lots of junk food such as chips, soda, cookies, etc. and people consume it because its it practical and inexpensive. Sadly, healthy food such as fruits and vegetables or healthy snacks tends to be much more expensive. And because of this people tend to avoid eating healthy.
Possible Strike, coming soon at UNISON!
A strike for an university, where they teach young people which want to be profesionists, and have a good future, with good bases; it's not good!
Another time, the University of Sonora is in troubles, in terms of conflicts between Sindicates and the directors. These workers are asking for more salary and different wills they have. I don't really know what are they asking for, exactly, but what i know is that, no matter who is the fault of the possible strike; if the strike happens they will be affecting thousands of students, and not only in their academics but also in their lives, and economic situation. Most of people in Universities is there because of their effort, and what they have win (money, etc) to maintain their residency in Hermosillo.
These people that is having conflicts and stopping classes is provoquing that these group of people who really works in order to have a good education, and go on in life, lost money and lost valuable time of school.
May be they are being injustice or may be not, with the workers of UNISON; but before making a strike and stopping academic courses for students, they must think in them; in all the effort, some are making to be there, and not only that, how much they will be affecting their studies...
In my own opinion, I think these strikes instead of helping and improving conditions for the demmandant's, they put them in worst conditions and they also, affect others (in this case, students).
I am thinking possitively by expecting that the STRIKE do not appear, for the well-being of the UNIVERSITY and of the STUDENTS, who are the most important!
These workers beside complaining, should be working! and helping the students... These complains won't let to anything, any one will give them, improvements of salary, with those manners of asking for. Put to work, and let Students study!!!
Mexican Congressmen approved Law against "Comida Chatarra" in Elementary Schools
They will remove Sabritas and all that food, and will obligate each school to have at least 30 min of sports activities! They declared war against Obesity...
This is a very good new for mexican children because "comida chatarra" will dissappear from schools, and sport will enter. This will help to improve the general health of our children, that as we may know has many problems with obesity. Besides helping the children by removing "chatarra", government will put a 3o min sport class...
It is a good new for parents and for children who have problems with obesity, because they will be learning how to manage and better their weight and health. It also is a good new for the political situation of Mexico. Eventhough it's just one law that has been approved, we have to thank our congress for approving it. It is a vital law that Mexico and his children need, because if the problems with health continue in children, imagine how will those boys will be in their adulthood; many mexicans could be dying or having a lot of health issues, and these will led to a social issue that can affect Mexico in many subjects.
I was waiting to this law to be approved, Mexico needed it. It is good for Mexico to teach their children how to manage and control their health, and to make them more intelligent, in these terms. The education of our children is the most important for a any country. In order to have a good education, they must have good health. This law will help and benefit children, may be first, they will be mad or dissapointed as the enterprises of "papitas", but later on, we will see the difference of having a healthy country...
Smokescreens from the government
As history tells, the government is Mexico has always tried to hide what goes on with the reforms in the country. For example, many people believe that the AH1N1 breakout was used by the government as a smokescreen to hide the current problems they were facing like the legalization of marijuana.
I don't think that the government using smokescreens is an ethical thing because they, in a way, "fool" us by not letting us see what is really happening.
I want to say that the Mexican government needs to tell people what happens in the country, and not use another things to hide it. This is why we still live in a country like this, because we don't feel secure that the government has the confidence to tell us what is going on. And because of this, we neither have the confidence to trust in the government's movements.
Mexico has to progress like those other countries that do not create a lot of smokescreens to hide their problems. Mexico has to realize that people want the country to be honest even if it is going through hard times. People in Mexico will then realize that the country is actually doing its job and will start feeling that Mexico is progressing.
I don't think that the government using smokescreens is an ethical thing because they, in a way, "fool" us by not letting us see what is really happening.
I want to say that the Mexican government needs to tell people what happens in the country, and not use another things to hide it. This is why we still live in a country like this, because we don't feel secure that the government has the confidence to tell us what is going on. And because of this, we neither have the confidence to trust in the government's movements.
Mexico has to progress like those other countries that do not create a lot of smokescreens to hide their problems. Mexico has to realize that people want the country to be honest even if it is going through hard times. People in Mexico will then realize that the country is actually doing its job and will start feeling that Mexico is progressing.
The Giver
My favorite book is called the giver. It’s about a world where everything is null. There are no feelings, no pains, no colors, etc. you find out in the book that all of this was because of the government. Since you were born your whole life was planned out. All the families were the same; they consisted of a mom, a dad, a boy and a girl. The main character in this story is named Jonas. The story starts when he finds out that his destiny was to be “the receiver of memory”. A receiver of what? Of all the things in life they lacked for example Jonas learns what: love, sadness, to feel cold, to get burned with fire, he even learns to see colors. He sees the unfairness it was to keep these entire things away from the people, so he looks for ways to open their eyes and watch reality. What this society was “sameness” and they chose 1 person that would keep the memory of all those things so they wouldn’t get lost. The people in this world are okay with their life because they don’t know what they are missing off, and Jonas fronts the dilemma of: shall he do something about it or leave everyone as they are?
2012? just another obstacle..
Rumors come and go, but eventually turn people into chaotic attitudes. Truly we are not taking care of our planet, and we are being quiet ignorant of the situation (general talking, not everyone of course). We say that we want to do something about the environment, but as far as I see it, we are still using toxic chemicals, fossil fuels, biodegradables products, etc. maybe some people have stop using many Toxic products, but “some” people aren’t going to save the whole planet. We need for everyone to contribute at saving mother earth.
People are panicking because they see how many natural disasters and taking over us. Many statistics say that the end of the world will come in 2012, but so many statistics said the end of the world would be in the 2000, sound familiar? And yet here we are. We are smart enough to find ways to survive, and with the advance of technology we will most definitely do so. But we must stop being so careless about the situation. We are given the opportunity to live, so let’s be the best we can be. Let’s not ruin our future generations land.
So if you ask me, do you think we will survive? i say, with all do respect, hell yes. we are capable of changing our bad habits, we are capable of transforming people, but it is all in our hands. lets no let silly futuristic rumors affect us before anything happens.
The electronic vote
I participated in the debate that IFE organized. My posture was against the electronic vote. I found it really interesting, and thankfully I agreed with my posture. There are a couple of reasons that Mexico shouldn’t have electronic vote. For example, first Mexico isn’t ready for such a big impact of technology because more than 60% of the population doesn’t even know anything about computers. The electronic vote only benefits people of middle and high class and that is less of population. Another problem for this is that it would be secure anymore because the personal information of everyone would be also in the system; any good hacker could be able to find people´s address and telephone number just by looking at his name. Another reason why I am against is because we shouldn’t experiment with Mexico, if other more developed countries aren’t ready, so isn’t Mexico. My opponent mentioned “the benefit for the electronic vote is that it well be faster and more economical”. My response is, is the acceleration of this a true necessity or just a reflection of the “vida acelerada”. Good things take time, we must use the time we need to make decision so important. Another thing is that we can’t leave big NATIONAL decisions in hands of Mr. Technology, because we must remember that they are depended to light current, what if one day there was no electricity? What would happen to the votes? And what is magically there is a mistake in the counting, what will we say? The machine counted wrong? I don’t think so.
Scientology vs Anonymous
I was again searching amazing videos at youtube when I saw a viral video explaining a mail made by a group called "Anonymous" which was accusing the new religion called "Scientology" for being a more of a cult than religion. The basis of this accusation was that scientology was getting all forums that talk about their religion deleted; they used their own followers for financial frauds; and those who ever talk badly about them get "mysteriously" killed.
I really don't know too much about this religion but it makes me wonder, why would a religion use their power in order to make frauds to their follower? I think that a religion's only desire is to bring well being to people, to make them feel identificated, and that a religion should only be of help for the society and not for self interest. I really believe that any religion serves for this porpuses aside for its own teachings and believes.
The Extreme Situation we are living Today!
We are living in an extreme situation now at days; we are recently having incidents that are killing a lot of human population because of only one reason that provokes all this that is: POVERTY!
When we are talking about populations we can name then in two ways: a developed population or an industrialized nation. I’m going to talk you about the developed population. This kind of nation is developed, organized and has a great and strong economy but the thing right here is that a significant percentage (almost the majority) of the population is struggling to survive.
Now I’m going to describe some statistics that experts made in order to get an estimation of the people that is presenting this situation. At a poverty line of $1.25 per day, the revised estimates find:
a) a) 1.4 billion of people living in the poverty line or below
b) b) This is more than the previous estimate this means that the economy raises but only for the people in the middle-upper class and the upper class.
Poverty is advancing even more every time. All this big problem is originating other problems for the population that don't have the enough money to buy even a piece of bread. We are in danger, many people is presenting diseases that are spreading, many people is dying because of starvation or infections. Our world is developing, YES, but we are leaving apart our natural resources, the damaged people. Now at days we can see that the world is having extreme disasters because of the global warming and all the contamination we are producing. And it seems as if disasters are touching the poorest countries of the world. We need to change our way of governing and managing our economy because only a few of people is getting the benefits but the rest of the population is starving and dying on the streets. We create this, but we are destroying our world.
CRIME “Stop this please, we need help”
"Stop killing innocent people".........
What does CRIME means? After starting with this topic; I will like to share what does a crime means. A crime is an offence against a public law. In my words, for me a crime is an action that a person made in order to violate the law and to damage our society. A crime is always sanctioning if the person that commits it was found. We can’t see this topic as one, because in my opinion this joins lots of people in order to get with the criminal.
What are some types of crimes? We can find lots of crimes but the most important are these ones:
1) Serial crime (with a serial nature).
2) Federal crime (federal offense)
3) Organized Crime (transnational grouping manage by the leader)
4) Signal Crime (anti-social behavior)
5) Verbal Offence (limitations on freedom of speech)
8) White-Collar (committed by a well-standard person)
I’m going to be honest; I love crimes, I love the investigations and mystery that all these actions involve. For example there is a program on TV that I always see it (it name: “La Ley y El Orden”). I prefer to do these kinds of things and spend my night watching these movies than hanging out with my friends /depends.
Now, I’d had already see millions of cases of crimes that were very difficult and horrible to solve because they were about suicide or violation, so they were very aggressive. But one recent crime that happened right here in Mexico captured my attention. This crime was the one from the girl Paulette.
The first time I saw it, I thought: “ it’s the mom definitively”; but then when the girl appeared on the bottom of her bed, I started making different hypothesis. One of them is that maybe the mom got scared because it was an accident and she hide the baby, so then she get the baby out again and put it as if someone comes and put her there. But for example how does the police, with all that stuff of cameras, radios and technology couldn’t see who was the person that entered and hide the baby there. Another reason for the one I thought that was her mom is that when she is talking to the media, I don’t know if she was in shock or whatever but she doesn’t express her feelings. She was frozen; she doesn’t even have a tear.
Now, the other one that was suspicious for me or a bid doubt was her father. Maybe he wasn’t in her house, but for example he can get this as a vengeance toward her wife because they were separated. So, he left the girls and the mom says that they slept at 8 o`clock and when at 8 in the morning the “nana” came, she saw that the girl wasn’t there. But the only thing is that how does they can make this!!! Kill a girl of 4 years in order to take vengeance or any other objective that isn’t an excuse to kill a girl neither to kill someone or something.
Store Wars
While navigating youtube, I found many funny videos that aren't just viral but they also create conscience about the things happening around us.
On Grocery Store Wars, it explains that local markets are selling fruits,vegetables, and many other products with toxic contaminants that later on we buy them and eat them. I really wasn't aware of this issue until I saw this video. I really liked how they used a "Star Wars" parody with vegetables and use it to explain this issue about the toxics on food that many supermarkets sells now a days.
Birthdays!!!
Today is my best friend birthday and I started to think why do we celebrate birthdays?
I came up to the conclusion that it all depends in our culture ans society because we all have different ways in wich we celebrate birthdays.
I think that what we celebrate is not exactly the age( number) but more what is symbolizes like getting more mature, accumulating knowledge, having different experiences that help us to grow up and mature faster, etc.
I also think that it also applie
s to other cultures, in fact I don't think that people celebrate at all the number cause then why is everyone so obsses with getting older and staying young forever by finding the fountain of the eternal youth.
If I focus in the relgious side mabe it can symbolize the day when God decided I should come to earth to achieve a specific task.It can also be a day for spending time with all the people you care and love like your family and closest friends.
What ever the reason is I just know that I love
birthdays because it is a day were you can give gifts to your loved ones and its one of the days of the year were you can spoiled them with the things they've been wanting for a while.It is also a day for reminding them how much you loved them and care about their feelings.
Monday, April 12, 2010
A new experience!!!
Five years ago I had my first trip alone, with no mommy nor daddy!!!! oupii. I went to a international summer english camp for the whole summer in Canada.
I really enjoyed being there, it was something completely new for me. They are designed for young advanced english students and they envolve tons of activities like wild water rafting, safari adventure, maid of the mist, etc.
My school days were basically divided into 3 parts. In the morning I had my regular classes with my group, they arranged them by TOEFL scores, where we saw grammar and some other stuff depending on your level. The second part of the day was after luch and it was the writting workshop. There we had our blogs were we were supposed to writte our adventures of the week and our opinions. The third and best part of the day was after the second break when we went out of school or stayed in school depending in the installations that we would require to do the activities. In these part of the day we were divided by colors, these way we would meet everyone in school.
We also had some trips were we were also arranged by colors. We went to Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottowa, Hull, Quebec and Niagara on the Lake.
I really enjoyed the camp because it was something completely new for me and I think I grew up a little bit more. My parents also say that these types of experiences are good for maturing, cause I am able to learn how to administrate my money and time by myself.
What's happening?
Haiti
Spain
México
Solomon Islands
Argentina
Chile
India
Afghanistan
Papua New Guinea
Kyrgyzstan
Tonga
Tanzania
Indonesia
China
Alaska
Russia
United States
This is list of places were in the last 7 days they have been registered earthquakes and repetitions of 4.5 degrees and up. The list looks like if it would never end and it is getting me worried. Before the present year they have never registered so much earthquakes of these intensities. The consequences of these are terrible.
Lots of people have died, some other are in danger and in extreme conditions. Help and support from countries have been arriving to those countries that have been affected by Mother Nature. But, won't there be a point were getting help from other countries will be almost impossible I know that there are lots of countries in the world, but those countries that are able to make big donations are also being affected and what will happen to the needing people when they stop receiving help?. I just hope we never get to that point because I don't even want to think in the consequences, they should be terrible.
Could all these earthquakes be a consequence from global warming or are they just part of a natural cycle of planet earth I really don't know, and right know all I can think is when will they stop. I want them to end now before they cause more damage and worst things or before the people I know and love end harmed.
The Debate – Opinion and Experience
Last week we had a debate in the Congress Room with some of our classmates that were participating in different types of subjects. That day I had lots of things to do, so I decided to take a break in order to watch my friends debating with other teenagers. I remember that when I was talking to them before the event, they were like presenting a nervous crisis. Talking about reality they weren’t like that, but yes they were really stress and with anxiety of how does their opponent will react to their questions and opinions.
The hours passed and they were ready to say their speeches. It was already 11 o’clock and the first one that I saw was Fernando. He was nervous but very sure of what he was going to say in front of the judges and public. I remember that when I was sitting down on the front part of the audience I saw the judges to my left side and a traffic light on my right side. These lights were the ones in charge of telling the participants the time they have in order to finish with their speeches or answers.
Then the second person that I saw was Krista; she was very nervous, but I notice that she had some little pieces of paper in her hands in order to remember some of her words. When she was discussing with her partner he was always like trying to shout at her or make opinions that will make her feel uncomfortable. Krista was telling her opinions and the boy was like only just waiting for the response in order to attack her.
Finally I saw my last friend that was Paulina. She was always very sure of what she was saying. Her partner was also very hard but she defined and explained her point of view in a perfect way. After that they made their conclusions and some of the principals gave diplomas to the participants. They also announced the 3 places that won. The third place was Fernando ( I was very happy that a classmate could win the 3rd place). Then the second place was a boy of 6th semester and finally the 1st place was Marcos from 6th semester also. (He gave very good arguments and a lot of statistics about the topic).
Now talking about my opinions in the debate I will like to focus in only one topic. I love the topic of the technologic urns. I think that it has a lot of positive but also negative aspects. For example some of the positive aspects that I notice were that this new machinery will help to improve our ecological culture that is being fomented during all this years. Also that we are going to have more chances to vote for the handicapped people. And even though Mexico isn’t very advance in technology and all that things we have to open and accept new changes every time we can in order to look for benefits and services to community.
Definitively I will say that I’m in favor with the technological urn. Why? Because I love change and the concept that Mexico will develop and improve even more, it’s an excellent opportunity to jump one step more.
Money vs Justice
On March 17, 2009 Denisse Fimbres Oquita and Victor Quiroz Beltrones were killed by Fernando Noriega Soto at Bahia de Kino. Denisse and Victor were camping in the beach when Fernando, who was driving in an alcoholic state run over them.
It has been a year since the dead of Denisse and Victor but is still I tragic story that we will always remember and have present. It’s incredible how having power and money can make a difference when you are involved in a crime. When the accident happen every single evidence and witness was hidden. The families new about their sun’s and daughter’s dead almost 12 hours later. Imagine what they felt about. What would have felt if nobody tell you what had happen? Let me tell you that I was frustrating not knowing anything. When Victor’s brother, Carlos Quiroz, finally arrive to the police station, Fernando Noriega was already being asses by a lawyer. It was obviously that something was going wrong. Everything that happen was changed in order to make Fernando Noriega an innocent person. When the accident was published in the newspaper, the story was completely changed. What the newspaper said that Fernando’s car got stucked in the sand and when he finally was able to move he accidentally run over the tent where Denisse and Victor were sleeping. Bullshiit ! it was a total controversy. How can it be possible that just because you are rich and know important people you are able to make your son free of any fault?
The families of Denisse and Victor wanted to know the truth, they wanted the truth to be published, they wanted justice. It took like a month after the accident for the truth to come a light. Fernando Noriega went to jail for less than a year. Even though he is free from jail, I’m sure he is not free of culprit and he will have to live with that. i don’t wish him any bad but I hope the death of Denisse and Victor is not in vane. I hope that what happen help create conscious in Fernando and in other people who drive in an alcoholic state. I also hope that authorities take more serious their work. They are there to make justice not to accept extra money you know what I mean. And I also hope the same that Fimbres and Quiroz family hopes too: Thet this never happens again
It has been a year since the dead of Denisse and Victor but is still I tragic story that we will always remember and have present. It’s incredible how having power and money can make a difference when you are involved in a crime. When the accident happen every single evidence and witness was hidden. The families new about their sun’s and daughter’s dead almost 12 hours later. Imagine what they felt about. What would have felt if nobody tell you what had happen? Let me tell you that I was frustrating not knowing anything. When Victor’s brother, Carlos Quiroz, finally arrive to the police station, Fernando Noriega was already being asses by a lawyer. It was obviously that something was going wrong. Everything that happen was changed in order to make Fernando Noriega an innocent person. When the accident was published in the newspaper, the story was completely changed. What the newspaper said that Fernando’s car got stucked in the sand and when he finally was able to move he accidentally run over the tent where Denisse and Victor were sleeping. Bullshiit ! it was a total controversy. How can it be possible that just because you are rich and know important people you are able to make your son free of any fault?
The families of Denisse and Victor wanted to know the truth, they wanted the truth to be published, they wanted justice. It took like a month after the accident for the truth to come a light. Fernando Noriega went to jail for less than a year. Even though he is free from jail, I’m sure he is not free of culprit and he will have to live with that. i don’t wish him any bad but I hope the death of Denisse and Victor is not in vane. I hope that what happen help create conscious in Fernando and in other people who drive in an alcoholic state. I also hope that authorities take more serious their work. They are there to make justice not to accept extra money you know what I mean. And I also hope the same that Fimbres and Quiroz family hopes too: Thet this never happens again
Poland in shock
“This is the most tragic event in the history of Poland outside wartime,” Tusk said in a televised speech. “Such a dramatic event is unprecedented in the modern world.”
A few days ago the Polisn President Lech Kacynski and the central bank Governor Slawormir Skryzpek died when their plane crashed in Russia when they were coming from a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the massacre made to Polish officers .All 96 people on board were killed.
The thing that proceeds in this case is so establish a temporary president for Poland and in two weeks call for elections. The problem here is that two candidates for president are dead along with the majority of the leaders of the opposition party.
I think it will be harder than politicians though to choose a new president for Poland.
I’ve seen in the newspapers that by know things will be like this: A deputy governor of the central bank will be temporary governing; and in April 12 there will be a meeting to discuss how things should proceed for the next elections.
People from Poland are in shock and we can prove it by the way they are acting. In front of the presidential palace thousands of people are lighting candles and praying. Churches around the whole country announced special services to pray for their deaths.
I think the peoples reaction is normal, I really wouldn’t know how to act if the president along with half of the gabinet. I would totally panick cause I wouldn’t know how things would be working nor what will happen to us.
Economic Crisis
economic crisis
homework
A single spark can make up a gigantic fire. This phrase can make people think and analyze it so that many ideas can come out. What can this phrase can seem and can be compared with the so mentioned crisis? What it represent? Well this phrase means that the big problem come out from a single thing. If we compare it with the crisis, the big error comes from a single error. This error makes up the crisis. The error can be divided also. The error comes from the so many people that asked for a lending. But this lending become continuously. Many people started to ask for money several times without thinking if they really needed or not. People sees very easy to buy things in such an easy way that they wanted to buy more. People spend the money they do not have. They ask for more money instead of thinking how to pay back what they asked before. Now imagine all the money that people are spending when they really do not have it.
In the other hand, the banks kind of think “it is a good idea to lend money to people, the more we lend, the more interests they will pay back , so lets lend them what they want, they will return us more, so we win. It is a good business.” The problem starts when they do not check if the people are able to pay back, if their economy is stable or not. Some banks ask for money to other banks to make their own business. The clear example was one of the UK bank (Northern Rock). With the money they received they make several businesses and of course they lend more to people.
The fire come out when one thing is not well functioning in the bank system. A snow ball effect come out and then it become a gigantic fire As we saw, the bank only stay with about 10% of the money people keep there. The other 90% is in a mixed process of lending money to people, lending money to other banks among others.
When the crisis is up high, we start blaming each other, when we do not see that we were part of the spark that made the crisis. To avoid this kind of problem, we need to be conscious about our finances, our economy, in other words we need to manage correctly our money and ask for money only when necessary. Banks should be conscious to who they are lending the money and how many they will lend. A good plan banks needed is to have an emergency plan in case of a crisis.
To avoid this we should need to be responsible of our own economy and ask for money when we really need it and always remembering that we will pay back more, so we can be careful when we ask for money to the bank.
The crisis is now going down and lets hope that with this “test” we can now be conscious to not repeat this one more time to avoid repeating the problem we are suffering.
In the other hand, the banks kind of think “it is a good idea to lend money to people, the more we lend, the more interests they will pay back , so lets lend them what they want, they will return us more, so we win. It is a good business.” The problem starts when they do not check if the people are able to pay back, if their economy is stable or not. Some banks ask for money to other banks to make their own business. The clear example was one of the UK bank (Northern Rock). With the money they received they make several businesses and of course they lend more to people.
The fire come out when one thing is not well functioning in the bank system. A snow ball effect come out and then it become a gigantic fire As we saw, the bank only stay with about 10% of the money people keep there. The other 90% is in a mixed process of lending money to people, lending money to other banks among others.
When the crisis is up high, we start blaming each other, when we do not see that we were part of the spark that made the crisis. To avoid this kind of problem, we need to be conscious about our finances, our economy, in other words we need to manage correctly our money and ask for money only when necessary. Banks should be conscious to who they are lending the money and how many they will lend. A good plan banks needed is to have an emergency plan in case of a crisis.
To avoid this we should need to be responsible of our own economy and ask for money when we really need it and always remembering that we will pay back more, so we can be careful when we ask for money to the bank.
The crisis is now going down and lets hope that with this “test” we can now be conscious to not repeat this one more time to avoid repeating the problem we are suffering.
The Army
those..........As we know, the army is an important part of a country. The army serves as protection in case of an invasion. They also serve as helpers in case of natural disaster in the country. Some countries have inverted many of their money in constructing new weapons. Long time ago, the bigger your army the better you are. The same happens here but in less scale because the important things here are the new weaponry. The highest point in a used weapon was the atomic bomb in the Second World War. Now a days they are better weapons but just one of these ones can cause a disaster, that’s why the country will think it twice before using it. The army is important, but what will it be without a leader? Here are some of those leaders
Alexander Magno: conqueror of part of Asia, Egypt and Babylonia. He tried to fusion Greek and Persian civilizations, he died poisoned.
Escipion the African : he ended the domain of the Carthaginian in the Iberian peninsula. He defeated Anibal and ended the second Punic War.
Julius Cesar. He was general of the Roman Empire. For many was the best strategic man in history. He conquered Egypt and Galias. He was a dictator before he was assassinated.
Belisarius of Bizancio: he recovered many zones in Africa, Sicily and Italy during the Justinian’s kingdom.
Genghis Khan: founder f the Mongolian Empire. He was the leader of the Mongolian. He conquered the north of China, the central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran.
Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba: he was the creator of the professional army of Spain. He conquered Granada and the kingdom of Naples.
Napoleon Bonaparte: emperor of the French people, he conquered Italy, Prussia, Austria and the Iberian Peninsula. He was defeated in Russia and in the Waterloo War. He died in Santa Elena.
Erwin Rommel: he commanded part of the Nazi army winning several battles and he was in front in Normandy. He was arrested and obligated to suicide.
Mars
mars adventure.......... in moscow
Let be prepare if we want to go to Mars. The European Space Agency gives the opportunity to all the people of Europe to join a program called Mars Mission that consists in getting a group of 12 people to get away from civilization for 520 days. It consists on simulating a mission to the red planet. The agency along with the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems said that the men and women chosen will see by themselves, separate from the rest of the world in fields near Moscow, Russia. To give more realism to this, the transmissions from radio will take 40 minutes to get and to go. This simulation will have the same things as the supposed the true mission to Mars, including the same trip phase that will take about 240-250 days, the exploration phase will take 30 days and the return phase, all with the same nutrition products similar to the ones the astronauts use in International Space Center. Some requirements are: be citizen of one of the members of the European Space Agency(Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom or Canada) , have from 25-50 years, have good health, 1.85m minimum, labour experience (medicine, biology, engineers in systems, electronics and mechanics).
An interesting thing here we have. To start preparing people in case we need to go to Mars to start our lives there. Maybe it could be difficult for the chosen people, but we need to remember that it will be the same difficult over there. This trip will be like a new experience where you need to use all what you have to survive (of course they would not let you die), buy you need to be intelligent and have strength to survive with what you have. In case we discover a place where human can live, there will be more camps like this one where they will train us to be prepared to survive over there.
An interesting thing here we have. To start preparing people in case we need to go to Mars to start our lives there. Maybe it could be difficult for the chosen people, but we need to remember that it will be the same difficult over there. This trip will be like a new experience where you need to use all what you have to survive (of course they would not let you die), buy you need to be intelligent and have strength to survive with what you have. In case we discover a place where human can live, there will be more camps like this one where they will train us to be prepared to survive over there.
MexIrak
Yesterday as i was talking to my dad, he told me about a news that happened a couple of days back. Then i reaserched it because i wasn't conviced, i tought he was lying me. Then after i found it i knew it was true, i cant beleive how Mexico has become in a war zone. This news talked about 100 "sicarios" in 15 ultimate model cars with powerful weapons, took a hole town(Maycoba) its near Yecora. Not only that they also everyhouse looking for the people they wanted to kill ( the procurador's dad). Not only this they are also more powerfull than the PEI (Policía Estatal Investigadora) that they wanted to prove it so they got into their building and burn it. I couldn't beleive this news, that is why i wanted to post about it, how can the goverment allowe people like this(narcos) do whatever in our country. The goverment should do something about it, we should not be afraid to be outside of our houses, we should feel secured by the goverment. Or is the goverment involved?
The Castle Sale
the castle, and its spirit .............. for sale
In a communication, the agency of real estate Baytree Capital Associates of New York City in the United States has become the legal representative of the archduke Dominic Habsburg and his family, original owners of the castle Bran in the region of Transylvania, Romania. This castle is famous because it is consider the place where the Irish author Bram Stoker got inspired to write the very famous novel Dracula (1897). The castle was constructed in 1377 but become state propriety until 1947 and became museum until 1957. The Romanian government returned the castle to the Habsburg’s family in 2006. The idea is to put it on sale so that a European businessman can invert in this castle with a remodelation and conserve it as a historic building. Every year half a million tourists visits this place.
This famous castle is now on sale. The price can be very high but it has a not measurable price for history. It is important to conserve this historical castle that has seen hundreds of years pass by. It is important to have this castle with us. I think that the government and the owners need to make this castle a better place, to make it an historical museum so that hundreds of tourists can come to see the Dracula’s castle. It will be wonderful to pass by its hallways, visit its rooms and feel the presence of Dracula nearby.
This famous castle is now on sale. The price can be very high but it has a not measurable price for history. It is important to conserve this historical castle that has seen hundreds of years pass by. It is important to have this castle with us. I think that the government and the owners need to make this castle a better place, to make it an historical museum so that hundreds of tourists can come to see the Dracula’s castle. It will be wonderful to pass by its hallways, visit its rooms and feel the presence of Dracula nearby.
What About Sports?
What is it with sports? Why is there so much excitement for this special games taken place in a certain area? There is something about sports that makes them very important. To many people, they are just silly games that have no importance what so ever on the way we live or the problems society faces; as a matter of fact, sports have a lot to do with some of the problems in our society. Sports have a lot of negative and positive factors that I'am going to write about. For example, did you ever notice that sports can unify many people in one place and make them shout the same word and hug each other in victory, but as a downside the loser team and fans may take very personally and end with violence. People may lose the true importance of this called "games". Sports are about passion, glory, grace, competitiveness, and most of all respect. It's is not about showing how much you can "rock" at it, is about who well yo handle it. Of course we all like to celebrate for the good things, there is nothing bad with it, but is important to do it with respect.
I think that is what sports are about. They were created for a better purpose than violence and agression, we as sports fans must act responsible and respectful. We must just enjoy the game. Isn't that what is all about?
Jerusalem
near Jerusalem a .......
It was discovered right in the middle of Nazareth, Israel, a roomed construction of the times of Jesus. Yardenna Alexandre director of this excavation helped by the Antiques Authority of Israel explained that this curious discovery is very important because this will give new ideas and more exact theories about the way of living in Jesus’ times. The curious discovery is small, with the typical Jewish structure of that period. It includes two rooms and a garden with a well excavated in the rock to get water from the rain. The artifacts recovered from the interior construction were few; the majorities were fragments of ceramic pots of the early Roman period (first and second century of our age).
This new discovery is little but in great amount of new theories and ideas about how those years were. This discovery can give us a new vision of Nazareth in the years of Jesus. This discovery is quite interesting, new old things are discovered in all the places around the world but people are more focused in Egypt and the Middle East. With these discoveries, the interpretation of history can be changed. How many things can be discovered and then we can be able to link these things and can solve many doubts we have today. There are many things people are still looking for, like the Holy Grail, the fountain of youth, and even Atlantis, among others. How many things are still hidden that can change many things now? But remember that if we found them it cannot always be good news.
This new discovery is little but in great amount of new theories and ideas about how those years were. This discovery can give us a new vision of Nazareth in the years of Jesus. This discovery is quite interesting, new old things are discovered in all the places around the world but people are more focused in Egypt and the Middle East. With these discoveries, the interpretation of history can be changed. How many things can be discovered and then we can be able to link these things and can solve many doubts we have today. There are many things people are still looking for, like the Holy Grail, the fountain of youth, and even Atlantis, among others. How many things are still hidden that can change many things now? But remember that if we found them it cannot always be good news.
Africa
.....and more.........
This country was colonized by Portugal since the XVI century until the middle of the XX century. John Reader narrates, in his book Africa, that when World War II ended many European nations started to give the independence to their colonies in the black continent, but Portugal stayed them with the justification that were sea provinces. That made a race for the independence of Mozambique that started in 1962 when several political groups formed a Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, which started one military campaign against the Portuguese government in September 1964. Ten years of battles and political changes in Portugal, made Mozambique obtained the triumph the 25 of June on 1975.
Its name come from the Portuguese Moçambique, which makes reference to the pronunciation of the name of the Arab governor before the Portuguese conquered that land. Its name was Xeique Mussa Ben Mbiki.
Mozambique is a country that had a good style of living during a period but now a day it is a poor country with several inner conflicts. Its currency is much devaluated. It has a severe inflation. It has many problems, and the average life is low but the people still have a smile, those eyes that have hope that one day they will come out and start being a place for opportunities for all people of Africa. In their face you can see the hope that one day they can be a wonderful nation for everybody.
Its name come from the Portuguese Moçambique, which makes reference to the pronunciation of the name of the Arab governor before the Portuguese conquered that land. Its name was Xeique Mussa Ben Mbiki.
Mozambique is a country that had a good style of living during a period but now a day it is a poor country with several inner conflicts. Its currency is much devaluated. It has a severe inflation. It has many problems, and the average life is low but the people still have a smile, those eyes that have hope that one day they will come out and start being a place for opportunities for all people of Africa. In their face you can see the hope that one day they can be a wonderful nation for everybody.
Air Pollution
One of the most important issues that we are hearing nowadays is the environmental crisis. This environmental crisis refers to the global warming and all the causes and consequences of it. One of the factors is air pollution that contributes a lot in global warming. Air pollution can come from the methane of cows to the gases expelled by the industries and large factories. All these gases are trapped in the atmosphere and provoke the global warming by holding more heat from the sun rays, this is normal, until it becomes too much. What we need to do is control our emissions of CO2, methane, halocarbons, and the volatile organic compounds like dust.
Dust is also a really big problem, especially here in Hermosillo. If you take a look at our city form the highway in the afternoon or in the morning you can notice that there is a dust dome covering it. I don’t know how we could control this problem, but it causes a lot of effects on people, like allergies. We should find a way to make it better so this is no longer a problem, if we took care of it, we would also be making a change to prevent global warming, besides, I could use saving some sneezes.
Dust is also a really big problem, especially here in Hermosillo. If you take a look at our city form the highway in the afternoon or in the morning you can notice that there is a dust dome covering it. I don’t know how we could control this problem, but it causes a lot of effects on people, like allergies. We should find a way to make it better so this is no longer a problem, if we took care of it, we would also be making a change to prevent global warming, besides, I could use saving some sneezes.
German Culture
More about.......
According to the Area Handbook of the US Library of Congress, the oldest vestiges of the German culture come from the year 98. The first Reich was ramified from the division of the Carolingian Empire in 843 and finished in 1806 by the consequences of the Napoleonic wars. The actual German state was constituted the 18 of January of 1871, when it was proclaimed the German Empire, by the hegemony of Prussia, by winning to France . This, was dissolved when the World War 1 finished in 1918. The empire finished with the abdication of Guillermo II, during the Revolution of November, and was followed by the Weimar Republic.
The word Germany comes from the Germanic speak that means “land of the term of all men” , while in German, Deutschland means “land of the people”, and Germania (another way it is known) comes from the Latin Al-gairm, that was a war shout of old towns of the north of the Roman Empire.
A brief blog to know more about Germany. This is an interesting country to visit and to know more about their culture. Germany has a lot to offer, besides hot dogs and beer. Unfortunately many people only see Germany as the country that started the World War II. Many people when they say Germany they only think in Hitler, and forgetting many interesting things. Germany is a wonderful place to visit it has a combination of history and technology, making it a place that has the arms opened to receive all the people that wants to know about this wonderful country.
The word Germany comes from the Germanic speak that means “land of the term of all men” , while in German, Deutschland means “land of the people”, and Germania (another way it is known) comes from the Latin Al-gairm, that was a war shout of old towns of the north of the Roman Empire.
A brief blog to know more about Germany. This is an interesting country to visit and to know more about their culture. Germany has a lot to offer, besides hot dogs and beer. Unfortunately many people only see Germany as the country that started the World War II. Many people when they say Germany they only think in Hitler, and forgetting many interesting things. Germany is a wonderful place to visit it has a combination of history and technology, making it a place that has the arms opened to receive all the people that wants to know about this wonderful country.
URSS
Remembering that day…
12 April 1961
This was the date when the USSR announced the world that the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has given a turn to earth with the rocket Vostok I. The trip permitted him to observe the planet from the space, something similar to what some meteorological satellites do today. When the trip was finished the soviets diffusion medias gave the news that when Yuri Gagarin was with Vostok I on top of the earth he mentioned: “here I did not see any God”. This elevated to the maximum the Soviet Union in the space race. The impact of the news was so big to the United States that that news obligated the United States’ president John F. Kennedy to organize one program to start advancing in the space race.
12 April 1961
This was the date when the USSR announced the world that the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has given a turn to earth with the rocket Vostok I. The trip permitted him to observe the planet from the space, something similar to what some meteorological satellites do today. When the trip was finished the soviets diffusion medias gave the news that when Yuri Gagarin was with Vostok I on top of the earth he mentioned: “here I did not see any God”. This elevated to the maximum the Soviet Union in the space race. The impact of the news was so big to the United States that that news obligated the United States’ president John F. Kennedy to organize one program to start advancing in the space race.
This man, Yuri Gagarin, put the URRS’s name really high, but not only that, he made the first great advance in the space race. With this advance, the Soviets were winning the space race and we can say the title of the “best nation”. With this, the United States’ government needed to start looking forward and try to be at the same level as the Soviets. What they did to be at the same level was that they landed first on moon. That made like a more conflict among this countries to be the best. They have been several rumors of if the US really landed on the moon or not. There have been several unclear details that made the people think that the US did not reached their goal to be at the same level as there enemy the Soviets.
Babylonia
All what the entire metropolis had… Babylonia
They are in Iraq, 80 km south from Baghdad. The capital of the great Mesopotamia, which hanging gardens were one of the seven wonders. It flourished during the kingdom of Nabucodonosor II (605-562 B.C) and was conquered by Alexander Magno in 331 B.C. Its habitants emigrated or were exiled by the year 275 B.C. By the year 140 B.C it was completely abandoned. With the time the town of Al Hillah grew with the ruins of the old city and in the XX century part of its walls and edifications were reconstructed by the government of Saddam Hussein. During the invasions to Iraq in 2003, one expedition of the United States’ army made severe damages to the archeological infrastructure.
The owner of one of the seven wonders is damaged thanks to the US army, and to time. This city was very important many years ago. It was a strategic point for trade marking and it was a business center. It was a big city with all what a man needed in that time. It was a very important city. Alexander Magno conquered this powerful city. Little by little the city was abandon, and was left as a ghost city. What are left are the some ruins, and the spirit of what was a powerful city, a trade market center and wind that takes what this entire metropolis had.
A National Tragedy
Last Saturday, the country of Poland suffered a terrible lost, the plane in which the president of the polish country (Lech Kaczynski) and several top political and military leaders were, crashed in western Russia. This happened because the pilot tried to land in a thick fog, which didn’t let him to see the treetops which caused the accident. Thanks to this tragedy, Poland lose a great portion of the country’s leaders. I don’t understand why all these leaders traveled in the same plane, because there are protocol that indicate that some leaders must not travel together, all this to avoid the loss of all the leaders in case of an accident.
Can you imagine what would happen to a country when the greatest portion of its leaders is dead? Well first of all I think that the priority would be to get a provisional president, while elections are organized, but how is this possible if there are no organizers. I’ve never heard of a similar situation, but in my opinion I think that this could generate internal problems, maybe a war or civil movement to see who is going to get the control vote the country, maybe I’m exaggerating. There is the possibility of a population who becomes influenced of fear, fear for not knowing what’s going to happen to their country. The society must stay together and try not to lose control over the situation.
México in Shangai
Mexico will be an active participant in the Universal Expo 2010 in Shangai that will take place from March the 1st until October. The topic of the Mexican pavilion is Living Better and will have 4,000 square meters.These pavilions are prepared to be visited by 70 million people and to show them Mexico’s current projects. Strategic alliances will be established to implement models to promote trade, investment, and tourism.
The Mexican pavilion will house a restaurant that will serve national haute cuisine, a crafts shop, an area devoted to promotion and a Business Center that promotes trade and foreign investment in the country.
The pavilion will show the past, present and future of Mexico through three large screens that will display Mexico's history and ancient civilization; the current situation of major Mexican cities and the kite forest area on the green sl
ope that will show Mexico's main projects of sustainable development by interactive touch-screens.
The pavilion will look Amazing with the ceiling of kites. According to what I read the name for kite comes from the Nahuatl word papaloti that means butterfly which used to represent people’s aspirations to a better life, of development and flying.
The kites are from China and because of this they will be use as a symbol of friendship and the common element that will unite Mexico and China.
I think the Expo will be super interesting and I really want to go and look through the different pavilions. I knew about the expo because my dad told me about it and by chance it happened to be in the same days as the summer course that Tec offers to the high school students; therefore it is very likely that I go to China this summer.
Being a tec student.. (i remind you this is JUST an opinion c: )
Hanging out with friends, having time to hang out with your family, having a relaxing week-end, preparing mentally for a basketball match... these are only a few things many people do while being a teenager in the wild world of high school, but not in TEC. Since the first day of school we were thrown a bunch of responsibilities that people in COLLEGE have. I´m in fourth semester, and i am proud of saying that i have survived so far(barely). Having teenage personals problems isn't enough to make you have a break down here, every little situation is viewed as such a BIG deal.
Im talking in general, not in some classes, teachers tend to forget that their class is not the only one we have, and they tend to forget that we also have a social life that doesn't involve books, theories, etc. since you begin the semester the PRESSURE starts, by the end of the semester i bet you that you have lost more than half of the amount of hair you used to have(im deadly serious.). I'm not saying its impossible, but TEC does tend to put drastic tension on us. Week ends aren't that fun anymore, because there will always be something of homework, if someday you think you are "homework-free" you are probably 99.99% wrong. Here there exists 3 kinds of people: the nerds, (not-so-smart-compared-to-nerds) hard working people, and the not so smart people that simply dont care nor appreciate the opportunity they have. Eventually many give up to the extreme pressure, and not everyone survives the journey on TEC.
i am aware that this school is one of the bests, and that everyone in it should be honored to be here, and that its not that they hate us(or want to make us miserable), its just that they want to prepare us REALLY good, but they are forgetting that we are just teenagers and life isn't only about books, classes, etc. its also about enjoying( in a healthy way) being alive. Because eventually when you enter TEC there will be a moment in your life that everything will turn rutinary.
Im talking in general, not in some classes, teachers tend to forget that their class is not the only one we have, and they tend to forget that we also have a social life that doesn't involve books, theories, etc. since you begin the semester the PRESSURE starts, by the end of the semester i bet you that you have lost more than half of the amount of hair you used to have(im deadly serious.). I'm not saying its impossible, but TEC does tend to put drastic tension on us. Week ends aren't that fun anymore, because there will always be something of homework, if someday you think you are "homework-free" you are probably 99.99% wrong. Here there exists 3 kinds of people: the nerds, (not-so-smart-compared-to-nerds) hard working people, and the not so smart people that simply dont care nor appreciate the opportunity they have. Eventually many give up to the extreme pressure, and not everyone survives the journey on TEC.
i am aware that this school is one of the bests, and that everyone in it should be honored to be here, and that its not that they hate us(or want to make us miserable), its just that they want to prepare us REALLY good, but they are forgetting that we are just teenagers and life isn't only about books, classes, etc. its also about enjoying( in a healthy way) being alive. Because eventually when you enter TEC there will be a moment in your life that everything will turn rutinary.
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