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Violence-Do we need to be teaching our children more about emotional and social learning?
It is a general belief that our society is getting crazier every passing day. We see crimes and robberies on the news every day and the youngest among us are also realizing violence is part of our lives.
But, are they more violent than before? It is common to hear of bullying in our schools and even new ways of violence, for example, cyber bulling on the Internet (or 'social networks'). Children can also be really cruel because they do not think of the consequences of their actions and it is difficult to force them to learn this lesson. It is also true that they have less respect for authority than before; we are more rebellious than our parents and grandparents.
However, I think violence is something that has been present in every stage of history. The problem is we had no knowledge of this problem in contrast with the saturation of information we have nowadays. Globalization and new technologies are concepts that our grandparents did not have to worry about. To a certain extent, life was easier back then regarding the awareness of terror and crime. Bearing this in mind, today's parents and teachers should be more careful with what children are exposed to.
In conclusion, parents pay less attention to their children due to the hustle and bustle lifestyle we have and this could provoke a major susceptibility to violence. Nevertheless, I do not believe than an extra charge (not quite sure what you mean here) of emotion by tutors would be the solution. Children have to learn to balance their lives among family, friends and new technologies without neglecting any of these.Very well written and an interesting topic! Some of my corrections are just nit-picking, I understood what you were saying for the most part.
0 votedAugust 14, 20141A Book
The 5th of August (in the US we would probably just say August 5th, and the UK I think they say 5th August. You don't necessarily need the 'the,' but if you're going to have it, you need to add in 'of.') was my birthday.
I celebrated with my friends and my cousin.
They give me presents: a T-shirt, a ring and a book.
The present I least liked was the book but... I started to read and it was only 5 chapters long.
The book's title is "Sputik my love" and the author is a Japanese man named Haruki Murakami.
The book surprised me because it was a love story (i don't like romantic stories...) about a young girl that falls in love but the couple is a old woman that is married... (I don't quite understand what you're saying here. Do you mean that she falls in love with the old married woman?)I don't know what happens at the end yet, but I'm almost there.
Happy birthday, by the way :)
0 votedAugust 14, 20141- Casi se me había olvidado de que tenía esta cuenta... ¡Lo dicho! Que hace meses que no escribo nada aquí. En realidad, solo me acordé de esta página porque anoche asistí a una charla dada por Benny Lewis, un irlandés que habla varios idiomas y tiene un blog muy popular donde cuenta sus experiencias viajando por el mundo y aprendiendo idiomas. Estaba promocionando el libro que ha escrito recientemente, 'Fluent in 3 Months,' y también compartiendo algunas de sus ideas sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas. La verdad que fue una charla muy interesante y me animó a seguir mejorando mi nivel en español. Bueno, no se me ocurre nada mas que decir, así que me vais a tener que perdonar por esta entrada sinsentido.August 13, 201441
- Seguro/segura Even though I'm female, I feel awkward saying 'segura' instead of 'seguro' in phrases like 'Seguro que no pasa nada' or 'Seguro que vendrá mañana.' For some reason, 'segura' sounds funny, and I feel like I don't hear many Spanish speakers, whether female or male, using it in that context. But since I'm not a native speaker, I could be wrong… Can someone help me? Thanks!May 13, 2014111
Learn English with Mr. Duncan
Hey everyone!
I'm Julie.
I'll talk about the video English class with Mr. Duncan. It was a tip from my Brazilian friend. Kelly, thank you so much for showing this video.
Well, the videos by Mr. Duncan are very funny! I am so excited about learning English again because the videos are not boring and have easy ways to learn English through phrases. I believe that it is the secret key! I think so.
But I do not feel pressure to learn English. No, no, no. We always learning English. We cannot stop learning, we cannot stop studying English.
Learning deep! (I don't quite understand what you mean by this)
So I hope you guys enjoy movies with Mr. Duncan. They're worth it! They're good!
Correct me please!!! :)Good job!
0 votedMay 12, 20140I love football!!
I love football!!
Welcome! The World Cup is already in Brazil. It came last Monday to Rio de Janeiro.
Wow! The Cup is in the most beautiful city of the world!
I love football, Brazilian football.
I'm so excited about the arrival of The Cup.. My heart pounds with joy when I think about this big party! It came to Brazil and it'll stay here for four long years. The Brazil will be hexa champion of The World Cup!
Friends!!!
Correct me, please!!Good job!
0 votedApril 25, 20142Holiday
Holiday!
I feel guilty. : (.
I have been eating a lot of chocolates. Yesterday was the celebration of Easter! I was eager to have chocolate.
But I'm happy about this big holiday. Here in Brasil we call it Semana Santa. Those are four long days. Actually, it would be only three days, but there is also the holiday of 04/21 what we call Dia de Tiradentes.
I was needing those days, because, recently, I have been so tired, so tired. I just thought about it:
I just want to chill!
My list (what do you mean by list? maybe you want to say 'plans' for) today:
Just chillin' in front of the computer, listening to music, hugging my children a lot. : )Good job, keep it up!
0 votedApril 21, 20142Don't study Portuguese grammar! : (
Don't study Portuguese grammar.
This is my opinion about the study of the Portuguese language and grammar.
Portuguese has many grammar rules. The verbs, the genders, the adjectives, the adverbs. It's awful! 'Ain't nobody got time for that!
We native speakers always have trouble with rules.
Here in Brazil, we use the grammatical rules only to write down formal texts. We don't use grammatical rules for communication: no, no, no.
So, you students of Portuguese should try to learn Portuguese through phrases, not grammatical rules.Good job! I know I corrected a lot, but they're mostly really minor things, like punctuation :)
0 votedApril 12, 20142Report. English-language TV programmes in Spain. Practice to improve my English. C1 Advanced level
English-language TV programmes in Spain
Introduction
The objective of this report is to analyze the importance and the influence that English-language TV programmes have in Spain, to explain the effect that this kind of programmes have on the population, and to comment on any changes that could be recommended regarding these programmes.
Popularity of imported programmes
The amount of programmes coming mainly from the USA that are watched in Spain has increased during the last few years, and this could be explained by different causes. Firstly, we may say that the quality and plot of these TV shows are great (beyond good is correct, but sounds a little awkward), due to the increased money spent on the stories, the locations, and the different actors' performances. Secondly, globalization has been one of the main reasons for bringing these programmes to Spain for our society to enjoy.
Effects on local culture
The influence of these TV shows is easily recognizable within Spanish society. If you walk down any street in Spain, you will hear someone talking about the latest programme produced by HBO or AMC, such as Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. People have kindly ('kindly' sounds a little strange in context. I don't quite undertand what you mean) accepted that these TV shows are much more important and so much better than our local TV shows.
Recommended changes
I would highly recommend bringing these series in their original version, without any kind of translation, in order to enjoy and to hear how amazing the real voices of the main actors are. Finally, trying to create a story based on a Spanish city would be marvelous, and the people of Spain would be amazed (again, I'm not quite sure this is the right word) if that could happen.Good job, and good luck on your C1 exam :)
As a side note, this was interesting for me to read, because I live in the US and hardly watch any American TV shows, but I love Spanish TV shows!
0 votedApril 9, 20142Entry 4
Hello, friends!
I start work soon. I want it to be Thursday. I will work in the spa in a hotel. My customers are from the United Kingdom or Germany. I will be able to practice my English with them. It will be fun, and I hope I do well. I will do treatments, manicures, pedicures, massages and more. In the spa is impossible not to relax. And I work here. I will go relax all day.Good job! It sounds like a fun job.
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