Broken Heart Syndrome

It has nothing to do with love or relationships. This syndrome has recently been named as a real desease. Broken Heart Syndrome is a temporary condition that is often brought on by stressful situation such as the loss of a loved one. People with this syndrome experience a sudden chest pain or think they're having an heart attack. Most people often do not died of this syndrome, and the symptoms are treatable. In some cases it may alter the heart rhythm causing shortness of breath. The very cause of Broken Heart Syndrome is unclear. Some potential situations which may cause it are:
_. News of an expected death of a loved one or friend.
_. Losing a lot of money.
_. Natural disasters.
_.Job loss
_. Divorce ( I would say marriage too :D)
_. A surprise party

My 50th Entry

Coinciding with my 50th entry I want to express my gratitude for this useful website to the italy team. Apart from the English knowledge acquired it has provide a fantastic opportunity to get to know new customs of many different countries through my corrections and entries published, but without forgetting I very much appreciate some friendly users.

Furthermore, I would like to thank everyone who has dedicated his or her time to correct my entries, especially my three regular correctors. Obviously, the various contributions to the corrections have perfected my writings. Not only have I realized the accurate native expressions, but I have also learned new and interesting vocabulary. This kind of help has certainly been a huge impact in my English motivation. In addition, I really would like to draw particular attention to times I have spoken by skype with some English native speakers. It has been an effective way for loosening up a little in the English speaking and even overcome the sense of ridiculous. (I hear you! :-))

In any case, [keeping on these type of duties](with this kind of help) I have passed my English certification exam (Congratulations!). To me, this excellent news encourages me to carry on improving my English level. Now I am willing to feel excited and happy with my future progress. Thank you very much companions for your help!

Why don't we go to the zoo?

Zoos invest part of their revenues on protecting animal species, but they also need money to keep the animals inside them in good conditions.
Do you think zoos are really necessary to protect animals?

What would you think about an organization if they would take one person of every race on earth, and put those people into cages so that other people could pay to see them? This sounds like episodes of the Twilight Zone and Star Trek and the book Slaughterhouse Five.
And what about if that organization would invest part of its revenues on protecting human rights?
Wouldn't it be something absolutely crazy? or Science Fiction or not so much Fiction.

Have you ever thought about this?

Introducing myself

Hi! How are things?
I'm Cintia from Spain. This is my first entry to the notebook and I am sure it's not going to be the last.
I have been learning English for four years in school and French for one year.
I really like learning languages but what I like the most is the fact that I am always learning different things about science, history, and culture. I feel very happy when I [work out] <em>(What are you trying to say here? Are you happy about the discovery of interesting news? In this case "find" would be an appropriate word. Or, are you happy that you can translate interesting news? In this case you could say "translate" or "am able to read and understand")</em> interesting news. Being able to communicate in other languages is really entertaining.
My next goal, in studying English, is to learn vocabulary related to IT in order to learn more about new technologies.
I like travelling but in summer I like to spend my holidays in Santander. It's a city in the north of Spain and it has amazing landscapes everywhere and beautiful beaches.
And this is all for now
See you very soon!

Hi! I'm working on it!

Hello! I'm <em>(Good use of the contraction!)</em> José Constantino. My goal is to master English [at the end of the years] <em>(What are you trying to say here? ... "by the end of my life" or "in my lifetime" or "before I die" or are you trying to say something else?).</em> I'm <em>(Again, I am impressed that you use contractions!)</em> willing to work hard at it. I am still having some errors that I try to repair and keep from doing it. I'm working on it and I hope I can make my goal come true. :)