Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The future status of English as the global language is assured

Nowadays, there are many languages around the world such as: Spanish, English, Japanese, Chinese, German, Arabic, and others, each one is important in each culture. But also we know the English is a truly global language crossing many international boundaries and it is popular. But everybody knows, it has risks as well. So we have a interesting points of discussion because English is important but also it can have effect above the culture in some countries.

The major reason as to why the English language is so popular is down to its simplicity and flexibility,English is pretty simple to use, with clear grammatical rules governing nouns, verbs, adjectives, but sometimes it can become weird for people who stars to learn this language .The main feature of the English language that has made is so popular globally, is the language’s adaptability. The English language has taken on words from many other languages and cultures, giving it its great diversity. By learning English, you can get a better job, have a better career but more importantly, keep up-to-date with world events and developments

However the important reasons about the English as global language we have some effects around the world and this problem is the culture. People think the culture can be lost. In spite, English has very opportunities around the world we should considered about our own culture because when we learn another language we can also learn about its culture and stuff so is kind of weird.

In conclusion, everybody know about the huge importance of English but also they know about the risk as a global language. It helps in business and in the economies in some countries but if we learn as other languages it will more perfect because no body feels guilty in change her/his culture for a language. I know is important to learn because in some of parts the world the people speak and it gives good opportunities and if the people want to improve their life style should do your best and get everything they want.



english as the global language

Today most of the people think of English as the global language. It is said that 1.8 billion people speak English. Even in French or Japan, where there are a lot of people who don’t want to use it, the number of English speaker has been increasing. So here is a debate whether English should be a global language or we should have global language. Although some people disagree with that tendency for some reasons, we should have the global language and in the long run it would give us benefits.

Opponents of English as the global language claim that English would destroy cultures. They think that if English is used mainly in non English-speaking countries, they will lose their culture with their own language because they are well-connected. But I think to be able to speak other language, our feelings that we belong to our country would get strong, because if you touch other culture by using English you would often start to think of your own culture at the same time. Until we know other culture, we never know what our culture is, or after we understand other culture we start to notice how our culture is made. Moreover, we have intention to have self identity. Then noticing our culture we tend to make much of their own culture. So rather than lose culture, English make each culture more important.

Opponent also say that to start to use English in the company would make employee confused and then it is not efficient for companies. This is now often discussed in Japan

because a famous company, Uniqlo, started to use English as a official language in the company. It is true that a lot of people cannot catch up with the sudden change and efficiency might decline. But the fact is that the market in just one country has been shrinking and many people know that we have to see overseas markets. Also to negotiate, compete and win there, we cannot make it without English. So some confusion might happen for several years, but in the long run it give great advantage to company which will fight in overseas-market.

 In conclusion, opponent look at just small part of result from using English as the global language. If you think of the future not near future, it would give us a lot of benefits.

The future status of English as the global language is assured

Most people in western countries speak English as first language and other countries over the world speak and learn English as their second language. Now, English is the global language undoubtedly, but will it still be the global language in the future is a question. While some people say that the economy of China is booming very fast now and China will be the strongest country in the future so Mandarin must be the global language in the world instead of English, I still believe that the future status of English as the global language is assured.
There are some reasons people think English will not be the global language. First, English is difficult to learn because the words change frequently. Second, except English-speaking countries, most people in the world don’t speak English in their daily life which means English is not used. Last, because of the economy of China is growing now, people think Mandarin (Chinese) will replace English and become the world language in the future. However, the change in English is in words not in grammar. Also, there are rules for word changing. As following these rules, it is not a big deal to learn English. Moreover, although most of the population of the world does not speak English, it is still considered as the common language which people can only communicate with when they speak different languages. Furthermore, it may be true that China will be the strongest country after and Mandarin will become an important language, but Mandarin will probably only become one of the global languages instead of replacing English as the global language.
Therefore, in my opinion, I agree with the future status of English as the global language is assured. Many people keep learning English because they consider English as the global language as well.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

I think English is easy to learn, but difficult to master. In English you can use "it" for every inanimate words as a pronoun regardless of their gender. However, its grammar, change of verbs, and match between spelling and pronunciation is so complicated. As a result, it takes a lot of time to use it perfectly. ( A world empire by other means, par.2 ).


Practice 6

Summary
English is spoken by almost everyone as first, second, even third language. Because It is the language of globalization. Although the english sometime can become easy there are some tricks in this language such as : the grammar bizarre, hard spelling and pronunciation a nightmare. There are different kinds of version about English even the english speakers may have trouble understanding each other. That's why English is easy to learn but difficult to master. (Economist.com)

Monday, November 1, 2010

Two sports: Soccer and Swimming

The sports are an amusing way to stay healthy and fitness, it requires competition with oneself or with the other ones and to have a group of defined and specific rules .Is a good way to make exercise and get some fun too, people have a big variety of sports to practice such as: American Football, Tennis, Soccer , Swimming. But also, there are outstanding sports it is known as soccer and swimming. These can be too different and alike as well

One obvious difference is the field where people practice these sports. Soccer is played in a stadium and the players play with a ball also; the team is confirmed by eleven players. It is a sport played between two teams. In contrast, Swimming is practiced in a pool, the pool depends of the tournament, and it can be 50 m or 25 m.

Other areas of difference between Soccer and Swimming involve issues about competition that is, about tournaments, because Soccer has a lot of tournaments, it depends of the country or the continent for example, in South America there are different kinds of tournaments such as: Libertadores and Sudamericana Cup, in Europe there are another ones such as : Champions League, UEFA, SPL and the most important around the world known as World Cup is played every four years in different places in around the world. It join different countries and different cultures because is the most important tournament trough the history. In contrast, swimming spends less time in tournaments because this one depends of season, it has two major seasons. During the short course season, swimmers swim in 25 yard pools. This season lasts from September to the end of March. The long course season is swum in 50 meter Olympic pools and lasts from April to the end of August.

A final difference between these sports is the kind of clothing because in Soccer the players wear t-shirt, short and special shoes. And for Swimming everybody has to use swimsuit, swimming goggles and swimming cap. In many cases the type of clothing is useful when you practice special sports because it can help you to do it.

In spite of these differences, these two apparently opposite sports share some important contributions for the sports

Both, for example, the players should be in shape because they spend a lot of time play or something like that so the need to eat well. Both should have a good nutrition. It should be some portions of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals and workout. The best soccer player or swimmer should be able to do everything inside of him or her team

Important similarity is that both sports are played by females and males so it is interesting because everyone can play if they want.

Swimming and Soccer: different, yet alike. Although the two sports differ in many areas such as fields, tournaments, the way to wear, they share more than one common contribution for the sports

living at home and living away from home

Living at Home and Living away From Home

Would you like to live at home or live away from home? I think most of college students must choose to live away from home because this is the chance for them to run away from parents’ control. But for parents, if it is possible, they would like to let their children live at home. To live at home is totally different from to live away from home.
One of the differences is ‘freedom’. If you live at home, there is less freedom. For example, you need your parents’ permission if you want to hang out with friends till midnight. And most of time the answer is NO. However, if you live in your own apartment, you can go anywhere with friends at anytime without asking your parents. You are free because you are out of your parents’ control. Of course you must discipline yourself very well.
The other difference is that living away from home would help you learn how to be independent. You have to take care of yourself and you need to organize everything in you own life. There is no one you can rely on except yourself and this would make you become independent. However, if you live at home, everything is prepared for you. There are always foods, neat room, washed and ironed clothes and so on. You would always be the one who cannot live independently.
To live at home or to live away from home have both positive and negative attitudes. As long as you know how to make yourself live better, to decide whether live at home or away from is not a big deal for you.

night and morning person

Since many kinds of inventions or job was created, our lifestyle has changed dramatically. For example, using internet we can get information anytime and because of the demand for the service, we can work even in the midnight. Consequently, two different type of people has been seen in our life; morning person and night person. As you know, the former is good at getting up in the mourning and the latter is not. In those two types of' people there are other differences.
First, it is said that morning person's blood pressure is higher than night person. When we get up, usually people's blood pressure is low. So the people who has low blood pressure, cannot work actively in the morning and after the blood pressure gets high such as afternoon or night, they can work actively; meanwhile the people who have high blood pressure can concentrate on their job from the morning.
Second, mourning person tend to eat more than night person. This may be because the former consume more energy. People who work from the morning often work with people. Then they use their body to communicate. In contrast, people who work at night when many people are sleeping tend to work by themselves using computers. So to gain more energy, morning person tend to eat more than night person.
Finally, night person can adopt to jet lug flexibly compared to morning person. Morning person is loyal to the time when they get up everyday. So if its cycle is confused by jet lug or something else, they often get up usually and get luck of sleep.
In conclusion, it seems that trying to adopt their way of life, night person has appeared. They have reason why they become night person rather than morning. However, although our life style may be changed dramatically because of invention in the future and night person might increase, so far most of the people work in daytime. More over, because originally people are social animal and we cannot live without communication with people, so far I think people should be morning person..

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Inflation

We sometimes hear the word “inflation” on the news. This means, in short, rise in the price of products or service in a certain term. For example, you can buy an apple for 1$ today and next year to buy an apple, you have to pay 2$. Compared with the former price, the price of apple rise 100% in inflation rate. And inflation occur because of rise in cost of production and rise in amount of money.

First inflation is triggered from rise in cost of production. When the cost of production rise, producer cannot help but increase the price of products. For example, you make 2 apples and sell them for $1 each every year. But unfortunately due to bad weather, you could make just 1 apple. So to get as much money as you have gotten before, you could not but sell an apple for $2. It means to rise in price of apple, and we call it inflation.

In addition to it, price is decided by the balance between supply and demand. For instance, if you want to sell an apple for 1 $ and you know its buyer, you would sell it. But if you know 2 buyer, you can keep raising the price until one give up buying it like auction. It means that because the amount of demand excel that of supply, the price change. And following this rule, inflation is caused by the rise in amount of money.

If bank produce a lot of money and give them to us, you might think you can buy more staff. Of course you can. But if everyone can buy more staff than before, at the same time the balance between supply and demand is broken. Demand gets more than supply. Then the price rise. This also means inflation.

In this way, inflation occur. And when the inflation occur, the price rise and people tend to use money as early as possible because they know the price is increasing. Then the production cannot catch up with the selling and the price keep rising. If the inflation continue like this, we cannot trust the value of money. And it make dislocated economy. So not to make it disordered and make people confused, bank works trying to make stable economy.

Effects of Reducing class size

Effects of Reducing Class Size
Have you ever been in a class with fifty students? If yes, how do you feel about that, crowded or comfortable? The number of students in a class will affect both teachers and students in positive and negative ways so that is why some parents would rather choose the school with proper size or even hire tutors for their children.

If there are too many students in a class (fifty students for example), it is a hard work for the teacher to have everyone’s attention. He or she needs to repeat ‘’quiet’’ or ‘’may I have your attention please’’ all the time. It’s a waste of time to do so. Moreover, it is hard for the teacher to take care students equally. He or she cannot answer questions for every single student during a fifty minutes class. Of course it is difficult to get everybody’s participation as well. Some students are lazy and don’t have interests on the lesson so they would chat or sleep in the class. Compare with small size classes, the teaching effectiveness of big size classes is much lower.
On the other hand, there are advantages for both teachers and students who are in small size class. It is easy for everyone to remember each one’s name. The class has more fun and interaction because everyone is closed and gets along with each other very well. Group discussion may also help students to brainstorm and exchange ideas with others. But if it is a class of a big number of students, there is less chance to group discussion, not even share ideas with each other, everyone does their own studies.
To conclude, the effects of reducing class size not only help teachers to have more effectiveness on teaching but also make students to learn with different opinions and enjoy their studies.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Health Sciences

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders are groups of conditions characterized by abnormal eating habit, eating disorders are an universal phenomenon because, everybody know about it. According to many investigations most common cases there are in United States. Eating Disorders affect females and males. Everybody can suffer eating disorders because most of those is emotional problems, or influence from magazines, television the people wants to look like models or something like that. This kind of eating disorders can result from biological and psychologic problems

There are different kinds of biological problems because our body develops changes. Our body is composed by many hormones which we should develop. There are different kids of disorders such as bulimia and anorexia an in those ones we can different levels of hormones. While bulimics may have low levels of serotonin, other studies indicate that anorexics have high levels of neurotransmitters in some areas of the brain which can cause a continual state of acute stress and anxiety.New research suggests that women who develop anorexia nervosa may have altered levels of dopamine in their brains

However, physiological problems can, at least in some cases, triumph over biology. Because as child may get influence over her or his. On the other hand many people who haven't had eating disorders when was teenager can get when is adult , a fact that points to psychological environment .

This environment cause eating disorders because there is a huge influence from society in teenagers , adults. Some people have a previous disorder which may increase their vulnerability to developing an eating disorder. Some of the psychological illness that can be (but are not always) found in people suffering with Anorexia, Bulimia and Compulsive Overeating are: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, BiPolar , Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorders and anxiety, and Dissociative Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder. The psychological issue is most common because females and males can develop many disorders. We are in a superficial society.

Eating Disorders has negative consequences. For this one thing, We are harming ourselves because is our body, it needs a true alimentation. The consequences go from illness to death .

In conclusion, there are many factors where the people can get different habits on the alimentation and go from television, magazines that is, is from the society whose is changing day to day. But also depends the biological problems because in some bodies develop more hormone than others bodies so is very important detect how is the activity in our bodies; there are psychological problems which the people can get more eating disorders.

Monday, October 11, 2010

How to take a good photograph

The photographs have been the best instrument to show feelings because everybody wants to take a memory of their perfect moment such as: lover moments, family moments and for everything. With a picture you can remember everything, each moment, is the best reminder for your memories. Also the photographs are sharing of many ways such us: e-mail, and social networks for instance Hi5, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Everybody has wondered how to take a good photograph, if you aren't a professional photographer you can do that because you just need a camera and enjoy that you should take photograph with passion. In fact takes photograph is an art.
A good photograph comes from somebody with make that with passion and love is no necessary if he/she is a professional photograph just needs has two ingredients

First of all, Photographs show feelings because are the best way of love between friends, relatives, or is a special detail. One way to get the best photograph is feeling the need of to found the life in the capture because everything has a reason, each photograph shows us different moments in our life. In addiction nowadays you can make many things with photographs because the technology has increased and you can find pages online about how you can make up your photographs is really interesting because most of the are free that is you shouldn't pay for a special program, just use the internet. In fact this way is used by youth because they feel the need to show happiness, sometimes sadness or loneliness.

Although the feelings is important, is no the unique area where you can get a good photograph. Other area is the mass media, because everything should have evidence what they are talking about, and that is more interesting for the reader when is a magazine or newspaper you just can look at and to imagine what happened. But also the people can use through the television because the television is more graphic and the viewer can enjoy, here as well can use many programs to edit photos and to get the best one. In The Mass Media the best program is the famous Photoshop, this program has many tools to edit and get a good photograph. In fact you can get if you are a professional in this area because you should learn how use this one and then make a good job.

Finally, There are many people who feels the photographs how her/his passion , I don't know how to describe that, but many people say " We love to take pictures of everything such us: nature, buildings, people, or just to get a relaxing moment". They love her/his job because they know that everybody looks for the best capture and they can help with that if they make a good job.

In conclusion, we can say the photographs are very important today and have been important through the time because the photography was born several years ago and since that time has could show feelings happiness, sadness, even loneliness. But also you can get the good one in the Mass Media because here you use more fools for make up those one, to get those one you should make with passion and feel that your photo is the best in whole of the world and to feel your photo as the unique around the world that is passion and love for the job

how to mend a broken heart- ellsie

How to Mend a Broken Heart
Have you ever been heart-broken? It feels really hurt and suck, right? However, as time goes by, sorrow will be erased eventually; but, how? There are three ways to mend a broken heart.
First, have new hobbies. Making new hobbies can help to shift the focus on things that bother you a lot. As you start a new hobby, you will put all your attention and interests on it and you will have no time to think about the bad things which worry you.
Second, look for family and friends’ company. Whenever you are sad, family and friends are always there for you. They will listen to your complaints about bad feelings and give you suggestion to overcome the problem you have.
Lastly, travel alone. To be alone may be lonely but it is a good timing and chance to calm down and ponder. Travel also helps you to relax yourself. During the travel, forget about everything that made you upset, just enjoy your trip and think of nothing. That will release your bad feelings and pressure.
Even though it is a hard work and also takes time to take sorrow away, as long as you follow these tips: 1. to discover new hobbies. 2. to search for family and friends’ help. 3. to travel alone. you will find out it is not that difficult to mend a broken heart and get rid of bad feelings.

How a hybrid automobile works by Taiki Motoda

Now hybrid automobiles are getting more popular in all over the world. People buy it because they consider it ecological. But not all of them know why it is eco-friendly. They are working efficiently by using a special system.

The reason why hybrid cars work with less fuel is that they use not only ordinal engine but electric motor. A car-efficiency test says that when a car start and stop it use more fuel than it is running. So to use gas more effectively, hybrid car use its electric motor when it starts and stops, and use engine with fuel when running speed is enough. In this way hybrid automobiles work efficiently.

Monday, October 4, 2010

practice4 Taiki

1.In my school we have three styles, clothing, hair and shoe.
2,Speeders,cell phone users, and teens are thought to be dangerous automobile drivers.
3.Disneyland and Disney World's appeal fascinate children and adults.
4,The disadvantages of living in a small city are inconvenient transportation, less job and low income.
5,Kinds of appeals television advertisers use to sell beer give some effect on not only adult but also teenagers.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Thesis statement practice 4 by Nathaly

1.-There are three styles in my school such as clothing, hair and shoes
2.- Speeders, cell- phone users, teens are dangerous automobile drivers
3.- Disneyland's or Disney World's appeal for children and adults
4.-The disadvantages of living in a large city , there are more air pollution, crime rates, more cost of the lands , higher taxes
5.- The television is the highest appeals to give more power to the Organizations which want to sell something and also to give to the customer the capacity to choose the best

Saturday, October 2, 2010

thesis statements-practice4 -ellsie

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2. Speeders, cell-phone users and teens are considered to be dangerous automobile drivers.
3. Either Disneyland's or Disney World's appeal are children and adults.
4. There are disadvantages of living in a large city. First, people there are too busy. Second, the traffic is always heavy. Third, big city is crowded.
5. Television advertisers highlight not only the low price but also the high quality of their product to appeal the customers.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Paragraph (statistics)

According to statistics from U.S Census Bureau. The graph show median earnings at each level of education. We can see on the graphic that the people who has less than High School diploma could get around $21600, people located in this point couldn't get good incomes but the taxes will be less. The people who has a High School diploma can get around $30800 but the taxes is going to increase. Who has some college and associate degree is like average because there is not difference between both, the difference is little is like $2000 and the taxes is almost the same. Get bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree is like scale because there is not much difference between these but in the doctorate degree the taxes are high . In the last case, professional degree, the incomes are high but the taxes are very high. So get a professional degree is good because the people can get a lot of money. This said, "It depends of how much money receive to pay taxes"

graph1-ellsie

The higher education degree you have, the higher income and taxes you get. There’s a statistic that showed median earnings and tax payments by level of education in 2003. According to the statistic, the average earnings of people who have less than HS diploma is $ 21,600. High school diploma $30,800, associate degree $ 37,000, master’s degree $50,500, and the highest income is professional degree $95,700. The gap between less than HS diploma and professional degree is $ 74,100. Although people who have higher degree have higher income, they have to pay more taxes. The approximate percentages of tax payment are in the following: less than HS diploma 4%, high school diploma 3.5%, master’s degree 17% and profession degree 23%.

Graph1

According to Median Earnings and Tax Payment by Level of Education, 2003, it seems that educational back ground decides one’s earnings and tax is related to the earnings. First of all, people who have professional degree earned the most, averagely 95,700$. Then Doctorate$79400, Masters$50500, Bachelor’s$49900, Associate$37000, Some college or no$35700, high school$30800 and less than HS degree$21600 follow in turn. The gap between the best and worst is 74100$. But at the same time, between them the gap of taxes is also wide. Professional degree owner pay about 22500$ and Less than HS diploma do under 4000$. Likewise tax decrease from Doctor to HS diploma related to the earnings like about $20000, 16000, 10000,5000, 4500, 3000.("Education, Earnings and Tax payment"10)

Monday, September 13, 2010

Special tradition in Ecuador



Quito Foundation

Quito is the Capital of Ecuador. Quito celebrates each year its foundation, it is on December 6th. The celebration starts by the ends to November through December. In addition the Spanish culture is present in this Ecuador tradition There are a wide range of parades, bullfights and parties that take place on the streets. Most of the people enjoy riding in the top of the Chiva, these are open buses without windows or doors. In fact, many people like to ride Chivas every day during these days; also whole week, among parades with floats, dancing in the streets, the election of the Queen of Quito and a number of cultural activities. The world championship of "40", a card game played only in Ecuador is an important part of the festivity.



The spanish culture is because there are bullfights. Is the central event in this celebration. During the week Quito lives a Spanish party with flamenco dancers, manzanilla beverage, most of the people wear the hats is the tradition goes to the bullfights with sunglasses, jean, shirt, boots. After that the people enjoy typical food such as "Llapingachos", "Buñuelos",etc.

Quito has the largest Center Historical in South America, most of the people go to there because is a tradition that children, youth, old people visit the Museums, Churches, The Square, and The Ronda Street where the people can drink the famous beverage called " Canelazo".
In conclusion, Quito has Spanish influence in its Celebration but It also has made its own culture with food, with different activities.


An interesting custom in Japan.

Sometimes when you talk with Japanese people, you might think that they are shy. But actually,
they are not ashamed of conversation. They just have some different custom from other countries. For example, some Japanese tend to avoid eye contact. This is because, from the hierarchy era, it has been thought of impolite to have eye contact. It was not permitted to look at eyes, when they spoke to superior people. And also because Japan is a island and once they prohibited people from taking other countries culture, they have lived with consensus which Japanese use when we talk or do something with others. So when they talk with someone, they sometimes skip the word which they want others to understand without saying. Of course these are old culture and because of today's internationalization, they come not to do so, these culture may remain a little bit. So you might think of Japanese as shy.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

The disadvantages of being left-handed by Ellsie

The disadvantages of being left-handed
Being a right-handed person, I cannot imagine that if I become left-handed someday. There must have lots of disadvantages. First of all, I can't enjoy my meal because I don't know how to use spoon or fork by using my left hand. Second people would feel confused or even ridiculous when they see my handwriting which is written by the left hand. Lastly, I will feel I'm handicapped because I am not able to control everything with my left hand. Therefore, being left-handed must bring many disadvantages for me.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Advertising Taiki Motoda

Advertising is essential in today’s market. A long time ago, when we exchanged what we needed, we didn’t need advertising or even money. This is because we couldn’t produce as much food or stuff as we don’t need. However after we can produce enough for ourselves, we came to use money. With money, we can get what we ourselves cannot produce. So to get more money and live a better life, we came to produce more stuff or service and sell. Then in order to expand the scale of this process , advertising was created. Today we live in the world filled with a lot of stuff and almost all of them are bought through advertising. The fact exist that TV show, magazine, newspaper, snd even google is making profit by advertising. Every time when you buy something or you sell something we need advertisement. Thus in the present day we cannot live a better life without advertising.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

My hometown

My hometown has different places to visit

Quito is the Capital of Ecuador, and one of Major City in Ecuador . My hometown is the Middle of the World. It has different places to visit . You can find many species of plants, animals and nice people
For example in Quito you can go to Historic Downtown. It is a famous place there because you could see Old Buildings, different kinds of Churches, inside of the Churches there are museums. The people are very warm, the custom of everyone is say hello with a kiss and a hug. Otherwise the weather in Quito is changeable; in the mornings is a sunny day but in the afternoons can be a little bit cold and can rain. Generally My hometown is a good place where the life is positive, the children are warm with their parents. It is the place where I was born

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Ellsie's paragraph

Movies
Movies reveal the real life of us. Comedies tell the joy we have, tragedies tell the bitterness we suffer and love stories tell the romantic things we do. Theres are all about our life. Not only play in the theater but also perform in the reality.