Wednesday, November 17, 2010
English as the global language
Opponents of English as the global language claim that the share of the world's population that speaks English as a native language is falling. Yet still it is spoken as a native language in 54 countries in 192 countries. In other words, more than 500 million people speak it. Of course to become the global language, the population of speaking that language is important key but I suppose more important thing is its influence. Even if one language is spoken by the most largest population, it makes nothing if it's spoken only in one isolated big country. The matter is how large share and distribution it has. So I guess if the number of the native English speaker is decreasing, it won't destroy the common thought that English as a global language has taken root. Moreover, it might be covered with more developed education of English.
Opponents also maintain that Chinese will take place instead of English in the future. When thinking about population, China has the largest population,1.3 billion. It's overwhelmingly more than the number of native English speakers. In addition to population, China is showing a remarkable development in economic or scientific technique. So in order to get the business opportunity more people start to learn Chinese and think about fig future of China. Economical growth helps needs of its language bigger and bigger. So it couldn't be denied the possibility of Chinise as a global language, however, it has still problem. Firstly, Chinese has really a lots of dialects and it's said even if same Chinese sometimes it's difficult to understand the different dialects at all. Secondly, the country which has the most strongest influence economically, politically, military and culturally is still America. And I think it's difficult for the other country to go over these every genres.
In this way, the arguments about which language should be the global language is still in debatable. But I'm sure a condition of global language is its influence to the world. It means that country has to be top and attract people all the time. And so far it's probably United Stats.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
An easy and a difficult lenguage at the same time.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Living at home and living away from home
The first difference about living at home or away from home is the financial issue. When living with their parents, people are not responsible for all household expenses, they don’t have to pay all the bills and sometimes, they don’t even have to worry about basic things such as food. In contrast, when living alone, people have to manage all the house finance, they need to pay all the bills and be aware of their needs and the house maintenance. That’s one reason why some people chose to be in their parents’ hose, so they don’t have to spend a considerable part of their income with “house stuff”. On the other hand, some people chose to leave home and be financially independent and take care of themselves.
The second contrast about living in home and away from home is the emotional issue. Living at home is emotionally comfortable because people have their families around to support them, help them making decisions, and giving advises. In opposite, living alone give people the opportunity to actually grow emotionally and be able to make their own decisions without the support of their families. Moreover, living alone makes people more independent and self confidents, as they have to decide things by themselves. While some may argue that living at home makes the children dependable and not emotionally mature, other believe that it is good and healthy to be around their family and to get all the support needed to live their grownup lives. In contrast, it can be argued take it’s emotional independence which makes people mature and healthy.
The last difference between living at home and away from home is the environmental issue. Life at home is secure and well known. Furthermore, home is where one has lived their entire life and they are well adapted to the surroundings. On the other hand, the new home can be in a complete different neighborhood or city. Also, it’s not always similar to the home people are used to since the new house is usually smaller, less fancier, and it’s usually located in a less attractive neighborhood them the parents’ home. While those who choose to leave home may think that it’s not a big deal to confront a decrease in their living status, those that choose to stay home might think that the difference in the environment is a major drawback.
In summary, living at home or living away from home is not a difficult decision to make. Furthermore, it’s more a cultural decision than a decision based in pros and cons. Nevertheless, the biggest differences between living at home or away from home are financial responsibility, emotional support, and environmental change.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Living at home and living away from home
When people think about difference between above two, the first big difference is "supper" When person is living at home with family especially with a mother, he doesn't need to care about supper at all. Yet, living alone is not like this. The 3 times supper is the center of life. Thus, when person starts to live by himself with the situation there is no preparation for supper, he'll feel a big empty. It takes a time to cook and he may depend on an instant or unhealthy food or eating out. Worse, in general it costs more than he thought. But in other words, if person doesn't have such opportunity to realize the importance of person who makes a supper, he never realized forever. It seems to be easy to say in words but it could be found really by living alone.
The second difference is whether there is a person to stay at home or not. In case of living at home, someone at least one person says "welcome" However, what about living alone? If it's room share, you have a person who welcomes you but it's not always. Difference between living at home and away from is difference of people you live with. It's nothing unusual but it's a big deal. Family and friends are different even if how good and deep relationship you make with that friends. A family is special because everyone has their own families. So they're stable and always beside of you . Though living alone person has to conquer this lonlyness.
The last difference is habit. It's only in the case of room sharing. Soon after person starts to
room share, he'll force to notice the small but various differences between roommate. Everyone has their own lifestyle depend on their houses. When person lives home, he doesn't have to care as he's been raised up in a family with that house's habit. On the contrary, in case of room sharing, a tiny single difference about attitude of roommate may rub you which If you're in home you never cared. It may be a conflict and it might not easy to solve. But it's what you've experienced and conquered through living away from home. Person could learn to adjust for someone by room sharing.
In conclusion, living at home and living away from home is totally different. Living away from home makes person grow up because he loses what he has when he lives at home;every suppers, stable family and common lifestyle.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Global Warming
A fact is that the earth has become involved in an increasing average temperature of his air and oceans since the mid-20th century. Several studies show that the global surface temperature increased more than 1.33°F in the last 50 years. Global warning has several effects in changes the natural and ecological systems, which are generated sometimes by the nature and for the human activities. Consequently with the effects of Global warming, some countries are taken steps to reduce his emissions signing the Kyoto Protocol.
The first effect consists in changes in the natural system, who consists in changes in the structure of the earth than we known`. The ice is melting around the worldwide, including mountain glaciers, ice sheets placed in west Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice, who generate a rise in the sea level, and for that reason some islands and coasts zones are going to be under the water. Also, the increase in the temperature of the earth generated an increase in the level of the precipitation and Hurricanes and storms are likely to become stronger.
The second effect is about changes in the ecological system. With more CO2 in the air and more temperature in oceans and terrestrial surface, the timing of spring event are going to be early, affecting certain ecosystems, including tundra, mangroves and coral reefs. This is going to generate the extinction of many species who cannot adapt to the new environmental panorama. Thus, the world is going to reduce the diversity of ecosystems.
Global warnings are caused by Natural and for Human activities. In the first one, the Natural cause is created by nature. Here we have: release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands, CO2 emissions from volcanic eruptions and forest fires generated for the nature. These gases are part of the greenhouses gas, which provoke the increase in the level of the temperature of the earth. Then we have most important cause of the global warning, human activities. Most of the economic and home activities in our life need energy to work. That energy is generated by burning fossil fuels, which generated the biggest problem that cause the global warning, the pollution. Because is formed by greenhouse gases as CO2 and Methane, who rising the temperature level. Other cause generated for the human is that the increasing in the level of population, because we need more food—more farms and less forest , more space of the earth to live and also with more people breathing more out CO2.
Some countries to prevent the expected causes of the global warming have taken the decision to sign the Kyoto Protocol, who began working since 2005. This protocol set a maximum emission Co2 rate, which can expel one country, but USA did not ratify the treaty and is one of the countries with more level of Co2 emission in the world.
In conclusion, the global warning is a huge problem that we have to face in the medium run, if we want future generations to know the word we saw. The global warning has several effects such as: change in the natural and ecological systems, who are generated for the emission for greenhouse gas, who are expelled for the own nature and the human activities. Some countries have been compromise to attack the global warning, signing the Kyoto protocol, which reduces the Co2 emission of a country can expel. Finally, if we want to help, use ecological products, public transportation, save electricity in your home, and the world would be a better place to live.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The neighborhood cleanup days
Today every human recognize the issue of global warming is getting bigger and bigger. A lots of TV programs about global warming have been broadcasted or books have been published. People can get the information easily. However, even if people have knowledge and regard it very serious problem, it’s not easy to take action. This neighborhood cleanup days is a great idea. Of course it’s obvious it’s the campaign to clean up the environment and the earth. But in fact, it’s very reasonable and has possibility to give people motivation to keep the earth clean permanently. It doesn’t end at once in following different two approaches.
Through that days, people clean their neighboring area. It’s not only their roads but also a close river, beach or park. It’s true it’s a small effort for the big earth but definitely it cleans the environment. Moreover, it raises their consciousness as an inhabitant of that area. As a result, they become to have a responsibility to keep the town clean. Once people work hard and clean their town, they feel a sense of fulfillment. As it’s easy to imagine, once you concern about something and make it better, you want to concern constantly. Thus they try to keep it clear all the time unconsciously. Then they’ll get into the habit. They won’t do bad things for the environment like throwing the cigarettes on the road or trashing the can or bottle to the river or pouring an oil on the plate.
In addition, if they participate the cleanup days, they can get to know each other. Today the number of the apartment is increasing and people have less opportunity to associate with neighbors compared before. Sometimes people don’t know the person who lives even if the next door. So it’s great chance to meet neighbors. Also it could be a social place for the elderly people. They can clean with chatting and having fun! It’s not a burden compared with some works for global environment. As a consequence, they’ll go again and again. Humans want to belong to a community and keep connection with others. It’s good excuse to meet many people in one time. As a result, the earth is getting clear more and more.
In this way, the neighborhood cleanup days is an effective idea those two ways; give them a responsibility as residents and brings them a community with fun. And it makes it possible that people will clean the earth constantly.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Rising divorce rate in Brazil
The Constitution of 1988 brought many improvements to the condition of women in society, establishing legal equality between men and women at all levels, including the labor issue. All those legal improvements gave women the opportunity to take care of themselves, to be free and not to dependent on their husbands. Consequently, women have better education, better job opportunities and financial independence. Moreover, they can be more demanding in the sense that they now what they want and they are not afraid to speak up. Thus, if women are not satisfied in their marriages they can easily ask for divorce and star over with their lives.
However, besides the legal independence of women, another factor that has contributed to increasing divorce rate is the acceptance of divorce in our society. This acceptance is bough moral and commercial, and it gives great of opportunities of happiness, pleasure, and entertainment for those how give up the married life.
The first acceptance cause is the moral issue. Since the importance of religion, more specifically Catholic religion, has diminished in our society, its rigid dogmas became less influent in people behavior. Furthermore, marriage is not dictated by religion but by civil laws. All those concept changes make it possible for people to be divorced without being judged as immoral. Being divorced is no longer a reason to be ashamed, in fact, it can be viewed as a statement of ones freedom.
The second acceptance cause is somehow a consequence of the rising divorce rate. As people get divorced, they create a new market segment. The divorcees are financial independent are emotionally mature adults, who are in the market again after a relatively long period of reclusion in a steamily intimate and monogamy life. These people have money to spend and there are a lot of entertainment out there waiting for them, such as special single’s night at bars, dating websites and agencies, group trips and cruises, even small apartments, houses and cars are available for people that choose to live a single life.
While rising divorce rate has negative consequences, it has positive aspects too. First, it’s considerably better to be alone than to be trapped in an unhappy marriage. Even though some may argue that it affects the children, it’s better for them to live in separate yet happy and health houses than to live in a house full of resentment, fights, and disrespect.
To sum up, rising divorce rate in Brazil are associated with the improvement of women rights, and the growing acceptance of divorce in the society. No matter its causes or consequences, the divorce is the way people release themselves from unhappy marriages, it’s a way to regain freedom and independence when one fills trapped in an unsatisfactory relationship.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
How to get A in a class
First, you must not be absent in class. Most professors put a high valuation on students' diligent. If you miss the class many times, you won't get high credit even you get high score in test. Some professors don't check the attendance sheet, but you dont have to be absent to follow the class.
Next, consentrate on the class. Usually, the range of the test is very wide to study. Professors mention what is important or not. So you dont need to study not improtant things. Always follow the professor.
Third, don't miss the assignment. It is also important thing to evaluate students if they are diligent or not. Whenever there is a assignment, you have to submit it on time.
Finally, try to get high scores in the test. Actually, it is the most important thing. If you couldn't follow above those three way, you have to get high score in the test at least. Then you have a possiblity to get A in the class.
Actually, almost students know these ways already. But it is very hard to keep these steps. But try them , then you can get high score definitely.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
How to Detail a Car

The first step before wet the car is lifting the windshield wiper, then use a hose with cold water to dunk with carefully all the parts of the car. Is recommendable use a large hoses because you can surround the car and have the best performance. In addition with the same purpose you can buy a sprinkler to put in the hose to facilitate the process.
Next, you have to put in a bucket, water and car´s shampoo. Then with a rag, wash the car with patience and carefully. You have to be sure to rub all the parts of the car. Rubbing the car has to begin with the roof of the car and then go down and finish with the wheels.
The third step consist in rinse the car, for that you have to use the hose with the sprinkler and take out all the shampoo for the body of the car. If you see a part that still dirty repeat the last process. When you finish the rising process you have to clean the buck.
Then with a big towel you have to dry all parts, especially the windows of the car, because if you do not do, will appear stains and your car will not look shining. For this step is recommendable to place the car in the shade, because you can delay the process that will be appear the stains.
The last step consists in clean inside the car. For that, you have to use a vacuum cleaner. If your car is not near the plug, you have to use an extension. With patience take out all the grime. For the car dashboard use a dry rug to clean.
In summary, wash your car in your own home is a good alternative to save money. Is a very easy process with five main steps: wet the car, washing the car, rinsing the car, dry the car, and finally vacuum inside. For the entire step you need patience but if you do frequently you can improve your skills and do the process in a very short time of your weekend.
How to get an F in a class
First of all, skip your classes deliberately. There are so many excuses to be used when you skip your class. But, you might feel guilty of not going to your class, even with reasonable excuses. Now, you don’t have to be guilty. Just tell yourself you want an F in the class and your registration of that class makes your schedule look only busier.
Next, don’t do your assignment. This might be good news to you. When you do your homework, you do it because you have to or for some practical reasons. Now, if you want an F, just have fun at the time when you have to do your assignment and forget it.
Finally, skip your tests. Taking a test is always a nightmare, especially because you have to study so hard the night before the test. Now, you could do more than study hard before your test. Just have fun and have a good night. In Oxford, I would suggest you go to the Square and have a drunk night, so when you wake up next day you probably would forget your test.
Getting an F in a class is very easy. There are tons of ways to do it, and the quickest three ways are mentioned above. But please remember one thing, getting an F is easy, but not good to you.
How to take a good photograph
Photographs are images created by light projection on light-sensitive surface, and that is the reason why having the proper equipment is important. A good camera has nice lenses which will provide the photographer with the focus need for each picture. The right camera also allow for the exactly entrance of light in the proper time speed which will make the photograph more clear and real.
Another important thing to take good photograph is creativity. Photography is a type of art and expression; therefore, the person taking the photograph needs to create the picture mentally and give a perspective to it. A photograph is a representation of the photographer’s vision and it must be meaningful and provide a personal interpretation of the scene that is being captured.
In addition to appropriate equipment and creativity, good luck is also needed in order to get good photos. Having the right camera and creativity will not make a good photograph unless it’s accompanied by a great deal of good luck. Even though some may argue that there is no such thing as luck, the right photograph can only be taken when random events with small probabilities of success occurs at the same time. Such casual coincidences make up for unique moments that can be immortalized in a perfect photograph.
To sum up, taking a good photograph is a very simple task if one has (1) the appropriate equipment, (2) creativity, and (3) good luck. If the photographer comes up with these three requirements he or she will be literally drawing with light throughout one of the most beautiful inventions of mankind, the photograph.
Monday, October 11, 2010
New Year's Eve in Japan
The day starts with cleaning. This cleaning is not a just normal cleaning. People clean a whole house and preapare for the next coming year. So a family should stay home. They are so all fired up for this big cleaning that sometimes it takes more than a day. It is cleaned in every corner which the mother donesn't care usually; a window screen, a filter of air conditioner, a cartain, a ceiling of the bathroom, cover glasses of the lamp etc. Besides, it's thought to be better to wipe the floor with a damp towel which they usulally do with just a vacum-cleaner. So many used towels are useful as dustclothes that day.
After this cleaning a pleasure time is waiting. A family gather a living room and watch TV. For this, people buy stock up some snacks and enjoy this time as a reward for whole day hard-woking . The TV program is also special. There are some main popular programs for the night of New Year's Eve. Most of people watch "A singing contest" or "A combative sport." The former is sponsored by NHK, the Japanese Broadcasting, and a lot of popular singers compete with their songs as male and female team. Then the audience vote to male or female in the end of the show. For some reasons, male team has won in this few years . People really enjoy this program with looking back year with that year's hit songs.
The night of New Year's Eve is long. The next is "buckwheat noodles eaten on New Year's Eve." We eat hot noodles with simple soup stock. It was made to cook easliy in order to reduce a burden on mothers worked whole day with cleanig. Now it has become a tradition. In addition, before a new year has begun, many teens make decorated greeting e-mails to send friends and preapre to send at a time of new year.
The final event is tolling of temple bells. Some families visit the temple and toll the bell and some watch it on TV. The bells are tolled for 108 times. There are some origins of this number,108 but no definite answer. It is supposed to 107 is for that year and 1 is for next year. The sound of bell is totally different from American bell like the one church. It's much lower and heavy sound. Also at the temple they enjoy Japanese sweet hot alcoholic drink made from fermented rice a stall sell. This hot drink is perfect to the cold winter night.
In this way there are lots of process to do in New Year's Eve. Japanese consider the ending of thing imprtant like the words "All ends that ends well." As it could be seen, it's very important day for Japanese. So people spend a bussy day but also they enjoy the traditional day to prepare for the next coming year.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Write a Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement P.68
2. With more and more people being able to afford a car and to drive, the number of bad drivers increases: speeders, cell-phone users, and teens.
3. Because of the spread of mass media, Disneyland's has been an appeal for children and adults for a few reasons.
4. In mordenr days, living in a large city is a trend, but it has many disavantages.
5. TV has been entertainment for many people all over the world, and TV advertisers use it to sell their products for three reasons.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Write a thesis statement p.68
2,Recently walkers have to pay attention to these dangerous drivers;speeders,cell-phone users,and teens.
3,One of the reason that Disneyland or Disney World have been attracting people is not only children but also adults can enjoy the park.
4,Living in a large city has much more advantages than a small town;transportation, information and entertainment.
5,Driving a car"XXX"makes your life rich in several ways.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Graph 2. Cost of a double Cappuccino at Specialty Coffe Shops
Coffee is a popular drink made from roasted seeds of the coffee fruit and is one of the most important commodities in the World. Coffee is a significant export product for the economy of many countries, including Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia. However, it is well known that the commodity cost usually represent the smallest part of the final price, even when it’s the most important part of the product itself. According to reporter Sherri Day, coffee growers only get $0.035 from a cappuccino cup, an Italian beverage prepared with coffee and milk. On the other hand, shop rent, marketing, and general administration make up $1.29 of its price, which is 37 times bigger than the cost with coffee growers. The expenses with coffee growers represent about 0.9%. In contrast, costs with rent and marketing are 34% and are only smaller than expenses with employees that represent 36% of the cappuccino price (“New York Times” 29 Nov. 2003: B1).
Saturday, September 25, 2010
paragraph with statistics (Graph2)
Monday, September 13, 2010
The best two places in my country
A beatiful place to visit, Torres del Paine Park in Chile
If you like the outdoors activities, amazing landscapes and wildlife, you should visit national park torres del paine. First of all Torres del Paine park is located in the south of Chile at north of Puerto Natales ( 70 km) and covered 2.400 km2. Next, you could see beautiful landscape, for example de iconic torres del Paine, Los Cuernos del Paine, Glaciar Grey, many lakes and other beautiful views. Then native flora and fauna like as Guanacos, cougars and foxes and also the endangered Chilean Huemul. Furthermore, the park contains 15 species of birds. In the third point, you can do a lot of different activities such as fishing, climbing, natural trail walking, river activities, wildlife observation among other activities. Finally the park has a different kinds of services like as ranger station and control huts, camping areas, hotels, picnic areas, shelter and camps and restaurants whit typical food.
A Place You can’t Afford to Miss
A place a visitor to my country should not miss – Bahia
A place a visitor to my country should not miss is the Southeast State of Bahia, the region that the fleet led by Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived in 1500, marking the discovery of Brazil. It was one of the most economically important colonies in the period of Portuguese rule and its capital, Salvador, was the first capital of Brazil. Consequently, Bahia has a rich cultural history, which includes historic buildings, crafts, literature and arts. It is also the Brazilian state where Catholic and African traditions blended the most, giving birth to a rich culture. Futhermore, it is known as the "Land of Happiness" because of its happy people and festive events that will keep tourists entertained throughout the year. Finally, Bahia is a land of incredible natural beauty. It has a beautiful coastline, the largest in Brazil, and it has the Chapada Diamantina and the Reconcavo, regions of the state that represents its remarkable geographic and climatic features.
The place in Japan the visitor shouldn't miss
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Word Processor
Imagine if there are no word processors in the world, chances are the publication of books would be as hard as it was hundreds of years ago. In the earlier days of word processors, people invented them only for the purpose of editing texts. If there was something misprinted in a book, the book had to be printed again. Also, back then there was no spell checker, and when people made a copy of a book it was so easy for people to make a lot mistakes in spelling. Finally, because of no spell checker, people had to double check a book before it was printed, and it took much time and energy as well. Today, word processors have more functions than before, and without word processors, writers might not be able to publish their books as easily as possibly.