This week we had the opportunity to know our classmates and our new teacher. We had to introduce ourselves and also wrote an autobiography. We also opened this Blog to put our essays and other activities that we do in class.
domingo, 11 de julio de 2010
The Iphone Worldwide Trend
Nowadays, the cell phones have become a vital necessity for human beings. You not only use them to make calls but also to organize your life and play games. People who are in sync with technology have the newest cell phones to use them as computers. One of these amazing kinds of cell phones is the Iphone.
The Iphone3GS and Iphone4G are the new trends that the world is experimenting. This cell phone has become an icon that represents style, class, and technology, so almost everybody wants to have one.
We can see that the Iphone is a trend because almost everywhere we visit; we can see someone with an Iphone. But what makes the Iphone so popular? One of the reasons why this cell phone is a big trend is because it is not only oriented to a specific type of population. It means that the Iphone is a smash hit because people use it to fit all their needs. The Iphone is so sophisticated that an executive can use it, but it also has a lot of applications that make young people be interested in it. Another aspect that makes this phone so spectacular is how it looks. The Iphone is a cell phone, as I said before, for different types of people, and it can match different people’s personalities or styles. The interface of a device like this is very important because an interface that is easy to handle is going to be friendlier to the end user.
The Iphone trend is in every continent due to the excellent marketing strategy the Apple Company has developed. The stickiness factor is one of the most important aspects that has made the Iphone what it is today. The marketing aspects that Apple has taken into account to develop a cell phone that represents style, technology, and status for different kinds of people has not been an easy task. So, the next time you go to some place, try to figure out how many people are using an Iphone and you are probably going to discover the magnitude of this trend.
Wish Statements Practice
1. I can’t drive (but I’d like to).
drive.
2. I haven’t any cigarettes (and I need one).
a cigarette.
3. George isn’t here (and I miss him).
George were here.
4. It’s hot (and I hate hot weather).
so hot.
5. I live in New York (and I hate New York).
live in New York.
6. Patty can’t come to your birthday party (she’s your best friend).
Patty to my birthday party.
7. I have to get up early tomorrow (but I’d like to stay in bed).
I wish I get up early.
8. I don’t know anything about watches (and my watch has just broken down).
something about watches.
9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity).
I wish I on a beautiful sunny beach.
drive.
2. I haven’t any cigarettes (and I need one).
a cigarette.
3. George isn’t here (and I miss him).
George were here.
4. It’s hot (and I hate hot weather).
so hot.
5. I live in New York (and I hate New York).
live in New York.
6. Patty can’t come to your birthday party (she’s your best friend).
Patty to my birthday party.
7. I have to get up early tomorrow (but I’d like to stay in bed).
I wish I get up early.
8. I don’t know anything about watches (and my watch has just broken down).
something about watches.
9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity).
I wish I on a beautiful sunny beach.
Wish Statements
| present | Glenn wishes Monica liked to hike. (but she doesn't) Mary Nell wishes she were taller. (but she isn't) MN wishes she weren’t so short. (but she is) Leif wishes he could speak Japanese fluently. (but he can't)
| past tense verb
BE = were |
| past | MN wishes she had learned Spanish when she was young. (but she didn't) Anne wishes she hadn’t been out of the office when the President called her yesterday. (but she was) Emily wishes she could have taken ballet lessons last year when her friend took them. (but she couldn't) | past perfect |
| future | MN wishes her husband would take her dancing tonight. (he might, but he might not) Gwyneth wishes she would get an A in Statistics. (she might, but she doesn't know yet) Sigurd wishes he could study Spanish in Costa Rica next summer. (but he believes he can't)* Haakon wishes his friend were coming to Seattle during the quarter break. (but he isn't) | would + simp. verb could + simp. verb were + verb-ing |
WISH + WOULD
| Use wish ... would to express dissatisfaction or irritation because somebody keeps on doing something that you don't like or an unpleasant situation persists.
| Carl wishes Mary Nell wouldn’t go shopping so often. (Mary Nell has a habit of going shopping a lot.) Jon wishes Melinda wouldn’t leave her toys in the living room. (Melinda often leaves her toys in the living room.) I wish you would stop making that noise. It is annoying me. Jeremy wishes it would stop raining so he could play basketball. |
viernes, 2 de julio de 2010
Self-esteem
Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is a concept that sometimes is very difficult to understand because, in some cases, we think that it means how beautiful or how smart I am but that is not true at all. In simple words self-esteem means how much I love myself in the way I am.
As human beings, all of us, without exception, have virtues and defects, that is one of the reasons why we are human because if we were perfect, I am sure that we would not be human beings. So, why is it so difficult to accept ourselves the way we are? Well it is here where Self-esteem plays a significant role. It is essential not to confuse concepts. Having a high self esteem does not mean that you are almost perfect, and you are better than other people; having a high self esteem means that you feel good with yourself; it is very important not to become a narcissist so we always have to remember our defects because it is sometimes easier to see other´s faults rather than ours.
We need to find a balance in life; everything in excess is bad. We already know that nobody is perfect and nobody in the world is better or worse than us. There are people that have a complex of inferiority because maybe they do not look like an actor or an actress or they do not have abilities that other people have but all of us are special in different ways; we only need to find out the area we are good at and also try to improve those ones in which we are not very good at.
We need to be happy with who we are and love ourselves so much because if we do not love ourselves who is going to do it? We also have to know all the faults and qualities that we have and try to be better every day but not because other people tell us that we are wrong or because we want to be like another person. If we want to change something it should be only because we are going to feel better with that change. Everybody has abilities and beauty, but it all depends on your perspective, the way you life through your eyes.
Self-esteem is a concept that sometimes is very difficult to understand because, in some cases, we think that it means how beautiful or how smart I am but that is not true at all. In simple words self-esteem means how much I love myself in the way I am.
As human beings, all of us, without exception, have virtues and defects, that is one of the reasons why we are human because if we were perfect, I am sure that we would not be human beings. So, why is it so difficult to accept ourselves the way we are? Well it is here where Self-esteem plays a significant role. It is essential not to confuse concepts. Having a high self esteem does not mean that you are almost perfect, and you are better than other people; having a high self esteem means that you feel good with yourself; it is very important not to become a narcissist so we always have to remember our defects because it is sometimes easier to see other´s faults rather than ours.
We need to find a balance in life; everything in excess is bad. We already know that nobody is perfect and nobody in the world is better or worse than us. There are people that have a complex of inferiority because maybe they do not look like an actor or an actress or they do not have abilities that other people have but all of us are special in different ways; we only need to find out the area we are good at and also try to improve those ones in which we are not very good at.
We need to be happy with who we are and love ourselves so much because if we do not love ourselves who is going to do it? We also have to know all the faults and qualities that we have and try to be better every day but not because other people tell us that we are wrong or because we want to be like another person. If we want to change something it should be only because we are going to feel better with that change. Everybody has abilities and beauty, but it all depends on your perspective, the way you life through your eyes.
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