1. Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia
y Tecnología
Composition I
I CO – 2011
-- ESSAYS--
Student: Carlos Roberto Mora P.
Professor: Laura Gang.
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2. Composition I
I CO – 2011
Essay #1.
Carlos Roberto Mora P.
Save the whales
The protection of the whales in our days is an important action
that human and some organizations need pay attention, whales need our
protection now. Also humans are destroying the environment where the
whales live and the problem every time is growing. Nobody denies that
human have the fault because we are aware that nature and animals need
us and we need them too. In the life all is a cycle and we are inside it, in
our hands is the responsibility to care the environment and their
components. Whales also are beings that need protection, food, care and
reproduce themselves but if we kill them or we not care their world, their
final is coming.
The whales are beautiful animals. Also whales are large,
intelligent, aquatic mammals and they have sleek, streamlined bodies that
move easily through the water. Also whales have wonderful colors and
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3. they make a special sound and it is like the way that they have to
communicate with other animals. Whales belong to the group of
mammals called cetaceans, they are a part of this group along with
dolphins. They are strong and have the ability to travel long distances.
Whales are known to teach, learn, cooperate, scheme, and even grieve. In
other words, they are very special. For many reasons whales are amongst
the most enigmatic and fascinating of all creatures.
Whales live in open sea, where human has gone and they have
invaded their space. The kill of whales is an activity that happens every
day around the world and there are a lot of people inside this business, a
dark and illegal business. There are many species of whales that are in
danger of going extinct and it seems that this situation does not concern
us. Whales are killed by their meat, fins, fat and only for pleasure. The
main countries that kill whales are Japan, Russia, China, Norway,
Denmark, Iceland, Korea, Finland, Australia, Nicaragua and Panama.
Whaling is a cruel practice in every sense, as the hunters resort to using
explosive harpoons shot and left by these large mammals in agony, in
some cases, for about an hour while waiting for a painful death.
Today, the main reason why whaling is to obtain meat, although
in ancient times to the early twentieth century, there were also other
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4. reasons, such as heating and lighting (oil), cosmetics and pharmaceutical
products. Whaling is not the only threat to these species. The oceans, or
even more, the human impact on oceans, have changed dramatically
during the half century since whales are protected. Among the known
environmental threats to whales include global climate change, pollution,
overfishing, the weakening of the ozone layer, noise from sonar devices,
and collisions with ships. The industrial scale fishing threatens the food
supply deals whales and a physical risk to them getting caught in fishing
nets. The pollution of the sea every year is more. For example the oil spill
is a dangerous problem for all species. And in all the cases human have the
responsibility on these acts.
Unquestionably we have to do something with this serious
problem. It is not possible that many species die for our fault. If a whale
can be very intelligent and also dolphins very smart, with all reason the
human we can be it. So, what happens with us? The answer is in our
hands, and we know what is, the answer is today, tomorrow could be too
late.
---The nature is a God's gift---
Charly
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5. Composition I
I CO – 2011
Essay #2.
Carlos Roberto Mora P.
Places that I have visited at Different Moments
I had never before had the opportunity to travel outside the country
until two years ago and it was so good. Many people believe that if you
want take a trip wherever you need a lot of money or maybe you need to
have good luck to do it. However if we work so hard we can do everything
that we wish. In my case I had the opportunity visit two countries, both
new for me and the experience that I had was unforgettable. Is good to
have the opportunity to know new places and to expand our horizons in
different moments in our life.
In 2008 Ivisited San Andres Island on the Caribbean. San Andres Island is
close to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, nevertheless that Island is property of
Colombia. I remember that the flight to go there was so short, 45 minutes
approximately. One can visit San Andres by plane or boat. How this Island
is very close you can decide how go there. San Andres is a little island with
many people and few opportunities to work. The principal activity to make
money or work is tourism. In San Andres I saw beautiful beaches with
clean water; also in this place the weather is very good. I have bought
some things there because some things are very cheap.
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6. The following year I visited El Salvado,r a poor country but so beautiful.
I was in the coast that its name was Salinitas. Salinitas always has had
many mountains and nice beaches where the people can go and enjoy
their vacation. You can go there by plane or bus because there is an
important road that is called Interamericana Street or American Street.
El Salvador is next to Nicaragua and Nicaragua is next to Costa Rica, so the
trip is short. The coin in this country is the dollar, and that is good because
no matter if the country is small they use a big coin. The culture in this
country was very interesting because they had many traditions and
customs. I was in that place where a mortal earthquake happened; today
is a mountain, a forgotten mountain. The town that was there was Santa
Tecla.
Also in Costa Rica we have many beautiful places where we can find
beaches, mountains, rivers, volcanoes and historical places. I like the
mountain so much. However I have traveled to the beaches and to many
traditional towns. Our country is a good destiny to many people that live
in other countries, has a good position, good weather, friendly people and
is a country where the peace exists. For example in my town there are
many mountains and every time that I go there I feel so happy, because
mountain is one of my favorite places.
There is a specific place to a specific moment. The most important is
feeling ourselves very happy no matter the place where we are or with
whom we are there. Every country has a beautiful places, has a culture
and traditions that are part of people. Travelling is good and is a nice
experience, however to know new people and new things about a specific
country is good opportunity. Every place can teach us something new,
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7. each person can show something else that we know about them. In every
place where I have been, they were important for me and also they gave
me knowledge, fun and entertainment. It is good when I know a place and
later I hope will there again. That is living!
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8. Composition I, by Carlos Mora P. I CO - 2011
A different Word
Today, in our world, there are many situations that are changing
our reality, so all the situations that are happening can affect us in many
ways. All the actions that we make have a cause and therefore an effect.
Humans need to take a responsible position towards their actions. It is
good think fist and act second. Consequently, we know that we are in
constant develop but also, all the decisions that taken are important for us
no matter if we are agree or not. The result is important for us and for
everybody. It is time to make a different world, we need it and the planet
needs it because we are living in a false world where money and oil are
more important than our lives and families.
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9. Humans always have been very ambitious and for that reason,
have looked for many ways to make grow up their interests. Pitifully the
humans do not have had care in their acts and they have acted in an
irresponsible way. The advancements of the person and of cities are good
but in a good measure. Also each person is responsible of his or her
actions, we can decide what is good and if something is not good for us we
can say no or not do it. Our planet needs a change right now, is not
possible see around the world destruction all side.
Another point is globalization. Certainly permits an increase in
the level of global output but also it makes that our lives and our world
change. Globalization must be expected to influence the distribution of
income as well as its level on each country and it expects that all countries
will benefit and of course also people. But by the moment that all that
process happens, poverty is growing. The destruction of many forests to
build happen everyday. The impact of the globalization is eminent. We
can see it and many people in the entire world are benefit and others not.
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10. Another problem is the destruction of the ozone layer is a big
problem, because the global warming affects the entire planet. There are
many factories that their pollute is too much and that affect rivers, air,
towns, sea, animals and obviously persons. Some people kill animals to
sell their meat or for many reasons. Many animals are endangered and
human do not care them. But human not only destroy things, they destroy
themselves. How? Killing with wars. Today many countries are suffering
wars and for that reason thousands of people die. Why wars? There are
many reasons, money (oil), politics, religion, territory and for the power.
We need to imagine a peaceful world, a world full of peace and
full of love. Today children need a clean planet, animals need forests with
life and we need to have sustainable development. This land is our world,
we need to care for it. Our planet and our life is a God gift, so we need to
be conscious with our reality and our position and our responsibility.
Today is when, tomorrow could be too late.
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11. Composition I, Carlos Mora P.
The Review Essay
Dead Poets Society
There is an interesting movie that its principal idea is change the
thinking way that we sometimes have. The author is very clear in his way
to say o express the ideas. This movie was made in 1989 by Peter Weir
and a time where in many colleges there was a bounded way to
expression and thinking. The gender of this film is drama. The movie does
a strong critic in the academic process that there are in many schools and
insists that is necessary to change it to improve itself.
The film exposes the adolescent awakening to the pleasure of
poetic language, the romantic, the search for identity and the channeling
of vocational possibilities. The movie becomes indispensable for teachers
concerned about the education of children and young people, either for
purely vocational and motivational level of the mind or analyze teaching
models and teaching methods in the teaching proceed, and to offer
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12. information on a rigid period but not very common, possibly to continue
taking place in some schools, high school and boarding. The main theme
challenges the rigid and rote practice of traditional schools are contrasted
and challenged by this former student now become a teacher, who is
determined to break these forms of teaching and learning. But more than
teaching as a personal initiative, it does so as a personal need to save
these young people how harmful it can be a bad formation. One teacher
cannot focus only in one area and close by himself, he needs create new
methods or strategies that can help all the students.
The film shows some conflicts facing young students in
classrooms where teachers impose their authority, leaving aside the real
interest in education. It also exposes the conflict of their students and
their parents, the difficult situation that many teenagers have in their
homes, because their parents are authoritarian in a high level. Today
children and teenagers are exposed to many situations that can affect
them in many ways. For example drugs, sex, money, pornography, smoke
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13. and others vicious that are very dangerous. So here is the importance and
the important role that parents have in the way that educate their sons
and their daughters. In the movie we can see a parent that he is very strict
with his son and for that reason he decides commit suicide because he
believes that he has not exit. It is clear; the pressure that his father has
over him is too much.
Finally the teaching that movie gives us is the importance of the
quality at schools, the academic preparation of teachers and obviously of
the way that schools use for teach. No matter if the school is public or
private, the message is for all. The education is the base of the knowledge
and for that reason it needs to be very prepared with good methods and
responding to the necessities that the school community have. Is very
important be aware that education is essential in each person, but not
only is go to the school and no more, also the education at home is
important because it make us better people and it incorporate to us in the
society and there we can fight by a better world.
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14. Composition I, I CO – 2011.
Carlos Mora P.
Teen driving
There is a problem in many countries with teenagers that are
driving irresponsibly. The problem is that many teens are not aware that
drive a car is a big responsibility and they only think that have a car is joy
and fun. They need to understand that a car is not a fashion, a car is a
transport that is helpful but we need be careful with that. Today the
streets are very dangerous and we have not security there because there
are many crazy people driving to their whim. It is time to be very aware
with this problem, parents and laws have the responsibility to stop the
party that many teens have in the streets.
We can see on the news that everyday happen many accidents on
the street and many times the guilty are teenagers that are driving the
family's car or another car. Also many people die on the street victims of
these irresponsible people in a bad and sad way; they could be people
with family, with sons and daughters. Also the murderer that was driving
the car dies, and is victim of his or her tap. Obviously, the pain is for both
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15. families, because they suffer the accident and for that reason the
consequences of that. It is very sad to see the pain of one person that
loses a loved person for the fault of crazy and neglected driver.
Another important point in this problem is the drunks that are
driving and drinking alcohol. Many people are beginning drinking at
younger ages and they are more likely to drunk. Driving and alcohol-
related crashes involvement is for alcohol dependence is not acceptable.
Young drivers are over-represented in alcohol related driving accidents,
and is only for a bad driver education. The reasons why teens and other
young people are driving very drunk are because they are inexperienced
drivers, they are relatively inexperienced consumers of alcohol, also they
are more likely to use illegal drugs and also they have a false sense of
invincibility and immortality.
Nevertheless, the responsibility is not only of teens, also parents
have an important position in teen's lives. Many parents think that the
most important is the money for their kids and they work a lot only to
make money. But what about the home education of children and teens?
Unquestionably in that way, teens and children have a lot of freedom. On
the other hand the government needs create new laws that be very strict.
Here in our country we hear many things about the new law of transit and
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16. some people think that all those laws are too much. But in the same time
many people are dying in our streets for the fault to bad drivers. Certainly
one driving license is not only the most important thing that we need to
drive, also we need two things more: responsibility and knowledge.
In conclusion, it is time to stop this slaughter that there is in our
streets. Each person have the responsibility when is walking on the street
or when that person is driving. How much time we need to wait for see
something new about this problem? How many deaths more we need
heard? This country has the tools to do something about it, buy what
happens? There are the tools but the people with courage not yet. No
more, no way! Now is when, tomorrow could be too late, we have family
and also we have rights, we have a voice that needs be heard. We require
respect for us, for our families and for all the people.
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17. Composition I
FINAL ESSAY
I CO – 2011.
Addictions on people
There are different addictions and each one has different
effects. However, before it is important known what is the meaning of the
word addiction. An addiction is when somebody starts doing something
and every time is more and more. Usually one addiction requires much
time for do it or in different times by day. In general addictions are very
dangerous and can destroy to the person that is addict and their family.
Inside on this topic we have many addictions. For example the
following: gambling, alcoholism, pornography, drugs, sex, food, beauty,
television, internet, video games, smoking, marijuana and more. All
these bad habits are very common today. It is amazing that children,
teenagers and adults be are within the addiction´s world. Gambling is very
common in the casino. Nevertheless people that have this addiction they
carry the casino to their houses and there they play every night. Also this
people play betting a lot of money. After, they bet cars, houses, jewels
and other things with of value. Usually when the person is playing is
smoking and drinking. Three addictions together!
Alcoholism is a serious problem. It is when the people drink
alcohol, beers or wine a lot. This people lose their control and they do not
know that are doing or saying. It is very common to see on the street
people that drink a lot because they do not have house or their families
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18. they left them. This people are called drunks. This addiction is frequent in
adults and sometimes in teenagers.
Pornography is when the person sees sex material. For example
magazines, movies, web sites. The person needs think in sex. When the
person sees pornography feels the need to have sex. Moreover the sex
addiction sometimes is the product of to see pornography. The sex
addiction it is common in men and women. The age is not an important
aspect. But this addiction is very dangerous. Why? Because there are
many sexual Illnesses, for example AIDS. The condom it is useful but not is
security.
Drugs addiction is an international problem. Every time there
are many people consuming drugs around the world. There are many
types of drugs. For example: cocaine, crack, ecstasy, heroin and others.
Also, marijuana is a drug. Sometimes we talk about of legal or illegal drugs,
but it depend of the country that we are talking. Sometimes some drugs
can help to the people that are sick. But in others cases the drugs are
consumed for pleasure. The buy and sale of drugs is a big business in the
entire world. There are many bands called drug traffickers. They have
serious problems with the law. These bands commit crimes and murders.
The jails are full of them. Smoking is another addiction very common in
teenagers and adult. These people smoke for the need of to have the
nicotine inside. The best characteristic is the anxiety in these people.
When the person smokes the smoke affect their selves and ourselves. The
organs that are affecting are the lungs. After appears the lung cancer. It is
the similar with the marijuana but the effects can be different. The
marijuana affects the brain and the smoke to the lungs too.
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19. Finally we have the food addiction. Some people eat but a lot!
They eat many times in one day. The person is sedentary and for that is
very fat. The person does not makes exercises, not goes to the gym, only
eats and sleeps. In their free time, when is not eating or sleeping, is
playing video games or watching TV. The obesity is also a disease.
Assuredly, with about the food there are two diseases: bulimia and
anorexia. Both are very dangerous and fatal.
In conclusion, is good to have free time and sometimes to be
very busy. But in both cases we need to be careful with that we are doing.
The stress is not good and some people say that for the stress they have a
specific addiction. Depending of the addiction the person could need
professional help. The addictions always have causes. One reason is that
starts and another is the consequence. We need care of ourselves, of our
family, of our bodies and our money. It is great to have a good self-
esteem. That can help us. One addiction can destroy everything. For that
be careful with it we are doing. May be we think that is normal because
everybody do it, but that thing that we are doing could be an addiction.
And after can be too late for us.
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20. Out lines
Composition I
I CO – 2011
Carlos Roberto Mora
ULACIT
Outline
Topic: Teen driving
I. Introduction
A. Hook
Teen driving is problem that affects to all.
B. Connecting information
Driving a car is a big responsibility.
C. Thesis
All the people, especially parents have the responsibility to teach in a good
way their kids, people to drive with security, and the government everything about
laws.
II. Body
Accidents
Alcohol / Drunks, drugs
General responsibility
Laws in our country
III. Conclusion
Reflexion of why is important to have a good driver education.
Life's respect
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21. Composition I
I CO – 2011
Carlos Roberto Mora
ULACIT
Outline
I. Introduction
A. Hook
A travel is a good opportunity.
My personal opportunity.
B.Connecting information
Different places
C. Thesis
Expand our horizons is good for us
II. Body
The places that I knew
Names
Ages
Descriptions
Similarities in places
Comparisons in places (countries)
Traditions and people
III. Conclusion
Why travel is a good chance and why is good for us.
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22. Composition I
I CO – 2011
Carlos Roberto Mora
ULACIT
Outline
I. Introduction
Something about the movie
-A. Hook
1. An interesting movie that its principal idea is changes the thinking way.
-B. Connecting information
1. About the author 2. Date 3. Kind of movie
-C. Thesis
The educational system that there is in many schools, that is necessary to change it.
II. Body
1. How are some schools (academic system)
2. The influence of the parents
3. The problematic that have teenagers
4. Learning
III. Conclusion
1. The importance of a good education
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23. Composition I
I CO – 2011
Carlos Roberto Mora
ULACIT
Outline
Topic: Addictions on people (Final Essay)
I. Introduction
A. Hook
Addictions are a problem that affects many people.
B. Connecting information
Kind of addictions and different problems with each one.
C. Thesis
Addictions are very dangerous and they can destroy our lives.
II. Body
Name of some addictions
Consequences
People affected
The most common kind of addictions
III. Conclusion
Addictions on people can affect the life, body, feelings and more. Do not consume
drugs and be careful with those problems.
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