12/21/2014

Violence in football

     
     During these weeks, the news have been bombarding us with the death of Jimmy in the vicinity of the stadium of the Manzanares, scaring the genuine fans of the sport and creating a warmongering image that does not correspond with reality. The problem is not the fans, but the ultras. Not all the ultras, but the violent ones. The solution is as simple as expelling violent ultras of the stadium. Police should identify those who do advocate violence and make soccer from being a party to a nightmare.  There should be a judicial and administrative punishment as deserved 
to get rid of the scourge of violence in football as there are enough laws.

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Advantages and disadvantages of traveling alone

      Nowadays there are many people who travel alone to enjoy a new experience without having to depend on anyone. Freedom is one of the factors most valued by people who choose this type of trip. When traveling alone you can change plans at any time and as you want without having to rely on anyone else. A person who travels alone can be explored and get to know the personality that he or she has. In addition, he can also check and overcome his fears and insecurities. Nevertheless, some people may feel bored, homesick and miss their loved ones. Also, when travelling alone people can not share everything they feel with the people they would like to. To conclude, it should take into account all these factors before embarking on an adventure like that.


Problem/Solution essay (P.E)

     One of the problems of Spanish people is that, in general, the level of English is quite low. Frequently, mid-aged people just know how to speak Spanish, and if they are lucky maybe some French. 

     A solution to this problem could be that people of this age learn English at their place of work, as a way to improve their professional skills. However, they don't have the same learning capacity than younger people. To avoid this future problem, schools should teach English to children when they are about three years old. It would be better if they do it when the kids are at the kindergarten because they would be really bilingual. Another solution is that, in the Spanish cinemas, they would show films in English, since it is a good way of learning. The problem of this solution is that some movies require a high level of English and there are differences in the pronunciation of the actors. Another option is to travel to countries in which people speak English natively. It is such an amazing experience, but it is very expensive and not everybody can afford its cost.

     In conclusion, as English is the most important language in the world, people must learn how to speak it; learning foreign languages is wonderful to our mental health and to be in contact with people. So peple showld start learning it at an early age in order not to have problems with it in the near future.

11/07/2014

Knowing a suicide? Part 2

                         
     But let's see, this chick was stupid or what? On top of the fact that I have helped her not to kill herself, she shouts at me. Women are incomprehensible.—Sure, now you yell at me but you've grasped my hand when you've been about to fall.— I probably would have done the same, I hate people to help me. I am a very independent person. From the moment when you depend on someone is when you are really lost. I took a step away from her and lit another cigarette, I hid the lighter on my pocket and gave it a puff. She said that obviously she wanted to fall. Then I looked at the girl without any apparent feeling.—Perhaps you think that you can fly or something, or are you a drug addict and you've had too many dosis of LSD and you think you are a bird?—I said gravely, not intended to give her a sermon or anything, but I wanted to disturb her just a bit. The girl was pretty, but hey, she rubbed me on the wrong way just for the simple fact of not having given thanks. 

     I stared at her for a while and I started to jump over the rocks behind us, walking away from her.—Do you know how to say thank you or just being a suicide?—I shouted from about fifty feet away. If she followed me, I would spend a long time telling any nonsense that I could think of. If she didn't, I would go with my friends and look for trouble out there, it certainly would be much more fun than that.

                                                                                   

10/26/2014

Differences and similarities between Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings

                  

      They are both one of the most successful sagas of all time.  Although the two stories are different and cover different worlds and characters, there are some similarities that can not be ignored. The book written by J.K Rowling starts when Harry is 11 and lives with his aunt and uncle in Privet Drive. In The Lord of the Rings, Frodo is 33 instead and has to live with is uncle as next of kin. Both stories start on their birthdays. While Frodo's is overshadowed by the celebration of his uncle, who turnes the same day. The adventures begin when a man who is not from there appears in their lives. Frodo's mission is to destroy a ring. Harry, meanwhile, should look for horcruxes (the first is also a ring), and destroy them one by one. In both Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings trolls appear. As Sauron can sense when Frodo uses the rings or enters his territory, Voldemort also has a connection with Harry, getting into his mind and pursuit him. In Harry Potter giant spiders appear in the second book (or film), there he and Ron met Aragog. Frodo, whereas, must face Shelob. Finally, Dumbledore and Gandalf are very similar physically and besides both are powerfull wizards that encourage the main characters to follow their stories and help them when needed.

                                                                                   

10/19/2014

Knowing a suicide? Part 1


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                 ALESSANDRO'S POV (Point of view)

    I was very bored in that place some would call home, which for me, was everything but a home. It was more like a kind of hell, I couldn't stand my mother's boyfriend, I had to go out of there, if no, sooner or later I would end up hitting him, or maybe killing him. I went out the front door without even saying goodbye and I wandered aimlessly through the streets. But it didn't please me at all: many people. I hated crowds. It got on my nerves.

     After much walking, I lit a cigarette and went towards the coast. All right. There was no one, which I thought was completely normal, because it was very windy and it wasn't a good day to be swimming at the beach. The wind moved large amount of sand and waves, it's quite annoying if you get sand in your eyes. The beach was sorrounded by many rocks, they had enough peaks. I heard that many people had died there, I smiled thinking about it.

     I thought I saw a girl near the edge of the rocks. I blinked a few times. Yes, definitely there was a girl there. I wasn't drugged and cigarette doesn't make you high, so it wasn't my imagination. She looked like she was going to throw herself off the cliff. I actually had to do something. 

    What are you doing?!—I yelled at her in order to curb in her attempt to commit suicide or to have fun. Fun is something quite relative. Fuck. The girl lost her balance but she managed to hold onto the rim. I ran to her. — Let me help you—I told her as I lent her both hands. I was a bad person, but I wasn't going to let her die. —Were you expecting to throw yourself off the brink?!

                                                           

10/18/2014

Is ethically appropiate the salary of footballers?

                             
  













I don't really think that it is ethically correct the amounts of money that they earn for playing, a maximum of two matches per week. First of all, I have to say that, above all, I love football and I try not to miss a single match. However, elite players earn impossibles sum of money. This way, the ten highest paid players (Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Falcao, Thiago Silva, Bale, Xavi, Iniesta, Rooney and Drogba, according to 20 Minutos, and without including the advertising) earn in total and all together, 110.470.000 € (and for me it falls short). With this money it could be financed 40% of the budget of Cáritas or open more than 1.600 soup kitchens. Besides, it isn't normal that this players gain all of that money in a country which is going through a difficult time, with evictions, people who can't eat and with a minimum income of 752 € per month. Is it fair that a football player, who doesn't save anyone's live, earn more money than a researcher or doctor who tries to cure cancer?


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