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MY LEARNING PROCESS IN ENGLISH III WITH PROFESSOR LISETTE LUNAR
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt”. Sylvia Plath.
First of all, I would like to describe this experience as new. This is the first semester I take the English course, because I did not want to take the proficiency test.
For me, It was almost a necessity to start writing in English again. I have not done it since I graduated from high school, that is almost five years ago, and I wanted to loosen my hand again. Actually, it is a must since I am a mass media student.
I did not learn a lot of new vocabulary, but I was able to refresh something very important in writing: the connectors. I will treasure that class guide for the rest of my life.
On the other hand, It was very interesting and rewarding to write different kinds of texts and experiment with different types and styles of writing… from a distance education reading to a British movie summary.
According to this, this subject accomplished my goal. As you can see, I now have an English blog with a lot of texts of my own. And, who knows? Maybe I will continue writing here…
For me, It was almost a necessity to start writing in English again. I have not done it since I graduated from high school, that is almost five years ago, and I wanted to loosen my hand again. Actually, it is a must since I am a mass media student.
I did not learn a lot of new vocabulary, but I was able to refresh something very important in writing: the connectors. I will treasure that class guide for the rest of my life.
On the other hand, It was very interesting and rewarding to write different kinds of texts and experiment with different types and styles of writing… from a distance education reading to a British movie summary.
According to this, this subject accomplished my goal. As you can see, I now have an English blog with a lot of texts of my own. And, who knows? Maybe I will continue writing here…
HEATH LEDGER DESERVES AN OSCAR… THAT´S NO JOKE! (Argumentative Text)
Today the Academy will announce the nominations for the 81th Oscar Ceremony.
One issue a lot of people are worried about is whether Heath Ledger –who died last year because of an accidental drug overdose-, will be nominated or not for best supporting actor award, for his role as the Joker in the last Batman movie: The Dark Knight.
Some people think that he not only deserves the nomination, but also winning the award; while on the contrary, others believe that if he wins the posthumous Oscar, it will be only because of sentimental reasons regarding his death.
In my opinion, Heath Ledger deserves the Oscar and, as a mass media student, I would tell you why.
First of all, if you investigate about actors who have been nominated for the Oscar award posthumously, you will only find six names. And most important of all, only one of them won the award, who was Peter Finch in 1976 – two months after he died- for the Film Network.
So, as you may see, the statistics prove that the Academy does not care about emotional issues. It is concern about good acting.
Precisely, Heath Ledger is an example of an extraordinary interpretation. He practically disappeared into the Joker’s role. In fact, his acting is so impeccable, that the audience does not feel a performance, but a perception of truth and reality.
In my own view, Heath Ledger committed a hundred percent physically and emotionally with his character. It is almost impossible to recognize his presence on the screen, because he transformed himself completely, almost losing his own identity, to assume the Joker’s character.
For example, he dyed his hair green, changed his voice completely, began to laugh as a maniac, changed his smile for a mock, and incorporated a tongue tic, among several other changes.
Moreover, Heath Ledger is capable of transmitting all kind of emotions during the Dark Knight movie. As soon as he appears on scene, the audience begins to feel nervous. In fact, most people say that this movie is about the Joker not Batman, because of Ledger’s interpretation.
On the other hand, it is important to say that an award is also given for the trajectory and versatility of the actor. In this case, let’s not forget that Heath Ledger was nominated for best actor in 2005 for the movie “Brokeback Mountain”. In said movie, he played a homosexual cowboy… definitely a very different role compared to the Joker.
For all these reasons, I personally believe that Heath Ledger deserves not only an Oscar nomination, but also winning the golden statue.
He already won the Golden Globes, the Critics´ Choice and the People´s Choice awards. I hope the Academy also rewards this wonderful actor, not only because he passed away, as I said before, but also for the extraordinary job he did when he was alive.
And, do you want to know a coincidence? This year´s Oscar nominations date, that is January 22nd, matches the first year anniversary of Heath Ledger’s death… R.I.P.
One issue a lot of people are worried about is whether Heath Ledger –who died last year because of an accidental drug overdose-, will be nominated or not for best supporting actor award, for his role as the Joker in the last Batman movie: The Dark Knight.
Some people think that he not only deserves the nomination, but also winning the award; while on the contrary, others believe that if he wins the posthumous Oscar, it will be only because of sentimental reasons regarding his death.
In my opinion, Heath Ledger deserves the Oscar and, as a mass media student, I would tell you why.
First of all, if you investigate about actors who have been nominated for the Oscar award posthumously, you will only find six names. And most important of all, only one of them won the award, who was Peter Finch in 1976 – two months after he died- for the Film Network.
So, as you may see, the statistics prove that the Academy does not care about emotional issues. It is concern about good acting.
Precisely, Heath Ledger is an example of an extraordinary interpretation. He practically disappeared into the Joker’s role. In fact, his acting is so impeccable, that the audience does not feel a performance, but a perception of truth and reality.
In my own view, Heath Ledger committed a hundred percent physically and emotionally with his character. It is almost impossible to recognize his presence on the screen, because he transformed himself completely, almost losing his own identity, to assume the Joker’s character.
For example, he dyed his hair green, changed his voice completely, began to laugh as a maniac, changed his smile for a mock, and incorporated a tongue tic, among several other changes.
Moreover, Heath Ledger is capable of transmitting all kind of emotions during the Dark Knight movie. As soon as he appears on scene, the audience begins to feel nervous. In fact, most people say that this movie is about the Joker not Batman, because of Ledger’s interpretation.
On the other hand, it is important to say that an award is also given for the trajectory and versatility of the actor. In this case, let’s not forget that Heath Ledger was nominated for best actor in 2005 for the movie “Brokeback Mountain”. In said movie, he played a homosexual cowboy… definitely a very different role compared to the Joker.
For all these reasons, I personally believe that Heath Ledger deserves not only an Oscar nomination, but also winning the golden statue.
He already won the Golden Globes, the Critics´ Choice and the People´s Choice awards. I hope the Academy also rewards this wonderful actor, not only because he passed away, as I said before, but also for the extraordinary job he did when he was alive.
And, do you want to know a coincidence? This year´s Oscar nominations date, that is January 22nd, matches the first year anniversary of Heath Ledger’s death… R.I.P.
A GOOD CHRISTIAN: Narrative Text (extra)
This is the story of an atheist. The man was walking through the forests when, suddenly, a big brown bear attacked him. So the atheist looked up to the sky and screamed: God, help me!!
Everything in the forest became still. The rivers stopped flowing, the leaves got frozen in the air, the clouds no longer move, the air stopped blowing, the bear looked like petrified… the atheist could not believe that all this could be happening.
Suddenly, the Atheist heard a voice coming from the sky… It was God talking to him.
─You have always denied my existence…and now, only because you are in grave danger, you call my name─ said The Lord, and then added –What do you want me to do for you?-
And the Atheist responded…
─Well God, I can not promise you to become a religious man… I only ask you to make of this bear, a good Christian…─
After a few seconds, God said…
─ I will… ─
So everything in the forests recovered its normal state. And then, the bear looked at the atheist, watched the sky, closed its eyes, joined his hands and prayed…
─I Thank you Lord for the food I am about to receive…Amen! ─
Everything in the forest became still. The rivers stopped flowing, the leaves got frozen in the air, the clouds no longer move, the air stopped blowing, the bear looked like petrified… the atheist could not believe that all this could be happening.
Suddenly, the Atheist heard a voice coming from the sky… It was God talking to him.
─You have always denied my existence…and now, only because you are in grave danger, you call my name─ said The Lord, and then added –What do you want me to do for you?-
And the Atheist responded…
─Well God, I can not promise you to become a religious man… I only ask you to make of this bear, a good Christian…─
After a few seconds, God said…
─ I will… ─
So everything in the forests recovered its normal state. And then, the bear looked at the atheist, watched the sky, closed its eyes, joined his hands and prayed…
─I Thank you Lord for the food I am about to receive…Amen! ─
THE “CREATURES CLONE SELVES IN FACE OF DANGER” TEXT IS EXPOSITIVE… BUT WHY?
First of all, because the purpose of the journalist in the
“Creatures clone selves in face of danger” text is just to inform about the response of sand dollar larvae when they sense predators are near.
The expositive texts are characterized for transmitting information to a specific audience by means of objective data and explanations. In this case, the text reports an experiment conducted by a scientist that proved sand dollar larvae create clones of themselves when they are exposed to danger.
For this reason, it can be asserted that the information given in the text is objective, because the journalist quotes the results of a research work conducted by Dawn Vaughn, a biology doctoral student at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories, who explains and describes what he discovered in his experiment.
At the same time, given that the text is related to a science topic, the audience is restricted to those who are interested in the subject.
On the other hand, it can be said that the “Creatures clone selves in face of danger” text is expositive due to the way is written. The information is given by the journalist step by step and using sequence connectors (such as after, eventually, additionally, among others) to attach one idea with another one.
Besides, the journalist writes in third person. This aspect confirms that the text is not an opinion of the author. On the contrary, it is based on the result of a scientific experiment conducted by a trustful person: Dawn Vaughn, a biology doctoral student.
To conclude, the “Creatures clone selves in face of danger” text definitely does have the characteristics of an expositive text having, as a result, a document that contributes to amplify the knowledge about the sand dollar larvae; not only using objective data –based in a specialist’s experiment-, but also describing the entire process.
The expositive texts are characterized for transmitting information to a specific audience by means of objective data and explanations. In this case, the text reports an experiment conducted by a scientist that proved sand dollar larvae create clones of themselves when they are exposed to danger.
For this reason, it can be asserted that the information given in the text is objective, because the journalist quotes the results of a research work conducted by Dawn Vaughn, a biology doctoral student at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories, who explains and describes what he discovered in his experiment.
At the same time, given that the text is related to a science topic, the audience is restricted to those who are interested in the subject.
On the other hand, it can be said that the “Creatures clone selves in face of danger” text is expositive due to the way is written. The information is given by the journalist step by step and using sequence connectors (such as after, eventually, additionally, among others) to attach one idea with another one.
Besides, the journalist writes in third person. This aspect confirms that the text is not an opinion of the author. On the contrary, it is based on the result of a scientific experiment conducted by a trustful person: Dawn Vaughn, a biology doctoral student.
To conclude, the “Creatures clone selves in face of danger” text definitely does have the characteristics of an expositive text having, as a result, a document that contributes to amplify the knowledge about the sand dollar larvae; not only using objective data –based in a specialist’s experiment-, but also describing the entire process.
CREATURES CLONE SELVES IN FACE OF DANGER: SUMMARY
Doctoral student Dawn Vaughn conducted an experiment in order to find out the response of sand dollar larvae when they sense predators are near.In order to accomplish his objective, he exposed four day old sand dollar larvae to fish mucus, a sign that danger is closed, and found that larvae created clones of themselves within 24 hours.
On the other hand, larvae that were not exposed to the fish mucus did not clone themselves. As a result of the experiment, now the scientist thinks that cloning may provide a double benefit: by doubling themselves, they have a second chance to ensure their genetic information survives even if one larva is eaten. Additionally, being smaller makes it easier for larvae to hide from fish.
In conclusion, this is another evidence of the power of nature and how certain creatures are capable of doing things, such as cloning themselves, in order to avoid danger.
MY HERMANOTE PLAYING WITH FAUNA!!!
Sorry for the lousy sound of this video... But it is not the band! The Club was very crowded and it was not a professional video camera :(
Song: Tus Vocales
Band: Fauna
"MY HERMANOTE": Descriptive Text
For some girls he is kind of a charming prince, for me he is much more than that: he is my big brother (“Hermanote”, in Spanish). His name is Enrique Marquez and he is 22 years old (exactly my age).
I know, our last names do not match. This is because nature did not make us biological brother and sister, but we decided to be related anyway.
In fact, now that I think about it, if we are the same age, we would it be twins… Mmmm well, now I think I went too far…
Why? Because I am a traditional short brunette and Enrique is tall, blond, with green eyes and white skin…actually, he is almost pail. *1
Enrique’s arms are very strong, you can even see his veins, and his hands are big enough to grab his many guitars… ohhhh yeah! The guy is a rockstar!
My “hermanote” plays in two Venezuelan music bands: Fauna and Primera Edición. In fact, as member of the last one, he even got pre-nominated for the Latin Grammys.
However, he is not only a professional guitar player, but is also a Law student at the Metropolitana University *2… and he has a part-time job in a law firm as well. Nevertheless, he is very committed, efficient and responsible with all the activities he has.
Rockstar and lawyer… mmm I know, it seems weird *3…but this is exactly what I like most about Enrique.
For being such a man of all trades, who is regularly in contact with all kind of people, he hardly discriminates someone for his/her appearance. Like me, he does not believe too much in stereotypes, and he can hang out with different people.
In fact, he loves to go out. But he is not a party boy, as many people would think because he is a “rockstar”. On the contrary, he enjoys going to eat, friendly meetings, going to the movies or to a quiet bar to have a drink.
But besides the way he is with other people, I like the way he is with me. I know him since I was six years old, and he has always been a loyal friend. He has never disappointed me, and whenever I need help, he dumps whatever thing he’s doing to lend me a hand. Actually, I can be in the worst mood ever, but Enrique is so funny and such layout person, that he is almost always capable of making me laugh and get calm.
And even though we don’t see each other frequently, because our busy agendas, we know we have each other.
In conclusion…he is handsome, kind, a guitarist, funny, talented, committed, extrovert, a lawyer… but most important of all, HE IS MY HERMANOTE!
*1 Enrique, if you are reading this, let me tell you something: Thank God you went to Margarita for the Holidays!!
*2 Because of this, some people like call him “Legally Blond”
*3 …or like he is bipolar.
I know, our last names do not match. This is because nature did not make us biological brother and sister, but we decided to be related anyway.
In fact, now that I think about it, if we are the same age, we would it be twins… Mmmm well, now I think I went too far…
Why? Because I am a traditional short brunette and Enrique is tall, blond, with green eyes and white skin…actually, he is almost pail. *1
Enrique’s arms are very strong, you can even see his veins, and his hands are big enough to grab his many guitars… ohhhh yeah! The guy is a rockstar!
My “hermanote” plays in two Venezuelan music bands: Fauna and Primera Edición. In fact, as member of the last one, he even got pre-nominated for the Latin Grammys.
However, he is not only a professional guitar player, but is also a Law student at the Metropolitana University *2… and he has a part-time job in a law firm as well. Nevertheless, he is very committed, efficient and responsible with all the activities he has.
Rockstar and lawyer… mmm I know, it seems weird *3…but this is exactly what I like most about Enrique.
For being such a man of all trades, who is regularly in contact with all kind of people, he hardly discriminates someone for his/her appearance. Like me, he does not believe too much in stereotypes, and he can hang out with different people.
In fact, he loves to go out. But he is not a party boy, as many people would think because he is a “rockstar”. On the contrary, he enjoys going to eat, friendly meetings, going to the movies or to a quiet bar to have a drink.
But besides the way he is with other people, I like the way he is with me. I know him since I was six years old, and he has always been a loyal friend. He has never disappointed me, and whenever I need help, he dumps whatever thing he’s doing to lend me a hand. Actually, I can be in the worst mood ever, but Enrique is so funny and such layout person, that he is almost always capable of making me laugh and get calm.
And even though we don’t see each other frequently, because our busy agendas, we know we have each other.
In conclusion…he is handsome, kind, a guitarist, funny, talented, committed, extrovert, a lawyer… but most important of all, HE IS MY HERMANOTE!
*1 Enrique, if you are reading this, let me tell you something: Thank God you went to Margarita for the Holidays!!
*2 Because of this, some people like call him “Legally Blond”
*3 …or like he is bipolar.
CHINESE FOOD: Narrative Text
I had suspected it before. I had noticed that, after eating a few lumpias, my eyes began to look elongated. However, I never paid much attention to the matter because, in the worst of possible situations, it might be a symptom of an insignificant allergy to shrimps or the ham contained in lumpias. What can I say? I have always being prone to allergies. Hilarus
But no! This time it was different. And even though I had noticed before some secondary effects, after eating Chinese food, something like this had never occurred to me.
In one occasion, after a family dinner at a Chinese restaurant, I noticed an unusual agility in my arms and legs. However, I did not want to boast about it. Besides, it would not be proper to make a triple back flip from the dinning table to the floor.
But when we returned home from the Chinese restaurant, I went right to my bedroom, closed the door and started to try my new abilities. I felt like Spiderman or, even better, like Karate Kid! I threw about five fast kicks. I even became surprised when I realized that all my punches hit the target: my pillow. I was like that Chinese actor… Li? Lee? Sorry, I never remember his name.
Anyway, the fact is that Chinese food awakes the Shaolin Master that rests inside me.
I do not know if this phenomenon happens to other people. It would be very interesting to see another kid that, after eating some tallarines, develops martial arts abilities. But I do not think so. In fact, I would like to think that this is my own talent, my gift… There are people who sing, those who dance, people who cook… I do not know how to do such things! I eat Chinese food and get transformed into a Shaolin Master! It is a wonderful thing. Actually, I love the idea!
Well… I loved it.
One night, I could not wait any longer and wanted to see how far this experiment would go. So, I ate all the Chinese leftovers I found in my refrigerator ─What can I say? My parents always like to buy Chinese food─ and you will not believe what happened to me.
I woke up looking like a Chinese. Long eyes, black braid, even my pajama changed… I was wearing the classic Chinese outfit...a loose black pant and a closed red shirt with a row of golden buttons.
This time I got really scared… What if my parents do not recognize me and send me to China? And what about my school, my friends…? I felt like the Wolf Man or Dracula five minutes before dawn.
So, I went to the kitchen. I was very worried because the effect never had lasted so long. Of course, I had abused. I had eaten too much Chinese food.
However, I had an idea: if the Chinese food transformed me into a Shaolin Master, there should be an antidote in the refrigerator that would give me back my normal form.
So I opened the refrigerator and saw some burritos my mom had prepared for Saturday’s lunch. I put them in the microwave, trying not to add soy sauce to them, and heated them up.
Then I proceeded to eat them rapidly. I must have eaten about ten burritos…
I must say that I got really scared when I realized that my hair began to get curly and saw a mustache growing on my face …
─Híjole Güey, ¿qué me está pasando?─ *1
*1 Dude, what is happening to me? In Spanish (Mexican style)
IT´S TEA TIME!!
In just a few minutes, I am going to start posting my texts for you to read them... so go to the kitchen and prepare yourself a nice cup of tea... After that, I invite you to watch this hilarious video about the different kind of teas and their benefits... Salud!
domingo, 11 de enero de 2009
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