Final Essay

Topic: You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would you like to visit? Use specific reason and details to explain your choice.

I have made a promise to myself. I have to visit a new country every year. In the last ten years, I have kept my promise. If I had the opportunity to visit a new foreign country for two weeks, I would ask me the same questions that I always have  to select a new country such as;  Is there something unique in that country that attracts me?, Are its architecture and cuisine exotic? Is there natural environment? The one country that answers all ‘yes’, it would be Austria. Austria is the current home and historic birthplace of Classical Music in the world. It is Capital of Classical Music. Many of our most beloved composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, and Anton Bruckner found their origins and inspirations. The exquisitely trained and dedicated Austrian musicians continue to keep the traditions of classical music alive in this beautiful country and its exquisite concert hall. I love classical music and I studied piano before so that I would like to see and listen to the live philharmonic of Vienna. http://www.classictic.com/en/special/events-in-austria/46/ Another reason that I would like to visit Austria is to experience its exotic architecture, cuisine and infrastructure. I would like to visit places such as City Hall, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna State Opera or St. Stephen's Cathedral. In addition, they have amazing cuisine such as Noodle & vegetable dishes, desert and wine. I would like to try their Viennese Sacher Cubes, which is a world famous delicious chocolate cake with apricot jam filling.  Furthermore, Vienna’s public transport network has to be seen, it is a smart architecture, after all, it is one of the best in the world and is in first place in the individual category “Getting around the city” (a comparison of 37 world cities), due its technology. http://www.wien.info/en/vienna-for/smart-city-vienna/smart-mobility  Finally, Austria has a natural beauty. I would like to spend three days in Hallstatt, it is Austria’s oldest and possibly most photographed village, it is something like an illusion in the Salzkammergut Lake Region. The best way to experience the magnitude of this famous location is by a ferry ride across the lake tucked between mountains.  http://www.austria.info/us/vacation-in-austria/hallstatt-1471592.html In conclusion, Austria is a perfect destination to visit for two week vacation, because this has a mix of nature, architecture, technology and the highest quality of music. Austria has the oldest culture and architecture and the same time it is first in technology by smart architecture. Austria must be my next adventure.

10. Week tenth

Week tenth

Write about a favorite tradition of your family

My favorite tradition in my family is November 1 day of the dead, because in Guatemala we can visit cemetery and prepare traditional foods. My favorite food is “Fiambre”, that is like a salad with different cheeses and it is a cold food. We went with my siblings two days before and we painted the domes. That sounds like pathetic experience but it is no true, that was funny for us, because other friends went with us and everybody were painting happy.  When we finished this, we were going to drink coconuts outside the cemetery and we started the competition about who drinks more coconuts. I would like to repeat this experience that happened every year. Now we have grown and that is not same . I miss that time and I miss my siblings.

9. Week Ninth

Week Ninth

Sometimes events occur that are out of your control. You might wonder, “Why is this happening to me?” or “What did I do to causes this? Write about a recent situation in which you felt like things were out of your control. How did you react?

Sometime events occur that you can’t do anything to avoid these. I always ask me, Why is this happening, if I have done everything to achieve that it will be well? In this moment, I am living sometime that I am angry. I have bought an IT course to complete some credits that I need to get my second certification. However, I have a problem to receive this.  Since the last April, I have paid for this but that have been a long process so that I am angry because I have about two month in this process and I am delaying in my plans. I haven’t lost the control but I believe that I am almost in this point.  The last email that I sent them I explained them that it is urgent to me. Yesterday, I received an email to offer me a new job, but I need to present my certification. If I lost this opportunity because they don’t send me a course, I will lose the control and they will have to listen me...

Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

The beginning Scene(s) ·         What happens to Andy du Fresne and Red? Andy quickly befriends Red in the prison. ·         What do we learn of Andy and Red’s characters? We learned the unconditional relationship between Andy and Red. They feel respect each other.

Introduction to Shawshank ·         What do we learn of the nature of the prison? Give examples. This is a hard and dangerous life; for example, when other prisoners were trying to hit to Andy. The food was a good example as well. Working in the prison laundry, Andy is regularly assaulted by the bull queer gang "the Sisters" and their leader, Bogs.

Degradation ·         What does Andy endure in the first few years? Be accurate and specific. Andy endures in the first few years thanks to relationships with Red.

The Rooftop Scene ·         What do you learn about dignity, courage and hope from this scene? When Andy escapes prison and he has everything ready. Andy was innocent and he never lost hope of his freedom. He was really smart and he prepared his freedom by planning in every details before and after his freedom.

The Library ·         What does the library represent to Andy? Think about time, education, friends, music and hope. Andy was a good education man. He dreamed a big library to prisoners. He achieved this. His friend passed long time in the library for learning. Andy helped Tommy to achieve to get G.E.D. degree.

Music ·         Identify a scene where music is important. Explain how it is used and to what effect. When Andy received the donation books, he found an opera music disk and he put the disk to all prisoners. That was amazing scene.

Minor Character ·         Using evidence from the film, explain the following peoples characteristics and say why they are important: o   Warden Norton: He is a principal boss in the prison. Andy works to him in money laundering. He is responsible of the murder Tommy. o   Brooks: He was an older man who had about fifty years in the prison. He was library responsible before Andy o   Tommy: He joins Andy's and Red's circle of friends. Tommy reveals to Red and Andy that an inmate at another prison claimed responsibility for the murders Andy was convicted of, implying Andy's innocence. o   Captain Hadley: he is a brutal captain. Andy worked to him doing his taxes. o   Can you think of any other secondary characters?

The Ending ·         What happens at the end of the film? What message does it send to society? Andy achieves his freedom. He meets Red like he had planned. The best message in this movie is that you never must hope and you need to dream every time. There is always justice in the life and at the end everything is put in its place.

8. Eight Week

Week Eight

Who was the most influential person in your life? How did this person make you want to become better?

My most influential people in my life are my parents. They give the most important advice to improve my life. My father was a wonderful man.  His example to me has been the different in my life. Every day I remember his advice and every day these help me to be better. My father was a good entrepreneur and he had a special talent in the business. So that he had a big influential in my life. All time I follow his steps. In addition, my mom is a wonderful woman. She is my example for love. She taught me and she teaches me a lot of thing. When I don’t feel well I remember her or I call her and I receive the best motivation that I have never received before. My Mom is brave and she is a famous woman in her city. Everybody knows her.  She does big things to help other. So that my parents are the most positive influential in my life.  My best admiration to them.

7. Seventh Week

Relate an exciting experience from which you developed a particular talent or interest. All of us learn from our failures as well as successes. What is something you gained from an unsuccessful experience?

My exciting experience about my professional life was create my own company in a foreign country. That was an exciting experience to me; because I started not knowing anyone.   I had success in that experience and I learned a lot of about to deal with people and solve different problems in a company. My company became in the best in that country   I learned about finance, HR, sales, marketing, manager, leader team, third sector. The best value in that experience was learn to do that people worked happy.   However, I think that that was a wrong too, because I left my profession for about eight or more years. Every day I thought that I needed to come back to my IT profession.   Suddenly, I took the decision to come back at my profession and that was a hard work to me. I have prepared for this. I studied a master degree and now I am preparing my IT certification and also learning English to achieve my challenge.   However, I think that anybody in my profession has my experience in other fields. My possible “wrong decision” was an amazing experience that I would like to repeat.   This decision became one of my best decisions of my life.

Big Foot Discussion Questions

Big Foot

 

1.      What do you think about Bigfoot in China and America? Does he really exist? I believe that it’s possible he exists or existed.  He is or has been relatives of chimpanzees.  Different animals have existed in our planet but he human have destroyed the environment and it is possible that estrange animals had disappear.

2.      If Bigfoot doesn’t exist, do you think people are making up the stories? How could so many people lie about it? Some stories are product of the imagination of the people. And other stories are making up. However there are real stories that can be useful to find answers about this mystery.

3.      What do you think Bigfoot is like? Is he half man and half animal? Is that possible? I believe that Bigfoot is relatives of chimpanzees.

4.      Should we be scared of Bigfoot if he truly does exist? What do you think Bigfoot thinks about us? He should be afraid of us, and he's right, because if human would find him, they will capture him for study him.

5.      Is looking for Bigfoot a waste of time? Is there any value in making contact with him? I think that it is not a waste of time. There is value in making contact with him because we would have information about the evolution and other species.

6.      What other unusual sightings exist in China? Have you ever seen anything strange in China? There are people have spotted Bigfoot creature for hundred year.

7.      What other unusual sightings do you know about from around the world? Loch Ness Monster, UFO’s, etc. There are a lot of videos and evidences  of UFO’s around the world where you can be sure that we are not alone in the universe

8.      Would you ever spend anytime looking for Bigfoot? Why or why not? I did it and I think that I don’t lose my time because it is interesting to me.