Herbalife, distribuidor independiente, nutricion y salud , mas energia

Herbalife, distribuidor independiente, nutricion y salud , mas energia

The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft

Slide 20 is the end we've changed
Slide 21 is the original end

First Confession by Frank O'connor

First Confession by Frank O' Connor | Make Your Own Book

That clinking clanking sound Carolina and Franca

That clinking clanking sound

That ours is an age of money is not under discussion. But when talking about cash, not everyone allocates the same role to it.  With relation to it, there is a well known saying from a famous musical in which Liza Minelly sang: “money makes the world go round”. We all like to have money, but is it really the earth’s fuel?

On the one hand, we must admit that all human activity is, at root, directed by capital. First of all,  money is necessary to satisfy our primary needs such as nutrition and health care. We have to pay in order to receive certain services, and, in fact, the more money we pay the better services we receive, such as medical services. What is more, money motivates much of human activity such as geological exploration, scientific research, technological advances, and politics.  In other words, we would not be living in such a globalized world if it  weren’t for the constant flow of capital throughout the world.

On the other hand, there are things of vital importance in life, whose existence is not always guaranteed by money and frivolous modern comforts. Money can never buy family, true friends, and peace of mind which, we believe, are the keys to happiness. As regards health, although there are diseases that can be cured by expensive treatments, generally money does not ensure a long and healthy life. Furthermore, all too often money takes over people’s lives, and they get engaged in a vicious circle. This means that they never feel fully satisfied with what they have and are constantly seeking to obtain even more money by any means, fair or foul.

Concluding, we believe it is true that money is a substantial element to live in this capitalist world but it is not enough to make one achieve self-realization, reach our goals and consequently, live a happy life. All in all, one’s priority should be to have a firm and clear set of morals and values in order to enjoy the simple pleasures of life because, as The Beatles sang: “I don't care too much for money, for money can't buy me love."


Linguistic Accuracy                            1 2 3     4    5
Content and Organisation                 1 2 3     4    5
Range and Appropriateness             1 2 3     4    5

That clinking clanking sound

That ours is an age of money is not under discussion (I prefer ‘out of the question’). But when talking about cash, not everyone allocates the same role to it.  With relation to it, there is a well known saying from a famous musical in which Liza Minelly sang: “money makes the world go round”. We all like to have money, but is it really the earth’s fuel? (I believe it IS the earth’s fuel) (I would say sth like “it is the earth’s fuel but it is not the only thing that matters, it can’t give you anything”)

On the one hand, we must admit that all human activity is, at root, directed by economics (it is not the only science that deals with money) (I would say just money). First of all, money is necessary to satisfy our primary needs such as nutrition and health care. We have to pay in order to receive certain services, and, in fact, the more money we offer/invest? the better services we receive. (which services? I would add an example: medical care, etc.) What is more, money motivates much of human activity such as geological exploration, scientific research, technological advances, and politics.  In other words, we would not be living in such a globalized world if it weren’t for the constant flow of capital throughout the world. (so many is earth’s fuel)

On the other hand, there are things of vital importance in life, whose existence is not always guaranteed by money and frivolous modern comforts. Money can never buy family, true friends, and peace of mind which, we (who? you should sign at the end of the article with both names to clarify that you are two people) (I think that just we is ok, it is not necessary to know exactly who) believe, are the key to happiness. As regards health, although there are diseases that can be cured by expensive treatments, generally money does not ensure a long and healthy life. Furthermore, all too often money takes over people’s lives, and they get engaged in a vicious circle. This means that they never feel fully satisfied with what they have and are constantly seeking to obtain even more money by any means, fair or foul.

Concluding, we believe it is true that money is a substantial element to live in this capitalist world but it is not enough to make one achieve self-realization, reach our goals (doesn’t it imply the same?) and consequently, live a happy life. All in all, one’s priority should be to have a firm and clear set of morals and values in order to enjoy the simple pleasures of life because, as The Beatles sang: “I don't care too much for money, for money can't buy me love."


Peer Evaluation
Linguistic Accuracy                            1 2 3     4    5
Content and Organisation                   1 2 3     4    5
Range and Appropriateness                1 2 3     4    5

Linguistic Accuracy                            1 2 3     4    5
Content and Organisation                 1 2 3     4    5
Range and Appropriateness             1 2 3     4    5

LIFE IS MONEY - Article (Garnero, Hess)

LIFE IS MONEY

Stop in your tracks and have a look at your neighbours. Have you noticed that the baker starts working even when it is still dark? The same happens with the chemist, who leaves her children with the baby-sitter all the day long and returns home just before dinner. And you are probably on your way to work, as usual. The same routine, the same sacrifice every single day - whether you like it or not. But you see; you are not the only early bird. At least one person in each family is extrinsically motivated to work, simply because we know that nothing in this world can be done without money. As it is often said, “money makes the world go round.”

First of all, money is a necessary element to satisfy our basic needs as human beings. We cannot meet them without money. I have yet to see someone who can get food from a supermarket for free; or someone who does not need to own or rent a house. Homeless people are unfortunates that cannot satisfy their basic needs. They are out of work and, consequently, without enough money to live in the way every human being deserves. Then, money is dignity.

Secondly, money provides us with a better living standard. In such a globalised world, motorized by capitalism and consumerism, we feel that our materialistic priorities go beyond what is really vital for us to live. As a result, we get the impression that we need more and more money as life goes on. We constantly feel we are in lack of something; we are never satisfied with what we’ve got. We are eager to earn money to spend it on things that, although not essential, make our lives easier and more comfortable. For instance, probably any housewife today would certainly refuse to do the washing without an automatic washing machine, or any boy had better watch the football match on a huge LCD than on the old television. Then, money is comfort.

Last but not least, money is, throughout the world, a synonym of authority and dominance. Therefore, it may also be the root of all evil. The well-known politician Cicero (106-43 BC) once said “endless money forms the sinews of war.” This saying does not sound ancient at all. Today we are still witnessing the conflicts between powerful and weaker countries, and what’s more, the threat of a possible WWIII. The battles are won by he who has the deadliest gun. Therefore, without money there is no war machinery to help them control the enemy. Lady Liberty labeled itself as a God who fights for the Greater Good… of whom? Of the magnates who are in the money to gain influence over their ‘friends’. Then, money is power.

All in all, the world in which we live obliges us to go out and get what seems to be its fuel: money. The money we so much need to live with dignity and comfort. The money that guarantees some countries they will prevail over others. The same money that almost always, unfortunately, causes so many troubles. For my money, I’d rather say “money makes the world go down.” 

                                                                Garnero, Romina; Hess, Melani

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LIFE IS MONEY

Stop in your tracks and have a look at your neighbours. Have you noticed that the baker starts working even when it is still dark? The same happens with the chemist, who leaves her children with the baby-sitter all the day long and returns home just before dinner. And you are probably on your way to work, as usual. The same routine, the same sacrifice every single day. (I would write , or ;) Whether you like it or not. But you see; you are not the only early bird. At least one person in each family is extrinsically motivated to work, simply because we know that nothing in this world can be done without money. As it is often said, “money makes the world go round.”

First of all, money is a necessary condition (money is necessary or necessary element...money is not a condition) to satisfy our basic needs as human beings. We cannot (make a living..it’s only an idea..) meet them without money. I have yet to see someone who can get food from a supermarket for free; or someone who do (does) not need (money?) to own or rent a house. Homeless people are unfortunates that cannot satisfy their basic needs. They are out of work and, consequently, without money enough (enough money) to live (adequately or any other adjective?..without the rest..) in the way that every human being deserves. Then, money is dignity.

Secondly, money provides us with a better living standard. In such a globalised world, motorized by capitalism and consumerism, we feel that our priorities go beyond our basic needs (what is really vital to live...or a synonym of "basic needs") Consequently (as a result..repeated before), we get the impression that we need more and more money (in order to fulfill our desires... I don't  think "time goes by" has much to do) as time goes by. We constantly feel we are in lack of something; we are never satisfied with what we’ve got. We are eager to earn money to spend it on things that, although not essential, make our lives easier and more comfortable ( or luxurious). For instance, (probably/almost)any housewife today would certainly refuse to do the washing without an automatic washing machine. (perhaps a comma would suitbetter here)Or any boy had better watch the football match on a huge LCD than on the old television. Then, money is comfort.

Last, (it's altogether, without the comma 'last but not least')but not least, money is, throughout the world, a synonym of authority and dominance. Therefore, it is also the root of all evil (in that sense..or is it always the root of ALL evil?). The well-known politician Cicero (106-43 BC) once said “endless money forms the sinews of war.” This saying does not sound ancient at all. Today we are still witnessing the conflicts between powerful and weaker countries, and what’s more, the threat of a possible WWIII. The battles are won by he? (the one) who has the deadliest gun (so/therefore)without money; there is no war machinery to help them control the enemy. Lady Liberty labeled itself as a God who fights for the Greater Good… of whom? Of the magnates who are in the money (bussiness?)to gain influence over their ‘friends’. Then, money is power.

All in all, the world in which we live oblige (obliges) us to go out and get what seems to be its fuel: money. The money we so much need to live with dignity and comfort. The money that guarantees some countries they will prevail over others. The same money that almost always, unfortunately, causes so many troubles. For my money, I’d rather say “money makes the world go down.” ( I didn't quite get the last sentence...)

Peer correction (Borello, Carolina; Bernasconi, Franca)

Linguistic Accuracy 3

Range and appropriateness 4

Content and organization 4

Self evaluation (Garnero, Romina; Hess, Melani)

Linguistic Accuracy 3

Range and appropriateness 4

Content and organization 4

Counterparts by James Joyce

A Broken Promise

Buying Happiness Carolina Borello and Franca Bernasconi

The results of your tests were a blow to me as well.  I’m…really sorry.  I don’t know how—I’m just really sorry.  I wish I weren’t telling you this. If I can do anything for you, just let me know. – said Dr. McDanell.

A few more minutes of silence passed, Nick stood up, and without thinking much, went to the nearest cash machine and left his bank account in the red. Now that he knew that he had only 3 months left, Nick decided to spend his whole nest egg, convinced that selling all his sacrifices would bring him happiness, at least for a little while.

Nick popped into every shop he came across and, as if he were a sleepwalker, he started buying on impulse. During the whole afternoon, he got through money like water. Nick’s hands were now full of bags, his pockets empty and an open plane ticket in his wallet suggested that he might give a peaceful ending to his life. Perhaps, these were the rainy days Nick had put money away for.

A BROKEN PROMISE

Jane was having dinner with her friends at a chic restaurant. They had been doing shopping that afternoon and now they were chatting about all the things they had purchased: stylish clothes and elegant shoes of the latest fashion. She loved her new acquisition.  However, in a matter of seconds Jane starting wrestling with a guilty conscience, for she knew that she had splashed out on them. She bitterly regretted having sold all her family’s sacrifices. For so long they had been trying to create a nest egg for the future!

            Yet Jane couldn’t help getting through money like water. The girls, she miserably thought, were women of means. Therefore, if she wanted to be like them, she would dress alike. How much she hated to be outdone by them! They were not in the least a bit worried about money, but Jane did. She was brooding on what her husband would do when she gets home. But now it was too late. She had run out of cash. 

The New Dress by Virginia Woolf

“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) is regarded as one of the most famous Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, a masterpiece of Gothic horror. The story has an emotional and ironic tone. Among the themes we can name: fear, incest, guilt, madness, disease and death.

Plot

The narrator, whose name is unknown, arrives in a dark and soundless autumn day at the House of Usher. He unnervingly contemplates the mansion for a while noticing its eye-like windows, the fissure on its roof and the deep black tarn before it.

The owner, Roderick Usher, is a childhood friend of the narrator who has called him asking for help. The man suffers from hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to light, sounds, smells and tastes) and hypochondria (excessive worry and fear about having a serious disease) due to his twin sister’s, Madeline, catalepsy and fear that she would soon die, and also to the belief that the house is able to feel or perceive things. The narrator is surprised by Roderick’s talent and love towards literature, art and music, which doesn’t seem to be enough to help him recover.

When Madeline suddenly dies (or she’s believed to have died), Roderick and the narrator entombs her in one of the vaults within the walls of the mansion. It is then when the narrator discovers that they were twins united by a strange intelligible bond. He also observes a radical change in Usher’s manners, as if guarding a secret.

During the following week they are unable to sleep. One stormy night, the narrator hears sounds overpowering him by an intense feeling of terror. Suddenly Usher comes into his room and asks him whether he has “not seen it.” In order to calm him down he starts reading the “Mad Trist” of Sir Launcelot Canning.

As he reads aloud, the sounds mentioned in the story can be heard coming from somewhere in the mansion. Completely terrified, Usher confesses that he had been listening to the beating of Madeline’s heart and her movements inside the vault for several days and she is now coming for him. The door of the room throws back and there she is. With a low moaning cry she throws herself upon her brother who falls dead to the floor as a victim of the terrors he have envisaged.

Extremely frightened, the narrator flees the mansion. Once outside, he realizes that the fissure on the roof of the house is now widening. The mansion cracks in two and finally sinks into the dark tarn.

Understanding of love

Although the story addresses very dark themes, it is still possible to find the element of love. 
From the very beginning, the narrator’s visit to his mentally sick friend Broderick clearly shows his interest and care, despite the fact that they have not been in contact for a long time. This made us reflect on the fact that sometimes we forget about the people we love and only remember them when we know that they are ill or in danger. 
Love is a recurrent theme in all forms of literature, and it is generally regarded as something dull. In this story, however, we are able to perceive love as a violent force. It plays a very important role because it reflects the strong bond between Broderick and his twin sister Madeline, to the extent that they both die at the same time.
Not only is there love between human beings, but also love for art, music and literature. Despite the fact that Broderick lives in a huge and dreadful mansion with his sister, it seems that the affection he should feel for his family is replaced by his love for music, books and paintings, which appear to be the only things that help him go on with his life.