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ESSAY N. 1

Values trustworthness and thankful applied to From The Diary Of Samuel Pepys.   First of all we must be clear about the meaning of these two values. Trustworthiness that consists in the ability to be relied on as honest and truthful. Thankful consists in expressing gratitude and relief. At the beginning of the story I didn’t see the presence of these two values even in the characters because it starts talking about the coronation of the king and all the things that he had and for me that is very individualistic because it only talks about him. But later I could see one of the values in the story   when Pepys was thankful because he could be in the coronation of the king Charles II   and see how was it, what happened there so he really enjoy that time and was a great moment. Later a tragedy happens and appears another two values that are compassion and trustworthiness because all the people that live in the town help each other to get out of this problem. But this...

ESSAY N. 4

VIRTUES PEOPLE MUST HAVE TODAY TO MAKE EARTH A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN   Earth  is  the  only   astronomical   object   known   to   harbor   life  so  that´s   why   we   all   have   to   protect   it  and  not   doing   things   that  can  harm   it   or   when   people   do not agree they  can  fix   it   with  a  good   communica tion   without   going   to  extremes such as wars or death because that’s where the virtues come in to make people reflect on what they should and should not do, but all this is also based on the education of each person and this is given at home.   A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good. Personal values are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. Virtues are...

ESSAY N.3

    The faceless woman... This legend is about a woman that was kidnapped by five men for one year. In this year they took advantage of her and mistreated her, used her, raped her and forced her to do things that she didn´t want to do like killing people, doing heavy jobs. She couldn’t sleep at night because she was very scared of everything she was living in the woods, between these five bad men and between all of the weird animals that appeared in the dark. She couldn’t stop thinking about her family, asking questions like if they really miss her or if they are looking many ways to rescue her or they are not and all of these questions made her very sad so she began to cry.   They didn’t provide her the food she needed to be satisfied so she was very weak and wasn’t able to defend herself. One day she took a knife and tried to hurt one of the men but because she didn’t have de necessary strength the man could stop her. Obviously the man was going to take revenge so ...

ESSAY N.2

                                     COLOMBIA-BARRANQUILLA-MY NEIGHBORHOOD Colombia is a democratic country and it´s form of government is presidential, it is a republic that is organized by 32 decentralized departments and has 1118 cities, it´s capital  is Bogota.                           Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru. This country is very pacific compared with other countries because it doesn´t have like enemy countries that can harm it like the United states, Russia, China or Syria. But also inside of the country there are many people that commit illegal acts that harm other people, like the FARC or other guerrilla groups. In the economical aspect Colombia is not a very developed country like others and that is re...

MY LIFE

My name is Valentina Henriquez Sandoval, i am 16 years old, i was born in Barranquilla Colombia on September 15 / 2001. I live with my parents and with the housekepper, my father´s name is Juan Carlos Henriquez and my mother´s name is Ledys Sandoval. I am an only child but I have 3 cousins that live next to me so they are my brothers. Also from my dad I am the only girl, granddaughter and niece so that’s why they are very affectionate with me. I like to travel but not only with my parents, I like to travel with the whole family because my family is very funny so together we can create a lot of memories. I like to hang out with all my friends because I love them so much, I like to watch series on netflix. I am an extroverted person if I like the person, if I don’t like I am rude. Must of the time i am happy I don’t like to be sad so I try to laugh or smile always. I like the babies and my biggest dream is to be mom. I really try to enjoy the life and to see the positive side of ...

ESSAY N. 4

CAUSES OF REJECTION OF WOMEN IN SOME WORK FIELDS. Rejection can be defined as the act of pushing someone or something away, the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.  Some companies say or believe that the core temperament that all successfull leaders need to have is the desire to win, and this is something that many women lack. Also men are strongly dominant and competitive beings and this is the top reason why they are more anxious to seek power and leadership roles. Also men by nature enjoy their own company and building things while women are more likely to be sociable and into relationships. Men are characterized by obtaining results through authority, rationality, power and  strength. By using arguments, they inspired or make known the numbers, the winning and competing and also the motivation and rewards.  While women are characterized by obtaining her results through intuition, creativity and emocionality. They usually inspire from s...

ESSAY N.3

POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL SITUATION IN THREE COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA AND THE FUTURE OF THESE THREE AREAS IN ONE YEAR. South america is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, is consider the fourth largest of the world´s continent, also is bounded by the Caribbean sea, the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean. South America contains 12 countries that are: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guyana and Suriname. Brazil :  In the political situation of Brazil there are some corruption scandals that says Since 2014 Brazil has been gripped by a scandal that started with a state-owned oil company and grew to encapsulate people at the very top of business and even presidents. It is a straightforward corruption scandal although one involving millions of dollars in kickbacks and more than 80 politicians and members of the business elite. In the economic situation, Brazil is the world´s eighth largest econom...