Writing an essay can take quite a lot of work when you want it to be good. I know you made a big effort at home. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much indeed !!! Here you have some of the best ones . Hope you like it !
May27
Monthly Archives: May 2013
May27
“Success in life…what does it mean?”, by Alvaro Gabriel(1ºBach.Int.)
“I guess we all want to succeed in everything we do in life,but… What is to be successful? Well, a model that I like is Steve Jobs,the founder of Apple, who had a very clear set of ideas to succeed in whatever you do in your life. Being successful is a complicated term, but we can understand how influential somebody is when he succeeds in helping other people (e.g. Steve Jobs)
First, let’s speak about the reasons for success. To achieve success, you have to make a big effort and sacrifice, so, this is not easy. You should always be yourseld, live for yourself and do what you like. Read the rest of this entry
May27
“If you smoke because you are stressed or because you have a problem, when you smoke you will have two problems”, by Sandra Navarro (1ºBach.)
“Government should control the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors because they can have health problems and become addicted to alcohol, tobacco, even drugs. Those who smoke and drink alcohol have a chance of getting cancer fifteen time bigger than non-smokers. Only 15.000 of 30.000 who have just known that they have cancer will be alive in five years.
Besides, when minors drink too much alcohol, most of the times they don’t behave correctly. Alcohol makes them reckless , so they break urban furniture and other things on the streets, like cars, for instance. They can also dirty the streets or fight with other people and get in trouble. Read the rest of this entry
May27
“Do exams really test our knowledge?”,by Nuria Montejano (1ºBach.))
“At present, many students prepare themselves for a brilliant future. In some places, they first learn general thing and then they specialize in a certain branch (medicine, engineering, literature, history…) On the other hand, exams test our knowledge, but on the other hand, they aren’t fully effective.
As far as I’m concerned, this is like that because nowadays obtaining knowledge means opening book and spending hours trying to memorize a lot of information from different subjects. Read the rest of this entry
May27
“Should Arts subjects be excluded from the curriculum in High Schools?”, by Lucia Pardo(1ºBach.)
“According to the most recent surveys, ninety per cent of the students wouldn’t like to elliminate the Arts subjects from the curriculum in the Secondary school.
First of all, I would say it is the first contact of students with the world of Art. For example, a student can realise about his or her talent drawing in the Art class and this would motivate him to study it more deeply.
We can’t forget that there are careers based on Art and, if students have not practised it since they were young, they cannot know whether they like it or not. Read the rest of this entry
May27
“Is our shopping encouraging an unfair system?”, by Lucia Abia (1ºBach.)
“Almost all High Streets and many famous brands make their products in developing countries like Morocco,China or India, where we find the lowest wages in the world. One of the most significant products made there are clothes, but there are some others very important such as toys or gadgets. First world companies place their factories in those countries because there aren’t laboral or ecological laws and it’s much cheaper to maintain these sweatshops. Read the rest of this entry
May27
“Publishing a book”,by Andrea Alfaro (1ºBach. Int.)
“There are a lot of people writing at the same time that I’m writing this. The classical ones are writing with a pen and a piece of paper. The rest of them are typing on a computer. I’m not speaking about students who are doing their homework; I’m not speaking about journalists. I’m speaking about novelists. Most of them are condemned to be hidden to the rest of the human beings. Their stories want to be read, but it isn’t easy. Now, with technology, it is easy to create and to self-publish. Read the rest of this entry
May7
“Canned” Opinion essay
Click here : Canned lesson Persuasion and you will get a complete and easy way to plan your opinion essays. Remember you should hand them in next Tuesday.
The three topics which I suggested in class were:
_ “Downloading music, films or books from the Internet should be free.”
_ “Exams don’t really test our knowledge.”
_ “Digital books will never replace paper books.” (…be persuasive!)
May6
Digital newspaper. Would you like to work as a journalist?
“A falling tree makes more noise than a whole forest which grows up.”
Have you ever watched the news on TV and felt that we only get bad news : natural disasters, economical crisis, wars, crimes…?
The same happens when we open a newspaper. Most of the articles report negatives facts or aspects of the world. They don’t usually speak about good honest people, scientists who investigate to create vaccinations or agreements which will help protect the environment. And why not ? They are real !! Read the rest of this entry
May3
Which is your favourite famous building ? Mine is the Brooklyn Bridge
Our last unit in 3º ESO is named “Brick by Brick” and it is about buildings. Have you got a favourite famous building ? This is mine…
If you click on the link below you will see an interactive image about it . You will even listen to the sound of ships, the water and the wind. Try it !
The Vintage Cottage 