English essay!

This documental is really interesting, even though I didn´t pay much attention, we can learn lot of things about our brain, how to get advantages of it and of course, how can we reach our goals and success in life.
At the beginning, the documental starts such a conference given by a X professor relating the many different things we experience in life, how can we use our minds to create as much things as we can, etc.
Among other things, he talked about physics and I believe the more representative figure in the history of this science, Albert Einstein. As we know, Einstein (Germany) is known all over the world, but in his beginnings he wasn´t the best student in school, he was kind of lazy, but he really knew he was better student than anyone because of his intellectual abilities, maybe he was not just interested in the subjects he received at school, or maybe he didn´t just know how to use his brain at the beginning, but I believe the years passed and he just learned by himself and really took advantage of it because scientifics said he used more than the half part of his brain, it means he used more than anyone else has ever used!! We can say this is truth because of the many technological and scientific discoveries that nowadays we still use.
When discussing this topic, the teacher emphasized the intellectual skills thatEinstein had and how he used the same for success, obviously success is and was not only about skills, brain also plays an important role because as I said at the beginning, we can create as much things as we can, so I´m really sure this was the key for Einstein´s success.
The brain retains pretty much all information of what it sees and hears. The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ.
The human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ.
The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:
· ­It controls body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and breathing.
· It accepts a flood of information about the world around you from your various senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, etc).
· It handles physical motion when walking, talking, standing or sitting.
· It lets you think, dream, reason and experience emotions.

The brain is the source of all our behavior, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. We have known for a long time that different areas of the brain are used for different activities - memory, language, problem-solving, and so on
For most of the history of brain research, until about 20 years ago, our information about the human brain was obtained primarily from post-mortem cases. This is information from people who have died, and whose brains are studied after being fixed in solutions to preserve them. But in the past few years, new ways of looking at the brain safely in living persons have become possible, so now we are better able to link the abilities of a particular person with his or her brain structure.
Our problem-solving abilities depend mainly on a part of the brain called the cerebrum. The cerebrum is divided into two parts called the left and right cerebral hemispheres. These hemispheres don't have exactly the same functions, and this difference in the way the two hemispheres work is called functional asymmetry.
The left hemisphere is important for all forms of communication. We know this because when it is damaged, perhaps as a result of an accident, there can be serious problems in speaking.
The right hemisphere, by comparison, doesn't appear to be involved much in communication, although it can help us understand words to some extent. Instead, it specializes in receiving and analyzing information from the outside world. Some parts of the right hemisphere are mainly concerned with helping us understand what we hear (auditory), while other parts help us make sense of things that we see.
The temporal lobe (in the lower part of the hemisphere) analyses much of the auditory input, while the occipital and parietal lobes (in the rear and upper regions) provide information about where objects are. The frontal lobes in each hemisphere seem to be important in planning our actions.
An interesting fact about the talk was that in a study billed as an exploration into the realm of “consciousness,” researchers claim to have found brain cells that become very busy only when something is consciously noticed.
In humans, the brain constitutes, on average, just 2 percent of total body weight but consumes 20 percent of the energy used during quiet waking, so these savings have considerable adaptive significance.

English classes during this semester!

Well, I may begin telling how I have found English classes during this semester. In fact it was an abrupt change in methodology this semester in terms of English, because it wasn´t the typical method that we all had to read the whole book and talk a little and then the homeworks on the workbook. These classes were beyond the typical, they were a mixture of the spoken English and grammar, because when the teacher made us speak only in English and asked us, obviously we made mistakes in trying to respond quickly to his question, but I think eventually we realized that our teachers goal was not only that we had to answer quickly, his goal was that we had to think twice before answering and also think in English, because when we translate into Spanish the question, and then we want to answer, we become confused and the truth is that it is a waste of time.

An important fact about our teacher´s methodology was the BLOG. Even it seem really weird and kind of strange at the beginning, I think it really was a distracting way of learning. We could write whatever we want about a movie, etc. It was our personal web page of English, maybe we made lot of mistakes, but the important thing was that we were able to communicate by writing what we want and think about the movie, etc.

Also, we learned that one of the best ways to learn good English, is just talking, and even though we may not understand every word exactly, what matters is whether or not we understand the essence of what someone wants to communicate to us.

The process of teaching in fact was not of my total satisfaction, because in the previous 2 levels of English I was used to another process and in fact sometimes the change doesn´t always seem good to one, but what really matters are the results you get. If I start evaluating my progress in English during this semester, I think I've overcome some weaknesses and some strengths have emerged. For example, I am no longer afraid to speak aloud in public in English, also if I confuse or say a word instead of another now I can tolerate. Still I have some weaknesses in terms of vocabulary, but I know I'm going to be overcome them.

To conclude, I think the grade I deserve is 9.5 (or 10 if the teacher prefers hahaha J ) I believe I´ve tried my best to do the homeworks and duties on the best way, I´ve attended to classes, I´ve tried to collaborate and participate in the different class activities. My absences have been because of work and problems with a subject in my faculty, but without that, I think I´ve done everything I was capable to do, and I´ve done them as best as I could.

Esoteric Agenda

1.- The year 2005 was the warmest of all.
2.- The human gestation lasts 260 days.
3.- The cycle we are in is the fifth sun.
4.- We are in the fourth age of the Earth.
5.- The year zero begins on December 21 2012.
6.- The Egyptian goddess Isis was the goddess of wisdom.
7.- 98% of Judaism is based on the worship of Saturn.
8.- On the island of Tekyll was created the Federal Reserve Bank (FED).
9.- The income tax was declared unconstitutional in 1865.
10.- The Federal Reserve Bank (FED) is not held by the government, but has power over the government.
11.- The Federal Reserve Bank (FED) provides all of the United States currency.
12.- The Federal Reserve Bank (FED) was established in 1934.
13.- Socialism is when the government owns all we have.
14.- "There is nothing in the history of the Catholic Church that has happened by accident."
15.- The factors of the ignorance are 2: The collective thought (religion and politics) and blind sumission.
16.- The media reach 80% of the population.
17.- Who controls the food, controls the world.
18.- 66% of United States water is fluoridated with industrial waste.
19.- Fluoride causes more dental problems that it solves.
20.- Fluoride provides no benefit.
21.- Fluoride produces a reduction in physical activity, mental, and so on.
22.- Aspartame causes headache, dizziness, migraine, convulsions, vision loss, etc..
23.- The world's population should not exceed 500 million people.
24.- A solution to the overcrowding is that we became all farmers.
25.- If we want to maintain our current way of life, we must reduce the population a 70%.
26.- The increase in global temperature produces a large number of storms.
27.- The global warming produces more drought.
28.- The Kyoto Protocol (Rio de Janeiro - 1992) established that the use of toxic fuels should be reduced until 2012.
29.- Anger is usually manifested in the psyche that is known in the ego.
30.- Fear has often long and slow vibration.
31.- The excitement and the DNA have a digital connection.
32.- Emotions affect the structure of our DNA.
33.- We should not see fear as a threat.
34.- If we want to know our real fears, we must first know our ambitions.
35.- DNA acts as a regulator antenna of cells.
36.- "Your reality affects you and just you".
37.- Most people are not ready to make their own decisions.
38.- The Codex Alimentarius will be implemented on December 31, 2009.
39.- The Codex Alimentarius will bring 3 billion dead.
40.- The world can`t feed 6 billion humans.

Movie script

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Internet!

- In Ecuador not everyone can afford the Internet service, but in fact, nowadays internet is cheaper than before.
- Internet has developed a lot in the last few years, it has reached from librarys, supermarkets, stores, schools, to everything we can imagine!! It´s only about one click and anything you´ll get anything you want.
- Nowadays life is easier, but also sad if we talk about family union! Everyday internet is one of the mentors of family distance.
- Internet is a great tool we often use to communicate with people that are in other countries, etc.
- Internet has became an important part of our lifes, so that´s why some people can´t think their lives without it; maybe we can talk in this cases about an addiction beacuse it´s like something is really missing and you just can´t stop thinking about it.
- One of the most downloaded programmes over the Internet, is the MSN Messenger.
- We don´t have to worry much about language or punctuation while we are chatting, because it depends on the person. Of course, the informal language is the most common.
- We can meet people over the Internet by different ways: maybe by MSN, chat rooms, etc.

News headlines!

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1.- A cure for swine flu is now available.
2.- Ecuador´s economy is recognized in the top 10 worlwide.
3.- Correa finally ran away from Carondelet.
4.- The US and Venezuela began negotiations.
5.- Barcelona S.C won the National Championship.

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1.- The swine flu leaves 400 victims in Ecuador.
2.- Correa will stay until 2020 as President of Ecuador.
3.- World War III has began.
4.- The unemployment rate in Ecuador is 25%
5.- New currency in circulation in Ecuador.

Food Matters

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!!!...!!!

It's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker with nutritionally-depleted foods and lots of chemical additives, so that´s why we almost always ask ourselves, why do we have malnourished bodies?

'Food Matters' sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide, and let us know more about the "Sickness Industry". The filmmakers had interviewed several world leaders in nutrition and natural healing, who claim that not only we are harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to prevent, arrest, and even reverse chronic illnesses.

Nowadays and worlwide, there is a lack of a nutrition culture, and we may find guilty health care practitioners because they don´t have the time to educate people about alternative treatments and healthy living, because I believe it's about education, not just medication.

With access to solid information, people invariably make good choices for their health. There are simple lifestyle changes that we as individuals can make to start reversing the increasing levels of serious illnesses.

Kymatica

Kymatica is an excellent film that tries to point out the fundamental error that humanity faces today and that has led to imbalances between the planet, nature and species. Explains shamanism, duality, and the reality behind the false beliefs and modern DNA.

This film is the synthesis where converges philosophy, quantum physics, evolution and man's ancient quest to understand his own existence. It also focuses on the human being and the universe, the points of the mental disease that mankind has created as the main cause of pain and suffering, etc.

We may know many things, we may even think we know almost everything. How can we be that sure? Would not it be possible that a vast knowledge beyond our true hidden deeper inside? The power of will is waiting for us, we must keep searching.

Anglo-Saxon

"Anglo-Saxon" in linguistics is still used as a term for the original West Germanic.

The term "Anglo-Saxon" first appears in the time of King Alfred the Great. The term Angli Saxones seems to have first been used in continental writing nearly a century before Alfred's time by Paul the Deacon, historian of the Lombards, probably to distinguish the English Saxons from the continental Saxons.

The term is a compound of two tribal names, each deriving from what is now Northern Germany, namely the Angles and Saxons.
The Old English terms ænglisc and Angelcynn ("Angle-kin") when they are first attested, had already lost their original sense of referring to the Angles to the exclusion of the Saxons, and in their earliest recorded sense refer to the nation of Germanic peoples who settled England in and after the 5th century.

While the name Angles is continued in the modern endonym of the English, the name of the Saxons survives in the Welsh and Gaelic names, Saeson and Sassenach.

The modern english language which was later expanded and developed through the influence of Old Norse and Norman French, though linguists now more often refer to it as Old English.

"Anglo-Saxon" is often used to designate any of the modern peoples of the British Isles and their descendants throughout the world. The definition has varied from time to time and varies from place to place.

Outside Anglophone countries, both in Europe and in the rest of the world, the term "Anglo-Saxon" and its direct translations are used to refer to the Anglophone peoples and societies of Britain, the United States and other countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Recent genetic testing has suggested that only twenty per cent of the native English are genetically Anglo-Saxon, and that almost all the rest is nearly identical to the Scots, Irish, and particularly, the Welsh.

What the bleep do we (you) know?

1.- Quantum physics is the physics of the probabilities.
2.- The brain processes 400 billion bits of information, but we use 200 billion bits.
3.- The brain records what it has de ability to see.
4.- Quantum physics are the thoughts or hypothesis about what it´s happening.
5.- It is an enigma to the laws of physics that if we do something right now, it may affect the future but not to the past.
6.- In quantum theory, we can rewind time.
7.- The particles may be 1 or 2 at the same time and in simultaneous statements.
8.- Atoms are not things, they are just trends as Heisenberg said (co-funder of quantum physics).
9.- Most people don´t affect the reality in a conscious way, because they think they can´t.
10.- Positive thinking is just disguising the negative thinking that we have.
11.- The reality is summed up in experiences.
12.- The brain forms all its knowledge according to the law of associative memory.
13.- Every emotion is chemicals printed in holographic form.
14.- The body is a machine that produces proteins.
15.- There is a chemical in our brains for each emotion.
16.- The cell is the smallest unit of consciousness in our body.
17.- Addiction: Something you can´t stop.
18.- If you can not control your emotional state is that you are addicted to it.
19.- Our mind literally creates our body.
20.- Aging is caused by an inadequate production of proteins.

FEMALE RAPE IN THE U.S.

Rape is a form of sexual activity that occurs without the consent of the victim and includes the use of force and implied force.

Rape is not a crime that usually occurs in dark alleys or in deserted areas at night, as a matter of fact women are likely to be raped anywhere and under any circumstance. Female rape is the fastest growing crime in the United States, nowadays 1.3 women are raped every minute and 83% rape cases are ages 24 or under.

The post-traumatic stress disorders victims suffer after a rape, are:
-Difficulty sleeping
-Headaches
-Increasing fears
-Overeating
-Difficulty concentrating, etc

A big question is: What changes after a rape?, and the answer is EVERYTHING!!, you change your mind, change your lifestyle, your daily routine, your believes, dreams, goals, even your clothes, etc; I mean you change almost everything in your life and you don´t even realize because it not depends on you; the things just change as an answer of the violence you experienced. Maybe you want things to change so that nothing can reminds you that awful violence you experienced.

STORY! (GEN)

Once upon a time, there was an indigenous girl called Genesis, she was from General Hitler´s Generation. Her gender was female obviously.

Genesis had a unique charateristic about her genes, one day doctors discovered they were very weird when they studied her genome, it was very difficult to describe it!. Her genetic composition had already made her nervous system degenerative, and it had generated a liquid that was a mix of nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and zinc.

Doctors recommended Genesis just to stay calm, and not to alarm herself because it will work out only with special generics.

The years passed and nothing happened to Genesis, in the other hand the advantage of her childhood´s disease, was that she became more gentle, generous and also a genius!, and why was that? Because she used to spent her time developing her artistics habilities, and began composing very beautiful songs. Nowadays, she had writen a lot of lyrics for many known artists, her favorite genre is jazz.

Two years ago, she met a handsome gentleman and got married to him.