Mi opinión sobre el blog

Hola amigos: Que buena oportunidad de poder escribir el blog en español para así no tener tantos errores verdad? eso espero.

Quiero dar mi opinión acerca de este trabajo que nos ha estado solicitando el maestro Cabrales. Para mi, sinceramente ha sido de gran ayuda y apoyo. Me encantó escribir blogs, porque como ustedes saben en un principio, yo no sabía nada de computación. Esta práctica me hizo perderle el miedo a la computadora al menos y sentirme satisfecha cada que terminaba un blog y además de ponerle su imágen aunque sencilla, me daba ánimos para seguir haciendo más.

Para mi fué divertido y entretenido el poder ver lo que mis compañeros hacían con tanta creatividad y conocimientos en esta materia. Me encantaría que el próximo semestre siguiéramos haciéndolos, pues de otra manera ya no podría practicar y se me olvidaría, que espero no sea así, pues lo que ya adquirí de práctica en la compu me ayuda a seguir adelante. Gracias maestro por sus enseñanzas y su interés en que aprendamos cosas nuevas cada día.

Hasta pronto amiguitos, los quiero mucho. Celia.

A new kind of club

Hi everybody, how are you feeling? a little bit tired? Me too, but we are almost done right? I'm writing this last blog for this period of time. Hope you like it.

In the twentieth a psycologist George W. Crane started to teach psycology at the Northwestern University in Chicago. His clases were at night with people who work in stores, offices and factories in Chicago during the day, so they used to take this classes at night.

One night a woman named Luisa told Dr. Crane she felt lonely without any friends after she moved to Chicago. "I don't know anybody except a girl at the office" she said.

It was due to Luisa's problem that Dr. Crane planned something he called "the flatter club". On the next week, he announced to the class: "you must use your psycology everyday whether at home, at work in the trains and in the buses" said Dr. Crane. "Everyday you must give a sincere flatter to three different persons each day during thirty days. After that I want you to write an essay about your own experiences" he continues "write about the changes you noticed in the people around you, as well as your own personal change in the way you see the life".

Some of Crane's students didn't want to accept that task. They said they don't know what to say to the people, some others were afraid to be rejected, some of them thought that will be dishonest to flatter a person they don't like. "Suppose you see someone you don't like" said a student "wouldn't this will be false?" "Of course not, this will not be lack of sincerity to flatter your enemy" answer Dr. Crane "To flatter someone is to recognize the good things the persons have, your flatter is to lift up the moral of the lonely souls. You don't know the effect that your words will do in a boy or a girl, man or woman in the critic moment they need it.

Dr. Crane's students discovered that their sincere flatters had a possitive effect on all persons around them and the experience had even a better effect on them. Luisa became a real sociable person.

We can lift up persons or put them down in the floor in our relationships. Dr. Crane said " The world is dieing due to lack of love and it is hunger of flatters.

Ok my friends, this is not the end it's just part of the book I'm reading. The author is John C. Maxwell and this is going to be the last blog I write from this period of classes.

THE EAGLE: SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE

Hi everyone, the wekend is over. So classes will continue tomorrow. Well, now I'm writing about eagles. It's a book I bought to know about eagles. Here is my report:

For many centuries, eagles have been considered as a symbol and emblem of power, value, nobility and excellence. Almost 50 different species belong to the falcon's family (accipitridas or falconiformes). They are found almost all the world except in the Antartida and New Zeland. They are in danger of extinction. One of the sepecies that is in danger or extinction is the "bald eagle", not because it is bald, but for the white color on its head when the eagle becomes an adult. It's body is maroon color and the head and tail are white. It's scientific name is Haliaeetu leucocephalfus. Bald eagles feed mainly on fish.

In 1782, the United States Congress approved a resolution to turn the blad eagle into the official emblem of that nation.

Another of the species of eagle found in the United States of America is the golden eagle. It's scientif name is Chrsaeto eagle. It's color is maroon and it has gold spots on its head and on its neck. That is why is called like that.

When the Bible mentions the eagle it refer to the "golden eagle". It is considered the fastest of all. It can fly as fast as 225 kilometers pere hour. Eagles get their food only when they are hungry. They don't kill animals just for pleasure. They live near lakes or places like rivers because most of the times they eat fish. The salmon is the white eagle's favorite fish. There are a lot of white eagles in Alaska, Canada and in the United States.

The emblem of Mexico presents an eagle on a cactus under its feet and with its claws and heels is getting a sanake. The golden eagle is our national bird.

Frequently, in the Bible, God uses the eagle's figure to refer himself as the one who cares, provides and protects His sons. The eagle is a solitary bird. It doesn't fly in flocks except in special cases where there are lots of fish to catch.

Ok, guys, I'm going to stop here. This was just the introduction of the book. On the next blog, I will write about the eaglle's nest. It's already 1:00 a.m. and I'm sleepy. See you tomorrow bye.

Prejudge

Hi, how was your day? here comes another weekend, so we can take a chance to finish our tasks at home or at work. Ok, now I'll write something I read from a magazine and it said that sometimes it is a mistake to judge the activity value just for the time it takes to do the job.

A good example was the case of the engineer who was called to fix a very big and extemely complicated computer which costs 12 millions of dollars.

Sitting in front of the computer, he pressed some keyboards, he moved his head affirmatively, he talked by himself and turned off the computer. Then he took a little screwdriver from his bag and turned just one time to a very tiny screwdriver.

Then he turned on the computer again and checked it was working correctly. The company's president was fascinated and he wanted to pay to account at the moment. "How much is it?" he asked. It's a thousand dollars. "A thousand dollars!" A thousand dollars just for some moments of work? A thousand dollars just to adjust a simple screwdriver. I know my computer costs 12 million dollars, but one thousand dollars its a nonesense quantity! I will pay you only if you give me a perfectly well detailed invoice, which justify this.

The engineer moved his head affirmatively and left. The next morning, the president received the invoice, read it carefully, shaked his head and proceded to pay it at the moment without saing anything.

The invoice said:

Given services:

To tighten a screw.........$1 dollar

To know which screw to thighten.....$999 dollars

REMEMBER: We earn for what we know, not for what we do.

Ok, guys I hope you understand this translation. See you on Monday at school bye bye.

THE EAGLE'S NEST

Hello my dear friends, are you ready for school this afternoon? I'm going to continue writing from a book a read long time ago, about the eagle's life.


The eagle builds its nest on the top of very big trees or on the difficult access rocks. The bald eagle and golden eagle's nest can meassure more than 3 meters of deepness and about 2 meters wide. The best known nest is the one which has 6 meters of deepness. The golden eagle can use nests built long time ago by other eagles, but it continues building it. it shares the nest with its partner. In this nest the couple give care, protection and food to the baby eagles untill they get its autonomy, so it means they need to go to other place to build their own nest.


1.-THE EAGLE BUILDS ITS NEST IN THE HIGHEST AREA.
The eagle belongs to the altitudes. It likes to fly and to live high. The altitudes are its enjoyment that's why it builds its nest in the highest places. Although because of being a big size bird, when it comes out of the high nest, it can take highness in its flying.


During all its life, the eagle continues constructing in its nest. The golden eagle may have 2 or 3 nests built in different places, but only uses one per season. In that nest the couple feed their babies. They help them to develop its basic instincts to survive. They give them protection, care and food, but when they are grown, strong enough and have the ability to support itself, the eagle father or mother need to take the decision to make them leave the nest.


So they can learn to fly, their parents must push them out of the nest from the top of the tree to make them fly and not to be afraid of the altitudes. God also, most of the times needs to use special situations in the immature believers so they can become mature.


The eagles mate each other forever. Its nest is not shared with any other eagle.


THE EAGLE SHARES ITS NEST WITH OTHER LITTLE BIRDS.
The bird oriole from Baltimore in the United States of America and the English sparrow, are little birds who find refuge or shelter in the giant eagle nest. In that nest the eagle built for itself, this little birds build their little nests there.
The eagle doen't take them out. They live peacefully and share with this strange defenceless and needed neighbors. It is very generous.

The believer eagle serves to one another. What they have, they share it with everyone. To serve other without expecting nothing just the approval of God it's their joy. What kind of nest are we buildig as God's eagles? Where are we building our nests? What size is our nest? Do we share our nest with the ones who are needed?.

Well guys. I'll stop here it's almost time to go to school. I'm going to get ready. See you later.

THE EAGLE Symbol of excellence

Hi everyone, the weekend is over, so let's continue tomorrow with classes. Well, now I'm writing about eagles. It's a book I bought to know about eagles. It says like this.

For many centuries the eagles had been considered as a symbol and emblem of power, value, nobility and excellence. Almost 50 different species belong to the falcon's family(accipitridas o falconiformes). They are in almost all the world except at the Antartida and New Zeland. They are in danger of extinction. The species who are in danger of extinction is the bald eagle, not because it is bald, but for the white color on its head when the eagle becomes an adult. It has its body marroon and the head and tail are white. Its scientific name is Haliaeetu leucocephalfus. This bald eagle use to eat mainly fish.

In the year of 1782, the United States Congress approved a resolution to turn the bald eagle into the official emblem of that great nation.

Other of the eagle's species found in the United States of America is the golden eagle. Its scientific name is chrsaetos eagle. Its color is marroon and it has gold spots on its head and on its neck. That's why it is called like that.

When the Bible mentions the eagle it is refered to the golden eagle. It is considered the fastest of all, once it can get velocities of 225 kilometer per hour. The eagles get its food only when it is hungry. They don't kill animals just for pleasure. They live near lakes or places like rivers because most of the times they eat fish. The salmon is the white eagle's favorite fish. In Alaska, Canada and in the United States, there are a lot of white eagles.

The emblem of Mexico presents an eagle with a cactus under its feet and with its claws and heels it is getting a snake. The golden eagle is our national bird.

In the Bible, frequently, God uses the eagle's figure to refer himself as the one who cares, provides and protects his sons. The eagle is a solitary bird it doesn' fly in flocks except in special cases where there are a lot of fish to catch. The eagle believers live solitary lives, they live apart from other persons and they are just dedicated to God's service.

Ok guys, I'm going to stop here. This was just the introduction of the book. On the next blog I will write about the eagle's nest. It's already 1:00 a.m. and I'm sleepy. See you tomorrow bye.

HALLOWEEN part 2.

Hello there, how are you doing with your blogs? Are you almost done? I'm sure you are. Well I'm going to continue with the other part of the Halloween see you later.

BUT WHAT'S WRONG? EVERYBODY CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN!

The fact that most of the people practice a tradition it does't mean God is agree. Or you'll do it because everybody do it? Let's remember what Jesus said on the gospel of Matheus chapter 15

"Why are you also desobeying God's commands to follow your own traditions?...You are false, that's why the prophet Isaias said about you: These people honored me just with their mouths, but their hearts are away from me. Do not let the social pressure and "What would they say" to convince you. Don't show your children that God's things aren't important. Don't tell them we should love God and by the other hand you let them celebrate an ocultist tradition wearing satan, withches, devils and other costumes. How are they going to respect God? Be an integrity model in your faith and respect to God for your family. Keep firmly in your faith! Take care of the spiritual life in your house, because the halloween moves in an spiritual way and my affect your family.

BUT IF I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD, HOW WOULD IT MAY AFFECT ME.

The spiritual reality exists, even if you don't beleive in it. It's like if someone don't believes in the celular or microscopic world, because they don't see it. And not because of that it doesn't exist or affect your own body. The same thing happens with the spiritual world, we may ignore it, but there it is and it affect us believe it or not. In the spiritual dimension there are only two ways, the good (God) and evil(satan). In fact, the spiritual world is so real that theres people who moves in it and read your future with cards, coffee, your hand, etc. All this practices as Hallowing are from the evil kingdom, God says it in his word.

AND WHAT HAPPEN IF SOMEONE PRACTICE IT DUE TO INGNORANCE?

This question is a sad prove that Halloween had affected our society. How can you think that a party that goes around with devils, witches, monsters and demons may please God? Nevertheless, you are not ignorant about it, that's why you just have two alternatives to remain besides God, even the critics or comments from your friends and family or to do what the social pressure want and participate knowing the truth in a tradition of a satanic church. It's totally up to you.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS HALLOWEEN

1.-Explain your children why are they not going to celebrate Halloween. And don't let them go and ask for candies. There are some other celebrations for children, like children's day, Spring days, posadas etc.

2.-Don't let your children attend to a Halloween party at school or kindergarten. Explain the reason to the teacher. Give them a pamphlet or just don't send them to school on that day. It's better and absence than to participate on this.

3.-Don't give any candies to the children who are asking in neighborhood. That is also a participation. If they come with an adult, explain them and give them a copy of this pamphlet.

4.- Photocopy this pamphlet and give it to your friends or people you know. Give it to people you know they're believers, but doen't know nothing about Halloween.

5.- If you are young, you too need to keep your faithful in God.

6.- If you have a store do not sell Halloween articles, do not promote this, but give your customers a pamphet or put it where it can be seen. Help us to have a firm Mexico in its faith and respect to God.

If you ever had participated in Halloween or any other ocultist practice (ouija, cards readings, coffee, hand, astrology, death consults, etc), ask God to forgive you even if you were ignorant about this and tell him you want to have a relation with him. God listen to everyone and he is great in mercy to forgive and give us his love.

Well, I'm done with this blog. I'm going to think now what to write for the next one. Hope you like it and understand my translation. See you at class.

HALLOWEEN

Hi everybody I whish you enjoy this long weekend. I'm going to write something about Halloween from a pamphlet I have. I'm going to try to translate it as well as I can ok? Well it says like this:


Did you know that Halloween is a tradition that goes against our Christian faith? If you are a believer, do not let any of your family to participate in this celebration at any level.

BUT IT'S ONLY A CELEBRATION FOR KIDS, WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
Before nothing, let us remind you, that this information is for people who believes in God. If you are not a believer, what we are going to explain won't have sense for you.


Halloween instead of not being a Christian tradition, it's a satanic origin celebration. Maybe the way it's celebrated nowadays may look like something for children, but have you ever ask yourself which is the origin of the Halloween? Where does it comes from? Why is it celebrated on October 31st.?


SO WHERE DOES THE HALLOWEEN COMES FROM?
On october it's the satanics and witches more important celebration. If you think these kind of persons do not exist, you are wrong. There are some countries where the satanic church is already registered. In the United States in the 60's there was approved the first register of a satanic church. Eventhough there are national and international withches associations. Also it's known that one of their congresses was celebrated at Cd. Juárez Chihuahua.


The followers of the evil power have two big events which are celebrated on October 31st the Sabbath and Samhain festival, both are Halloween.


HALLOWEEN'S ORIGIN
Sanhaim's festival used to be celebrated each October 31st by the Celtas old habitants of the United Kingdom. Sanhaim was their god and the death lord, do they honored him by offering him sacrifices of harvests, animals and human beings. The Druids who were the Deltas' priests asked the people to offer a baby or a virgin woman to be sacrificed that night on which the lord of the death will visit them with all his devils. The ones whose not accept to offer the victim they were marked on their houses' door, so that night all the devils will destroy them. The ones who were agree, they were protected by the spirits having a vegetable with a candle in it. (Doesn't it sounds you like the pumpkin?).
During the ceremony the Druids wore costumes out of animals leather which were sacrificed to take out the devils who visited the town so they can be in calm the next day. With the ashes of the sacrifices rests the Druids do a ritual to know the future for the following 12 months.


By the other hand, what we know about Sabbath, they have like a "witches party" on which the witches met to offer sacrifices to satan (lord of the death) by rituals with sexual acts and death.

There are several dates during the year to celebrate the sabbath, but the principal one is on October 31st.

BUT THE ACTUAL HALLOWING DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
Apparently, but don't forget that there's people who is involved with evil powers and they celebrate it. We know that children participates in an innocently way, but Do you think it's correct that a believer family should celebrate a satanic tradition? Would you accept that anyone in your family wear a t-shirt and blaspheme against Jesus Christ? Then don't accept those parties from the enemy of God. Now that you know what the witches do, do you think it's good for your children to wear witches costumes so they can think it's for fun? Would you send your children to a celebration of an opposite religion than yours? Then don't let them celebrate an ocultist religion which goes against your faith and agaist God.

Ok, guys I'm going to stop here, for the first part, because it's kind of long, I'll write the second part on the next blog ok?

A cigarette's confessions

I'm little, of a fine style shape. I know I'm good looking, dressed in a white paper. I´m always shown on beautiful glass shelves, in elegant golden, cigarette boxes. During the day I'm on desks, at night I'm on bedside tables. I'm always published on newspapers and magazines. Television, gives me important minutes of publicity. My aroma invades everywhere I go.

It is well-known, that since long time ago I have formed an empire with men of all races, poor and rich people, young and old men and women. I stablish the law of this empire. My slaves, as I called them with love, should sacrifice for me whenever I ask them. It doesn't matter how much it cost. As master and king, who I am, I give them pleasure, escape moments and calm for their anxieties.

In exchange to this, they should give their weak heart, their congested lungs and their stained hands and teeth. Not many of them could be able to tolerate cancer pains, but what's the matter comparing with the company I offer them. In the last years some rebellious people are angry about me. They have declare war against me. I don't know who told them that I'm a simple object and that they are human beings who are free to choose and not to create dependance on nothing.

Must of them have increased, but I still have some faithfull and innocent friends who will give their lives for me and do my own volunteer. I hope you who are reading this confession won't never leave me and remember I give you pleasure, you just give me only your health, your life.....this is my empire's law.

Classification Essay (Hmk.)

Hi, this is another homework we need to do. This is in pairs. We need to choose a type of art and Maricela and I decided to write about "Dance" It comes on the book of Passages page 49.

Dance is an art form that generally refers to the body movement, used as an expression form, social iteraction or presented ina performance setting.

Dance has involved many styles and dimensions. First we can mention the ritual dance. It is the kind of dancing our ancesters used to express respect to their gods or just representing important and significant situations in their lives.

Another dimension is when people dance just by leissure. Here we have all those popular styles like salsa, rock and roll, country, break dance and hip hop. Young people get together and dance having good time.

Another interesting dimension is when people dance in competitions. There are events where contestants perform dances before a judge for awards or monetary prizes.

When peope have problems with their physical or mental health, dance is a good option. Doctors recommend dance as a therapy.

Finally, we the performance dance, is the expression of creativity and imagination. Generally a choreagrapher works with dancers in order to perform something in front of a public.

Conclussion: Dance is an essential tool to express our feelings, ideas and emotions.

Ok, this is our opinion for this essay. Hope you like it.

Tunning out the TV (HMK:)

Hello! How are you doing? I'm here enjoying with the blog. This is a homework from the book Passages page 45.

Five advantages of watching TV.

1.- We can learn from art or cultural programs.
2.- We can be well informed with the daily news.
3.- We can enjoy happy moments with our family.
4.- We can see special events from other countries where we can't go like the Olympic Games.
5.- It is very useful to anounce all kind of things you want to sell. Also it's necessary for people
who live alone, for clinics, or hospitals to watch Tv while they are waiting for the doctor, etc.

Five advantages of not watching TV.

1.- Children won't adopt bad habits, like eating on the bed or watching it for long hours.
2.- Children may practice some other games or activities, like going to swim or ride a bike, play
outside with friends with their yoyos, marbles, ropes, dolls, etc.
3.- We can change our daily routine, not being always watching the soap operas instead of being
creating some other things.
4.- We have time to visit friends or family.
5.- Children will spend more time on their tasks or homework. Reading books or at the internet.

See you later guys, have a nice day.

Writing a book report (hmk.)

Hi everybody. Guess what, I'm very angry because I wrote this blog last night until 1:00 am. and as wanted to insert an image, I don't know what happen and I couldn't find my blog anymore. So I'm here writing it again.
About three weeks ago I read a book I found at the SAC. Its title was "The Wizard of Oz" and its author was L. Frank Baum. The main character were a little girl named Dorothy, her dog Toto, a scarecrow, a tin man and a lion. Some others were unlcle Henry, aunt Em, and Glinda the witch of the South.

This story was about Dorothy who lived with her uncle and aunt, but one day a cyclone blows her and her house to a strange country called Oz. There, Dorothy make friends with the scarecrow, the tin man and a lion. But she wanted to go home to Kansas. Only one person can help her, and that was the country's famous wizard.

So Dorothy and her friends took the yellow brick road to the Emerald city to find the wizard of oz. But what they don't know, was that there were no wizard. As they were walking on the road, they were saying what they wish. Dorothy wanted to go home, the scarecrow wanted to have a brain, the tin man wishes to have a heart and the coward lion wanted to be brave.

When they arrived and noticed that the wizard was a lier, he appoligized telling them he arrived there in a balloon and when the people saw him, they thought he was a wizard because the way he arrived so he lied to all of them. The lion was now very fierce, and the man promise to help them. So he open the scarecrow and put on his head a brain, then he gave a heart and oiled the the tin man, the lion was already brave and at last he wanted to send Dorothy in a balloon, but waiting for the dog, the balloon blew away with the man and he shouted her to call the witch of the South and she could help her. So she did it and finally she returned home.

I liked this fancy book and I would recommended it to parents who have children, because they can explain them how easy you can make friends accepting them the way they are, understand its needs and try to help them.

Disappointment

Hi, everybody: Here I am trying to write another blog. This time I´m going to write about disappointment, because this is the theme I´m going to talk about tomorrow with the women who comes home. I´m going to try to translate it as better as I can, now I see it´s not so easy being a translator. Ok, it says this:

How many times we read in the newspaper: "A young man murderer his girlfriend because of a love disappointment" or "A father kills himself due to an economic disappointment"?

It had been said that disappointment is a social illness of our times. Which are some of your disappointments? How do you handle them? What if you feel disappointed with God? or with your church? Let´s learn a little bit about this.

CAUSES OF DISAPPOINTMENT

1. Not realistic or very high expectations: There are lots of histories about people who got married with very high expectations of how their marriage will be a continuous happiness.

A job or a career: If we don´t have realistic expectations in these areas, we can experiment a disappointment.

2. The television creates a false personal image: We see the hero always happy, with an exciting

life every moment. And our lives seem to be very bored. Then we feed disappointed with life in general. Another way in which the television provokes disappointment is with women, because it makes them feel physically inferior than the actresses or models with bodies apparently perfect and with a romantic life always.

3. Being focused in things or in people instead of being focused in God. We live in a materialistic world that tells us "Happiness is...having your own house, get married, buy such a brand of clothes, having a career, having children, travel, etc." The result of this mentality is the disappointment.

WRONG WAYS TO TREAT WITH DISAPPOINTMENTS

1. Cynicism, bitterness: Have you ever known someone who is still talking about a loss of 20 years ago? It may be a boyfriend, a job, someone who died or something like that?

2. To decide that we are unsuccessful and to live all our lives defeated.

For example a woman who has not been taken in account for a pay raise, she decides she will never will be taken in account and instead of doing her best, she becomes with no interest on what she does.

3. Alcohol, drugs, or think on suicide.

Ok, I'm going to stop here. On the next blog will continue with the answer to this "How to avoid some disappointments." Hope I didn´t bore you with this, but it helps me to practice with the computer and also with the translation and English of course. See you on Monday have a nice weekend.

A lesson in caring (Passages page 25)

Homework.... A lesson in caring.

1. In what way do you think the author and his daughter benefited for the visits?

They may be benefited by having the opportunity to share with other people that is real needed not just with friends or the ones they love. They also can see that they have the same feelings for others and see that there are bigger problems and needs than the ones we think we have.

2. What do you think motivated the author to begin doing volunteer work?

His daughter motivated him, because she seems to be more sensible than the father noticing what was happening with the man.

3. Would you consider the author a hero? Why or why not?

Yes, I think he was a hero, because as soon as he saw the article in the newspaper, he decided to participate with his daughter, so he was going to be a model to her daughter showing her these principles. And even when he did'nt feel to go, instead of staying at home on Sunday, enjoying his coffee and newspaper, he did it.

I think this example may show us that we always have to thank God for all what we have, instead of being wishing all what we don't have. And we may see that we have the opportunity to give, to share, to help, etc. Because I think it's better to give than to receive.

Michael Jordan's Biography

Hello teacher, hi guys:

Let me talk to you about Michael Jordan.

He is an African American basketball player. He is one of the most successful and popular athletes in sports history.



Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. When he was very young, his familiy moved to Wilmington, North carolina. He loved sports, and it was there where he accepted a basketball scholarship for the University where he played. In his first season, he was named Rookie of the year for 1982.



He left North Carolina when he was selected by the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his first season he was named to the All-Star team where he was later honored. He also participated in the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona spain. The team easily won the gold medal.

In this time, he was the most valuable player of the NBA.
He was retired in 1993-94 to pursue a basball career and also his father was murdered in his car in Noth Carolina.

In 1995 he returned to the NBA. Jordan once again prove the world he was still the greatest basketball player.

Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA in 1999. He resumes his basketball career and starts playing for the Washington Wizards.

Don't just get dressed,make a statement

It is important to take a look in our wardrobe before you get dressed. I think we don't need to buy so many clothes just because they're on sale or they're fashion. We can try to combine different garments and learn how to select the appropriate cloths for each ocasion.

We have seen that nowadays people wear whatever they want at any time and everywhere. They wear jeans, shorts, long skirts or dresses, as well as short ones, but I think before we get dressed, we must think and stop a while to decide what to wear according to the place you are going to.

I have seen how people wearing a bathingsuit wants to get into a restaurant just because they're in the same hotel where the beach or the swimmingpool is. And at the same time I have seen other people wearing jeans tennis shoes with socks walking at the beach. Even they go in the water having their socks on.

By the other hand, I have seen also people going to church wearing shorts, sandals and underwear cloths or t-shirts with differents images like devils or groups like kiss or other satanic groups, etc.

We need to think it over, as we were reading on this class because as we agree "the way people look at you, that's the way they treat you"

Here are some different places or events you may be in, so you can decide what to wear. Example:
Going to a wedding, a funneral, to chuch, to the beach, getting a job, to school, to the gym, or going camping, having a date, going to the theather, etc.

I consider it was an interesting theme to think about and it will help us to get well dressed depending the ocassion and the place we are going to. That's all folks for today. See at class bye bye.

A new experience at Matamoros

Hello everybody, it was nice to see you again since a very long vacations time. I heard from some of you some experiences you had on this vacations period. Some of you worked, some went out for vacations and some just stayed home.
Well, I have also an experience to tell you. It's a very long story. First, as most of you remember, Ms. Martha invited us to try to get a job as English teachers of the new program for Federal schools. So I waited for that date and on May I went to take the English exam. After a week they told me I was approved and the next step was that I needed to go to Victoria for a psicometric exam. So my husband took me over there at about 4 o'clock in the morning so I can get there at 8' oclock or before. Then after I finished that exam, we returned that afternoon to Tampico. A week later, they told me I was approved and the next step again was that I needed to take a Diplomado for a whole month on July.
Well, in the meantime, we started vacation at the UAT, remember? but I was still working in the morning at the Latino. So, at the middle of June I was invited by the Santander University to give an English course. I accepted and they asked me to start going with a group of teachers to another school where we were going to make or prepare the manual or antologies for that course.
Since that day I started to go after I leaved my work at 3 0'clock in the afternoon and began to work on those manuals getting information from other books or from internet. It was a real hard and boring job being there sometimes from 3 to 10 0'clock, sometimes from 3 p.m. to 12 a.m. and and there was a day when we left at almost 3 am. trying to get those antologies on time, because the (rector) from the Santander University needed to present or to show it to the governor of the state to see if he approved it.
Of course he approved it, but before that we, worked and worked checking it and doing it again and again. We were not expererinced on doing that, that's why we had mistakes and more mistakes. But at last it was done.
And guess what, now we need to give that Diplomado to teachers who were going to teach some canditate teachers who wanted to have a job at the Federal schools. So, in my case, I was going to supervise or be a coordinator of some other teachers who were going to give the Diplomado. And imagine what, they were going to send me to Nuevo Laredo for the whole month of July, but as the days passed, I asked them to send me to a closest place to Tampico, so they ask me if I wanted to go to Matamoros and I accepted.
After that, they told me I had to train 3 American teachers who were going to cross to Matamoros and I had to coordinate them. But at the same time, they gave me the surprise that I will have to teach also one of the groups because they were 4. I understood they wanted not to pay another teacher.
In all these last days, I was very stressful and worried, first I was thinking "Oh my God, I remember I needed to have a course Ms Martha ask me as a candidate for the Federal schools, how amI going to take it if I already accept this Diplomado" Of couse on those days I did not know it was going to be the same Diplomado I need to take of the one I was going to give at Matamoros, so imagine, untill a teacher from the Latino who worked at the same time at the Federal schools told me "imagine what we are going to have a Diplomado from The Santander University here at the UPN" At that moment, I knew it was the same. So what I did is to tell Ms Martha what was happening and she asked me to give her a letter where it said I was going to give the same Diplomado.
I hope you understand all this story. I'll continue on the next blog because now you'll see my experience at Matamoros, this was just the beggining.
Teacher Cabrales: Sorry for writing this at the very last day of the week, I hope you wouldn't check them before, that's because I was looking for a teacher who has my memory stick or (memoria) where I have the original photos from Matamoros and I wanted to put them at the beggining of the blog, but I couln't find her and the days passed. In this moment I'm going to her house to get my memory stick and I'll try to put the image of the real class. See you on the next blog. Have a nice day!

The party is over

Hi everybody! Remember we were talking today with Mr. Cabrales about International cities or International people? When he asked us if we have met any person from other country? I remembered the French boys who live in from of my house. I was going to tell him all the story, but I thought it will take time. But now let me tell you about that. I live two blocks from the Bolitam and in front of my house there are living five Frech boys and about two months ago we were starting to hear music, voices, boys and girls shouting and of course they were having a party. After that, they started with parties three times a week, there were a lot of boys and girls making noise, drinking, laughing, sometimes fighting, at midnight. So we and the other neighbors begun to ask about those boys and they said the boys were students from the IEST and the person who rented them didn't care about what they were doing, because some people called him. Well, I'm not going to tell you details because it's too long, but the neighbors as my husband called the police one night and as they were taking too long, a lady took her car and brought them. My husband and I so her through the window and went out with her. She was telling the police all the things the French boys used to do. As she called their attention several times because she lived closer to their department, the boys used to offend her and at this time they were enemies. It was two o'clock in the morning. When the boys saw the police, most of them run into the department, some other left home. The police officers could'nt do nothing because they were inside their house, they were laughing, shouting and doing drugs, so my husband went out and took their fuse and they were without light, so they started to come out of the department they were very drunk, some girls run to their cars and the police just talk to the boys, but they didn't understand. The police told my husband and the lady that the only way to calm them was going to migration so they can deport them to their country. After that, the boys were very agressive with the lady and she decided to go at that moment. It was about 3 o'clock in the morning and my husband went with her, because her husband used to work all week at Panuco. Well, let me finish this story faster, they returned with a report, plus the police report and the sign of most of the neighbors, she took those papers to the (rector) of the IEST and now her husband talked to him. He said he was going to solve that problem. So this is the first week we all are in silence after so many parties. Well, that's all folks. It wasn't a happy end, but I was thinking, poor boys, they are alone and away from their parents that's why it's easy for them to get another way of living. God bless them. See you tomorrow, let's get start ready for the final exams ok? Bye bye it's 20 mins. to 2 in the morning. Let's go to sleep.

This is Jimmy my dog

Hello guys: I'm very glad to see you again. As I tell everybody, I prefer to go to the university, than going to work or being at home working too. It is a relaxing and enjoying time when I'm at the school learning, having fun, and working with all my dear classmates and teachers. I really enjoy your company.

This time I want to introduce you my little dog Jimmy. Guess what, last Saturday I took him to the vet to have a nails cut as other times and as always Jimmy started to bark to her because he gets very nervous and scare whenever he goes to the vet.

And as she did before, she went to get the muzzle for his mouth and told me, "Here it is, put it yourself or otherwise he will bite me. He didn't want it, so he was jumping and trying to scape. I was carrying him trying to calm him and the vet told me "If you continue talking like that to him, that's why he doesn't obey and that's why is very crackpot (chiflado). So she brought a big towel and wrapped him as if he had rabies (rabia) and finally she cut his nails very fast.

After that, I wanted to buy him a little collar with (pechera) and a leash so I can walk with him whenever I have time and guess what? she told me "you must buy just the collar for his neck so you can pull him if he runs" and again she gave me the pechera to put it on him and I told her "I don't know how it goes can you help me?" and she looked very impatient. So I told Jimmy: "you see, now your vet is angry with you" But, tell you what? I love Jimmy the way he is and we will never return with that vet. I'm going to try to put an image so you can see how Jimmy is ok? See you tomorrow. Kisses.

Handle with care

Here's another reading to learn from it. Let me translate it for you. Hope it's clear.

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it". This was written by the wise king Salomon. What a big resposability it gives to all parents in general!.

God had given the parents the great privilege to build or guide our children's life. An illustration of this is that when we send something by mail which is very valuable and delicate. we wrapped it very carefully and we write on it "fragile, handle with care" A note or sign like that we must put it on our children. They are fragile material that should be handled with care. As parents we have the privilege to instruct them everyday in the correct way. The Bible promise is that they will never forget it. Do you take care of your children as a precious material? Do you instruct them in the correct way? Do you treat them as a package of a fragile content?

God will give us the wisdom we need to handle with care the fragile material he had put in our hands. The reward will be, sons and daughters who follow the path of good and truth.

There's enough time

Hi, everybody! It's nice to write you again. Vacations are almost over, and we're gonna see each other again. I'm not sure if we are going to return on Monday or on Tuesday as some other schools will, but I'll investigate. Ok, here I'm writing a reflection note I was reading, but I'll try to translate it for you.

One night, a friend was dreaming about hell. She saw satan sitting on his throne, looking for someone to send to earth. He called a demon and ask him:"Would you like to go to earth to confuse the souls?" "Yes I will go" he answered. "And what would you tell the people?" "Sir, I will tell them that there's no God, and that everything about religion is false". "No forget it you will not success". Satan asked another who says: "I will go, I will tell them that there's a good and mercy God, but it's not important to serve him". "No, you're not going to be successful with that either". A third demon wanted to go and satan asked him what was he going to say, and he answered:" I will tell them that Jesus gospel and his death on the cross it's true. I will tell them to convert themselves and to believe the gospel, but I will tell them that THERE'S ENOUGH TIME. "Go!" said satan "you will succeed".

Satan came to earth and he had been successful. He had whispered to our ears: "There's enough time". He tells us there's time to serve God, there's time to have communion with God".

There's time..... NO! the Bible says that today is the acceptable time, the salvation day. Don't be fooling around thinking that there's still time. Serve God today with all your heart!.

Cleanliness

Hello, I'm writing you from Monterrey. This is another story for children, but as I told you before, it's a message for us too. I hope you'll k¡like it and understand the translation form.

"But mommy", started to say Sean. "Sean, you're the older one. I don't want to hear anything about it" said Sean's mother. And she got a mop and gave it to Sean. "I want everything clean" she said. Sean was very upset while he was going down to the basement. He was looking at the paint on the floor. "It wasn't all my fault, I should'nt clean this just by myself. If Bobby wouldn't do all this mess. He must be helping me.
After a while, Sean heard his mother coming down and asked him "how's everything?" "It's ok" he answered. "Maybe you're right, it was not only your fault, but you're not the only first person who has to clean anothers mess . I have done that most of the time when all of you leave everything dirty and I used to feel very angry about that matter, but then, I understood that when I do a mess in my life, I'm not able to clean myself, but Jesus is always able to help me." Sean stoped cleaning to pay attention. "Think about this" his mother said. "He takes all our sins and cleans us. When we come to Him for help, He takes all our mistakes and fixed them, and most of the time we never stop to thank Him for this" Sean continued cleaning, but he wasn't angry anymore.
What about you? Have you ever think how Jesus is not only able, but also capable to fix our life and clean us? When we sin, we may decide not to do it again and we can ask God to forgive us. Whenever we have a problem, we can give it to Him and He will help us. He makes all things in a perfect way. Give God thanks for that. (Jesus makes us clean).

My vacations

Hi, everybody! Enjoying your vacations? I guess you are. Do you know who was the winner at the bowling? I couldn't stay longer because of the smoking odors. I knew it was going to be worst later. But I wonder who won. I think the teacher's team, they were doing it very good. Ok, did you noticed something? guess what! I told you I was going to learn how to insert images in my blog. So I did it! It's a little one but I'm learning. I'll keep on trying ok? This is an image of Monterrey where I'm going to go tomorrow to visit my daughter, son-in-law and grandson. I'm gonna stay there for a week, so the second one I'll be here in Tampico if you want to call me. Today we went to eat to the Apple bees restaurant my son choose that place for celebrating his graduation. We thank God for letting us see this moment of our lives. Ok, guys I'll continue writing you from Monterrey. I feel so extrange of not having something to do as every day, but it's vacation's time so let's enjoy it. I hope you go and visit many places or if not, at least we change activities for this days and rest. Ok, we'll keep in touch by the blog, and we'll see each other soon. Have fun and take care of yourself Ok? Love, Celia.

Robert's Robot

Hi everyone: At last I can sit and write once again. Before I arrive home I'm planning to write my blog, but at the moment I'm at home, I start doing this and that and when I see the clock, I say: One more day without writing. But today I didn't look at anything and run to sit here and write. This is little messages for children, but can be also for adults. It says that: Robert was excited looking at his robot walking around his room. It was made of transparent plastic so he could see all the interior lights how they went on and off. Her sister told him:" My robot is bigger than yours, it's beautiful, it shines like gold." "Well, Robert said: The robots shouldn't be all beautiful" I bet my robot is faster than yours" The children started playing when the lights went off. "What happed the little girl asked" trying not be worried. " It's probably because of the rain" said Robert. "I wish mom and dad could be at home, let's go downstairs" They walked to the door, but the hall was in darkness so they could'nt see. "Wait a minute"said Roberto. He returned to found his robot. He lighted on and it's lights started to shine, so they could go downstairs guided by the robot's lights.

Later on, they saw their parent coming. "Oh! we're so happy to see you" said the little Tania. "I was very afraid" "But my robot helped" said Roberto very proud of his robot. "Tania said my robot was very ugly, but he gave us light"Roberto said.

Their mother started laughing and then she said very seriouly: "Your robots remind me that there's people who looked very importart and attractive but, they don't permit that the love of God shines through them. It looks like if they haven't any strength. So when the circumstances are difficult, they're not of much help. Other people seemed to be not so good, but they are strong and you can count always with them. You can see very clearly the light of Jesus shinning on their lives" "That's true" said the father. "That's the way people should be. Full of God's love and they have to show it.

What about you? Are you the kind of person described on this story? The way you look from outside it's not very important as the inside. This is the one God's care. When you live the way God wants you to live, then His light will shine on you life. The end

I hope you can udenstand it because of my traduction. See you later. Are you attending to the workshops? they look interesting. See you tomorrow. Bye.

Which is your attitude?

Hi, How are you doing? enjoying this long weekend? How about Matty's team event wasn't it very interesting and exciting? It was a nice experience for all of us don't you think so? Excellent job Matty. Well, I want to write a little part of a book I'm reading. It's tittle is "How to win people" by John C. Maxwell. I hope you get the idea 'cause I have to translate it. And it says:
It is well known that all of us need to learn valuable lessons. Everybody have something to share or something to teach us, but this can only happen if we have the correct attitude.
What kind of attitude do you have when you need to learn from others? Most people are in one of the following categories:
No one can teach me anything: Arrogant attitude.
Ignorance is the biggest enemy of the real education. Have you ever known some successful persons with much education that they don't want to listen any suggestion or opinion from others? They think they know everything. A person who receives a master's degree may not be able to accept any instruction, because now he or she is an expert.
Such persons can't noticed the damage they are getting. The truth, is that no one is enough old, enough intelligent or enough successful to learn something new. The only obstacle that interferes to learn it's a bad attitude.
Someone can teach me everything: Innocent attitude.
This is a good decision, nevertheless, it's innocent (ingenuo) to think they can learn everything from just one person. I've learned from many people.
Everybody can teach me something: Educated attitude.
The people who learn more is not the one who spend long time with intelligent people, but the ones who have an educated attitude. Each person has something to share, a lesson, an observation or an experience of life. We just need to be able to listen. Actually people teach us things even if they don't notice it. Ask any parent and you'll find that they learned valuable lessons from their children, even if they were babies. The only moment people can't teach us something is when we are not able to learn.
Ok, guys, this was just three paragraphs of this topic just to practice the traduction too. I'ts not very easy. But I noticed it's another way to practice English and traduction. See you tomorrow Sunday. Don't forge to watch the movie The last of the Mohicans. We'll comment it tomorrow.
Try to rest and take care. God bless you all. Bye.

Young couples getting married. Hmk.Feb.25

Let me tell you about my two experiences: First when I was gonna get married, of course, as the traditions and the society demand, my boyfriend first started visiting me. I used to live alone with my aunt. Imagine, she was almost 90 years old and I was about 18 years old so we married until I was 22 years old. His father and mother went to my house on the day we planned the wedding. So they went to formalize our decision in other words to "ask for my hand" or I don't know how to say it you understand.
My second experience was when my daughter was gonna get married too. As we attend to a Christian church, the pastor, gave them several recommendations, something like they need first to attend to a number of conferences just for them about different topics they need to know. But it wasn't for just one or three days it tooks some months and they have their conferences each week. So when they finish this, of course, he and his mother talked to us, we agreed and they started to planned everything for their wedding. And thanks God they have now 5 years of married. In my opinion I think it's an important event to give it the special attention it requires and help and support our sons or daughters in doing this in the better way it has to be done.

The fear

Hi! How's everybody! I hope you're ok. Well, this time I want to write about the topic I explained to the women I invite to my house this Saturday. It's about the fear. I'm goin to try to make it shorter. I explained them that there were two kinds of fears: the real and the imaginary ones. Some are expressed and some are hidden . You may be a very beautiful well dressed up lady, but if the fear dominates your heart, the external beauty will be opaqued. One of the ingredients of this beauty is being certain that "If God is with me, who is against me? Are you afraid of: driving or flying alone? or to discover that you have a very serious illness? or to die? or become a widow? or to fail in your marriage? or the possibility that your husband has another woman? or to be bankrupt? or to be pregnant? or taking decisions? or to stay alone? or what could happen to your children? or finally "what can the people say? (your husband, mother-in-law, boss, neighbors, etc) If you don't stop the fear, it will stop you. Because of the fear, you don't have any relation with people or you're afraid of testify about Jesus? Most of the time we are afraid on what we listen to. (bad news, gossips) Sometimes on what we see. (the circumstances, the problems)But if we live according to what we believe, instead of what we see or feel, then we won't be afraid. When your life is governed by the fear to God (reverence) including respect of his Word, then big changes will come to your life. It will be more important to you not to offend him, and less important "what the people can say" Memorize this: God has said, " Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? (Hebrews 13: 5,6) The end. Well it was a resume of what we learn today. I hope you can understand it because of the translation. Ok, my dear classmates have sweet dreams. If I don't write you tomorrow I'll do it on Monday. Have a nice weekend and take care of yourself. Bye bye.

End of mychildhood story

Hi everybody: How are you doing? I think a little bit more relax, because we finished exams don't you think so? But now let's begin with the rest, so here Iam writing one more blog. I really like to do this even if I have to do them at midnight. Sorry I just write for you, but I don't know how to put comics, pictures, or other nice things you do. I'll take a time to learn about this matter ok? Well, let's continue with my story. I stopped when I had my two children. So in that time I did'nt work at all to take care of them. So when they grow up I was thinking if I could work in something again, but not as a secretary, because I wasn't 17 or 20 years old like before, so I started to look for a job giving English classes. First I had an opportunity at the "Cultural Tampico" just for some months. Then a friend asked me if I can supply him at the "Cedip" also for some months too. After that, I had a job at the "Montessori American School" for two years, later, I start working at a Christian School named "Instituto Juárez-Lincoln de Tamaulipas" I worked there for 5 years, then I returned to the "Montessori" for 2 more years and now I have 2 years working at the "Instituto Latinoamericano" so untill now, I have 12 consecutive years working as a teacher. But what I was going to tell you and that's the more important thing for me, that happened in my life, is that I belong to a Christian church where I have been taught about all the principles of the Bible, and also to know more about God and how He changed my life and family's too. If you don't care, I would like to talk more about that on next blog. Right now it's 15 mins. to 1:00 am. By the way, it's very strange that I always type my blogs almost at this time and when I public them they are with another hour like 8:20pm. for example and at that time I don't even leave the UAT, but I' try to investigate. Ok my dear friends, take care and God bless you all. kisses.

An effective daily schedule (homework)

Nowadays all people need to organize, plan or schedule all their daily activities in order to feel sure and have the control of each activity they are going to realize. Doing this, the person will feel relax knowing that all what he/she planned will be done in the day and hour he/she scheduled it. Another reason to do this, is that the person will acquire the habit of having order and discipline in everything they want to do. Also they will see the results and benefits of being an organized person. That will guaranteed the person to relax, success and maybe enjoy things or moments they hadn't before. So let's enjoy the life learning new ways to organize our lives.

My childhood (continuation)

Here we are starting a new week ain't it? Well, let me continue telling you about my life. As I told you, I lived with my parents until I was 12 years old then I went to visit my aunt to Indiana for 3 years, after that I returned to see my parents and I didn't want to return because when I was there my aunt's grandaughter always was fighting with me. So, in that summer, my other aunt from Tampico also invited me just one or two months, so I accepted. Of course I was 15 years old. When I was here, she asked me if I would like to study and I answer yes so I started to study (commerce) for three years, you know a bilingual secretary. When I finish, I started to work first at PPQ Pigmentos y Prods. Quim. it was its name. Three months later I was working at Petrocel for 5 years and finally in Poycid for 1 year and then guess what? I got married. After that, one year later my daughter Marcela was born and 3 years later my son Mauricio. Now they are 26 and 23 she is already married and lives in Monterrey and at the moment I live with my husband and son. Ok, I'm going to stop here, because I'm seeing it's 1:05 am. and I have to go to work tomorrow. Don't you miss the third part of my history. It's very interesting! Same day, same channel, as the tv said. See you later alligator. Bye bye.

Let's continue with the blog

Hi everybody: I was planning to write last night, but guess what? after the valentines day's party we had, I returned home and when I enter to my house everything was in darkness so I tried to turn on the lights and surprise! the CFE cut the energy I couldn't believe it, what a shame. So I called my husband, he was still working and the confusion was that he thought we had to pay in other date. So imagine, I was preparing my lunch for the next day with a lamp in the kitchen preparing thing by thing carring my lamp here and there. Remember I'm in a diet that's why I need to prepare my special meals otherwise I must have to eat tacos or torta where I work and I don't want to break my diet. But at last I finished. Thanks God it wasn't a hot night so don't need air conditioner of a fan.



Talking about other things, tomorrow Saturday I'm going to attend to a baby shower. It has been so long time since I don't go anywhere on Saturdays afternoon, because of the women's group I had at that time. You know I give them Bible classes all Saturdays afternoons, but I asked a friend if she can give the class for me and she accepted. Well, my dear friends, I'll write you tomorrow again. I'm kind of tired. It was a very long day isn't it? I'm going to sleep, because tomorrow morning I have to go to my Lider's course as all Saturdays. I'll continue tomorrow telling you more about my childhood. Enjoy your rest time. Bye.

My childhood

Hi there, how was your day? I hope it was ok. I was thinking on what to write and after I read Mr. Cabrales' note and some links, I decided to talk about my childhood. Well let me start telling you something about me. I was born in Guadalajara. When I was 12 years old, an aunt who was living in Indiana invites me to go with her. I stayed there for 3 years where I lived different experiences. I remember my first winter and the first time I saw it was snowing. It was a beautiful experience. I used to play with my cousins in the snow. Sometimes the level of the snow was higher than my large boots so it was difficult for us to walk. I started to go to school my first school's name was Riley Ementary School, then the next one was the Block Jr. High School and in summer I used to attend for summer courses at the Lincoln School. Sorry, let me make a pause, guess what, I pushed a buttom from the computer and lost this note without knowing what to do. I started once and all over again and it took me as a half an hour to find it again, but what I'm not sure is if it's going to be published correctly or maybe I'm going to send it twice. I don't know, that's why I decide to stop it here. I'm going to try to put it in my blog and tomorrow I'll continue with my story ok? By the other hand I waist a lot of time and now its very late. See you tomorrow. Bye.

Bad news

Hi guys: Here I'm again writing another note so you can read about me. How was your day? I hope it was good. Remember I told you yesterday I was going to tell you something later? and that's why I titled my blog saying "a terrible weekend" and that's because I had a problem at
my school where I work. When we finished recess, as always my children got in line and after that they start going to the classroom when some boys run trying to win and they don't even noticed that they push a girl agaist the corner of the entrance door and hit her on the forehead
I was at the end of the line when the little girl returned to me crying and she was bleeding a little
so I took her with the nurse of the school. We also called her parents just to notified them. when
they leave, her father came and ask me about the accident, I explained him and call the nurse, so she can explain him better. After that they left. But, guess what, the next day very early in the morning the girl's mother appear as she use to do it for any other causes. Then the principal told me, Oh my God !Frida's mother is here and she wants to talk to you. So I said, that's ok, let me talk to her. so I met her. She was very angry and shouting to me she said: "I want you to tell me what happen" so answered her "I already explained it to your husband yesterday, didn't he tell you?" and she continued shouting saying: Forget it he didn't tell me anything that's what I'm here. Well, I explained her the same thing and she started asking me and where were you in that moment! I explained her again and she was saying a lot of fool things like "and then what's next! the other time a girl scratch my daughter, tell me what this is about! and I told her "nobody wants to hurt your daughter this may happen in this school or another or maybe at home, they are kids and run and play. And she goes"I don't care about others, maybe you don't even have any control in your classroom and I answer, "ok, did you come here to judge my work even if you don't know how I work? and she continued saying stupid things and again I asked her well, what do you want? Do you want to blame me? and for everything she answer no. So I told her ok, I don't want to continue talking to you. And forget it! she got more angry and shouting told me "you are not going to let me here" I told her "I already explain you everything and nothing convinces you, so I don't want to continue with this" Then she shouted "you are not going to let me with the words in my mouth!" and I went with the principal and told her I can't stand this woman I'm not going to talk to her anymore go with her. Later the principal told me she said different things. I told her that's what happen when you let just your teacher talk with the parents, they may say whatever they want, and if we don't have any witness to testify the truth, you will never know exactly what she or I said. And that's all folks. I never have had a problem like this with any parent, but I didn't care about it. God and I know how the things happen so I feel fine. Ok, my dear friends I need to study for tomorrow's exam again. And you too, so see you tomorrow
and have a good dream bye bye.

Mr.Cabrales' homework Feb.11, 2008

Reading topic sentences:
1.- Tampico has a beautiful beach to visit.
2.- Tampico has the Metropolitan Theater and an interesting museum.
3.- Tampico also has The Carpintero's Lagoon.
4.- Tampico has different sport clubs.
5.- Tampico has all kind of Restaurants.

Tampico is an exciting place with lots of things to do and places to go. For example you can go fishing, hunting, go to the beach, visit the Chairel Lagoon where you can take you yatch, you may enjoy visiting different kind of food restaurants, attend to the Feria, or playing golf at the Country Club. Also you can visit our dock where all the big ship arrive, or maybe you prefer to visit The Malecón where you can see the river and the sea, and at the same time you can admire the beautiful "toninas". Come and and enjoy Tampico and you will discover more of its beauty.

My terrible wekend

Hi friends: How are you doing? Too much work to do? I imagine. Right now I'm starting to do all the homework we have. I don't know where to start. Firt I was reading and reading about literature Mr. Roberto's subject, to do the essay he wants for tomorrow, but as I haven't slept enough in these past days, I was fallen asleep so I decided to stop for a while to write in my blog something for you. After this I' need to read Ms. Edith's antology too for tomorrow's exam, because she didn't give us a guide or something like that, we just have to read and make our own questions and answers, do this it's going to take me some time and then to study it. I just called Maricela a few minutes ago, for a doubt and she gave the notice that we also have Mr. Cabrales' exam for tomorrow. I told her why haven't you tell me before, imagine if I don't call you I wouldn't know it. She said she forgot to tell me about that. But thanks God for that opportunity Mr. Cabrales is going to give us. I hope I can finish to do all this, because as you know we need to do another essay for Ms. Claudia and to study all the history information we have for Tuesday. That's too much for me and I don't understand so much about history that's a lot of dates, kings, queens, countries and things that happens in the different years. That's why I was planning to study for that subjets days before, but it has been impossible for me. Remember I work from 7:30 am. to 3 o'clock in the afternoon and I run to the UAT and when I arrive I need to be there with all my homeworks done of course. Well, no more complainings let's start to work, I just want to write something like Mr. Cabrales told us. I'm going to keep on reading and I hope I can write another note for you. I have something to tell you, wait for my notices. Bye.

Having a doubt

Hi teacher, you know what? I was seeing that someone sent to your blog or coments the homework you ask us to do. My question is if I have to send it to your personal blog or I leave it where it is, in my comments, because I did it since yesterterday Monday 4th and it was going to be for next Thursday. Anyway I may ask you tomorrow at class. Sorry if I made a mistake but I understand you will be checking our blogs anyway don't you?
I have about two hours here reading your links. They are real interesting. Today I enjoy answering the grammar test since the beggining using the verb to be and then the prepositions and so on. Thanks because you gave me some ideas for my first grade students. I want to have
that information its very useful. Of course, I didn't finish with the tests, but I'll continue working on them to see how difficult the last ones are. I was thinking, and what about when we finish this semester, what's going to happen to our blogs? Are we going to erase them? or keep them for the time everyone wants to have it. But the thing is that probably you are not going to continue sending us more information or you are not going to have time to do this extra job if you're going to have some other groups. Well, I'll ask you about this tomorrow and see how are we going to do it. You see, if this was new for all the class, imagine for me? I really thank you for this because it makes me work on the computer since I was afraid to used it because as I told you I was not good on this, but now this practice is helping me a lot. Even if I don't have enough time in the whole day, (that was always my excuse for not using the computer) you can see the hours on which I'm doing my homeworks, but it doesn't matter. Ok, teacher see you tomorrow, thank you for everything again. Bye bye.

Tomorrow's exam

Hello my dear fellows. How was your long weekend? Did you rest? Or you're tired of all the weekend activities. Let me remind you about tomorrow's exam with Mr. Cabrales. Did you study? don't forget the homework ok? I was working all this day in many different things. Since very early in the morning, a friend of mine called me to help her with his son. He is doing drugs
(I'm not sure if is the correct way to say it) and we where looking for a reabilitation place for him. So I moved as fast as I can to her house and the boy scaped and until this moment he hasn't returned yet. Well, We'll see what can we do later. When I returned home it was 2 o'clock so I had to prepare dinner. After that, I cleaned the kitchen and start working on my homeworks
I had to prepare two presentations and some other teacher's assignments. But I'm not finish yet
I need to colour two big drawings for the school where I work it's about Valentine's day decoration for the classroom and as I have two groups, I need to do everything double. Well, I don't want you to get bored reading all this, but you know we have to practice English. Thanks God for this extra day we had. Sometimes they are necessary so we can update all the missing details and work. Ok, my dear friends, it was nice to write for you. See you tomorrow don't sleep late as I do. Have sweet dreams. Bye.

home schooling (homework)

In my opinion, I think it depends on the different needs people may have.
I knew a family, he was a pastor of a church and they need to move to different cities and places, so their two daughters never went to school. They used to have several teachers wherever they were.
I imagine there are special teacher and well prepared to do this kind of jobs, but I don't think parents could do it, except if they are teachers. I don't see any advante on this kind of education.

By the other hand, as the reading says, children don't have the opportunity to socialize with other people. They miss all the events at school like having for example honor to the flag, festivals like mother's day, celebrations like Thanksgiving, Valentine's day, Christmas, etc. And
what about their graduation event?
I don't know the way parents or teachers supply this important events for a child. For this and more details, I think this way to educate is not an advantage.

Here I am did you miss me?

Hi guys: Guess what? I was looking at Mr. Cabrales' links and I found some animals, they are really cute, like the owl and the pinguins. Did you see them?
Also I continued with the grammar, there's a lot of information to see and learn. It takes time to read all the items, but they're very interesting. Anyway, I'll see them little by little without skipping any of them.
See you tomorrow. Well it's already tomorrow it's 12:22 am. As you can see this is the moment
I usually do my homework most of the time. Ok, bye.

Hey! Hi everyone:
Why haven't any of you write me? I'm very sad because none of you send me a message buuuu!
sniff sniff do'nt you see I'm new on this? so I need to be motivated. Anyway, did I tell you about my new grandson? today he is two months old so I call him to congratulate him.

Sorry I just wrote this for today I'll keep in touch with you maybe tomorrow I need to find Lic. Cabrales' homework and its very late its 1:30 am. xoxo

Sample blog

Hi there, I'm writing my firt blog. I don't even know what this means but I'm trying to learn this.

I ask here and there for someone to explain me and I noticed most of them did'nt know what this is about. Until I found a friend who could explain me.

I hope I'm doing it ok, if not, I'll continue learning. At the beggining I said oh my! don't give me this kind of homework this is not for me. But now I'm feeling more confident and I like to do it.

Well, we'll keep in touch. See you.