http://www.emporda.info/sucessos/2013/02/24/detinguts-quatre-joves-robatori-centre-escolar-castello/189762.html

That text talks about the fourty, more or less, stolen computers from the high school where I am studying, in Castelló d'Empúries. There is two over-aged guys and two under-eighteen boys involved in that case and the policy had given the name of the two over-aged guys.

  I can not understand why someone has to steal and even more in an educational center. Steaing is always a bad idea and it could be punished, but I think that the Spanish legislation protect so much the one who has the blame on something.

 POLITICY

Nowadays we are in a very developed era and politicians are aware of it. It is amazing how they can steal and play with public money...there is many cases of politicians in Spain that they had stolen a lot of milions and the judge can not say nothing because there is not as many clues as necessary.

   The most pitiful is that if that money would be stolen by a current person the process will be more quicker and there will be an strict punishment. In Spain we have the case ''Pallarols'', ''Bárcenas'', ''Urdangarín''... and more cases that almost are hide. From my point of view the government should do an exception and issue an ultimatum for these ''polite crooks'' and give them fourty-eight hours to return the quantity that they have stolen to us, and if they don't fulfil  that obligation they will be punished hardly, even  with death penalty.

  That's my thoughts, I know there are more solutions but if we want quick solutions that's my point of view. I know, as well, that it has always been that troubles because the humans don't conform with what we have and we want much more than our possessions.

ESSAY

DESCRIBING SOMEONE...

Najat is my medium sister and I don't know exactly how old she is (29 more or less), it is difficult to believe but it is true. I've chosen her to do that work because I look up to Najat. She had strived a lot to achieve her goals and she got them. She has an economical degree and she still works. Physically, she is quite tall and slim, she has a sweet face and wonderful eyes, as well. She is not a spectacular woman and that is what I like the most, because she is generous, pleasant and I can lean on her when I have any troubles.

  

  As I said previously, she has an economical degree from Universitat de Girona and she works in a construction company and she is important there. She is a responsible person and very mature. I think she is in that way because when my family came to Catalunya they hadn't so much money, so someone had to think about it and she did it. Now she is married and lives without so many worries. It is difficult for me to describe a fault, but well, from my point of view, she is excessivelly generous.

  In conclusion, I would like to grow up and be like my sister, but I am conscious that this requires a lot of effort. I am proud of having a clever sister because I will always have her support/help.

Final reflection: due to the fact that I have an excessivelly generous sister I am in that way, maybe if I had been born before her I'd have been different.

Essay

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly known as Valentine's Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it remains a working day in most of them, that's the definition in wikipedia, but in a personally way, I could define it as the day of lovers, simply.

   In my case, I've never celebrated it because I am not a lover but I don't dismiss someday I can celebrate it. That day is so special for the couples because they give presents each other and they enjoy that day hardly. I think that day can be used to increase their feelings of love and desires and wishes to be united more time.

   It is usually viewed, as well, to send cards each other which reinforce their relationship. I wrote about that event because is something universal which moves people around the world by the love, so love is in the air!

WRITING

INFRAVALORATED! 

It's true that nowadays, young people are very lazy and we are not able to read a text and fight with it. If it requires effort we give up, we don't strive on it. In general, that's the trend to follow. 

   But the evolution shouw us that young people have changed a lot, for example: twenty years ago a 16-years-old guy was like a 20-years-old guy of nowadays. What I mean is that twenty years ago, people became more mature earlier and lifestyle was different. In my point of view, we were borned and we found all what we needed and more than that. 

   In conclusion, I think we have to bear in mind what our possessions are and we must evaluate how difficult it is for some people to live as we do now.

JOKES

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WITH ALL EYES ON HIM, LIN IMPROVISES/November 23, 2012

Summary
Jeremy Lin has met again her exteammates of New York Knicks in the first game against them this season. Jeremy had hugged Tysson Chandler and Carmelo Anthony and talked a little about the previous matches.
When the game begins Jeremy's team(Rockets) was very confused and Rockets embarassed the New York Knicks (131-103). Anthony's team had focused so much only in Lin and that is the reason why Knicks had lost, because Rockets played as a team and different players had apported points to win the match.

Opinion
I believe that Lin was very motivated to play that game and that helps to her team to concentrate and play hard. Rockets had deffend very strong and they not lacked intensity. Knicks didn't play as a team and that could be deciding.

Words I have learnt:
-surrendered:rendit/entregat
-lack:mancar de
-ignited:encendre's


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/sports/basketball/knicks-jeremy-lin-reunion-will-wait-until-the-game.html?ref=basketball&_r=1&

BARACK OBAMA/Nov. 6, 2012

Summary
Barack Obama was sworn in as the forty-fourth president of the United States on 20 January 2009. Since then until now, he had been the president of the USA wining many political campaings.It has not been easy, because he  always had to confront his opponents.
Obama's first term was very successful because he had eliminated  Bin Laden and approved a health reform bill. But the republicans criticize aspects like immigration and climate change. As a result, in 2010 he lost the primary elections.

Opinion 
For me, Barack Obama seems like a good president. The first impression that I had when I begin to hear about him is that he's a hard-working. But like most of the politicians, he is looking for her protagonism. I think he is a good president right now, but he could be better.

Words I have learnt:
-defeating: derrotat
-withdrew:retirar-se
-drawdown:declinació


http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?ref=topics 

HUMOUR IS NECESSARY IN OUR LIVES

    It is generally agreed that humour is necessary in our lives. But why is it not completely agreed?

First of all, it is compulsory to say that it is impossible to be totally in favour of some statements or something happens. Everyone to their choice...

    Let's explain a little about that statement. There are people who strongly believe that humour is an aspect which should be everyday with us. They say that jokes make our lives easy and if we have not a bit of humour we could run into trouble. That group needs laughs and crazy people around them to go on with their days.

    Contrary to them, there are the ones who think that it is not strongly  necessary a sense of humour to carry on with our lives. That group deffends generally that laughs are only a little part of us, they say that there are things hardly important than laughs.

    While these teo groups are opposite, I think that every statement could be accepted next to a good reason.To conclude, I feel that people are becoming more liberal and humour becomes something really important for us.

THE SEARCH OF JOSEPH KONY/April 30, 2012

Summary
Joseph Kony is one of the most rebel leaders. He force the childs to become killers and other group in slaves. Right now he is hiding in Central African Republic.
U.S. officials believe that Mr. Kony is hiding in a remote corner of the Central African Republic , though some ugandan officialssaid he had moved to Sudan, with the consent of the Sudanese government.

Opinion
In my point of view these kind of people should be died. They use children like a tool or less than a tool. They trate them as a thing and people are all the same. We can not force anyone to do Any thing.

Words I have learnt:
   -bride: novio/a
   -blot out: borrar de la ment
   -swirling: turbulent

 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/joseph_kony/index.html

DIALOGUE-BEAUTY

Two friends taking a talk after a long time without meeting each other. Jay is so different now...

Jay: -Hi guy!
Tom: -Hi Jay, it's been a long time!!
        How are you?
Jay: -I'm fine...what about you?
Tom: -Well, right now I'm ok. I feel on cloud nine!
       Oh Jay, what had happened to your nose??
Jay: -Nothing weird, I've operated it...
Tom: (confused)
Jay: -Have I done something wrong?
Tom: -No,no...I was thinking that you were different...
Jay: -People changes buddy! ;)
Tom: -Oh, what the hell, your lips Jay! You're surprising me so much!
Jay: -Yes Tom, I've applied a bit of lipo in my lips, as well.
        Any peoblem with that?
Tom: -Please Jay, don't be angry. Why are people so crazy? (lowly)
Jay: -Have you said anything Tom?
Tom: -Oh no, no...I was just...
Jay: -Trying what men?? (angrylly)
Tom: -Mmmmm...(looking at the floor) trying to understand you, because you've changed a lot since last time.
Jay: -Tell me why. Just because of the lipo? It's normal, do you know what I mean?
Tom: -Yes, yes...but what I mean is that before you were a good guy and...
Jay: -So, now you think that I'm a bad boy, am I wrong?
Tom: -Noooo, please listen.
Jay: -Let's go, explain yourself.
Tom: -Well, when we were at the high school you were funnier, you liked to go to the gym and all that stuff.
        But actually there isn't anything from the high school's Jay.
Jay: -That's not your business Tom!
Tom: -Ok Jay, I'm just tryibg to help you to recognize that lipo could become an addiction for you.
Jay: -What the f*** are you saying?
Tom: -My advice to you dear is to wake up from that dangerous dream which you belong to.
Jay: -Shut uo, ok Tom?
Tom: -I won't shut up 'cause I wanna help you. You've done a turn for the worse...
Jay: -Leave me, I don't wanna hear you!
(Tom cannot believe what he's hearing and leaves).

WRITING

   ''Time is your enemy. It will steal everything away from you''.

To begin, we have to be conscious that time is a concept , therefore we cannot buy time or sell it.

On the one hand, there are people who think that, in fact, time can steal everything away from us. For example, they say that when we are doing something that we like a lot, it ends so fast; and when we are doing something that we don't like much, we get bored and it is difficult to carry on with it. So their conclusion is that time is our traitor.

On the other hand, there is a group who thinks that time cannot steal everything from us. It is clear that, as time goes by, we miss our beauty, youth, maybe memory as well; but aspects like intelligence, money...can never be stolen from us.

To conclude, I have to say that time goes on and we die. I am in favour of the two satements I explained previously because I have experimented a little of both. So, what can we do? Just try to enjoy what we are doing.

WRITING

THE WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA STORY

  William belongs to a rural village in South Africa. His family and people around the village depend on farming, so it was difficult and hard for Willy to continue studying because of the farming, then he had decided to drop out of school.

 He was a special one, because he had a great idea to help himself and his family, and the idea was to build a windmill to achieve power and use electricity for many things. The idea came by searching a book in the library, he saw a picture of a windmill and he thought that he had to do something similar. He was fourteen when he ddecided to do it.

 People around couldn't believe it. They thought that he was going mad, but when they saw what he finally had done everybody was surprised and everybody wanted to have a windmill and take profit about it.

As a result of his effort, in 2007 he was invited to the USA. The American journalists were interested in interviewing Willy and in one of these interviews he had revealed a little secret, he took a tractor fan to build the windmill. He said that his dream is to finish the education, as well.

INTRODUCING MYSELF

 Hi Lourdes,

   I'm Youssef from Castelló d'Empúries and I'm seventeen. I'd like to start introducing  mysself  talking a little about what I've done in summer.

   Well, I think it has been a great time although i was doing ''ramadan'' during a month. I've worked in a supermarket in Empuriabrava, I should say that in my case I've learnt to be more responsible and know how to face up to a difficult situation like you've done a mistake and the boss didn't like it. There are so many things that you have not to study to learn, this is what I want transmit to you.

   Nowadays, I'm studying to get the Batxillerat, but what I really want is to work in the turistic area. I'll do what ever it takes to get my goal.