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Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.

Say:

> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about

Write a minimum of 190 words and 3 comments 

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A site

Dear all:

Today I’d like to tell you about a place I enjoy visiting. There are a number of websites I like visiting, but today I’ll refer to a few. I started visiting “alternative “news sites a long time ago, when I realized what you could see through mass media was only part of the story, or a part to make us  believe what was more convenient for the authorities.  I was born in Temuco and, as a child; I used to visit Vilcun often because my family has some land there. Unfortunately, I got to know the way my family and other families got the land there. This somehow opened my eyes to alternative realities not known to most people.

I cannot talk about favorite websites but I can tell you what I visit most at the moment. There is a site called https://ciperchile.cl/ . This is a serious research center . I also visit a Russian website called https://www.rt.com/news/ what I like about these websites is the fact that they deal a lot with social issues that are either shown slightly or not shown at all on mass media.   I also like www.elmostrador.cl and sometimes look at www.elciudadano.cl . This last one I find a bit of a downer at times so I do not see it that often.  
There is a website I really like which deals with brain research in a simple and not so simple way is www.brainfacts.org 

On a lighter note, I really enjoy www.ted.com  I can see some amazing talks from designers, humanists, scientists or just people who, 95% of the time, have something really interesting to say. And why not mention it, I love www.youtube.com and  all the stuff you can learn about virtually anything on it. 

Talk about a website or a couple of websites you enjoy.

Say:

How you discovered it

Why you like it

How often you visit it

Include any extra information you find relevant.

Write 200 minimum. Make sure you write a comment to your teacher and 3 comments to your classmates.

-free topic

Today you can write about a topic of your choice, a person, theme, music, special occasion, etc.

Write a minimum of 150 words and 3 comments

Free

Today I would like to write about injustice and the complexity of humans.
I have worked in he Faculty of social sciences for 12 years. In 2012 I was offered a contract due to my good evaluation by students and colleagues. At the time I was very happy for this recognition of my effort as  a teacher.
However, in 2017,the new undergraduate director asked me and 3 colleagues to do 3 more courses for the same salary. That meant 1/3more work for the same money. We politely said "no, thank you"
The harassment got worse  and this year, we were asked to work double the time for the same money. We have been to meetings with this woman (directora de pregrado) and explained how unfair this is and how little value they see in our work as English teachers.
Some time ago, I left a private university which paid me much better, to come and work in Universidad de Chile exclusively.

Last Monday I recived a letter reading  I will be dismissed from the faculty in December 2018.  The reason why I wanted to write about this is because I am shocked that something that started as an abusive idea turned into something personal because this person could not get away with making us work more for the same money. This is a person that earns approximately 10 times what I earn. And who says that the English programme is too expensive. However, the faculty demands students to do 5 levels.
I think this kind of practice is becoming more and more common in Universidad de Chile and in public institutions. For some reasons that I can understand but do not share, a lot of people are willing to be abused just to keep a position in a public institution.

I do not agree with it and luckily, I trust there will be other work in other faculties or a different Uni as well.

A Job

When I think about a future job, there are 3 things that come to mind.  An animal rescuer, a teacher in a rural school and a pilates instructor.

Today I will refer to the first one first. I have always loved nature and animals. One of my dreams would be to have a rescue center for stray cats and dogs that walk the streets, go through a lot of rough experiences with insensitive people, and certainly need care and affection. 

I think you need a lot of qualities to do this job, first of all a lot of sensitivity and patience, also some instruction into first aids and nutrition,. Lastly, some training on how to deal with wild animals. Other than that, one needs a lot of money since these animals need some space, ifrastructure, food and also medical treatment quite often.  My dream would be to buy a big piece of land so all of them could run and play with each other.

The satisfaction would be quite high since knowing that there are fewer animals in the streets  and being taken care of, would certainly make a difference in my life. It would make me very happy 

Moreover, I think all animals and creatures are amazing. I think humans can be very arrogant thinking that because they are more intelligent, they deserve more care. I think we are all on this planet for a reason. We need to show respect and care for one another. In this sense, the disappointment I have had with humans I know I could never have with animals.

A job you would like to have in the future

What the job is,

Why you would like to do this job,,

What qualities or skills you would need to do this job,

What type of reward or job satisfaction you would get from doing this job.

Mention anything else you think is important.

Write a minimum of 180 words and a comment on this blog or 3 other blogs

Reading

Today we are going to write about something  I like.

It has been hard to choose because I am often reading more than one thing at the time.  I read the newspaper, academic papers, stuff on meditation, the brain, essays, my students' blogs, about health etc. 

I started reading about the brain some years back when I studied language acquisition and education = learning processes. I have to say I have read quite a bit about the brain and personality and it nevere ceases to amaze me.
However, at the moment I am not reading about the brain. I am reading two books. One is called "the book of strange new things" by Michel Faber. This is a science fiction novel which is interesting and set in the future on a devastated earth and a far planet with alliens. It is about  how this human couple live apart while she is expecting a baby on earth and how he deals with alliens being a religious priest on this far planet.
Another book I am reading is one called "Gut "The inside story of of our body's most unde- rated organ" by doctor Guilia Enders. This is an interesting book since it refers to processes that happen in our body and how what we eat and how we prepare food can affect from the movement of our bowels to the weight we have and how we emotionally feel. .It also has some really interesting illustrations and drawings that attempt to describe processes which happen in our stomach or intestines. 

Write about something you are reading at the moment.

Say

What it is called

Which genre it is ( novel, academic, manga, report, blog, etc)

Whether you are enjoying it

What it is about

Write a minimum of 200 words and 3 comments

Include anything else you find relevant.