NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION # 11

This is an interview made to my Grandmother whose name is Trinidad Salas Vargas, and her identification number 3-0156-0580, she is a homemaker.

These are the questions made and the answers she gave:

Do you think that technology is really important?

Technology is very important in this globalized world. An example of this is the internet that is mostly used by young people to do their work at school and university. We can use it to learn a lot on different topics but, this tool can be so useful that can become dangerous for many teenagers as the time used in games or social networks can be a waste of time.

 Do you use cell phones or internet in order to communicate with another people?

Yes, I use a cell phone. I have a Nokia 2330. I don’t know all the functions of this cell phone, but I’m able to do calls; that it is the most important for me because I need to communicate with my family. I don’t know how to send messages but I’m trying to learn on it.

Would you like to be more connected with the technology? And why?

I think that use a cell phone is ok, but I don’t need to be connected to the internet because I just need the cell phone in order to communicate with other people. To me technology includes much more. Nowadays, I’m not so young and I’m not interested in learning.

What happens when you are learning to use your cell phone?

Well, the first time I felt frustrated because I did not understand how to add the contacts and look for this to do the call. But then when my cousin explained it to me, I go it after 25 times. I was able to understand a little the way on how to use it and now I can call other people without help.

 Do you think that technology is going to be different in about 5 years?

Yes, definitely technology is growing faster.  I think that in 5 years everything will be very different. I don’t know how different would it be, but maybe things can be made in small forms such as cell phones and computer in miniature. Maybe, people will make calls using a watch as a cell phone or things like these.

NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION # 10

Immigration policies in Costa Rica

I think that the policies in Costa Rica are very different that another countries. Many people are unemployed because the most of the companies prefer to hire staff abroad. These companies prefer to give a job to foreigners because it is cheaper labor and this affects us economically because foreigners receive their payment and a big part of it is sent to relatives that live in other countries. This money is made in our country but it is sent to other countries and is not invested in Costa Rica.

The foreigners prefer coming to Costa Rica because they can get easy access to health and education without paying anything. According to some news there are thousands of illegal immigrants in our country. Besides, the law in Costa Rica gives foreigners the opportunities to remain in the country; this provides them with the paperwork and they can obtain citizenship after 2 years. It is a controversial issue that of immigrants in Costa Rica so each people have different point of view.

Few laws in Costa Rica make it easy point for foreigners that want to come to Costa Rica to work and stay. Costa Rica should define better migration laws in order to improve the country's economic conditions because we cannot put aside the fact that foreigners, account for much of the Costa Rican market. This increases the long lines at health facilities and education. Besides, this affects the high point of unemployment for Costa Ricans as well because foreigners have better education or make the same job for less pay to receive in return.

Habitually we relate to people from Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Salvador, Honduras and other countries since they are our friends from the university or work. It's good to have foreigners in our country because they teach us new ways of behavior and improve to learn some new languages. Sometimes, many people who come in search of a better way of life and find our country as an option to get better so that we must understand it. However, it is necessary that Costa Rica improves the migration laws in order to know the kind of people that enters and live in the country.

NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION # 9

Home schooling 

It is very important that students have the opportunity to study in home if they wish. For the government, it would be a good option to implement one fluctuated in our country is methodology. With the passing of time, everything is over the top in which more than a fad this idea becomes a necessity for many students. It would be satisfactory to the parents and students know that Costa Rica will give the implementation of the study at home. The purpose of facilitating it can to help a person is sick like Children’s mental or health and Children’s physical health. Now I did not know any Students that receive home schooling in Costa Rica.

The president who lives in United Stated recommends home schooling. Would be good for the government of Costa Rica approved a law allowing home study. Because now it is outlawed, so there is not an advocate that any person has applied. I like the idea that United Stated practices this method.  Although, it is clear that students do not have partners with whom socialism at home so. It would have to sacrifice the recreational area for students and try to reward them in other ways. An option can to be making small social events at home for students to socialize with, students from the community.

I met a mother who had experience at home schooling. She mentions that is comfortable for them as parents know they have to their children at home but instead are wing learning. This woman that I know in airport was living in United Stated. So she explains to me that it is a really good idea. Sometimes pparents feel the duty that know and count on the teacher so the teacher at the same time the held accountable for student. So, they fell less conked out and better buckle down. Costa Rica’s government that is realized should be implement home schooling. It is good to know that if other countries have been ok. I think our country can also be useful it really pays off.

NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION # 8

Students should be forced by law to do community service

I consider that helping our community in this way should be forced because if we leave it optional almost no one would like to help. In contrast, if this is a requirement we can get involved on this and understand the value of life. Students are impressionable, and in the process of forming moral which will last their entire lives. The most effective way to motivated the whole child is to prepare a student and guide him or her in developing his or her values. Service learning is an excellent way to teach students to be kind and generous.

Actually, If I had a lot of money I would like to help poor people. If I had more free time, I would help more to people that really need out help.  So, If I were a president, I would pass a law to do mandatory service for all the students. This law would say that all the students would continue volunteering and that the all students should participate in these kind of activities with passion. But, if the students do not want to be fundraiser about one project they will have to contribute with a donation of money or some important things that people need. For this reason it is better that the law have to said that the service of program have to be mandatory in all schools. This law goes to bring a lot of facilities to need people, does not it?

 Poor people are in need of access to education, do not they? There are endless possibilities for volunteer opportunities, and tremendous benefits for the students who take part. Positively, by requiring students to take an interest in their community and give back, high schools will inspire them to continue to do so throughout their lives. Students have to developed different education programs in their community, have not they? It in order to the students must learn to act with respect, responsibility, and kindness towards others; often, the way that the school environment works, an opposite sense is developed.

 Cliques, stereotypes, and the general drama of school can cause a negative environment for students, diminishing their self-esteem and creating barriers towards acting in a positive way. Going out into the real world, into situations where students know they are doing good acts, they can learn that the petty gossip and rumor-mongering will not be the measure of their success as it is in high school. Furthermore, by dive charity others and doing work they can be proud of, students will gain an increased sense of self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.

7TH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

Advantages and disadvantages of living longer

From a world view perspective, the world is becoming overpopulated because of the advances in medicine. People who see the world in a flamboyant way are people that have to past obstacles, like mothers survive mothers survive childbirth and live to have more children. Also, men survive work accidents and war wounds, birth defects are being corrected and children with faulty genetics are being given the opportunity to live long. On the other hand, have a long life and advantages because this helps to get and enjoy children, grandchildren and probably even great-grandchildren.

The secret to have a gorgeous personality is to Science is defeating many of the illnesses that took such an emotional and physical toll in centuries past. Even after the age of 70, an active and healthy lifestyle can help prolonging life. What Does A Healthy Lifestyle Mean? It is a rather controversial term when it comes to our body’s health. New research shows that it is never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle, which helps us live longer. In most of the time are our attitudes and our brain that tells us if we are living a happy life or not and dealing with situations with bold.

Some reason of want following have a long life, it is the possibility of have fulfilled all the goals. To be healthy and have family, like grandchildren and friends. Also Self -improvement is another possibility because this gives a plus in the live. The disadvantage could are these: If one person do not has reasons to continue living always going to feel so sick, consuming a lot of fast food, feel frequently boring and have a sedentary live these people probably fell like bitterness with your live.

6TH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

Animal cognition is the title given to the study of the mental capacities of animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been strongly influenced by the approach of behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology. The animals are intelligent than they get credit for, that there is more going on behind those eyes than a desire for food or attention. The intelligent behavior of figure out problems it is more in some categorize, especially elephants, great apes and marine mammals. In fact, the line between human and animal intelligence is fading fast.

Most animals cannot vocalized but can to produces spontaneously sounds. So, they can also be socialized, such as: domesticated dogs, the process of socialization begins even before the puppy's eyes open. Socialization refers to both its ability to interact acceptably with humans and its understanding of how to communicate successfully with other dogs. Socializing cats older than six months can be very difficult. It is often said that they cannot be socialized. Eventually the cat may be persuaded to be comfortable with humans and the indoor environment.

In conclusion, the animal’s science does not deceive us although, the theory is very intriguing. It is clear that animals have their own intelligence and in psychological context teaches us that animals also feel compassion as humans feel. Knowing several details about animal intelligence is very fascinating. All animals are great, whether wild or domestic animals. Each kind of species has their own intelligence and behavior. 

 

5TH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

Smoking should be banned in public places

I defend the position that smoking should be banned in all public spaces. I believe that smoking should not be allowed in public and there should be a law in all the countries that prohibits smoking in public places. But, the best way is not smoke. If the smoker concern about the other people health and try understand the positions non-smoking. However, it is very difficult because smokers are not aware about this problem.

Too many children must experience their favorite foods accompanied with cigarette smoke. Those children, having not ever smoked a cigarette, will one day become addicted to nicotine without ever knowing it. Studies have shown that people who have never smoked a cigarette will be vulnerable to its smoke and may even receive lung cancer when exposed to this deadly toxin. Even if there are non-smoking areas in restaurants the smoke may reach the area where your children are eating.

Another thing that is really disgusting is walking down the street behind someone smoking a cigarette. The simple fact is though that smoker is affecting the health of non-smokers as well as their own. People die each year just because they have breathed other people’s smoke and that is something we really should be taking seriously. In my opinion an outright ban on smoking in public places is the only way forward.

Smoking causes almost one third of all cancer deaths and one fifth of deaths from heart disease and stroke. Smoking complicates diabetes, and recent studies now link tobacco use to an increased risk of developing the disease. Actually, smoking can give lots of negative effects for the smoker and the secondhand smoker. Smoking can harm our bodies in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the lungs. Tobacco smoke is a powerful trigger of asthma symptoms.

A smoker's choice should not affect the health of others. Wanting to ban smoking in public places isn't about taking away a smoker's rights. The smokers still have the right to smoke in your own space. The right that no have the smoker is to slowly and deliberately harm others people. Of course the banning smoking in public places is the best ideas, but it is not easy do it. The government must do lots of things such as to determine what public places will be smoke free.

 

4TH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

The way we are educated and those you thought were impossible to overcome will made you stronger. What made you fall one day and mourn in the future is one more of your experience in your life. You thought it was good having stumbled once and not twice. Often we have problems that we must overcome in order to continue living. I think we all should learn that behind every obstacle there is a reward. Our struggle continues and we must not succumb to the problems we daily face, but rather to trust we can overcome them.

Learning from mistakes is a way to take advantage on the negative things of life to advance or at the end transform negative into positive. The issue is that we learn from those things we have not done well. But neither have an absolute denial to what has hurt us. Willpower is the inner impulse that leads us to overcome obstacles and achieve our goals. It is not something that we are born or born. We can develop and strengthen our willpower if we understand what it is and why we have not strengthened.

Some problems are more difficult to overcome than others such as physical disabilities or diseases but such obstacles can be overcome with dedication and a positive effort, we can all overcome our problems but it all depends on our brain and the unwillingness of each person need to succeed. And do not let anything get you down or him down. It is important to know that there are no such barriers exist only in our minds.

3TH NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

The Social Network

Actually the social network is a social structure that has been made for individuals who are connected to one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, relationships, beliefs or knowledge. The services these social networks provide essentially consist in a representation of each user, his/her social links and a variety of additional services.

For example, Facebook is a social networking website whose main point is to invite friends and relatives to join your list of friends. You can also share photos, videos and website links with your friends and take a look on the the photos, videos and links that they have posted.

Besides, you can be in contact with people that live far away from you, and maybe look for a job or business. On the other hand, some of the largest social networks were found on the notion of digitizing real world connections, many networks focus on categories from book and music.

Nowadays, popular methods combine many of these; Facebook and twitter widely used worldwide, and MySpace have become the most widely used in North America.

The most important thing we can do with these social networks is connecting with others:

       Meet people near to you and around the world

       Search in your network of personal and professional contacts

                Be invited to exiting parties and networking events

Besides, it is important to mention that depending on the way we use this network that is the way this will be useful or not. Sometimes, it is used as to be popular, pass the time and add comments with no sense, instead of using it with the purpose to acquire knowledge, make and get positive information from it and perform in a good manner

2ST NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

Dear Organizer,

Congratulations, the activity about “The Brain Learns” was very interesting, it was really great. I consider that everyone that was in the activity learned many advices to consider and practice in order to improve their knowledge, skills and attitudes.

The main topic was to make the students understand that the techniques used some years ago, are not enough for now; these techniques do not work for XXl century human beings.

I learned to recognize how a polite person is, they have the following characteristics: 

·        May learn by themselves

·        Think in an interdisciplinary way

·        Reason logically, aesthetically and morally

·        Know how to communicate effectively

·        Know how to use technology

      In summary, when teaching it is important to emphasize on theory first and then on practice because in this way the students learn by doing everything and then they discover what is it for.

1ST NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION

Hi! My name is Katherine, I study Business administration. My family and I love to visit some places like Turrialba volcano, San Carlos and Guanacaste where we usually go and enjoy walking through the mountains. I also like going to the cinema or simply going with friends and drink some coffee. I consider that nowadays I am a quiet person, and don’t like to visit places like the beach because the sun dislike me. I don’t like going to some bars neither because I think the environment is not for me; it is so noisy and there are too many people inside that I feel not so good. Besides, I don’t like cats because for me they have a mystery inside, the only cat that I like is Hello Kitty ja ja ja! So that in conclusion, this is a little bit about me, about some of my likes and dislikes.