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Sam: Hi Cloe! Where do you wanna have some coffee? Chloe: Which coffee are you talking about? Today i s Black Friday! Remember? Sam: So what? I’m thirsty! Chloe: Today it’s our journey to buy all the things that we can’t usually afford , I think that we should take advantage of it! Sam: I think that you’re wrong! Chloe: You’re kidding! Sam: No, I’m serious! It seems to me that Black Friday is the day of consumerism, people go crazy on buying staff that they don’t really need. They just buy it because it’s cheaper. Chloe: I don’t think so! In my opinion, this day is a good opportunity for the people with low incomes, to buy everything they need and still eat . Sam: This is the problem! Chloe: What problem? Sam: They have made us believe that we need a lot of physical things to be happy, we always want more tha n what we have. And certainly, Black Friday just help s the richest entrepreneurs to become even more powerful. Chloe: You´ re r...

Our first university year is coming and whether we are leaving home or staying, things are going to be different. But which are the advantages and disadvantages of starting a new life outside our houses? On the one hand, we have the opportunity of becom ing an independent person, that includes all the freedom to decide how we want to organize our new life. We won't have schedules and limits as before. It  means we will have to be really responsible and mature people not to transform our life into a chaos. On the other hand, leaving home means that we will have to pay our own bills and that also includes having a job to pay them, unless our parent s are willing to pay for us, but this is a thing that rarely happens. So leaving home will include to sacrifice part of our free time and stop doing other activities to go to work. In conclusion, I don’t know what I am going to do next year, but I have really clear that I’m not going to leave my house and my family...

The way a person looks doesn’t define the way that it is, I think that everyone knows that, but we live in a society that is based on the physical appearance. We live constantly surrounded by advertising, social media and prejudices that remind us that if we want to be accepted by the world we have to follow its standards, if not we are out. Firstly, even though we all know that is not correct, every time we meet a new person, we try to imagine what their life is like just by basing our opinion on the way that he or she looks like. It’s a society problem because we have been taugh that bad people always look  like monsters and the pretty ones are always the heroes of the story. Secondly, I think that the way a person look s might not influence the character, what takes part in the character is your own love. A person that love s herself without caring about other s opinion s , i s going to be happy and confident with it. But physical appearance obviously influen...

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in response to your job offer. I would like to apply for a code-breaker position at the Bletchley Park. I feel I am a competent person for this position because of my coldness. I really like working under pressure and one of my abilities is my determination in decisions making. Between my friends’ group I have always been the one that keeps all the secrets and the one that doesn’t explain hers. So I am really confident on don’t NOT tellING  anyone about this job. I have never worked in a project like that, but I have a m athematic s degree by the University of Barcelona. I am quite good at chess too, I played it with my father during all my childhood and I also competed with my high school in the national league. I hope that you will consider employing me. Please text me if you need more information. I look forward for your reply. Yours faithfully, Christine Lord.

Currently, online shopping is a new way of consuming the same products that in real stores, but it is a system more adapted to today’s lifestyle. For this reason in recent years, shopping online hasn’t stopped increasing. On the one hand, one of the advantages is that customers don’t need to move from their houses, so every moment is a good time for shopping. That is really good for online companies because they have increased their benefits. Also it’s an advantage for the ones that usually don’t have enough time to go to the “real” shop. On the other hand, we have li ttle stores, those that are not big enough to have a digital page for shopping. Those ones are in real danger of disappearing because unlike the big brands and stores, the number of their customers has decreased.  In conclusion, I have to say that even though I’m not a person that love s going shopping, I prefer to go to the real shop b ecause I like to try products, specially clothes before buyi...

As we have read it in the text, the development of this morphing technology is the sign of the evolution of artificial intelligence. But if this tool is not use d with a good intention , it can be as dangerous as to start a war. First of all, he combination of voice-morphing and face-morphing can create convincing fake statements by public figures. That fact is really dangerous because in a critical moment for the relationship between two countries, a fake statement could be the trigger of a bigger issue. Secondly this new morphing technology is a big problem for society because everytime that we read a piece of news on a digital platform, we are not a hundred percent sure that this information is true. That means that we have to be really critical not just with the things w hat we read, now we have to be it, also with all the news that we hear and see. In conclusion, we are starting a new stage on the communication world. W e have to be really careful , because as...

Hi Guys, Today I’m going to talk about love-locks and how my perspective of this objects has changed all over the years. On one of my fir st trips with Clive, we went one night to the Pont des Arts and while we were walking, we saw many couples attaching padlocks on the bridge. We thought that it was a really cute idea, so we decided to buy one love-lock and attache like the others. Also we thre w the key into the Sienne’s river to symbolize our eternal love. We left Paris without knowing the impact that our love-lock would have in the future for the preservation of the cultural heritage. These o bjects have distorted the image of many of the most important monuments around the world like : The Eiffel Tower. When I was in Paris, I didn’t think about these f acts because I had a really selfish attitude, just thinking about myself . Nowadays, I support the No love-locks campaign because I believe that it is the r esponsibility of all of us, to respect the hi...

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The Schindler's list is a film directed by Steven Spielberg, one of the most important directors of the past century. The film's setting is located in Germany and the plot is based on a true story that happens during the Nazi Reigh, in the 2nd Worls War. The main characters are Liam Neeson as Oskar Schlinder, Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern and Ralph Fiennes as Annon Goeth. The film is based on the story of Oskar Schindler, a nazi businessman, that before the war his only objective was to make money by produsing dishes. The main part of the story starts when suddenly, his factory becomes a refuge for Jews, basically his workers. Along the story, he will have to face different situations, that put his life in risk, just to mantain the Jews safe from the possibility of being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Personally, Ireally recommend the film because a part from showing, how the Jews had to live in this period of time, it's also an example of humanity. Schindl...

Now a days, notebook computers are the reality, we are in a transition period, where tecnology wins importance every day. Kids and teenagers start using them earlier, not just in their free time , also in a didactic way, I think that it's a reality that we have to start getting used to. Fist of all, notebook computers can be really practical because their use can be more extended than textbooks. Also using notebooks will reduce back problems because students are going to have all their books digitally in the computer, so the schoolback's weigh is going to be really reduced. Secondly, the use of paperis going to be more sustainable with the enviroment. But even notebook computers are really practical. I think that it is important to keep using text books in less mesure, to just keep with traditions. In conclusion, we can't be against the tecnological revolution because it's already a reality and is going to make our life better. But we have tot keep teaching how th...

IS MEAT IRREPLACEABLE? In an effort to combat climate change, we've decided to reduce or eliminate the consumption of meat. We think that the best solution is finding  a balance between the abuse and the elimination of the consumption of meat. In our view, we don't want to abuse of the meat consumption because different studies prove that an abuse of it isn't sustainable, and it can cause embiromental and health problems. Meat is important for our healt as the iron fount in it is much more easily absorbed by the human body and also the vitamin B12 is only found in the animal protein. Moreover, eating meat helps human's brain to develop correctly, it also hels many families in thei livelihood. Fortunately, to diminish this abuse of the meat consumption there are some pills that can give you those proteins of meat that are very important and we can't eliminate of our diet, like that you can obtain those proteins without eating so ...

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Paris, tha capital of France is located in the north of the country and it's know as one the most important centers of the European culture, specially for its arquitecture. In this French city, we can visit sights like the Arc of Tromphe, an historical monument built in honor of the victories achieved by Napoleon. Nearby we find the Louvre Museum, one of the important in the world. Inside this modern arquitecture we can walk along the many corridors full of pictures, and speacially we have the possibility of observing "The Gioconda", the most famous picture in the museum. And obviuosly, we can't forget the visit to the iconic and huge monument of the city, the Eiffel Tower, the main point for all the tourists. Also it's recommendable to spend some days in Disneyland, a breathtaking theme park with heart-stopping roller coasters. The paradise for kids but also for adults. In conclusion, not only the visit to the park but also the visit to the city are an ...

BYRON BAY One of the places that I would like visiting is Byron Bay, this small town of arround 10.000 inhabitants, is located on the north coast of Australia, state of New South Wales. Nowadays is known  as an epicenter of Australia's counter-culture, but this location has been an iconic destintion for surfers, artists and naturalist since the 60s and the 70s. It offers a relaxing enviroment, a fantastic weather and incredibles beaches of deep blue water. Also is a sustainable place and it tries to preserve the natural caracteristics of the town. Another advantatge is the transport, because it's a little place, cars aren't necessaries, you can use the public bus or just rend a bike to visit it, so apart from beeing respectul with the nature, you don't have to spend money on gasoline. In conclusion, I would say that as the beggining this is a good distination for holidays, but personally this it would be a charming town for livining because it has the perf...

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