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Endangered animals

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Nowadays, because of some people's behavior, there are species of animals that are endangered. This happens because of habitat destruction, pollution, illegal hunting, etc. Some people want to change that and help the animals to survive, but what can they do? In this post, I am going to give you some ideas to save endangered species and improve wildlife conservation. One of the things more important but more difficult at the same time is stop poaching. It sounds impossible, and maybe it is, but at least we have to try because poaching is one of the main reasons for endangered species. This happens because they kill young animals or separate them from their mothers. And they have no criteria to choose their prey. Another important thing to do is to respect their habitat. Many species, like koalas, are facing extinction because of habitat destruction. People don’t care about the animal’s habitat, if we don’t stop destroying them to construct our cities and buildings, animals wil...

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 Dear Professor Goldsmith, I hope this email finds you well. I am Mar Martínez, one of the new students of the advanced poetry seminar. I live far from where the clases are taken and I have to take the bus to reach the classes. The problem is that because of the bus combination I'm going to be ten minutes late every day, can I arrive ten minutes later to class? If this is a big problem for you let me know. Thank you in advance for your attention and time Best regards.

Teaching children

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 Have you ever think about what work would you like to do in the future? If you have asked this question to me a few years ago I would have told you that I would like to be a professional hairdresser. But nowadays I do not really would like to be a hairdresser, in fact, I would like to teach English to young children.  First and foremost, I love being with children and take care of them, I have worked as a babysitter twice the last two summers and I have really enjoyed that work. So, as I love English and children, why not teaching English to the children? I am experienced at taking care of children and I am making progress to know a lot of English and become a good teacher. Added to this, some strengths that I have and will be important for this job are the following. I am a very creative person and also positive, I also always learn from my mistakes. Those skills are very important in this job. Moreover, I am empathic with others' feelings, patient and friendly; those three ...

Pros and cons of practising rafting

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Nowadays people look for having some adrenaline once in their lifetime. All the people want to feel like they are really living, and not only passing a busy and boring life without any excitement. I am a high-risk sportsperson, and I am going to tell you how my life is since I started this career.  First and foremost, being a professional in rafting means that you have to risk your life in every competition and in every training session. You must do your best to overcome yourself, and reach the top of the competition. Added to that, another effort that you would probably have to do is sacrifice most of your free time. If you want to be the best, you have to train a lot; and make a lot of efforts to become a better sportsman.  Despite this, all the efforts that you have to do also have some rewards. First of all, every time you train you will feel like all your problems have disappeared, at that moment it is only you and rafting, there is no space in your mind fo...

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai, have you ever heard her name? Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and for human rights. She is the youngest person who has received the Nobel Peace Prize, she received it at only 17 years. She became an advocate for girl's education when she was a child, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Yousafzai when she was traveling home from school. She was seriously injured, but she survived and she continued to speak out of the importance of education.  Nine months after being shot by the Taliban, Yousafzai gave a speech at the United Nations. Following the attack, Yousafzai said that “the terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage were born. " Yousafzai also urged action against illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism: “The extremists were, ...

Murcia does not exist

 Do you know why most of the population of Spain says that? Well, it’s only a joke. The meaning of it, it’s that no one cares about Murcia, and no one visits it. In real life that isn’t true, obviously everyone knows Murcia. There is also a joke that says Teruel exist, it is more or less the same, but I think that Murcia it’s more known than Teruel. Anyway, the thing is that its only humor and it is only intended to ridicule this place.