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ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHALLENGES

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The truth is that before starting English 4 I was a little scared. I'm a little insecure and I thought it could be a bad experience. However, throughout the semester I enjoyed many entertaining topics. I've always thought that learning English in a classroom, practicing only one day a week, and trying to talk to people who don’t really speak English (except the Professor and some classmates), isn’t a very good idea. I hope someday to live in a country where I have to speak English obligatorily. The classes of this course have been really very entertaining, and I have learned a lot. Anyway, I can’t speak fluently. I think writing is one of the skills I use best, but speaking English costs me a lot. And listening to English ..... uffff is the hardest thing for me. My only way to try to improve this is to watch many movies in English and listen to a lot of music in English too, trying to pay attention to the words, pronunciation, and ideas . I had to take

CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

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This is my perfect opportunity to destroy this career!! Hahahahahaha It's just a joke. The truth is that Social Work has been an interesting option as professional training. The academic formation has had a very high level. However, I feel that the years of study could be reduced. I have no idea how this reduction can be achieved, since the number of courses in each semester would have to be reduced. Anyway, I would make the following changes: - We would not only have English classes. Each student would have to choose another alternative language during their 4 year career (yes!, only 4 years would last the career). I recommend two languages ​​in particular: Portuguese, considering that Brazil is probably the country with the most influence in Social Work today; and Mapudungun, because it is fundamental to study the language of the Mapuche people if we intend to contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of this people as social workers.          - Each semes

GIVING OPINIONS

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For me, public transportation must be free. I've thought about this a couple of times, and I think I have a good argument. Consider only Santiago de Chile, the city that mobilizes most people in the country. People are transported every day by metro or by bus to do three main things: 1) people travel by public transport to work; 2) people travel by public transport to study (in the case of younger people); 3) People travel by public transport to go buy / pay something. There are very few people who travel to visit someone, or because they go for a walk. So, if the vast majority of people go to work at a company where it contributes to increase the capital and money of an entrepreneur, or travel to study so that tomorrow have a good profession and also contribute to maintaining the labor system, or go directly to buy or pay your outstanding bills, then ... why, in addition to all this, should you pay for your ticket? We pay to go to work to increase the earnings o

Postgraduate studies (LATE)

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At this point in my life, it's no surprise that I want to continue studying something related to music. First, I wanted to study an undergraduate, maybe “pedagogy in Music”, but along the days I have been understanding that I want to study singing, specifically. I consider myself a shy person, but I have the conviction that practice makes master. I feel that singing is a tool that has an infinity of benefits, but I rescue mainly two: it makes us safer people of ourselves, and allows us to have closeness with other people. This can be a very useful tool as a social work professional. For example, through singing, people deprived of their liberty can express the most intimate of their thoughts and feelings. Singing gives us the possibility of being an artistic character, but at the same time, of putting our voices at the service of emotions. Studying singing is one of the first things I will do once I finish my undergraduate studies in social work. I hope to study

MY FAVOURITE TV SERIES!

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Is time to talk about Slam Dunk. This is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shohoku High School. It was serialized from 1990 to 1996. It was adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation. I always have practiced sports, and I loved the realism with which life happens in this series. For example, teammates fight each other in games; some players are injured and must be replaced; sometimes the matches are about to be lost, but they go back at the last minute; and a series of things that really happens in sports of this kind. The protagonist is Hanamichi Sakuragi, and he has a very special personality. He is a beginner in this sport, but he is convinced that he is the most talented player in the world. As the story progresses, Hanamichi learns many lessons for his life. There is a very special scene in which Mitsui - the former No. 1 player in Japan - is turned into a delinquent and returns to the

MY FUTURE JOB

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I’m studying to become a social worker. It has been a long, difficult road; full of difficulties but also very enriching. I have learnt many lessons for my life. However, I must be honest. I can’t imagine myself working on something that I don’t feel any passion. Whatever I do, it has to have music and sports in it. I have thought about this a couple of times, and it really makes me feel like being at a crossroads. Why am I studying Social Work then? I decided to study social work because I wanted to transform society. It is a truly beautiful career; I can make a living, and help other people too. I believe I will be able to achieve it. So in order to make it possible, generating a different worldview is necessary. And the best thing about this, is that Social Work allows me to integrate other disciplines and knowledge to enrich the tasks of the profession (especially sports and music). Going to the subject of my future work, I would like to work on someth

Are you into social media??

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Well, it’s something that can’t be ignored: social networks are so entertaining that they often consume people's lives. I have mixed opinions about social networks. A part of me hates them. I find them strange (truly, the people are strange…) I hate that people expose their lives so easily in them. For example, I always find on facebook the time a person got up, what breakfast he had, the friends he called, the places he visited, the clothes he wore, etc. And even worse is instagram. I hate that weird thing about "my story". It was one of the reasons that made me close instagram. However, I find that social networks are useful for communicating quickly. That's why my favorite social network is whatssap. I find that it’s easy to use and very useful network. It’s an instant chat that allows to communicate with people from all the world at any time, and where if people are intelligent, they can occupy with discretion. I like facebook, but I also like