Many years ago my mom grandparents and my
dad parents decided to moved to Venezuela, my
mom was not even born and grandma didn’t too,
same as my dad when they moved. When they
were already set in Venezuela my grandma was
born and she met a guy, they married and then
my mom was born. The same happened to my
dad he was born 3 years before my mom.
Years later they met and fell in love and were
about to get married when they knew, they were
having a baby (me), but they didn’t because my
dad was getting divorce but he wasn’t officially
divorce, then I was born.
What if my grandparents hadn’t decided to move
to Venezuela?
Maybe my grandma hadn’t been born. Maybe my
grandma had never known my grandpa. And my
mom wouldn’t been born, or my mom would have
another dad. My dad wouldn’t have known my
mother and I wouldn’t have him as my dad.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016
Sports - Guillermo Valles
Sports:
Badminton
For the last 3-4 years I have been playing Badminton
in Indonesia with my friends, at school we always play together in many forms
like single matches or double matches. But we don’t usually play much because instead
of training we had to study exams.
Each time we train for a tournament we always play single matches while double
matches are not usually trained.
Badminton is
played on a court marked for both singles and doubles matches. It is played with
rackets and shuttlecocks, the game is simple, hit the shuttlecocks to your
enemy player’s court to hit the ground. To begin a singles game, players stand
in diagonally opposite service courts and the server then serves the shuttlecock underhand
from below the waist. The rally continues until someone wins it by hitting a
good shot, or until someone loses it by hitting a fault. Faults include hitting
the shuttlecock into the net, hitting it outside the court, or hitting it twice
with two separate shots before it goes over the net. Top players learn to
disguise their shots but remember that only top players can do that.
Badminton is by far, one of my favorite sports because
by the years I was good at Badminton & now I hope that I can play it again.
I enjoy playing Badminton because it’s a fun & a good exercise sport for
everyone. I find it fun because Badminton can be played with four people (two
vs. two) Rather then in tennis can only be played one vs.
one.
What if?... by Facundo Landra
Facundo Landra
22/04/2016
What would happen if Sarmiento didn’t brought teachers
to Argentina?
I started thinking if I would
be here, in Argentina, if Sarmiento didn’t have had brought European and North
American teachers. I started thinking that because my 4th generation
grandfather was a European teacher, and he came to Argentina with Sarmiento,
and I thought that would be interesting.
Sarmiento brought a lot
of teachers from Europe and North America, but what would have happened in he
hadn’t do that? He was very important in
Argentinean public education, so, what he did was very important.
It's was a movement for
Argentinean people have had education. This is an important event in
Argentinean history. Between 1879 and 1893, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento brought
a lot of teachers from USA and Europe.
If Sarmiento didn’t
have brought teachers to this country, this country would have an alphabet people.
It may be a very poor country. People would have been really dump and some
people would move to another place. People wouldn’t have work.
What if?... by Fábio Fonseca
Fábio
L. Fonseca
2nd
Secondary Education
Writing
What if World War I hadn’t happened?
History happens in past,
present and future, so can one affect other? Many things have happened until
nowadays, that’s what we know. The wars areaggressive conflicts that have
happened, and still to happen, they have changed the world in many ways. These
wars included the one of the most important wars, which involved powerful countries;
it included the World War I.
In June 1914, a Serbian
nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo,
Bosnia. All different type of occurrences followed the incident, leading by
August to the World War I, which involved so called Central Powers against the
Allied Powers. The four years of the Great Warsaw bizarre levels of bloodshed
and destruction, thanks to bloody warfare and the introduction of modern technology
and weaponry such as tanks, chemical weapons, blood banks, x-ray machines and
much more.
The causes of this war started
with an assassination, but what if Archduke Franz of Austria, who was heir to
the Austro-Hungarian Empire, hadn’t been assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
Then the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers wouldn’t have
collapsed.Then the World War I wouldn't have happened, and so much hatred wouldn't
have been passed on, and less people would have died.But would we have evolve
that much; would we have the idea of making many useful things, such as the
blood bank and x-ray machines?What if, WWI has not only been the war to end all
wars, but also the beginning of many military and civilian technologies?
What if WWI has shaped the
modern world that we are living in?Was it the worst war of all time, or wouldthere
come another?Do the wars bring more good or bad results, are these balanced?Is
that what some the ones who survived these murderous battles could be thinking?
Unfortunately it was one of
the worst wars, which lead to much death, economic losses and destruction. It
also affected the world in many ways. Nevertheless, wars have good effects, and
WWIbrought about good effects, as well. Such as the advance and creation of
modern technology that changed the world, and correction to terrible
injustices. Although wars can have too many bad impacts, it can also have
numerous favorable impacts.
What would have happened if mathematics hadn´t existed?
Scientists have long used mathematics to describe the physical properties of the universe. But what if the universe itself is mathematics? According to the cosmologist, Max Tegmark, everything in the universe is part of a mathematical structure. All matter is composed of particles that have properties such as charge and spin, these properties are purely mathematical.
The idea is the observation that nature is full of patterns, such as the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the previous two numbers. One consequences of the mathematical nature of the universe is that scientists could theoretically predict every observation or measurement in physics. Tegmark said that mathematics had predicted the existence of the planet Neptune, radio waves, as well as the Higgs Boson´s particle, intended to explain how other particles get their mass. But what if mathematics hadn´t existed?
Humans virtually can´t live without knowing anything about mathematics. Since the early beginning of times, math has been necessary to survive. Of course, perhaps in the time of the cavemen they didn`t know anything about numbers, but they contrived to distribute food among their families, and to make a trap to hunt animals; all of this required math .Over time Mathematics was discovered gradually, going from the basics such as the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division that was essential every day to make purchases, sales and account for our finances,
Current mathematics is essential for knowledge of engineering, architecture, astronomy, etc… which is what mostly has been used over the years. In the absence of mathematics, there would be no houses, there would be no satellites in space that provide us all types of signals as for instance; television, internet, telephone between respondents and other important things. Most importantly for many guys,(exception made for the use of slang ) there were no expert designers of video games, which, believe it or not requires using math software.
However this has never happened because we are a smart and advanced civilization that continues evolving physically, mentally and technologically. Unfortunately, Math is very difficult for me and for most people in the world, but thanks to those people who study as much as science allows us, we are a great and advanced civilization.
Stefano Derisio
Scientists have long used mathematics to describe the physical properties of the universe. But what if the universe itself is mathematics? According to the cosmologist, Max Tegmark, everything in the universe is part of a mathematical structure. All matter is composed of particles that have properties such as charge and spin, these properties are purely mathematical.
The idea is the observation that nature is full of patterns, such as the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the previous two numbers. One consequences of the mathematical nature of the universe is that scientists could theoretically predict every observation or measurement in physics. Tegmark said that mathematics had predicted the existence of the planet Neptune, radio waves, as well as the Higgs Boson´s particle, intended to explain how other particles get their mass. But what if mathematics hadn´t existed?
Current mathematics is essential for knowledge of engineering, architecture, astronomy, etc… which is what mostly has been used over the years. In the absence of mathematics, there would be no houses, there would be no satellites in space that provide us all types of signals as for instance; television, internet, telephone between respondents and other important things. Most importantly for many guys,(exception made for the use of slang ) there were no expert designers of video games, which, believe it or not requires using math software.
However this has never happened because we are a smart and advanced civilization that continues evolving physically, mentally and technologically. Unfortunately, Math is very difficult for me and for most people in the world, but thanks to those people who study as much as science allows us, we are a great and advanced civilization.
Stefano Derisio
What if? Camila Carrozza
What if.....
Camila
Sometimes I wonder what would
be of me if my parents hadn´t known each other, or If my grandmothers wouldn´t
have been pregnant. I imagine a completely different life and I ask myself if
it would have been better. My answer unfortunately cannot be exact, I am just
able to get into my mind and develop my ideas by wondering anything that could
have been changed. So there is where I get to, after thinking for hours I
concluded with a real story that hit my parent’s life.
My parents, Diego and
Alejandra had lived In Palermo, Buenos Aires all their lives until they got
married in 1997. In the same year, my
mother received a work proposal in Australia for 6 months. As my parents
guaranteed that it would be successful, my mother accepted the offer. After they
completed the 6 months, the empress renewed the contract for one more year. They
lived happily in Australia for about 2 years, yet they missed their families
and friends so much that they came back to Argentina. What would have happened
if they had stayed in Australia forever?
If my parents had thought that
life in Australia would have been awesome, I would have known much better
English so writings would have been easier, and Literature would have been
simpler to comprehend. In addition, I wouldn´t have known all my friends, I
would have been accustomed to another culture, therefore I would have
celebrated my sixteens with a grandiose party instead of my fifteens, I would
have eaten earlier at about six o´clock, and maybe I would have practiced
another sport instead of hockey.
In conclusion, I can say that
I really would have loved to speak English more fluently and to have a prom
party. Moreover it would have been a
beautiful experience to know the Australia´s flora and fauna, like kangaroos,
koalas and bluebells. However, I´m pleased in my country since I have met all
my friends, who are supporting and helping me anytime. Furthermore I have my
family living in Argentina as well, and I always have fun with them, especially
with my cousins. As a whole, I think I would like to live in both countries at
the same time.
Camila
What if? Agostina Colangelo
What if.....
Today
people have the opportunity to choose. They can choose their religion. They can
read books in the language they prefer and there are books about everything.
There are books about the origin of life, the origin of technology, about Math,
Geography, about whatever they want. People can think and express their
thoughts and ideas. They can put in practice their ideas and maybe create new
objects that are better for us and our future. People have the choice of
listening to the music they like and dressing the way they want. But what would
have happened if this rebirth of thoughts had never existed…
It´s
initiation was when people started thinking about the origin of things. They
were interested in why things were that way. So, people started investigating
and they started thinking differently. From that moment onwards people thought what
they wanted and not what the person who had the power in the country told them.
They painted what they wanted, they choose the religion they wanted and they
expressed their feelings. In shorter words, it was the rebirth of people´s
thoughts.
Let´s think
what would have happened if no one had been concerned in the origin of things
or in why things were that way. Maybe people accepted things the way they were
and they didn´t complain. People who were part of the working class that had to
work eight hours or more to have money or to live in good conditions were busy
working and they didn´t have time to think about it. And what would have
happened if Renaissance wouldn´t have existed? In those times people couldn´t
express their own views. They could have ideas but if those thoughts were
against the thoughts of the ruler, they would be punished in some way.
My opinion
is that if Renaissance had never existed almost everyone would be catholic and
no one would know the origin and the evolution of things. We would all have
learned Latin to communicate with the church and to understand the bible.
Conclusion, our life would be completely different.
Agostina
What if?.... by Agustín Cristofanelli
By Agustín Cristofanelli
What would happen if Columbus hadn´t discovered
America?
This topic is
about one important event that happened in 1492 when Christopher Columbus was
alive. These voyages had, therefore, an enormous impact in the historical
development of the modern Western world. Columbus changed history, empires,
vegetables, politics, navigation, religion and Spanish law. His objective was
to sail west until he reached Asia, but Columbus didn’t think that he was going
to discover the New World.
In those days
Columbus wanted to get precious and expensive things like gold and pearls.
However, he discovered America, but what would happen if Columbus hadn´t
discovered America?. The consequences will be a lot, also they would be really
important to history because it would change a lot of things. For example,
Columbus reach to this land because of lucky and what would happen if he didn’t?
There have been
many studies and researches until now about that question. The consequences
that I know are that if the New World had not been there for Columbus to land
on, then Columbus and his crew would have perished from starvation at sea.
Another one could be that he never could have crossed the Ocean to China. That
would be horrible for them; however, they survived and discovered a new land.
Fortunately the
discovery of America helped a lot to the future. Also, if you consider the fact
that many Europeans felt that there was nothing beyond Europe and that the
world itself was flat. I would say that the discovery of a new world by
Columbus had a huge impact until now. For me it opened up the world of trade
and also it was the beginning of the Age of Exploration.
What if?...by Delfina Pepe
What if?...
I wonder why are we here today? What is destiny? Is it destiny the reason of
why we are here today? History is a series of events, which with a very little
change, no matter how silly it seems, can change everything. Some people call
it destiny and others call it fortune. Perhaps, a snake would have fallen on
Newton’s head or nothing and he wouldn’t have been recognized. However,
this could have happened to your dad or mom. But, why isn’t this our case?
As I said, some people call it destiny, because you don’t know at all what is
going to happen and I believe that we all have a mission in our lives.
Sometimes, we don’t know what it is or if we really have a mission. So, the
most important thing is to live each day as if it was the last one and to make
sure that we do something for ourselves.
Going back to history, in the World War I, there was a crisis and my
grandfather was without work and money. So, he left everything to come to
Argentina to find work. He worked very hard in the port, until he returned to
Italy to marry my grandmother. They were so in love, but he had to go back to
raise enough money to maintain his family. In addition, there was another
thing to worry about, my grandmother was pregnant and the World War II had
started. For 7 years, my grandmother took care of my aunt by herself, without
enough money for food. Thankfully, my grandfather saved enough money to
make my grandmother and my aunt travel to Argentina. Finally, after several
months travelling through the ocean, cold and uncomfortable, my
grandmother and my aunt arrived. They lived happily and had 3 other
children, my father and my aunts. But what would have happened if they have
never moved to Argentina?
If my grandparents hadn’t moved to Argentina, I wouldn’t be where I am
today. Probably, they would have died in the war and no one of my father’s
family and I wouldn’t be here. However, if they had survived, I would have
been Italian and spoken this language more fluently. Also, I would have had a
lot of friends and celebrated parties in big houses as most Italians do.
Fortunately this didn’t happen, because I wouldn’t be here where I am with
my best friends, my school and my life although it is sometimes very boring.
Perhaps, my life in Italy would have been much better than this one, but I
wouldn’t have met the most important person in my life, my mom. She is
funny, crazy, and beautiful and I have had some of the best moments of my
life with her. Besides, if my grandparents hadn’t moved to Argentina, they
would probably have died, and I wouldn’t exist, so I would have never known
what life is. So, I am very thankful for everything I have even though I am not
rich but I love my life just as it is with all these beautiful people in it.
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