martes, 17 de mayo de 2011

Who is the greatest singer?



A singer that I think has it all is Barbra Streisand, characterized by her powerful and unique voice. Barbra start her career at the early 60's, she was not supported by her family, but she made it anyway.

She is the female singer who has sold more albums in the United States and has placed more albums (31) in the top ten, her 9 numbers 1 in the United States spread over a space of 46 years, the longest period that any artist or group has achieved. Throughout her career, Streisand has achieved 51 gold albums, 30 platinum and 13 multiplatinum.

Winner of two Oscars, four Emmys, eight Grammys, four Golden Globe and a Tony, the American Film Institute Award for Lifetime Achievement, the American National Medal of Arts and the French Legion of Honor.

It is obvious that Barbra is a woman to be admired not only for his incredible voice, she is an icon that has transcended generations and a landmark in the history of music. Her story teaches us that despite all the difficulties of life we have to persevere and maybe one day we'll be as successful as her.

martes, 10 de mayo de 2011

Why is it important to become a good person? Why not?



It is important to become a good person to have good and healthy relationships with the rest of the people, because if you are not a good person and you are selfish or rude people are not going to like you, because people likes to be around nice people, people who share and make the laugh.

I try to be a good person all the time, but sometimes I forget or I am not on the mood to be nice with people, I try to be comprehensive and put me in the place of someone else who can be in pane or another bad thing, but i fail sometimes or most of the times I am more concerned about my own problems although they can be really tiny and insignificant.

Thats why we have to follow Padre Alberto Hurtado's example, because he was a man who dedicated his life to others. Not every one can live like that, but we have to do our best :)

lunes, 2 de mayo de 2011

02/05 Vocabulary

*Accommodation: a room, building, or space in which someone may live or stay.

Ex: Find an accommodation in the capital is not cheap.

*Affluent: wealthy.

Ex: Ver affluent people go to that store.

*Arouse: provoke to anger or other strong emotion.

Ex: Controversial ideas on origins of life arouse strong emotions.

*Bewilder: perplex or confuse.

Ex: The show was bewilderig.

*Arrogant: having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Ex: Jose Mourinho is a very arrogant person.

*Compel: : to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

Ex: Illness compelled him to stay in bed.

*Impose: to establish or apply by authority.

Ex: The judge imposed a life sentence.

*Lenient: merciful or tolerant.

Ex: Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient

*Novice: a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

Ex: He's a novice in cooking.

*Overt: not secret or hidden.

Ex: That person i overtly religious.

*Coerce: persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Ex: religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious

*Prudent: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Ex: He always listened to her prudent advice.

*Scapegoat: a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings or mistakes of others.

Ex: companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales

*Superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural.

Ex: It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.

*Supplement: something that completes or makes an addition.

Ex: the supplement to the encyclopedia.

*Apathy: lack of interest or enthusiasm.

Ex: People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.

*Dismay: to cause to lose courage or resolution.

Ex: Her choice of career dismays her parents.

*Endeavor: try hard to do or achieve.

Ex: They endeavored to create a government that truly serves its people.

*Frugal: sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Ex: a frugal meal of bread and cheese.

*Mercenary: a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Ex: an army of foreign mercenaries

*Naive: lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Ex: a naive belief that all people are good

*Stringent:(of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting.

Ex: <stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building

*Alluring: powerful attraction or fascination.

Ex: was so allured by his sister's college roomate that before long he was asking her for a date

*Ample: enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Ex: They had ample money for the trip.

*Bicker: argue about petty and trivial matters.

Ex: after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing

*Blend: mix and combine (something) with something else.

Ex: The music blends traditional and modern melodies.

*Avert: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).

Ex: He sped up and averted an accident.

*Candid:truthful and straightforward; frank.

Ex: He was quite candid about his past.

*Erratic: not even or regular in pattern or movement.

Ex: so far your effort to land a summer job has been veryerratic

*Isolate: place apart or alone; cut off.

Ex: These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.

*Destiny: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future.

Ex: They believed it was their destiny to be together

*Diminish: make or become less.

Ex: The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.

*Exempt: free from an obligation or liability imposed on others

Ex: organizations exempt from taxes.

*Query: a question, especially one expressing doubt.

Ex: alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative ofquaerere to ask.

*Patron: a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, etc.

Ex: She is a well-known patron of the arts.

*Bogus: not genuine or true.

Ex: It was just a bogus claim.

*Adroit: clever or skilful.

Ex: She is adroit at handling problems.