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The internet and other Addictions

In these times internet has overwhelmed the society, has become addicted to it and some people can't control it.

when a person is addicted to the internet feels the need of being in front of the computer all day and it becomes antisocial and an isolated person.

In my opinion an addiction is an addiction no matter what, but I think that internet addiction is a little bit more easy to get over.

So, please, let's be more social in person, let's get our nouses out of the phones and computers and let's start being more happy living the real life.


Regards,
Diana Joa Salazar

The Ups and Downs of Yoyo.

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This is definitely the best topic that we had in this class, for me it was very exciting, I can not believe that yoyos where so famous and well known all over the world. When I was a child I used to play yoyos that was one of my favorite toys, I could spent hours paying it, I thought that yoyos were only known in the Dominican Republic, Actually I thought that yoyos were made in the Dominican Republic.



After I read this article about yoyos and their origins I realized that yoyos are well known all over the world. I was surprised that this plaything was used by wealthy people.  

YO-YOS UP AND DOWN

Im going to talk about yo yos  according to historyno one knows where  yo yos originated and when  this appeared. by that I found In internet    the best gues is china about 3000  years ago .
The specific of yo -yo is uncertain. Early versions of the toy have been placed in China, Greece, and the Philippines.

YO-YOS  Is one of  the ancient toy aroun the world.

The National Museum of Athens houses several vases dating from around 500 B.C. depicting young Greeks playing with discs tethered to a cord. The word yo-yo means come come in the native Philippine language, Tagalog, and yo-yos have been hand-carved in that country for thousands of years.

 according to the history  this toy  was  use in the pass  for the aristocracy andt for the adults in the french revolucion  to relivef tension. and  that toy was a symbol of wealth too.

WHO Discovered America?

Im going to talk about who  discovered    America.  who  discovered America ? this is a good question, because there are  many  theories  about  who did, but the more controversary  theory  is the  theory of the bristh historian Gavin Menzies.

I was surfing in internet  and and researching  about who were the first who discovered America and I found  the theory of Gavin Menzies. the theory of  Menzies turn the story  of  Europeans discovery of America; on its ears with  startling  idea: chinese sailor beat christopher  columbus by more than 70 years say menzies in his book 1421.

The  theory of menzies has generated controversy within the halls scholarship.

the following information has been taken  from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Gavin Menzies, a British historian, claims Chiense Admiral Zheng He set up colonies and sailed round South America before Columbus

Menzies' new book, 'Who Discovered America?' also claims the Chinese have been sailing to the New World since 40,000 BC across the Pacific Ocean

His theories are not widely accepted by academia and he has been labeled a 'pseudo-historian'

A copy of a 600-year-old map found in a second-hand book shop is the key to proving that the Chinese, not Christopher Columbus, were the first to discover the New World, a controversial British historian claims. 

The document is purportedly an 18th century copy of a 1418 map charted by Chinese Admiral Zheng He, which appears to show the New World in some detail.

This purported evidence that a Chinese sailor mapped the Western Hemisphere more than seven decades before Columbus is just one of Earth-shattering claims that author Gavin Menzies makes in his new book ‘Who Discovered America?’ - out today, just in time for the Columbus Day holiday.

‘The traditional story of Columbus discovering the New World is absolute fantasy, it’s fairy tales,’ Mr Menzies told MailOnline.

Mr Menzies believes that this portion of the map depicts the Chinese mapping of North and South America in 1418 - showing major rivers.

For me the theory of menzies may not turn out be correct but if somebody who is bold enough , to present an alternative hipotesis to the main strean perspective ,tha columbus was the firs, is a ridiculed
beside that if the chinese had been the first  the story has been different. different culture , different thoughts and well all the things different.

 J-BALL

Dominican baseball

Baseball is the official sport of the Dominican Republic.

The baseball was introduced in the late nineteenth century and quickly became the most popular sport in the country.

Internationally, the Dominican Republic is currently the country's largest exporter of baseball players.

Recently many Dominicans have started to play professional baseball leagues Mexico japan and the largest outside the United States and Canada summer leagues.

Did the Chinese Discover America?

It was  Catchy for me to read the question about Did the chinese discover America?
is my first time that I'm confronted and later I thought could have been other person who'd discover america except Columbus?. For this and other questions is that I consider is important to know about other coments about  America's  Discovering. Acording to the book there are evidences that suggests before Columbus got America already the Viking Leif Ericsonhad crossed the atlantic and visited North America in the eleventh century in others words more than 65 years before Christopher Columbus.

I think this information could change the History's curse. It's for that reason that I think is a big  challenge for the next generations to search and  trying to find out about this important matter.

Did the Chinese Discover America?

Did the Chinese Discover America?

This is an interesting and controversial reading for many people because no everybody knows about this story.

Gavin Menzies who is a retired British submarine commander an amateur historian has written a book: The Year the Chinese Discover the World (2002) describing Zheng`s sixth voyage.

According to menzies, the chinese explored Australia 350 years before Captain Cook,circle the world and arrived on american shores 71 years before Christopher Columbus.

The commander of the imperial fleet was the remarkable Zheng He, he is described as a tall and , powerful with the stride of a tiger and a clear  vibrant voice.

Zheng  He was the person who made the expedition of trade and diplomacy to exchange goods different to Christopher Columbus who made journeys to discover new places.

I think if this story was true, the teachers in the school have to teach us it, but they dont do it, is for tha reason i don`t believe it I think  it is only a theory.

Smart Cars, Intelligent Highways:

HP TouchSmart 520 is a high-end computer.

Many drivers who are intoxicated have been arrested by the police officers.

Some people perish daily in Africa.

This is a humdrum movie because make me feel bored.

I sipped my soda slowly.

Maria said that it was so staggering.

I don´t have to spend time chatting on my cell phone.

My cousin Rocio were able to decipher my computer mesages.

A satellite can pinpoint wherever location.

THE NAME GAME

            Perla ´s School is a company that I want to create in my backyard when I´ll have my own house, this shall have a little classrooms only from kindergarten to third year when rated teachers will be selected to teach.

          In this place my future babys will be able to take class, spend with her mother and other teachers, and

be related with other classmates.

          Selecting this name was a little easy for me because it´s my baby´s name but I think that I´ll have to change it because my other baby will be able to get jealous.

        

I do not believe that Chinese discovered America. I thought if they were who discovered America the history were different today for example: America could be influenced by their custom I mean the way of behaving or belief. There are not evidences that Chinese discovered A      merica. The only that I know is the first person who came to America was Americo Vespucio but Columbus was the first who explored it.       

The unit “The ups and downs of Yo-yos” reminded me when I was a child in my parents used to buy this toy. The Three King’s Day my parents or my aunts gave one. I hated that because I did not how to play it. Even I did not like it; I enjoyed seeing my friends yo-yoing. They used to make competences between them. Those competences were amazing and funny. My friends were masters playing yo-yo. I love it because we spent a great together; we bought foods, danced and listened to music.    

Famous rags to riches stories.

Famous people who have overcome difficult odds to offer a true rags to riches story .This includes both financial rags to riches stories, but also people who have trimphed in other fields such as sport and music.

STEVE JOBS .

1955 _ 2011 Steve Jobs struggled with formal education, dropping out of college . He went on to be cofounder of Apple computers, and a leading exponent of the personal computer revolution. His net wealth in 2010 was estimated to be 8.2 billion.

 

OPRAH WINFREY ,1954

was born in rural Mississipi and brought up in inner city milwaukee,despite her difficult up bringing, she became one of the best known american TV personalities and the founder of the highly successful OPRAH brand.

YoYo is such an interesting toy when I was a child  I played much with what I still remember how to play. The Yo-Yo is a toy that has a disk of wood, plastic or other material with a deep hole in the center of the rim has a cordon around standing on a finger and raises and lowers alternantivamente. The began to be famous in Europe around 1700, where he was decorated and painted with many geometric patterns, so that its rotation create hypnotic effects toy. I remember an anecdote that my mom always told me when I was little child , she would say that I played with both yoyos that whenever I was tearing me  she bought me another one because she felt very happy while I played with yhe yoyo . For  me it was  a very nice experience and I will always remembered these times.

The ups and down of YOYOS.

Smart Cars , Intelligent Highways.

I think  cars are a good idea for people who are thinking about having one someday, like me. Smart cars has its advantages and disadvantages, first will mention some advantages. It is safer to as quality is concerned, and has many innovative things that we can see, electronic devices, better handling speed and others. Some disadvantages are are much more expensive because it's a new truck year, you'll need an intelligent road  here in Dominican Republic does not  still have, and those cars are so expensive that very few people will be able to acquire one. the idea is that a new innovation has come into the world and that people who love cars will be able to appreciate them better and excellent style. Discover a smart car that has been perfectly designed for your everyday life. A car that offers maximum comfort, agility, safety, ecology and driving fun.

 DID THE CHINESE DISCOVERE  AMERICA?

  

Well, I might be wrong but personally I think that the enthusiasm of Chinese capitalism, the need to discover new markets such as leisure, desire to show the world what can the dragon's power and, ultimately, the need to recover an ancient cultural tradition, coming if necessary to reinvent...all these elements could be mixed about the announcement that a Chinese sailor discovered America before Columbus.

did the chinese discover america

gavin mensies this amateur historian theorized that chinese made a exploration throughout australia 350 years before captain cookand  arrived 71 one years before christopher columbus.

zheng heoversaw the building of a powerful fleet at the shipyards at dragon bay naijing the emperor sent him on seven on seven major expedition of trade and diplomacy.

on zheng´s first expedition, he sailed south to vietnan and the spice islands today is indonesia and australia, arabia, somalia, and so on.

menzies points out that, when columbus and magellan made their voyayes, they had maps showing the position of america. who drew the maps. if it wasnt the chinese,with the biggest fleets and ships in the world, who was it_ acording to menzies, the italian adventurer nicolo da conti,who may have sailed on one of zheng´s voyayes, brought the map to venice in 1428, and from there they were taken to portugal.

well I must admit that christoper columbus discovered america, but what i think is that chinese and other people could have found that earth long time before christofer columbus arrived to america and discovered, and there are characteristics of indians somewhat similar to chinesse. what a strange! well, i agree there was a mixture of races in order to get what we call today indian.

rigoberto alcantara
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Did Chinese Discovered America?

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This lesson made me laugh. There's an image on Instagram that says: "Whenever you think you're good at something, there's always going to be an Asian kid to make you think the opposite." When you think that Asian people can't invent anything else, you read about they dicovering America.

I really don't think Chinese discoverd America, although, this lesson made have some doubts about it. Even though the information found in the reading sounds very convincing, I think I'll keep the idea that Spanish people were the ones who discovered America, not only because it might sound a little odd to say that Chinese did, but also because of the years of history that we have read in books about this particular topic.


Virginia Mateo.

The Ups and Downs of Yo-Yos

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I always try to stay away from things that would make me stray... This lesson brought that line to my mind.

A Yo-Yo, a litle toy that have given us many enyoyable moments. For you a yo-yo may be a simple toy, and I think your right. A yo-yo is just a simple toy, but it's also a powerful symbol. Why do I see it as a powerful symbol? Simple, a yo-yo can illustrate how our lives are built.Life has many ups and downs, just like a yo-yo.

While reading the lesson I started thinking about my life and how this yo-yo thing was actually so true, Right now I'm going through a very difficult situation. I may say that I'm in my downs now. I feel like anything I'm doing now is worth it, I don't have the strenght to continue fighting, and sometimes I just want to give up. The only thing that gives me a little hope is knowing that this is not it. I know that this is just a bad season, and that God has many good things for me. I believe that better things are coming!

Looking at the facts  I on the lines above,  I can conclude that the theory of seeing yo-yos as a symbol is true. Life is full of ups and downs, but the ponit is the attitude we take with each of moments we go through.

Virginia Mateo.

Smart Cars

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I really enjoyed this lesson. At first I thought it would be boring because of the title of it, but then while reading, many things ran into my head. I started thinking about the kind of people that buy those cars. I started thinking, of course, about my country, and the people that buy those cars here. My question is: Are we spending our money on things that are necessary?

Well, I believe that the amount of money Dominicans are spending on those cars should be used to cover many other necessities that our country has. And by 'Dominicans" I refer to those people who are in charge of mannaging the country's finances. They are the first ones who please themselves with those luxurious cars by using our money. Here, in Dominican Republic, we don't even have the type of highways needed to drive those cars.

The point I'm trying to make here is that before thinking about pleasing themselves, politicians should think about the needs of the country. They should focus on helping people instead of using the money we pay in our taxes to buy their little toys.

Virginia Mateo.