Greed

Listen to Bill Maher and comment on the following:

1. The relationship between greed and the Americans

2. What Bill says about healthcare in the U.S.

3. The influence of food companies.

4. Prison.

5. Two things that were made legal and why.

6. In your opinion, what are the consequences of  being greedy?

Post your comments here.

Gluttony

http://suite101.com/article/the-second-deaSedly-sin-gluttony-a108717

Read the article and answer the following questions with your own words:

a) What is gluttony?

b) What is a mortal sin?

c) Why is gluttony a mortal sin?

d) How can we overcome gluttony?

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Deadly sins

Watch this video about the seven deadly sins. 

Choose three examples the person gives to explain the meaning of the deadly sins and write about them in a comment below.

For & Against Essay

Yesterday we learnt a lot of details about the life of Pablo Picasso - that triggered an interesting question... Should people know about private lives of celebrities?

Have a look at this link (tips to write an essay) and use it to answer the question below. (Don't do the exercises on page 4)

http://lenkateacher.pbworks.com/f/For+and+Against+Essays.pdf

A fashion magazine has invited readers to write articles discussing this question: 'Some people claim that the public has the right to know about private lives of celebrities'. Write an essay for the magazine, giving your opinion and justifying your point of view. Write 150 - 180 words.

Send your answers to mromero.nes@gmail.com

Easter Time

Happy Easter!

Watch this video and send your comment. Write more than 50 words. Include the following:

- In which ways can you associate this video with Easter?

- What happened to the girl?

- What's the message?

As we've been dealing with the topic of 'Fitness', I thought you might find this article entitled 'I am not my body' quite interesting.

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/7710/

I) Read the article and answer T (true), F (False) or DS (Doesn't Say). JUSTIFY your True and False answers.

1. The author is disabled.

2. She's always accepted her condition.

3. She didn't have her parents support.

4. She had a difficult adolescence.

5. She reacts aggressively when people feel sorry for her.

II) Read again and find words in the text which match these definitions:

1. The period of life between the ages of 40 and 60   (paragraph 1) ___________

2. A short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc. (paragraph 2) ___________ 

3. Contending, battling, or fighting (paragraph 3) ___________

4. At the very end; finally (paragraph 4) ___________

5. Sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another  (paragraph 5) ___________

III) Answer

1. What did the author learn to do, despite her condition?

2. In which ways did her parents help her?

3. How, do you think, people treat someone like her with prejudice or pity?

4. What would you do if you were in her condition?

5. The author says "I am much more than a body". Do you agree with this? Why / Why not?

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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope.

Watch the video and answer the questions

1. According to Begoglio, What was the duty of the conclave? How did they do that? 

2. What was your first reaction when you heard the news? How did you feel? Why?

3. In your opinion, how will the fact that the Pope is Argentinian affect our country?

4. What do you expect from the new Pope?

Please post your answer in a comment below