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Letter to human rights committee

Àlex Cifuentes

88 Dog street

Castelló d'Empúries

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 

Palais des Nations 

CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

May 18, 2017

Dear UN Human Rights Committee,

I write you to talk about one of the most important rights in my opinion: freedom of expression.

This right is basic in our society and nowadays there still existing counties without it, lots of countries. But apart from that, the countries that have it, are already condemning people to jail to say some things that the government don’t like.

So I want to communicate you that you must have to do the much as you can to defend that human right starting from the regions that don't have it but never forgetting the other ones that have it theoretically but then in practice they not.

To conclude, I want to apologize for my apparently aggressive aptitude but in my opinion, the base of any society is the freedom of expression, without it, we are toys from the government, we cannot express what we want, so do the much as you can please. 

Sincerely,

Àlex Cifuentes

Letter to my chinese family - selectivity writting

Dear family,

As you know I'm living in Catalonia and here, the things are very different.

First of all I want to say that I miss you a lot but I have to admit that Catalonia is a very nice place to live. Here the habits are not like in China, especially the study habits that are the ones which I know better because of the career.

Here the education system is very basic if we compare it to China because the amount of work is too less.

Anyway I agree with that system because in China they almost ruined student’s life due to the big amounts of work that they have, but here you can be more free and spend your free time on whatever you want.

In summary I feel comfortable here in Catalonia but in some aspects like the language, and the way to act in front of the people, I'm still adapting myself to the system.

Labor explotation in Spain - selectivity writting

The labour exploitation is a thing that exists in every single country.

In the case of Spain, as you know it's a country that has a lot of immigration who is searching for a job. 

So the fact is that we offer them different jobs but in the most of cases they have ridiculous salaries and work conditions are too bad.

Now is difficult to stop it because they all win, the companies spend little quantities of money and immigrants get sufficient money to survive, but the point is that they didn't do anything to be treated in that conditions, they will be equal than Spanish people and have the same rights.

In summary we must try to change the situation and be more respectful with immigrant people because they don't deserve this type of treatment.

Nomophobia - selectitivty writting

Me: I can't believe it Troy! Again with your Smartphone? You are addicted to it.

Troy: Oh sorry Àlex, I'm just answering a message, hang on a second, I will let leave the phone right now.

Me: Please Troy... you always say the same and then you still with it all the time. I’m sure that you suffer nomophobia.

Troy: It's hard to accept it but may be right, you are not the first person who tells me that. But, anyway I can't stop it, is an addiction. What can I do to solve my problem?

Me: Well... the first step is to accept it, and then you must try to let the smartphone away from you during some hours of the day. Put limitations to yourself and you will success faster.

Troy: Thank you a lot for that suggestions Àlex, I will do that. See you soon.

Internet has changed our lives - selectivity writting

Some years ago life was very different without internet. Internet has completely changed our lives, and that has good and bad parts.

Something from the good ones, we have big amounts of information in our pockets because using the mobile phone we can found whatever we want.

On the other hand, before of the invention of internet, people used to meet each other more frequently.

So as I said it has their good and bad parts but I think it's positive.

Erasmus Catalan student - selectivity writting

Hello classmates, last day the professor ask me to explain you about the Catalan culture. So I take that offer and today I'm going to talk you about it.

To start, Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain but anyway they have very different cultures.

In Catalonia we speak our own language that is named "Catalan", we have our own government, our police... there are lots of things separated from Spain.

Apart from that, Catalonia has a special gastronomy and dishes like: pà amb tomàquet, fuet...; and some traditions like: castellers, cagar el tió, sardanes...

In summary it's a very beautiful place to live and there are more typical things that I didn't told you that ones are the more important.

Toxic friend - selectivity writting

Hello John,

I know your feeling now, when you're reading the letter, maybe it's strange for you to receive this from me but I want to talk very seriously about friendship.

as you know, we were best friends since we were little, but the last two years our friendship has changed. I don't know your pint of view at all but in my opinion, you became what is commonly said a "toxic friend".

You obligate me to do things that I don't want to do apart from manipulating me as a toy.

Saying that, I'm trying to change your way to act in front of me because I don't want to keep this type of friendship.

In summary, stop doing this or I won't be your friend anymore.

Descrition of your soulmate

First of all I want to say that I don't believe in soulmates. I don't think that there is only one person in this world that is compatible with us because if this was real, the majority of the population would be alone.  

So, in my opinion there are lots of girls or boys (depending on what you like) that are compatible with us and we just have to found one into them. And having said that, I have to say that I don't have a specific pattern for the girls that I like but they all must have some minimums.

Why do we love? - Questions

1. Discuss. Why do we love?

It’s heart-breaking and complicated most of the times yet do we need it at all? I think that we love because we don't like to be alone and we need somebody to be with. Also we love because we have procreate to maintain the human race.

About the second question, I don't think that we need it at all but it's something natural, you start dating with a girl and by the time the feels get stronger and that's how the love burns. So, in summary we don’t' need it but at certain age it's good I think.

2. How does the video define love? Put the words in order:

Intoxicating

Heart-breaking

Beautiful

Soul crushing

1-beautyful

2-intoxicating

3-hearth-breaking

4-soul crushing

3. What are the 5 Philosophers mentioned?

1- Plato

2- Schopenhauer

3- Russell

4-Siddhartha Gautama "Buddha"

5- Beauvoir

4. Watch again and write each Philosopher’s view on love.

1- Love make us whole again

2- Love is based on sexual desire

3- We love in order to quench our physical and psychological desire. We are designed to procreate.

4-"Love is a misleading affliction". He says that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires.

5- Love lets us reach beyond our selves

Niptuck dialogue

Scenario: a couple walking through NY streets in X-mas day

Characters: Black Santa (Adolf), Puri and Xin-Lee (the pair  of couples)

Puri: Ooh! I haven’t seen a Santa a while ago…

Xin-Lee: Look! There is one just right there, but he is black..

Puri: and what is the problem?

Xin-Lee: Puri, What do you mean? He is black! He can’t be Santa…

Puri: That is soo racists I’m sure that he has bigger cock that you…

Xin Lee: Oh please… Again with the same excuses? I’m chinese what did you expect?

Puri: Yes! I’m going to talk with him

Xin-Lee: Noo wait

Puri: Yooo Santa! How are you?

Adolf: I heard your conversation with your boyfriend and I know you are wanting for sex

Puri: OMG!  You heard it?!.. buut.. That is a good offer

Xin-Lee: Noo wait a mom…

Adolf: You want to see my cock?

Puri: I’m soo wet right now…! And I like public sex.. But for the first time with you I prefer to go it in a house

Adolf: Great! Let’s go!

Xin-Lee: Fucking son of a bitch! I can’t believe that a fuching nigga is going to fuck my wife again, I’m gonna kill you motherfucker!

Puri: Shut up stupid piece of shit

Adolf: Don’t worry Purificacion, I gonna call my squad and he will receive what he deserves

Puri: Sure! Yes! HA-HA-HA! I want to see that, ask to you mate to record it and then we will post it in YT and we are going to be millionaire.

Xin-Lee: Ahh, ha ha… I think you don’t know me at all

Adolf: Yes.. Yes.. Here come my squad, talk with them better

Xin-Lee: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

Puri: Ooh no! He is doing it again!

Xin-Lee: 侮辱!!

Adolf: Emmm...doing what?

NARRATOR: At this moment Puri remembered that Xin-lee is a professional karateka and saiyajin. Then Xin-Lee become crazy and starts to kill everybody of black squad.

Adolf: holy shit ma’ nigaa!! It’s a prank broo, it’s a prank!

NARRATOR: Xin-Lee kills all the niggas and also his wife and after that he pays himself an operation to have a bigger dick. Finally he become a fucker and millionaire doing porn viedos.



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News: the moon battle

In this news article we can see how China, America and Russia are in a battle for the moon. They all want to go to the moon and instead of collaborate, they decide to do this for themselves. Also we can see that they are doing different things, for example china is developing a craft that could fly in low-Earth and land on the moon. NASA and some partners are developing capsules for lunar missions, and then Russia is creating capsules to take 4-6 cosmonauts to the moon.

In my opinion, I think that if they work together, or even if they just share their inventions, it would be easier than now but they don’t want it, they want to make history for their country more than for humanity. 

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News: The digestible robot

This news article talks about a small robot created by Swiss scientists that is digestible. It means that we have to eat the robot and then it starts to walk into our body to see what is wrong and applicate the medicine on the wright site. Also we can see that the news explains that they are experimenting with making them tasty in the future.

In my opinion it would be nice only in case this increases the effectivity of the medicines in humans. But anyway I wouldn’t like to think that there is a robot that I can’t control walking into my stomach.

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News: supersonic planes in 2023

The news explains us that maybe in 2023 we could fly in supersonic planes, and it means that the planes will be faster than now.

But that’s not very shocking because in 1970 there was a plane that could fly from London to New York in just three hours. The point is that the old plane caused Earth-shaking, but now they found a solution for this problem.

So in my opinion that’s a great new because it means that we could travel to anywhere and during the journey we are not going to waste the big amounts of time that we lose now. But before we have to know the flights prices because maybe it would be better to pay less and waste more hours in the fly.

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My say: UB talk

Today a psychology teacher of the UB (Universitat de Bacelona) came to our high school to explain us how is the university and all the typical things that are explained in this type of talks.

But this time it was not like the typical  talks where the teacher try to convince you to go to his university, this time he teach us some valorous advices that could be useful for us the next year. He talks more about the life change that we are going to live and I appreciate that.

In conclusion I enjoy a lot the talk and honestly I think that if all universities do the same, it would be better for us and for them because a good talk leaves you a good sensation about the university.

My say: Salaries of famous people

This weekend I saw some football matches and I start to think about the big amounts of money that they earn just to play football in a professional level. It's difficult to think that they will earn in one month, more or less the same as you in all your life (only the top players). 

But if we watch it in another point of view, all the money that are earning is because they generate more than it, so the companies who pay them, earn money too.

In summary that's a reflexion to see the world where we live, and what quantities of money generate some famous people. 

My say: Prohibition of alcohol in Roses carnival

Roses carnival is one of the most famous here where we live. But these last years this carnival begins a synonym of drinking a lot.

In front of that, Roses town hall decides that this year the alcohol is going to be forbidden during the carnival because it cause a very bad image for the people who is watching it.

In my opinion I agree about that decision because it's better for the town to cause a better image, but for the young people who participates in the carnival is not good because they have to wait until the end of the parade. So, in summary I understand Roses town hill but I understand also the point of view of people who participate in it because if I were in that case I would be angry also.

My say: TdR

Last Tuesday we received our research project mark and personally I agree with mine but I saw other classmates that did not,agree with their result and I want to write my opinion about that.

I think that these marks are very relative because I see people that work a lot and they deserve a higher mark than they have, but due to their tribunal they have a lower mark. And the same happens in the opposite case, people that have a higher mark than they deserve. With all of that I want to say that teachers should have to be equal for all of us.

After all, I want to make clear that I’m happy with my mark, but I’m only giving my opinion of what I think and what I see.

My say: Open Day in UAB

Next Wednesday we are going to UAB (a university in Barcelona).

I think it’s very good for the students, that universities open their doors to everyone who is interested, to see how it is and how it works. But the most important of this visit is to see the different careers that you want to do and that are available, and know more about them.

The problem comes when the university, in order to show you the career, try to convince you to go to that university. I mean, they talk more about the university and their installations than the career.

I know this because last year we went to the same university I didn’t like it because of the reason that I have just explained. But I have to say that not all the universities do the same. For example, in Girona they explain to you about the dufferent careers and they help you to choose one that would be best for you.

So to conclude- my opinion is, I want to say that universities should help you to choose a career more than sell you themselves.