martes, 14 de agosto de 2007

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?


Over the past few years scientists have made major discoveries in the field of technology. Recent scientists’ evidence suggest that beauty is objective and quantifiable due to a remarkable scientist, who believes that he has discovered a formula for measuring beauty.

A doctor has discovered a practical way of measuring beauty, which he calls the mask. This is a series of lines and shapes making up a face. There are specific set distances between all the features and the outside shapes and it shows the exact proportions that the ideal beauty face should have.
By lying the mask over a photograph of a face, it is possible to see how attractive someone is. The more a face fits the mask, the more beautiful it is said to be. The fact that the mask can measure beauty of men women and people of different races makes it a particular useful instrument.

On the other hand, it is alarming to think that if we all start changing the way we look, there may seen be thousands of individuals wandering the streets of any single city looking exactly the same. But it is even more alarming that people may begin to think that they are unattractive if their face does not have the proportions of the mask.
This would be a great mistake because there are two sorts of beauty; one is the beauty of the mask, the measurable beauty of the face. The other sort is the kind of that we see when we love someone, a much more powerful, enduring beauty that comes from the heart.
Taking both sides of the argument into consideration, I would say that although we usually tend to appreciate beauty through out our heart it can not be denied that a new science the science of attraction has come to the conclusion that beauty is measurable and not as the romantic believe in the eye of the beholder.
Is the structure of the family changing for the better or for the worse?



Nowadays, the so-called pillar that builds up a society which is “family”, is changing because of different kinds of aspects which are able to change personal points of view about living in harmony at home.
These aspects are always closely related to evil actions which have destructive effects over teenagers’ mind and of course all these considerations have a strong connection with drugs, alcohol among others are considered to be the main culprits for youngsters to commit crimes thus destroying their homes and also their families.
In consequence, doctors closely related to the field of psychology emphasize that a strong parental guidance should be applied in order to build up a home surrounded by happiness.
All in all, I strongly believe that some changes in the family structure are mainly provoked by people who suffer from psychological traumas which need a very serious treatment or medical attention in order to solve every single disorder a person may have in his/her mind
Living in the city

Some surveys which were carried out on people who live in places such as rural and urban areas have shown as a result that a great majority of the people interviewed, prefer to live in a big city because of its many potential advantages.
It is said that a city provides people with the so-called pillars that build up a society, that is, Education, Health and entertainment.
Firstly, Living in a big city might have several advantages which somehow are crucially involved with education. It is often claimed that a big city usually gives the opportunity to have access to education to every single member of the society; that is, any single person might have the probability of being admitted to any state school. Currently, there are a great number of schools which are located in cities in order to provide anyone who wants to learn with knowledge.
Secondly, Health is seen as one of the most important considerations involving society.
It is widely recognised that hospitals are the main exponent of health and are aimed to solve people’s health problems.
It is well known that hospitals provide individuals with free medical treatments, which range antibiotics for a simple case of flu to a complex surgery for serious diseases. This is the main reason why several citizens are deprived of nearby hospitals, tend to think that living in a city has its many benefits.
Thirdly, entertainment seems to be one important feature which is related to big cities.
Every single person often tends to think that they will only find amusement in developed or very important cities which many cases offer the experience what show business really means.
A huge city often provides people with many places which range from cinemas discos casinos to shopping centers.
Memories


About two or three years ago, there was an incident in which I got involved. It was a beautiful summer night and I was having a great time at my cousin’s birthday party.
At about four o’clock I felt exhausted so I went to the balcony in order to breathe some fresh air. It was when I noticed a figure, someone was at the corner of the balcony, so I took a look around and saw that every single friend of mine was dancing. It took me a while to decide what to do, but in the end I noticed that I was familiar with the unknown person. At first sight the person seems to be a woman, when I walked toward her I noticed she was a beautiful woman with long brown hair and an incredible body.
Somehow, she looked like an ex-girlfriend I used to have, so I didn’t think twice and I approached her.
When I called her “Grace”! she smiled sweetly but she did not say a word. So all my doubts disappeared, she was grace my old girlfriend. We talked all night long and the day was breaking when she told me, “I must confess you something. I am not who you think I am, my name is George and as you see I am a drug queen.
That was the first time that I had wanted the earth to open and swallow me.
Money rules the World


A matter of considerable controversy is the fact whether money rules the world. There is no doubt that money provides people with the possibility to have access to basic necessities as health and education as well. However, while money is seemed as a requirement in order to have a comfortable life, it can not be denied that money is often believed to be main culprit for causing conflicts among people, what is more among countries.
To start with, many support the view that money enables people to fulfill their necessities which range from basic human necessities, for instance food and clothes, to unimaginable sophisticated things, such as jewellery and masterpieces of sculpture or painting. Furthermore, it is often argued that money influences in people’s relations. This is clearly illustrated by the fact that wealthy businessmen are more respected than ordinary people. Another major advantage of money is that it is believed to be vital for survival given that in the field of medicine many improvements were achieved in order to save lives due to the opportunities offered by money.
On the other hand, many people claim that one of the factors in life, which overweighs money in importance is health. Despite the fact that those people who are in high income and are able to afford the best medical care for their relatives, money is no a guarantee for a longer healthy life. Health is a blessing that money can not buy, several people suffer from terminal diseases and although they belong to a high society, their condition can not improve despite all the money in the world.
Finally an additional drawback of money is the clash that it causes among people, not to mention the fact that money is the main cause of conflicts between countries. It is generally suggested that many wars were started by powerful countries with the sole intention of gaining more economic powers. Therefore, many people who live in a powerless country are deprived of the means to obtain proper nutrition and health care.
Taking everything into consideration, the obvious conclusion to be drawn is that money rules the world given that money is necessary to fulfill our basic necessities and to improve health cares as well. However, I firmly believe that money does not provide us with a longer or better life due to the fact money is not the solution to many things such as terminal diseases or peace in our world.
My former friend and now……….



It all began as an ordinary day, and ordinary day in my life. It was a cold winter afternoon which turns into a sunny day when I heard the most beautiful voice I‘ve ever heard. I was waiting for some friends, I was standing in one of the darkest, creepiest, and spookiest corridors at “Facultad de Filosofia y Letras”, yes, and as you see I was one of the thousands students who couldn’t fulfil his expectations, but that is another issue. Ok, I was waiting for some friends when I first met Nora, she asked me the time, and with that simple question all began, for the better or for the worse, I still wonder that. It is quite a complex paradox in my life; I only know that we forged an outstanding relationship, ranging from being simple classmates, who used to exchange notes, to being a couple who walk hand in hand along life.
What I can tell you about Nora, let me think, she is in her middle twenties but she looks younger than she is; she says so. Physically, she is overage height, neither fat or thin. According to her hair, she has shoulder length black thick hair, neither curly nor straight, it is quite a dichotomy to be more specific, neither this nor that.
One important feature regarding her personality is her sparkling brown eyes which reveal her sense of humour and friendliness. As her personality, Nora’s most striking characteristic is her generosity, patience, kind-heartedness but first of all her friendliness seems to outweigh her previous listed features in importance. I mentioned friendliness because if someone has a snag, she will always have time to listen to you. In few words, she is the appropriate person to ask for a piece of advice for the reason that she will always try to find out a potential solution for certain troubles.
Another important characteristic is her sense of humour; she is great person to be with. Furthermore, according to her personality she is very amusing and sociable, she loves going out to parties and have a good time. Currently, she took up cactuses collection as a new hobby, in addition she loves animal life, and she is charge of breeding her animals. At home she has a small farm which involves, fish, little birds, a dog, a cat and a parrot. Unfortunately, she has a weak point; she supports CASM which is considered to be one of the worst football teams in our province. But I am sure that sooner or later she will change her mind.
As a conclusion, I can assure that she is a lovely person with a kind hearted and for her age she is very mature. Although, she has the hard mission to deal with me everyday, she success in it day after day. She tends to complain that I never write to her but now I feel like Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, why not William Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde but of course, far from being homosexual.
Obesity


The other day I found an article which was quite interesting, the article is closely related to children’s obesity. According to some surveys which were carried out in the U.S.A and U.K reflects that the number of overweight and obese children is rising, what is more; one in four children are obese.
I am of the opinion that the main culprit for causing children obesity is on the one hand “sugar-filled manufactured food and of course bad eating habits and on the other hand, the lack of responsibility involving parents.
Children keen on a toxic environment that doomed them to being overweight. According to recent surveys which were carried out in different locations showed as a result that diseases such as diabetes are seen in children. Besides this, I am convinced that young children are not responsible for the food choice at home or at school.
It seems to me that the blame is laid on parents, that is to say, children need a parental guidance not only for establishing a censorship in order to prevent obscene material or inappropriate language but also for eating habits.
It is known that parents provide children with different kinds of unhealthy snacks in instead of having breakfast or lunch. I think parents should be a part of a solution not part of the problem.
Taking everything into consideration, I firmly believe that no child chooses to be overweight, and there are not shared frailties. In short, parents should warn children more effectively about the potential ailments involving eating habits, do it so, the situation might improve.