Why Do Species Go Extinct?

Why do species go extinct?” and “How fast does it happen?” Once armed with that information, one might do something about it.

WHICH WOULD YOU SAY ARE, AT THIS MOMENT, THE MOST ENDANGERED OF THE WORLD’S CREATURES?

There are too many to name. Something like 12 percent of all birds, a third of all amphibians and, likely, similarly large numbers of plants are in serious danger. What’s more, about 1 percent of all species on the planet are in such trouble that if we don’t do the right things immediately they will be gone in a decade.

The river dolphin in China was declared extinct just last year. Another small dolphin in the Sea of Cortez is in immediate danger.

WHAT CAN ONE PERSON DO TO STOP EXTINCTIONS?

One of the things the people have done is start an NGO — a nongovernmental organization — called SavingSpecies.org.

One of the things we know is that many endangered animals live over large areas. But their populations become fragmented because of farming and development. The remaining creatures can’t find a date on a Saturday night. Sopeople have been trying to buy up degraded land around their broken environments and try to create land corridors for the wildlife.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY SUCCESSES YET?

Yes. On the Atlantic Coast of Brazil,people have been trying to help save the golden lion tamarin, an endangered primate about the size of a house cat. Last year, with the involvement of local conservationist groups, people helped purchase about 270 acres of cattle pasture that separated two patches of their habitat. This former pasture is now being replanted with trees. The two areas will soon be bridged, and it will be possible for lonely hearts to meet members of the opposite sex and go forth and multiply.

PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE

DRUG ABUSE

There Is a Solution!

Everyone takes drugs. But depending on how we define drugs,those words contain an element of truth.

The term drug is defined as: Any chemical substance, whether of natural or synthetic origin, which can be used to alter perception, mood or other psychological states. That is a useful, broad description of what are called psychoactive drugs, although it does not cover many medicinal drugs used for physical ailments.

According to that definition, alcohol is a drug. The danger lies in its immoderate use, which is evidently increasing.

Like alcohol, tobacco is legally available, although it contains a powerful poison, nicotine. According to the World Health Organization, smoking kills about four million people a year. Yet, tobacco barons are wealthy, honored members of society. Cigarette smoking is also highly addictive, perhaps more so than the use of many of the illegal drugs.

In recent years numerous countries have curbed tobacco advertising and imposed other restrictions. Nevertheless, many people still see smoking as an acceptable social activity. Smoking continues to be glamorized by the film industry.


No smoke, and drinking of a moderate form to your way of life no worse.

DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Cristina for me is a very good friend. She is short; she has got brown eyes and long dark hair.

She is 16 and she is finishing ESO.

Cristina seems very extroverted with all of her friends, but with me she is very shy, kind and friendly. We’ve know each other for a long time.

She likes to party and being with all her friends at all time and places.
She is very sympathetic, you can rely on her. She is very impulsive and very generous with everyone.

Many times our opinions are different, but she knows how to respect the opinion of others.

In general i appreciate Cristina because she gives me good advice.
For me she is a great example.

FORMAL LETTER

Guillem Cordon Fernandez
18, Marinada
Sant Miquel de Fluvià
January 14, 2010
Hi David,
Thanks for you letter, I’m going to describe a place that I have imaginated.

It’s a tropical island. So I’m describing the perfect place for my life, a place where I feel well and I can relax.

The beach, sun and friends, are a combination of good feelings, have fun and relaxation, and my island, should have these three qualities.

In my imagination, I can see I'm in a beachfront house, where I can watch the waves and feel the pleasant breeze. Stepping on the sand and feel my feet burn with the heat.

Then I go walking in a small jungle full of giant trees, all covered with beautiful yellow flowers, and you can smell the flowers.

Inside the forest, there are a lot of houses shops and buildings are made of wood. All the people live on the food provided by the trees.

At dusk, a few fireflies appear throughout the island and illuminating everything. And nearby, in the park of tulips, music sounds better and is full of people, who have dressed in white clothes, drinking, dancing and talking.

It would be a lovely place if it was true.

Sincerely
Guillem Cordon.

DISCUSION ESSEY

We have learned to respect the Earth or World?

We haven’t learned to respect the Earth, human begins cannot respect the poor or starving, for the same reason they don’t respect the land. New technologies offer us alternative routes to renewable energies that don’t pollute the atmosphere, but we still rely on fuel.

We drive cars and other vehicles powered by gasoline or diesel engines, we use electricity from central plants that burn coal, natural gas or oil, and we burn wood, charcoal, natural gas and coal for cooking and heating. All these activities increase the atmospheric concentration of CO2, a gas that traps heat from the Sun and that also destroys the ozone layer in the atmosphere.

We are destroying the planet slowly thanks to the deforestation, air pollution, urban sprawl, global warming, landfills, pesticides and overpopulation.

The solutions are many, but we should all agree. But this is impossible, because many people don’t care about what happens to the planet. Few people are as concerned and try to find solutions.

The solutions are very expensive. These solutions are: reforestation, clean air, clean water, community plantings, organic farming, solar energy, and more.

Personally, I believe that if we all started small steps to help the earth, we would get it to recover and in this way we would be respected

ORAL PRESENTATION: STRESS

STRESS: Its Causes and Effects

WHAT is stress? According to one expert, stress may be defined as “any physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.” Does this mean that stress is inherently harmful? No. A mild degree of stress and tension can sometimes be beneficial. Feeling mildly stressed when carrying out a project or assignment often compels us to do a good job and to work energetically.

So when is stress a problem? It is only when stress is overwhelming, or poorly managed, that its negative effects appear.” Consider some common sources of stress.

The Price of Stress

whether you are young or old or the stress in your life comes from work or school, chronic stress can take a heavy toll on your health. When you feel stress, your heart rate and blood pressure soar. Your levels of blood sugar rise. Hormones are released. If stress becomes persistent, this may produce physical or psychologic damage over time.

What can happen to teenagers?

It is very depressing to find out that in their desire to escape from pain, teenagers take routes such as alcohol and drug abuse, truancy, delinquency, aggression and violence, and running away from home. This is routes that lead them into problems more overwhelming than those they were trying to escape.

Stress is a fact of modern living; it cannot be avoided entirely.

Stress at school

Now our job is to study, and many people think that study is easy job and live well. But as we know it is not so.
This period we are living is stressful, yet we know that what we really want to do and about what high school will have to decide.

There are times when we not pass exams because we felt dispirited when ever had done.
Maybe you would think it would be better to throw in the towel, but if you have a clear objective or goal already defined, you must fight for it, whatever the cost.

How to Reduce Stress


* Give your body sufficient rest each day
* Maintain a reasonable diet. Avoid overeating
* Engage in proper and regular exercise, such as brisk walking
* If something worries you, talk to a friend about it
* Spend more time enjoying your family
* Delegate or share household chores
* Know your own physical and emotional limitations
* Set realistic goals; do not be a perfectionist
* Be organized; have a balanced, reasonable schedule
* Cultivate Christian qualities such as mildness and patience
* Set aside some time for yourself

We need our friends

We All Need Friends

For a people, friends is:

- A friend is someone you can talk to freely about anything, someone you can call any time of the day.

- A friend understands when you’re hurt and feels the same things inside that you do.

Friendship is still as vital to the human spirit as food and water are to the human body. Yet, for many, satisfying this basic need for friendship is difficult. Loneliness is common. They cite such factors as widespread mobility, people changing residence frequently, impersonal, crime-ridden cities, and the substitution of television and home videotape-viewing for face-to-face community life.

Modern life also spreads our time and energy thin. With potentially hundreds of acquaintances crowding our lives, it can be difficult to focus on individuals long enough to develop and sustain deep friendships.

Even in places where not long ago the pace of life was less hectic, social conditions are changing rapidly. In the haste of the times, friendships can get relegated to a lower priority.

But our need for friends remains acute. Young people in particular feel this need. Young or old, we all need happy and meaningful friendships. And despite the challenges, there is much we can do to make and keep real friends.