Always when we are doing things we try to be sure that our integrity and ourself is going to be ok. Ourself is the most important thing that we have, so we have to care about ourselves and do not do things that could be put in risk our personality.
It is better to be safe than sorry is a common expression that our parents could tell us when we are kids, specially when we begin to do risky actions that could hurt ourselves. When we are safe we can do a lot of thing and actions, but when we are not we lose a lot of the freedom that we have.
For all those reason I agree with this expression, because I think we come to this place to enjoy this life, and not to be suffering a life that is not enjoyable.
miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2008
QUESTION 1
In the reading passage we read about de unintended consequences that a law could bring as an unexpected consequences of the publication of that law. In the listening passage, we hear about an example of the unintended consequences of certain law about taxes.
As we notice, in the reading passage the unintended consequences may turn out into positive or negative. Some examples are provide, like the example mentioned in the article about ban cars from the main street, it could be positive if it improve the health of the citizen, but it could be negative if it brings problems to the business.
Then in the listening passage we hear about a case where the unintended consequences were negatives. In this case increasing revenue from taxes could be good for the government, but for the employees and the incomes that the company could earn could be bad, because they began to lose their jobs. Also the people began to buy less things because they do not want to pay more taxes.
As we can see the listening passage presents an other negative example about the concept that is presented in the reading passage, the unintended consequences.
As we notice, in the reading passage the unintended consequences may turn out into positive or negative. Some examples are provide, like the example mentioned in the article about ban cars from the main street, it could be positive if it improve the health of the citizen, but it could be negative if it brings problems to the business.
Then in the listening passage we hear about a case where the unintended consequences were negatives. In this case increasing revenue from taxes could be good for the government, but for the employees and the incomes that the company could earn could be bad, because they began to lose their jobs. Also the people began to buy less things because they do not want to pay more taxes.
As we can see the listening passage presents an other negative example about the concept that is presented in the reading passage, the unintended consequences.
QUESTION 9
It can be quite difficult to learn a new language. What do you think are the most difficult aspects of learning a new language? Give reasons and examples to support your response?
Learning our native language could be very difficult for some of us, so imaging learning another language that is not spoken in your own country, it could be a really nightmare.
Learning a language implies that you have to learn a lot of vocabulary, grammar structures, expressions and a lot of more things that languages has. Taking all this characteristics and thinking about them, we can infer that learning a new languages could be difficult for some of us, but the most difficult aspect maybe is the speaking and the listening part.
When we are learning a language in our country is very difficult to find people that could practice with us. However this aspect of learning a language could be fix if we visit the country where the language is spoken, but visit a country means that we need money to travel and stay there.
As we can see learning a language could be easy or difficult, depends on the kind of person that is learning the language. However the most difficult aspect for anyone that is learning a language is the practice.
Learning our native language could be very difficult for some of us, so imaging learning another language that is not spoken in your own country, it could be a really nightmare.
Learning a language implies that you have to learn a lot of vocabulary, grammar structures, expressions and a lot of more things that languages has. Taking all this characteristics and thinking about them, we can infer that learning a new languages could be difficult for some of us, but the most difficult aspect maybe is the speaking and the listening part.
When we are learning a language in our country is very difficult to find people that could practice with us. However this aspect of learning a language could be fix if we visit the country where the language is spoken, but visit a country means that we need money to travel and stay there.
As we can see learning a language could be easy or difficult, depends on the kind of person that is learning the language. However the most difficult aspect for anyone that is learning a language is the practice.
martes, 13 de mayo de 2008
How does the information in the listening passage add to the ideas presented in the reading passage?
In the paragraph we read, we were informed about the meaning of unintended, that these are unexpected effects or a decision you take, like not planned effects that may be positive or negative.
After that, the text introduced us to some legal terminology and gave us examples of positive unintended consequences for the citizen’s health.
Then, in the listening passage, the woman that spoke talks again of the meaning of unintended in the legal context, and gave an example of the raise of taxes and all the negative unintended consequences that that decision or change had made in the citizens and in the government and it’s initial plan of obtain more revenues.
In the paragraph we read, we were informed about the meaning of unintended, that these are unexpected effects or a decision you take, like not planned effects that may be positive or negative.
After that, the text introduced us to some legal terminology and gave us examples of positive unintended consequences for the citizen’s health.
Then, in the listening passage, the woman that spoke talks again of the meaning of unintended in the legal context, and gave an example of the raise of taxes and all the negative unintended consequences that that decision or change had made in the citizens and in the government and it’s initial plan of obtain more revenues.
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In these set of materials, the listening passage is related with reading passage by giving an example of a situation that fits the issues described on the first part (the lecture). As the lecture shows, there are two kinds of unintended consequences when someone or an entity makes a decision; an example of this is the closure of a street to the car traffic that can bring either good or bad consequences.
In the listening passage it is stated that this phenomena can happen in any field or any time, for instance, the government decisions. The situation presented here is a factual example where the raise of taxes that one government decided brought bad consequences that were unintended; it is worth to notice that these consequences did not come immediately and a process where everything ended up with the down of the revenue instead its raise took place
In the listening passage it is stated that this phenomena can happen in any field or any time, for instance, the government decisions. The situation presented here is a factual example where the raise of taxes that one government decided brought bad consequences that were unintended; it is worth to notice that these consequences did not come immediately and a process where everything ended up with the down of the revenue instead its raise took place
How does the information in the listening passage add to the ideas presented in the reading passage?
Unintended consequences are effects that are not planned when an action is taken. In both cases, the listening passage and the reading passage agree whit this concept. Especially this topic are emphasized whit the government decisions. This example is very good and radical because a decision taken by the government affects a lot of people. Also there are a lot of aspects that are involved in this kind of decision, so that, it is very difficult to predict the consequences or results but it is still more difficult to try to control all of them.
For example, if the government decides to increase revenue, it needs to increase taxes. It sounds easy but in fact, a lot of elements as citizens, companies, banks and etcetera suffer unintended consequences. Citizens has less money to expend, companies not sale the same quantity as usual, Banks star to send much money and it is sure that other unexpected effects occur. Positive effects also can occur because government has money to invest for example services improve, more buildings that people need are build, the security is better between other benefits. Absolutely a lot of unintended consequences happen until it were not the intention of the government.
Unintended consequences are effects that are not planned when an action is taken. In both cases, the listening passage and the reading passage agree whit this concept. Especially this topic are emphasized whit the government decisions. This example is very good and radical because a decision taken by the government affects a lot of people. Also there are a lot of aspects that are involved in this kind of decision, so that, it is very difficult to predict the consequences or results but it is still more difficult to try to control all of them.
For example, if the government decides to increase revenue, it needs to increase taxes. It sounds easy but in fact, a lot of elements as citizens, companies, banks and etcetera suffer unintended consequences. Citizens has less money to expend, companies not sale the same quantity as usual, Banks star to send much money and it is sure that other unexpected effects occur. Positive effects also can occur because government has money to invest for example services improve, more buildings that people need are build, the security is better between other benefits. Absolutely a lot of unintended consequences happen until it were not the intention of the government.
Yara-Question 1
In the writing passage, the discussion turns into the unexpected consequences that in general terms are that consequences that are no predicted by the decision maker. This passage mentions that the unexpected consequences can have positive and negative effects, and exemplify with a decision of a city council to ban cars from Main Street.
In the other hand, the listening passage also try about the unexpected consequences but it focus on an example in government decision, specifically in the unexpected consequences of the raise of taxes in order to increase the revenue.
So, the listening passage adds an illustrative example about the unexpected consequences. It shows how a decision can have an undesirable consequence, specifically the opposite for which it was made. In this case, when the taxes were increased , the people’s money were down and as a consequence the people pay less taxes and the global revenue was less than before. In conclusion, the listening passage show how a decision can have unexpected consequences in a specific case.
In the other hand, the listening passage also try about the unexpected consequences but it focus on an example in government decision, specifically in the unexpected consequences of the raise of taxes in order to increase the revenue.
So, the listening passage adds an illustrative example about the unexpected consequences. It shows how a decision can have an undesirable consequence, specifically the opposite for which it was made. In this case, when the taxes were increased , the people’s money were down and as a consequence the people pay less taxes and the global revenue was less than before. In conclusion, the listening passage show how a decision can have unexpected consequences in a specific case.
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