1. My personal Portfolio Julieth Castiblanco

2. Week 1 My participating in theforum: Hello teacher and classmates: My name is Julieth Castiblanco, I am studying Biology and my hobbies is swimming, reading, to go camping and playing with my pets. This the second course virtual that I do and I to hope at the end of this course I will be able to write and to read English very well. thanks and bye

3. Week 2

4. Week 2 My homework about Global Warming: 1. In what way do gases such as carbon dioxide contribute to global warming? Greenhouse gases have a number of main properties; these properties make that greenhouse gases contribute to Global Warming. The first property is the high molecular weight that impedes to go up towards upper atmosphere. The second property consists in the capacity of to trap calorific energy from long wave radiation (infrared). The third main property of the Greenhouse consists in that these gases are chemical compounds very stable. Particularly, each one of the Greenhouse gases contributes to global warming as follow: Water vapour: This gas is the main of the Greenhouse Gases, because is abundant and may cause a temperature increase even 20°C. The cycle evaporation-condensation of water is the first cause of the temperature levels Dioxin carbon: Is the second compound that most contribute to Greenhouse effect. This gas produce a heat increase about 15°C and may be stable by more one hundred years. Methane: Methane gas is the lead third chemical compound that contributes to Global Warming. This gas may stay in the atmosphere by eleven years. Nitrous oxide: This gas produces photochemical pollution mist. Nitrous oxide may stay in the atmosphere by one hundred and thirty years. Ozone: Ozone is a secondary pollution. This gas can trap infrared radiation from earth. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC´s): These chemical compounds are very stable molecules, from anthropogenic source. Only may be decomposing in the stratosphere through complex chemical reactions. Perfluorocarbons (PFC’s): This gas can stay for long time in the atmosphere

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8. City of Cairo

9. Jakarta

10. City of Angels

11. Moscow 4. What concrete actions have governments taken to restore the natural characteristics of the atmosphere modified by air pollutants? The actions governments against pollutants emission are regulate today for Kyoto Protocol, in this protocol states that pollutants emissions has to regulate by countries that most contribute to annuals pollutants emission. Kyoto protocol will be in force until two thousand and twelve year.

12. Week 3

13. Week 3 My homework in this week about Television: Television is a mass media that day to day show more ideas, information and tendencies that may be negatives or positively influences in the people behaviour and thought. Whereby I think that information from television we should interpret in responsible form The entertainment is other function do it television, however for some people television convert in a obsession source or bad habit; whereby, I consider that is not good idea believes in the television as best option for entertainment. For counteract the negative effects from television, we should go to origin of problem, whereby is necessary to make reflect television producers, about importance to generate quality programs that do not affect viewer, and do not obtain simply followers but generate critic thought.

14. Week 4

15. Week 4 My homework about future of the world: 1. How do you feel about the future of the world? The future of the world will be a combination between the effects of human acts and consequences of Earth´s natural process. The Global Warming will continue producing important changes in all life form; therefore this is will be a decisive factor to survival; however this situation will be necessary because this is a regulated earth´s process. About the Global Warming, I think that the anthropogenic influence is little compared with a lot of greenhouse gas from volcanic activity source and other geological activities. About other items, the new scientific and technological development will increase. This development will be new knowledge that will make easy human life. As well as, is possible that due to ambition of some countries are generate wars to obtain power.

16. Week 4 2. Have you wondered how life will change in the future? To think about how life will change in the future is a complex subject, because from biological viewpoint there are a number of factors that determine the generation or without generation of changes. Life has own mechanism that impede the appearance of some harmful changes, moreover some changes can be favorable and preserved in the new generations alone if pass long time and ideal conditions. Therefore I think that is not possible to predict changes in life, only one thing remains certain: life will be life. 3. Have you questioned yourself how life will move in the coming years? The transport should be designed to have more capacity to carrier people, and must search new fuel's alternative sources different of the fossil fuels. The fossil fuels may cause the destruction of ground and bring to an end important water sources. Life in the coming years should move with fuel's alternative sources.

17. Week 5

18. Week 5 My report: Title: Medical Benefits of Laughter Researcher: Dr Michael Miller Place of the research study: University of Maryland Date of the research study: in the year two-thousand Participants: Scientist’s University of Maryland and twenty healthy patients Phenomenon: Benefits of laughter on the cardiovascular system Observations: The laughter contribute at good feel people Problem: How laughter contributes at good condition of cardiovascular system? Hypothesis: The laughter may expand the blood vessels, promoting the good flow of blood Experiment: Sample: Twenty healthy persons Method: Was measured blood pressure in the participants, meanwhile they was watch drama and dead movie clips and funny movie clips Results: The flow of blood increase in twenty-two percent when the volunteers laughing; on the contrary, the blood vessels constrict in thirty-five percent during mental stress promoting by drama and dead movie clips Conclusion: The laughter is good by heart and by all cardiovascular system. The stress increases the risk of the heart attack as well as the heart disease, and this is may be a good exercise

19. Week 6

20. Week 6 1. Do you think men or women just want relations and they don’t want relationships?No, I think that idea the people want relations or relationships, is a condition depending from degree maturity, the culture and moral taught by parents make women or men want relations or relationships. In general, I think, that many men do seek relations only; on the contrary, most women just want relationships. The cause of this difference between woman and man, are some biological conditions as the hormone proportion (progesterone and testosterone), as well as the culture influence on woman and man. 2. Do you think everybody just thinks about how a girl has changed? In which way?It could generalize the idea of how people think about a girl who has changed, but would not say that everyone just thinks about it. Usually sudden changes are very evident in youth, so if a woman had drastic changes, it most likely, is that people become aware and they think he has had to be some important factor that caused the change in her, and may think she lost his virginity or entered at this stage where the boys manage to convince the girls of do it, but likewise, people should think how advise her and take away from these attitudes

21. Week 6 3. If you were a father of a teenager, and you realize that your boy or girl was having SEX, What would you do? Or what would you have done?If I were a father of teenager, I will talk to her or he, and I will advise to her o he. There are situations and risks that teenagers need to know, should be well informed of all aspects that influence to the time to have sex and would do his best because take care of himself, because it is protected and refrain from making mistakes. Similarly, it would be aware of the importance of sex in life, their real role, their social implications and the trust must have the two people involved in it, that is not a game or an act of experimentation and that can change its life, drastically change their plans or even damage them if not done with responsibility. 4. If your boyfriend or girlfriend told to you to have sex, and if it was your first time, what would you say? Or what would you do?If my boyfriend told me about have sex, I Will consider his behavior with me, his way of conveying the message and the future that I can get with him in case of a pregnancy happen. AS well as, I will beaware of the implications, and I will not accept it at first attempt because it is a very high risk. Also, I speak openly about it, know your opinion about it and expose him my opinion, and if not accept my claim or him do not agree with what is proposed, and I will not accept none form of solicitation on his part regarding it.

22. Week 7

23. Week 7 This is my homework about wishes and regrets: Is very important mentioned, that this homework I didn´t it because I had a week very hard, excuse me

24. Week 8 My result: 73 points, Good!! 

25. Week 9

26. Week 9 My formal proposal: Virtual Cultural Meting: Colombian’s flowers Web page Objectives To Know the Colombian flora, by means of designing a web page. To strengthen the English knowledge, to express the importance and diversity of Colombian flora. Justification: The flora of Colombia is one of the richest and diverse in the world. Nevertheless, most of us does it not know and, completely we ignore, that kind of flowers can be we find in the country; for this reason, I consider it appropriate to design a website and that at the same time stand out the positive aspects of our country. Likewise, by means of the design of this page, be possible know part of scientific language of biologic and, like this, amplify our vocabulary in English. Activities: I will make a web page about some important Colombian flowers; in this page I will include a record voice and a video clip about pollination and the visitors will find information about roses, orchids, Heliconia and pollination as well as the importance of these flowers in Colombian market.

27. Week 10

28. Week 10 My defend: favour Madame Bovary´s Behaviour Emma: I am a dreamer women, I live in my love’s story, in my own reality, far from world’s reality, I grew up in my own fantasy world inspired by love stories, for this reason I searched a ideal life, a ideal love , a ideal family , a ideal husband, a ideal home. The humans may live as they want, I wanted live as my own story heroin whereby I defend my life, mi acts and my to love form, all human beings are born free and die free, and own acts depend alone himself whereby, I know that I made a mistake with persons love me, however I wanted be happy in my own fantasy world without harming anyone, I wanted someone person that carrier me to ideal live, a good person that love me and I love him, this person not was Charles Bovary, nor Rodolph, nor Leon. This person ever existed, this men was from my own fantasy world, for this reason I suffered as Charles Bovary and others that loved me. I defend my honesty heart that alone wanted to love

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32. Week 14

33. Week 14 1. Which personal reflections and thoughts were relevant during this English course? I think that were relevant the ideas of constancy and my results in progress test and homework, because I think that my weekly study schedule was reflected in my grades. The constancy is very important for we finish successfully any course but specially a virtual course as this. The results in grades are important for me because when my grades are very good I feel well and enthusiastic about course 2. Which are your strengths and weakness after taking this English course? I think that my strengths are English writing and reading, my weakness is pronunciation, and however I am not very bad in this. I would solve my weakness, for this reason I need practicing more, more and more. With this course I learned English grammar as well as listening better 3. What things would you change in the course? In this course have many activities do it and I think that we have little time to do it. Therefore, from my point of view we need more long time to do it all activities of English course. I think that would change in the course the time available to do it all activities.

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