Please, do not smoke!

Please, do not smoke!

Pedro Rodríguez

Smoking is one of the biggest problems of this society. Every year 800 million people die because of smoking. Every day 80 thousand young people become smokers. Smokers smoke in many places, also in public places. We inhale this smoke and become passive smokers.*

I agree that smoking in public places have to be banned. There are many people with health problems like asthma. These people have serious problems when they inhale this smoke and become passive smokers. Children can develop future illnesses like cancer.

Smoking causes a lot of illnesses that can kill people. Smoking can kill people so I think we have to ban it in public places.

Public places are public, everybody can visit these places; but we have to be considerate with others. Not all people smoke. If we want to smoke we can do it in private places. Some buildings have areas for smoking. If smokers do it there, they do not bother others..

Also if the government banned smoking in public places, some people could stop smoking. They are going to have few places to smoke. Smoking is really bad. Everybody can choose if they want to smoke or not, but if you smoke, you have to remember that not all people want to smoke.

Reference:

*: http://www.terra.com/salud/articulo/html/sal3969.htm

Green day

Saving the planet!!!!!!!

Interview

My new friend

Pedro Rodríguez

Last Monday I met a very interesting girl. Her name is Tulsi Patel. She is a student from the United States. Her parents are from India, but she born in United States. She is twenty years old. She lives in North Carolina. She studies biology.

She is a nice girl. She loves go to parties and dance. But she does not smoke or drink alcoholic drinks. She likes to go out with her friends. Two weeks ago, she visited Castro’s Bar in Tibas. I tell her that in Costa Rica people like to go out and dance salsa o meringue.

This is her second year. She is in a summer program for five weeks in Costa Rica. She is learning Spanish in Costa Rica. She chose Costa Rica because here it is necessary to speak people Spanish. Only a few groups speak English.

She wants to obtain a PhD in Biologist. She loves to study the human body. Maybe in the future she will be a scientist, researcher, or doctor. People that study biologist in United States have many jobs opportunities, but in Costa Rica it is the opposite.

She taught me some words in Hindu, like “hello” and “bye”. I love the environment and she encourages me to study biology.

Letter

San Jose, May 24,2010

Mister Carlos Arias

Design director of HWP

Dear Míster Carlos:

Last Monday I went to your conference about how we can use the digital resource in publicity. It is very important because people are connected by internet. We use internet specially the social networking websites like Facebook or Twiter. We can use this websites to make publicity. I liked the videos that you present about how publicity will be in the future. The last video was amazing. I can believe all that happening in the web. Websites take our life and privacy. You have knowledge about this topic, but I think you present the information very boring. You have to be more dynamic. I did not like that you do not present information about how we can implement the digital in publicity. You presented only the impact and necessity of use the digital resources in publicity, but I want to know how I can do it. Thanks for your conference.

Thanks

Pedro Rodríguez

Obstacles

Overcome my obstacles

Pedro Rodríguez Chaves

I enjoy every minute of my life. My life is not perfect but I try to become better every day. I have problems; some are more difficult than others. We have to overcome these obstacles. Our disabilities are just only a step in life. Many people have serious disabilities. Some ones do not have limbs. Others cannot walk, talk, listen or watch, and there are other people with mental illness like autism and depression. Everybody can see they and watch them succeed. They enjoy their life. They accept their disabilities. They become strong to face their problems. Can I do the same?

Families have to help and support one another. If we have their help is easier to overcome these problems. We also need the help of our friends. We have to tolerate all people. We should never have to discriminate against anybody.

I enjoy my life. I have my Achilles heel, but I am happy with it. I want to help others with their problems and be a better person every day. I believe that helping others is necessary and important to have a happy life.

Media and values

Media and Values

Pedro Rodríguez Chaves

At this age, media is around us. Media can be television, radio, internet, newspapers, magazines and others. Every day, we are close to the media. The media has a serious influence in people values. The media decides which themes, news or information have to be seen by people. Many times there is news that people are not interested to see. Media has to educate about interesting and necessary themes. Media has a serious impact in family relationships. People watch a lot of television and do not have time to talk and do outdoor activities. Television is the new nanny of the children, Children believe what they see. They believe television is the real world. Children do exactly what they watch in television. Almost all cartoons have mild violence and vulgar words. Media is very important in life, but we have to be carefully. Not all is good for us. Media has to control what information presents and how they present this information.