Interview

¡Final Writing Exam!

Marina Jasso Mondragón

A01065220

Advanced English III

Sandra Miranda Leal 

ITESM Campus Morelia 

24/04/2015

Activity

Task

Following changes to TV programming at Channel 3, AdvancedTV is also keen to review its schedule. The editor has asked viewers to write proposals, suggesting what types of programme should be shown less, and what should replace them. Give an example of the types of programme you mention, briefly describing the content, and justifying your suggestions.

Requirements

a.    At least 130 words.    50%

b.    Organize your ideas into 2 or 3 paragraphs.  7%

c.     Include and introduction and conclusion.     7%

d.    Check punctuation and capitalization.       7%

e.    Repetition (if you have repeated words, replace them with synonyms).    7%

f.      Use 3 or more of the next connectors:  1.Despite or In spite of     2. Although   3. However                       4. Nevertheless   5.Nonethess    (see page 145 on your students book for further explanation).     7%

g.    Spelling and grammar.     15%

Writting 

As we know the media today has a lot of influence in people’s minds, so it is important to be careful on what it is being transmitted on the programs they issue. Despite people liking these programs, sometimes there aren't good for the public they are focusing on, and the schedules aren't appropriate either. 

They have to be more educational programs or cartoons in hours that children are used to see more television, the same in the morning; only parents or older people are watching TV. So the media must issue programs about topics of interest, including: kitchen, home, family behavior, news, etc. However, there also must be more comedy in the afternoons because when people return from work or children of school they want to relax and gaze something they enjoy.

Although reality is different, I hope this comment will be considered.

Society and the Media

Marina Jasso Mondragón
A01065220
Advance English III
14/ April/ 2015.

Introduction

This activity gave us the opportunity to discuss and give our opinion about the Media and some issues around it.

This is the final version of my essay without errors:

The Influence of the Media

The media are influential in society because they are the ones who interpret and disclose the information that is heard or read by millions. However it would be important to analyze how high they can reach to affect people's minds by both modifying and omitting information; either for convenience or cover any reality they do not want to be exposed.

The media are always on the lookout for a new stories, not to mention the competition created by different television networks for some exclusive story, so much they want it that they come to invent relatives of someone who declare false testimony, friends or even alter the facts saying the events occurred in one way, when in fact occurred in a very different way.

The media have shown great indifference to expose what really is of interest to society; instead, they only care for features and exclusive, so they can achieve a greater number of audience. The reality is that things transmitted or published in the media into some extent are censored and manipulated. The truth is that people only see what they want and do not care about looking beyond the information that is provided to them.

Solomon’s Ethical Decision

Marina Jasso Mondragón

A01065220

Sandra Miranda Leal 

ITESM Campus Morelia 

19/03/2015

INTRODUCTION 

In the Movie 12 years a slave, Solomon had to made a decision. Patsy asked him to kill her and he decided not to do it. We are going ti analyz if it was a good decision or a bad one.

ANALYSIS

The decision that Solomon had to take wasn’t easy but the point here is if it was the correct one, as we know nobody can take away the life of anybody. But what if they are asking for it, what can you do in this case?

Solomon made the decision; not to kill Patsy because he said that he cannot carry on with the blame of killing someone and that his religion didn’t allow him, but later on the circumstances get worse and he had to flog Patsy, he made her suffer as never before in her life.

So here is the dilemma; what is worse killing someone or makeling them suffer matchlessly?

In my opinion I think no one with great values can easily kill someone but although the person cannot live with the blame of making suffer a person, besides you ever know what it’s going to be the destiny or future of anybody so you cannot ensure that things are going to get better or worse, but maybe for that person the better thing is not to live anymore and you can only aspire to do what the person thinks is the best for himself and expect it to be.

Short narration of 12 years a slave

This video is a short narration about the book 12 years of salve, chapter five that is after an eventful boat ride, Northp meets sailor John Manning, who secures a pen and paper for him to write a letter and mails it off for him.

BUSINESS LETTER

Marina Jasso Mondragón
A01065220
Sandra Miranda Leal 
ITESM Campus Morelia 
4/02/2015.

Draft´s Picture

REVISED VERSION

Manager. 

As you know I an interested in order you placing you a large order and be your client, but first of all I would like to visit your factory, know your product better and the way you work. 

I had worked with many companies and everyone has has different ways of working and schedules, I would like to know how the treatment with the product I´m buying is, also the health measures you take with the product and how you are going to transport it, if it´s by truck, airplane, etc.

Once there, I would like to discuss about the price for large orders, when I have to make the orders ande when they are going to be deliberated as well as how much you can supply to me every month. 

I hope we can make a good agreement about the product, I know we would collaborate in an excellent way. 

Waiting for your answer.

Thanks for the attention. 

Marina Jasso Mondragón.  

REFLECTION

I think my biggest problem was vocabulary because I don´t know how to say what I want with the correct words. Also a little bit the structure of sentences. 

ITESM Campus Morelia 

Marina Jasso Mondragón A01065220

English Advance III

Sandra Miranda Leal 

30/01/15

Title: TRAFFICC REGULATIONS

Description: This project was about the rules and laws that exist to make our driving safer, In our video we informed the articles related to this topic and made a reflexion of why is it important to follow the rules, made a good pronunciation was a little bit difficult but it think it was a great project! 

Reflection: 

• What vocabulary did I learn or recall? I remembered some words like traffic lights, pedestrians, walkways, intersection and sidewalks.

• Something good from my speaking is that I can express my main idea or opinion, and the vocabulary that we learned, specially for this topic, really help me.

• Something I have to improve from my speaking is that I not always find the right words to say the things I want to say, so I get really frustrated.