Persuasive Essay

There is magic in your smile

            "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh. We do not know how smile can effect laughter in our brains that is the reason why we feel happy. Smiling is a very important part of everyday in our life and we do it without realizing how many wonderful benefits we could receive by doing that. This can also help us not only on the above also, to have better mental health and to strengthen and improve relationships with others. Besides, the smile is the key to open the door of happiness while we laugh we forget problems and concerns, in this way we remain happy and healthier.

            Although smiling is an involuntary action, there are very few species that can do it; we are the species that can do it naturally. Since ancient times have thought of our laugh but, we have smiling without noticing how great and relaxing it can be. As it is so natural to us, seldom we think about what this action really is. “Smiling stimulates our brain’s reward mechanisms in a way that even chocolate, a well-regarded pleasure-inducer, cannot match.” Widrich, (2013). Chocolate releases natural substances in the brain that laughter like us pleasure and pleasure is something we all seek. If we want to have pleasure, we will have to take this little medicine of smiling which deletes every single stressful thing or situation.

            Most of us walk surrounded by tensions, worries and things that overwhelm our mood and health. To solve the above tend to look for doctors, medicines and therapies but the most effective medicine is in our smile. We can all smile but not all know the wonderful benefits that smiling brings to our lives. A good example of this is a children’s playground: You often see the kids running around, constantly laughing and smiling as they enjoy living in the moment, while the parents sit around the edge, full of the stresses that modern life can bring, with the occasional grin breaking their otherwise serious facial expressions. Adults can benefit from taking a lead from children and making more space in life for smiling and laughter. Some of these benefits also are “Laughter relaxes the whole body, laughter boosts the immune system, laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals, and laughter protects the heart.” According to Smith, M; M.A., and Segal, J (2016) . We can get all these benefits only smiling.    

            Finally, happiness is contagious like a smile. So our smile makes us feel better and see us. “It takes twelve muscles to smile and 113 muscles to frown. When you smile at another person, a warm, genuine smile, you tell that other person that he or she is attractive, pleasant, likeable, safe and secure in your estimation Brian, T (2012). According to that we are going to receive that we give to others. Smiles are so powerful that can improve our communication with others and can help us more easily strike up a conversation; for instance: When we are sharing time with our family, friends, couple, etc. Otherwise, with smiling we can have many open doors such as: In our job and social reunions; because, when we smile we do special connections with others.

            Definitely smile is the sign of our happiness and has the power to change our mood completely. In addition, smile can give us the opportunities to stay more comfortable with others and a way of icebreaker; improve our family and friends ties.  We do not have to forget to smile because; this simple action can change all our day and also our health. Now we already know how smile can help us, therefore start smiling. Sometimes, we do not have reason to smile, after that we remember that we are happy while smiling and we change the life of who see us. To sum up, smile is the source of our happiness.

           

           

References

Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Last updated. (2016, April). Retrieved from http://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm

Tracy, B. (2012). Brian Tracy International. Retrieved from How a Smile Can Affect Self-Esteem: Building Healthy Relationships with a Positive Attitude: http://www.briantracy.com/blog/general/how-a-smile-can-affect-self-esteem-building-healthy-relationships-with-a-positive-attitude/

Widrich, L. (2013). BufferSocial. Retrieved from The Science of Smiling: A Guide to The World’s Most Powerful Gesture: https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-smiling-a-guide-to-humans-most-powerful-gesture

Cause and Effect Essay

Homework

         Homework is one of the most contentious and controversial issues have had and continue to have education for many years. The student does or not all your homework may impact, positively or negatively in their academic performance. Without doubt the tasks occupy an important place in the daily routine of students, and of course the tasks are very useful tools for teachers if used without abusing them. But this process can only be carried out effectively with the help of parents at home.

       “Be informed about homework can help parents to participate in the process education positively and accelerate learning your child”. (Dr. Harris Cooper, Dr. Russell) Parents should allow children but if children are presenting some difficulty with tasks parents can intervene by asking the teacher and thus help with the learning process. Definitely when the father is reviewing the work with the student and teacher learning is more effective. Also, "The data indicate that performance in mathematics is explained by the motivational variables but also those they are explained by variables of the household chores, stressing its importance in promoting school success." (Rosário, Pedro, Margarida Nuñes, Tania Nuñez, Jose Carlos Gonzales, 2009). One of the best results by leaving homework is in math class, since the students can practice what they saw in class.

       All we have gone through a process of education or not, we wonder why teachers leave work? Homework is an excellent way to link what was in the classroom social practice with the child. “They help improve the level of learning. They are a diagnostic tool. Allow the teacher to recognize and promote the talents and potential of their students” (Cantor, 2014).Possibly homework  are a very useful tool for teachers to learn how to move forward with the contents, the teacher can know through homework if reaching the proposed objectives with their students certainly, if they are applying what they learned in class. In summary, homework can give very positive results if they are supervised at home and at school revised. Taking advantage of these benefits we can help our children and students.

       Not in all cases the work will have a positive impact. Homework School can prevent young people and children to participate in activities recreational and community, which can also teach important life skills. Homework can result in features undesirable character if induces cheating and dishonesty, either copying the homework to another student. It is another aspect that is parents making student assignments. Also, students have not done the homework. When not always, but they forget to come home because they were too. “Time spent on homework should be balanced with personal and family wellness and the many family obligations experienced in our society today”. (Homework: quality, not quantity, 2010)

The amount of time spent on homework is not important; the most important thing is how this work will help to improve their learning. In this regard there are two aspects to consider; in a serious hand the attitude of the father and the other would hand the attitude of students. That way parents are involved in the learning process of their children and how children respond to the responsibilities. Homework is a collaborative work, teachers, students and parents.

     As a result, we have found that this cooperative work can succeed if the three parties come together for the same benefit, meaningful learning. The tasks will remain part of the tools used by teachers. although, tasks have positive and negative effect as we saw above the most important is to exploit the benefits of them. Finally tasks will always be an issue, depending on its use.

Bibliografía

Cantor, T. M. (2014). Importancia de las tareas dentro del entorno escolar. Bogota.

Dr. Harris Cooper, Dr. Russell. Si un alumno tiene dificultades con las tareas, los padres deben preguntar . En H. C. Gersten., Guía del maestro: Consejo para los padres sobre la tarea escolar (pág. 6). washington.

Rosário, Pedro, Margarida Nuñes, Tania Nuñez, Jose Carlos Gonzales. (2009). Tareas para casa, autorregulación del aprendizaje y rendimiento en matemáticas. Revista de Psicodidáctica , 179-192.

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Book Review

The Diary of Anne Frank: a different view of the second war.

            Who could imagine that a diary of a teenager could impact many people around the world? Although, Anne Frank could not see her famous book, she becomes in a big writer. In her diary, she shows us her feelings, fears and every single thought before and after the Second World War. Also, she describes each family’s members and the rest of the people who live with them in the annex. Anne was very specific about the problem that eight people can have in a house. This book is perfect for people interest about Second World War, and the life during this time especially in the Anne Frank’s life.

            When this book was written for Anne Frank, she was a Teenager. However, despite the years that have passed her thoughts are still reflecting us as she wrote them. Despite the situation in which they lived, eight people living together trying to hide was not easy, but she was still a young girl who was discovering the world by many books. Many young could feel identified with adult treatment when she spoke these words: “they treat me little coherent way. Although I have my own ideals, my ideas and plans, but not yet express them.”

            Definitely the Diary of Anne Frank is a book that makes us sensitive. As we can see in the story she shows her feelings writing how she felt as a bird in a jail and she only could fly when she wrote. She had happy days on which there were she wrote a lot, however, she had days full of fears. Otherwise, every single day the situation in her country was more difficult: “we have become conscious of the fact that Jews are chained to one place, without rights, with thousands of obligations. One day this terrible war will be over, someday again be people, not just Jews.”

            The book explains how this young journal became so valuable and as she impacted this world. Also, it mentions the people who lived and people who were close to Anne Frank during the Second World War.  This book contains the intimate life of Anne in many details, before the war and during the war. As she expressed in her diary, she was moving like hiding. This book reveals likes and dislikes that the Anne’s family had, and also Anne wrote about the changes in her body.

I recommend this book for the once who want to know about the Second World War, knowing through these letter people who lived through this time as Anne Frank. I hope you enjoy this book and you can feel that Anne felt in that time.

Reading Club

Tegucigalpa M.D.C                                                                                                            August 6th, 2016.                                                                                                                  Mrs. Ishmael Beah.                                                                                                                 New York, City.

Dear Beah:

I am a student at UPNFM I have read with great interest your book about the war in your country. It was really nice the way that you described your live, the culture of your country and every single day since the war started. The war was so sudden and terrifying that there was no time to think about what to do, the rebels reached the villages and killed everyone who stood before them. It was difficult to understand every experience and the horror that you lived in that time. I am amazed about your memory, even you had very bad moments you did not forget every single detail.

 I complete agree when you say that children should not be used in the war. During that war, you lived in several places running away from it and the death became your companion wherever you were; also you saw many things that no one could imagine it. I am very impressed with your courage. Wars affect children, adults, families, towns and countries; wars never give us good results. In the other hand, I think your testimony will inspire many people as it has done for me, to realize what other young people are living around the world and encourage us to avoid this kind of madness that no one deserve live.

Truly yours;

Yissell Romero