-The faculty’s facilities are very old. That’s the reason why certain facilities are extremely damaged.
-I think that the principal things that must be improved are the classrooms, the ladies bathroom and the library.
The classrooms because in the old building, the chairs are heavily damaged (even a lot are unusable), the paint is very old, so they need a new one.
The ladies bathroom because is frankly disgusting: some w.c. doesn’t have a chair or a top; doesn’t have enough soap; doesn’t have enough toilet paper; in general is very dirty; and I think they need a implementation of dispensers of paper covers(for w.c.) and kotex for better hygiene.
The library, although is new, is very small for the amount of students that needs a space for studying. When is exams period, is impossible to find a chair there.
-I think that my firsts steps would be:
For the classrooms: I think that they need urgently a renewal of the chairs.
For the ladies bathroom: they need new w.c.s,;more cleaning from the janitors; more toilet paper and soap; and the installation of dispensers of paper covers (for w.c.) and kotex
For the library, I think that is expensive to think in a new solution, so I would use some classrooms wich they aren’t in use for the student’s who can’t find a place for study in the library.
I think that the real benefits of this improvements would be really big, because every student would use: a classroom, a bathroom, or a library, so the target of public is very wide.
Next steps after the implementation of the improvements would be, in general, give advice to the students for take care of the new things like chairs and w.c.
martes, 24 de noviembre de 2009
jueves, 19 de noviembre de 2009
Blog 5: Pets
I have a pet, his name is Maximus, but everyone in the house calls him “Maxi”, “Max”, “Maxi Taxi”, “Perro”…etc… He is 2 years and in January is his third birthday.
It's a dog, Labrador retriever, looks like any dog in a family commercial: is yellow. But the difference is in his eyes (they are green, just like my mother: they are similar actually, because my mother is blond like him, hahaha), and his nose is pink (so cute).
I think people keeps pets because they are a companion for life, they don’t act like humans (this includes that they cannot betray you and lie to you, between another human kind actions), and the only thing that they ask you is food, care and love (no like the humans, we are more complicated). Is the simplest relationship you can ever had.
I’m agreeing that the pets’ lovers live longer, because they give and receive more love (maybe). But in some cases this is not so true, for example the allergic/asthmatic people, and the case of people who owns fierce animals (for obvious reasons).
A fact about me: I had a pair of canaries, but I don’t like them because you can’t touch them, they are a little boring (besides, keeping them in a cage is sad), so I gave them to my cousin. I had a hamster too, it was more exciting because is more “dynamic”, her name was Michelle and she died two years ago (the hamsters doesn’t live too much)
It's a dog, Labrador retriever, looks like any dog in a family commercial: is yellow. But the difference is in his eyes (they are green, just like my mother: they are similar actually, because my mother is blond like him, hahaha), and his nose is pink (so cute).
I think people keeps pets because they are a companion for life, they don’t act like humans (this includes that they cannot betray you and lie to you, between another human kind actions), and the only thing that they ask you is food, care and love (no like the humans, we are more complicated). Is the simplest relationship you can ever had.
I’m agreeing that the pets’ lovers live longer, because they give and receive more love (maybe). But in some cases this is not so true, for example the allergic/asthmatic people, and the case of people who owns fierce animals (for obvious reasons).
A fact about me: I had a pair of canaries, but I don’t like them because you can’t touch them, they are a little boring (besides, keeping them in a cage is sad), so I gave them to my cousin. I had a hamster too, it was more exciting because is more “dynamic”, her name was Michelle and she died two years ago (the hamsters doesn’t live too much)
SESSION 4 (WEEK 7) >> SUMMARY FROM A CAREER-RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE GUARDIAN
Too many children suffer in divorce courts: we need more mediation
The emotional strain of family breakdown will never be solved by lawyers alone
Sandra Davis is partner at a law firm. She carried on a research who says that the courts aren’t the best place to solve divorces (family breakdown issues). Jane Robey says that actually an alternative to the courts exits: mediation.
The courts are congested with litigants who are fighting about emotional issues which they cannot regulate (because the courts don’t attend this kind of subjects). The divorce is a big business, because a 45% of marriages end in one. “The legal aid bill of £151m quoted in the article is the tip of the iceberg: the divorce market is worth up to £4bn to the legal profession. The National Audit Office identified a potential saving of £74m if family mediation were better used.”
The critics of the mediation say that mediation doesn’t work in the best interests of children. However, in any negotiation, children are first.
Finally, Davies concludes that the best way to persuaded to the parents for try the mediation before the court, is encouraging them to focus on their children, in a environment less hostile and confrontational.
Link: Too many children suffer in divorce courts: we need more mediation
martes, 3 de noviembre de 2009
Blog 3 The statue of John Paul II in Bellavista
-I’m absolutely against this project, because the size is exaggeratedly big for the proportions of the park, and the neighborhood. Also I think that in this country we have a lot of very important and influent persons who did a lot for Chile, for example, Saint Alberto Hurtado.
I even think that is a provocation for the freedom of believe, because the fact of impose a 13 mt. figure of a catholic pope, is passing over by all the non catholic persons who doesn’t have the obligation of see the statue and what it represents. In 2002, 38% of Chileans declares himself as not catholic persons, so impose that for about 6-7 million of people, is unbelievable. I said “impose” because you can’t avoid looking at it! , for the enormous size of it.
The project is going to cost 400 million of pesos, is a lot for a simple statue. Reviewing the moral part, is a lot for a statue of a catholic man who in life I’m sure would prefer to spend that money in the most needy persons.
The sponsor is the University San Sebastian, who didn’t do a public contest for the construction of the statue (the manager of the statue is brother of one of the high positions in USS). Also this project is an undercover strategy for the construction of parking places below the statue
I think –being positive- there’s NO ADVANTAGES for this project, I just can’t see how in a country in way to development, the municipality allows a statue only comparable with another dictatorial monuments like Mao, Hussein, Stalin and others.
I even think that is a provocation for the freedom of believe, because the fact of impose a 13 mt. figure of a catholic pope, is passing over by all the non catholic persons who doesn’t have the obligation of see the statue and what it represents. In 2002, 38% of Chileans declares himself as not catholic persons, so impose that for about 6-7 million of people, is unbelievable. I said “impose” because you can’t avoid looking at it! , for the enormous size of it.
The project is going to cost 400 million of pesos, is a lot for a simple statue. Reviewing the moral part, is a lot for a statue of a catholic man who in life I’m sure would prefer to spend that money in the most needy persons.
The sponsor is the University San Sebastian, who didn’t do a public contest for the construction of the statue (the manager of the statue is brother of one of the high positions in USS). Also this project is an undercover strategy for the construction of parking places below the statue
I think –being positive- there’s NO ADVANTAGES for this project, I just can’t see how in a country in way to development, the municipality allows a statue only comparable with another dictatorial monuments like Mao, Hussein, Stalin and others.
Blog 2 TRANSANTIAGO: BEFORE AND AFTER
a) I don’t know the old system of buses in Santiago, because I was in another city. But I saw the news saying that the pre-transantiago system had a lot of bad things, for example, the drivers of the buses usually were competing for taking passengers, producing a lot of accidents. Also in this competition, the drivers didn’t left the students arrived to the bus, because they pay less than the regular users.
Another problem was the enormous contamination emanated by the old buses, now the government says that Transantiago system is more ecofriendly that the old one.
Finally, another problem was the bad condition of the old buses.
b) When the system began, it was totally collapsed because the people didn’t have information about the buses that they had to take. Also the amount of buses circulating was smaller. Now I have to say that the system is settled, the people knows about the buses, and the government put on circulation more.
c) As I said in class, I would implement air conditioned system in the subway, because in summer, in peak hours, is a living hell. I also want to implement more frequencies for the buses, because in some places you have to wait a lot for one bus.
Another problem was the enormous contamination emanated by the old buses, now the government says that Transantiago system is more ecofriendly that the old one.
Finally, another problem was the bad condition of the old buses.
b) When the system began, it was totally collapsed because the people didn’t have information about the buses that they had to take. Also the amount of buses circulating was smaller. Now I have to say that the system is settled, the people knows about the buses, and the government put on circulation more.
c) As I said in class, I would implement air conditioned system in the subway, because in summer, in peak hours, is a living hell. I also want to implement more frequencies for the buses, because in some places you have to wait a lot for one bus.
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