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Think and Discuss: Which do you think is more interesting—the ocean or space? Why? and Do you think it’s more useful to explore the ocean or space? Why? 

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Think and Discuss: Which do you think is more interesting—the ocean or space? Why? and Do you think it’s more useful to explore the ocean or space? Why? 

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After a long conversation with my inner self I believe I have found my reason of being, or Ikigai. When I was about 12 years old, I started to get interested in health and the major problems our society encounters at a daily basis. I remember learning about how nurses were undermined by the people and the doctors themselves. That's when I started to understand nurse's job and loving how they would put other people's life before them in order to help the community. After this moment, I knew I loved, not only helping others, but understanding their pain and how are they feeling so I could individually help them or give them what they needed. I love the excitement and feeling of knowing I can put my part to help the society I live in. I believe im really good at finding solutions to problems, doing things independently, good at explaining and listening to people. I would like to put all of my talents to work so I could get paid working as a health care provider, such as nurse, psychologist, EMT, or even working as a Math teacher since im also really good at that. And finally, the last question guiding me to find my Ikigai was "what does the world need?". Well, the World in the present day is suffering through a pandemic and is in desperate need of more doctors and nurses. It also needs good scientists to start finding and end to this situation. In a more general topic, the world needs accesible health care in every continent for everyone, not only for those who can't afford it. I give it a lot of thought about what exactly is my Ikigai and reached the conclusion that my reason for being is "Serving the community".

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After doing the excercise, I think my ikigai consists in helping people.  I was thinking and I realize that I love to help people, no matter what the circumstances.  It makes me feel satisfied when I see people happy because I helped with something.  I think I’m good listening other people with their problems because sometimes what people just need is someone to listen to them.  In addition, I really like the sciences and knowing how the human body works is something amazing for me.  When I think how I can relate this with helping people and what can I get paid for, it comes to my mind my future career.  I’m currently doing a nursing major, but my plans are to reclassify to microbiology and then after graduate, keep studying to become a medical technologist.  This profession will make me able to help people when they are having health problems.  Lastly, helping people is something that the world fully needs.  Compassionate and empathic people can create a pretty difference in the world and that would make it a better place because there would be less evil.

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After some time thinking and doing the exercises I discovered that my Ikigai is to help people who need it and to improve as humans. From a very young age I have been taught many values ​​which I still maintain. I have always loved helping people who need help. Right now I am studying a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, but I would like to reclassify myself in Nursing, I think I love nursing because since I was a child I have been concerned about people and their health, not only my family but also people close to me. This profession, in addition to being able to achieve what I like to do, could also grow as I forgive and improve every day.

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Think and Discuss: What risks do you sometimes take in the English class? What kind of people take a lot of risks in their lives? 

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Think and Discuss: What risks do you sometimes take in the English class? What kind of people take a lot of risks in their lives? 

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During the English class I believe I have taken a few risks the past months. I have taken the risk of speaking in the English language in front of the whole class and it has been a little bit scary and uncomfortable but I have managed to work with it. This risk has given me the opportunity of getting better at pronunciation of a few difficult words in the language. I have also taken the risk of doing the Electronic portfolio which has been a lot of work but has help me be more organize with my work and assignments. Finally, I believe one risk that I would take in the near future in this class will be doing my oral reflections since I will have to practice a lot my pronunciation and what I want to say.

I believe everyone takes a lot of risks in their life. Either in a more social way or a more dangerous way, everyone takes risks during their lifetime but those who work in a very dangerous environment, to me are the most to take risk every single day of their life. People such as rock climbers, ski jumpers, and wildlife experts are put in danger everyday they go out to their jobs but they do it because they love it. They also have the urge or the desire to venture past the limits of safety to pursuit an unforgettable experience. On a more social way, people also take risk when having the necessity of speaking in front of people, quitting jobs to find new opportunities, buying a house, etc. So, in other words, every single person in the world take as much risk as they can encounter to be able to feel successful in living a great life.

-Michelle M. Pérez Morán

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Do you have a goal for learning English? What is it? (Answer below in comments)

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Do you have a goal for learning English? What is it? (Answer below in comments)

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Would you like to try any dangerous activities? If yes, which ones? 

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Would you like to try any dangerous activities? If yes, which ones? 

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Think and Discuss: Which of the world's animals are disappearing? Why are they disappearing? What can people do to help save animals in danger? 

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Think and Discuss: Which of the world's animals are disappearing? Why are they disappearing? What can people do to help save animals in danger? 

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Which animals do you care about the most? (Share your ideas comments)

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Which animals do you care about the most? (Share your ideas comments)

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What animals do you know about that have disappeared forever?

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What animals do you know about that have disappeared forever?

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Think and Discuss: Make a list of items and devices that you use everyday. Do you know who invented any of the things on your list?

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Think and Discuss: Make a list of items and devices that you use everyday. Do you know who invented any of the things on your list?

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Look at the photo and read the caption.  Where are the people? What do you think they can learn from exploring a place like this? Discuss your ideas with a partner.

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Look at the photo and read the caption.  Where are the people? What do you think they can learn from exploring a place like this? Discuss your ideas with a partner.