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where are you from?

I am from Bogotá, but I live in La Palma

what do you do here/there?

I work as a primary school teacher

how long have you been studying english?

about 3 years

what do you enjoy most about learning english?

Although I know that I still have a lot to learn, what I enjoy the most is being able to teach the little that I know to my students.

do you have any hobbies or interest?

Yes, I like to play soccer and ride a bike.

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WEEK 6-Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

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WEEK 6-Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

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For reasons of force majeure I could not attend the meeting, therefore I recorded a video and sent it to the teacher.
https://youtu.be/BzzCppk9aOk

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WEEK 5-Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes

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WEEK 5-Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes

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Summary
Mrs. Erin Baumgartner talks about projects in which she has worked, for example she worked in a big data laboratory where they try to solve problems in society, to find out where people's waste goes and another was about a study they did in the sewers to study epioids in wastewater.

She says that because of her passion for food, she and her husband opened a company called FAMILY DINNER, in order to support local farms and the people who harvest crops in order to make improvements in the food system. Because due to so much pressure from companies, growers dedicate themselves to producing by applying pesticides to food and for this reason, they contaminate it. And the most terrible thing about all this is that food is wasted in large dimensions.

So, they want to give an important value to the quality and flavor of food, supporting small local farms everything will be easier and more useful and most importantly, without waste. For this, they will work on an improved version of agriculture supported by the community with the following innovations: Subscription to an electronic commerce platform, demand forecasting and route optimization, making life easier for producers and consumers.

The answers

1. What is trash track?

They are sensors that were installed in pieces of garbage that were thrown into the waste system, to show their paths everywhere.

2. Is it relevant or not to ask this question to ourselves: "Where does your trash go when you throw it away"?

I think yes or only when the person is truly interested. Although little is seen of that.

3. What is the purpose of her enterprise "Family Dinner"?

Create a community through local food, that is, the construction of local farms to sow, taking into account the quantity and time needed for harvests, avoiding food waste as much as possible and favoring quality of the products.

4. What is your opinion about this affirmation: "The current national food system is optimized for one thing only, and that's corporate profit"

I think that there is a lot of truth in this, since everything is done in order to enrich the businessman regardless of the quality of the food and the benefit of the peasants.

5. What is the meaning of the following statement: "Farms don't look like farms, they look like factories"?

Its meaning is that today the most important thing is to harvest food quickly, no matter what has to be done, so that businessmen get what interests them most: money.

6. What is Erin Baumgartner's point of view about food waste?

That it is something that can be avoided by organizing people so that they sow and the products that reach the homes are of good quality.

7. What can we learn from the story of the two tomatoes?

Products well harvested from local farms can favor nutrition, avoiding contamination and food waste.

8. How important is sustainability nowadays?

Helps to have a balance in the environment and to avoid the lack of healthy foods as much as possible.

Conclusion:

I think that the best thing that can be done to deal with food waste and cleanliness is to support small farmers who are the ones who provide healthy and quality products to the entire community.

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WEEK 4-Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?

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WEEK 4-Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?

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Summary
Because in the United States they have a tradition in which the use of weapons is allowed, this has been increasing in both men and women and many of them think that this is necessary for personal defense in all areas and that in addition this possession of weapons will not generate more violence.

Currently there is an important debate on gun control due to the fact that there have been mass shootings. This is where the controversy between the defenders of gun control and those who oppose it begins, since the former ask for more laws against gun buyers and the others say that this will not help at all.

Although the sale of weapons increased during the pandemic, for this very reason, there were no shootings in the month of March 2020.

In Colombia the carrying of weapons is restrictive, unless you have a special permit and to obtain it you must go through filters such as criminal, mental and the need to have it. If someone has a weapon illegally, he can be imprisoned between four and fifteen years.

The answers

1.      How often do gun owners actually prevent crimes?

I think it is very difficult to give a concrete answer in this regard.

2. How often are people killed by their own guns?

I think that this type of death is not very frequent.

3. Do you think every person should possess a gun?

No, because in this way more violence would be generated.

4. Do gun control laws deter crime? Will gun control laws prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws?

Not entirely, since in one way or another criminals will get weapons to commit their crimes.

5. Does more gun control lead to fewer suicides?

It is very difficult for this to happen, since suicides are not the only weapons.

6. Do we need new regulations about gun possession in Colombia?

I think so, but more than that is more control and serious sanctions in this regard.

7. In an assault situation to you or  member of your family, would you like to have a gun for self-defense?

It is a complex question because depending on the situation at that moment we would like to have a way to defend ourselves.

Conclusion

It is important to implement laws regarding the carrying of weapons, but more than laws, it is essential to carry out frequent controls in order to prevent, people from violating the rules as much as possible and, likewise, to prevent suicides, homicides and any crime that endangers the everyone's life.

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WEEK 3-How to Improve your Debating Skills

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WEEK 3-How to Improve your Debating Skills

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In what I was able to investigate on this subject, bitcoin allows you to purchase products like any other currency, but there is no one to control this type of movement, for this reason it could be said that it is illegal.
Although there are great benefits to cryptocurrency and advantages to Bitcoin specifically, many people still view it as a risky investment.
This coin can cost between ten thousand and twelve thousand dollars.

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WEEK 2-Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology

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WEEK 2-Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology

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The advance that technology has been having has allowed us to have access to all kinds of information and this is important, but at the same time difficult to handle. Since we have everything so affordable at hand, it allows unscrupulous people to want to harm others. This is not why we can come to the conclusion that technology is bad, on the contrary, it is a great support tool in all the fields in which we operate. For example, it allows us to find the information we need, images, videos, music, games, in short, a wide variety of things. But we are also leaving everything to technology because we are lazy to think, read and produce texts, we also get so involved in the story that we forget to do important things, that is, technology is dominating us. I think that what we should do is use it responsibly without having to be there all the time, give it proper management and take care of others who use it to annoy. For example, do not share personal data with strangers, publish real information, respect the privacy of others, among others, and avoid misusing technology as much as possible.

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Fake news is false news that seems real which is created in order to deceive people, but it must be taken into account that it will always be false. There may be fake news about politics, about some celebrities or about some kind of diet to lose weight or have a good physique. There are also some that generate fear or curiosity. Other false news is also created in order for people to question racist or sexist ideas by going over beliefs, gender and the culture that each one has. There are also certain news that are intended to make jokes, but the opposite is true, as they cause anger in some people. Apart from the above, it can be said that some news also causes laughter, that is, it is made with the intention that people have fun. Sometimes we believe this news because we think it is true and we are interested in a topic and we want to know more every time, but we must be clear that we should not believe everything we find and that there will always be people who use various tools to do this type of news, such as: text message, messenger, facebook, instagram, among others.