среда, 15 июня 2011 г.

Does Birth Order Shape Our Lives?

Does birth order matter? My opinion is "no", absolutely! Also I disagree with people, who think that  the firstborn children are more successful and serious. Birth order does not play a strong role in who we become. So we shouldn't compare ourselves to anyone.
I have the elder sister, and we have very good fellowship. She bacame my best friend. But when we were small, Alina was my tutor. Especially when I was at the first grade, she helped me with my home assignments as a teacher. Now we support each other, help to solve problems.  Despite the fact, that Alina is the firstborn, she is more light-minded than me. But at the same time we have a lot of similar traits. For example, both of us are cheerful and amicable. However the eldest children have the sense of responsibility towards their siblings, Alina has it too.
I am sure, that birth order does not shape our lives, but very often firstborns have to be more concentrated and attentive.



вторник, 14 июня 2011 г.

how do people in your culture view the treatment of cancer?

  Dealing with a disease like cancer is a very traumatic experience both for the patient and the family all over the world.  It does not matter where people live, everybody compassionate and realize this grief. However some people, faced this problem, perceive it easily. Rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, they start to value the life, cary for the family and friends more. Their conversations and thoughts focuse on the positive. Moreover we know the facts, when the patients recuperate due to their faith in kindness. Despite the terminal sickness, they live the long life.
 My boyfriend's mother died of cancer, he was 18 years old, when it happened. Heard it, his family tended to look up every possible avenue for hope of preserving her life. She didn't complain about her fate and she tried to throw off the illness. Unfortunately, it was impossible to save her.
 It is really a tragedy for each person. But we have to appreciate our life and accept our fate.



пятница, 3 июня 2011 г.

Do babies have an inherent moral conscience?

Many scientists assert, that children have an inherent sense of morality. One proof was the research carried out by two Yale University psychologists. They designed several  puppet shows for infants, in which one toy helped another. The result was that the babies always chose the kind and responsive character. So, it does appear, that children have a moral conscience. But at the same time we can not refute the fact, that their behaviour on the playground is really bad. For example, they frequently grab toys from other kids.
Psychologists think that they know why this is so. Babies appear to exhibit an inherent moral conscience, when they are  disinterested bystanders.If a child is acting in a friendly manner toward another,  children tend to make positive judgments about them.
Nevertheless the less  it is a matter still open to argument, and we do not yet have the definitive answer.
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вторник, 17 мая 2011 г.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock is one of the most popular  Hollywood actresses. She starred in successful films, such as 'Miss Congeniality', 'the Proposal', 'the Blind side'... The last one brought her an Oscar.
Sandra Bullock was born in Arlington, daughter of an Army employee and German opera singer. Sandra spent a lot of time on opera tours with her mother, she also sang in the children's choir, studied ballet, in a word she developed her artistic skills in her childhood.
In 1986 Bullock moved to New York, where she  took acting classes with Sanford Meisner. Small roles in different films led to her breakthrough performance in Speed. She became a movie star in the late 1990s.
Now Sandra is one of the richest and high-demand actress. As of 2009, Bullock's films have grossed over $3.1 billion worldwide.
Sandra got married to Jesse James in 2005. Unfortunately in 2010 after a scandale, involving James' infidelity, Sandra decided to divorce. She adopted a baby boy, now she brings him own.




понедельник, 14 марта 2011 г.

El Greco

El Greco, also known as Domenikos  Theotokopoulos, was a painter, sculptor and architect of Spain Renaissance. El Greco was born in Crete, but he spent most of his life in Spain. He was strongly influenced by Tiziano  and  Tintoretto, both masters of the Renaissance. Afterwards he moved to Rome, where Rafael and Michelangelo inspired his early works. Living in Spain, El Greco created many portraits of aristocrats, which made him famous. In 1586 El Greco painted one of his greatest masterpieces, The Burial of Count Orgaz, for the Church of Santo Tom in Toledo. Than he created The Disrobing of Christ, View of Toledo. El Greco didn't have sequences of contemporaries, also as many geniuses,he became admitted after his death. But he developed his individual style. So nowadays he is recognized as one of the world's great artists.

воскресенье, 30 января 2011 г.

Achieving success takes sacrifice

Nowadays it is very important to have the fruitful career. Frequently the success determines the status in the society. Unfortunatly it takes sacrifice. First of all, the high achiever have a lack of time as usual, so it become very difficult to be with your family and friends.  Also success grabs a lot of energy, we have to be concentrated all time and can not afford to relax, as a result it leads to the stress. Sometimes, when you are at an all time high, you lose the focus of the reality. You think only about your work. For instance, we have heard about the celebrities life. People believe that it is wonderful, but they don't know how many efforts were made.