A celebrity: Victor Manuel

Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez was born in New York, United States on September 27, 1968, and has Puerto Rican parents. Better known as Víctor Manuelle or as El Sonero de la juventud (The Singer of Youths). Although he was born in New York, he is a Puerto Rican salsa singer and sings romantic ballads too. His career as an artist began in 1985 when Gilberto Santa Rosa (another salsa singer) discovered his talent, from that moment Víctor began his career. He has sang with other artists such as Domingo Quiñones, Rey Ruíz, Puerto Rican Power, Eddie Santiago, The Puerto Rican All Starts, Cheo, Tito Allen, and others. Víctor Manuelle has recorded more than 19 albums, in 1999 he won an award of Joven Salsero del Año. The latest album was in 2015 titled Que suenen los tambores. In this production there was a song dedicated to his father titled Algo le pasa a mi héroe (Something is wrong with my hero).

Víctor Manuelle and his father Víctor.

Victor Manuelle at the end of the video of the song Algo le pasa a mi héroe (Somenthing is wrong with my hero), dedicated that song to his father, also named Víctor, suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Víctor started a project called "Ellos olvidan, no lo hagas tú" (They forget, do not do it), because of the disease his father was suffering. This project aims to guide and raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease. Víctor Manuelle dedicated his project to two very important people in his life. This two people were the ones who had dedicated with patience and all the love in the world to give to his father a decent life, full of love and joy. The first person is his brother Héctor, who said that "Who honors their father obeys God", this is what Héctor is doing, and the second person is the Mother of Víctor and Héctor named Jenny. Víctor says she promised before God that she would love and care for Victor's father in good and bad times, and that they have always done. Culminates,Víctor saying to his mother you are our example, I love you!

Image about Victor's video

Image about Victor's video

Víctor's presenting his project

Víctor's presenting his project

Héctor Ruíz (brother), Barbara Ivelisse Ruíz (sister),Víctor Manuel Ruíz and Víctor Ruíz (father)

In this link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfZ0B9mki9M, you can listen to the song Algo le pasa a mi héroe. The song is in Spanish, but talks about the situation that is happening with Víctor's father. Víctor Manuelle describes in his song that his father have a blank gaze, he does not repeat the stories that he told, he do not longer remember the names of his family and therefore he cannot pronounce it, he no longer looks alike physically or mentally, and he mention in the song that his father was his example, his guidance and that he has become as a child. This and more mentions Víctor, in his song. It make us to understand what happens to a person with Alzheimer's disease from the beginnig to its deterioration.

I chose to talk about Víctor Manuelle to discuss the situation his father is confronting and because I like the way how Víctor behaves. Is a humble, and simple artist, not looking for scandals, all these qualities have led him to be where he is musically. When I heard the song I shed some tears because I remembered my grandmother who died of various diseases, one of them, Alzheimer. I began to remember when she told me stories that had happened some time ago, when she confused her daughter with the lady who cleaned and cooked, it was the same person, but my grandmother could not distinguish due to Alzheimer's. My aunts took care of her until her death and I know it is not easy for anyone caring for someone with Alzheimer's because the get aggresive. We have to be aware at all times, but the worst part is knowing that they will not be able to recognize you. I remember my grandmother as the best of all with her beautiful smile. When I was seeking Víctor Manuelle's song and heard it, I never thought it would bring me many feelings. We need to take care of our family, considering, they did the same for us.

Me, my grandmother Blasina and my sister Zairée

Advantages and disadvantages of social networks.

Social networks are websites that allow people to connect with their friends, meet people, and even make some new friends. Furthermore, it enable people share content, to interact, create communities of similiar interests: work, readings, games, friendship, relationships, relationships commercial, and others. The origins of social networks began in 1995, when the american Randy Conrads created the Web site "classmates.com". With this network site, Conrads wanted people be able to regain or maintain contact with former classmates, college, and university. In 2002, came out the first Web sites promoting online circles of friends or relations in virtual communities. These sites grew rapidly and were refined to form the space of social networking sites. Social networks continue growing and gaining popularity. Teengers and young adults, usually college students and professional adults with Internet access, are mostly the users of this social networks.

We know, social networks have its advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages of social networks are that it help people to keep in touch with their relatives and friends from a distance in a very convenient manner, it is a good way to promote products and services, it help charitable works or charities to deliver their needs to help other people, it allow people to finda job (maybe locally and abroad), and are a perfect way to look for partners, dates or people can even utilize it on looking for lost pets and relatives. Nevertheless, disadvantages of networks are that it can take a lot of our time and can hold us back engaging in other important activities such as family bonding, our privacy is in big jeopardy because of social media. Social networks can be used to promote crime and it is a perfect venue for act of bullying. The scope of advantages and disadvantages of social networking is actually vast.

 

Despite we have a lot to gain by using social networks it also make people to lose personal contact; lose friends, family, time for studies, and another things. We must stop using some social networks to return to have time with our families and others. So much have been lost because of beign too much time using social networks. We have to use this source consciously and without harming others.

If you want to know more advantages and disadvantages of social networks, visit: http://apecsec.org/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-social-networking/ on this page you can find two videos that explain more about this topic.

Marriage

A marriage is a union between a man and a woman which is generated through certain rites or legal formalities. At marriage, the spouses acquire various rights and obligations. There are two types of marriage, the civil and the religious. The civil marriage is a legal act by which the parties form a legal interpersonal relationship held with the requirements and formalities prescribed in the Family Code and this marriage is embodied in front of a competent state authority. Nevertheless the religious marriage is a union held in subjection to religious rules to be indissoluble high quality sacrament until death and which legitimizes the union in the eyes of God. Marriage's pourpose is the procreation, the parenting, to assist each other all their needs (physical and/or emotional), and the mutual comprehension, cooperation and company.

Be married is more than a compromise, is when two persons share what they are the rest of their life, and make a family. A good or stable marriage has to be based on honesty, trust, similar interests, space, closeness, intimity, maturity, openess, adventure, laughing, and even have a financial stability. These things have to be in a marriage, if not, propably it will not last to long. Something I have learned from other marriage couples, is that, the word "divorce" can not be in the relationship. If the word exist between them, no matter what happen in the matrimony, even a insignificant problem, it can mean the ending of that relationship. No matter what happens, a marriage have surpass all the difficulties, only this way it will stay stronger and will have a long "happy ever after''.

Christianity

Welcome! Today I will talk to you about religion. I know that many religions exist in the world, but today I will focus in Christianity. First allow me tell you what is a religion. Set of beliefs or doctrines about divinity, feelings of reverence and fear of it, moral standards for individual, social conduct, ritual practices and particularly prayer and sacrifice to worship. Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings attributed to Jesus of Nazareth, presented in the biblical canon, which includes both the Old and New Testament. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, which died fot the redemption of the sins of mankind, and resurrected three days after his death. Christians believe in the Trinity, is that God is three in one, and is eternal; Father (God), Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit (consolatory). The Holy Bible is used by the Christians as a guide, which shows and describes how God created the universe and the life of Jesus.

Believe in God is a decision. I decided believe in God because His love rescued me from a world full of sin. This does not mean that I am not sinful, but when I sin I repent and God's forgiveness pours over me. Peope who do not have God in their hearts commit sin and do not repent. Another way in which I believe in God is because all He has done in my life, His purpose have eternal consequences in you and me. When I feel the presence of God I feel peace and joy. No one can give me what He gives me. God is so good that his mercy is new every mornig, He teached me to love others no matter who are they. Finally, the most I love of God is His eternal love, gratitude, His greatness and wonders.

This image shows the different religions around the world in 2005.

                           

Iraq and Iran war

War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme collective aggression, destruction, and usually high mortality. The set of techniques and actions used to conduct war is know as warfare. Therefore, the absence of war is called "peace". A war is characterized by leaving many dead and injured people. One of the more spoken war by people is the war between Iraq and Iran. This war began in September 1980 by the dictator Saddam Hussei. It was characterized by indiscriminate ballistic missile attack, the extensive use of chemical weapons and attacks on oil from third countries in the Persian Gulf. The war ended in July 1988, and had a duration of eight years. Iraq and Iran war killed half a million civilians, soldiers and some were invalid.

Personally I do not like war, I believe that to solve a problem I have not come to a conflict that could charged for other lives and cause physical and mental damage. No one have right to kill others life. Below it can be seen a photo of a soldier child ready to fight. It is sad to know childrens are used as soldiers in war knowing that what they are really killing is the innocence of those childrens, creating mounsters. Wars can be avoided if nations gets to an agreements in every decision they make.

For more information about Iraq and Iran war, visit the next link: 
http://www.history.com/topics/iran-iraq-war

 

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