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English III
Ulacit
Daily Prophet
Newspaper
09/12/2012
English III
Animal Intelligence_______________________
How easy it’s to Get Information____________
Opportunities for Special
People________________________________
Communication with
Animals_______________________________
Did You Know That There Are So Many Sports
For Handicapped People?_______________________
Which Animals are Considered the most
Intelligent Animals in the World?_________________
The Negative Influence of News on People____
How Do Human Beings Copy Animal Intelligence
to Use Them in Technology?______________________
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Animal Intelligence
First we must know what intelligence is, it is defined as the ability to learn or perform, in
short, understanding and resolving activities with respect to the capabilities possessed.
Regarding to animals, many experts ´opinions are divided if animals are able to have the
same skills and reasoning like us, many scientists think they
lack these skills. In fact I can cite many examples where
animals show some skills to work with a degree of difficulty
which implies using some kind of tool or deducting puzzles.
Anyway, these examples and more information will be
detailed below.
One example that I can cite is the crow and everything that
it does they can make tools, remember faces,
communicate with other crows for resolving
puzzles in group, they can teach each other to
use tools, and they can get food for any food
container known to man. I have seen an
example where the crow drops nuts or seeds
on the road so that the cars can break them
and the animal can go for the food and eat it. But remember, crows are birds they are
small or tiny, so we imagine that crows have little brains maybe compare with ours in size
it is different, but obviously they have a good intelligence.
Another example is in the water, more specific ally in the ocean: dolphins. Many experts
conclude that dolphins are the most intelligent animal in this world, because dolphins
come very close to our own brains ´aptitude levels. That
is suggested by expert Lori Marino. There was a dolphin´s
brain scan to know more about it and found these
details. The brain was large relative to its body a part of
the brain, called the neocortex, was more complex than
our and highly structured allowing self-awareness and
having complex emotions.
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Now dogs, what do we know about them? We know that they are the best friends of man
because at the ability of obedience to their masters, with they learn commands, such as
sit or bed down, the best known to man. According to scientific research, it is said that
dogs have a compression level similar to ours, and they also are aware of the good and
bad. Between dogs, the Border collie breed is called the most intelligent. This is a dog is
widely used for grazing.
Finally, in my opinion, these examples previously mentioned can show us the ability of
animals to reason, analyze or do activities which we thought were impossible for them,
but that makes us think, what is their capacity? If we like humans have the ability to learn
more and more and expand the knowledge of our minds, so it is clear that they can too.
And that is important for the growth of this
world, to reach to get a better world we
know and appreciate, and learn more in
deep the wonders that are in it. Now it is a
fact that animals can do the mentioned
actions, so, who knows? Maybe in the
future, we will not be the dominant species
on earth.
Rodinei Céspedes Fonseca
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How Easy it’s to Get Information
It is common to see that general there is a television in each house; this means that all
families can get information from anywhere, but also the technology is growing up with
the pass of time and people have more options where to get the information from.
A lot of devices can help us on this work, first we can get information from Television,
radio, computers with internet, now the new cell phones have all of that, they have radio,
and internet, nowadays with internet you can get a lot of information and finally you can
get information from call centers or by talking with someone.
In the past, this all new devices did not exist, they had newspaper, which is still used in
the present, but without the frequency in the past, and also talk to each other and get
information in that way. That means that are people which in the past were more
connected to each other and the customs was common, like find newspaper at the door
entrance of your house or have a mailbox and thus communicate.
There are some of these devices that you have to control, for example many children
in their homes have computers with internet and can get information or see inappropriate
things and people can be ripped off in dummy pages in the Internet.
In conclusion, there are a lot of ways how you can get information, but it is your
decision if you want to get information, and recognize whether it is good or bad for the
future of their children, then this in their hands wanting to know also about these new
technologies to pass that wisdom either your parents, mine or anyone else's.
Rodinei Céspedes Fonseca
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Opportunities for Special People
In the world there is a lot of people whit some incapacity or
problem that affects their lives, because they was born with it or
had an accident. Sometimes people think that they cannot have a
normal life, but it is not an excuse for not having a life, because
there are a lot of facilities for them, because they have the right to
have a normal life like the others.
First, the law requires that buildings and public places have
facilities for people with disabilities, some of these facilities are: ramps, grip bar,
mechanical lift, elevators, and in the banks or places where on has to line up, they need to
have a special place for these people.
Second, currently there are different types of prosthesis that
can help people who lost an arm or leg to walk without having to
use a wheelchair or another tool, at the same time allowing the
person to practice a sport. Sometimes prosthesis is not enough,
but the technology can help these people to do their jobs easier
like moving or driving a vehicle.
And the last one is that there are a lot of companies that help
special people to complete their dreams, like climbing mountains which most people
cannot do, running big marathons, cycling and more. There are the Olympic Games for
these people in all categories and they broke a lot of records.
Special people can do the same things like others only they
need the support of their family and the people around them.
We can help them to have a normal life. Only people need to
understand them. Sometimes the prosthesis is so expensive,
and the families do not have enough money to buy them. We
can help and we must do it.
Greivin Moreira V.
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COMUNICATION WITH ANIMALS
Can the animals communicate with humans? Some people refuse that animals can
communicate, because they think that it is a mimic of humans’ gestures or think that
cannot memorize or talk, but some animals can express feelings and needs, in the same
time learn to use machines to communicate, there are animals who can help the humans
and use his bodies for communicate.
First, there are animals like gorillas that have learned
to communicate with their hands. This is the same
language of the deaf people. An example is a gorilla
named Koko who was born in the San Francisco Zoo,
where she learned over a thousand signs and she
came to understand two thousand English words.
Another example is Michael an African gorilla who
learned six hundred signs and who was a painter.
A second example is the African gray parrot, which
proved to be as smart as a monkey or a dolphin and
not just learned words. The parrot can express
coherent ideas. Scientists estimate that it has the
intelligence of a child of five years and comprises a
basic level of English. It learned concepts like: same,
different, number and size, and can use the word No.
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Finally, there are other animals like dolphins who have their
own way of communication among them and who can
communicate with humans by sounds and movements of their
bodies. Some entities dedicated themselves to studying the
intelligence of these animals trying to find a language between
dolphins and humans. The dolphin is the smartest animal after
the human.
These animals have demonstrated that communication between humans and animals
could be possible. It is not to the level of humans, but with more studies and technological
assistance it be possible that these animals acquire a higher level in their communication
and knowledge which maybe could be used with other animals.
Greivin Moreira V.
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Did You Know That There Are So Many Sports For Handicapped People?
There are no more excuses why handicapped people should not do sports. There are some sports
that are becoming more accessible for disabled people. One of the most common
sport is swimming that can be used for kids and adults. Also
basketball on wheel chair is one of the most popular.
Another activity which is not that common but is also
interesting is weight fighting. Those are sports that
everyone can enjoy but also handicapped people can
enjoy it thanks to the options that they now have.
Swimming is a pretty sport that is
recommended by many doctors for disabled people.
In this way they are motivated to increase their
possibility of
movement and the
feeling of independence.
Swimming is one of a few sports where you can work
out almost a hundred percent of your body, internal as well as
external parts. With this sport you can develop the force of
your arms, legs, chest, back, and neck. Your lungs have to be
able to hold your breath under water .If you start since you are
little , you are more able to grow the possibility to improve
your holding breath time as well as you develop your muscles to be stronger
and faster.
Basketball in wheelchair is one of the most common
sports (plural) for disabled people in the United States of America. As well as normal basketball for
normal people, Basketball is a rude sport, the rules are not so different and the same for the
equipment they need. The court is the same size. These one could be harder than the normal
because they have to crush their chair against each other so hard trying to get the opponent to let
the ball fall and sometimes they fall off the wheelchair. They need to have so much strength in
their arms to move anywhere in the court and also to throw the ball to the basket ring.
Weight fighting is also one of the sports that use a lot of strength because they use their
bodies a lot. They are developing the speed of their movements because if not, they might lose.
This activity also helps to get rid of all kinds of stress and depression from their daily lives. They
also develop speed time of reaction from one movement to another.
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Finally, I think handicapped people have lots of opportunities to overcome their obstacles.
If somebody knows people with a disability, whether mentally or physical, you can tell them that
they can enjoy sports that are available to develop their abilities. They could also be able to have a
social life with others just like them. Handicapped people can increase their participation in
competitive sports and equal access to them. We all have to think in favor of this kind of people
because in anytime we can have somebody near us who
wants to participate in this kind of activities so we can
encourage them to be part of thousands of people
who practice sports.
Maria Calderon Mora
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Which Animals Are Considered the Most Intelligent Animals in the World?
It is not a secret that scientists have done lots of researches about animal intelligence. As a result
of those experiments, we have seen that animals are so much like humans. All different kinds of
animals have showed at least one type of emotion, such as playfulness, happiness, sadness, joy,
mourning, etc. We can see that animals can be so attached to us,
just like a member of a family. If you have a dog, you can see
that by the time you get home the dog gets so excited to see
you, but when you leave, you also can see his/ her sad face.
Animals can do lots of things, such as imitating someone or
something. They are so intelligent. In this essay I will show you,
the smartest three animals in the world that are elephants,
dolphins and chimpanzees.
Elephants are considered the most intelligent animals in
the world. Elephants have a huge brain that can weigh over five kilograms. These animals are so
intelligent that can express emotions and feelings. Elephant are also capable of learning new facts
and also new behaviors just like humans. They can mimic sounds, they can display compassion,
play, perform artistic activities and even paint. Elephants as well as humans are
not born with survival instincts but in the process of growing up within
10 years, they get to know and learn all those instincts, and they are
considered them as adults once they have developed them. Elephants
have the capacity to learn and remember facts they have lived and that
is why they also can feel depressed for someone of their herd. But
they are also very playful animals because they have a great sense of
humor, for example they fill in their trunks with water and throw it
out like a fountain.
The second animal is the dolphin. The dolphin is considered the
second smartest animal in the world because their intelligence,
capacity to learn and memory. They also have a very huge ability to
learn and remember and scientist also have discovered that dolphins have long-term memory.
That means that they can remember so many memories from several years ago. Dolphins do not
imitate human movements but they can communicate through sounds and body gestures.
Dolphins can know when food such as fish and other see animals are nearby via ultrasounds
because they have a huge sense of audience. Scientists have also discovered that dolphins can live
30 to 40 years and may have their own dialect.
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The third smartest animal is the chimpanzee. Scientists have discovered that chimpanzees
are like humans. They tend to be in groups, participate in aggressive activities and also help each
other. They are sociable animals capable of empathy and make relationships with others. They are
also so intelligent that can learn what is wrong or right from experiences they have lived and
through examples and repeating what others do. It has also been
seen that chimpanzees have overcome humans in
some memory tasks. Chimpanzees just like other
animals have experienced the feeling of mourning
when a member of a group dies. Happiness, joy and
playfulness have been also felt by these creatures.
In conclusion, we all must think and
investigate about these animals that I just talked
about. This essay shows us a little bit of what
animals can do. Things as painting show their
emotions and playing with a human being. We also must think that we do not have to mistreat
them because they are creatures that deserve respect and love just like a human. There are some
animals that have been killed just to make a sweater out of their skin or purses etc. We must think
that animals are so capable of doing lots of smart moves and tricks. We have to take really good
care of our animals.
Maria Calderon Mora
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The Negative Influence of News on People
Throughout the years, news has been our main information channel. People consider it useful
because they get informed about what is happening outside the country or in the country. News
can help us to know good acts of citizens or things like that. However, media competition is not
only good, indeed it can be negative for people.
News makes people think about if news can affect them. Constant crimes and traffic
accidents are shown and create a sense of insecurity among people. They believe that something
could happen to them. A related fact happens if people see on the news that many people are
being fired. They go to apply for a job, but without any expectation of acquiring it. An example of
this is when an economic crisis affects a country. When people see it on the news people
immediately stop buying, as a consequence the economy falls quickly.
News makes people have a wrong perspective about things. Sometimes news is biased and
says things that people like to hear. For instance, much news goes against the government, or in
some cases the reporters do not do a correct investigation and affect a company. People become
news addict, what obviously causes the reporters to concentrate on creating biased news. It
causes people to have a biased thought which is very hard to destroy. As a consequence, we have
a country without critical thought which prefers that people do not think.
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There is also show business news.
This kind of news makes people get
addicted seeing what happens with his or
her favorite celebrity. Occasionally, it
becomes like the principal topic of
conversation among some people who
convert this into gossip. However, most of
the news shown on these television shows
is not true which make us think whether these shows are good for people. Besides some people
try to copy their behaviors, their clothes and many other things which makes people lose their
identity. Finally, the copying of the celebrities could make people imitate dangerous behaviors
that could damage their bodies like anorexic or bulimic behaviors.
As mentioned above, the fact that the news is not only good is absolutely true. News can
lead people to adapt many bad behaviors, like the ones seen on show business television shows or
an inefficient critical thought. However, it is up to us if we really take this information and avoid
being news junkies or if we keep doing the same.
Jonathan Josías Mora Ramírez.
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How Do Human Beings Copy Animal Intelligence to Use Them in Technology?
Some people say animals are not intelligent, but they are wrong. Animal intelligence is not known
at all; every single day, animals show us that we do not know anything about them. Day after day,
we are shocked about an electronic appliance that a group of engineers developed, and have you
ever wondered if they were copying animal characteristics? Many people would say that it is not
true, but evidence proves that contrary to people’s opinion, we every day copy them to develop
better and more accurate appliances. I will show three examples how humans copy animal
characteristics to use them to human service.
The first is about sharks. Many
swimmers broke world records, and it
has a close relation with sharks. Its
swimsuit was inspired by shark scales
and how it makes them swim faster than
many other aquatic animals. Its scales
are so small; indeed, sharks have ten
scales per millimeter which make lots of
micro-turbulences where water rotates
close to the body surface and reduces
the drag effect. The Speedo swimsuit
was designed with an imitation of shark
scales that allow swimmers to swim
faster and without the drag effect. Also,
this technology is applied to ships with a special hull paint named Haifischhaut which reduces the
drag effect and make ships glide better on water.
The second is the gecko. They are known
by their capacity to climb vertical walls challenging
gravity laws, but its secret is on their feet. Their
feet have many micro hairs which make them
stick on a wall. Also, this is possible because every
wall or place has micro irregularities where the
micro hairs are inserted. Researchers are
developing a tape that can stick and be peeled off
without any loss of sticking capacity. Moreover,
they are trying to create gloves and shoes with
this ability. It would not be strange to see someone cleaning windows at a building like Spiderman.
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The final one is about fish and how engineers are copying them to avoid car accidents. It is
very interesting to analyze how they do not crush with another fish while they are swimming in
the shoal. They can see a fish around them due to their eyes and a special sense organ called
lateral line. Then they react first matching the speed of the fish beside and taking distance from
them. Second, they draw nearer to a fish that is farther, and finally they avoid the contact
changing the direction. As a consequence, a Japanese car manufacturer created tiny robot cars
that can travel in group without having a car accident. Instead of eyes, they have communication
technologies and instead of lateral line they use a laser. The goal of the company is to use this
technology for
real cars, and to
finish with the car
accidents which
cause suffering to
people and their
families.
As we
could see there
are many
examples how
technology is
copied by
humans to
develop better
appliances used
in daily life,
sports and many
other fields. It is a
fact that we have to use those wonderful characteristics to human service. It is remarkable to see
how useful has become for instance the Speedo swimsuit to get the best from swimmers and as a
consequence improve amazingly the world records. The examples mentioned before and above
show us that, contrary to people who believe that we cannot learn anything useful about them,
we can learn a lot from them! Now I think more than before that we have to take care of animals
because it could be the solution to all human problems and with every can or bottle we throw to
the environment, we are destroying our best allies to live better.
Jonathan Josías Mora Ramírez