Composition 07

A boot camp is a place where many teenagers are sent to try to solve their personal problems and change the way they behave. In these camps, which are run by former soldiers, young people learn military discipline, outdoor survival skills and teamwork. Personally, i think a boot camp is not a good idea because sometimes, this kind of discipline and activities aren't what teenagers need, there are other ways of managing their problems rather than sending them to a boot camp.

Firstly, some teenagers go to boot camps because they have decided it themselves. Nevertheless, other teenagers go to boot camps because their parents force them to go and therefore they don’t enjoy it. In addition, many parents who have "troubled" children or children with personal problems think that taking them to boot camps are the solution, but in the end it only makes them worse. If you want to take your child to a boot camp, you should ask him if he really wants to go there.

Besides, the activities they usually do there involve great physical ability. If you are not strong, you can end up having injuries, dizziness and vomiting, among other things. Moreover, many times people want to go home, but they can’t because they aren’t allowed to use mobile phones to call their parents.

As far as i am concerned, boot camps are not a good idea. From my point of view, boot camps are fine only if that person goes there because he or she likes it, in the meantime, it is clear that they are not useful for solving teenage behavior problems.

Comment 20

 Laughter is a non-verbal emotional expression and these sounds, which we typically make when in the grip of quite strong emotions, are more like animal calls than they are like our normal speech. If we ask someone what they usually laugh at, they will say that they laugh at jokes or humour, but we laugh very often. Experts say that in an informal conversation we laugh an average of 7 times every 10 minutes. We also make very strange noises when we laugh – from wheezes and squeaks to gasps and snorts – and each sound simply reflects the muscles in the chest squeezing out air from our ribcages under very high pressures.


On the one hand, laughing is very normal, not only humans do it, but also other animals like monkeys or rats. Besides, we have heard many times the sencence “laughter is the best medicine”, and on one side this sentence is true. Laughing causes your body to secrete some substances that make you feel better. Also, we usually associate laughter with a state of happiness, so if you’re laughing you’re probably happy too. What’s more, laughing makes you lose weight because you’re contracting your muscles and it helps tone your abs and lose weight. Therefore, laughing helps you look better. Last but not least, laughing can help you solve mental illness such as stress or anxiety. Having a good time laughing with your friends helps you forget your problems and feel better.


On the other hand, there are bad things about laughing too. The physical problems of laughing include the force of laughing can dislocate jaws, prompt asthma attacks, cause headaches and make hernias protrude. Besides, it can provoke cardiac arrhythmia, syncope or even emphysema. Moreover, we all know that there are moments when you shouldn’t laugh because they are serious but… what about the times when you shouldn’t laugh because you might die? For example while you’re eating. There are choking hazards, such as ingesting food during belly laughs. In addition, some people can develop mental illnesses like depression from laughter. Many people don’t know the difference between laughter and happiness and euphoria. They want to be in a state of maximum happiness all the time even though happiness is momentary; we can’t be happy all the time. That’s why many people end up in states of maximum sadness like depression.


All in all, laughing is good but we must be careful because sometimes it can be dangerous. From my point of view, laughing is very important and we should do it every day.

Comment 19

Nowadays, technology is advancing very quickly and so is pollution. We all know the good sides of creating more and more factories and industries, but we haven’t really stopped to think about the bad sides of it. The worst thing of all is pollution. For example, one of the countries with the most pollution in the world is China.


On the one hand, we can think that as China is one of the countries with the most inhabitants in the world, it must have more pollution than any other. Besides, there are a lot of factories in China, “almost everything is made in China”, many people said. Besides, one of the most important problems that cities like China, London or Los Angeles have is air pollution. If we walk down the street we can see a “smog” that is not caused by nature, it is pollution. This smog is also very polluting and harmful to people. It reduces the quality of the air and makes people have more respiratory and skin problems. Moreover, it is very difficult to eliminate smog in the big cities because factories would have to close and, as we live in a capitalist society, this is practically impossible. Manufacturers don’t care about pollution as long as they are making money.


On the other hand, although it takes a long time to completely eliminate the smog, there are some ways to reduce it. Besides, we can all do these actions, which are very simple. We should take care of our planet because we only have one and pollution is a real problem. For example, we should try to consume fewer products. If we consume less they will produce less too. In addition, governments should control factories so that they pollute in a more moderate way. Besides, it might be a good idea to use media such as television, radio or social networks to tell citizens when they should stay at home because pollution is very high and when it is safe to go outside. We could also create some recommendations to protect ourselves from pollution, especially children and the elderly.


To sum up, pollution is a very serious problem and all of us should be careful with it because it can cause us many diseases in addition to damaging our planet. In my opinion, factories should use greener methods to produce such as green energy instead of pollutants like coal or oil.

Comment 18

Nowadays there are many people who have problems such as stress and anxiety caused in many cases by our busy lives. There are many different methods that try to solve these problems and one of them is ecotherapy. Ecotherapy encompasses a wide variety of interventions, as long as they prolonged periods in wilderness, gardening or individual therapy. They are all united by the concept that exposure to nature will improve wellbeing and healthy living.


On the one hand, ecotherapy is a method that replaces traditional medicine and can be very good for us. Besides, being in contact with nature is always healthy. You can breathe clean air, listen to the birds sing and feel very well with yourself. In addition, ecotherapy sometimes includes activities such as survival in the forest, and these types of activities can be really interesting because they help you to connect with nature. You will also feel better if you do ecotherapy because you will learn to use everything that the nature gives you.


On the other hand, ecotherapy doesn’t always work, many times it is necessary to take medicines to solve your problem. What’s more, if the person doesn't take it seriously, ecotherapy won't work at all. Sometimes some people, especially teenagers, think that ecotherapy doesn't work and they don't take it seriously. Moreover, it is very important to be focused on your goal when you do ecotherapy because if you don’t work hard to get your goals, you will not be able to learn anything from what nature teaches.


To put it in a nutshell, ecotherapy is a good way to disconnect from our busy world and take some time to rest and connect with nature. From my point of view, everyone who has problems like anxiety among other things, should try this technique before taking medication because they can sometimes be bad for our health.

Comment 17

Nowadays, pollution is one of the most talked about and important problems in the world. Some years ago, some people didn’t know about it completely. Nevertheless, today it is unquestionable. Pollution in cities, caused mostly by car emissions, is becoming bigger and bigger.



On the one hand, our lifestyle has changed. Some years ago life was very different. Our cities are full of pollution and it's very difficult to change this because... would you give up things like using a car? Most people don’t. In addition, our main energy source is oil. Petroleum is extremely polluting and the worst thing is that we use it every day. Because of all this, we know that it is very difficult to eliminate pollution in cities.



On the other hand, If no one initiates the change, it will never happen. There are many people who have already begun to change their habits to help the planet. They do simple things like not using the car so much and going walking to work. Besides, these actions may seem small but they help a lot. In addition, eliminating the use of cars or reducing it as much as possible is difficult but not impossible. In a city like Granada, it is even more probable because there are many types of public transport such as the tube or bus and you can use them instead of your car.



All in all, making a city like Granada a place without cars is very difficult, but we should try it. In my opinion, important people like the city hall should try to put measures to decrease  car traffic.

Comment 14

Nowadays, thanks to new technologies we can travel through the internet and make all the online purchases we want. However, online shopping is not as good as we think.



On the one hand, online shopping has improved our lives a lot. It allows us to compare prices and shop in a more relaxed way without leaving home. In addition, the store sends the product to our home and we can spend as much time as we want looking around and trying the product on. Besides, we can shop at the supermarket, look at clothes, electronics and whatever we want at any time of day because the online stores never close!



On the other hand, shopping online has disadvantages like we can get ripped off or we can end up being addicted to them. Normally, people have more free time at night because at that time we have finished doing our work and many people often travel through the internet at night. Moreover, according to statistics online shopping increases a lot at night. Besides, this is bad for us because we cannot rest properly.



To put it in a nutshell, online shopping at night is fine, but we must keep in mind that we have to rest at least 8 hours every night. In my opinion, online shopping is very good, but we must be careful with it.

Comment 16

Technology is always surprising us. More and more amazing inventions are appearing everyday. The airplane was made a long time ago, but have you ever seen an airplane that only uses solar energy? Well, yes, this has been made. A solar-powered aircraft flew over New York a few years ago. Unfortunately, the revolutionary plane, powered by some 11,000 solar cells on its oversized wings, had to land earlier than expected because of a problem on his left wing. However, that doesn't mean it's not a great invention.



On the one hand, solar planes are a great idea because today there is a lot of pollution and we have to do everything possible to reduce it. The fuel that planes carry, and that is spread all over the sky when they fly, is very polluting. Moreover, sunlight is a clean energy that never runs out. "It was a great success for renewable energy" Borschberg said.



On the other hand, as I said before, the plane had to land earlier because there was a problem in one of the wings; what would happen if it happened in a normal flight with a lot of passengers? Besides, solar panels are very sensitive and planes fly very fast so it is very likely that an accident can happen during a flight. Moreover, at night planes couldn’t take solar energy from the sun and they may run out of power.



All in all, solar-powered planes can be very good for us but we have to be careful because sometimes they can be dangerous. In my opinion, they should invent an airplane that has both solar panels and fuel.

Comment 15

Carpooling is a way of sharing transportation. The concept of carpooling is by no means a new one. From finding co-workers to commute with via the staff noticeboard, to sharing the school run, the idea of catching communal lifts to save money and ease congestion has been around long time before.





On the one hand, carpooling is very good for the environment because the fewer cars on the road, the less pollution there is. In addition, carpooling is good for us because it helps to have a better relationship and communication with everyone, especially if you're carpooling with your co-workers. Besides, nowadays in Europe carpooling is becoming very popular thanks to an app called "BlaBlaCar" with which you can take people in your car and earn money.



On the other hand, there are more and more people who have their own car and prefer to travel alone. In addition, many times we are afraid to use "BlaBlaCar" because we don’t know the people with whom we will travel. Moreover, many times car sharing is not good for us because, for example, if we travel in someone else's car to go to work and that person is late, then you will be late for work too. If you use your own car, you won't have this problem.



In conclusion, carpooling is very good because it helps the planet. In my opinion, people should do it more often.

Comment 13

Currently, technology is more and more present in our lives. Many teenagers and children already have their own mobile phone. Technology can have many advantages but it also has disadvantages.



On the one hand, technology is very good for us. It makes our lives easier. Besides, almost everybody is in touch with technology; not only in terms of mobile phones, TVs and tablets, but we also use technology in security alarms, gps and radios among other things. Nowadays our life wouldn’t be the same without technology.



On the other hand, technology has disadvantages as well. It is very common to see people addicted to substances such as tobacco or alcohol but... Does addiction to technology exist? Well, yes, it exists and especially it happens in young people. In addition, many times we don't realize it but we can spend hours and hours in front of a screen. Addiction to technology is a very serious issue and we should follow the example of the people who live in Silicon Valley. We all know that this is the center of technology but the children of those who live there are very far from technology, their parents are especially concerned about keeping them away from technology addictions.



To sum up, technology has many advantages but it can also be dangerous. In my opinion, we should use technology in a responsible way.

Comment 12

Nowadays, coffee is a very common drink all over the world. People usually drink it for breakfast or after lunch. Coffee has advantages and disadvantages.



On the one hand, coffee can be very good for us. There are many studies that show us that drinking a cup of coffee a day is good for us. Besides, it can help us lose weight. Acording to scientistics defences from the University of Nottingham drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.



On the other hand, just as coffee can be very good for us, it can also be harmful. In addition, we have to be careful with the amount of coffee we drink; drinking more than three cups of coffee a day can be bad because with coffee our heart rate is increased. Furthemore, you also have to control the hours you drink it because if you drink coffee before you go to sleep you may have a lot of energy and you may not be able to rest properly.



All in all, drinking coffee is good but we shouldn't abuse it. From my point of view, we shouldn't drink coffee every day and if we do it, no more than a cup.

Comment 11

Nowadays there is rubbish everywhere and, as we all know, our planet is in great danger. Nevertheless, most people don't think about that when they throw rubbish on the ground or when they throw all the organic waste in the same container.



On the one hand, we don't probably take it that seriously but our actions, like buying a lot of food and then not eating it, are very harmful to the planet. Besides, we usually buy a lot of food and throw away what's left over, even more so on dates like this, Christmas. According to statistics, food — from the way it is grown and transported to how it is disposed of — accounts for about one third of global emissions.



On the other hand, many of us can do our part to reduce our carbon output in the kitchen by having a compost bin next to the trash can or swapping poultry for red meat in the fridge. In addition, this initiative has already been taken by some restaurants in California; if you pay a bit more for your dinner, restaurants can bill themselves as carbon-friendly, and farmers get extra money to invest in the most climate-helpful production practices, in a process known as carbon farming.



All in all, rubbish is very bad for the planet and we must control the garbage we throw away and the food we waste. In my opinion, if we get used to doing some small actions, we can contribute to save the planet.