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  Post 8: Tell us about a subject you enjoy studying Tell us about a subject you enjoy studying. Include this information: ·         What is the subject? Describe it. ·         Why do you enjoy it? ·         What have you learned ? ·         What did you think about it before you studied it? Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts Word Count: 170 words     The subject I enjoyed the most studying was history. I am always being interested in learning about the world past history. Learning how these past events were and are part of what the society that we have built. The changing of paradigm that are part of this history. Therefore, the evolution of our society. History has taught me that our society is always evolving; sometimes it goes in the wrong direction, for instance wars, which have take...
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  Post 7: Career Related Website OR An Expert on your Field  For this post, you have to choose only ONE of these 2 options: Topic A : Tell us about a career-oriented website you enjoy visiting. Include this information: ·         Describe the website and provide the link. ·         How often do you visit it? ·         Explain why you like the site. ·         Who would you recommend it to? Upload pictures Topic B : Tell us about an expert/person in your field that you admire. Include this information: ·         Why do you admire this person? ·         What has this person done/contributed? ·         Provide a short biography of this person Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts Word ...
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  Post 5: A Photo and its Story Write about a photograph you like. Say: What does it mean to you? Why does interest you? What is the story behind the photo Why you like it Upload the photo Include any other information you'd like to mention. And make a comments on three of your classmates' posts.   Word count: 150 words.   We took this photography about three years ago when we took a trip to Turkey. We went to Turkey to visit some friends. This photo is one of the most beautiful landscapes of Istanbul.  This picture shows the Bosphorus which is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. One can also see Hagia Sophia (Sancta Sophia in Latin), one of the most famous mosque in the world because of its history. Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum. You can still see many pictures of Christian’s saints and crosses. Anot...
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  Post 6: How Can Your Major Make the World a Better Tell us why and how what you study (your major) can make the world a better place. Include this information: ·          How can your major affect the world? ·          How can you see yourself in this process? ·          What makes your major something that contributes to the world’s benefit? Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts Word Count: 150 words   I decided to study sociology years ago, believing that with my career I would be able to change the way we were living in our country. I finished and the I realized that I won’t be close to people. So, I changed my career when I went to the graduate school, I got a Master in Social Work (MSW). This degree allowed me to be with different kind of people according to the project or program that I decided to work in. Durin...
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Post 4: A Meal or Food You Really Like   Tell us about a meal or food you really like. Include this information: What is it? (describe it) How is it made? Why do you like it so much? How does it impact your health Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts Word count: 140       It's not easy to tel what is the meal that I enjoy the most. I like many different dishesand this depend on the day. For example, I enjoy to eat turkey on Christmas, especially the way my mother prepared. In our indepence day celebration, I love to have a barbecue with different types of meats and some vegetables.  My mother prepared a stuffed turkey for Christmas. She stuffed the turkey with bread, celery and sausage and different spicies, then she bakes it for almost four hours. Also, she prepare a mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli, cranberry sauce and dressing. It's delicious.  I believe that this meal is not all healthy, but the vegetables combine with the m...
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  Post 3: My favorite piece of technology Write about your favourite piece of technology Say: What it is. When you got it. How you use it. How often you use it. Why you like it. What life would be like without it. - 140 words minimum. - Include a picture. - Comment on your teacher's post and 3 of your classmates’ blogs. My mobile phone   It’s amazing but since I bought last my mobile phone I’d say seven years ago,   I feel it as my most loyal companion of all. I use my mobile phone for many things, call and chat with my friends and colleagues write e-mails, as an alarm clock, to take out food, among other things, but what I enjoy the most is reading the news, especially the international news in English. Every day I use my mobile phone, I think I never count the times I use it but I know there are a lots. What I like the most of my mobile phone is its size, it is not small but at the same time not big at all. It’s easy to handle ...
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Post 2: Why did you choose this career/study programme?  Write about: - your dream jobs when you were a child - other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university - what made you decide in the end - your experience at university until now - the kind of job you would like to have  > word count: 130 words  > don't forget to leave comments on 3 of your classmates posts a     My Career     In this post I want to talk about the reason I chose my career, and later my dream job. I remember when I was in school I loved English. My English teacher was a good teacher and I became her assistant. She usually asked me to go with her to other classes to help her students. So when I finished high school I decided to apply to the English program at the university. I never thought of another option. At the university, I had a great experience with my professors and classmates. We usually studied togethe...