Sonntag, 30. November 2008

PLASTIC SURGERY

Pro:

-when you’ve got an accident and are disfigured you could try to get back (nearly) your look before it back.

-when you’re inborn with something (e.g. a hair let): with a surgery you could have a more normal life

-when you’re ill (e.g. breast cancer) you’re able to rebuild parts of the body

-If you’ve got mental or physical problems with your look or get bullied because of it a surgery could help

-when you’re very unhappy with your looking, get discriminated and can’t live longer with your body surgeries could help.


Con:

-when you’re too young and still growing a plastic surgery could destroy your body or cause pain

-it’s becoming normal to have a plastic/cosmetic surgery, but you don’t think about the risks

-it’s dangerous too because there are too many incompetent surgeons who do a botched job

-often it’s just a waste of money (money could be used e.g. for poor people…)

-after a plastic surgery most of the patients have an unnatural look

-young people with surgeries might change their opinion about this decision when they’re older


Additional thoughts:

-plastic surgeries shouldn’t be that usual as nowadays

-people who consider a plastic/cosmetic surgery should be more sceptical

-society should change the meaning of beauty -old age should be accepted

-especially teenagers shouldn’t try to imitate their idols-more working places, more hospitals are built


Anna, Larissa, Ruth

Freitag, 21. November 2008

CITY - COUNTRY

The country lifestyles and the city lifestyles have a lot of differences. Both have positive and negative sides. In my opinion there are four fundamental varieties. Let my discuss the facts about these lifestyles below.

The first difference is the outdoor surrounding. When you leave your house in the country you’re in nature. There are trees and other small houses. However in a city there are nearly no “real nature” left. There you can find big and high buildings next to busy streets. But most cities have parks, where you can go and enjoy nature whenever you want. On the other hand the air will always be different. While the air in the country in fresh, the air in the city is full of exhaust gases and stench, which takes me to the next big difference.
Townsmen and countrymen have different requirement of locomotion, what influences the traffic. For example, without a car in the country can be a problem. There are further distances between e.g. shops. The national traffic system isn’t as good as in the city, where buses and the metro drive more often and till late in the night. This is very important if we look at the lack of parking area and the jams.
Another difference between country and city is the crime. It is certain that the city life is in most cases more dangerous than country life. Because differ from the quiet and mostly innocent country, in cities live many people of every social class. Sure, in countries can be crimes to and it can happed every time and everywhere, but in general the city life is seen as the “dangerous life”.
The last difference is the entertainment. Cities are full with it. There are many, many museums, restaurants, concerts, exhibitions, bars or whatever you looking fore. Cities can give you many different cultures. In contrast to the cities is it difficult to find entertainment you really like in countries. You haven’t as much choice as in a metropolis. Countries often have a lack of diversity.


To conclude I just want to say, that I would like both. In my opinion it’s a question of the age. City life can be wonderful if you are young and interested in culture and change. But in the childhood or old age I would prefer the country with the meadow in front of the house. But in the end you have to feel you at home.