COMMUNICATION WITHOUT BORDERS

The internet is undoubtly the most important tool of the world in communication. It has definitely revolutionized the whole society, in addition to being communication without borders. The internet opened the doors to the many technological sources we have today. Technology is everywhere and a part of every moment of our lives. 

One of the important sources is the social network as it allows us to keep in touch with people we know, who we know well and that is through the connections between people for either friendship, work or family; and also people who share interests, activities and backgrounds that connect each other. Social networks are platforms that allow internet through communication and contact with many people, many of them in a nearby territory, as other people may be in different countries, even very far and because of this, we or they can be kept in contact.

The main types of social networking services are Facebook, Google +, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and other more. One of the most popular is Facebook; many users in the world remain connected during all day. This tool has great advantages of communication, information, news, among others. Social networks have generated a very positive impact on communication, always seeking innovation and speed. In turn, generates economic benefits to people, because it is fixed by moving the virtual media phone.

Also have countless disadvantages, the users can became addicted to frequent this site and can cause them to distance themselves from those who are closest to. The persons may have problems with their work or study result. Many people also published confidential or sensitive information which may be useful for scammers. According to a study published by Royal Society, another negative aspect of social networking is that it tends to diminish the intellect of people. This condition is that social networks are a source of information for many users that use this media to read news or stay informed on the publications that you know. Although it seems contradictory, it generates too much information that decreases the concentration of people and therefore undermines the intellectual capacity of people. 

The exchange of information of a personal nature may become a threat to our private life and hence a loss of anonymity. To counter the risks generated disseminate information on social networks is important that people be cautious. To be more responsible to social networks, in order to protect personal data use. Accordingly, you can understand that social networks are a simple, useful, practical, appropriate and necessary that could generate very positive aspects in the life of users.

My favorite character: ALICIA KEYS.

Alicia Augello Cook, known as Alicia Keys, was born on January 25, 1981 in a neighborhood of lower-class Manhattan, New York. At age 7, his parents decided to enroll her in piano lessons, to her keep away from drugs and prostitution lurking in her neighborhood.

She is very single-minded, because from the first moment she began piano lessons she showed to have similarities with artists like D'Angelo or Prince talent. She was a self-sufficient girl, because at the age of 14 with her talent, developed composition, production and recording of her first album, she wrote her first song called Butterflyz, from her album Songs in A Minor.

Alicia is very thick-skinned, because of her personality, back when she was in high school she was very criticized by her teammates, she never felt intimidated to continue and she succeeded the pressure, gossip and the hard times.

With excellent grades she managed to graduate high school before the rest of the students. She immediately enrolled at Columbia University, but quickly withdrew her college career, because her real passion was music.

She is very career-oriented, strength to achieve what inspires is the music, which undoubtedly led her to become a big star.

After chasing her dreams Alicia Keys, at age 31, is a 14-time Grammy Award winner, an actress, an accomplished singer, songwriter and music producer, she has sold worldwide over 20 million records and has won eleven Billboard Awards and three American Music Awards.

After succeeding in a great career, Alicia is a very kind-hearted person, is Co-Founder and Global Ambassador of “Keep a Child Alive (KCA)” to people's movement that provides treatment to HIV / AIDS in Africa and India.

The things I like about her are her voice and her songs. But what I really like about her is her perseverance, passion and good heart.  For that and more, Alicia Keys is my favorite character.

MY DREAM PLACE: Canada.

Did you know that Canada has the world’s largest coastline of 202.080 km?

This and other interesting facts Canada has that it makes it my favorite place. Although I have never visited I have it pending in my bucket list as a destination to visit it. Geographically speaking Canada has many places to visit such as the province of Ontario where you could visit Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottawa (which is the capital of Canada and the fourth largest city). In the province of Québec one can visit Montreal and in the province of British Columbia you can visit Vancouver.

You dont want to miss out the National Gallery, National Arts Centre where they offer a space for national and international artist that exhibit precious and large works of art.  Make sure you go to watch the northern lights in places like Saskatchewan which is one of the best points of observation for this kind of activity.

Every time I think about this beautiful country the first thing that comes to mind is the Hôtel de Glace, located in Québec. 

I´d recommend to going to this hotel, is built every year where they use around 400 tons of ice and 12 000 tons of snow. And my favorite part is that every summer it melts away and every winter it is rebuilt.

 

Spend the night there is quite expensive but I think it totally worth it as is a life time experience, so If you object to paying lots of money, don’t stay here.

Canadian people are very open minded and I think it has to do with the fact that they are rich in culture, folklore, arts and so on. Its culture has been influenced by the French and British traditions. They speak so many languages: such as English, French, and Portuguese.

A friend said the food in Canada is characterized by its delicious dishes.

She encouraged all foreigners to visit Québec and taste the meat pie and all types of pea soups that they have.

She also said that in Montreal they have a variety of smoked meats, but it is a little bit overpriced.

In my case, my favorite one is Ontario because even though they don’t have a variety of dishes in their diet per se they do have maple syrup which I love. All I know for sure is that if I get to visit Canada someday I will try their maple syrup with pancakes!!

To finalize, Canada has a lot of fun activities to do, a lot of places to visit, food, people, arts, sports and so on. This is why Canada is my dream place. I don’t think people get enough of Canada.

Canada’s Territory outlined in red

Did you know…? A bear cub named Winnipeg was exported from Canada to the London Zoo in 1915. A little boy named Christopher Robin Milne loved to visit Winnipeg (or Winnie for short) and his love for the bear cub inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.