Ingles

Cartagena vs Paris

2008-11-04T19:41:00.000-08:00

CAROLINA ESCALLÓN PARDO
CARTAGENA

(Formerly Cartagena de Indias), is the capital of the department of Bolivar in Colombia and the fifth city in the country in population and importance. Since 1991, Cartagena is a tourist and Cultural district. The city is located on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and is one of the epicenters tourist areas in Colombia and is the second-largest urban center in the Colombian Caribbean, after Barranquilla.
It was declared "World Heritage", and here are just some tourist sites among the many castles and churches that have.

The main entrance to the “Corralito de piedra”, as the Colombians called, the historical center is the Clock Tower or Boca Bridge, built over the wall in the nineteenth century, toward the outside wall of the tower overlooks the Getsemaní neighborhood and the Pegasos deck; inwards you can found the “Plaza de los coches” . The square is surrounded by large houses with wooden balconies and is chaired by the statue of Pedro de Heredia. Inside the city surrounded by wall, are many buildings that were made during the colonial era, as well as the “Casa del Marquéz del Premio Real”, the “Casa de la Aduana”, the church and convent of San Pedro, built in the seventeenth century by the Jesuits and where lie the remains of Peter Claver, one of the defenders of the cause of black people. There are also the current building of the Mayor and the Museum of Modern Art where there are exhibitions of Colombian artists.

Today the old city is surrounded by many sectors, such as the traditional island of "Manga", neighborhoods as "Castillogrande", "Laguito", "Bocagrande" "Pie de la Popa", "Crespo", "El bosque , "The Pozón", "Los Caracoles", "las Americas", "los Coralesr", among others where lives most of the population, or "Nelson Mandela", which is home to many of the displaced from the northern region of department of Bolivar.

PARIS

It is the capital of France. It is located in the north, bathed by the Seine. The city of Paris within their administrative boundaries has an estimated population of 2,167,994 inhabitants (January 2006). The agglomeration of Paris extends well beyond the administrative boundaries of the city and has a population of close to 9.93 million people (in 2005). The metropolitan area of Paris has a population of nearly 12 million people. The Paris region (Ile de France) is the main center of economic activity in France.

Places of interest
Champs Elysees (8th district; right bank) is a garden of the seventeenth century, converted to a large walk-avenue that connects the Concorde and the Arc de Triumph. It is one of many tourist attractions and one of the main shopping streets of Paris. This avenue has been called the "plus belle avenue du monde" (the most beautiful avenue in the world).
Avenue Montaigne (8th district), near the Champs Elysees, is home to luxury brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Dior and Givenchy.
Place de la Concorde (8th district; right bank) is located at the foot of the Champs Elysees, was built in the 'Plaza Louis XV ", cradle of the famous guillotine. In both sides of the Rue Royale, there are two stone buildings: the eastern houses the French Naval Ministry; the west, the luxurious “Hotel de Crillon”. Nearby, Place Vendome is famous for its luxury and fashionable hotels (Ritz Hotel and Plaza Vendôme) and its jewelers. Many famous fashion designers have had their salons in the square.

Black president

2008-11-04T19:36:00.000-08:00

CAROLINA ESCALLÓN PARDO

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is on track to become the first African-American major party nominee for president of the United States. Today, the polls show that US is ready for a black president. The majority of people think that Barack Obama is the better option for the country

The top six concerns for both whites and blacks in making their presidential choice this year are exactly the same in the following order; the economy, Iraq, terrorism, health care, gas prices and Iran. All of these concerns are the things that Barack Obama wants change. Another positive aspect is that Barack win more popularity around the world, especially in Latin America.

But the negative aspect is that Baract Obama wants to benefit the middle class by raising taxes on small businesses. This is not very appropriate because small businesses are those that generate wealth and employment, for this reason he shouldn’t affect this sector of the economy

In conclusion Barack Obama is the president who has the profile to meet the expectations of Americans. And according to surveys is the actually favorite for the American society for the nomination presidential.

SAN ANDRES ISLAND VS MARGARITA ISLAND

2008-11-04T16:58:00.000-08:00

San Andres Island (Colombia)

San Andres Island is the largest of the islands that are part of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina with an area of 26 square kilometers, belongs to Colombia since 1810.

The house is located in the Caribbean Sea, east of Nicaragua, Costa Rica northeast and 480 kilometers northwest of the coast of Colombia. Has 26 square kilometers of area making it the largest island in the department. North End (San Andres) is the largest urban center, which houses the departmental administration, commerce, banks, several hotels and the airport. In the adjacent bay of San Andres, operates the Port of The Cove. La Loma is another village, inhabited by people Raizal, is at the center of the island marked by a chain of hills (Flowers, Orange, Shingle and Lion's Hill). South of the island is San Luis, a town Raizal, which now also includes tourist establishments.

As in any Caribbean island, the atmosphere is informal and fun it is to combine activities, starting to harness the morning on the beach. The two sectors are best Sprat Bight, in front of the hotel The Islander, it extends on stretch-free buildings to the Fishermen's Wharf; and outside the urban area, Sound Bay, south of San Luis. However, the beaches are of better quality in the Keys.

San Andrés is a small mountain range, covered with coconut palms which rises to an elevation of 55 meters, crosses San Andrés running North to South. The western shore is made up of limestone deposits and white clay covered in part by coral sand carried in by the waves. The topsoil is thin and of a dark reddish color with frequent outcroppings of coral rock. The coral formation of San Andrés, and particularly the reefs along the eastern shore, gives the sea an unbelievably beautiful array of colors.

Margarita Island (Venezuela)

Margarita Island is located in the Caribbean Sea. Along with the islands of Coche and Cubagua, is the only island state of Venezuela, called "Nueva Esparta."

It is the largest of the Venezuelan Caribbean islands, is located between latitudes 10 ° 52 'and 11 ° 11' N and longitudes 63 ° 47 'and 64 ° 24' 0. It has 1071 square kilometers and is characterized by the presence of two mountain ranges together by an isthmus highlighted very low, a lagoon and a simple beachfront. The massive West is known for Macanao Peninsula and the East as Paraguachoa, although it is often called Margarita East.

The island is mainly characterized by a kind of dry weather accompanied a radiant sun, to a large extent Macanao Peninsula. There are exceptions such as the towns of San Juan Bautista and the Valley of the Holy Spirit where they can receive a mountainous type of climate because these people situated on the slopes of Cerro Copey. In mid-May rainy season begins and with it a drop in temperatures of up to 4 ° C. In this period also called winter, temperatures can fall to 12 ° C in the Cerro Copey and 36 ° C in the lower areas. A second rainy season comes in December.

Margarita Island is one of the most important tourist attractions in Venezuela. It has beautiful beaches with excellent conditions for surfing, diving and other water sports, as well as towns full of colonial history. In recent years there have foreseen the realization of several projects to boost tourism, as the Cruise Port, the Sea Port, among others. On the island are several old Spanish fortifications, which are considered national heritage.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

BLACK PRESIDENT

2008-11-04T16:22:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama

He is an American politician born in Hawaii. He is currently a candidate for the presidency of the United States by the Democratic Party. In addition, occupies the post of junior senator in Illinois. It is the fifth African American legislator in the Senate of the United States, the third since the era of reconstruction, and the first Democrat.

On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. Throughout his campaign has put emphasis on matters relating to conclude the Iraq war, increase energy independence, provide universal health care, to identify these issues as its top priorities.

From the beginning it was an opponent of the policies of the administration of President Bush concerning Iraq. After that Bush and Congress to agree a joint resolution authorizing the war in Iraq on October 2, 2002, the state senator from Illinois, Obama, organized the first protest in high-profile opposition to the conflict with the Arab country, and expressed opposition to the imminent war situation in the plaza of the Kluczynski federal building in Chicago. On March 16, 2003, Bush issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, to leave Iraq before the American invasion of that country, and again Obama addressed a rally against the war and said the public still not too late to stop the war.

During his election campaign has said that if elected as president enacted budget cuts in the range of tens of billions of dollars, stop investing in the "unlikely" to the antimissile defense shield, would not use the space as a "potential weapon" , Would minimize the development of future combat systems, and work towards the elimination of all nuclear weapons. He has also expressed their support for finalizing the development of nuclear weapons, and has proposed reducing the existing nuclear stocks, also set a global ban on production of material hendible and seek negotiations with Russia to withdraw the high alert status of missiles intercontinental ballistic missiles.

In my opinion, I believe that if the United States has a black president does not think that will influence. Alfine and done what matters is that it be a good president and what he is going to offer a united states, people should leave so many prejudices and accept all people equally and really look at what a good person and so it is not worth it.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

Problem essay

2008-11-03T14:43:00.000-08:00

CAROLINA ESCALLÓN

College Dropout

Today, although a large part of the young people have access to university. Many students dropout of the college for different factors. This problem requires attention of all society, families and the government.

Most students who don’t complete the college do so because of economics problems. Many students have to work for pay their career, this activity makes some students don’t have time for their homework. Other contributing factor is that many students don’t assist to classroom and lose the subjects, because many students are going to drink beer at nearby sites of university. But the main reason is the delay in the pemsul, because majority students accumulate subjects, and they don’t have time for make the different works. All of these cause contributing to Dropout.

This problem generates different difficult for the country. In the first part, many people don’t have skills for affront the Globalize World. And the education levels go down in the country.

The things that we can do for these problems are the following: first ensure that the young people choose the better career alternative, for achieved this objective we can help the young people. Second, the young people need economic help by the government. This institution have to contribute with different political that benefits the young people.

In conclusion our society can create an education culture where we teach to the young people the best alternative of career. And the government have to generate economics helps for improve the education level.

PROBLEM SOLVE

2008-11-03T10:29:00.000-08:00

GLOBAL WARMING
Problem solve

Primarily to understand what is the effect of global warming, the first thing we do is explain that it is global warming. Global warming is a phenomenon in the steps of the temperature that shows an average increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans in recent decades. We use the names change, which means any change in climate, or anthropogenic climate change where it implicitly considers the influence of human activity.

In addition, the temperature has been rising since the mid-nineteenth century. The greenhouse effect developed by pollution, according to some theories, the cause of global warming. The theory predicts that human-induced global warming continue to do so if greenhouse gas emissions. Many of the theories of global warming are a source of controversy mainly by its economic impact.

Advocates of global warming expressed various views, is the majority position by the IPCC, which blames the industrial activity and calls for the reduction of greenhouse gases. Some scientists simply recognize the increases in temperature.

The environmental damage will have a very serious steps to be taken immediately to reduce CO2 emissions, despite the economic costs for nations. The most obvious example is the United States that produces higher emissions of greenhouse gases than any other country.

Global warming and its direct impact affects all human beings, and any type of climate change involve changes in other variables. For example, effects on health and fatal waves and the spread of disease, these conditions could also aggravate the problems of quality in the air; it also increases the potential of the geographical scope and virulence of tropical diseases.

Another consequence of global warming is heating the water and with this hurricane, for example, the hurricane season of 2005 was the most active recorded in the Atlantic and Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly in the history of the states united. In addition, the increase in global temperatures accelerated the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and with it the rise in sea level, and its consequences include the loss of marshes along the coasts and islands, and increased risk flooding in coastal communities.

As a personal opinion, I think we are already seeing signs of caution as he had previously appointed, the health effects, the warming of the water, the melting of glaciers and the disruption of the ecosystem, and yet not doing anything to save our planet, because it begins to change, everyone must work together to not damage the ozone layer and saving light, energy and water.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

OPINION ESSAY

2008-10-28T18:47:00.001-07:00

THE COUNTRY, LIBRARIES AND READING
Opinion Essay

Introduction

Fifty years ago, Colombia was a country basically illiterate, in which knowledge was communicated orally through religious or political images. Now days, according to unesco data, 64% of the adult population are illiterate, which would imply a rate against the country's education level. Unfortunately, the situation is like this in Colombia because the rates of reading, buying books and reading comprehension of children, youth and adults are very low. In this regard it is important to understand that reading is essential to raise the educational level of people, and to improve the economic and social development of the country.

Main body

Although school enrollment has increased significantly, its quality has not improved in the same way. In general, schools do not develop the skills, in order for students to properly read the complex and autonomous texts, so that students come to adulthood with the skills and habits required to stay current in their professions and update their knowledge. Without a school in which children acquire the habit of reading, with a population able to read well, you can not achieve this competitiveness to be succesful in a world that demands ever-greater preparedness.

Improving reading skills leads to the domain of language, therefore it enriches the quality of communication, the whole basis of individual creativity and a source of fun and enchantment of creation and recreation. Read the man offers the possibility of coming contact with the most intelligent of all men, the opportunity to talk with the best companions, who have the most exciting stories, and you know the most beautiful poems, in effect it opens the door, wider to a world full of culture. Above all, it develops the ability to look critically at the world and society.

Another aspect that is affecting the development of reading levels in the population is the high cost of books. Many people are interested in reading, but the price of books does not allow them to have the desired access to good literature. Faced with this problem, the government and in particular some mayors have become aware and have opened libraries in different cities, in order to facilitate the reading to as many people as possible.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the image culture that invades the world today is a culture of persuasion and authority. It is increasingly easy to read images without the effort, and without the analysis that requires true reading. The image simplifies, strengthens and encourages reading in a critical way. No one reads without question, without thinking about the validity of what says the newspaper or the book, without stopping to think whether what is said is true or the text is well argument. While it is possible to argue with these images numb criticism and make the spectator an object of manipulation. Colombia to enter the world of reading may be entering the world of scientific thinking and reading which might not release us from violence and poverty and if we pound some form of ignorance and credibility.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

2008-10-28T18:44:00.000-07:00

CAROLINA MARCELA ESCALLÓN PARDO
C.C #1.020.742.573
92 Street. Number 21-14. Apartment 301
Tel: 7023197-3108804551
e-mail: carola_march@hotmail.com

PERSONAL PROFILE

Student of third semester of Business Administration at the University of the Sabana. Responsible, easy to set up relationships and great leadership potential.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1)
Foundation for Research and Development of Special Education (FIDES).

Title:

Volunteer during the Olympics, as in the preparation for these every Saturday at the Modern College Gymnasium.

Features:

Check that all goes well in the Olympics, that children have their snacks and lunches, as they are in the right places to perform what they learn and compete. Teach for several hours Saturday morning, the sports they like and with which they will compete in the Olympics.

2)
Banco Occidente

Title:

Temporarily assistant during the holidays

Features:

Collaborating with the decoration of the office, packaging and sending all the presents to the Bank's clients at Christmas.

STUDIES

1991-1993 - Children's Garden Jardín infantil Tortuguita Feliz

1994-2006 - Alvernia College Bachelor Scholar
Bogota, Colombia

2007-2008 Business Administration (III Semester)
Universidad de la Sabana
Chía, Colombia

PERSONAL REFERENCES

Mónica Pardo
Manager Corporate Banking
Banco de Occidente
Tel: 6127675

Gloria Pineda
Personal Banking Manager
Banco de Occidente
Tel: 6291077 extension 11444

MOVIE REVIEW

2008-10-28T18:38:00.000-07:00

THE PERFUME
Story of a murderer

This movie is based of the best selling novel by Patrick Suskind, the perfume is a story of a murderer and a big obsession to find the essence of the perfect perfume, the novel takes place in the eighteen century in France. The film is directed by Tom Tykwer, he was born in 1965 in Wuppertal. Starts his career at the age of 11 years and this film began in 2006 in France.

The tale begins with Jean Baptiste, he was born in the streets of Paris, he is a child different to the others because he doesn’t talk but he has a talent that changed him in to a murderer. Jean Baptiste has used this talent to find the scents and smells that are around him, to create the best perfumes around the world. This idea transform jean Baptiste in to a murdered in France.

It was a masterful movie that brought the concept and essence of the story of the book and plotted a perfect atmosphere to create one of the best movies of the year. The cast is excellent because this movie has good actors, director, and places in France that makes this movie a strange and beautiful film. The principal idea of this novel creates a nice story and in the movie it impacts all the expectation.

I recommend to all the people that like the movies and read the book of perfume, see this beautiful and excellent movie that have good actors, and excellent main idea of the novel. Don’t miss it that this movie takes all the people and put in 18th century in France with deferent type of citizens and atmosphere that make this movie an excellent film.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

Opinion essay

2008-10-28T18:27:00.000-07:00

CAROLINA ESCALLÓN
OPINION ESSAY

The concept of freedom is very relative, not only to the person itself, but also to the time, place, culture and customs in which the person is located. Freedom is a concept that has changed over the years but it is actually the basic concept that has changed in various ways, the concept or idea of freedom in people is the ability to do, think or act in a manner as you want without boundaries or barriers. It is believed that freedom is not this; it is much deeper than simply doing what we want no matter to what extent can affect our actions, supposedly free, to the other. If you really want freedom you must respect the liberty of others.

Today, some people seek their freedom by taking away the freedom to others, taking them away from their families, exposing them to serious illnesses, a change of climate, hunger and many more negative factors of which show that only think about their own freedom. The kidnappers of the FARC want either freedom of expression, political and opinion among others, require this, but you take away the freedom of being able to live in peace.

Unfortunately, not only these people enough for them to take away this kind of freedom they reach the point of take away the freedom to live, and kill them in the worst ways, after death, they do not respect the bodies so they do not mind passing over them. This group of the FARC removed the freedom not only to kidnap and kill, also moving families from their homes.

Normally it is believed that the rules imposed on societies that are subtracted or limiting our freedom, but is quite the contrary, the rules, constitutions, norms, etc.. are those that allow our freedom because without them our society would be a total chaos and we can not act freely but would continue to act erratically without a guide. It is ideal to comply with these standards that allow our coexistence of communities that comprise our society, in this way we would have the necessary freedom.

If we demand freedom we must not remove anyone or take precedence over the freedom of others. Freedom, seen from any point of view must be respected in the same manner as was required. The worst that can happen to human beings are losing their freedom.

Book review

2008-10-28T18:23:00.000-07:00

Carolina Escallón
EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS

Background
There is a saying: You never know what you have until you lose it, and this novel is true example for it. Like a way to rebuilt the figure of a father, like a (homenage) of the son towards the figure that inspire him in his life, and a way to show the violence lived in Colombia from a few decades ago Hector Abad Faciolince presents us “El olvido que seremos.”
A book that is very close to his biography and other stories, he tells the story of the author from the father figure. A story that at the same time is the history of a country debated between the political ideas, where the right and the left are confused in the paramilitaries, the guerrilla and the drug cartels are inside the government.

With a beautiful family of four daughters and a son, the female presence was a dominant factor in their homes, despite the machismo that dominated at that time. In liberal thought deeply, Hector Abad had a very particular way of handling their lives and their homes, a situation that make the other people uncomfortable, but that does not invalidate any other field.
But it was this way of thinking and his vocation of service to the needy than they Tache him as a revolutionary communist very dangerous for the interests of the church and government. Abad always fight for their ideals no matter how many enemies have.

Main points of plot

In August of 1987, his father one epidemiologist doctor, Hector Abbot Gómez, was murdered by hands of the paramilitary army. The life of young Hector was seen deeply marked. The story of his life next to its family in Medellín, the loving memory of the father and the tragic death of his baby sister, are important threads inside these memories that carry implicit in it, the testimony of the history of heart wrenching violence that has lived in the last forty years in Colombia. The doctor Hector Abbot Gómez was a faithful defender of the human rights, promoted ideas of improvement on public health and the basic systems of hygiene.

General comments

In November of 2006, when this book was released to the market, immediately became the most widely read of the year in Colombia. This book is full of smiles and bitterness, generates pleasure of living but also shows the great feeling of sadness and anger that leads to murder and cruel as strong as this beautiful character, which is none other than the author's father.

Recommendations

It's a pretty interesting book for young readers and adults. Thousands of Colombians, directly or indirectly feel identified with this story. It's sentimental, a little tragic and shows the cruel reality of Colombia.

Resume (Alejandra)

2008-10-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

Alejandra Fandino Viana

telephone: 8640347/8766993
cellphone: 3112319928/3163744619
C.C: 1019030764
adress: Cr 3 No 9-11 (Cota)
e mail: fandixita@hotmail.com

ACADEMIC TRAINING

Bussiness Administration
Universidad de la Sabana
III semester

Nuevo Reino de Granada school
High school
June 2007

Refous school
Primary and elementary

2008-09-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

SCOTLAND vs. COLOMBIA

2008-09-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

SCOTLAND
*Scotland is one of four constituent nations which form the United Kingdom.

*The official language is English, although Gaelic is spoken, primarily in the North and West of Scotland. For your information, the local date and time are available in Gaelic.

*Scotland is divided into three main regions; the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern Uplands. The cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee together with numerous towns, most of the population and the majority of Scotland's industry is located within the Midland Valley. This country includes 787 islands, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Only 62 exceed three square miles in area.

*Scotland has its own legal system, judiciary and an education system which, at all levels, differs from that found "south of the border" in England and Wales. More information on Scotish Law .

COLOMBIA

* Colombia is the twenty-sixth largest country in the world and the fourth in South America. Located in the northeastern tip of South America, is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, on the south by Ecuador and Peru, on the north by the Caribbean Sea (Ocean Atlanta), northwest with Panama, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

* Colombia is composed of 32 departments and one Capital District (Bogota). The departmental governments are divided into three branches: The executive branch is exercised by the departmental governor, elected every four years

* the formal education in Colombia is shaped by the levels of early childhood education, basic education, secondary education and university level.

AUSTRALIA - COLOMBIA

2008-09-02T13:06:00.000-07:00

Culture

the primary basis of Australian culture has been Anglo-Celtic, although distinctive Australian features soon arose from the country's unique environment and the pre-existing indigenous culture. Over the past 50 years, Australian culture has been strongly influenced by American popular culture, large-scale immigration from non-English-speaking countries and Australia's Asian neighbours. The vigour and originality of the arts in Australia, literature, cinema, opera, music, painting, theatre, dance, and crafts, have achieved international recognition.

Colombian culture lies at the crossroads of Latin America, and is distinguished by having a very multicultural society. European, African, Native American, American, Middle Eastern, and other Latin American cultural influences such as Mexico and the Caribbean are all felt in Colombia's modern culture. Due to Colombia's geography and years of social and political instability, Colombian culture has been heavily fragmented into five major cultural regions which also correspond to Colombian natural regions. Urban migration, industrialization, globalization, and other political, social and economic issues have altered the Colombian lifestyle throughout the years.

Geography

Australia's landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres is on the Indo-Australian Plate. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas. Australia has 34,218 kilometres of coastline and claims an extensive exclusive economic zone of 8,148,250 square kilometres. This exclusive economic zone does not include the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country in South America. Located in the northwestern region of South America, it is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the North by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; to the north-west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Besides the countries in South America, the Republic of Colombia is recognized to share maritime borders with the Caribbean countries of Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Central American countries of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

Politics

The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional democracy based on a federal division of powers. The form of government used in Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as monarch of the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented by the Governor-General at federal level and by the Governors at state level. Although the Constitution gives extensive executive powers to the Governor-General, these are normally exercised only on the advice of the Prime Minister. The most notable exercise of the Governor-General's reserve powers outside the Prime Minister's direction was the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in the constitutional crisis of 1975.

The Government of Colombia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic as established in the Colombian Constitution of 1991. The Colombian government is divided into three branches of power; the executive, legislative and judicial with special control institutions and electoral institutions. The President of Colombia is the highest representative of the executive branch of government in Colombia and is also the head of state and head of government with supreme administrative authority, followed by the Vice President and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia.

Economy

Australia has a generally prosperous, Western-style mixed economy, with a per-capita GDP slightly higher than that of the UK, Germany, and France in terms of purchasing power parity. The country was ranked third in the United Nations 2007 Human Development Index and sixth in The Economist worldwide quality-of-life index 2005. The emphasis on exporting commodities rather than manufactures has underpinned a significant increase in Australia's terms of trade during the rise in commodity prices since the start of the century. Nevertheless, Australia has the world's fourth-largest current account deficit in absolute terms.

Colombia's economy is fueled by abundant natural resources, a highly literate population and relatively high-valued currency. After experiencing decades of steady growth, Colombia experienced a recession in 1999, and the recovery from that recession was long and painful. Colombia's economy suffers from weak domestic and foreign demand, austere government budgets, and serious internal armed conflicts.

LINA HERNANDEZ P.

RESUME

2008-09-02T12:14:00.000-07:00

LINA PAOLA HERNANDEZ PENAGOS

C.C 1020.743.515
Kra 52 # 165-58 Apt: 304 Int: 9
(Bogotá).
Telephone: 667-71-93.
Cell phone: 315-220-11-77
Linis_2207@hotmail.com

ACADEMIC TRAINING

Business Administration
University of La Sabana
Actually Second Semester

Academic Bachelor
Calasanz Feminine School
December/ 2006.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

English
Passport Language Centers
Basic - Intermediate
December 2006 – November 2007

PROFILE

My goals for the future are finish my career of Business Administration, after I would like to make a specialization in marketing. I am a very friendly and with many qualities and flaws. I like to go the cinemas, dance and I like to do exercise in my free time.

PERSONAL REFERENCES

* Ruth Marina Penagos
Systems Engineer
Administrative Coordinator
Cafetero Bank in Liquidation
Telephone: 2866010
Cell phone: 3167475227

* Andrea Hernandez Penagos
Industrial Engineer
Assistant of Contraloría
Multidimensionales S.A
Telephone: 4222000 Ext. 2205
Cell phone: 3177627107

Canada and Colombia

2008-08-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

CANADA

Surface

With its 9,970,610 km2, Canada is the second largest country in the world.

Capital

Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario.

Political system
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state with democratic parliamentary representation. The Parliament of Canada has its headquarters in Ottawa and is composed of the House of Commons where deputies are elected and the Senate, whose members are appointed. Elections for deputies are carried out every four years on average.

National emblem

The maple leaf is linked to Canada since 1700. Since the proclamation of the national flag in 1965, the maple leaf (maple) became the most important symbol in Canada.

National Anthem

"O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem on July 1, 1980, a century after being sung the first time.

Currency

The Canadian dollar which is divided into 100 cents.

Total Population

The estimated population of Canada in 2007 is 32976026 inhabitants. The latest national population census was conducted in 2006.

Religion

The most practiced religion in Canada is the Roman Catholic Religion. Nearly half of Canadian Catholics live in Quebec. Of the Protestant churches, the most common is the United Church of Canada, followed by the Anglican Church, other groups of Protestant religions are common Baptists, PRESBYTERIAN, lutherans and Pentecostals; about 2% of the population also practicing Orthodox and Muslim religions . The Jews represent a 1% and recently have begun to reach immigrant Buddhists and Hindus. On 13% of the population is atheist.

Language

The English and French are official languages.

Cultural differences Canada was built over the years by three major cultures: English, French and indigenous. Today, in numbers, culture English remains the most influential. Yet throughout the twentieth century large cities, primarily Toronto and Montreal, followed by Vancouver and Calgary have seen an influx of very important nationalities different to the English and French. So these cities are multicultural and their entire culture has been altered by immigrants and cultures entering the country. Unlike the Colombian culture that is rooted primarily in the cultural crossbreeding of native indigenous peoples, with the Spanish colonial influence, as in Colombia immigrants are very few culture is not amended by them, but is influenced by the American culture. From its origins, are born their cultural differences such as religion, meals, family structure and other cultural habits.

CAROLINA ESCALLÓN

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