William Henry Gates III (Bill Gates)

He was born in Seattle, Washington in 1955. He is entrepreneur, philanthropic, chairman of Microsoft and the world’s third richest man. He joined with IBM and he founded a software company when he worked as a BASIC interpreter and created his PC. He established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.

Forbidden City
(Zijincheng)


The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Emperor house and the Chinese government centre. The Forbidden City was declared as World Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO, because it exemplifies the Traditional Chinese Architecture.

The Forbidden City is in the middle of Beijing, in walled area called Imperial City. This is the world’s largest complex. It is a rectangle 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west. The Imperial Palace is surrounded by high walls that separate the Inner City from Outer City and it served as defensive and retaining walls. The walls are pierced by a gate on each side and each gate has a corner tower: the northern gate is the Gate of Divine Might; the east and west gates are called the East Glorious Gate and West Glorious Gate, and the main gate is the Meridian Gate.

The Forbidden City is divided in two parts and these places are separated by a courtyard:

Outer Court
This place was used for ceremonies and it has three main halls: The Hall of Supreme Harmony used for coronations, investitures and Imperial weddings; The Hall of Central Harmony used by the Emperor to prepare and rest before and during ceremonies and The Hall of Preserving Harmony used for rehearsing ceremonies.

Inner Court
The Inner Court was the Imperial Residence and it is divided in three halls: The Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Emperor’s audience hall; The Palace of Earthly Tranquility, the Empress residence and the Hall of Union, the Storage of Imperial Seals and ceremony items.
WIKIPEDIA. Forbidden City. In: wikipedia. (Online).

Most Unusual Touristic Place

El HierrO

El Hierro is a young, small and remote island in Canarias. It was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2000.

The island represents one of the most peculiar landscapes for his impressive perspective from the mountains to the sea. In the Island there are beautiful beaches as El Tacoron, where you will be surprised with the effect of small lava stones.

In addition their lands are more fertile for crops by the vine and the villagers produce an exquisite white wine, it is an ideal complement for the typical fish: la vieja and you could finish the travel in the impressive observation as the Mirador de las playas.

!! WILD LIFE !!

WILD LIFE

According to FEY Alvarado Ernestina. "Kinds in danger of extinction." In:
[web page]. (2006). [02/10/2007]. Avaliable in: http://www.guiascostaricar.com/espex/mexico.html. confirms thesis statement there are many animls suffering risk of estinction.

this article resumes the basic causes of the being decrease sea cow. the most important spect of this text is the description of this animaol and all the related aspects with the risk of extinction ande the goals to increase their population.

the author descrie important factors that cause the dissaparing of these animal species, the main consecuences that mexican authorities do to follow the hunters and the techniques to avoid these animals extinction.

in conclusion, this article`s content informs deeply the sea cow situation in the mexican peninsula, as well as their physical characterisics and the aspects that help the mexican government preserve the sea cow. It`s important to menti0n the good job the author is doing in the ell written structure involving the order of ideas and coherence.

!! WORK !!

UNUSUAL JOB

After doing a propper investigation based on unusual jobs, but also succesful at the same time; I found that the people who pick up trash in the garbage trucks are the ones I consider with most unusual job, but also succesfull.

this workers are very hard to fing because they are hired by the estate, working for the envitonment ministry.

since they are exposed to so many bacteria and disgusting things; such as the smells, and being in contact with everyone`s trash includng biological risk, recycling material, glass ad steel, other waste and the rest of garbage that needs special treat. the employeer provide the workers with vaccines, special clothes not to get infrected, special antibacterial, and also they get well paid.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA AND IN THE WORLD

Rodolfo Llinás was born in 1939 in Bogotá. He graduated as surgeon doctor from Javeriana University. He was recognized as one of the best doctors around the world and his most important discovery is the brain explorative technique called magnetoencefalografía.

In his career, he has published several books: neurobiology, cerebellar evolution and development, thalamic oscillations and signalig, and his most important book called THE BRAIN AND THE MYTH OF THE ME, where he talks about the relationship of the Nervous System and the human mind. At present time, he is professor and manager of biophysics and neurophysiology department in New York University.

· WIKIPEDIA. Rodolfo Llinás. En: wikipedia. (en línea). Disponible en