Armando+Virto

=INTRODUCING MYSELF =

Hello everybody! My full name is Armando González Virto. I'm twenty years old. I'm studying Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UNAM. I was born in Acapulco. My birthday is on March, 19th. And My adress is 249, on José María Correa street in Viaducto-Piedad.

I love reading. I read philosophical texts especially, but also literature. My favorite books are //The stranger// and //The myth of Sisyphus// by Albert Camus, //Ethic// and //Theological-Political Treatise// by Baruj Spinoza, //Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus// by Ludwig Wittgenstein, //The Symposium// by Plato, //The Innocence of Father Brown// by G.W. Chesterton, //The fruit of the naught// by Meister Eckhart, //Thus spoke Zarathustra// by F. Nietzsche, //Mystical Theology// by Dionysius the Areopagite, //The city of God// by St. Augustine of Hippo, the poems by Amado Nervo and Antonio Machado, and the stories by Borges and Cortázar. I don't like very much going to the cinema, but I love watching movies also. My favorite movies are //Dancer in the dark// and //Melancholia// by Lars von Trier, //The Exterminating Angel// and //An Andalusian Dog// by Luis Buñuel, //The Prince of Egypt// and //Megamind// by DreamWorks Animation, //Wall-E// by Disney-Pixar, //The Tree of life// by Terrence Malick, //The seventh seal// by Ingmar Bergman, //Spirited Away// and //My Neighbor Totoro// by Studio Ghibli, //Watchmen// by Zack Snyder, //The Wall// by Pink Floyd, //The gods must be crazy// by Jamie Uys, //Gangs of New York// by Martin Scorsese, //The Mission// by Roland Joffé, and //Waking life// by Richard Linklater. Many years ago I used to practice Taekwondo and I managet to got the red belt. Right now I'm not doing any sport.

My family are composed by five poeople: My father (Armando), my mother (Teresa), my two sisters (Ana and Alejandra). They (my sisters) are younger than me. We have two pets: Motita and Chillín, and both are dogs.

My expectations are finish my major and find work. I want to specialize in medieval philosophy and philosophy of religion.  



=**EVALUATION **=

Really, I think I'm not very good, but I try to get better. I need to learn more vocabulary and practice my pronunciation. I have problems to write and understand when someone talk with me. Anyway, also I think I've learned a lot over the course.

** GRAMMAR ** I read some papers in english for a subjet of this semester. The readings were: Ludovicus de Vos, //The transition from understanding to self-consciousness// and Stephen Houlgate, //Hegel's phenomenology of spirit//. 'Really I don't understand very well because this texts have many academic words that I didn't know. Anyway, I learned some words and practiced my reading.

SPEAKING PAGE 17 I have a good teacher in this semester, his name is Jorge Armando Reyes. He is a Ph. in Philosophy, and he works topics about Hegel's philosophy, Phenomenology and Epistemology. He is a good professor because he explains very well, is very tolerant and is comprehensive. Also he is always willing to help us.

**REPORTS ** <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Report about Marlenne:

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Marlenne's family is big. She has three brothers. Two of them are older than she an another is younger. She doesn't have any relatives that are living in another country. She is in touch with them. She lost touch with her grandparents when she was five years old. She and her family are out of touch now. In her family there aren't reunions because everyone is very busy.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">KITCHEN TIPS <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">Laura told me that she likes to drink:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- And when he feel sad: Tequila! :)
<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">DISHES


 * ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Two (or more) Pumpkins. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A carton of tomato puree. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A bottle of cream. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Manchego cheese. ====

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9. Congratulations! You have Swiss Pumpkins! :)
<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">INVICTUS

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mandela is friendly with everybody.
<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;"> INSPIRING PEOPLE <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Positive facts about Lázaro Cárdenas:


 * <span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">He expropiated the oil and the rail industry.
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">He exiled to Plutarco Elías Calles.
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">He solved the "cristera" war.

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Negative facts about Lázaro Cárdenas:
 * ====<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">He implomented socialist policies too soon. Mexico was not prepared yet. ====

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">POP MUSIC BANDS

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">
 * <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">CAMILA
 * <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">SENTIDOS OPUESTOS
 * <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">MOENIA
 * <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">JESSY AND JOE
 * <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">REIK

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">A SHORT STORY <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">**I was happy when I received the sculpture, but I didn't know its secret. The sculpture had belonged to a shaman, and he had bewitched it a long time before. This magic made that the owner of the sculpture lost his memory. Now, I can't remember anything at all.** <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">PULQUE <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Paragraph four:
====<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This paragraph talks about the production of pulque, the sap is taken to a cold room with ceilings called a "tinacal".Then there it ferments for two days, turning into the withe pulque. Then, it is transported in wooden barrels for sale and consumption.Also talks about the consumption through the time. ====

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">--By Paola and Armando--
<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">UTOPÍA

====**<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">1. People won't fear to death, because they won't want another afterlife. The conditions of this life will be enough to be happy. **====

====**<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">2. Will recognize and respect the rights of all the excluded and oppressed groups. The total emancipation of humanity will be achieved. **====

<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">**CELE-CEPE EXCHANGE** **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Report about the second session: ** <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">I talked with Mac. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">1) I learned the expresion "Call a spade a spade". It means in Spanish: "Ir al grano".  <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">2) I learned that in Colorado, U.S.A., many people speak Spanish. In the elementary school they learn a little bit of Spanish. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">3) I had problems to listen to the student from Colorado (Mac), because of the noise in the classroom.  <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">4) Mac speak english very clear. I didn't have any problems to understand that she told me

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">**About the third session on CEPE:**

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Questions: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Do you think that the Halloween is a satanic celebration? Why? <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Do you like the Halloween? Why?

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Piece of information: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">The day of the death is a mexican tradition. It's important because in this day the mexican people remember their deaths (familities that die?). <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">The day of the death means the mexican fellings about the death.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Questions about CEPE: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">I couldn't come to the session because I'm from Acapulco and I couldn't get a ticket on time.

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">HEALTH ====<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Dear professor: Today I'm not feeling very well. I know that tonight we have a special exam, but I really think that I can't do it. ==== ====<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Sorry for this. Do you think that I can do the exam the next week? Thank's for everything. ====

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Dear Armando.
====<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">I told you this exam is the most important of the semester. You have 364 days to get sick, but if you don't arrive al 5 o'clock you will fail. ====

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;">Bryan and Héctor don't usually go to the dentist and the doctor.
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">MY SELF EVALUATION <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"> in class: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">80%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I am a introvert person. So, usually by myself I don’t participate. But, the teacher gave me a little of motivation, so I really participate very frequently.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">307 Self Evaluation **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Name: **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Armando González Virto ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Attendance: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">80%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I have tried to be on time everyday. But, this semester was very complicate to me. So, I didn’t arrive to class sometimes. Anyway, I think that I take enough classes to learn what I had to learn.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Progress: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">75%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I have learned very much during the course. I came to CELE with a bad English. Anyway, I have to much more to learn, because I have many problems with my pronunciation and grammar. Also, I need to practice my reading and speaking.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Participation

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">In the first time I really didn’t use the wiki, because I didn’t know how to use it. Then I learned to use the wiki and I put on it all the exercises and homeworks. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I recently created my personal wiki, but I think that it’s complete and nice. || Final rating: 8% = 8 (Maybe, 7.5)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Homework 80% || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I tried to do all my homeworks and I really did most of it, but many times I forgot to put it on the wiki. I will complete all the homeworks.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Exchanges: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">90%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I came to the sessions on the CEPE and I did all the activities. I consider that it was a good experience and I learned a lot.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Readings (on the wiki) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">90%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I did all the readings and I tried to understand it. I think that I did this activity satisfactorily.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Extra activities <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">90%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I watched some movies in English (Invictus, Hunger games, etc.) and I read some lectures also in English. I think that I did it well.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Mini-Checks/ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">90%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I did all the mini-checks and I think that I did it well. I think that this activities are very good and useful to learned.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Workbook (cd) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">0%  || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">We don’t have.  ||