1.  Immigration: the line between humanity and danger

By Mónica Agudelo Osorio

I decide to write about immigration because there’s not an absolute answer about it, like in everything in the humanity it depends on the circumstances, in fact if we contrast the massive migration in Canada vs. the massive migration in Colombia, we can find the circumstances that makes than different.

The firsts thing to considerate about its that the government must provide very clear and stricter laws and rules about migration, in the border between Colombia a Venezuela for example doesn’t exist any kind of control so police force and the government have not a way to control who’s entering to the country.

And in the other hand is Canada a very strong country which is frequently bring migrants to go there with possibility to work and study to build a better future, people who go to Canada can access to health in contrast to Venezuelans who come to Colombia.

The positive of migration, it’s the fact that every single place in the word has and story to tell of the contribution of the migrants for example, Italian migration in Argentina gave the tango, Arabic migration in Mexico gave the tacos.

 

Family crossing the colombia-Venezuela Border: Unknown author

We get used to live fearing because the massive migration in Colombia became in murders and rapes, it doesn't mean than before the massive migration Colombia were a paradise but that is a fact that the migrants increased the rape and murders in our country, we gave up trying to change the culture of fear.

And finally, we must considerate that the massive migration became in rise unemployment for the local people.

I conclude same idea in what I opened this dissertation, depend on the circumstance migration can de good or bad for a country, we can’t forget the fact that if people migrate it’s because are running away dangerously or hungry.

The must important thing what the world needs its to finish the hungry and the pain.

2. Is online education a real high-quality educational opportunity for all types of people?

By: Luz Martinez

Online education undoubtedly represents a great advance for the education of

thousands of people around the world. However, I consider that not all people have

 the skills and abilities that this educational modality requires.

Figure 1. Online education

Fuente: https://www.questionpro.com/blog/es/encuesta-sobre-educacion-virtual/

First, I think that people should have a high level of autonomy to organize their study time,

 unlike face-to-face education in which the student is given a structured class schedule.

In second place, online education requires highly developed reading and writing skills,

 for its part, in face-to-face education, the student has the possibility of strengthening their 

oral communication skills and writing and reading skills throughout their educational process.

Figure 2. Face to face education

Fuente: https://gimnasioimperial.edu.co/la-importancia-del-retorno-al-colegio-y-a-la-educacion-presencial/

It is important to consider at least two negative aspects to finish my article on the question if

 online education is a true high-quality educational opportunity for all types of people.

Over the years of teaching, I have learned that students in face-to-face education achieve a  higher level of communicative skills than students in virtual education.

I have also verified that students in face-to-face education demonstrate grater security regarding their knowledge than students’ online education.

However, it cannot be generalized because in both educational modalities there are exceptions. Therefore, I consider that the best educational option is the blending learning.

Due to the above, I consider that a mixture of the two educational modalities is the best option for many people to achieve a professional or postgraduate degree.

 

Luz Marina Martínez Peña

 

 

3. The cellphone addiction is damaging social relationships

By: Felipe Arturo Fula Suárez

Currently, the 'world of screens' is damaging us, and instead of bringing us closer to the people who are far away, it is distancing us from the people who are close to us. However, the cellphones are a very useful tool, because these allow us to connect with family in other parts of the world, work, study and have fun. Additionally, the cellphones are devices that allow us to take photographs and record videos to save the best memories of our lives.

On the other hand, cell phone addiction is taking us away from our closest friends and family, because we spend many hours in front of their screens and forget who we are with. For example, at a family dinner, we don't even talk to our parents or sons, because we are more worried about what is happening on social media.

That is why I believe that we must return to physically interacting with those we love most and reduce the hours we spend on our cell phone, using it only for basic things such as working, studying and communicating.

By: Felipe Arturo Fula Suárez