Practice 2. Write an outline for an essay. Include a thesis statement, supporting ideas and details.

I. The risks of having arms at home and how arms promote violence.

II. Having arms at home is dangerous for children and adults life.
  A. Children can confuse them with toys.
  B. You can kill somebody by mistake.

III. Arms promote violence.
  A. It wil be more deaths because of arms.
    1. More people will die.
    2. More suicides by firearms.
  B. If arms are employed for hunting:
     1. There will be less number of species.
     2. Animals can be distinguished.

IV. Arms are expensive.
   A. More money employed in arms.
     1. Less money employed in necessity things: food, clothes, etc.
   B. People who hunt have to pay for do it in appropiate places.

V. Because of having arms at home, many deaths happen by mistake and arms only promote violence among people.

Childhood: come back, please.

The memories I have of my childhood are varied. I remember when my mother told me stories for sleeping when I only was 5 years old. She also played with me in the park every afternoon after lunch and I was really happy at that time. When you grow, you realize that childhood is a wonderful time in your life, for that reason it is essential that children have a good childhood and that they enjoy every second of this splendid period. Childhood is time for dreaming; a harmless epoch in which dreams always come true. Childhood is also a right for everybody, that's why every child have to have a plate of food and a home where he or she can take shelter. It is a time for playing and not for working, as we can see in many countries children without right to a decent life. This is something that we must change.

Youth, divine treasure.

Everybody passes through it. It is said that it is a time that people miss when it leaves. It is a period to enjoy, to live free and fearless; a time to fall in love with life. Many people think that this epoch is the better of our life, and I agree with them. Why? When you are young, it seems that you can control all the movements you do; everything under your feet. But the most important aspect is not the age: you can be a lot of years old and you feel yourself with a free spirit and with a lot of desire of living. If your soul does not grow old and you feel better within yourself, you will be young for the rest of your life.

Christmas time

Christmas is coming, and with this period the meetings with friends, the reunions with the family and the presents under the Christmas tree. Christmas also is synonym of national lottery, watching TV below the blanket and, unfortunately, it is also time for studying. But what happens with all that people who live in the cold street and who have got anything to survive? All of us should look back. While we want a lot of things and we are not easily satisfied, they have to look for food in the rubbish and live on somebody else's charity. It is time that the society becomes aware and we help to all that people who are sleeping in the street. In this form we will feel better about ourselves and we will improve the quality of life of that people.

Hobbies

Having a hobbie it is a useful form to use your spare time. Some of my favourite hobbies are reading, going out with my friends and writing. Reading is a pleasant way of developing intellectual capacity and learning many things about other aspects and cultures. When you are reading, you go into magic worlds and you learn a lot of vocabulary. It is an amazing sensation that everybody should feel. Going out is a good way of communicating with other people and also meeting new people. There are a lot of places to visit with your friends and you can spend a great time with them. Finally, my third hobbie is writing. When you are writing, you have the power to express by yourself and give your own opinion without you are influenced by other people. There are many healthy hobbies which with you can enjoy a lot during your spare time without need of unhealthy ones, like smoking or drinking.

Introduction + Conclusion

The benefits of music in children have been proved by scientists over time. Children improve their intelligence and their apprenticeship capacity learning to play instruments such as the guitar or the piano. I remember the case of my cousin. He was an absent-minded and naughty boy who does not get good marks at school and when he began to go to violin classes, he changed  his behaviour. Now he is a boy who gets good marks at school and he is not as absent-minded as before.


To sum up, learning to play a musical instrument is a good way to develop children abilities because of music produces changes in their conduct and children are happier than before of playing the musical instrument.

A night to remember

I knew this night would be different to the others, and I didn't make a mistake. That night wasn't any another night: it was the night, the night in which I would meet Charlie for the first time. It was a cold and rainy night at the town, but this reason didn't impede that we went to María 's house to celebrate a party. I was wearing a black dress with a silver shoes. To be truthful, I was very elegant. My friend Carmen and I arrived at María 's house at 22.00 o'clock. We got together with the other people in the house. I was very nervous and I did everything possible to hide. Suddenly, Charlie appeared. He was looking very good that night. He was wearing a grey suit and a black shoes, and he looked older than he really was. He came near to me and he told  me: do you want to dance with me? I replied a shy "yes" and we began to dance in the centre of the house. An hour later, we went to the courtyard and we were talking about several topics which we were intereseted in. He took my hand and he kiss it. Then, he was prepared for kissing me when... my mother woke me up and she shouted me: you will be late to the university! Of course this night had been a night to remember.