BEING FAMOUS

A lot of people dream of being famous and they envy celebrities’ lifestyle. This wish has increased so much that there are companies which have became popular for offering people the opportunity of becoming famous for a day, doesn’t it sound ridiculous?
On the one hand, being a famous person it’s not bad, because you have fans who love and admire you, and this this raises your moral. In addition, it offers you the opportunity of having a glamorous lifestyle, full of  luxuries and caprices, such as parties, free clothes, great cars...

On the other hand, you feel lack of privacy. that’s because of the annoying paparazzi that follow you everywhere and who are continually trying to gossip about your life. Although there are people who like you, there’re also people who hate you and if they get obsessed with you, it could be dangerous.

All in all, I woudn’t like to became famous. From my point of view, popularity carries a lot of pressure with it and I’m very happy being unknown. 

 Andrea Galdiz BD

Advantages and disadvantages of being famous

A lot of people think that being famous is fabulous and luxurious. But is this true? Being famous only carries positive things, or is it worse than we think?

On the one hand, famous people always have what they want, this means all your desires are listened and fulfilled. They are wealthy and they are surrounded by people who worship them. All around them is fashionable and glamorous. They are usually very good-looking and attractive. Moreover, celebrities are talented people who have achieved all they have wanted in their life, and that’s what we all want.

On the other hand, being famous means to be in the spotlight day and night, they don´t have private life because of the tabloids. In fact,that´s why they are so notorious and their life is so outrageous. Some of them can´t stand the pressure of fame and start to take drugs, such as cocaine, and to get drunk.

In conclusion, despite the lavish life they have, I don´t think that being constantly in the spotlight is life for anyone. You can´t have private life so there is no form of enjoying anything you do, because there will always be someone looking at you.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson: A Biography

Michael Jackson, also known as the King of Pop, was born on August 29, 1958, in the state of Indiana (US).

He showed great talent since little, at the age of four he and his brothers formed a group called Jackson Five but it wouldn’t be until ten years later when he reached the top with his solo Ben.

In 1978 Michael got a part in The Wiz, a modern version of The Wizard of Oz and a year after he published “Off The Wall”, the album that would give him four top 10 hits “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough” and “Rock With You” among them.

Three years later he reached the top on charts again when his famous “Thriller” album was released, of which over 40 million copies where sold.

In 1992 he signed with Sony Records music label for a billion of American dollars.

Jackson’s personal life is maybe as famous as his songs. He was much of an eccentric artist, during his life he went trough a lot of plastic surgery -he changed his chin, nose and even his skin colour.

He married twice: he was fist married to The King’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley and after filing for divorce in 1996 he married Debby Rowe that same year, with whom he had 3 children.

Two years before he had to pay 20 thousand dollars to a 13 year old boy who filed a lawsuit against him for sexual harassment and afterwards he was also accused of child molestation but he was found not guilty.

In 2009, after having announced going back on stage in London, he died the 26th of June.

Michael Jackson´s biography

Michael Jackson: a biography

The famous singer Michel Jackson was born in Indiana, United States, on the 29th of August of 1958.
Four years later,he and his four brothers formed a pop music group called “The Jackson Five”. At that time, Michael was just four years old. He got his first number one as a solo artist in 1972 with the album Ben. In 1978 he played a part in the film, “The Wizard”, a remake version of the all time classic “The Wizard of Oz”. His album “Off the wall”, which was released in 1979, got four top 10 hits, among them “Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough” and “Rock With You”. In 1982, his most famous album “Thriller” was published with enormous success. Michael sold more than 40 million copies of this album.
In 1984, while he was on a filming session of an advertisement for Pepsi Cola, he got his hair set on fire, fortunately with no serious consequences. In 1988 he underwent plastic surgery on his chin. In 1992, he signed a contract with Sony Record, by which he was to perceive 1 billion dollars during the next 15 years.
In 1994, after having been accused of sexual harassment of a 13 year old boy, he agreed to pay around 20 million dollars as compensation. He married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, a daughter of the rock and roll star Elvis Presley. They divorced in 1996. That same year, he married a nurse named Debbie Rowe. In 1997, Debbie gave birth to the singer’s first son, “Prince Michel”, followed one year letter by his first daughter “Paris-Michael Katherine”. In year 2002, he had a second son named “Prince Michael II”. Michael was much criticized for showing his child in a balcony of a hotel in Berlin, in an action, considered very dangerous by many people. In 2003/04 he was accused of child molestation to a boy but, after a trial, he was declared not guilty.
In 2009, Michael announced before an audience gathered in the O2 Arena, in London, a run of 50 concerts he had decided to carry on.
In June, 26 of 2009 he had to be admitted to a hospital. Shortly afterwards, the doctors announced Michel Jackson’ death.

A For and Against Essay
Advantages and disadvantages of getting a tattoo

 Today, more and more people have a tattoo and they are very popular among young people. There are tattoos of all shapes and sizes and you can get one in practically any part of your body. Tattoos only can be removed with laser, which is a treatment very expensive, so when you get one is forever in most cases. Could you regret getting a tattoo?


On the one hand, the advantages of getting a tattoo are that they could be a memory for all your life, for example, a date or a name. They also allow you to express yourself and they give you personality.


On the other hand, there are some disadvantages too. There are people who get a tattoo because they are fashionable and then they hate and regret them. This is the reason why you have to think a lot of things before getting a tattoo, like what tattoo you want, the shape, the size, the place where you are going to get it...If you regret it and you want to remove it, the only solution is a very expensive treatment with laser which may damage your skin.


In conclusion, I would like to say that maybe I will get one tattoo someday but it’s going to be small and inconspicuous.

EL ÁRBOL DE LA VIDA

Desde el albor de los tiempos, la especie humana ha estado obsesionada con la inmortalidad, la posibilidad de engañar a la muerte, invertir la naturaleza de todo ser vivo y perdurar, de alguna u otra forma, para siempre, ya sea física o espiritualmente. Hasta hace muy poco se servía únicamente de las religiones o algun otro tipo de chamanísmo para aplacar su miedo a la muerte, pero ahora la vida eterna parece cada vez más a nuestro alcance.

La idea de la inmortalidad física no es descabellada; tenemos pruebas, textos históricos en los que podemos observar que hace no tanto(apenas unos siglos o milenios) la raza humana raras veces sobrepasaba los 50 años. Sin embargo, hoy en día eso es solo algo mas de la mitad de nuestra esperanza de vida. Esto se ha logrado gracias a que nuestra calidad de vida en general y la medicína han mejorado muchísimo en muy poco tiempo. Asi pues, ¿Por qué deberíamos ser escepticos respecto a que en un futuro pudiésemos alcanzar, si no la vida eterna, algo muy parecido?

De hecho, muchos científicos como Ray Kurzwil están convencidos de que esto será posible en unos 20 años. Este grupo de personas que se toman la inmortalidad como algo serio y alcanzable que se denominan a sí mismos “inmortalistas”, afirman que dentro de unas dos décadas la nanotecnología habrá avanzado tanto como para que podamos sustituir nuestros órganos defectuosos por otros sintéticos, nuestra sangre por nanobots que harán su trabajo infinitamente mejor etc. Sostienen que a pesar de que pueda sonar disparatado para muchos, ya hay páncreas artificiales e implantes neurales, y que la biomecánica no nos queda tan lejos y puede que al igual que el “Turritopsis nutricula”, el único ser vivo literalmente inmortal, seremos capaces de revertir el proceso de degradación celular.

Estoy de acuerdo en que la evolución natural del hombre es descubrir nuevas formas de alargar la vida, ya que el miedo y la aprensión que la muerte nos provoca nos obliga a ellos, e incluso estoy de acuerdo en que la vida es demasiado corta para las maravillas que este mundo puede ofrecernos. Sin embargo, la inmortalidad literal, la incapacidad de morir que muchos buscan me parece una abominación de la naturaleza. Tal y como Hamlet dijo: Todo lo que nace debe morir pasando por la naturaleza hacia la eternidad.

PROS AND CONS OF GETTING A TATTOO

In recent years, tattoos´ amount has increased in an amazing way. They have become so popular, specially in young people, that nowadays, practically all the teenagers get one or want to get it. In spite of this, there are too many people who regret having done a tattoo and who would like to remove it. The question is if tattoos are a trend which bores and upsets with the time or not.

On the one hand, tattoos give a lot of personality to the person who gets them, because they are usually very showy, so they can be used to express ourselves. In addiction, they can remind people about special moments in their lives, such as an important date, a name of a dear person...

On the other hand, they are permanent, so they can`t be erased easily, it is necessary to use surgery. Furthermore, it is very expensive to get a tattoo, as well as it is to erase it. Moreover, having a tattoo can be a problem in a few jobs, because it doesn`t give a good image.

Although tattoos could be expensive and painful, I think they are very nice and I would get one, but obviously, before getting it, I would think carefully what type of drawing and its placement, because I know it would be for the rest of my life.

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A CELEBRITY?

Since we were little we have had different idols and have seen famous people on the TV, while we were thinking about how exciting it would be to become a famous star. But once we have grown, does everyone really want to be a celebrity?

On the one hand, nobody could deny there are many pros for being famous. Being famous usually involves wealth, living in a huge luxurious house and being able to buy whatever you want. Furthermore, celebrities often get free or VIP tickets for important events or wear fabulous designer clothes that are lent to them for advertising the product. This kind of people also have lots of fans admiring them, so getting a couple is easier for them.

On the other hand, everybody couldn’t put up with the pressure. Stars sometimes can’t manage to put up with all the expectation and suffer anxiety. In addition, their private life seems not to be private any more and tabloids, TV programmes and the yellow press in general don’t stop publishing intimate matters. Moreover, a fan can get too much obsessed with an idol turning into a threat for the idol himself.

On balance, I think there are more disadvantages for being famous, so I would prefer to live an anonymous life due to the lack of privacy that celebrities have. However, this is my personal point of view and I believe it depends much on the personality of each person.