Unit 10- Do we need technology to communicate long distance?

Nowadays, we live in a techonolgical era in which communicating through it has an important relevance betwen human beings. Letters and some other ways of communication are now left in the past. Today people prefer emails, phone calls and texting because of the facility and the instant responses. In the present, we think we have everything we need regarding techonology, but have you ever wondered what cientific or technological gadgets will we have in the future? How are we going to communicate with others in the year 2050?

• Take a look at this video about the "Top 5 future technology inventions |2019-2050|" which explains five creations that are expected to be available between 2019 and 2050.

Top 5 future technology inventions

•  Take a look at this other piece of information in which a guy explains why are communication systems so weird.
  How we want to talk to one another?
  
  Discussion Questions: After watching and analizing both of the videos, answer the following questions. 

 1) Which one of the future inventions did you like the most? Why?
2) Do you think these gadgets will make our life easier? Why or why not?
3) What do you think about the "How we want to talk to one another" example about Star Trek? Would you feel confortable communicating that way?
4) What do you think is the difference between being extroverted or just talkative while you communicate virtually?

Unit 9 - Can money buy happiness?

Would you rather to be poor but happy or wealthy and miserable? This is one of the most debatable questions all over the world, but what does the science say?

There have been a lot of happiness investigations recently and the last one about the connection that exists between money and happiness claims that money can buy happiness BUT if we know how to spend it. Both the psychologist Angus Deaton and the Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman showed their results and said that people tend to be happier if they have economic steadiness. However, these results only apply for people who make $75.000 or less per year. If your income is much bigger than that amount of money, your happiness will not increase.

In addition, Michael Norton who is a Harvard professor said that spending money in other people will make you happier than buying things for yourself.

Discussion Questions:
1)What do you think about the studies that the psychologist, the Nobel Prize winner and the Harvard professor have made? Do you agree with their results?
2) Do you agree with the message the picture gives? Why or why not?

Unit 8 - What do our cities say about us?

Some experts assure that our cities are not only the place where we live. They claim our cities have personalities and they also tell a lot about who we are. There are cities which are known for being romantic, peaceful, quiet, agitated, safe and some others are known for being dangerous or problematic. This is the case of San Pedro Sula located in the Central American country Honduras. San Pedro Sula is an interesting city to analize because it is a Central American city the one that gets the label of the most dangerous city in the world with 171,200 homicides per 100.000 citizens.

This article shows 23 reasons + pictures of why is San Pedro Sula the most dangerous city on earth.  http://www.businessinsider.com/san-pedro-sula-is-the-most-violent-city-on-earth-photos-2014-12#one-of-the-worst-gangs-mara-salvatrucha-also-known-as-ms-13-developed-among-central-american-born-inmates-in-california-in-the-1980s-and-spread-to-honduras-and-el-salvador-when-inmates-were-deported-members-like-the-inmate-in-prison-below-often-cover-their-bodies-and-faces-in-tattoos-like-the-letters-m-or-s-6

Discussion Questions:  Based on the previous article answer the following questions.

1)  Which one of the the facts regarding San Pedro Sula's city surprised you the most? Why?
2) If you were Honduras' president what would you in order to stop this crime wave that people are suffering in San Pedro Sula?
3) Now that you know this information, would you like to visit this city? Why or why not?