Narrative+Essays

AN INCIDENT AT SCHOOL

Most people think technology is a great tool and one of the best improvements of the last century. I used to believe that too, but that was before I realize how much damage it can do if you do not use it carefully.

One morning, I went to the school bathroom and I saw a girl crying hysterically. When I asked her what had happened, she told me something I could never forget: her classmates had been stocking her. One of them had taken pictures of the girl and he had sent them to everyone at school, including several insults about her, in the messages. When I heard the story, I knew I had to do something about it, and that is why I told the headmaster to help me solve the problem. However, I never expected her reaction. She said it wouldn't have happened if we hadn't use our mobile phones so much. Since then, we couldn't use technology anymore and it was banned in our school because of this crazy incident. **Lucia Aristegui Com C **

 An incident at school.

In my old highschool every sixth year class had the opportunitiy to make a mural inside the building. We were a very diverse class. In other words: we didn't get along very well. With the end of the school year looming above our heads we started to discuss our proyect more seriously. What kind of drawing should we make? Should we just write our names? Should we make a small design each? Weeks passed and yet unanimity could not be reached. Until I had an idea: we would fill water-balloons with coloured paint and fling it towards a wall. On top of the multi-coloured background we'd put our names and a quote. Surprisingly everyone was on board with the idea. What we hadn't accounted for was the aim of the kids throwing. One big blue stain ended up on the second floor wall, and a pink one on the floor on the middle of the yard. The school authorities weren't at all happy with that, so that kind of artstyle was banned in our school because of this crazy incident. Melina Zan Com C

 Essay. A crazy accident. Valentina Biocca Millions of silly things can happen at school. I remember one which happened to me some years ago. I was at Maths class, and everyone was talking. This wasn´t something strange considering the fact that maths classes are always chaotic and pretty busy because the teacher doesn´t give us much homework so we spend almost all the time talking. There was this boy who I remember very well because he was always eating something. This time, he was about to drink water but he couldn´t open the bottle. You could notice by the look on his face how much strength he was doing. Suddenly, the bottle cap flew out and hit the teacher in the eye. The teacher was in the hospital during two weeks and she almost lost her sight. The boy was expelled from school. And from that on drinking and eating during lessons was not somethiong allowed anymore. **It was banned from our school because of this crazy accident.**

**//An Incident at School//**

//When I was at primary school, many kids used to play with ropes, elastic bands and marbles during breaks. Others would run over the patio playing "tag, you're it".////The problem arrived when an old game became popular again. This game would drive teachers insane because some children played it during class.////Based on an anime television series, the dragon ball z cards game was the pastime every kid liked. Even though I'm not truly certain of what this game consisted on, all I can remember is that each card had a particular function and it required and unusual hand movement to turn the cards over.////It wasn't too problematic until one day, two boys were playing with the cards during recess time and one of them, accidentally, threw a card to one of the other boy's eye. The sharp edge of the card hurt him but luckily, there wasn't any serious damage on the kid's eye.////After this situation, the game was not very welcomed by most of the parents and it was banned in our school because of this crazy incident//.

Natalia Coronel Arce, **commission C**

My first day at secondary school was marked by a pretty crazy accident. It was a warm, March morning and my classmates and I were very excited to be at school, since we thought we had grown up a lot. However, we were oblivious to the events that would take place later that morning which would prove us very wrong. When the bell rang after an uninteresting history lecture, we hurried into the garden to play football. Our disappointment was tremendous when we found out that our new garden was really small. To make matters even worse, it had a big fountain in the middle which made playing football almost impossible. This did not stop us from improvising a football with a bottle of concentrated soap stolen from a sleepy janitor and begin a match. Soon we were all playing and having a lot of fun. Nevertheless, our joy came to a sudden end when I unintentionally kicked the bottle into the fountain. The fountain turned into a cascade of foam and bubbles which flooded the garden in an instant. Naturally, the headmaster was mad but, luckily for me, he never found out who the responsible for the accident had been. Instead, concentrated soap was confiscated from the janitor and it was banned in our school because of this crazy accident. Musso, Nicolás

The bell rang to mark the beginning of recess. As usual all of us rushed to the canteen. We were at the queue waiting for our food very anxiously because that day the menu was hamburguer and fries so imagine how excited we were. On the other side of the canteen two of my classmate started fighting. I didn´t know why, Luca one of the boys who was struggling, ran through the hall so in that moment, I supposed they were playing and the fight was just a joke. Suddenly we heard a scream so I went to see what had happened and Luca was crying of pain. I tried to help him but he was really suffering. In the meantime the headmaster called the ambulance and hopefully they arrived very soon. That afternoon I went to the hospital to check how Luca was but the doctor told me the worst new, he was paralysed and he won´t be able to walk again. As a consecuence all the fights are going to be punish such as running was banned in our school because of this crazy accident. ASTA AGOSTINA.

__A Challenge Goes Wrong __ Have you ever done something you wish you could erase from everyone’s memory? I have and unfortunately, nobody has forgotten about it. When I was in primary school, there was a very popular candy called ‘Spicy Bears’. The brand dared consumers to eat the entire pack at one sitting and at their own risk, knowing only one piece could make their eyes water and throat itch. Back then I was angry at one of my friends, Joe, so I decided to challenge him in front of all our classmates to make him accept. Needless to say, it went wrong. Joe managed to eat half of the pack before he started choking and turning red. Giving him a drink and patting his back did not help so my teacher, who had been told what was happening, immediately took him to hospital. In the end, Joe recovered and I was given detention for a week. I realized the dare was harmful and apologized for my silly behaviour. As for the ‘Spicy Bears’, they were banned in our school because of this crazy incident.  Sarah Gonzalez Bongiovanni from Group D

An incident at school Catholic private schools usually are known for have stricts rules about how students must dress; and the school I went was not the exception. One year, a new classmate called Mailen had entered to my grade. We had a lot of things in common, so we became friends quickly. One of those things was our feelings about school uniform, we hated it. The skirt was very uncomfortable, the shirt was awful and it had a silly bow on. However,this bow had a rubber band on which made it useful as a projectile in every recess. But one day,all in my classroom were throwing their bows each other, as if we were at a battlefield, when the literature teacher entered and Mailen accidentally hit her with her bow. Although she was not damaged, the teacher was very upset and informed the principal about the situation in the classroom during the recess whose punished Mailen, making her clean the room for two weeks. No one even talk about any bow and it was banned in our school for that crazy incident.

Camila Zarate

Millions of silly things can happen at school. I remember one which happened to me some years ago. I was at maths class and everyone was talking. This wasn't something strange considering the fact that maths clases are always chaotic and pretty busy because the teacher doesn't give us much homework so we spend all the time talking. There was this boy who I remember very well because he was always eating. This time he was about to drink but he couldn't open the bottle, you could notice by the look on his face how much strength he was doing. Suddenly, the bottle cap flew out and hit the teacher in the eye. The teacher was in the hospital during two weeks and she almost lost her sight. The boy was expelled from school and from that on drinking and eating during lessons was not something allowed anymore. It was banned from our school because of this crazy accident.

Valentina Biocca

An incident at school

This episode happened years ago, the day I was starting my last year in high school. I don't know when it began, my parents for example never did something like that, but that kind of celebration was common among students those days. My classmates and I wanted to have a feast for our last first day of classes and for that reason we planned a lot of crazy things to do. Typical mischief young guys do. The whole class arrived at school early that morning, everyone in disguise as it was agreed. So that day a lot of superheroes, vampires, princesses and others attended class. The problem was that one classmate, Paul, had the brilliant idea of showing up in a kind of "The Principal" disguise. He used for that an uncleaned and unbrushed blonde wig, a pair of glasses and an old and filthy dress. At first we all laughed and made fun of it because he really looked like The principal. But the amusement soon was over when the real Principal saw the scene. She made no comments at all, she grinned instead and went into her office. Since then nobody talked anymore about "that" celebration, it was banned in our school because of this crazy incident.

Martin Ferreira

Group D Mireya Golstein Melisa Rolla Sosa Carolina

Had ever happened to you finding money on the street? Feeling fortunate although a little guilty of taking it? Anyways someone else is going to pick it. What is the right thing to do? Something like that happened to me after a class at university. After everybody left the class, I stayed trying to put my papers in order. Suddenly I saw a jacket lying on a chair, I waited for a couple of minutes in case somebody clamed it. I took a look to the jacket trying to remember who it belongs to. No one came to my mind. The jacket was pretty new, yellow, with a nice drawing of dragons and by chance, it was my size. So I found myself wondering what to do. If I took the pretty jacket home with me, I knew that it would find a cozy and a welcoming wardrobe and we would share really nice moments together. On the other hand, It already had an owner who was probably missing it. It was cold outside and I realized how much I was going to need it. A week later I was at the bus stop when somebody walked towards me and said: “Nice jacket, I used to have one exactly the same”. “Thanks”, I replied. Luckily, my bus arrived, I left and I never looked back. Even though I knew that it wasn’t the right thing to do, I don’t regret it. I still keep it and take it everywhere with me. (251 words)

Group D. Members of the group: Melanie Maidana, Sofia Pugnaloni, Ramiro Merigge.

**__To pet or not to pet?__** We know that having a pet can be lovely, but it also means a huge responsibility. Our friend, Camila, learned this the hard way. Throughout the course of her life, she owned dogs, cats, chickens, fishes, hamsters, birds, bunnies and even a fawn! First, she was given hamsters as a gift for her birthday. Long story short, the baby hamsters were eaten by her mom. After a few weeks, the only hamster left escaped and was eaten by one of her dogs. Then she decided to get birds. She kept them in a cage, but she started to feel bad about it so she set them free… Last but not least, her dad brought her a fawn. It was brown with white spots, just like Bambi! So, she named it after that. Unfortunately, the baby deer got sick with pneumonia and a couple of days later Bambi died, which made her heartbroken. Despite facing loss again and again, she still loves animals. Instead of giving up on them, she worked harder to give them a good and healthy life. (185 words)

Animals in our lives

Have you ever imagined a life without animals? Nowadays the conception about having animals has changed. For some people, they aren’t animals anymore, instead, they are family members. Some people think that some of the disadvantages of having pets are that, besides being good company, they’re still animals, they aren’t independent or smart as us. They require plenty of care and attention, like giving them company. Also you have to spend a lot of money caring for them. Others, however, think they are extremely important because they give us company, loyalty and lots of love. Besides, having them in our lives has a great impact on the families, and even bigger if they grow up together with children, caring for each other. In conclusion, even though having pets is something worth having, you should only have one if you really have the time and the means to take care of them.

Group D - Daiana Vito - Antonela Peron - Tzu Chen Chou - Diego Torres - Victoria Emma - Lucila Corres

Group D Micaela Lambardi, Sarah Gonzalez, Nicolás Seguí

__A loss and how to deal with it __ <span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Have you ever lost someone and did not know how to deal with the situation? We have been in that position and we have got some advice to give you. Firstly, you need to keep in mind that this is not the end of the world. You are not the first nor the last person to lose someone you loved. Keeping yourself busy is a great way to avoid over thinking and it also keeps you motivated. In addition to this you should be aware of all the positive aspects of your and not sink in all the sadness you’re experiencing. Furthermore, keep yourself surrounded by your friends and <span class="Object" style="color: #51862f; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">do <span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> things that could make you happy. However, you should not avoid thinking about your loss completely because there is something to be learnt from it and it will make you stronger. To sum up, if you are currently dealing with a loss you need to remember that after every storm, the sun comes up. Even though it is really difficult you need to keep on going with your life. = = =

<span style="background-color: #fdfcfb; font-family: calibri,'segoe ui',meiryo,'microsoft yahei ui','microsoft jhenghei ui','malgun gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Group D Members: Brenda Santilli Valentina Biocca Lucrecia Briguglio Agostina Asta Camila Zarate =What would you do?=

How can you possibly know what the “right thing” to do is?

We’ve all been through an experience which lead us to ask ourselves that question. Here goes one of my own.

I was on my way home from school when I noticed a girl been followed by an old man who was hollering nasty things at her. I realized she was feeling uncomfortable, and even afraid. At that moment I asked myself whether I should stand up to him and defend her or I should carry on my way.

Suddenly, a black van pulled up next to them and a blond haired man got out, the two man grabbed her into the car and left. It happened so fast that I didn’t have time to react. When I got home I was still shocked, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I called the police and told them what had happened. Two days later I saw the girl again but this time she was on the news as a missing girl.

After that I don’t even have to ask myself what the right thing to do is, the answer is clear. Whether you call the police or stand up for her, you have to do something fast. It was an experience I’ll never forget about. (215 words)

// Written by: Natalia Coronel, Malena Vieira, Ana Galvez, Paula Musicco. // Relationships have always been important among most living beings, but as time goes by, it can be observed that the way humans interact with each other has changed. For instance, imagine every time you’re hanging out with a friend, they’re not present in the conversation but instead, they are ceaselessly using their phones (either texting or on social media). This proves that we live in an era in which publishing our lives on the net has become more important than spending time with other people, face to face. Being that said, it’s clear that nowadays people rely on social network for others approval. This superficial society has been reduced to how many ‘likes’ someone’s picture has or the number of followers they gain. This may seem a pessimistic point of view, but the truth is that it’s getting harder to find and see genuine contact between individuals.
 * DIGITIZED RELATIONSHIPS. **
 * Essay for English Language 1 **