WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU

WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU

INSTITUTO SAN CRISTOBAL

WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU Authors: 3rd CBU students Editor: Ms Patricia Maceda

2011

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU

INSTITUTO SAN CRISTOBAL

WRITING PORTFOLIO 3 BACH

Authors: 3rd BACH Editor: Ms Patricia Maceda

2011

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU

As students we often read stories, articles, essays and a whole variety of texts. And from time to time, we are asked to produce some kind of written work which is painfully read by our teacher who is ready to dissect it in the search of mistakes, and only occasionally reluctantly read by some of our classmates as part of some kind of peer correction activity. And then, most of our production ends up being lost and forgotten in some dusty folder.

It is as part of a desperate fight for the recovery of these pieces of work that this portfolio was thought. Therefore, you will find the very best work produced by senior 3 students at Institute San Cristobal this year in these pages. Throughout the year students worked in the production of different pieces of writing. Here is a selection of the best pieces, which were not only selected but also improved and edited ad hoc in order to be included in this collection.

Most of the students have presented their work under a pen name, so the challenge for you as a reader is to recognize some writer by his or her style. In order to help you most of the students have included a short biography, although you should be aware of the fact that many biographies are not true to reality. As most of the work is fictional, any similarity with reality, we must say, is a mere coincidence. Besides, we do apologize for any information that may not be accurate, and we do hope you enjoy reading our work as much as we have enjoyed writing, editing and publishing it.

Any comment that will help us improve on our work will be most welcomed.

The editor

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU CONTENTS 1. Welcome to my City ……………………………………………………………………………….. 4 2. Guns and Roses: the story ………………………………………………………………………. 4 3. Looking for a Job ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5 4. Excalibur ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 5. Nightmare at the Café ……………………………………………………………………………. 5 6. Looking for a Job II …………………………………………………………………………………. 6 7. Thomas, John and me ……………………………………………………………………………. 7 8. Love Story ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 9. Looking for a Job III ……………………………………………………………………………….. 8 10. My Word, my Country ……………………………………………………………………….… 8 11. The Typical Argentine ………………………………………………………………………….. 9 12. Biography ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 13. The Shadow of the Cigarrette ……………………………………………………………… 9 14. My Life as Carol …………………………………………………………………………………… 10 15. The Beginning of my Success ………………………………………………………………. 10 16. The Typical Argentinian II ……………………………………………………………………. 11 17. Dark and Gloomy Night ………………………………………………………………………. 11 18. I love Capital Federal ………………………………………………………………………….. 11 19. My History ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 20. Madness …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 21. Death in the Dark Road ………………………………………………………………………. 13

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU My name is Rachel Berry. I am fifteen years old. I was born in Argentina where I actually live. My favorite sport is Artistic Gym. I love it! Now I am studying at San Cristobal ´s school.

Welcome to my City The city I chose is beautiful. It is very touristic and it has got very big monuments. The most important is the Obelisk at the city center. The nights are glamorous; there are a lot of beautiful people at restaurants and bars. It is perfect!

Beneath the glamour, there is crime and corruption. You can´t walk alone in the street.

Buenos Aires is a dangerous city. In the motorway there are a lot of traffic accidents.

If you like to go shopping, there are a lot! The most popular shopping centers are: Abasto, Dot, Alto Palermo, Unicenter.

The typical dishes are “asado”, “empanadas” and “mate”.

The current president is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

It is paradise on earth!

∞ My name is FedBar and I am 16 years old. I have two brothers, Gonzalo who is twenty one and Santiago who is eleven. I am single.

Guns and Roses: The story Guns and Roses was formed in 1985, in September. The vocalist, Axl Rose and the guitar player, Izzy Stradlin had just broken up with their old group, Hollywood Roses. In one week, they met the bass player, Duff McKagan and the drummer Steve Adler, ex members of Velvent Revolvers and L.A. Guns. After the first album, G and R, Saul Hudson, the lead guitar, known as Slash, was accepted. Guns and Roses was ready.

Appetite for Destruction, their first studio album, was in the first position in the radios. Their first song, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, was a success. In two months, Use your Illusion was in the market.

Author's note: There is no doubt that Guns and Roses were and will be one of the biggest heavy metal bands and hard rock in the history of the world. Their story and their music dedication has inspired many other artists and I'm sure they will be in our memory for a long time. LONG LIVE GUNS N 'ROSES.

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU My name is Paula, I live in Buenos Aires, the capital city. I am fifteen years old and study at Instituto San Cristóbal. I like dancing but I can't do it very well.

Looking for a Job I am writing in response to your advertisement in the Clarín newspaper of September 6th.

I am 19 years old and studying computering in the Buenos Aires University. I'm currently in my final year. I need the money to help my family. I work under preasure. I'm responsable with my work, I always present my work on time. I have experience in sofware design. With some friends I designed a web programme.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully, Bren Car E- mail: br.ca@hote.com ∞ Excalibur In a world where everything can be possible the battles between good and evil are countless.

These have created the powerful warriors who have tried to save or destroy the world. Our history begins in a small village in which there was a warrior who directed his trip to the city wall placing his weapon in his clothes. On having gone out of his hut he walked along the paths facing the countless dangers which were not rivals for with his golden sword and his shield silvered on having come to the city wall. He went towards the castle of the king in which he touched the door when the police officers went out with his sword and he disarmed them rapidly. He walked towards the throne of the king, placed the sword in the king’s neck and he uttered the name of his sword: EXCALIBUR ∞ I´m Sir Hovell and I´m writing for the portfolio project. I´ve studied English for six years.

Nightmare at the Café It was a cold dark night…I was having a coffee at an important bar in France when suddenly, a weird man came into the place, and he certainly looked strange and suspicious. After that, a second man entered the bar. They looked at each other´s eyes permanently for ten minutes approximately before beginning to shout between them. By that time, the customers (including me) had already gone from the place. Two minutes later, we could see the café exploding without knowing why. So we decided to investigate what had happened going to the place where the café had been, but we weren´t able to find anything more than the building´s remains. ∞

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU I am Susan Wolf, I am 27 years old and I love writing. I have been a writer since I was 18 years old.

I hope to devote a lifetime to this profession because I love my profession.

Looking for a Job II 1423 Av. Aplitnes Buenos Aires Argentina 23th October 2011 Popular Newspaper PO Box 444 Buenos Aires Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in response to your advertisement for temporary summer position, which appeared in Popular newspaper on 5th September.

I am 19 years old. I have completed secondary school and I am studying to be a computer specialist. I am bilingual in Spanish, English and Chinese. I also speak French fluently.

I have experience in working designing simple software for my father. He has a company, but I want independence and I am prepared to work.

I am interested in any computer designer positions you have, especially in Buenos Aires.

However, I am willing to consider any kind of work.

I will be available to start work from the middle of November. I enclose my CV as requested.

I have experience in software design and fresh and original ideas.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully, Susana Wolff.

E-mail: S.Wolff@hotmail,com ∞

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU Thomas, John and me My name is Patricia and I'll tell you what happened to me two years ago. I was 28 years old and I was working in the British hospital. I was doing the last year of my residence, to start working as a licensed doctor. At that time, I went jogging for exercise almost every morning and I used to take care of my family; Thomas and John. Thomas was my baby of 8 months, with green eyes as John’s and with cute blond curly hair as the sun. John was my husband, he was 30 years old and he was a great cop. He loved the way I cooked.

It all started that rainy afternoon. I was coming from work in a hurry to pick up Thomas from the nursery and in the rush I forgot to go buying diapers and milk. Upon arriving home, I called John to ask him to buy me the things.

When John went to the supermarket, he noticed that something was wrong. He saw that the supermarket was being assaulted by two armed criminals. As brave as ever, he decided to solve the problem. Dealing with the criminals, the shooting started.

Being 8 pm and seeing that John was not returning, I began to worry and it was there when I received that surprising call. A colleague of John informed me that he had died. I could not believe the news. I called my sister to look after Thomas and went to the hospital urgently. When I arrived the hospital, they wanted me to recognize the body, but in my situation I couldn’t do it.

Those 3 months without John were the hardest of my life. When I thought all was lost, suddenly the doorbell rang. When I opened the door and I met him, was the most unexpected surprise. From that moment I started living again and now with John and Thomas we have a beautiful family.

∞ My name is Lucas Alexander. I am 27 years old and I am a taxi-driver. I live in Manhattan with my family. I love Pepsi and I hope some day to be a great writer.

Love story It was a sunny bright morning in the park , when , absent mindedly the singer Juan Carlos Bodoque saw a girl sitting on a stone bench. He aproached her to ask her why she felt sad. She told him that she was crying for a man that she didn’t know. Juan noted that her album had a lot of pictures from him. The girl did not recognize him and when she saw him she ran away for the shame that she felt.

After many days, the girl went to the park again to see if the great singer was there again, but when she arrived at the park she was surprised. In the stone bench where she always sat there was an altar with pictures of her. The girl, shocked, didn´t know what to do, and then she looked back and witnessed his most wanted man . . . Juan Carlos Bodoque. He told her that after the other day he felt bad because she had gone out running without saying a word. So he had made that altar as a gift for her for being such a fan. After hearing this the girl smiled and thanked him for being so kind . . . after this she felt like the happiest girl in the world.

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU I’m Jack Sparrow and I live on a boat. I like rum and I have one orange fish. I am 27 years old and study at a secondary school in San Cristóbal. My hobbie is fishing, swimming and capsizing.

Looking for a Job III Dear Sr / Madam, I am writing in response to your advertisement in CLARIN of 7th Semptember.

I am 17 years old and studying secondary school at San Cristóbal in Buenos Aires. I attend 3rd year and I am going to go to university in the future.

At the moment, I'm looking for work because I need to help my mother. I have never worked as a website designer before but I have potential. I have experience in software design and fresh and original ideas. I like the offer and I am prepared for whatever you need.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully, Jack Sparrow

∞ I was born on March 7th 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presently I study in the Instituto San Cristóbal, and my hobby is volleyball.

My word, my Country Argentina is a very cute country. The typical sports are football, volleyball, tennis and basketball.

But football is very popular. Some people go to the gym two or three days a week or they go for walks on weekends. They enjoy the park, every day they chat online or twit.

We listen to tango, folklore and cumbia and we read Borges novels and ‘‘Clarin’’ or ‘‘La Nación’’ newspapers and ‘‘Para ti’’ magazine.

The typical dish is asado on Sunday, and we drink mate every day in the morning and in the afternoon. On holidays we go to the coast and also on long weekend.

The typical Argentinian watches ‘‘Telefe’’ and ‘‘Channel 13 TV’’.

The typical student studies in the University of Buenos Aires. On Friday night they go to the club.

It is a beautiful country!

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU My name is Zoe Lopez. I was born in Buenos Aires Argentina in Capital Federal. I’m 16 years old. I live with my parents, my dog and my turtle.

The Typical Argentine Restaurant typical dishes of Argentina are: pies, roasted meat, nosedrives, Milanesas, beef-steak and locro, a kind of slew.

The sweets are: milk jam, alfajor, wound one, sweet of quince, rice with milk, pasta frola and cupcakes. The drinks are: Chocolate, mate, coctels, fernet and wine.

The dances and the typical music of Argentine are: Folklore, (Malambo, Chamame, etc.), Tango, National Rock (Calamaro, Babasónicos, White rate, The Louses, etc.), and Cumbia Villera (Ladies Gratis, Wachiturros, Nestor in Block, The Pole, etc.).

The typical places in Argentine are: Perito Moreno Glacier (in Santa Cruz), The Iguazu Falls (in Missiones), Bariloche (in Rio Negro), The Fuel woods (in Mendoza), The Sierras (in Córdoba), The Gully of Humahuaca (in Jujuy), Caminito, San Telmo, Part Highland long, The Pink House, The Obelisk, Square Serrano (in Palermo), Cemetery of the Peaceful one, The May square, the Cabildo, The Congress and the very important avenues: 9 de Julio and Avenida de Mayo. ∞ Biography My name is Nan. I am 16 years old and I was born on September 28, 1995 in Argentina. I live with my family: my father, Javier Giménez, who is from Paraguay, Mary Esther, my mother is there and my sister, Camila, who was born in Argentina in Buenos Aires. She lives in an apartment near the school. At the age of 6, I did my first sport which was gymnastics, but I did it for one year only because it demanded too much and it was expensive to compete.

Every year we go on vacation to San Pedro Paraguay to rest for about two weeks. I studied at an elementary school in a public school named Gervasio A. Posadas which was in front of my house. At that time I was 5 and I went swimming, a sport which seems to be easy, but actually it is not, but I won. Once I passed 7th form I went to a Catholic school called St. Kitts Institute. I went to the sharks because my sister was there, and it was close to my house. ∞ Hello I will not give my real name but you can call me Lucifer. I was born in Argentina, Buenos Aires I am student at Institute San Cristobal. I was doing a computer course but I was forced to leave it due to health problems.

The shadow of the cigarettes This is an experiment: firstly, you must have two cigarettes; secondly, a very crowded place with a mirror; thirdly, a list with any questions you would like to ask.

You have to smoke just one cigarette in front of the mirror and watch the mirror permanently. Then, you wait until the room is full of smoke and your eyes begin to cry. In that moment, a shadow appears at your side and asks for the other cigarette.

This shadow smokes it and answers any of the questions from your list with the truth and 3rd CBU

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU nothing but the truth. In this way, you can obtain unlimited knowledge, but you must consider that the cigarette works as a countdown because when itis finished the shadow attacks you. And it´s useless to escape no matter what you do. The only way to avoid its attack is to extract the eyes from the face of a recently formed human... ∞ I’m Carol Black, I’m eighteen years old. I was born on August 27th 1993 in Bogotá. I was born with birth problems but I’m very happy, with my family I learned to live with this.

My Life as Carol…

My name is Carol Black, I from Bogotá, I am Colombian, I moved to Buenos Aires two years ago. I have studied in seven different schools, but I didn’t like any of those schools because the people was very hypocritical with me. However, there is one only exception, Ramón B. school. I haven´t forgotten it, I have nice memories.

Now in Buenos Aires I have known new people since I study at the institute San Cristobal.

It’s also great, so I’ve got friends.

I want to come back to Bogotá and see my friends again, I miss them so much. Apart from that, I love Bogotá, the weather, my people and my culture. All Colombians are friendly, social and funny.

All my family live here and I miss them. The change hurts sometimes. ∞ I’m Taylor Simpson, I’m sixteen years old, I was born on November 11th 1994 in Bogotá, Colombia. I studied in seven different school and at present I am studying at Institute San Cristobal.

The Beginning of my Success Dear Sir/ Madam, I am writing in response to your advertisement in the Clarín newspaper of 7th September.

I am 21 years old and studying system engineering at the University of Buenos Aires. I am currently in my final year and I work in my profession.

At the moment, I am looking for work because I need money to pay for university.

I work under pressure, I have experience in software design, when I was at secondary school, I designed a web program for the science exhibition.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully, Taylor Simpson E-mail: Taylor.simpson@hotmail.com

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU I was born on September 21st 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m studying at instituto San Cristobal. I like playing football and listening to music. I studied in “Florentino Amerino” and “San Jose de Calasanz” before. I am a Boca Juniors fan.

The Typical Argentinian II The typical Argentinian plays football. They like halyan food and asado. On holidays they go to the coast and also on long weekends. The typical Argentinian watches telefe and chanel 12, they read “the Clarin” newspapper. The typical Argentinian studies at the university of Buenos Aires, and drinks “mate”. In general they live in flats and drive cars. On Friday night they go to the club.

The typical Argentine dance is the tango that is danced generally in “La boca ", more precisely in "Caminito". The most famous football teams are Boca and River, which both compete for the famous "Superclasico." ∞ My name is Hilary Prade. I am 21 years old and I was born in France. I moved here 3 years ago to go to college and study and be a professional lawyer. I will buy a beautiful and very comfortable house and I will have a great time here, I hope.

Dark and Gloomy Night The night was cold and dark, and there was fog. It was seven p.m. and I went to sleep over at my best friend 's house with a lot of other girls.

The girls were close friends I had met at school and they were always concerned with each other. They joined a party and decided to talk and have fun even if they saw each other every day at school. They came to the house each with their pajamas and with food to eat. One of them offered to watch a horror movie as it was night and very dark. It was haloween. After a while everyone was tired and went to sleep.

Then at twelve o'clock, I heard strange noises and went to investigate. A man suddenly appeared, ugly and tall with a sknife. I got scared and yelled for help! My friends ran to help me and all girls hit him so strongly that they killed him. In a terrible shock, afterwards we called the police who took the strange man and then we went back to sleep, a little scared… ∞ My name is Peluya Strade. I live in Argentina and I am 16 years old. I love make-up and music. I am very funny and I love my friends and my boyfriend.

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Capital Federal

Welcome to Bs.As, Capital Federal; that is a beautiful city, it has got big monuments and very many flats, and funny parks.

Capital Federal is a very touristic place, and in the night the city is glamorous when the neighborhood of Palermo, San Telmo, Belgrano, Caballito, Recoleta and Puerto Madero are very nice!

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU But that city is dangerous; it has lots of crime and insecurity.

In the Capital Federal there are two important hotels: The Hilton and the C.H. It has a long monument which is very well known called the Obelisk. The avenue 9 de Julio is the widest of the world and it is in Capital Federal.

That is a very pretty city which has got big shopping centers: The Abasto; The Alto Palermo and the Spinetto. And Capital Federal has got museums: Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Hard Rock, Museo Ana Frank, Museo de Bellas Artes and La Rural.

And it has got urban tribes: the chetos, the darks, the rochos, and the emos.

Then what are you waiting for to visit my city?

∞ My name is Carolina. I am 18 years old and studying at San Cristobal School. I like dancing and singing.

My History My name is Carolina and I am 19 years old. I am studying medicine at the University UBA of Argentina. When I finish university I want to work as a doctor.

Medicine is a profession that I have liked since my childhood. I want to be a great professional. Also I want to form a family and to have children. I believe that I am going to be a great mother.

At the moment I am looking for work in a different field but that is called me the attention and that is something that I like.

At the moment I am studying singing and dancing and I help my dad in his work.

I have gone swimming for 4 years. It is my favourite sport. I have competed and won a golden medal. I competed for the first time when I was 11 years old. ∞

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WRITING PORTFOLIO 3RD CBU I’m Federic Borges, I am 16 years old and I live in Buenos Aires, I’m in third year at high school, I have a dog and I like chocolate.

Madness It was a cold dark night in September, and it was raining. It was seven o’clock and she was going home. There were a lot of people in the street. Martha was very scared, but she wasn’t going home. She was walking to her friend Alice’s home.

At four minutes to eight, Martha was walking along the street when one very strange person appeared. Then, she started running because she was very scared.

After some time she went to the psychologist since she had mental problems.

After several years Martha could not get cured from her mental problems and died. This moment was very difficult for her family.

Martha’s mother went completely mad and said that night she saw and spoke to Martha, until one night she committed suicide. ∞ I'm kobe garnett, I was born on January 8, 1996 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. I am currently studying at san cristobal high school. I want to tell horror stories. I like horror games, basketball and swimming.

Death in the Dark Road It was a cold dark night in December, and it was foggy and rainy. It was seven o´clock and the people were going home for work.

There was a lot of traffic. Charlotte was in a hurry, she was going home. At five to eight, Charlotte was driving along the B3.

She was listening to the radio, beginning to relax, because she was very tired. Suddenly, she hit something in the road. She stopped and went out of the car, but she didn´t see anything.

She entered the car and continued on her way.

But she didn´t know she had hit her dead father. ∞

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