Vizcayatha
Páginas: 6 (1496 palabras)
Publicado: 6 de diciembre de 2012
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URBAN GROWTHPoor people will make up most of the urban growth. And natural increase will be the main cause of that growth, not migration from rural areas. The report says mega-cities of more than ten million people have not grown to the sizes once expected. Most growth is expected instead in smaller towns and cities.
The experts urge governments to improve socialservices and city planning policies. For example, the report calls for better land use so poor people do not have to live in slums.
Today, an estimated one billion live in these often polluted and dangerous environments. Ninety percent of the people are in developing countries.
The report says the possible good of urbanization far outweighs the bad. The task is to learn how to make the best useof the possibilities. For example, cities can have a lot of poverty, yet they also represent the best hope for poor people to escape poverty, it says. "Cities create environmental problems, but they can also create solutions." |
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A beautiful
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The last few years have been a true fairy tale for Isamar Gonzalez. At one moment she was just another girl in a tough cityneighbourhood. The next she was an internationally-known fashion model. Good looks, good luck and lots of determination have helped her become a success.
”When I was growing up, I never dreamed my life would really be like this,” says the 20-year-old Gonzalez. ”Being a model is exciting. I meet new people every day. And I get to travel all over the world - from Hawaii to Paris to Italy to South Africa.”Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico. When she was four, she moved with her family to the South Bronx in New York City. ”I grew up in a rough area,” she says. Her mother taught her how to survive in the city. ”My mom is a strong woman. She’s a tough cookie. I am the same way,” Gonzalez says.
At 16, Gonzalez moved to South Beach, in Miami, Florida. She was working at the beach when a woman from amodelling agency discovered her. Soon after, Gonzalez got a job in a TV commercial for Sassoon jeans. ”They paid me $1,000,” she says. ”I was pretty excited at the time, since I had never seen that much money.”
Since then, her career has taken off. She’s worked for some of the top designers at fashion shows, and she’s been photographed for many advertisements and magazine fashion spreads.Last year, Gonzalez returned to Puerto Rico for the first time in 10 years. There, she saw her father and grandmother. ”Nobody could believe how much I’ve grown up. It was exciting to see all of my family - my cousins and aunts and uncles.”
Gonzalez says she might like to become a singer in the future. She would also like to have children.
She recently rented ”a little house on a hill” inLos Angeles. In her free time, Gonzalez enjoys gardening and roller-blading.
”The fashion world is hard. Sometimes you forget who you are,” she says. ”It’s important to keep your own life. It’s important to have a home you love where you can get away. And it’s important to have your family to turn to, and to always be honest with yourself.” |
Live and work
Vivir y trabajar
Father was ahardworking man who delivered a living to support his wife and three children.
El padre era un hombre trabajador que entregaba la vida para mantener a su esposa y sus tres hijos.
He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job.
Pasaba toda sus noches después del trabajo asistiendo a clases, con la esperanzade superarse a sí mismo para que algún día podueda encontrar un trabajo mejor remunerado.
Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family.
A excepción de los domingos, el padre casi no comía una comida junto a su familia.
He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.
Trabajaba y estudiaba muy duro porque...
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URBAN GROWTHPoor people will make up most of the urban growth. And natural increase will be the main cause of that growth, not migration from rural areas. The report says mega-cities of more than ten million people have not grown to the sizes once expected. Most growth is expected instead in smaller towns and cities.
The experts urge governments to improve socialservices and city planning policies. For example, the report calls for better land use so poor people do not have to live in slums.
Today, an estimated one billion live in these often polluted and dangerous environments. Ninety percent of the people are in developing countries.
The report says the possible good of urbanization far outweighs the bad. The task is to learn how to make the best useof the possibilities. For example, cities can have a lot of poverty, yet they also represent the best hope for poor people to escape poverty, it says. "Cities create environmental problems, but they can also create solutions." |
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A beautiful
role model |
The last few years have been a true fairy tale for Isamar Gonzalez. At one moment she was just another girl in a tough cityneighbourhood. The next she was an internationally-known fashion model. Good looks, good luck and lots of determination have helped her become a success.
”When I was growing up, I never dreamed my life would really be like this,” says the 20-year-old Gonzalez. ”Being a model is exciting. I meet new people every day. And I get to travel all over the world - from Hawaii to Paris to Italy to South Africa.”Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico. When she was four, she moved with her family to the South Bronx in New York City. ”I grew up in a rough area,” she says. Her mother taught her how to survive in the city. ”My mom is a strong woman. She’s a tough cookie. I am the same way,” Gonzalez says.
At 16, Gonzalez moved to South Beach, in Miami, Florida. She was working at the beach when a woman from amodelling agency discovered her. Soon after, Gonzalez got a job in a TV commercial for Sassoon jeans. ”They paid me $1,000,” she says. ”I was pretty excited at the time, since I had never seen that much money.”
Since then, her career has taken off. She’s worked for some of the top designers at fashion shows, and she’s been photographed for many advertisements and magazine fashion spreads.Last year, Gonzalez returned to Puerto Rico for the first time in 10 years. There, she saw her father and grandmother. ”Nobody could believe how much I’ve grown up. It was exciting to see all of my family - my cousins and aunts and uncles.”
Gonzalez says she might like to become a singer in the future. She would also like to have children.
She recently rented ”a little house on a hill” inLos Angeles. In her free time, Gonzalez enjoys gardening and roller-blading.
”The fashion world is hard. Sometimes you forget who you are,” she says. ”It’s important to keep your own life. It’s important to have a home you love where you can get away. And it’s important to have your family to turn to, and to always be honest with yourself.” |
Live and work
Vivir y trabajar
Father was ahardworking man who delivered a living to support his wife and three children.
El padre era un hombre trabajador que entregaba la vida para mantener a su esposa y sus tres hijos.
He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job.
Pasaba toda sus noches después del trabajo asistiendo a clases, con la esperanzade superarse a sí mismo para que algún día podueda encontrar un trabajo mejor remunerado.
Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family.
A excepción de los domingos, el padre casi no comía una comida junto a su familia.
He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.
Trabajaba y estudiaba muy duro porque...
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