• This topic is about Urban Legends in Dom. Rep.

   Evil Eye

  A very beatifull little boy or litlle girl can arouse envy in some people, fearing that they cast a spell on him that can affect his health or dead. This is called evil eye. That is why, when a person sees the child, he is impressed and says ¨most beatifull child!¨ Must himself or the person who is near, finish the exclamation affirming:´¨God keep it!¨ .As proctetion is place on the wrist a shied, which may be a jet, which, for greater effetiveness, shoul be solve by a wizard for three consecutive tuesdays. When the chlid has a evil eye, a sorcerer should be sought who will heal him and cure him of his magical disease.

• The Nimitas 

• The "nimitas"are very common fireflies in the field that emit a light at night when they fly in silence. people believe that the "nimitas" are the soul of the departed who go out to take care of their loved ones, especially children. The name comes from animita, that is to say, small anima. 

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It is important to note that not all urban legends are horrifying. Some are indeed humorous or silly, but they too, are infused with some kind of moral message. The particular elements of an urban legend play an enormous role in how it is interpreted by the public.

Unit 9

How good are you using your credit card?

After enjoying the benefits of using a credit card, it is common to miss the main objective. It is not you money. Remember that it is so important to take great advantage of the special promotions offered by your card, as well as keeping you abreast of the monthly payments.

A credit card is something people have, but still many people don’t know how to use it. It is important when people have economical problem, so they can solve it right away.

One of the main functions of a credit card is precisely to help the client to settle some purchases in fast and comfortable payments, when cash is not available to do so immediately. However, credit is an alternative payment that requires commitment and consistency, not to end up indebted for too long or else, paying more for what was "cheaper." The rule is always to pay as fast and as much as possible, that is, to avoid at all costs that interest and commissions are generated.

What type of user are you with your credit card?

Are you on the list of the inveterate indebted? Do you make your buying decisions as you go through the promotions in the mall? Do you know the unique advantages of your credit card? I invite you to discover how you actually use your card and know if the use you give is appropriate: be sincere!

How much does your monthly income last?

Do you spend all the money you receive in the month?

If you have negative answer to the questions above you should restart yourself with you monthly budget. Don’t spend all the money you have, once you have a budget stick to it no matter what. Unless of course it is an emergency. Try to save as much as you can, so that every month you can save more.

Unit 8


When and How to apologize

unit 7

D.I.Y. CULTURE

D.I.Y. CULTURE

Do you usually get your hair cut professionally?, Do you have your clothes cleaned ?, or Do you have your friends do things for you ? If so, you are being part of a very popular practice nowadays.

It´s a fact that getting things done by someone else is a lot more comfortable and easier. there are inclusive people who avoid doing things like doing their own laundry or dishes.

In very developed countries, like the US, people prefer to do things themselves because they say it is cheaper and the final product is the satisfaction of learning to do something and saving some bucks.
In contrast, in the Dominican Republic, the practice of do it yourself, it is not very common for several reason. Perhaps, people don´t have the enough preparation to perform certain tasks or are afraid to do them in the wrong way.


Here are some tips if you plan to do things yourself:
1- If you plan to do something, try investigating first
Nowadays, there are several tutorials on the web with tons of instructions on how to do the same thing in different ways. It´s incredible the amount of things people upload.

2- If you ever fail doing it, do it as many times as possible
Failing is part of success, remember no one has been able to perform anything without failing a couple of times.
It´s is not about how many times you fail, it is about how many times you tried and overcame the situation until you reached success

Remember
Someone once asked Thomas Edison: 
How did you feel after failing 1,0000 times trying to make a light bulb
Thing that Edison responded:

"I have not failed 1,000 times.  I have
successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."

The idea is that -- even if you try and fail, it doesn't mean that you
didn't learn something.

Pablo Plasencia J

An amazing coincidence!

Have you ever dreamed of someone and then you meet the person? or Have you ever called someone by his or her name not being previously acquainted?
This is the story of how a two people met twice.

Pedro, the typical awkward college guy, usually dreams as everyone else on this planet. At least that is what he thought, Once he was dreaming he was visiting a place located in a distant community he had never visited before, and in that place he met someone called Soribel,

In his dream, She approached to him and as if they had met before and had such a long friend like conversation. For Pedro´s suprise, the next day, His friend Joelmir passed by, and pick him up at home to go to his grandparents house.

Things turned a little weird when his friend Joelmir, told him they were going for some beers at new place in his grandparents´s hometown, place Pedro had never been before.

Once there, they got to the place, and drank a couple of beers, the unthinkable happened.
Pedro astonished not for the couple of beers he had already drank but the beautiful figure that was coming closer and closer.
When he saw that familiar figure coming closer, just a word came out his mouth. The girl´s name. Soribel, he said in a very soft and particular way. She looked at him and asked him  where they had met before, question that Pedro answer with a smile and laughing gently saying ¨IN MY DREAMS¨.

After that day Pedro and Soribel have created some type of close and unique relationship, thanks to nothing more and nothing else than a dream. which they call a beautiful coincidence?
Today Pedro and Soribel are planning to get married

Pss. It´s a true story

Pablo Plasencia J.

Unit 6

              Within less than a week of showing up for his last armed robbery, John Percival Matos appeared in Bonao. He and his crew were at one motel in Bonao after the robbery at the mall in Santo Domingo. This is one strange event because of the place where this crew was found.

                People assumed they hadn’t been in any hotel before because the way they were found. Had they been there by themselves or someone else had driven them there? Today we can have many questions about it, and it is just because the way they were killed.