Paragraph Writing

Acha Nicolás & Ascolano Gustavo               

Professor Stella Maris Saubidet Oyhamburu

Language and Written Expression IV

May 23, 2014

Failing Among Students

In order to figure out why students fail, there are four main causes to be analyzed. Firstly, depression is one of the most common causes of school difficulties. People with depression have continuing negative thoughts about themselves and the future, and they may experience changes in their ability to concentrate and make decisions. Secondly, students also may bring their problems at home to school with them. If a student's family is experiencing violence, unemployment, or alcohol use by a family member, or any other upsetting experience, it may be difficult to concentrate on schoolwork. Thirdly, anxiety is a feeling of excessive worry about a possible danger or an uncomfortable situation that is intense enough to interfere with a person's ability to concentrate and focus. Lastly, the fourth cause is related to the learning disabilities, which refers to conditions that interfere with gaining specific academic skills, such as reading or writing.  Although these are not the only causes that lead to students’ failure, the study is based on the most common reasons.  

Working Women

Even though women have increasingly become more involved in the workforce of every nation in the last fifty years, they have always worked in one way or another.  In previous centuries, working class women had no choice but to work in order to help support their families. They used to carry out home-based jobs such as sewing, laundry and cooking to sell on the streets. Many women were also employed in factories or as domestic service for richer families. This was in addition to their unpaid job at home which included cooking, cleaning and child care. Similarly, 21^st century women perform a wide variety of paid work for others, which in most cases is crucial to sustain the family; and also perform the same unpaid domestic chores. Throughout history, women have received lower wages than men for the same job. In spite of gender equality movements, sex discrimination is still usual; not only in the payment women receive but in the activities they are “welcomed” to participate.  All in all, women have historically played an important role in the development of economy.