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Hi! Today I want to write about my  favourite subject this semester: Swimming. This subject is focused both in terms of physical conditioning   and also to learn to swim the four main styles or strokes: free, backstroke,  breaststroke and butterfly. In the classes, we do different exercises to develop strength,  coordination and endurance. Throughout the semester you will learn the styles mentioned above. These are from least to greatest difficulty, because of that in the end of the classes, the final assessment  is to participate in a competition.  I really love this subject because it was a challenge for me. At the beginning of this semester I didn´t know how to swim, the water always was something scary and dangerous for me but I made a promise with myself to learn it and overcome this fear. It was not easy, there were moments when I feel frustrated and I really wanted to give up. But over the time, I started to like and I could start t...

Hi everyone! Today I want to write about "body positive". This new trend on social media aims to make people adopt more positive attitudes towards their bodies, improving self-steem regarding their own image, regardless of the shape, characteristic or size, and valuing their unique identity. This movement has gained more popularity in recent years because both, unknown and famous people, have promoted and put into discussion this important topic. Although it is women who have historically been oppressed by having to satisfy canons of beauty and behavior, this phenomenon is intended to embrace all people who have been discriminated because of their bodies making them hate how they look. I think it is necessary to promote perspectives that help people to love and accept their bodies even when every body is different, however I believe that this movement has been used in an advertising way. A case that exemplifies this is the current advertising of WOM, which a few years ago ...