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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Latin America's Contribution To The Modern World

Posted on 11:39 AM by Unknown
Canning House is the centre of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian culture in the UK and it organises many events such as debates and educational competitions, including the following essay question: "What particular contributions do Latin America or Iberia make to the modern world?" Alec Webb came second in this national essay competition.

Canning House es un centro para la promoción de la cultura hispana y luso-portuguesa, organiza muchos eventos como debates y competiciones educativas. Una de ellas es una competición escrita, el ensayo de este año llevaba como título “¿Cómo contribuye Latinoamérica o Iberia al desarrollo del mundo moderno? Es verdad, hay muchas posibilidades y muchos temas que se pueden explorar pero decidí escribir mi ensayo sobre “La salud pública cubana y la industria farmacéutica”.
 ¡Qué título! Elegí escribir sobre este tema porque me gustaría estudiar medicina en el futuro y es un tema muy relevante y la industria farmacéutica ha sido muy exitosa en Cuba y se está convirtiendo rápidamente en uno de los mejores países del mundo con respecto a la salud. Según “Foreign Affairs” (una revista norteamericana) la calidad del sistema sanitario en Cuba es “el mayor triunfo” del partido socialista.
Además, Cuba ha desarrollado muchas vacunas y tratamientos contra varias infecciones víricas y bacterianas pero mi ensayo se enfocó en un fármaco especifico se llama “Vidatox”. Este fármaco utiliza el veneno de los escorpiones azules y los estudios han demostrado que esto veneno puede penetrar las células malignas cancerígenas y destruir el núcleo que causa daño al cuerpo.
Además, según la farmacóloga Dra. Mariela Guevara García, el fármaco es seguro y no tiene efectos secundarios que puedan afectar a su calidad. Está siendo utilizado por miles de personas internacionalmente sin peligros o efectos negativos. En realidad, ha ayudado a mucha gente y hay muchas historias exitosas.
Finalmente, después de algunos meses, recibí un correo electrónico que decía que mi ensayo había sido seleccionado entre los tres primeros. La entrega de premios fue en Londres y fui a Canning House con el señor Stone. Había mucha gente muy importante como lores y damas y  toda la gente estaba muy impresionada con mi ensayo. Al final obtuve el segundo lugar y estoy muy contento con este resultado. En conclusión, disfruté escribiendo ese ensayo y aprendí mucho sobre una industria muy importante en el mundo y en mi futuro trabajo ideal.
See English translation below:
Canning House is the centre of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian culture in the UK and it organises many events like debates and educational competitions. One of the competitions is a writing competition with the title “What Particular Contributions do Latin America or Iberia Make to the Modern World?” It is true there are lots of different possibilities and themes that could be explored but I decided to write my essay about public healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in Cuba.
What a title! I decided to write about this theme because I would like to study medicine in the future and this is a very relevant theme. The pharmaceutical industry in Cuba has been very successful and it is converting rapidly into one of the best countries in the world with regard to health. According to “Foreign Affairs” (an American magazine) the quality of the health system in Cuba is the major triumph of the socialist party.
Also, Cuba has developed many vaccines and treatments against various viral and bacterial infections but my essay focused on one specific drug called “Vidatox”.  This drug uses the venom from blue scorpions and studies have shown that this venom can enter malignant cells of cancer and destroy the nucleus that causes damage to the body.
Furthermore, according to pharmacologist Dr. Maria Guevara García, the drug is safe and it does not have side effects that can affect your health. It is used by thousands of people internationally without dangers or negative effects. In reality, it has helped lots of people and there are lots of success stories.
Finally, after some months, I received and e-mail that said my essay had been selected in the top three. The awards ceremony was in London and I went to Canning House with Mr Stone. There were lots of very important people such as lords and ladies and everyone was impressed with my essay.  In the end, I won second prize and I am very happy with the result. In conclusion, I enjoyed writing this essay and I learned a lot about a very important industry in the world and my ideal job.
 
 
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