Fragments of session 4 - Cuenca The person I most admire from my country Teacher I am going to write you about a man who I admire most, his name is Benigno Malo, he was born in 1807 and he died on May 2, 1870. He was a dominant man. He always had passion for progress. He wanted to be and was a man of action, a practical man, an indefatigable worker, and he looked for his own good and for that of others. In addition to being a writer, he was a university writer, and wrote educational literature. As a journalist he preferred economic issues, as an editor, he wrote always for decentralization as the only formula for the general material he preferred the useful arts, reserving the fine perhaps premature, he se forth in beautiful phrases and rounded speech. A curious example of an untiring preacher of habit and noble ones, and he wrote such fine poetry, that he excelled in the art of feeling and expressing what is thought and felt. In additon to the qualities mentioned, Benigno Malo showed himself to be a worthy man in his treatment of his fellow man and his truly christian humility in which he hid his rightful superiority. Modesty is always a sign of a lofty spirit. arrogance reveals the unhappy spirit rebellious against the decrees of the Almighty. Arrogance fills the empty soul. There is a famous state school in cuenca called "Benigno Malo", It is the oldest school in the city. Eulalia (back to top) Students Jefferson Perez is a very special guy. He is not proud of himself, he feels proud of his country and of Ecuadorians, who supported him every moment. We think Jefferson is a model of effort and sacrifice, in every way. Now Jefferson is working hard helping athletes that give part of their lives to put the name of Ecuador very high in the world. Mercy and Lina (back to top) Jefferson Perez is a well known runner who stands out because of his discipline. He has won a gold medal in the Olimpic Games in 1998. He showed his effort and hard work to reach his goals, without leaving his personal life and his family behind. Anshie (back to top) The person I admire most in my country is Daniel Roura he was born in Cuenca. He is 2O years old and is a famous cyclist in my country. He recently went to Miami for a tournament . I admire him because of the effort and hard work he has done since he was very small to reach his goals , doing what he likes, cycling. It is because of this that now he is one of the 3 best sportmen of my country. Daniela (back to top) The person I admire most in my country is Oswaldo Guayasamin. He was a very famous painter of Ecuador and of Iberia, so he was called "The Iberian Painter". He was born in Quito on July 6, 1919. He was a master on indigenismo. Concerned with his country's landscape and its people, especially the working class, Guayasamin's images are poignant and sensitive and take on the iconic aspects of traditional religious subjects. He always sought to emphasize the disadvantaged situation of the poor oppressed people of Ecuador. His paintings were a tribute to the ethnic mixes that populate Ecuador and a comment on the cruelty of life. Male (back to top) The person we admire the most is God, but you probably know him so we are going to talk about our parents. Andrea (back to top) The person I admire most in my country is our ninteenth president, Luis Cordero Crespo. He was born in Deleg that is a town near Cuenca, on April 6, 1833, and then he lived and studied in Cuenca, I admire him not only becuase he was a good president but also because he was a poet, he belonged to the " Academia Ecuatoriana de la lengua" which is a language academy, he liked nature, he was also named and crowned Cuenca's national poet,he was very religious,calm and a good man, and over all these things he put Cuenca very high, due to his culture. He made some mistakes in his period of presidency but he is known for trying to give education to all the people of Ecuador from the poor to the rich. He started and built one of the high schools of Cuenca that is called " San Jose, la Salle". He died on January 30,1912 in Cuenca. I really admire him for his culture, and because he thought that education is one of the most important things in a person's life. Paola (back to top) The persons I admire most are my parents. I think that they are the best gift that the Lord could give to me. They are very sweet, and hard working, but they have a hard temper too. Sometimes their temper disturbs me and I feel very bad and angry, but in the end we always get to be happy and friendly. They always give me advice and they help me so that I continue ahead. They want the best for me, however I sometimes make mistakes, I think that they not always understand me, but they never leave me alone. Janeth (back to top) I admire Nicolas Lapenti because he is an excellent tennis player and also because, he has put Ecuador in a very high position in the world. What I most like about him is that he learns from his mistakes when he loses and when he wins, he is humble. Vanessa (back to top)