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Essay 2: What is Sociology? why is it important?

Some people think that sociology is useless, because it doesn’t bring much benefit to companies. And this is true: sociology doesn’t serve to generate profits, there is much deeper and nobler benefit for society. In this essay I'll explain why studying sociology is worthy and how it’s beneficial for  society. Let's start with the basics. Sociology is a science. And, like all science, it contributes crucial knowledge about the world. Sociology has at least two objects of study: society and social action. Without sociology we couldn’t know the structure and functioning of society, in addition we wouldn’t know the motives, interests and values ​​that explain social action. Therefore, without sociology we would seem "natural" everything we are and do. Can you imagine a world in which exploitation, domination and oppression were naturally justified? That is the world without sociology: a world where you can be mistreated because a God or a nation says so. Now we can unders...

Report: about my experience in ECLAC

 Introduction The goal of this report is to describe and evaluate my six week’s work experiences at the ECLAC office in Washington, D.C. and to make recommendations for the future. About the ECLAC The ECLAC is the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations and is a international non-profit organization that undertakes studies, research and other support activities and promotes economic and social development through regional and subregional cooperation and integration.  My Work Experience During these six weeks in the Washington ECLAC office, I assigned like a research assistant and a I had 30 working hours at the week. In these 30 working hours, I had to do different tasks, like read other studies, meet with other researches, make data analysis, and meet everyday with the research team to comment on progress.  The facilities available for me that an office of the research team, the different common spaces, and the library. My colleagues...

Essay 1: about technology

Since the industrial revolution, the technological advances are increasing without limit. Today, the technology is present in almost all life spheres. They are different opinions about the effects of the technological advances in the life of the people. They are someone who think that advances are bad for some people, but I propose that technological advances make life better for everyone because the technology makes the process of the life more efficient. In the next lines, I would explore the dimensions of that.  In first place, the technological advances make easier the domestic work, save on time and physical effort. For example, the washing machine permit clean the clothes of all family with only a power button. In other times, washing clothes was a longer process, that demanded that the women of the families had to brush and rinse the clothes manually. Next, the technological advances make easier the instant communication. That permit that all the people can talk and wri...

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