MARIN,+ELISABETH

Elisabeth Marin English Advanced II Tues/Thurs 15-17 Ana Gomez

The breakdown happened in the 1930s led IMF founders to plan an institution in charge of the control of the international monetary system. A system which, through exchange rates and international payments, enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. The new global entity would ensure exchange rate stability and would offer its members the possibility to eliminate exchange restrictions that would difficult trade between them. The IMF was conceived in July 1944, when representatives of 45 countries agreed on a framework for international economic cooperation, to be established after the Second World War. It was created to avoid a repetition of the economic policies that had lead to the Great Depression. The IMF is lead by a managing director, who is head of the staff. The managing director is assisted by a first deputy managing director, and three others deputy m. d. The managing team oversees the work of the staff, man tain contacts with the member governments, the media, non governmental organizations and other institutions. Currently the managing director is Christine Lagarde, from France, she joined the IMF in July 2011. She was the former France’s Minister for Economy, Finances and Industry. The first deputy managing director is David Lipton from the US. Historically the IMF’s managing director has been European. However this is being questioned, and the post may be open soon to include other candidates from any part of the world. The first deputy managing director has traditionally and is now an American. The IMF’s resources come mainly from the money that countries pay as their capital subscription when they become members. The IMF oversees the international monetary system and monitors the financial and economic policies of it’s members. A country in severe financial trouble, unable to pay it’s bills, can turn a threat for the stability of the international financial system, which the IMF was created to protect. So, any member can turn to the IMF for financing if it cannot find sufficient financing on affordable terms to make it’s payments and mantain a safe level of reserves. IMF loans are meant to help members countries stabilize their economies, and restore economic growth. IMF is not a bank and unlike the World Bank, and other agencies, it does not finance proyects.

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Elisabeth Marin English Advanced II Tues/Thurs 15-17 Ana Gomez

The breakdown that happened in the 1930s led IMF founders to plan an institution in charge of controlling of the international monetary system. A system which, through exchange rates and international payments, enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. The new global entity would ensure exchange rate stability and would offer its members the possibility to eliminate exchange restrictions that would make trade between them difficult.

The IMF was conceived in July 1944, when representatives of 45 countries agreed on a framework for international economic cooperation, to be established after the Second World War. It was created to avoid a repetition of the economic policies that had lead to the Great Depression.

The IMF is lead by a managing director, who is head of the staff. The managing director is assisted by a first deputy managing director, and three other deputies m. d. The managing team oversees the work of the staff, main taining contacts with the member governments, the media, non governmental organizations and other institutions. Currently the managing director is Christine Lagarde, from France. She joined the IMF in July 2011. She was the former French (or France´s former) Minister for Economy, Finances and Industry. The first deputy managing director is David Lipton from the US. Historically the IMF’s managing director has been European. Howeve r, this is being questioned, and the post may be open soon to include other candidates from any part of the world. The first deputy managing director has traditionally and is now an American.

The IMF’s resources come mainly from the money that countries pay as their capital subscription when they become members. The IMF oversees the international monetary system and monitors the financial and economic policies of its members. A country in severe financial trouble, unable to pay its bills, can turn into a threat for the stability of the international financial system, which the IMF was created to protect. So, any member can turn to the IMF for financial help if it cannot find sufficient funds on affordable terms to make its payments and maintain a safe level of reserves. IMF loans are meant to help member countries stabilize their economies, and restore economic growth. The IMF is not a bank and unlike the World Bank, and other agencies, it does not finance projects. = = =** Good, informative text- please pay attention to the differences between its and it´s. Check paragraph separation if you have pasted the text from a previous document. **=

A REPORT EVALUATING DATA
The parliamentary election held in 2001 are marked in all age ranges, except from voters over 65, by voter apathy.

The chart shows the percentage of voters in 1983 and 2001. It suggest clearly that there has been an evident decrease of people who voted in 2001.

In 1983, the number of people at the ages between 18 and 34 who voted is considerably higher than in 2001. The figure drops almost a 20 per cent in 2001, reflecting a lack of interest in this kind of elections by the younger population, and declining to make effective their right to vote. Turnout of voters aged 35 to 44 peaks to over 80 per cent in 1983, dropping off remarkably in 2001 to slightly over 60 per cent, despite an important improvement in participation.

However, the difference reduces noticeably among the voters ages 45 to 54 and 55 to 64. It indicates also the existing growth in percentage of people participating at the polls in both years, reaching a close 85 per cent and 79 per cent respectively.

Turnout among older voters is far higher than younger members of the electorate in 2001. The chart shows an unusual trend in 2001. Voters older than 65 years, rose in number compared to those in 1983.

To conclude, voter turnout tend to be lower every time. Hundreds of thousands of these voters feel totally disengaged from politics. They perceive that their vote will have little or no influence on the final outcome.

A REPORT EVALUATING DATA
The parliamentary election held in 2001 are marked in all age ranges, except from voters over 65, by voter apathy.

The chart shows the percentage of voters in 1983 and 2001. It clearly suggests that there has been an evident decrease of voter turnout since 2001.

In 1983, the number of people aged between 18 and 34 who voted is considerably higher than in 2001. The figure drops almost 20 per cent in 2001, reflecting a lack of interest in this kind of elections by the younger population, and declining to make effective their right to vote. Turnout of voters aged 35 to 44 peaks to over 80 per cent in 1983, dropping off remarkably in 2001 to slightly over 60 per cent, despite an important improvement in participation.

However, the difference i s noticeably reduced among the voters ages 45 to 54 and 55 to 64. This indicates also the existing growth in percentage of people participating in the polls in both years, reaching a close 85 per cent and 79 per cent respectively.

Turnout among older voters is far higher than younger members of the electorate in 2001. The chart shows an unusual trend in 2001. Voters older than 65 years, rose in number compared to those in 1983.

To conclude, voter turnout tends to be lower lower. Hundreds of thousands of these voters feel totally disengaged from politics. They perceive that their vote will have little or no influence on the final outcome.

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FIRST TERM BOOK - MY PERSONAL CHOICE:

This is a refreshing book to read. It tells the story of a family, particularly the bond between a sister and a brother. The book is narrated by its main character Elly.
=== Elly's one constant is her brother Joe, who grows up with her, sharing their secrets and discovering the highs and lows of life. Her friend Jenny Penny is the other big influence of Elly in the book. She smells like chips and has an excentric mother. ===

The story is set in Essex, England, in the 1960's in it's first half, ( the book has two parts ) and goes through Cornwall and the streets of New York City in it's second part.
=== Of the two, the first half is by far the strongest and also the funniest. Elly explains her early life from the point of view of a young child, with very funny anecdotes and child like observations. The second half is much more serious and dark. At times you feel that the two parts don't come together as well as they might. === === There are many other characters in Elly's life, like her parents, who are always a very positive influence on her. Her aunt Nancy, the lesbian baby sister of her daddy, who has a slightly strange platonic love to Elly's mother, her brother's wife.===

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FIRST TERM BOOK - MY PERSONAL CHOICE:

WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT. BY SARAH WINMAN. BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2011.
===This is the first novel written by this author. She's rather unknown in the book scene, but her debut book has already got good reviews in the media. I picked up the book simply because I loved the title and the glossy cover instantly caught my eye. ===

=== This is a refreshing book to read. It tells the story of a family, particularly the bond between a sister and a brother. Narrated by its main character, Ell y, it focuses on her brother Joe, who grows up with her, sharing secrets and discovering the highs and lows of life. Her friend Jenny Penny is Elly´s other big influence in the book. She smells like chips and has an excentric mother. ===

=== The story is set in Essex, England, in the 1960's in its first half ( the book has two parts ) and goes through Cornwall and the streets of New York City in it's second part.Of the two, the first half is by far the strongest and also the funniest. Elly explains her early life from the point of view of a young child, with very funny anecdotes and child like observations. The second half is much more serious and dark. At times you feel that the two parts don't come together as well as they might. ===

=== There are many other characters in Elly's life, like her parents, who are always a very positive influence on her. Her aunt Nancy, her daddy´s lesbian baby sister, who has a slightly strange platonic love for Elly's mother, her brother's wife.===

What I loved about the book was the innocent comments often made by Elly, the main character. It is a book I would honestly recommend.
=** Very interesting- please revise your paragraphing before leaving the page. **= = = =__**How are the anticrisis measures affecting women**__=

**Women around the world, specially in the third world, work longer hours, receive lower incomes and are more involved**
==**in unpaid work. But this isn't a problem only for the so called third world. In developed countries the invisible work realized by the vast majority of female population isn't recognized and considered wealth of a country.**== ==**The traditional tasks carried out by women such as domestic chores and/or unpaid activities are taken for granted and have no impact at all on the economy. In the current economic model activities that are essential for the existence of the family and community are recurrently ignored as they take place outside the financial markets.**==

**In a world ruled by men, women are still conceived for just a supporting role.**
==**In Spain, women's salary is on average 22 per cent lower than male workers, doing the same activity. At the same time there is an increasing number of homes in Spain depending only on women salary as a result of men losing their jobs due to the crash in the construction sector.**==