Anastasia Lobanova

A Reflection Note In my view, the semester was very productive to me and all my groupmates, as we have learnt about new platforms and websites and improved our writing skills. The great thing about our course was that we were able to read each other`s essays and comments. It helped me a lot because I could see other`s mistakes in order not to make them in the future. Moreover, in this course Natalia Urievna shared with us some tips about electronic writing. Now we know how to use the citation machine and URL shorteners. Thus, our summaries became more sophisticated and professional. The other thing which I found very useful is that we learnt a lot about different things while were writing the essays. Personally, I read several articles which helped me to improve my life. I shared the best ones in my blog and in the comments. I expect the next semester to be as good and productive as this one. Good luck!

Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Vegetarian Nowadays, vegetarianism is gaining more and more popularity around the world. A vegetarian diet, which typically consists of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, is said to be beneficial for the health. At the same time, it is associated with reducing the risk of a number of diseases. Despite having a good influence on our body, vegetarianism has many disadvantages. What are the pros and cons of being a vegetarian? First of all, one of the biggest reasons that a person decides to become a vegetarian is because of the treatment of animals. They feel as if it is immoral to kill innocent animals for food when there are plenty of other options available to give us nutrition. Secondly, the consumption of meat can cause many different health problems, including heart disease, cancer, and gastrointestinal problems. Another great thing of being a vegetarian is that you consume more fruits, vegetables, and other health effective things...

The advantages and disadvantages of ever-increasing use of technology Nowadays we live in the developed society where it is impossible to imagine everyday life without modern technologies. Simple casual things, such as writing a letter, shopping, paying bills, and making appointments sometimes seem to be difficult to carry out without computer technology, especially to people who are used to do these things online. New technologies were invented to make the life easier but we couldn`t have thought that use of computer technology may have the dire consequences. Ever-increasing use of technology has many advantages for our humanity, but it also can have a bad influence on the future generation. First of all, the evolution of technology is beneficial to humans for some reasons. From the medical point of view, modern technologies can help to treat more people and consequently save many lives. Within the help of the technology it is more likely to find the cure for cancer and for o...