Name: Carlos Fabian Martinez

ID Number: 1081788380

Program: Industrial Engineering

CEAD: Barranquilla, Atlántico

Hello, my name is Carlos Fabian Martinez Rodriguez, I’m 27 years old, My address

is Calle 68 No. 64-64 Barranquilla and my phone number is 3005503555. I work as

a information analyst and I study Industrial Engineering at UNAD. The topic I will

use for my writing is to write a short text for a local magazine about activities I

used to do when I was a child.

Describe the situation

Remembering the good things about childhood and comparing to adulthood.

General arguments

• As a child you have less responsibility.

• Childhood is a happy time of your life

• Things I used to do when I was a child

• Being a child forever is not a good idea.

Conclusion

Being a child and adult has advantages and disadvantages.

Activity 7 - Writing Assignment

When I was a child

Sometimes, I think about many things I used to do when I was a child. They are

beautiful memories, of course and I miss those years. Those years that the only

thing I used to do was to be very happy and enjoy every second without problems

and doing things that I can't do now because of the responsibility, and sometimes

due to the fear.

When you are a child, you have no complications, no fear and no responsibility. I

remember that I used to play soccer with my friends. I always spent the holidays

at my grandmother´s house. Every night, I use to read a book of short stories.

I used to ride bicycle. When I fell down, I always had my parents saying to me:

You have to be more careful! But they healed my injuries. Now it isn't the same.

I'm not a child, so I mustn't behave like a child, I have to heal my injuries and I

can't press my mum's hand if 'Isodine' itches on my injuries.

Also, I remember that I used to paint on the floor and my mother said to me while

she was laughing: You're terrible! I had many hobbies, but now I have no time.

But I can't complain about my life. I have learnt that the good old days are now

because it's great as a child to have no responsibility but it's confusing to not

understand anything, it's annoying to be denied experiences because of your age,

it's dangerous to be so small and fragile and a lot of childhood seems to be spent

trying to grow up.

It's great as an adult to have so much open to you, to appreciate the value of

time, yet often adults lose that childish curiosity and acceptance, much of

adulthood is spent remembering about the past. Even though I do know one thing

for sure, being a child or being an adult, are stages that are part of life, and have

advantages and disadvantages but I am sure beat being an adolescent. That’s

another story, because puberty is hell.