Mediterranean Diet, War Justification, and English Grammar: A Comprehensive Analysis
Composition:
Every day, I eat all the nourishing food groups to maintain good health. My diet is very Mediterranean because I live in Spain and also because my origins are Mediterranean.
Regularly, for breakfast, I eat sweet bread or cookies with a glass of milk and a glass of fresh orange juice. At school, I usually have an integral bread sandwich. Later, for lunch, I commonly eat chicken or noodles with a glass of refreshment and salad. For dinner, I eat salad with fish and bread. As you can see, the majority of my food contains carbohydrates, which provides a lot of energy for my daily routine. However, I don’t always consume the estimated amount of energy. Sometimes, I forget to have breakfast or I eat something else, but I try to avoid this to maintain balance. Obviously, on weekends, I eat something different in the street, but this is only once a week and doesn’t affect my diet.
In conclusion, I believe that the Mediterranean diet is very healthy because it is rich in carbohydrates. It has always been praised for its health benefits, as I said, it is rich in carbohydrates, fish, olive oil, and very low in fat. I believe it is one of the healthiest diets out there.
‘’War is never justified’’
Anyone who cares about questions of war and peace—and who wishes to think deeply about how to assess those questions morally—should consider many issues. Is war a part of humanity? Is it a necessary evil? However, there are many people who believe that war is justified, having a reason, and while this issue is being discussed, many innocent people are dying.
In my opinion, I cannot believe that wars are justified. They result in horrendous injustice, suffering, and loss for ordinary good people who just want to live their lives well. I would say wars are mismanaged, full of lies, and it’s the politicians who are like playing a chess game, never getting hurt, while their subjects get wiped out and are forced to hate each other.
And then, after it’s done, history writers totally misrepresent events in their books, which are forced upon kids and students in school. What’s more, the media often sensationalizes the situation.
Furthermore, justifying war is as good as searching and finding the good in a natural disaster—a cyclone. Because, however noble the cause of a war may be, the suffering of humanity is limitless, extending from one generation to another. As a result, wars always leave lasting consequences in all countries, for a long time.
To sum up, I believe that there are no clear moral criteria to justify the use of military force. I feel that war is truly the last resort, and it should only be carried out when all reasonable peaceful alternatives have been exhausted.
Tenses
Present Simple
Facts and states
Habits and repetitive actions – Do/ I, you, we, they /don’t/ work – /Does/ He, She, it, workS.
Present Continuous: Actions that are happening now, at the moment we are speaking. Temporary situations. I AM workING – He, she, it IS workING- You, we, they ARE workING.
Past Simple: Completed actions in the past, a specific action that began and ended in the past. States of the past. Things that happened repeatedly in the past.
/did/ I, you, we, they, he, she, it /didn’t/ worED.
Past Continuous: Actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
Past actions interrupted by other actions. A long action that was interrupted in the past. The past continuous is usedto
talk about actions at a specific time in the past.
/was/ I, he, she, it WAS working- /were/ You, we, they WERE working.
Used to
Actions of the past, habits or situations that have changed and are no longer as they were before.
/Did/ I, you, we, they, he, she, it USED TO work. /didn’t/
Present Perfect Simple
Actions or situations in the past that affect the present. Actions or situations that began in the past and continue.
Past experiences, without specifying exactly when they took place. Without a time expression.
/Have/ I, you, we, they HAVE worked (participle)
/Has/ He, she, it HAS worked (participle)
Past Perfect Simple
We use the past perfect to refer to an action or event that began in the past and is prior to another action also in the past. It is used for actions that occurred before a specific time in the past. NO SPECIFIC TIME.
/had/ I, you, we, they, he, she, it HAD workED (participle)
Will
Predict or speculate about the future
Express spontaneous decisions that we make at the same time we are speaking.
I, you, we, they, he, she, it WILL work /wont/
Going to
Talk about plans and intentions we have
Make predictions based on the evidence we have at the time of speaking.
We can use adverbs like never, ever, just, only, still.
I AM GOING TO work
He, she, it IS GOING TO work
We, you, they ARE GOING TO work
Future Continuous
Future actions that take place over a period of time
Future actions already planned, scheduled.
/will?/ I, you, we, they, he, she, it WILL BE (¿be) workING /won’t/
Future Perfect Simple
Actions that will be completed at a specific time in the future.
It is used to talk about something that will be finished at a specific time in the future. And use ‘by’ to explain when exactly this moment in the future will be.
/Will/ I, you, we, they, he, she, it WILL HAVE BEEN workING /won’t/
Relative Clauses
Which/ that —-refers to things
Who/that—– refer to people
Whose —–Express possession
When——refer to times
Where—–refer to places
Pj. You’re the person who gets the highest marks. You need to find a room where you can study properly.
Modals
MODAL VERB | USE |
Can- can’t Could-couldn’t Be able to- not be able to | Talk about ability |
Must | Express certainty |
May- may not Could – couldn’t Might – mightn’t | Express possibility |
Can’t | Express impossibility |
Have to – don’t have to Need to – needn’t Must | Express obligation |
Should – shouldn’t Ought to / oughtn’t to | Give advice (consejo) Make recommendations |
Mustn’t | Express prohibition |
Conditionals
First Conditional (Type 1)
This type of conditional is used for
the future and in cases where it is very likely that the condition will happen.
IF | Condition | Result |
If | Present simple | Future simple (“will“) |
- Examples:
IfBill studies, he will pass the exam. / Bill will pass the exam if he studies.
Second Conditional (Type 2)
The type
2 is used to express an unreal possibility in the present, such as a wish or a dream, or for an action in the future that is not very likely.
IF | Condition | Result |
If | Past simple | “Would” + infinitive |
- Examples:
IfI won the lottery
, I would travel around the world. / I would travel around the world if I won the lottery
Third Conditional (Type 3)
Unlike types 1 and 2, the third type of conditional is used when we talk about a condition in the past that did not happen.
IF | CoW | Result |
If | Past perfect | “Would have” + past participle |
Examples:IfI had known then what I know now, I would have done things differently. / I would have done things differently if I had known then what I know now. (If I had known in the past what I know now
DIRECT SPEECH | REPORTED SPEECH |
PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE |
He said, ‘ I watch TV’ | He said he watched TV |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS |
He said, ‘ I am watching TV’ | He said he was watching TV |
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE | PAST PERFECT SIMPLE |
He said, ‘ I have watched TV’ | He said he had watched TV |
PAST SIMPLE | PAST PERFECT |
He said, ‘ I watched TV’ | He said he had watched TV |
WILL | WOULD |
He said, ‘ I will watch TV’ | He said he would watch TV |
CAN | COULD |
He said, ‘ I can watch TV’ | He said he could watch TV |
MUST | HAVE TO |
He said, ‘ I must watch TV’ | He said he had to watch TV |
Be was7were been
Bear bore borne
Beat beat beaten
Become bécame cecome
Begin began begun
Bend bent bent
Bet bet bet
Bite bit bitten
Bleed bled bled
Blow blew blown
Break broke broken
Bring bought bought
Build built built
Buy bought bought
Choose chose chosen
Come came come
Cost cost cost
Cut cut cut
Dig dug dug
Do did done
Draw drew drawn
Drink drank drunk
Drive drove driven
Eat ate eaten
Fall fell fallen
Feed felt felt
Fight fought fought
Find found found
Fly flew flown
Forbid forbade forbidden
Forget forgot forgotten
Be was7were been
Bear bore borne
Beat beat beaten
Become bécame cecome
Begin began begun
Bend bent bent
Bet bet bet
Bite bit bitten
Bleed bled bled
Blow blew blown
Break broke broken
Bring bought bought
Build built built
Buy bought bought
Choose chose chosen
Come came come
Cost cost cost
Cut cut cut
Dig dug dug
Do did done
Draw drew drawn
Drink drank drunk
Drive drove driven
Eat ate eaten
Fall fell fallen
Feed felt felt
Fight fought fought
Find found found
Fly flew flown
Forbid forbade forbidden
Forget forgot forgotten
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
smell smelt smelt
speak spoke spoken
spell spelt spelt
spend spent spent
spill spilt spilt
spin spun spun
Split Split Split
Spoil spoilt spoilt
Spead spread spread
Spring sprang sprung
Stand stood stood
Steal stole stolen
Stick stuck stuck
Sting stung stung
Sweep swept swept
Swim swam swum
Swing swung swung
Take took taken
Teach taught taught
Tear tore torn
Tell told told
Think thought thought
Throw threw thrown
Understand understood understood
Wake woke woken
Wear wore worn
Win won won
Write wrote written