WEEK 4 - Grammar: Indirect Speech Modals E-Form

Tuesday Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Chansmreth Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar) Marleni Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #4 Review grammar for next week: Restrictive Adjective Clause E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar. TOPIC: Friendship

WEEK 5 - Grammar: Restrictive Adjective Clause E-Form

Tuesday Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Maria Kessler Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar): Maria S. Zavala Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #5 Review grammar for next week: Non-Restrictive Adjective Clause E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar. TOPIC: Habits

WEEK 6 - Grammar: Non-Restrictive Adjective Clause E-Form

Tuesday, Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Rosa P. Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar) Liboria Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #6 Review grammar for next week: Participle Used as Adjectives   E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar. TOPIC: Technology

WEEK 7 - Grammar: Participle Used as Adjectives   E-Form

Tuesday Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Maria Espinosa Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar) : Ernestina Chinchilla Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #7 Review grammar for next week: Passive Voice Form E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar. TOPIC: Learning

WEEK 8 - Grammar: Passive Voice Form E-Form

Tuesday Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Maria Vargas Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar) Kunjira Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #8 Review grammar for next week: Active to Passive Voice E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar. TOPIC: A Special Day

WEEK 9 - Grammar: Active to Passive Voice E-Form   (Answer sheet)

Tuesday Samples

Bring one sentence with grammar. Write sentences and Review Dictation: Siv Eng Review Dictation Dictation sign up for next week. Finish Paragraph and share with the class Print one copy for the Sensei and Submit Homework: Write one sentence with new grammar and new word.

Thursday Samples

Bring one sentence with new word and grammar. Write sentences with new word and grammar. Review of sentences and new words. Dictation: (5 new learned words and grammar) Joe Review Dictaion sentences Dictation for next week? Weekly Quiz #9 Review grammar for next week: Tag Questions: Present and Future Tenses E-Form Complete Activity Sheet and Review Homework: Write a paragraph using new grammar: Comfort Zone

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Wk1 Autobio

Wk2 Goals

Wk3 Future

Wk4 Friendship

Wk5 Habit

Wk6 Tech

Wk7 Learn

Wk8 Special

Wk9 Comfort

Wk10 $$$

Wk11 War

Wk12 Education

Wk13 Favorites

Wk14 Food

Wk15 Health

Wk16 Homeless

Wk17 Politics

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Autobiography

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My name is Marybel Gonzalez and I am Mexican. I am a student and I am looking for employment. I like to work with kids. I have been here in this country around 17 years ago. All of my family is living in my country, but I prefer the system of this country for myself and three kids. I am taking different classes: ESL, computer class, and preparing for my GED test. I passed four of five exams for my GED. I just need to present my math exam. I plan to take it this month. I have started looking for some employment in Child Development as Teacher Assistant or in some Family Day Care. I like to work with kids, especially with infants and toddlers. I like to work with them because they are honest, and I can be a positive person in their life. That’s why I am studying and looking for employment, to work with kids, for internships with kids. I am Mexican, but this is my country too, because I am living here for the same years than I had lived in Mexico. ~Marybel

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My name is Maria Kessler. I grew up in a happy family. My father is a businessman and my mother does house work. I have four brothers and three sisters. I have been happily married for five years. I have one son, who is two years old. His name is Mateo Anthony. And also I have a dog and her name is Candy. So as you can see, I've always been blessed with good fortune. Thank God. I come from a happy family and I am proud of my happy family now. ~Maria Kessler

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My name is Ernestina. I was born and grew up in El Salvador. I have two brothers, one sister and my parents. I graduated from school in 1998. I started to work in a clothing store. That was my first job. Later I changed jobs several times. My parents were born in El Salvador. My father was in the military and a mechanic in our country, but when he retired in 1999, my mother and he moved to California. My father took a mechanic job but after two years, he changed his job and became a truck driver. When I was 24 years old, I moved to San Fernando, California because my parents lived there. My two brothers and I came to the U.S. in 2005 only my sister decided to stay in El Salvador.

Now we are living in the U.S. Just my sister lives in El Salvador. She is 27 years old and she got married last year. Now my parents and my two brothers live in Palmdale, California. One of my brothers is 23 years old and he works at a Wal-Mart store. My other brother is 31 years old and he works in a home where he cares for people with autism. I met my husband five years ago on an internet site called, match.com. I have been married a year and all is well in my life. Now my husband and I live in Long Beach, California. My husband works at LAX. I don’t work yet because I’m going to school to learn English.

I’m happy because my English is improving. I wish I could find a good job this year. Also, I hope to visit my country this year. One of my goals for this year is to get a new job and save money to travel with my husband. Another goal is to finish my English class with a mark of 100%. ~Ernestina

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"My name is Ekaterina Bazhutova. I'm 19 and I was born 7th of September, 1990 in Orenburg, Russia. I went to school in 1997 and I've studied there for 11 years. I finished my school and got my high school diploma in 2008. I took an English class for year and a half and I took some accounting classes. I tried to work as a waitress for a month but I didn’t like it because of my very busy schedule. That’s why I quit. I’ve lived in Russia with my mother and my stepfather for 18 years. My sister moved to America when I was 9. She always told me that she would bring me to the US someday and now I’m here. I came to the USA 6 months ago but I’m going back to Russia because of some medical problems. I’ll come back in three months. I would like to live here in the US because I like it more than my country."~Katia

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My name is Inna Kushnirenko. I was born in Odessa Ukraine in 1949. I have been living in Ukraine since 1949 till 2009. I lived with grandmother, grandfather and my parents. I had two daughters. When I was 7 years old I went to middle school. It was in 1956. I finished age 14. Then I began continue education at high school. I finished high school in 1966. I will go to Marine Engineer University. I have been studying since 1967 till 1972 year. During my studies, I had a practical work at different countries, such as Cuba, Portugal and Bulgaria. I received nice education and a good job. I have been working at Georgia Shipping Company since 1972. Then I was a teacher of economy at Marine Engineer University . I have been teaching since 1977 till 1985. I get married. We have been married for 10 years and have two daughters. I was divorced at 1995. When my daughters grow up, I came to U.S. I got married here on June 19, 2009. Now I lived in Long Beach, CA.I didn’t use to study English. I have been studying English since September 2009. I feel more secure in this country. I love this country. ~Inna

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My name is Em Chansamreth and I have been living in the United States about one year. I study English in Adult School on Monday to Thursday. I have a sister and a brother. They are living with my parents in Cambodia. My parents said that I needed to visit them next year. I got married in 2005 and I have a son. I live with my sister -in- law. My sister told me that I should learn how to drive car first. I hope I will find a good job in the United States soon. ~Em

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Before I came to the United States, I lived in Mexico. For me living in the U.S. was strange. I didn’t speak English and I felt scared, but I had to support my 3 younger brothers. Then I got married and I couldn’t come to school to learn English, but now I have time to learn. I’m in level 4 and I know a little speaking and reading and writing. I don’t support my brothers any more. ~Liboria

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Before I came here, I lived in Japan. I had been studying management in a university. Also, I worked hard to make money because I wanted to come to the USA. I used to work at an Italian restaurant in Japan. I was a waiter. It wasn’t a good salary because there are no tips in Japan. But I liked that job and it was fun. I had studied 4 years in a university and I worked at Italian restaurant for 4 years and 6 month. It was good experience. Now I am working at sushi restaurant and I’m studying English in LBSA. I had no chance to speak English in Japan. So I’m trying to learn English again. ~keisuke

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I was born in a small family in Iran. I have a younger brother. My father has worked as a managing director in a company. He had to leave us a few times to go to other cities due to the missions related to his job while I was underage. At first, that is, when I went to the school for the first time, I wasn’t really interested in education. But when I entered the guidance school, I gradually became interested in continuing my education. My aunt moved to Canada about 15 years ago in 1995. She suggested that my mother visit her and maybe to move there. Because of having a friend in the U.S. and other different reasons, My mom ultimately decided to visit the U.S. Having gone through the legal steps, she immigrated and carried on working here. She has been living in the U.S. for 4 years. I have come to America recently. I have been living here for less than a year. I will probably go back to my home country. The first reason I have come here is that I intended to visit a new country and my mother. The second is I can also improve my listening and learn some new words of English, if I can stay here longer. I don’t know what will happen next and What my other members of my family are going to do. ~Ali

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Before I came to the United States, I lived in a small farm in Zapatistas Mexico. I lived with my parents, brothers and sisters for seventeen years. When I was six years old I started to go to school for six years. Only because the town is very small I didn’t have the opportunity to go to the high school. I want to continue my education, but I need to move to another city. My dad didn’t have money to pay my classes and the rent. One day I told my dad, I wanted to go to the United States the first time, I went to Idaho the few years were very difficult for me. I didn’t have friends, didn’t understand one word in English and. I had to go back and forth form Idaho to Mexico many times. I worked in Idaho for ten years and I did different kinds of jobs. Then I came to California I lived in different countries finally. I settled here in Long Beach for twenty years. Lost year I lost my job and my gold is to finish ESL and to find a good job. I hop my son and my daughter finish their goals to study one carrier. ~Angel

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Hi my name is Vicenta Valdez and I came from Mexico. I have lived in California since 1997. I was a student in Long Beach City College and I received a certificate last year on August 16th. but I decided to come here in this adult school and I want to improve my English. I want to study fashion designer in the future. I’m interested in this career because I will make clothes someday. I will have my own business. I would like to design clothes for everybody. ~Vicenta

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My name is Elba Solorzano. I have two brothers and four sisters. I was born in San Miguel, El Salvador. Growing up in San Miguel, I played basketball in high school for five years. My family followed traditional customs of the El Salvador. My parents had an arranged marriage. Now they have been married for 57 years. My mother studied until middle school and my father didn’t finish high school. My parents always worked very hard. My mother worked in the supermarket business and my father worked in a leather factory. He was a supervisor for twenty five years. They worked hard so I could study in the university of El Salvador. I studied there eight years for a career in Dentistry.

I got married in June 1999. I traveled for six months to New York. I went to back to El Salvador in January 2000. My daughter was born in April 2000. When my daughter was eleven months old, the doctor detected an illness in her lungs. She needed surgery. But my daughter was always very sick because my country had a hot climate. I decided to travel to New York with my daughter.Two months later, my husband joined us in New York. My family lived with my brother and his family for two years. Then my brother and his family moved to Miami, Florida and my family went back to El Salvador.

Now I have been living in Long Beach for five years. I feel happy and optimist. I have learned to speak and write English at the Adults School and my daughter is better. I am thinking about traveling to El Salvador in June 2010 because I miss my family. In my future I want to finish my classes at Long Beach School for Adults and obtain a good job. ~Elba

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My name is Yorley and I’m from Venezuela, a beautiful tropical country in South America. I grew up in a big family in a small city called Barinas. My mother is a nurse and my father works at a public health institution, now he is retired. I am an Economist and when I lived in Venezuela I was a professor. I am married and I moved to the United States of America to begin a more stable life.

I have two brothers and two sisters, when I was a child my parents lived in a small city called Barinas. My mother was an enterprising woman and she always wanted the best for us. When I was a teenager my parents decided that we had to move to a big city for better opportunities and we did. Now my siblings and I have all received a degree from a university.

My first work as a professor was at the university in 2001. In 2006 I decided to move to one of the biggest cities in Venezuela, called Maracaibo. I got a job in a private company called Lamar Seafood. I was the human resource manager and in this company I met my husband.

In 2007 I got married and one month later we were separated because my husband lost his job in Venezuela. He moved back to the United States of America for a job opportunity. At that moment my visa was being processed, but the surprise was that it took and extra year. For this reason my husband sought other job opportunities in places where we could be together and he found a job in Central America. We moved to San Pedro Sula in 2008 and we lived there for one year. Last October we decided to move to the United States of America and begin a more stable life. ~Yorley

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I was living in Syria before I came to the United States. I used to work as a farmer and on the ground. Then I started thinking about coming to the United States. I went to the counsel to ask for visa. The counselor gave me the visa. Then I came to the U.S. I started working in liquor store. I started coming to school to learn English in this semester. Right now I can speak, read and write better then before. I’m happy because I can do it. ~Fady

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My name is Marleni Bonilla. I’m from Honduras. I have five sisters. When I was 11 years old I had my first job. I studied in school for 4 years only. After 4 years or 5, I thought to come to the U.S. and I came when I was almost 16 years old. But it was so hard for me. I can’t study because I didn’t have family here. I had worked so hard to bring my daughter. I was studying in Long Beach City College. It is so hard for me to come to school, but I want to have a better life. I want to get a better job. ~Marleni

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My name is Maria Salad A. Zavala. I come from the Philippines. I was born in the city of Cebu province. Our capital is Manila of the Philippines. I have two children that I left there. My oldest son graduated for college. Right now he has own business and he has a family already and they’re living a happy life. My youngest daughter is an under graduate in college. She is a single mother, but has a living partner right now. They are also happily living with their own families. I have two grandchildren. My oldest son has one of my grandsons. He is four years old this coming August 2010. And I have one granddaughter who will be two years old this coming June 2010. At this present time I feel confident of my children even though it is a hard situation, but we have good communications between us. ~Maria Zavala

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My name is Kunjira. I was born on April 1978. I am from Thailand. Since October 2009 I moved to the U.S. My mother didn’t agree with me to move here. She said I might be homesick and lonely to live so far away from my parent, but I am doing well so far. Since two months that I have been attending church. I made a lot of friends. Most of my friends are from Cambodia. Kim who is now my friend, noticed that maybe I didn’t see many Thai peoples in our church, and that’s the truth. Kim told me that I should go to Adult school. I was wondering what was Adult school? She explained the Adult school was for studying English. She said it was important for me to improve my English. It will be easy to find a job if I could speak English well. Today I became a new student. I enjoy learning grammar, even if it was so confusing and made my head ache sometimes. My goal is to improve my English and I hope I could find a good job in the future. ~Kunjira

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My name is Espinosa. I am from Mexico. I grew up in Mexico with my mother and eleven siblings. I have three brothers and eight sisters. My father came to California to work when I was three months old. I studied six years only because I had to help my mother with my younger brothers and sisters. I decided to come to California When I was twenty one years old. I lived with my sister and his husband for about four years and I worked in a house cleaning company, in this company I met my husband. I got married fourteen years ago. I have two children. One is a girl and she is ten years old. Also I have a boy he is seven years old. I am proud of my children because they are very good children. I’ve lived in Lakewood California for five years. I stay home to take care of my children and also I go to study English. I’m so happy to live in California because I have a better life with my family. ~Maria E.

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My name is Yanec. I have studied 17 years in different cities and schools too. When I had lived in my Native City. I have been going for 6 years to Elementary School. Later my dad change our plan because decide that we should live in Petatlan, Guerrero, City where I studied for 3 years in a Junior High. I then finished my Junior High. My family didn’t have money enough to continue my education, so I needed to work if I should continue studying. I have worked in a Pediatric Clinic for 1 year and I studied a course of English for 6 months only. Later my Parents worked hard and they decide that I finished my job and I can go back to school. When I came back I studied in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. City. Which far away from my home. When I studied for 3 years more and I got my High school Diploma, I came back to my native City Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero. I studied my career of accounting in the University of Acapulco, Guerrero in Mexico. Now I study English in the Adult School in U.S. ~Yanec

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My name is Carolina Bejar. I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. I grew up with my parents, sister, brother and grandmother all of whom I love. I have been living in Long Beach since 2002, and I decided to learn English to communicate with people and go to school. I studied Accounting in Colombia, and I want to finish my career in three years in this State. I have a beautiful boy of four years old who he is my strength to walk in my way strongly. ~Carolina

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My name is Hermann Chedjou. I grew up in Cameroon, Africa. I arrived in U.S two months ago. I’m living on Raymond Avenue and Anaheim Street. Right now, I’m learning the English language at the Adult school. My goal will be to pursue my studies in one of universities in California. ~Hermann

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Week 2 - Goals

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Considering that each person has different goals in his or her life, I usually categorize my goals into three distinct groups, that is, short term goals, medium term goals and long term goals. So far, I could achieve some of my goals in life. I spent a long time with my family as I wanted. I got a job which was suitable for me for a while, etc. I had to have a good schedule to achieve what I wanted. Now, I plan to improve my listening and also to learn some new English words. That can be a good end for me but only as a short term goal. But about medium term goals, I can say that making a lot of friends in the U.S. and then returning to my home country are my medium term goals. Finally, I intend to earn enough money to have an ideal life through getting an advantageous job. I want to travel to many other countries too. I believe that I should be patient enough to achieve all my goals and certainly that was not easy. ~Ali

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I have lots of goals right now. I have three goals. My first goal is to finish ESL. My second goal is to find a good job. My third goal is to save money to buy a new truck. I hope in this year to finish ESL. After finishing this class I am going to find a job. I have experience driving trucks and buses. Right now it is too difficult to find a job. I want to save money for the future. I hope one day my goals come true. My first, second are a short time. I made plan for this year that I need to study the English very hard. ~Angel

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I have many goals in my life. But I want to do soon are: first finish my English classes and be able to speak and understand perfectly; also, I need to find a part time job to start saving; for what I do and what I have planned. I would like a part time job; because that way it gives me time to go to school. Second is to have my own business, It may be a little shop of used clothing and antiques things or new clothes; I would like 4th Street in Long Beach or a beauty salon. I like this street in order to start with something. Another of my goals is to have a baby but within two or three years.

Well, one of my goals is to learn more English. Because, knowing English makes me very secure in myself. Now, I am not ashamed to talk to people who only speak English; also, order food in a restaurant or talk to my in-laws because they only speak English. Now I speak more English than before. Going to school helped me a lot; because all that I know until today I learned there, because in my house I don’t have anybody to practice with. My husband wants to talk me only in Spanish not in English. For that I practice as much as I can in class. Another of my goals for this year is to find a job.

I would like to find a part time job because if I had a part time job I would have time to go to school; at the same time could save money for the plans that I have. Since I have saved some money I can start planning more seriously about starting a business. I would like a clothing store used with antiques things or new clothes in 4thst. Near where I live; I have seen there is a good place to have a shop that I want; or else, a beauty salon. But, if I think of beauty salon first I have to go to the style classes to get my license. Places that I have asked information said that I have to pay much money for tuition so that’s why I have to wait more time. But what comes my way first.

And another of my plans for my life is: plan to have a baby. But I had talked to my husband about it and we think that within three years, God willing. My husband would like a girl, and me a boy or girl they are both beautiful; But, only God knows. I say, “If you have dreams or goals in your life really turn it from right now, before that you start it.” That is what I do. ~Ernestina

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My goal is to learn more English and to be a medical assistant. I have not finished high school, but I want to study so hard for my future. I need to study to understand well. My sister told me that I needed to improve my English. Another of my goals is to finish my ESL class. In order that, I can understand and speak English perfectly. ~Marleni

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One of my goals this year is improve my English. I want to learn more English because I want to help my children with their homework. I also want to be a citizenship. I want to help my husband to work but he said you need to study English first to get a good job. If I want to make my goals possible I try to come to school every day on time. I also am going to practice English with my children at home. I am going to study grammar one hour every night. If I will do all these things I hope I reach all my goals and I will speak and write better English. ~Maria E.

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My goals are; I want to finish studying English so I can speak fluently and write very well and to be better wife and mother and I want to have my own business someday in the area of fashion design. Because it is my career. My father said you are going to be successful if you have a plan. And you have ethics, morals, and values and respect your self. First. Now I agree with him. I love my father and my mother because they always give very good advice. ~Maria K.

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I have many goals to accomplish in my life, and some are more important than others. My first short-term goal is to learn English very well. The second one is to get a good job in a good company. The third one is to get the United States visa for my parents.

Now that I live here in the United States my priority is to learn English very well. I did my first step last month when I enrolled in English as a Second Language in Long Beach City College. Now I am studying English and I feel that this is the best moment to learn this language.

I want to get a good job here in the United States but I know that I have to improve my professional skills and to get another degree first. I could obtain the best job opportunities if I am a competitive professional.

I want to give my parents, the opportunity to visit me now that I’ve lived here in the United States. The sooner I begin to process their USA visa the sooner they can come here. In my country it isn’t an easy process but I must have a positive attitude.

My mother always said, “If you believe in yourself and you do everything with passion you could achieve all your goals.” ~Yorley

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Everybody has their own goals and all of them are different. It can be a small goal like making breakfast or a big goal like building a life. I’ve been living for only 19 years, but I already had them both. I made a lot of small decisions and I made a big decision. And this big decision or, better to say, goal was come to the U.S.A. It was the first time when I left my mother and stepfather, and my relatives and friends to go to another country. It was a long process before I left. I’ve studied English in a special school for a year and a half and I did it very well. I did it because I knew I have nothing to do here without knowing a new language.

My sister wanted me stay in the U.S.A. for a long time but I knew that I couldn’t apply for a student Visa because of not having enough knowledge of English. And there is not such a rule for a sister to come to America and stay as a resident for a long time. That’s why I only could come to the U.S. as a visitor. I was afraid if they declined my visitor Visa I would never be able to come to the U.S.A. And it was the biggest goal for me at that time. But when I received my passport with my visitor Visa I was so happy and I understood that I reached my goal.

I’ve been living here for 6 months and I remember my sister said to me that she was would find the way to keep me here. Now I need to go home to check with all my doctors and in three months I will come back. And then I will have one more big goal. ~Katia

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My priority is my education and help my son in his language. First of all, I want to improve my spoken and written English, continue taking classes in school to get my associate degree in accounting, and transfer my units in the university to become a Spanish teacher. Second, I will continue like as volunteer mother to help my son to improve in his language, and he can communicate more with me and people around him. I know that the way is not easy for me because I have many responsibilities to do, but I want to walk in my dreams and complete all my goals in five years. I need to work hard, but I know in a future I will get good results. My mom always said, “We need to be strong and fight for our dreams.” ~Carolina

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My goals are, first speak good English and study to get my GED. My husband said that I had to study for get a better a job. I would like to work in a hospital, and I hope I achieve my goals. ~Rosa P.

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I have many dreams but one of my dreams was to speak English. And this is also one of goals in my life. Five years ago I have been studying English from the books and internet website but I couldn’t speak English because I had nobody to practice with. Today I can speak a little English and my goals is I wish I could improve my English after I finish with my class at Adult school. And then I plan to study medical assistant at Adult school. I hope I could fine a good job in the future. ~Kunjira

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When I was youth I wanted to be a doctor. But my mother told me that I was a good engineer. She said that I was going to Marine Engineering University. I was a very obedient child. Now I want to change my life. My husband said that I was a good doctor because I care about people. He told me I needed to take a lesson in Harbor collage. Soon my dream welcomes in my life. ~Inna

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My goal is to get a good job. I was going to aviation school 5 years ago and I wet buck to Japan to graduate from university, because I didn’t graduate from university. I have studied management in my university. But I didn’t have chance to speak English in Japan. I came buck to Long Beach last September and I have been studying English in this school since last September. I will go to aviation school and I have to study to be a pilot in this year. I have some choice to be a pilot, but I haven’t decided yet what will I do. My father told me that the economy was bad in Japan. I hope it will be good economy this year and I will get good job. ~Keisuke

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My goals are planed for short term, I have completed for August 2010. I have three personal goals: Job, Housing and my Carrier. My counseling told me that I have to complete my goals with a good plan to the next semester.

Job is one of most important, because I am living in a D V Shelter and I have to be out in August 2010. I am looking for some related with children. I am preferred in a Family Daycare. I have experience in restaurant too. I know how cook Mexican food.

Housing is my second goal. I need a place where I can live with my three kids. I am applied for low income but, everything is by steps or wait list. My family advocate said that I don’t have to be fear, because I am working hard.

School is my third goal. I need to finish my GED because I want to continue my carrier in the college. Child Development, but I need to improve my ESL because I want start in June for Summer School. I need three units in the college, for complete 12 units in Child Development. This is important to me because I have more opportunities to improve my life.

I am convinced that I could do reality all my goals just I need a good plan, be persistent and be alert to the opportunities. My kids told me that I had to complete all my goals because we need to improve our life. ~Marybel

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My goals are planned for this year: 1) I want to speak English well and I learn to grammar. Also I think to write better paragraphs and finish this level with satisfaction. My friend said you needed to put more effort in class because is one base important for you. My husband said that you promised me, you can to do well. I love my family because always help me with my homework. My aunt said me I feel to proud of you optimism. ~Elba

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At the present time, I feel I’m not yet ready to decide what my goal is. Because I would like first to finish my studies, writing, learning new words, and speaking language skills as a student in the class. Actually, if I had done my studies maybe at that time I could make a decision. In fact, I have an ambition to become a registered nurse, to be a teacher, or to have a small capital of business like a nursing home/board and care facility. I think it would be better to enhance worth in the medical field needs. But at this time, I’m glad that I’ve been worked as a regular employee for two days in every weekend. The head registered nurse in our office asked me if I would like as one on one in a patient care. I told her “yes! I would like to accept the position.” And I have been able to understand every thing that they’re want to me to do. I feel that the lessons I am learning will be benefits to my patient care as well as me. If I had one wish for my children, it would be to complete their studies, and I need to reach for my goals. ~Maria Z.

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I want to find a good job that is my goal. I need study hard first. When I can speak English well I will have a chance to find a good job easily. I always speak English with my classmates and my husband. My parents said I needed to find a job to help my family. I can’t save money because I spend everything and only my husband works. I try to improve my English everyday. Then I will apply the job. I know it is not easy to find a job right now, but I will try my best. I have been living here about one year, but I don’t have a job yet. Finally, I hope I can find a good job soon. ~Chansamreth

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I have some goals in my life. My first goal is to study English well and I can talk, write and read English well. When I can made that. I am going to study a career in the University of Psychology here in the U.S. 2. I like to work in my property clinic with family therapy and I help an other children that they have not parents. 3. I must help to daughter in her education. Because is very important to me that she can study a career. ~Yanec

Week 3 - The Future

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I am going to talk about my future. Well only God knows what will happen; but, on my plans are first: My husband told me that we might move to San Diego, California to live there; because, he is waiting for the transfer of his work but he doesn’t know yet. We love San Diego, California. I think that we are going to enjoy to living there but maybe it will happen within one or two years. Another of my plans in my life is travel to different countries including El Salvador the country where I was born. My husband and I love San Diego. We would like to live there because there is cleaner than here also there is not much traffic like here. My husband said that he likes San Diego because he feels near to Mexico the country where he wants to go to live. But if we move there my husband and I want to buy a house or a condo near to the beach but this is one of our dreams that we are waiting to do true. Another of my plans for my future is that I want to travel a lot. I want to know Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Spain, India, Arabia, Thailand, and other countries too; but first, I need to learn more about each country for example I would like to know everything about their culture, custom, and food. Also, I want to stay visiting my country. My entire family is living here in California. Only one sister is living in my country but I want to visit her also all my friends that are living there. But I have to wait to save more money. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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In the future I'm going to buy a new house in a small town near the mountains. I want a big house with five bedrooms and two bathrooms with a family room and living room, a garage for three cars and a big yard with a lot of trees and a big garden. This is my dream because I'm tired of living in the city. I don't like the smoke and the noises of the cars, the traffic. I want to live my oldest life in a peaceful place with my wife and I want my children to come to visit with my grandchildren and I will play with them. ~Angel

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In my future I want to have a good job, and go to University, if I were finish school. If I have enough money, I will travel to France or Jerusalem. This is the most important dream in my life. Before my dream was to come to U.S now it is completed , this is my next dream, and I have to work hard in school. Especial I must to do my homework always. Because I want to make my dreams true. ~Marlene

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I will finish first my study. After that I can make my own decision in the future. At this moment, I have a steady part time job. We know people with the highest education and wages it can be get a better job. I think my guardian will be planning to have a family dinner in a somewhere places. Before my nearer birthday’s come. But you know I will never want to have a party again. I go to bed earlier or I get home lately because some of my friend and relative are invited me sometimes. So, I don’t think I want a party yet and the future right now for me is my part time job as a caregiver position. And I feel enjoy to take care of my patient illness. At this present time, she’s in a good health and right treatment regularly. And also all the time, I’m feel happy and comfortable in my part time job. Soon , I can think and to emphasize the right plan will come mind for the future. ~Maria Zavala

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I should when I finish this class would like to get another classes for speaking English very well and write correctly because I want to take a career I would like to speak faster this language because I think the language is the most important part in this country. This is that reason I want to learn the idiom first when I understand everything for me and it’s the most easy part. I think when I speak the language I able to talk with a lot of people who are interesting in my projects and I don’t have any problem to speak clerk and correctly ,with my customers. ~Vicenta

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I had lived here for 5 months ago. I still don’t have a job. My aunt told me that I had to study ESL class least 1 year before I take the job training class. So now I try to study hard to improve my English. I hope after I finish my study, I will get a good job. I really need money because I have many goals to achieve. I know, it very hard for me that I from other country and want to achieve the goal in here. However I must to try. My first goal is earn a lot of money and has my own place to stay. The second is open a business. I know it very difficult to do, but I’ll try the best that I can. Especially I want to live at my country back. It isn’t means that I don’t like here. I really love to live here. Especially the people in here are very nice however I still want to go back to my country. I hope I can do it in one day in my future. ~Siveng

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My parents plans. I hope they will came to visit me. I want to show wonderful places in California and Nevada. Such as: Disneyland, Las Vegas mountainous and hills and parks. The El Dorado park has a lake. I am sure my parents will enjoy the weather in California and different kinds of food. I hope my parents could visit to me. ~Maria Kessler

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My plans in the near future, My first plan is to make a driver license (I practiced about written test and California law). Later that I’d buy a used car to drive to school. My second plan is traveling to Thailand to visit my parent and also joining on my younger sister wedding. But it was not possible because right now I have not had a Green card. Since January that I have been applied for my Visa. I wish I could get it early then I can visit my parent soon. After I have a Green card, I’d find a part time job and keep continue with my studying at Adult school to finish on this semester. ~Buranon

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Hi, my name is Rosa, and I want to talk about my future. For my future I would like to have a better job, I am getting older, And at this time I don’t have a good job.Tha’s why now I’m studying English to prepare for find a short career. I would like to have a good job With good benefits .And then when I will retire I’ll can get a comfortably life. ~Rosa Padilla

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I have many plans for my future. Now that I live in the United States my life is completely different than when I was living in my country. I have many personal and professional plans some have higher priority than others right now. The most important personal plans are two in this moment. First I want to move to a house because I am living in an apartment and I want to have a beautiful garden. Second I want to be a mother in two years. I want to have to babies. My professional plans for my future are basically to improve my English because I want to get a MBA and I want to start next September. Before I get my MBA degree I want to get a job and I want to take a position as a bilingual employee. My father warned me that I had not to put off until the next day the things I could do that day. I know my future is in my hands and I can only make it happen. ~Yorley

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In the future, I want to buy my own house. I wish I could buy a new house in the United States because right now, I have been living with my sister -in- law about one year. My husband said we had to save money and work hard about five years. Then we will be able to buy a house. If I had my house, I would invite my parents live with me. It’s hard for me to buy a house because I don’t have money and job yet. I will try step by step. I hope I can buy a new house one day. ~Chansamreth

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The present make the future. I can not tell you what are going to happen a few years in my life, but in my present I want to complete short goals every six months and they are completed. I am sure that I am studying to get a good job, improve my English in writing and pronunciation to communicate better. Also, to help my child in his education and life that he become in a good person a citizen giving him my support in every moments in his life. My mom always told me “You should complete your college in three years.” I know she is right all the time and I am sure that it advises give the steps to walk better every day. For this reason, I live my present because I will see my dream come true in a future. ~Carolina Bejar

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I am not a young person, but everybody has dreams and think about future. Before I lived in Ukraine I dreamed about United States. Now, finally, I am here with my daughter and husband in a foreign country and starting to face the obstacle of learning a English language. Knowledge is a very important in this country. Without language no possibly have conversation and found a job. All my life I want to learn medicine. My husband said that I will a good nurse, because I like care about people. He told me I needed to take lessons in Harbor collage. Soon my dream welcome in my life. At last I want to be a grandmother. I hope my daughter give birth a baby . I said I would help raising your Baby. So, first I want to improve English, second to be a medical personnel and third to be a grandmother. ~Inna

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What is the future? It is anything that will happen next in the world. There are two types of future: distant and close future. In real, every next day or even an hour is future. But I would like to talk about distant future. A lot of people have ever thought about their own future because everybody was interested what will happen next in their lives. And like everybody I’m interested in my future too. Ideally I want to live in a small house, have a good loving husband and two kids, have a well-paying job and live a normal life, but nothing is ideal. To get what I want I need to work hard and the same with everybody. I think I will be able to reach my goal. I will finish my Adult School and then I’ll go to college. My mother always convinced me that I could be the best student if I would kill my laziness. And I know that because I always try to do my best it’s just sometimes I don’t have enough of patience. After finishing a college I will find a well-paying job and will live a long happy life. Indeed, I’ve never dreamed about something unreal. I’ve never dreamed about becoming a rich or famous or both. I just always wanted to live a normal life. That’s what I want in my future and that’s what I’ll try to get. My mother said, “There is nobody who will help you till you help yourself!” I believe in it and I’m going to build my future by myself. The end ☺ ~Katia

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My future plan for my life is that I want to finish Adult School, speak, and learn English very well. My sister told me that I have to make an effort to pass this level. When I finish Adult School, I will take the test for the university. I could obtain the license of the Dentistry and I would in my profession. My second plan is that I hope to go to North Carolina in one year. I’ll be sure to buy the tickets in advance. My parents will have to change their whole travel plans. I will need to send a note to my parents that I want to travel to El Salvador next summer. My third plan is that special interest in working as a volunteer with save the Earth organizations. Specializes I would like to work saving animals or preserving the Ocean, or planting trees. My daughter said you will make me proud when you can do something to save the Earth. Finally I have the courage to follow my dreams. I also want to be I writer; it is my passion. My cousin told me that I have talent. She likes to read my stories. ~Elba

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My future is with my family and we are going a lot of plans together. But our priority in this moment is the must important get it the resident here or the green card. I think so in two years more. I can talk English well and I could study my career in the University is my special dream. We will save money enough to make our property house in us country then I will buy house here in the U.S and I will visit to my parents. I can buy a new car and I can travel another country. ~Yanec

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I think everybody think in the future and I do to. I have too many plans for the future with my husband and my children. First I want to graduate from my English class because I want to get my GED and I want to be a citizen. I also want to take more classes to improve my English. Then I want to study all about computers because I think computers will be very important in the future. I want to do all this things because I would want to help my children with their homework and I would want to get a very good job to help my husband. I hope I will reach my plans for the future. ~Maia E.

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My future at short term. I will live in my own place with my kids, working a least a part time and some catering business and continuing with my therapy for me and my kids. I will live in my own place with my three kids where we don’t have to see people fighting, screaming or different crisis as the shelter. I told to my kids that they would improve emotionally. They have to take advantage of all services or curses that we receive in the shelter because outside, everything is different. I will be working a least a part time but I will work a full time and sell something to get some extra money to continue with my career. (Child Development special aids). Example: Autism and Downe syndrome. I said to my kids that all the plans that we have that could be thru. When I move to my own place we need to continue with our therapy in some mental health center. We need to enroll in some classes or group supports to improve our self-steem. And my kids could do the difference in their life. I said to my family in Mexico that my future might be better living in my own place with my kids working and do some catering business and continuing our therapy. ~Marybel G.

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I have a very good relationship with my brother, who is a very good person, since we came to the Unites States. We have been living together and we were all the time working in the same companies. We worked very hard to buy our home. The first time we came to Long Beach, we bought a duplex. We were living in an apartment for more then eight years. After eight years we got the houses where we living right now. Some time I travel to a another states he calls me or I call him. We have very good communication. ~Angel B.

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Friendship is good when is really, I have only two friends in my life. I think that is difficult to conserve the really good friendships. I think that friendship is so good and healthy when it is real. A lot times we think that the friendship is only for good times or when we need something. A lot people who say they are my friends, they usually take advantage.

I have two friends: Angeles who helps me a lot when I had the DV incident and Cesar who was my manager for three years, fifteen years ago. Angeles moved back to Mexico six months ago but we call each other. We know that always we be there when we need something. She is my friend since 1995. We cried together in different times but we laugh a lot in other times. Cesar is my other fiend who I fell comfortable to talk to him about everything. He always has time for me and my kids. He is an emotional support for my family. When we have problems or some party always we maintain communication. Some times pass one or two years but always we call each other for Christmas and birthdays.

I think that is difficult to conserve a really good friendship because some times they move to different places. When I find some I try to maintain a good communication, respect and honesty with them because only with this basic rules the friendship could be real. I consider that have the opportunity to enjoy a really friendship is the most wonderful experience in the life. Friendship is good and I have two good friends. ~Marybel G.

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This is an amazing story about my friendship. My first year at school, I was 7 years old. I had many girlfriends, but one of those girlfriends I am going to talk about today. She had something more special then the others. We were studying together from ages 7 until 18 years old. We were really good friends. Often on the weekend that we went out and spent all day long together. She would prefer to see me get home safe, before she left for her home. After we had finished, High school, we didn’t have a chance to meet so often and Province girls didn’t have cell phones. It was difficult to keep in touch.

In over 15 years we haven’t seen each other, but I could still remember her face well. I also dreamed about her from time to time for during the 15 years, without knowing where she lived. Here is a big surprise which I want to share. On January 1, 2010. I met her again by accident. My friends and I went to Las Vegas to spend New Year times. We were walking around in side the hotel, just to take pictures. Suddenly I saw one woman on the other site of lobby. I thought and talked to my self, this woman looked really like my old girlfriend. But on the other hand I thought, it is impossible. This is America, and it is a big country. How could it be her?

Finally, I walked nearby and I was standing in front of her, then we suddenly screamed. How could you be here? How long have you been here? Who have you been living with? We exchanged cell phone numbers that day. Today we have become good friends again. I found out that she has been living in Thai Town for about 5 years. The month before she visited me in Long Beach.

I felt so impressed with this situation. I didn’t expect I would see my old friend or anyone who’s come from the same city, in the United State ~Kunjira B.

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My first friend was Lidia who was a pupil from my class. Both of us were 8 years old. I met her in a school where we were studied. We lived on the same street that wasn’t far from our school. She was born in family that was very poor. Her father was a worker who worked as a yard caretaker. Her mother was a woman whose intellect was high. It was a very kind family. I spent a lot of time with Lidia. We made homework together. Each summer our parents sent us to a village. I will never forget my friend Lidia and my childhood that was safe and quiet. ~Inna K.

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The friends that I have are very important to me because I learn a lot together and help each other. I have very nice memories about my friends for example; We go to the movies and enjoy eating popcorn after the movies. We go to a disco because we love dancing. When I have a problem my friends always get ready to help me. My friends that I have are very important to me. So you can see, I’ve always been blessed. ~Maria K.

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The friendships that I have are very important to me. I have a lot of friends. I have friends in the school, I have friends in my country, and also I have friends in my family. Friends are the only family you can pick. A true friend is somebody who laughs with you, cries with you, and talks with you when it’s needed most. Good friends are always there to share both good and bad times. I am so lucky to have so many friends. ~Maria E.

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Friendship is very important for me and people living. If we have friends, we will help each other. We live without friends; it seems like soup with no taste. We can discuss the problems with friends. I can’t live without friendship because friends can help me with many problems. Example, one of my friends taught me how to use the computer. She said she wanted to share her knowledge with other friends. She likes to help classmates who don’t understand the grammar. Moreover, she helps me to find a job, helps me at school, and picks me up at home. I can live with her temporarily when I can’t find apartment. Right now, she lives in Cambodia where I used to live too. So friendship can help us in many way of living. ~Em, C

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I have many friends, who are not really my friends. We came to school where we study English. This was the time when we got together. The friendships that I have are very Important to me. That is the place where I meet my friends. ~Liboria

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My best friends are amazing girls. We knew in the school when we had six years all. My mom is a woman who wants to know who my friends are, so she always communicates with the other moms to continue our friendship. We grew up studying together and shared bad a good moments in our life. Now, we have different ways and dreams to take. One lives in Spain, the other in Colombia, and I in USA. I am the only one whoi had a child of the three because they don’t believe in marriage and don’t want to have children. But they love my son and spend much time with him when they come to visit me. Through the distance, we can communicate in chats, phones, and e-mails and travel to visit each other on vacations. We are honest when don’t like something giving good advise in what we can do. I don’t change my best friends and if I reborn, I want to meet them again. ~Carolina B.

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This is my thought. When I came to this country I met a girlfriend who in that time was my neighbor. Through the times we have been in the good times and bad times. She knew me when I was sad, worried, in a bad mood, without money in any hardship ,we didn’t think the same way but the most important thing we accepted us the way we are. Now I can say that I know the friendship. ~Maria V.

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There are many important things in life but I think friendship is one of the most important. Sometimes it is difficult to find a good friend who can share a good relationship. I love to share my moments with friends and spend good time with them. It’s great to have your family close to you but to have a good friend is one of the best things in life too.

Friendship is the cooperative and supportive relationship between people in witch we involve mutual knowledge, esteem, affection and respect. Some people say to find a good friend is like to find a treasure because a good friend is a person who provides company, loyalty and respect at all times of joy or anguish. A person can have many friends with whom to share fun time but the best friend is a special person who shares more than this. The best friend is a person who you like to talk to, to share hardship and in difficult situation to tell the truth.

When I live in my country I have good friends. We used to go to eat Arabian food and go the mall to see a movie. My best friend is Gloria she is living in Venezuela, she is a lovely person. Now that I moved to Long Beach I don’t have many friends yet but I know to build friendship takes time and I have to be patient. I miss to spend time with my friends and share funny moments with them. But I know that sooner or later I will find a good friend who to share great time. ~Yorley B.

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Hi, I want to read about the friendship. I believe that friendship is very important, like the family. I have a few friends, but the few friends that I have are my true friends. My true friends have always been there for me in good or bad times. I had friends since before I got married. And also I have many friends who are really not my friends. I appreciate my friends because after the family, the most important is the friendship. ~Rosa P.

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Hi! I am Prerna. I would like to discuss about friendship. To me friendship means when you like someone very much, enjoy spending time with, feel comfortable with each other, feel relaxed and loyal to each other. I have many friends from childhood, also from school where they are always there for me when I need them. They live in India but they would do anything for me when I ask for. They are loyal to me. They are my true friends. I made new friends in LBSA school. They are very helpful and I feel comfortable with them. We get along very well with each other. I appreciate their friendship. I would do anything for my new friends, because to me friendship means a lot. ~Prerna

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Friendship is one of the most important things in the world because if there were no friendship, all people would be lonely. Friendship can be from childhood, school or work. You can find a friend everywhere. Friend is a person who shares your interests, who helps you, who listens to you and gives you advices. Some people think they don’t need any friends but those people are very lonely and self-contained or they can be senseless, because even a bad person needs a friend.

For me, friendship has a very deep meaning. It’s not just having fun or get drunk or something else like somebody thinks. There are many people who don’t understand this word “friendship”. They want to find someone to do their crazy things together, but when something goes wrong they betray each other or leave each other in a trouble and run away.

I think the real friendship is when you help your friend; it doesn’t matter if your friend had a big trouble or just a nuisance. The real friendship is when your friend calls you at 2 a.m. and you say to him that you’re glad to hear him. There are many samples of real friendship; and if you had one, you were lucky.

As what I can say, I have this kind of friendship and I’m proud to say it out loud because the real friendship is the most important thing in the world for me. ~Katia

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Before I came to The United States, I used to have a lot of friends in Cambodia. On the day I left they told me that don’t forget them and we have to keep in touch with each other, but since I’ve been living here for 6 months I’ve never had contact with them and I felt I almost lost all my friends in Cambodia. The time in my country and here is very different. That’s why it is hard for me to keep in touch or communicate with them. However, I am still happy and enjoy my new life here. Even though I lost all my friends in my country, but right now I’m looking for new friends here who are friendly and helpful. Finally, I could find new friends here and now we are having a good relationship with each other. ~Visal

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My friendships are very funny and honest who are my confident and always help me. Juana was sure she had the qualification when she lived in Salvador and studied in the University. Juana and I enjoyed going to the beach, parks, stadium and her house. We loved eating pupusas every Saturday with her family. She is super loyal, and super brave. Juana is of a different religion but we respect every ideology. My other friendships, is Francisco, is clever, really intelligent, really thoughtful, and really patient. If you want to know anything about world cultures, hobbies, or music ask Francisco. Francisco is always someone who helps another person with the homework in the university. He lives in El Salvador. Francisco is a good doctor and gynecologist He works very hard in the Hospital in San Juan of Dios in the city of San Miguel. My third friendship is Santiago. I lived with Santiago during much of that first two years. I had been seeing. Lourdes exclusively for over four years. No one understood our strangled friendship, least of all, us. But they accepted it, because we gave them no choice. Santiago and I were, well, Santiago and I vowed to never let mere love come between our friendship with each other. ~Elba

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Lucero is my best friend who is very nice person with all of the people and her family too. I am lucky because I found her. I knew for long time ago. When I studied my career in the University, she would help in my career and her family too. I lived in her home for 3 years when I was studying because I lived so far from the University so I didn’t have family in this City where the University was. When my grandma was sick at the hospital again her family supported my family. My parents had a lot of gratitude with her family forever and ever. Then when I had a better job her family did not receive anything to help them. But they told me if you look, the people need to help you do it. And you never forgot this family so when you need to help again don’t worry because here is you home. Welcome always to this house. ~Yanec

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I have had 2 best friends who were very kind people. I have known them since I was 12 years old. We studied in the same class and our favorite hobby was playing volleyball. Anyway, if someone had a problem, the others were always supportive. I recognized this once when I was sick. I didn’t go to school. Three days later, I felt better and went back to school. When I walked into the class, I saw everybody trying hard to read their books. Suddenly, my friends told me that we had only 30 minutes to review the lesson which was the last lesson. After that, we were taking a test, which was the final test. I was very worried and scared. Both my friends instructed me in the lesson which I missed when I was absent. A week later, as a result, we passed. We have a very good friendship. But sometimes we had problems also. Even though, we keep in touch and talk to find a solution. Now they are connected to me all the time. However, I am far away from them. I’m very happy to have them as my friends. ~Lim

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The friendship is a feeling that is within us and we usually show to one or more persons. A friend is the person who provides support in the most difficult moments of your life and is glad of the happiest moments of your life. The word friendship means loyalty, support, sincerity, respect, etc.

I consider myself a friendly person. I like to have a lot of friend. I have many friends in El Salvador the country where I’m. I miss all my friends because I have long time that I didn’t see them. Here in the U.S. also have friendships; the sad thing is that all my friends that I had in my English class for the last semester most of them returned to their respective countries; but, I still love them. Friendship lasts forever. “The friendship can be found just by opening your heart.” ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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The friendship for me is a state being a friend. I said I’ve a best friend, ‘professional teacher as a doctrine in education’ in my country. His job position as a dean cultural service in students’ college. And also he is a right hand by the owner of university. He is a kindness of a good neighbor at my next door included his neighborly offer to help us in my family living. Our friendship has a grown stronger through the years. Even when we are part distant in this country. We had a special kind of communication that we needs a few words and have a little time. We also we had a rare understanding that has grown strong enough, in over years. Our friendship meant for me it is filled my life in so many ways no other friend ever could. Now certainly, “I was here he said”, be careful always and especially don’t forget to prayers always. These are a lovable and faithfulness best friend that I ever had. ~Maria Z.

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HABITS

I have a daughter who likes to bite her finger nails. She always has her finger in her mouth. I talk to her about that it is a bad habit and she said okay I will try to not bite my nails any more. Her best friend, who lives close to our house, said she will help her. Sometimes her best friend invites her to the salon to paint her nails but she can’t because she has not nails. Then she felt sad and she said I don’t bite my nails anymore because I want to paint my nails to look pretty. It passes one day and she forgets and does it again. I hope she leave that bad habit when she is grows up. ~Maria E.

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In my free time, I have a few habits one of my habits it that I like to run I would run three times a week. I run on Fridays every morning and I run at the park. Some time on Saturdays too. Another one of my habits is that I like to play soccer with my friends and my family. Another one of my habits is that I like to read. I read one hour a day or more other time I use the computer to practice my English. My favorite habits is after dinner my wife and I go for walk and we talk about the things we have to do. ~Angel

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There are many habits a person can have, some are good and some are bad. To give up a bad habit could be difficult. Doctors recommend that people should have good habits. To have good habits can make differences in your life.

A habit is a repetitive tendency or manner that a person may have. Some examples are: drinking coffee every morning, going to work everyday, watching TV, going to school, reading the newspaper, checking the e-mail, brushing your teeth, taking a bath, walking or exercising, etc. However, some people have bad habits like smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, cracking fingers, biting fingernails, lying or being late, etc.

A bad habit, which can cause some health problem, takes time to give up. Nowadays, doctors recommend having good habits like walking or exercising. Good habits are activities that can help you to feel good, mind and body. They also can change your life in a positive way.

Walking on the beach, listening to English music, calling my parents, reading a book, checking online news, or watching movies are some of my habits.

Habits, good or bad, make you who you are and their can make differences in your life. Most of life is habitual, but the most important thing is to have good habits that help you to improve your life in a healthy and positive way. ~Yorley

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I can not live without my habits. First at all, I need to drink a coffee and eat bread; it is part of my daily routine every morning. I tried to change it some many years ago drinking hot chocolate or milk, which was impossible for me. Second, I can not live with my furniture in the same place all my life. I need to change it every month, put flowers and feel other environment. The last one is my hair; I like to change the color every two years. Five years ago, I used black, two years ago was brown, now is blonde and my next is red. My family, who saw me with different appearance, wants my natural color. Maybe one day I will do it, but I like to change all the time. I am a woman who is open to change and always welcomes them. ~Carolina

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Habits are very important for persons. Habits are positive and negative. The positive habits make people happy, strong and healthy. Negative habits make people nervy and sick. Woman and man, who smoke a lot of, lose energy and will get a cancer of the lungs. Before I also smoked . The country that changed my bad habit was the United States. The cigarettes here are very expensive. My best habit is being punctual, that make me happy and healthy. Every day I improve my positive habits. ~Inna

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I used to have a bad habit in Cambodia, but now since I’ve been living here, I almost changed my bad habit to a good habit. My bad habit in Cambodia means I ate too much. I ate 4 or 5 times a day and I always ate or drank something like a snack, bread, or sometime I used to drink smoothie before I sleep, which was sold close to my house. Otherwise, I couldn’t sleep if I didn’t eat because I felt hungry and that’s my bad habit. My uncle usually told me that, “If you eat at night, you will gain more weight and have a big belly.” For me I never listened to him. That’s why I have a big belly when I first came here. All my relatives are living here and they were surprised when they saw me for the first time. When I had been here for 1 month, I met a new Cambodian friend who was studying with me at the college. He said that, “If you want to be healthy and lose weight, you have to exercise everyday and don’t eat too much, only 2 times a day is enough, especially don’t eat at night because after you eat you will go to sleep and your body isn’t working anymore and it is easier to gain more weight.” Then after I listened to him I changed my habit immediately. So I have to do exercise and work out with him everyday at 4 o’clock in the afternoon at the Belly Total Fitness, which isn’t far from my house. Finally I got a good result. Since I’ve been going to the gym for 5 months, I think I lost a lot of weight and I got a little bit of muscle that I’ve never had before. So from now on I promise to do more than I can because I want to be healthy, to get fit, and have a big muscle someday. ~Visal

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Some peoples used to good habits and bad habits. I remember my grandmother had good habits she always celebrated Easter every year. She learned me good habits like not to spit on the floor because is bad education. In my country my neighbors had bad habits for example puts your bread in your coffee or suck your finger in your mouth when they eat delicious food. My friend has the annoying habit of not zipping up his fly. We were on the way to a family gathering, and I reminded him that if he went to the bathroom to make sure he zipped up. Sure enough, he came back to the dinner table with his boxers peeking out. My mom whispered, why don’t you bring home a nice boy for a change? Usually I have bad habit when other people or teacher explained grammar. I always need to write or typing in the computer, I can’t to put attention. I feel nervous or worried but I want to change my bad habit. Others habits of the students but not sufficient when students received report cards sometimes teacher comments are written in a king of secret code. I call “report speak” Maria, who has a good understanding may be the third or fourth level, below understanding doesn’t sound so good anymore. Finally my husband and I. We’ve been together for eight years, and don’t have a single shot of my husband. Where he isn’t striking a stupid pose or making an ugly face. The closest I’ve come to getting a normal picture of him is when he’s passed out asleep. ~Elba

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My father always takes a nap everyday. If he doesn’t take a nap, he will get sick. He needs to sleep at least 20 minutes per day. Another habit, he has breakfast, lunch, or dinner only one plate, even if he is still hungry. He doesn’t want to gain weight because he is almost 200 lbs right now. My father is a person who works in primary school. My mother always gets up early. When she gets up she wakes all people in my family up every morning too. She told me that she had never gotten up late since she was young. My mother, who is an active person, is good at taking care of children. ~Chansamreth

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In the life people have different kinds of habits. Some people have bad habits, and some have good habits. Like for example, in my family my mother has a habit to get up early, everyday. I have a bad habit. My bad habit is drinking too much coffee. Coffee which is delicious, is unhealthy, I drink it daily. I know a man, who has a bad habit, which is to drink too much alcohol. Drinking too much alcohol, which is bad habit for your health, but to many people they like it. ~Marleni

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I usually got up around 7 or 8 o’clock. My first step of the day is to make coffee and read the news, which is a post on Internet, and then I just cook my breakfast. My bad habit is that I am lazy to read but I have to do it, otherwise I might not know what is going on.

I have to go to school four times a week. I like to practice my English and work on the activity sheet for one or tow hours before I prepare myself for school.

I try to exercise 2 or 3 times a week as well. My favorite places for running are the beach and the park. Most every weekend I go to the beach.

Another thing that I always do on Friday night is going to a different Japanese restaurant but most every time I order the same thing and it was Sushi. I love to eat Sushi very much.

Every weekend I call my mother and sisters, who is living in Thailand. I have to go to church two times a week, Wednesday night and Sunday morning and there I can practice my English. When the preacher is speaking, that was the time for me to practice my English listening.

Around 6pm, that the time for me to cook dinner. My good habits are I love to cook and clean the house. I don’t like to watch Television so much. but I spend time 2-3 hours on my Computer to update things or chatting with my sister on Yahoo messenger. ~Kunjira

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All people usually have many habits, some are good and some are bad. Most of us are used to bad habits, for example: watching too much T.V., getting up late, sleeping too much, not doing homework, having vices, swearing and others; but, there are good habits, such as: exercising, getting up early, doing homework, reading books, not watching too much T.V., and doing all the opposites of bad habits.

I have half and half, and I’m working to erase from my list the whole bad habits. One of my good habits that I have and that I love is to read books. My brother is the person who inspired me to start reading. He is a smart man. I love to read books. I love the Carlos Cuauhctemoc Sanchez and Paulo Cohelo’s books; but, to practice my English I need to read English books; in fact, I already started doing it and the surprising thing is that thanks to that English classes and the efforts which I put in every time I come to school is that I understand the whole story. Well, I don’t understand each word but I understand the concept. It helps me tremendously as a learner, and I’m happy for that.

This is one of my goods habits and I have many more; but, if I keep telling them I don’t think it will end today. So, if you have a good habit put it into practice and see how it changes your life because that’s what I do. ~Ernestina

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Habit is something that a person gets used to do. In my opinion, there are two types of habits. There are good habits like waking up early, eating healthy food and others. Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that the bad habits are getting more popular and common. It’s too sad to see men and women spoil their health on purpose; and what is more sad is that young girls and boys see that and repeat everything.

The worst bad habit is a drug because a person who takes drugs can not stop doing it without any help. If there were nobody to help then something bad could happen. I know some people who have these kinds of habits and every time I see them I try to explain what may happen to them, but in most cases those kinds of people don’t want to listen to anybody. They think they can stop at anytime, but they can’t. When I first met a drug-addicted person I decided to myself that I would never take a drug because I didn’t want to be like them. There are two bad habits more: smoking and drinking. In my country everybody is allowed to drink from 18 years old, but because of companies competing with each sales nobody would ask you for passport or any IDs so everybody who looks not very young have a chance to buy an alcohol drink or cigarettes. That’s why many people are becoming alcoholics and smokers at a young age, but still they can stop and it is true. I weaned some of my friends from drinking and smoking. And some of the people understand that and do it by themselves. I don’t smoke and I don’t like people who smoke and even in a company I ask a person who smokes to go a bit away from me because I can’t stand the smoke. I don’t like to drink and I don’t like to be around drunken people. They usually do some foolish things which they regret about when they get sober.

That’s why I think that it’s better to have good habits. I wake up early and I go to bed early, that’s why I feel myself fresh and full of energy. I’m trying to eat healthy food because I know it’s good for my body. I do some exercises every morning so I can keep my body in a good shape. One of my friends, who is all into a healthy life style, refused meat, fish and a chicken. Now he eats only vegetables and fruit and drinks an herbal tea. I don’t think I will ever be able to do that, but for me, my life style is healthy enough.That’s what I’m talking about: everybody decides how to live their lives and it can be a life full of bad or good habits because a habit is something you get used to do. ~Katia

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I am going to about my sons habits. First my sons all have the same habit. Every time when they take a shower they leave their clothes all over the bathroom. And I hate to remind them about the same thing every day. I was tired about telling them. What to do. But now when they leave something that is not belonging to me, I Just put it in the trash. When they asked for something I tell them where it should be, and that’s the best way to learn. So my sons learn the lesson. ~Liboria

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I don’t have much habit. I always do what I can do. Now I don’t have a job, so I have a lot of free time. I take my free time to study English. I go to school on Monday to Thursday. Long Beach School For Adults is the school where I study. After class I go back home. I like to make scarves when I have a free time. On the day that I don’t have school, I stay home and clean the house. On the weekend I’d go shopping. Lakewood Mall is the Mall which I like to go. I also like walking on the beach too. The beautiful beach, where I usually go with my aunt, is Seal Beach. My last habit is: do homework that I got from school before I go to sleep. These are all of my habits. ~Lim

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My habits are, first thing every morning I walk my dog ,also every day I drink a glass of juice. And before I come to school I take breakfast, and then I do my chores. Every day I call my mom, who lives in Mexico. I check my e-mails and Face Book to see how my friends are doing. I cook dinner for my husband and me, and before I go to bed I do my home work. Also my bad habits are watching Spanish channels and not practicing my English. ~Rosa

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My uncle Juan, who is very nice person, is my father’s brother. He is a person who likes to smoke cigarettes and pick his teeth after dinner. His habits make me feel uncomfortable. After dinner he is a person who likes to play with me and then I forget the bad moments. I think my uncle is a very nice person and everyone has good habits and bad habits. ~Maria Kessler

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I can not imagine my life with out good or bad habits. My mom was the first person to show me more of the good habits that I have. My older sister corrects my bad habits when I was ten-years old. My teacher of self- esteems who teach me how I could change my bad habit by positive habits.

I think that every body has good habits or bad habits. My mom, who died three years ago, showed the most of good habits that I have, for example: I have to organize my bed and clean my room before I take breakfast every day. I have to brush my teeth before going to sleep. Another thing I like is washing all the dirty dishes while I am cooking, because when I finish cooking my kitchen is clean. The more important habits that my mom me are the habits to help me a lot to open opportunities in school and jobs.

My older sister is the second person in my life who corrects my bad habits during my ten-years, when it was difficult to listen to some body. The habit that I changed because my sister helps me is reading. I have a good habit which is to read positive books.

The self esteem class is where I learned how I could change my bad habits by good habits, I learned that this process just takes fourteen days and after this it is a new habit. We can use calendars or notebooks to help us for write day by day.

I am so proud my self because I have more good habits than bad habits. Thanks to the people whom take the time to tell me when they see some of my bad habits because I could change it with that is better one better.~Marybel

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I sometimes wake up at 7:30. When I get up, I eat my breakfast. After I clean the house and organize the inside of the home. Almost every Saturday and Sunday, when I finish all the housework, I take a walk. ~Hermann

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About for the habit is meant to me is an action that to do so often with wanting itself and also for so long that you do it with out thinking either it’s hard to stop or to control in our lives. On this time goes on, usual I’m studying, I’ve give a lot attention with my assignment and to review all, where we had learned in this class. Everyday, I’ve lot energy in myself if I’m not feel illness; I can do anything’s most of the time at home in doors and out doors .And also my habit sometimes I love to sewing machine which is repairing some cloths, pants, to make a curtain’s, bedding’s and etc., either crochet threads sometimes I do. And also cooking is my habit too, if I’ve planned to take list of ingredients when a number one is insert in to my mind that the cholesterol diseased. I feel curious about fat greasy, And either had a preservatives food that’s why I want to be avoid everything’s. Also, a music melody, because me too, I’m music minded, a reading; good books, magazines, and newspapers too. Mostly, if I have a time I’d like to do interior decorator designed at home when somebody to visit in my house, I’m not feel bad ashamed about something’s. Either also, I really want to rearranged the garment cloths as profile in our closet, wipe a polishes all furniture’s most of the time because of a dust dirt. It’s also; I’d like to have more learned a sense of humor as a good ethics in our teacher’s, ministries, and other’s which is an important to us pattern in our behavioral life. Everyday is a beautiful life and a wonderful world, to be cheerful, and strive to be happy all the time. This is a habitual that my performance I’ve done. Maria Z.

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The persons have different types of habits, good habits and other bad ones, in the family also we found these habits, now, what it is good for a person, is not it for another one, by the different cultures and customs, in my house where was a custom to eat all together seated to the table, my father prayed before eating and served the food in our plates, he, who waked up early, prepared their own breakfast and ours, my father who is a good example for us, always studied until late at night, my mother, who always taught good habits to us, as to eat healthy with vegetables in the meals and natural products, cooked a delicious food and differents plates for us, my parents are a good influence in the life of my brother and me. ~Jose O.

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Technology

Technologies: do they help people or do they harm? In our century of high technologies there is probably nobody who doesn’t use it. Technology doesn’t stop to develop, because it will always be something newer than it was before. Now a lot of people can not imaging their lives without technologies like phone, computer or TV. It is everywhere; you use it at home, at work, on the streets. We’ve learned how to use it not just for work, but for fun. In ancient times, people didn’t have any technologies, but they still didn’t get bored. They wrote poems ad stories; they traveled and communicated in real. Now we spend more and more time in front of computer, talking on a phone or worst, we’re chatting to each other. It’s a bad side of technologies, but technologies open some things that were closed for everybody before. For example, I can talk to my friends from another country. I can send my homework to my teacher and work at the same level with everybody in my class. That’s what is really comfortable. So I would say that technologies help us, because we probably couldn’t work and do our everyday things without technologies. ~Katerina

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Computer is very important in the world. Technology is very high in the world. For me is important to have a cell phone, because I need to use it for my job also I can talk with friends on the cell phone. ~Marleni Note: You need to start writing your paragraph before class and not during class on Tuesday. This writing is not acceptable. ~Sensei

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Technology permits us to communicate with people and know about thing quickly. When I was studied in high school, I took classes to use well the program word, window and power point. It was useful for me because I can use whatever computer, and I do not afraid in any program new for me. The internet for example allows us to communicate with our family on chat, see them in web-cam, send text and e-mail by phone or computer. The negative thing for internet that I see is that people do not like to read at all, so take a book and read it; is not a priority because is more easy to looking what you need in a system. Places like library are closing because of technology, and new generation in the future only they are going to use in classroom laptops. So, every new invention machine is a tool for everyone, only we need to learn how to use to improve in our daily life, but not forget to read a book. ~Carolina

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Italian electrical engineer Marconi is widely regarded as the father of radio. His first experiment, which began with distance of about one and half miles, was finish in 1895. Just six years later it was 2000 miles from Cornwell, England to Newfoundland. In 1909, the 35-year old Marconi shared the Nobel Prize . Alexander Popov (1859-1906) invented a wireless communications system at about the same time as Marconi. Popov was the first to incorporate an antenna. Another significant discovery of Popov’s came, when he found that metallic objects could interfere with the transmission of radio waves. The main difference between the two men was that Popov was a scientist without the business ambitions of Marconi. Popov wasn’t as interested in selling his invention. ~Inna

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I think that Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools and techniques. For example, printing, telephone and internet are all methods or systems of organization that help humans on a global scale. The technology is not use for peaceful. Some time we used the technology for destructive power like the nuclear bombs or different advance like airplanes submarines carrier boats for wars.

I think the technology has affected to the society in different ways for example the pornography in adolescents and children. During this time the technology is used for send massages with pictures to the adolescents and kids. This is a big problem with society. The games like play station or internet affect to the society to get more obesity problems. When we don’t have control of this technology with our kids, it could be destructive for the family. I think that every one has the opportunity to the benefits of the technology. ~Marybel

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Advances in technology have improved the standard of living, for example electricity. During the middle ages, people used candles to study or do something at night. But now, we use light bulbs powered by electricity instead. Advances in technology have made traveling easier also. Along time ago, people traveled by foot. Eventually, people figured out how to travel on wheels. First came a bicycle, and than a motorcycle, after that a car etc. Presently people don’t travel only on wheels but on wings. Technology is very interesting. Many people in the world are fascinated by it. ~Lim

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The technology is the most important thing for. Everybody wants to get the best technology that’s out there. There’s lots of competition. Every year new technology comes out. I remember when I bought my first computer and a few years later the technology changed and new computers came out. The new machines are small but have lots of technology out there are telephones, TV, computers. The technology helps people in lots of things. ~Angel

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We have high technology in Japan. It’s higher than the USA, especially cell phones which are so cool! They make new style cell phones every season. It’s more useful than the “I-phone.” You can take beautiful picture like a digital camera, you can take movies, you can listen to music and internet is available. Japanese cell phones are similar as I-phone, but are smaller than the I-phone and the easiest to use. ~Joe

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I am interested to learn more about technology because I think it is very interesting. When I graduate from my English class, I plan to take a computer class. I know how to use a computer but only the basic skills and I want to learn more. I like using the computer because it is very exciting to navigate by the Internet. I like computers but I like the I Pod touch the best because it is very small and you can use it like a computer. ~Maria E.

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I believe that the technology is everywhere. I am sure that bad technology absent, only is bad people who used to technology for bad things. I feel very happy with technology because I can communicate with my family from Mexico for telephone and internet. So technology is everywhere. ~Maria K.

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One of the most extraordinary fields in our world is technology. It’s made important and amazing changes in our lives. I can’t imagine our lives without technology. Nowadays our lifestyle depends on it.

The world of technology is amazing. Every year we’ve been surprised by its growing evolution. It’s changed our lifestyle with extraordinary inventions such as: airplanes, subways, trains, cars, televisions, computers, mobile phones, printers, internet, etc.

I can’t imagine our lives without technology. We use it every day in or houses, schools, work, free time, entertainment, education, etc. nowadays it’s difficult to imagine that anywhere we go and everything we do can’t be done without technology.

Everyday our lives depend more on technology because it provides the most important advances in medical treatment, food, transportation, communication, etc. Technology gives us all of the conveniences that have made our lives easier. ~Yorley

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I am interested in the technology because we have a lot of new things with technology. Before in the 1970, we had to communicate by writing a letter. But now we have the Internet or phone and for me it is something very good. Also when I was pregnant with my first baby the doctor didn’t tell me that my baby had a problem she didn’t have a brain. I was very angry, but I think at the time they didn’t have the advanced technology like the ones we have right now. I am happy with the new technology. I am thankful to god to have these intelligent people discover new things for the whole world. Thank God for everything we have. ~Liboria

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I’m so happy that I was born in the 21st century because in this century we have a lot of new technology such as: internet, mobile phone, plane, television, car….etc. For me I’m very interested in a new technology, but in the past we didn’t have any kind of this technology. During that time it was hard for people to travel or communicate. Sometimes they sent letters to each other or they traveled by horse and it took many days to arrive. Right now everything is changed. They don’t need to travel by horse or send letter to each other anymore because we have a lot of new technology. So they can travel by car, plane, or send an email, further more, they can use telephone to communicate and that is more easier and faster than before. In the future I hope the scientist or the doctor will find the medicine that can protect HIV because right now it is the strongest disease in the world. I believe the inventor will create more technology than this. I hope my car could fly someday. ~Visal

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The technology for me is important because using the technology I can talk with my family, and use the Internet where I can find everything. Also with the cellular phone technology I can call my friends when I go out. I also enjoy it when I go to the movies which is part of the technology. ~Rosa P.

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Technology can make our lives very easy. Technology is very interesting that help me many ways. Example, I can call my family by using phone very fast and save time. The computer is a type of technology. We can use it such as typing, keeping pictures watching movies, and using documents. We can use the internet on the computer and can send emails or talk very fast and easy. Another type of technology is airplane. Planes are the best way for traveling many miles. They can cross many countries and continents. I am so surprised because scientists can discover a lot of modern things to use everyday. ~Em

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I’ve been thinking about studies for some time, but I haven’t yet decided on my path. I have special interests in technology. Maybe I will return to the university three years in the future and I would want to get a degree in Medical Technology. I think it is very important for my life. Technology has helped to develop the more advancing economies (including today’s global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Various implantations of technology influence the values of society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.

It is believed that the development of technology is the application of math, science and the art for the benefit of life as it is now. For example, the rise of communication technology, the rise of the cyber culture, at its basis was the development of the internet and the computer. The world needs to evolve with the technology, for us it has made our lives easier. We can use the technology to learn about the universe. I will be a very motivated worker in the future with the advances of new technology. Technology is very important for the world. ~Elba

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I would like to talk about the computer. The computer is a necessary technology in life at this time. Computers make peoples lives easier by saving a lot of time. As you can go shopping online, pay bills, and study online. In the old days, peoples used to mail a letter and it’s took several days or more to arrive. But today we can send it as E-mail to friends, family, even for work and it’s takes only a minute to go trough. It is saving your time and money. Because of smart Technology that gives a good chance, people can see face to face with their friends, while chatting, even if they were living in different countries. I had been studying English online by internet as well. Smart people, people with money or people with an education, will always build a new Technology, such as Digital Cameras or Cell phones. Some are helpful and useful but some are not, but are made just for sale and market. So we need to study about those products and think carefully before spending money for it. ~Kunjira

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In my ideas and thought this technology – one of the latest modern as knowledge equipments that produce in our profession that shows us the elements as easier to do something. In my present at times as a student both of my manual dexterity and capability learning are sophisticated techniques. Otherwise, the equipments that we used in medical assistant hospital equipments in my work, is a computer technology the high-tech. to log in, the characteristics of the patients record, activities and etc…...As monitoring daily records abilities plus ventilators to let a fresh air in each rooms or either buildings environments. This technology is a very meaningful effort in our new society and logistical high-tech. in our new industries more than needs in other countries. ~Maria Z.

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Technology is a broad concept that encompasses a set of techniques, knowledge, and processes that serves for the design and construction of objects to satisfy human needs. My view is that thanks to the technology humans are enjoying an ultimate cellular model, the best computers, televisions with super clear screens, the best cars with more modern electric system and GPS. In part, it is good because we are in a civilized world; but, it is better if you know how to use it and learn about not doing something wrong. Some modern objects which are products of technology can be misused and you could ruin your life, for example: talking on the phone and driving a car at the same time is dangerous, using the computer for unprofitable or illicit things is also dangerous. “Technology is something when in the wrong hands may become out of control.”

I love technology and also I like how fast progressing. I like the internet and find interesting information. I hope that future generations will not lose the values that the family had inculcate to them; being that, most of the people specially the young people prefer to pay more attention to a machine and not spend time with family. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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With the evolution of world, computers will be something that we can not avoid in the society. Having the knowledge in computer is going to be necessary for everybody. Internet is the quickest of the all communication. ~Hermann

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The technology is an interesting and important systems or methods of organization the technology can be applied to many areas, like medical technology, construction technology actually we enjoy this science with technological advances like cell phones, computers, television, transportation and many other things, for examples travels that can delay, days or months now you can do it in hours, I was surprised to hear about the I -phone, because it has many application, like a little computer in your pocket, with internet, news, music and other things. The owners of big companies in the world will never be satisfied with the results, always they are motivated the people who work to discover new horizons. ~Jose O.

Week 7 LEARNING

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Learning is a big willpower that humans need to thrive. I read a book about the learning. The book talks about the best age to learn and many important things to our life. It defines that the best age to learn is from birth to nine years old with different ways of teaching also with the parent’s help. The book was written by Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez.

My view is that all parents should inculcate good education to their children from small because will be easier for them when they are going to be adults. But also, I think everybody is capable to learn everything what they like and no matter how old. Never is too late to make the decision to learn something that we like or that we are passionate.

I would like to learn graphic design, psychology, and cosmetology. First, I need to save money to pay the classes; but, these are many of my dreams and goals that I have. Now I am learning English in Long Beach Adult School and I feel comfortable myself; because, I can see how I am improving in my learning every day. I am glad to be in this school and I like each class that I’m receiving every day. ~Ernestina

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What does learning mean to me? What the best way to learn things? Well, I think learning means to me the same as to everybody else. We start learning things with our birth and won’t finish till we die. I don't remember that time when I first opened my eyes, but I’m pretty sure there were the eyes of explorer. I learnt how to walk, how to speak, how to behave myself good. When I went to kindergarten, I learnt how to communicate with other children. I went to school and I started to learn geography, history, exact sciences and etc. We all do it. But I think that the best teacher is life because nobody can teach us how to live, people can just give advices. Things that we do everyday we learn how to do by ourselves. One day my mom said to me that everybody learns from their own mistakes and if I did something wrong, I would remember it and would not do it again. I think she was right. Everybody makes mistakes, but nobody (who is smart) would repeat it. That’s why I think the best way to learn things is learning through my own mistakes. Learning it is what we do for all our lives. We start do it with our birth and finish when we die. So I would say that learning is a main thing we have in our lives. ~Katia

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Many people are studying English in this school. I have been learning English since 2003. I did study English 6 years in Japan but I couldn’t learn English because the teacher was Japanese who couldn’t speak English. That’s true. We had one American teacher when I was in high school. Unfortunately, I couldn’t learn English from her who was a beautiful American teacher. She was attractive and very hot, so nobody studied. We just stared at the teacher. After graduating from high school, I came to California. Then I studied English with teacher Linda and teacher Patty. When I came here the first time, I couldn’t speak English but they motivated me and I learned English. I think the most important thing is conversation with people. ~Joe

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Learning ability is developed before a baby is born, but learning is acquired every day and it is very important in our lives. There are many ways to acquire new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values or preferences. Parents are the people whom influence learning children the most. We are living in a global world where learning is possible to acquire every day by using means such as the internet.

Scientists say that as early as 32 weeks into gestation, the central nervous system of a baby is sufficiently developed and primed for learning. When a baby is born it is ready to get all the new knowledge, behaviors, values and skills that help it to grow in the best way. There are three important ways a person can acquire learning. The first way is their parents, such as good manners, values and behavior. The second way is their school, where they can gain new knowledge, abilities and skill. The third way is through the interaction with other people such as friends, relationships or life experiences.

Nowadays, learning is possible to acquire and share in means like the internet. We are living in a changing world where the technology allows us to interact with new learning every day.

Learning is possible to acquire every day in different ways, through parents, education, live experiences or technology. Learning always is part of our lives. It is very important because the world is always changing around us and it helps us to make informed choices about our own lives and the society where we live. ~Yorley

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There are many different things to learn. I learned how to walk, talk, and eat since I was a baby. When I was six years old, I went to school to study such as Khmer, math, biology, geography, history… etc. However, they are not enough for me to find a job. I need to study more about technology and English. Right now, they are important to find a good job. English is studied by many people in the world. I always want to study what I don’t know because I need to improve my knowledge. So learning is no end for people like me. ~Em

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I learned English by being in Adult school. I think people can learn language in all ages. The knowledge opens doors for different an education. By the way, English is my third language. I only have been speaking English for 10 month, but my interest grows more and more each day. So, I am happy that my brain is still working. By being her in school I made a lot of friends from different country and nice teachers. ~Inna

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Learning has the power to transform us. Especially when we will be more successful at home and with our families. Learning is also a special motivation, stimulation and job satisfaction because if you continue to learn you can get a better job. Learning is important because it helps us. When I was younger my family was affected by the economy and learning was not important. That is the reason I studied only in the elementary school. Now I am happy to come to learn English and let learning transform me. ~Maria E.

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In my first years of the school; I was very interested to learn about my language; my favorite subject was Spanish; I wanted to learn how to read; to write; and to speak correctly. The class was taught by Mrs. Fleites. Every thing was new to me. To understand was difficult; but I was helped by her. I also loved mathematics like my classmates. Every morning the board was filled by their writing with their homework. They had done their homework the night before. A month ago, I have been starting to learn English as a second language in a school here in America. ~Jose O.

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Learning is a way to improve daily. During my life, I have learned a lot of things that permits me to grow like a woman. For example, when I began to work in a bank, I learned how to use plastic money, interest in credit card how it affects customers, customer services, checks accounts, loans etc. This experience for me was amazing because I know all about financial banking. Other examples are when I become a mother because my mind changes automatically to see the world different. I need to learn all the time how educated my son in the right way to be for him like a friend, and teach him to become a good person. Improve in my speaking, grammar and pronunciation in English language is my priority to communicate with people around me, continue my education and get a job. So, I am learning to grow in my own life each day. ~Carolina B.

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Now I am learning English, but later I want to study a short career to get a better job to excel my self. The people who studied and excelled, always live and develop better. That’s why It is very important to learn a new career. I’m always learning new things every day. ~Rosa P.

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Learning is very important. It has many ways to learn. School is a special place to learn and get a real education. It helps people to know how to live and solve problems in their life. We also can learn from parents, friends and everything that we encounter when we do something wrong. No body can know everything without learning. We have been learning, since we were born and we will continue to learn until we die. There are many ways for everyone to learn and they are all important in life. ~Siveng

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Learning is very important for the life because if the people study they can get better jobs. When I came here to the United States I studied High School and I didn’t focus on learning English. The time that I was here I didn’t take advantage to learn writing, reading, and speaking, but now I know that I want to improve my English even if I know it will be more difficult. But not impossible. My Life is important to me and now, so is learning. ~Maria G.S.

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Since I came here to the United States, I was so interested in learning English because for me the language is more usually every day in this country. I think it is the reason I will be as soon as possible improved my English. Learning English is so difficult for me but I hope some day I know everything because when I lived in my country I was never took classes about grammar or something similar about the English, but since I lived here I try many times in different ways because I am so happy when I learn something new . Since I lived here every day I try to learn English language because in the future I will take classes for my career and I want to speak a lot of English with all my clients. I hope in three or four more years I am going to speak English clearly and English correctly with all people who speak English language. . I will, as soon as possible, take others classes to improve my English better than now. Because sometimes I didn’t understand anything about what I was talking about but I think I need to pay more attention on the grammar class or I need something to do to improve my English classes. ~Vicenta

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Coming to school has helped me to learn many new different things about the English language. Learning an easy career. But my mom was sick. I couldn’t go to school, because I had to work for my younger brothers. Now, I’m in school and I’m learning different new words that I have never heard before. Before, I didn’t know to make a paragraph, but I am learning little by little. Learning English for me is wonderful. Learning grammar listening, speaking was simple, in the street, But when I came here to school it wasn’t so simple. ~Liboria

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Learning the meaning for me is a relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by learned experience. And also it’s a concept, theories, facts and other kinds of information that we have, had to make up the fields and to take an advantage features by a several steps in our surrounded. Were I’m taken now in this class coarse by learning English languages, and reading. Either, it can be helps me to develop a habits, and by myself. In a new society now, also I was thinking about the global economy, about the critical suppose to be thinking a lots and thoughts means be open-minded in everything’s by learning. These words learn, learned, learning was very importance words, specialty things that a person as know a great deal knowledge’s, and quality in ourselves by learning. So, as of now, I was able to continuing my learning at this present. ~Maria Z.

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My friends were invited by three groups of people from the church. They believe in god, but in the church there are three groups each has a different cultures, and they all speak different languages. English is used only for commercial and business purposes. Their business is located in Centro America and the Philippines. One of the groups had invited my friend to the Philippines; they were surprised, because they never have seen large rivers like it. When my friends came back from the Philippines, they were speaking in dialects, because they had to stay in the Philippines for two years. These people help a lot of to the other people, when you visit to their in the church, specially the children. ~Marleni

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I was learning how to pass the test for get my “GED” diploma that toke me 8 moths was so difficult by I did, I was really nervous and under stress every test but finally I completed one of my goals. At this time I am staring learning English at school and I need to complete this goal to be more successful in my life. I will like to study a short carrier to get another job with a good pay and a good benefits. ~Maria V.

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The grammar class was entered by teacher Ron’, at which point words of advice regarding active verbs were spoken by him. Learning new words is very important for better vocabulary of English. I was very interested to learn about others languages. I have learned different things in my life because I feel it very hard for one self to find their own errors, even the simplest ones. Sometimes many of the students from Cambodia, China, Philippines, India, etc. students are not afraid to do grammar exercises. But writing is another matter. For one thing, we learn the language mainly from books, even dictionaries, but I am not afraid of mistakes, and I believe translation is the best way to learn written English well. I put all my frustration into English, and I’m learning better than I ever have. I’d say you need to continue your study of English doing a lot of reading to learn the use of many words and phrases. ~Elba

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When I was young, high-school mathematics was my best subject in class because I think it was so easy to understand. I like this class (Teri’s class) because the people were more relaxed than the people of level 2. In general I like this school (LBSA) the best of all the schools because it’s free. ~Hermann

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People are learning everyday. The first people who we learned from, was our father and mother. For a child to become a good person and educated, they depend on parent background. There is much to learn when you move and live in a new country. Some of the things may include how to drive, new culture, learning a second language, such as a grammar class, reading and writing. All the things I have learned in my English class have improved my communication day by day. When you meet and talk with new people, then you are learning from them. A simple thing which we have seen everyday as a computer and internet, always has a lot of things for learning. Especially high technology. Sometimes we might not know that we are learning but it is happening. I prefer to think in a positive way that what I had learned or what I am going to learn is a benefit of life. ~Kunjira

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My special day. There were many wonderful days in my life. It’s hard to choose one of them. A special day supposed to contain something special that happened in somebody’s life. As for me, a special day can be just one of those usual days, it depends how you look at it. Sometimes I have a bad mood and everything seems so boring, so corny; but if I had a good mood I could see something beautiful, pure and bright. That’s why for me a special day is a day when I have a good mood. There was one person who said, “Every day is special.” I believe he was right. I had real special days when something special happened with me. One of those days is a day when I left my country to visit my sister. Of course there were special days when my sister came to us; but this feeling to see and to open something new for myself it was really something special. It was my first time on a plane but I wasn’t scared because I was looking forward to seeing everything with my eyes. I felt happiness and sadness at the same time. I was happy that my dream came true, and I was sad because I left all my usual life behind. When I made my first step on the ground I felt myself strange because I’d dreamed about it for 10 years before and now, when my dream came true, I didn’t know what I should do next. Then many things were opened for me for the first time, and all of those days were special. My dream has changed by real life. So now I just live for my next special day which depends on my mood. ~Katerina

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A Special Day

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Every day is special for me. I enjoy each time of my life. I love to spent time with my husband, my family, my friends, and my pets. I had many special days in my life. One of them was when I met my husband and another was when I get married; I have been married for a year and three months; but, my husband and I have five years of knowing. We love to visit different parts of California; the beaches, the desert, and the field. Another of my special day was when I met with my parents here in the United States after five years of not seeing them. That was a really special day for me; that was in 2005. Before I came here I was living in my country only with my sister and my older brother. My parents and my younger brother are living here since 2000 to now; but, when I was living in my country I missed them a lot this is the reason that my older brother and I decided to move to California to be closer to our parents and to improve our economic situation only my sister decided to live in our country because she got married. Well, I have more special day but I think that I am not going to finish. I hope to keep having many special days in my life. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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You no believe, but each day for me special. Why? One day is come, but another was gone. During of our life each day different. So each day special. And thank God for each day, which some is happy and some is bad. ~Inna

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My special day was the day when my youngest brother was born. It was a Lunar New Year in 2009. On that day, my father took care of my mom in the hospital. My other brother, sister and I went shopping and played games at Soriya Super Market in my country. When we walked a round and saw what we should play. We got a phone call at that time. The phone call had been received by my younger sister. I asked her, what happened? She laughed and said “Our youngest brother was born.” We were very excited. We quickly went to the hospital. On the way, we talked about who he look like. When we arrived the hospital. We run through to the room that my mom stayed. We knocked on the door. The door was open by my father. I saw a little boy was sleeping on the bed next to my mom. His skin was red color. His face like the sun shape. He was cuter than we expected. It was the most exciting and the happiest day in my life. That’s why it has been become my special day. ~Lim

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Mother and Father days are special day in my country. These days to remember the special person who gave us life. We usually do special things for them on this day. A New Year’s day. It is another special day. Nowadays the New Year’s day is 1st January but in the past, the Thai New Year’s day from 13-15 April. We call this day the ‘’ Songkran’’ festival. Songkran is celebrated in Thai tradition but it is also celebrated in Lao and Cambodia. The celebration of Songkran is splashing water and powder over peoples. Songkran was tradition to visit and pay respects to family member, friends and neighbors. Peoples like to go to temples and cleaner Buddha image. It is believe that doing this will bring good luck or prosperity for the New Year. ~Kunjira

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Khmer New Year is a special day in Cambodia. People celebrate Khmer New year on April 14, 15, 16, every year. Before on April 14 they clean the house and prepare the flowers, fruits, beverage, and cake to wait for the new angels to bless them. People who work far away from their parents, will come back to visit their parents, and their children always give money, foods, fruits, and some gifts to their parents. There are a lot of flowers and fruits sold in the markets. The fruits and flowers are bought by many people. People bring foods, fruits, sweets, and flowers to offer the monks to pray to their ancients who passed away. The young people always play traditional games and dance in the temples and in the villages. They are glad because they have three days off. Moreover, they can visit their relatives and the temples. So Khmer New Year is the families gathering and eating special foods together. ~Chansamreth

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I had a special day which was 1/1 ’10. I went to San Clement to surf with my friend. We left my home at 2 am because I wanted to see the first sunrise in the water. We entered the water at 6 am. Usually I surf 3 to 4 hrs but I surfed 3hrs, 3times that day. We moved twice to find other waves. It was a special day. I could enjoy surfing all day before sunrise to after sunset. I hope we can go surfing all day some days. ~Joe

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A special day for me was when I reunited with my family. It doesn’t matter the day, it could be Christmas, birthday or just a family reunion. I always enjoy when I’m spending time with my friends and family, but my very special days were when I married and when my kids were born. ~Rosa

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Most women and men look forward to Valentine as some special day to spend their own money. I know some men who would waste their money on romantic surprises. Prices of romantic items increase during this period and this will be something good for the economy. Well for me, I’m known for being stingy. So far I have never spent more than fifty dollars. I don’t think there is a necessity for it. I never actually celebrated a Valentine’s day. I had postponed my Valentine’s day to some special day. I want to be unique so, I’ve chosen my other Valentine’s day. Well I can share my experience on what I had done. Well I’m known as a romantic who starts things. ~Angel

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The most special day in my life was the 1 of October, 2007. At this time was born my son. His name is Mateo Anthony. When I heard the first cry of my son I felt myself very happy. I also was very happy when I saw his face first time. The surgery was done by Dr. Dikio. He did very good job. Thank God for a special Day in my life. ~Maria K.

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When you have a dream. If this dream you realize this day is special day. When I was being finished my career is special day for me because I was being studied. I had a lot of problems in my family and I had a biggest obstacle studied a career. However in this time I knew many people nice and all of the people taught me about the different way in the life. So allowed experience was a special day to me. Finally. I can do it. I learned that nothing is impossible in the life. If you have prospect something you can do it or if you realize you goals is a special day. Because you remember for ever this day. ~Yanec

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A special Day could be, When I received a surprise party in my 33 birthday by my family and friends they organized it in a restaurant, that day I felt that I was a little girl with a new toy. From this moment I had flashbacks, like when I was 5 years old and my mother celebrated my last party. Later on she couldn’t afford any more my birthday’s, that’s way my 33 birthday was “A Special Day.” ~Maria V.

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It is a special day and real honor to be asked to be someone’s bridesmaid or flower girl. Here’s how to impress the bride on her big day. Imagine that someone smile sweetly when you see your dress for the first time. It doesn’t matter if you hated lime green satin. It’s the bride’s choice, just comment on how stylish of her to match your dress to her bouquet. Have some delicious food to eat and different drinks in the bride, I also I danced for a long time. If your bride has a long skirt and veil, make sure it’s all straight when she walks down the aisle. If you’re the maid of honor, you’ll need to take the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony. Most of all smile and enjoy your self the bride was really beautiful. I should have received a special card from my boyfriend. Next month my boyfriend gave one precious ring with two diamonds. ~Elba

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I am going to talk about a special day. On my birthday my family and I celebrated at the park. When we were their some bad guys started to have a verbal fight. The police was called by my son to solve the problem. I had a bad day at that time and I think I will remember all my life on my special day. ~Liboria

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Some people have a special day, for example: some people have been celebrating anniversaries, some people celebrating birthdays from the family. In my family my mother was celebrating January 6 every year, and she has been remembering that day when my father died. For me, my special day is celebrated on Mothers Day. There are 6 sisters in my family, and we had been celebrating Mother’s Day in my country. The other special day for me is celebrating Christmas and the new year. I need to save a lot of money for these days to buy presents for my family. There are many special days in my family. ~Marleni

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My special day was the day that I had won the green card lottery because this allowed me to come to the U.S. My mother had organized a small party. She had cooked more food than usual and all different kinds of food. I had invited almost all my family and friends to come and celebrate with me. This was the best day. ~Hermann

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There is a special day in everyone's life. I could tell you about many high lights of my life. But for this essay I chose the moment which I expect in the future. I’m going to leave the United States for my country because I must take exams in the North-Eastern State University. I’ll have two exams: a philosophy and English language. I’m really worried about it. Philosophy is pretty interesting subject for me. But there is a lot of different knowledge in it. The philosophy of the East and the West, the philosophy and the science, a Middle Ages and the Modern philosophy, ext. Sometimes I think that my brain is too small for all this information. Exam of English language will be difficult to. I hope the speaking English is not big problem for me. But students are ought to read one English book for this exam. I’m reading the book about government economic, because my occupation is public administrations. I haven’t enjoyed of this reading because I like to read more interesting books of writers such as A. Rand. My special day will be when I’ll be passed all exams and will buy a ticket to Los Angeles, back to my American friends and to my ESL class! I am confident that it will be special day for me. ~Veronika

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My special day. There were many wonderful days in my life. It’s hard to choose one of them. A special day is supposed to contain something special that happened in somebody’s life. As for me, a special day can be just one of those usual days, it depends how you look at it. Sometimes I have a bad mood and everything seems so boring, so corny; but if I had a good mood I could see something beautiful, pure and bright. That’s why for me a special day is a day when I have a good mood. There was one person who said, “Every day is special”. I believe he was right. I had real special days when something special happened with me. One of those days is a day when I left my country to visit my sister. Of course there were special days when my sister came to us; but this feeling to see and to open something new for myself it was really something special. It was my first time on a plane but I wasn’t scared because I was looking forward to see everything with my eyes. I felt happiness and sadness at the same time. I was happy that my dream came true, and I was sad because I left all my usual life behind. When I made my first step on the ground I felt myself strange because I’d dreamed about it for 10 years before and now, when I my dream came true I didn’t know what I should do next. Then many things were opened for me at first time, and all of those day were special. My dream has changed by real life. So now I just live for my next special day which depends on my mood. ~Katia

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Every day is very special to me. I think every day is special because I spend time with my family and my friends. But I have two very specials days in my life. My first special day was when my daughter was born ten years ago that was a very special day and I was very happy. The second day was when my son was born. That day is very special because I almost died in the hospital. I was in coma for about 24 hours. The very special day was when I woke up because God game me another opportunity in this life. For this reason I enjoy every moment with my family and every day is very special. ~Maria E.

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In my opinion, a special day is a long terms culture part of our holiday and events, such as a Birthday day, Election day, Christmas day, Easter day, Good Friday, Holy week day, Independence day, New Year day, Thanks Giving day, Valentine day, and etc., But if our president make a special holiday appearance the holiday would be even more special,. And to me, our anniversary wedding is very special day. Because, we have had a very nice privation wedding. And we had been very good communication together. And another special day soon will be when my youngest daughter join here we’re happy family as a being with us would be mean very much for me that’s why it would make it a big special day for us. ~Maria Z.

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The Disney Park has been visited by millions of people from its beginning; in my first trip to California my fathers-in-law invited me to visit this place; we woke up early in the morning; the breakfast was prepared by my brother-in-law; of way to our destiny, we lost the course; but fortunately; we could retake the correct road quickly; never before I had been in a so beautiful place; surrounded by nature; imagination and creativity; all we were astonished; we sailed in a big boat; through a river; the place was pleasant; we also entered de cinema; the film was in third dimension; we felt fear with the movie; many interesting places were visited by us; beautiful and almost I could say that magical; It was an exciting experience. I whish to be able to return in any opportunity.~Jose O.

Comfort Zone

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What is the comfort for everybody? Usually people say that the comfort is a safety, a confidence, a calmness, a coziness and est. On my opinion the comfort begins when I can smile, joke and rejoice lives. There are places where I like to have a rest: the nature, a share of river or a sea, and, of course, my house. The nature. I’m sure that you were in a forest, had a hiking in the mountains or in fields, or gone in the nearest park of your home. I cannot live without it. I feel the weariness of my muscles and the power of my spirit after such walks. The rivers and the sea. In my town there are two nice harbors and one big river. I like all these places! The Okhotsk Sea is cold and people cannot swim in it. But there are many persons who like a fishing or go for a walk on the share. I prefer the last. The weather in summer is very good for this. The sun is shining and you can be on the beach all day. The river is better in the winter for me. I liked to walk on the ice river in my childhood. The ice is blue and you can see small fish in the bottom. Of course, my parents let me do it only in December – January, when the ice is very strong and firm. My house. I fond of my bedroom because I think that is my private and the most comfortable zone in my live! I can do everything in my room: to read, to chat with my friends, to watch TV, to study and to have a rest. One of my friends said that my bedroom likes my fortress. She was right! ~Veronika

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A comfort zone is like a circle around everyone. We can’t see it but we all can feel it. That circle is our own space and we decide by ourselves to let somebody in or not. We have our family and friends, our mates and co-workers in that circle. Sometimes it happens that someone you don’t know breaks into this circle but at the same time this person breaks his/her circle. For both it call to come out of the comfort zone. For example, somebody on the street asks you about a time or directions. This person breaks into your circle because you didn’t expect anybody talks to you. Some people feel uncomfortably in this kind of situation.

It was a simple example, the same happens when you need to go somewhere you’ve never been before, do something you have never done. Everybody have their own choice. They can do what they probably don’t want to do but they have to by breaking their circles or they can stay comfortable and do nothing. Those kinds of people usually are lazy or cowards. Most of the time it happens because their parents raised them this way. Parents gave them everything and now when the time to make their own decisions has come, they don’t want to do it because they think that their parents have to help them for the rest of their lives. Such people are called non-independent.

I was raised like an independent person and I broke my circle hundreds of time. Of course like everybody I feel uncomfortably when I have to do something that I’ve never done before, but I understand that I’m doing it for myself and it will be recouped. Sometimes I think to myself, “I won’t do it, will I? Yes, I will.” It’s hard to come out of your own comfort zone but it is something that everybody needs to do. If nobody came out of their own comfort zones there would be no progress and communication in this world. My advice to everybody is to be braver and break your circles to have a progress in your life. ~Katia

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Comfort zone is a place where you can feel very comfortable. Do I live very comfortable? No, I don’t. Because in my zone where I’m living isn’t it a good area, but I don’t have enough money to move in to another zone better than this. Does my sister live in a nice area? Yes, she does. She lives in a nice place. She is living in Seal Beach city. Do you know where my other sister lives? I don’t know what is the zone where my sister lives, but I think is beautiful in quiet where she lives. ~Marleni Bonilla

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The comfort zone I think is when you have a favorite space or place. My comfort zone is when I am stress, am I not? We will go to the beach, won’t we? I sit on the sand and I look the water and allowed around it. I think about myself and I fixed if the problem have solution, if the problem don’t have solution only I relax then I will take the best solution and I forget everything. I am beginning again. I prefer places quiet or silence zone for me is comfort. ~Yanec

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My comfort zone is one special place where I enjoy my free time. I should have begun to do my comfort zone four years ago, when I went to the beach every morning because I liked to play with sand in my hands, and enjoyed the beautiful place. I felt so relaxed and happy, but now I have my comfort zone when my daughters are sleeping in the night because there is silence and I have a comfortable setting. I do designing and drawings with my imagination and my future dreams. But I think a special place is the library where I so every Friday because my daughter is sleeping in the stroller and my opportunities of reading one book but it is rare. It was fascinating to learn more. I first read at school. I read the same way, but my teacher, forbade it. ~Elba

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Almost two years ago I had my comfort zone. When I remember my comfort zone I didn’t like it because I was depressed. Before I think I’m okay I just want to stay at home. I didn’t like to go anywhere because I didn’t speak English and I didn’t talk with anybody. I just wanted to stay at home because that was comfortable for me. Some day my husband told me you have to do something, don’t you. When he told me that I felt angry and I asked him what do you want me to do? I work hard in the house with my kids. Then he said you have to do something different like go to school or go to the gym. He was very worried about me. One year ago decided to come to school to learn English and now I feel better. Now I am happy because I am more in my comfort zone. ~Maria E.

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The comfort zone for me is the place where it is relaxing and not a lot noise. In my case I always like to go to the beach when I am so bored or I am so tired about the noise in my house, especially every morning when the guys are working next to my apartment. They make a lot of noise and I am irritable because sometimes I am sleeping.

It is the reason for me the most comfortable zone is the beach. When I go there I think it is the most relaxing time that I have in my life because I live in the city all my life. It is the reason I don’t like too much noise anymore. I hope some day when I buy a house I would like to buy one next to the beach.

The other comfortable zone for me is in a place where there is not a lot of noise. For example; in the mountains where I go with my children always select to stay farther than other people because I like to go out of the city to relax. Sometimes it is impossible.

The other comfortable zone for me is a restaurant next to the beach, for example Acapulco restaurant in San Pedro, but only Mondays, and Thursday. Those are the most relaxing days because Saturday and Sundays the restaurant is too busy. ~Vicenta

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When we talked about comfort zone, everybody thought different stuff, didn’t we? For somebody a comfort zone is a space where they like to spend a vacation. It may be Brazil’s mountains or warm and clean an ocean close to RD (what is RD?). Somebody likes a snow, another person likes a museum and a huge city. The people are happy in different situation, aren’t they? Sometimes we ignore feelings of another person and don’t understand they are happy in this condition. What is a comfort zone for me? A comfort zone is my home. A Russian’s saying says:’’ My home is my fortress.” It is the truth. Very often we have a lot of problems, but at home awaits us a lovely family, good food and friendly pets. I have been in a comfort zone for all my life, haven’t I? It is a happy and comfort zone, isn’t it? ~Inna

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I have three wonderful comfortable areas. The first area is my room where I always listen to music, sleep, relax, talk to my son every night of what we did every day, sometimes I turn on the television to see the news, and is the best place to concentrate to study. My second place is to walk along the beach. Every weekend I do this because it allows me out of stress that I have every week. I like feeling the rays of the sun and wind on my skin; it lets me enjoy the wonderful nature. It is warm and gives me the vision that life is more beautiful than a human being has. When I leave the beach I feel a lot of energy and vitality to begin my week. Another amazing place is the park because I can stretch on the grass, play in the ground, run, ride bicycle, do picnics, read a book and spend a lot of time doing things that you want to enjoy with your family or friends. Comfortable zone makes us relax in our life, doesn’t it? ~Carolina B.

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My bed room is a comfort zone when my baby sleeps. I have time to relax, watch TV, and search information by Internet. I can read books and do my homework. I check my email and upload the pictures on my Facebook to show my brother and my friends. School is a comfort zone because I meet a lot of friends and teachers. We ask each other about families, work, and study, don’t we? I can listen to music when I write my paragraph. It isn’t hard to write a paragraph because I can ask the teacher for help. I feel comfortable in the classroom. ~Em

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I am to talk about comfortable zone. I am looking for a job. Before I was working at Good Will, but that job was heavy for me because I had to carry heavy furniture. I feel comfortable now because I know how to work in that company. That is the reason that I am studying English; to improve my writing. Because I would like to be part at a medical core. I will feel comfortable there because I like to help elderly people and kids. For me to work in a hospital will make me feel comfortable and hospitals are a safe zone to work. I can’t wait to finish my ESL and start my classes in medical core. Hospitals are comfortable zones, aren’t they? ~Liboria

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Comfort zone is everything that makes you feel comfortable. You can’t live with comfort zone forever, can you? No, you can’t because you want to have a good life, don’t you? So you have to learn and do something to change your life. For example, my comfort zone was a life in Cambodia. When I lived with my parents and my sibling, I felt happiness and warm when we lived together. Now I have to force myself to leave them because I want to help them to have a good future. A comfort zone makes every body feel good and relax, but no body can stay in comfort zone for a longtime. ~Lim

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My comfort zone for me is in my house that I have in TJ .When I get there I forget all the problems that I have. My husband and I usually go there every weekend, sometimes we rent a movie and he and I watch it together. Also for me another place where I feel comfortable is at the beach. I enjoy the noise that the waves make. It is wonderful to have a comfortable zone, isn’t it? ~Rosa P.

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Every body wants to have their own comfort zone. A comfort zone is everything that will make them relax and feel happy. A comfort zone is the best place for them, isn’t it? For me, my comfort zone is lying down on the bed and listening to music, such as: romantic music, hip hop etc. In the future I wish I could have this kind of comfort zone everyday because it relaxes me and makes me feel better. ~Visal

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For me Comfort Zone is the situation in which everyone feels safe, but that may not satisfy us completely. Well, one of my examples is that I would like to start a business but I dare not take the step. Another of my examples is that I would like to speak English to perfection, but I never practice at home. There are countless situations in my daily life that I do not take a change, and not as it should be for staying in my comfort zone. This often is for the fear of a change.

Humans are people of manners, we easily get used to everything that we do perfectly, and we dare not to do something different or to do a change of any action, aren’t we? Well, in my life for example: I love to watch T.V. when my husband is at work. I watch too much T.V. but I would stop watching television and keep studying English at home. Another example is when I turn on my computer specially to do my homework, look for information of something important, or to read news, instead of that, I start checking my email or checking my Facebook; all of that take me too much time and I end up losing too much time and I leave everything that it is important at the end. You can see one of my comfort zones is browsing in the internet; but, I would like to control myself a little bit more and I will organize my time better.

I will do everything on my part to change and be a better person, won’t I? Well for me comfort zones are many actions to which we are accustomed and that is comfortable for us. However, everything that it is out of our comfort zone bothers us and makes us nervous. For that, “We must make every day something that we fear or something different and have courage to change something and get out of our comfort zone.” thus we will manage to make things more productive and enjoyable for our lives. ~Ernestina Chinchilla

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My comfort zone is in the water. I know it’s not normal, is it? I have been surfing for more than 4 year’s and I love surfing, so I feel comfortable when I am in the water, it feels like I’m home. I came to the USA by my self. My entire family is in Japan, but the ocean is there in the world! Whenever I can’t go home, I can when I’m in the water. I love the ocean! That is my comfort zone. ~Joe

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I am living in a house which has many rooms. I use two of the rooms as my comfort zone, for reading, computer Internet, and acrylic painting. I feel relaxed and happy when I am painting. I think it helps my emotions, doesn’t it? I like nature, flowers, trees and gardening. A small garden in front of my place is also my comfort zone. I have been preparing a back yard for my vegetable garden since last weekend. I bought the seeds of Asia vegetables, such as Basil, Chili, Lemongrass, Cilantro and Flowers. I am excited to see them grow, aren’t I? It will be my comfort zone for the future in the coming weeks, won’t it? ~Kunjira

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The comfort zone is a special place where we can find internal peace. It’s important to have comfortable moments when we can put aside stress and anguish. A comfort zone would be the exit against the busy lifestyle nowadays.

I personally have two comfortable zones. The first one is the beach, especially during the sunset. Watching the sunset or walking on the pier gives me feel internal peace, freedom and relaxation. These are my moments to meditate, my opportunity to talk to myself, my chance to put aside my fears and dream. The second one is my house. This special comfort zone makes me feel safe, calm, free, happy and alive. This is my space where my imagination flies and where I find the meaning of life.

Our comfort zones give us the opportunity to put aside our routines. This special place provides us internal peace. A comfort zone is important, isn’t it? A comfort zone is a place where we can feel free and peaceful. ~Yorley

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As student is being studying in English Grammar class, yes it is. And this is a right time to be comfort zone room. And for awhile no one disturb. If, I have something to do. If I’m not wrong, am I? Exactly I’m not. It’s a good deal comfort zone and I admit it is good, yes isn’t it. Well, today it’s really cold, isn’t it? Maybe tomorrow will be a nice and warm. According to our weather’s not bad today, it’s a lovely day, no it’s not, yes it is. Later, I start to read a book, a pocket book novel. The title is “Enlarge your vision”. It has seven steps to living and has a full potential aspect in that story. It’s a really nice and good novel; well I think so. And then, when I’m having done to read well, I do to relax at my back body in a chair. And then at pm. Afternoon, I go to a living room and to getting together for my family to watching TV. Programs. It’s not very interesting on that show but they’re happy, aren’t they? And also, at beside of my chair is my little sister, she brought something to eat snack plus soda drinks having we’re watching TV. Program. Later, she’s naughty and ass yes, she is, no she is not, said my elder brother. So, I left of them and I’ll do back again to my comfort zone and I relaxed once again by a seating chair and thinking something to do so, yes it is, If I’m not wrong, to do this I’m sure you help me a lot, thank’s. ~Maria Z.

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The comfort zone in our lives determines the type of friends we make or people we associate with. I asked my father, you are adaptable, aren’t you? Yes, I am I adjust to changing my comfort zone with ease. Actually I acknowledge that I’m not content with my current comfort zone. He asked me, do you need to make some changes in the way you live? Yes I do. Well father a year later to work in the airport was very comfortable for me. I knew my job. It was easy to drive my forklifts, to count packages and to do the shipping and handling in the export company. Now the reality is different. I’m studying English and I need to learn the language that people use in America. It’s difficult for me, isn’t it? Step by step I’m going to reach the goal. At this point I think I won’t have a new job, will I? Yes I will. ~Jose O.

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For me a comfort zone is a place with which one feels really comfortable without creating a sense of risk, isn’t it? This place will be our house, work, family, friends, school etc. Wherever you feel comfortable or if you’re doing something that feel’s safe is a comfort zone. To step out of the comfort zone raises the anxiety level engendering a stress response. A person’s personality can be described by his or her comfort zone. I have many comfort zones. Here in Long Beach it is my home with my husband, or when we can share a lot a moments together like ride a bicycle and go to the beach; we love to see the sunset. Another is with my sister we love going shopping, or go to a nice restaurant too, and go to the movies. Another comfort zone is when I was in Mexico. I enjoyed being with my family and friends. A big reason to me with them and enjoy being together now is because I have my grand-niece, and she is our little treasure. She is a healthy and happy baby. I love her. I love my house in Mexico with a lot of fruit trees, and a lot of memories about my parents when we lived together. ~Gilda

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I can say my comfort zone is when I am in my room. During the days, I need to do a lot of things such as; go to school, maybe will go to work, looking for something to eat. At the end of the day, I have to rest myself because during the day, I worked so hard and I could be tired. The place where you can rest very well is only my room and when I spread my body on the bed to sleep, I feel so comfortable. After a long sleep, I relax myself I will go and waste my time on the computer and sometimes take a walk to visit my friend or go to the beach. Finally, my room is the best place where I feel comfortable, isn’t it? ~Hermann

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War makes the world without sensitivity. Today we live in a war for no reason that kills many innocent lives for political purposes. It is increasing the cost of living in other countries like the family budget, education, cutting health systems to people who cannot afford health insurance etc. People who are outside the country of battle we can not think or have the same feelings as the soldiers as they live, feel and look what really happens in a battlefield, and sometimes the question is why are we fighting? People remember how many people died, don’t they? The Government should think more about how to be the best professionals in their countries and how to increase the economy because it would give to people a better lifestyle and have citizens working in their own country. ~Carolina

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Budget and Money

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Money is very hard to earn, but budgets are spent very easily. We need to buy a lot of needs. Right now, it is difficult to find jobs and there are a lot of people getting laid off. The government takes more taxes than before and salaries are low. Some businesses are closed because the economy is not good. For example, my husband works as a taxi driver and he earns money less than before. We spend a lot of money on food, clothes, car insurance, and for my house. We also need to buy supplies for babies like, milk powder, baby clothes, diapers, baby powder, baby lotion, baby wipe and hydrocortisone. We went shopping last week and we spent money on things, didn’t we? So money is easy to spend and it is difficult to earn. ~Em

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For me a budget means how to manage your money. I think that the person who used to make a budget will be rich in the future because this is one of the things that help us to know how much money we have and how much money we can spend. I think that everybody needs to do a budget instead of spending all the money that they don’t have. For example, when you receive your wages every month and you don’t have a budget ready, you will start spending all your money buying things that you don’t need without knowing what are your expenses. After that, you begin to use the money that you don’t have like using the credit cards. For me using the credit card in this case isn’t a good decision because everybody needs to learn how to do a budget and not to start to do something wrong in their life using credit cards when you can avoid it. Well, I gave my opinion for this topic, didn’t I? Yes, I did, because this is one of the many definitions that we have about budget. Well, for now I’m not working, but when I was working I used to have a budget for everything that I needed and always I saved money for my future, didn’t I? Yes, I did. I think that it is never late to start doing a budget every time when we receive money because this is the way to a good economic situation. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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How much I had, is how much I spent, but sometimes I was spending more then I had, wasn’t I ? Yes, sometimes at the store I got things which were things I didn’t need. It is really important to know how to split the budget, especially in these times I need to take more care of my budget because my bills are higher than the other years. I should save money to realize my future plans. ~Maria V.

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Budgets are a necessary. Budget is the only practical way to get a control on your spending- and to make sure your money is spent carefully. On my budget it is necessary to use monthly first, I pay my rent second for gas and lights and I have to put gasoline, and my cell phone, and buying food in the store. If I have extra money in my pocket I will go see a movie or eat at a good restaurant. ~Marleni

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People who are good with budget. Usually don’t have financial problems. As they know how much they earn each month and know how to spend or have some money for savings. Most everybody has to pay the bills for living, such as for Car, Gas, Rent, Credit card, etc. Many people might have a problem with credit card bills. Credit card is now necessary in life, most people rather have it as it makes life comfortable, but credit card is what set people in financial trouble because it is easy to use, but it is hard to pay off. Sometimes when it is easy to buy or easy to use, that makes people just buy what they want and sometimes it is not necessary. When I was in my country, I had my own job and I made money every month also. I rather to budget and save money in case of an emergency. it makes me feel comfortable and feel security. ~Kunjira

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In life, money is so important. Living in the U.S means we have a lot of money to spend for the bills each month and we have to schedule it in advance. Also, this schedule must to depend of the personal income .Right now, for us, in example; we’re spending almost each month: for rent; for the electricity; for internet, cable TV, home phone; for food … At the end of month, the amount of everything is almost 1500 dollars. Three month ago, we planned to spend less than right now, but it was so difficult to do it, wasn’t it? Yes, absolutely. ~Hermann

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Create a budget every time you get money. For most people, this is once every two weeks . Sometimes it’s weekly, sometimes it’s monthly. I create a budget every month. It is the best way how I decide how I’m going To spend the money. I made a list of all the things that I have to pay. It is very important to create a budget, isn’t it? ~Rosa P.

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Budget and money have played an important a role in life, haven’t they? People didn’t use money 1000 years ago, but at the present time we use money. We need food, gas and clothes…What would happen, if every day you will buy a lot of different things and not count your money? Soon you will be a bankrupt, won’t you? It happened with many people who have won the lottery, didn’t it? They bought expensive things, but didn’t think about the taxes . What is a budget? A budget is a plan on how you will spend your money. For people they are three very important things: the roof, the food and the taxes. If you will have a good budget, you would spend your money wisely. You never forget that money isn’t only for spending, but also for saving. ~Inna

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The State cut the budget to the school district. For that reason many teachers were affected, weren’t they? Yes they were affected because they are at risk of losing their jobs. The children were also affected because the school classes are going to increase. The school board’s also cut the central office and special education resources. The school district plans to cut another 60 million for the 2011-12 fiscal years. Everybody is worried about the school budget. ~Maria E.

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Money is an important thing in our lives. It provides us the opportunity to buy material things we need everyday. There are different ways and opportunities to earn money in our lives, aren’t there? One important thing that we have to learn is how to manage our money. A budget can help us to organize how to spend our money in the best way. Our living condition would be different if we have money to satisfy our necessities such as food, clothes, housing, transportation, education and recreation. However; there are important things in our lives that we can’t buy with money, our feelings for example. Workings, owning a business, inheritance, investing, etc. are ways to earn money. In spite of, we have to know how to manage our money in the right way, for example we have to know how much money we earn and how much money we spend. One of the most efficient ways to manage our money is through a budget. A budget is generally a list of all our planned expense and income, isn't it? A budget also can help us to know which are our assets (owns), liabilities (owes) and equities (capital). A budget provides us good information about how we spent our money, didn’t it? And it also lets us know if we are spending more money than we earn. ~Yorley

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When I was a child I never thought about how to save money, did I? I always spent it on toys and candies only, but now I never spend money on them anymore. I used to think that budget and money were the same, but it’s not as I thought. Budget and money are a little bit different. Budget is a pack of money that you plan to spend, buy or to do something. And money is the value that you use to buy and do something without planning. So from now on I need to make a budget for my money because it’s the best way to control how much I will spend and it can make my life easier than this. ~Visal

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Before, I thought budget and money were the same. Maybe all of you thought the same, didn’t you? Now I know clearly about budget and money definition. Budget is the amount of money that you have or to spend. It can be a monthly budget or a yearly one. Money is an important thing that is hard to earn but easy to spend. So it is important to make a monthly budget, isn’t it? Yes. It is. It makes you know how much money you have to pay everything every month. Anyway, It helps you to control the money in your life. It is very fruitful to have it. Now I’m starting to make one for my life. ~Siveng

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The value amount on the budget and the money are remarkably valuable. In reality we are always looking for the characteristic of the budget and money. We need some skills to organize a budget. We must also have had certain know-how. Having a budget will be adding value by starting to save money, and it must be also balanced. Precisely the budget and the money was almost, wasn’t it? ~Maria Z.

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One of my friends told me: “People wish to live as milliner while earning only one thousand”. How often we want to have more money than we have? And whose fault is it? There is one interesting the law of V.Pareto under the name “Principal or law “20/80”. According to this law everything is interrelated and based on the 20/80 principal. For example 80% of all world blessings belong to 20% people of the Earth. How can people use this law in their private life? I’m sure it often works in my life: 20% of time I use for planning my budget and 80% of time for realization it; I’m saving of 20 % of money at planning of 80 % of expenditures. Few years ago, when I was younger I didn’t plan my budget. I thought it wasn’t important in my life. But now I do it every month and I don’t feel sorry for time for it. There is the saying “All money you will not earn”. I agree with it. On my opinion, I cannot earn all money of the world but I must aspire to it. ~Veronika

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Everybody has their own plan how to spend money which they earned. Some people make a plan for a week; some for a month and some of them make a plan even for a year. This plan calls a budget. A budget is a very important thing in our lives because without it we would spend our money not the best way and we could be out of money in the moment we needed it most of all. Budget can be big or small. It depends on salary we have. For example, a student who works for 15 hours per week has a small budget and he can not let himself to buy some expensive things. A lawyer or a businessman who has a pretty high salary can buy things like car or furniture or something else without a big harm to the budget. In my family we have not a big budget. We can not afford to buy a car or something like this. But we still can buy some stuff like phone, TV, PC and I’m happy that our budget let us to do it. I know there are many families here can not buy even clothes and that makes me sad. That’s very hard when you have to count every penny. Some people can’t even buy a food. They have to go to special places to get their free food. They haven’t done anything wrong, have they? They just have been unlucky or their parents weren’t rich or something else. I would not want to be like them; but I also don’t want to be a very rich person because a lot of money spoils people. That’s why a big budget not very good too. I’m happy that my family doesn’t have to count every penny and that we know how to spend money to not be afraid that someday we have to ask for it our friends or go to a bank. We know how to make our budget because it’s a very important thing in our lives. ~Katia

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The organization's monthly budget is very important because it allows an organization in our finances. If everyone had a budget of their expenses; they have more savings and money available in case of an emergency. In my case, I make a list every month of the accounts that I have to pay as utilities, food and pay rent. In second place would be entertainment and clothing. Even when I feel stressed I buy something for me no matter the cost, and perhaps it is something I have to improve or find another alternative that I remove the stress. A few stores offered me last moth convenient prices in which I could save a little, couldn’t I? With a good organization in our budget we can invest the money in right things that we need. ~Carolina

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Twenty years ago the situation in our country was very difficult, wasn´t it? and the family money earned wasn´t enough to maintain the basic needs. In many works, hours, salary, even personal work has been reduced. The annual budget for a family was reduced. For example, my family usually bought food that wasn´t necessary, and they didn´t buy the food they need to use in the week. The best way to manage your money was to take control in spending habits. You could find different ways to change your possibilities and lifestyle. You could find the best offer and the lowest prices when you go to the market to buy groceries. You could dine out less and eat at home more. The present you could inform yourself before you buy, what you can afford and remember that information is power. ~Jose O.

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I was driving a classic car but an intelligent person stole my car. So now my son had to drop me to school every day, but the problem is when he picked me up. Every day, he comes late. I hate that but right now I have very low budget and I can’t buy another car. Soon I will finish ESL. I am going to look for a job and buy my on car. ~Liboria

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The wars never make people happy. The wars usually bring blood, death and destruction. We had a sad war’s experience in Korea, Vietnam, Russia and Germany etc. Still the wars continue in Iran. Everyone is required to leave in peace in the world. If I was in power, I am not allowed to begin wars. A lot of monuments are supposed to keep peace in the world. ~Inna

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My budget’s is enough for my expenses, isn’t it? Sometimes I miscalculate and my budget goes out the door. It usually happens when I’m on vacation; there are so many places to see and things to buy that I forget that I’m on a budget. I really need to stick to my budget because I would like to save to buy me a nice car. Nowadays times are hard for everybody and it’s almost impossible to keep your plans. Always other priorities and you have to include in your budget. You know budgets are supposed to be good for your finances but you just can’t seem to make it work. Don’t give up. ~Gilda

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Budget is a list of bills, isn’t it? I always need money to pay for something. The most important is money for food, saving money and going to school. If I had extra money I would buy a house, a car, fancy clothes, diamonds, nice shoes and I eat at nice restaurants. To buy something the money is necessary. I think the people need to make a budget for everything and put what is the most important thing. ~Yanec

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In the world, it’s difficult to save money, and very hard to earn money, but to spend money is easy because we always have to pay bills. We need to eat, buy food, use the telephone and for other different things for us to live. In these days, it is difficult to earn money. Everyday the economy of the world is bad and it affects the family’s economy. Actually, most people get their salary once sometimes, it’s monthly. Either way, it’s a regular interval, and it’s the best time to decide how you’re going to spend your money. Make it a rule that you don’t spend any of your paycheck money until you’ve worked out your budget. ~Elba

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War

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In my opinion, war is a time of armed fighting between countries or different groups w/ in countries. During the war the concept are hardest things, unforgettable experienced and for beloved one’s own their land to have had profit liberty obligation in order and not to became against the rules in civil services. And also it is required to have had civilize claim supposed to be in each civilization for being civility land utmost permitted. However, we have had obligation to pleaded our current law to obey and loyalty themselves instead to fighting in each part be sure the exactly words indeed peace not war. Reminder God is not done yet. ~Maria Z.

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War is not a good idea to solve the problems, but almost all the time people who work in the Congress offices have more easily options to create a war. In may opinion it is not true for solving problems they are supposed help a lot of people in the trouble but in my opinion it is not true because now almost every night I see the news on the television but nothing different. They are always talking about the same thing . Our President Obama has changed our life about the wars, but now everyday I see the same in the news ,nothing has chance. I think this president talks too much and he doesn’t do anything about solving the problem is in Iraq I think some day he will help fix the war in Iraq. All the time when I see the television I have a lot of pain in my heart because a lot of children are murdered or they have a lot of consequences about the war. ~Vicenta

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War is conflict between nations. The biggest war was ‘’ World War II “which lasted from1937-1945. Europe countries fought with each other to require land and become more powerful. The weakest were under administration of the powerful countries. Philippines used to be a colony of Spain and America. Lao’s and Vietnam were under control of France.

The populations at that time, had to study a second language of the countries which administration them. In many of these countries, the populations still speak a second language until today. Nowadays everyone has a chance to study history from places or areas that used to be in the war. In one example, a province in Thailand name ”Kanjana Buree” has become a favorite place for tourist or anyone who is interested in history.

Nowadays, wars are fought in different ways. There’re many type of wars, such as politics, or conflicts about religion. Sometimes it takes endless periods of time to overcome social and economic problems. We’re supposed to get used to all these different ways of war. I hope in the future there will never be a place for war in our world as big as WWII. ~Kunjira B.

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I want to talk about consequences of the second word war. This occurred from 1935 to1945.They had massives deportations, and a killing fields where the sacrifice would take place. Mass rape of women by Soviet and Japanese troops. Human experiments were made by scientists using Nazi and Japanese doctors. Also for the first and only time the atomic bomb was used in a war. For the consequences of the territorial changes, millions of people were displaced and uprooted from their places of origin. And to conclude I want to say that in this Country, we don’t like wars. ~Rosa P.

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The wars never make people happy. The wars usually bring blood, death and destruction. We had a sad war’s experience in Korea, Vietnam, Russia and Germany etc. Still the wars continue in Iran. Everyone is required to leave in peace in the world. If I was in power, I am not allowed to begin wars. A lot of monuments are supposed to keep peace in the world. ~Inna

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War is one thing that I will never approve in our world. War is one of the worst things that a nation can experience. There isn’t a reasonable motive to start a war. When a war takes place in a country it brings destruction, death, suffering, and the most horrible damage to people and the environment. One of the most horrible conflicts in the last 100 years was the Second World War.

One of the most important conflicts in world history is the Second World War (1937-1945). This war engulfed 70 countries and caused the death of approximately 60 million people (2 % of the world population in that time), utilizing aerial, terrestrial and naval combat.

Some people say that war is justified because it is a consequence of disagreement and it represents the way in which the biggest nations control power around the world. Other people say that war should never take place because it causes destruction and death.

War is one of the most horrible things a nation can experience. It should never take place because it causes human destruction. The biggest nations should require using dialogue to solve disagreements with other nations. If there are different points of view about a situation it should be solved by dialogue but never by using arms or force. When force has to be used and dialogue fails, war has been approved to do some of the most horrible experiences that all nations must endure. I still won’t approve war and won’t give up on differences being solved peacefully. War should never be approved at any cost. ~Yorley

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War is the most frightening and scariest for people all around the world because it can destroy everything on earth and make their family separate from each other. During war time people are not allowed to go outside from the house, even out to the yard. That’s why people don’t like wars. As you know about World War II it caused a lot of people to die and everything was damaged by the war. I hope in the future we won’t have World War III because I want to live in a happy life and I don’t want to see people die by the war. ~Visal

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War is supposed to be a fight between opposing forces used to solve problems. At the end of war, we have a lot of consequences such as many people losing their live including the soldiers who sacrificed their life to defend their country and innocent people. Generally, we have a lot of damages. War doesn’t suddenly occur. It’s the result of issues between more than two antagonisms for a long time they tried to solve their problems using the other kinds of possible solution until finally the best answer for them was only war. This tragic event makes the involved people sad all the rest of their life. For me, I think that it’s not the best solution to solve problems, it makes a lot of damages and especially with human life. After the war, we’re required to rebuild the place where war happened and this work’s allowed to take several years. ~Hermann

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War never brings any good things. The war in Iraq in the present days is affected by everybody. I think the most affected are the children. It is very sad that the children have to go through this. It is having a big impact on their mental health. During a war everything becomes very difficult because nobody is allowed to deliver food, supplies, and medicine. Most of the children in this country are no permitted to go to school. They have to stay inside their homes. I hope the war in Iraq is going to finish very soon. ~Maria E.

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War is a political fight between two or more sides with a fatal end for one of the sides. Each side has their own opinion. Usually a war starts by state that has goals to become richer or the most powerful country but the civilians suffer from that. War was invented in the ancient times by emperors to capture new lands. There were many wars in a history that we’ve learned. There were small and big wars but in my opinion the biggest war was the World War 2. 62 states had participated in that war. It was the greatest war ever where many people had died and many cities were destroyed. Mothers lost their sons and husbands in that horrible time. That’s why I think that a war is a very bad thing. If it didn’t happen many people would be alive now. I think that nobody’s allowed to take somebody’s life away. We all have the same rights and responsibilities we must observe. I hope that soon there won’t be any wars and everybody would live in a piece. ~Katia

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The war is a terrible thing that happens to many of the countries. Many people are supposed to be in military. The war kills people and animals and it destroys building, schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, markets, and anything in its way. When my country was at war, it killed millions of people. My parents lost a lot of their relatives and lost their homes. However, they couldn’t go to school. They lived in poverty for many years. A lot of their relatives were lost and never found. I was sad when my parents talked about what happened. Now I’m glad to live in a peaceful country and I wish my country never goes to war again, ever. ~Chansamreth

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War is cruel, isn’t it? Everybody suffers, especially many innocent people who have nothing to do with it. The soldiers that have to go or the family they left behind, the damage it causes to the country where it happening is very expensive, and it affects the whole country. My friend’s husband went to the front and got killed by the enemy fire, the whole family is hurting, she has no husband, the kids have no father and the family budget went by the door. It’s hard to understand war how can the governments allow so many people to be hurt and knowingly permit it to happen? They’re supposed to care for everything and everybody. Maybe some day we can all live in peace, can’t we? ~Gilda

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We have many definitions of wars but, I’m going to talk about Civil War which occurs on opposite sides of the same country. I remember the war in my country El Salvador when I was 9 years old. The war in my country is considered that lasted 12 years from 1980 to 1992. But, the worst part it was in 1989. It was so hard for my family and me. No one could be out of their respective home after 5pm everybody was required to be in home after 5pm. This lasted for many weeks. I don’t remember everything but we bought a lot of food and we stayed at home without leaving home. It was so sad because innocent people died for this war. I’m against wars. In this war was faced the military government, the armed forces of El Salvador against insurgent forces of the Farabundo Marti for national liberation this is a political party (FMLN). In 1992 the peace accords were signed and finally we stopped being afraid to go out. ~ Ernestina Chinchilla.

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Since I came from MEXICO I went back twice in 30 years. Right now the war with the drugs cartel is worse because one cartel fight against to another cartel. There is a lot of innocent people dying. Sometimes the whole family members. All México City can’t live on pace. War is war on they don’t care about you maybe the next time you are the next victims. To live in México right now is very dangerous. I praay every day to this world change. I don’t like war but live in a war. ~Liboria

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Nobody wants to live in war. It is a terrible action and scared. However I wasn’t at that time, but I heard the old people said that people around the world had been separated from their family and friend while the war happened. Some of them were required to work hard and the other died. War destroys everything on earth. That’s why people don’t like wars. I expect that we will live in peace forever. ~Siveng

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Wars are in every countries, some countries do not permit that other countries take land minerals or petroleum, mines etc. Some countries are required to fight for something with another country, Sometimes that country is not supposed to fight but they don’t permitted that another country take their properties, Like my country had war with El Salvador in 1969 for a foot ball game, the war between Honduras and El Salvador was knows as the war of 100 hours the war lasted 5 days, but in reality had other motives besides political, and economic authorities and all this were added. ~Marleny

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To me war is a confrontation of people who are supposed to have power for a territory, or anything. Most people are permitted to fight for the government or country where they are living because the government is requiring defending their country. The result is a lot of victims and it is sad because some children die another while child doesn’t have parent because their parent died in the attack from the war. When this phenomenon is real the product that the people are supposed to use is very expensive and the people don’t have money enough for something. The consequence is terrible economic for the world. ~Yanec

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The war is supposedly the most frightening and scariest act for people in the world. In my opinion the war affected our children, and they have a lot of consequences psychological and mental. I remember the war in El Salvador twenty years ago. It’s was a terrible experienced in my live because the war caused a lot destruction. The world required more love and peace for a better future. We are supposed to help a lot of people with peaceful ideology. I don’t wish wars happen in our world because in my country it was the most horrible experience a person live. ~Elba

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Education

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Education- for me it is very highly demand to everyone and etiquettes to everybody. Otherwise it is takes intellectual of ability to solving a difficult problems. A having to do with a power to think, learn, understand, to act, or processing gain knowledge. People have had gains by being taught and trained. And I will choose a teacher educate to children and a person’s education at college usually takes a four years and to became a educate person. And also I feel convince that the green color is a emerald stone for education degree. Precisely all over the world education are important in one itself to become a successful personality. In one true thing education never go around as a negative think, not defeated, and have had limitation tights educate in reality. ~Maria Z.

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We are learning all our life. Education plays a very important role in the life of each person. I remember my first class when I promised my parents to learn well. I kept my promise. I have learned many subjects at school. I received a good education. Each teacher opened a special door in there subject. They permitted to ask many questions, but on an examination they were very objective. They encouraged studying hard. I never argued with a teacher. I was a good pupil and there advice helped me in learning. Now I persuade my friends to learn different languages, which are important in life. ~Inna

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Education in my point of view represents to study or learn how to improve ourselves to be a better person. People can be educated, study in different ways, and for different purpose. There are the rules, which everyone needs to study and get an education for a good life and a good job etc. The first step and reason parents are encouraging their children to study grammar and how to write and read. A second reason is to find a job and suppose them self. Education is an important thing in life every time. I advise my sister and my niece to study as much as they can. People who have a high education are always having a good chance to achieve a good future. I choose to study a second language to improve my life, now that I am living in a new country. I expect to speak English in the future. ~Kunjira

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By means of education it is transmitting knowledge, values, customs and ways of doing things. I think it also shows in all our actions, feelings and how to act of each person. The education we disclose between people trough our ideas, culture, knowledge, etc. Always respecting others. This is not always in a classroom, at school or university but it demonstrated in our behavior.

Sometimes adults learn more by conviction or even for necessity being that we can require the knowledge for our work, for some of our convenience or for any specific activity and we know that learning it is our responsibility. Unlike what happens with children and youth, on many occasions they attend school because their parents send them and not always for their own conviction or having the necessity of some knowledge.

I remember when I graduated from school, and when I went to classes. The same thing happened to me. I went because my parents were demanding me to attend without realizing how valuable the education and information that each teacher taught us in school, but when I started university I put my feet on the ground and I started to take education seriously. Pitifully, I didn’t finish my college career, but although I didn’t finish it, now I know the value of education. I think the most important is that each parents worry, financially, and prepare economically to give a good education to their children. Since they are the future of our society, they can give us more and learn how to appreciate all we have around us. ~Ernestina

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There are various types of education, which can be acquired in schools, universities, academies etc, or is acquired through life. Education is what transmits cultures allowing their evolution. I only had a basic education and only finished six grades. That’s why I will continue studying English, to see if I can continue my education, I plan to take a career, I hope it’s not too late. ~Rosa

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I think education is very important because it is good to learn. If you have had enough education you can have better job opportunities. In my family, my children’s education is very important to us. My husband and I encourage our children to study hard because we expect our children to have a good education. I didn’t have good education because my parents especially my father thinks women do not need to study. He said women had to stay at home with their children. Now I know that’s not true because the education it is for everybody. My husband encouraged me to go to the school and I decided to learn English. I come to learn English because I want to give a good example and motivation to my children. I want to talk good English to take more classes and improve my education. Education is very important to all the persons in this life. ~Maria E.

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The education is the best thing that our parents can give us, or the best thing that we can give to ourselves. A person with an education has more possibilities to succeed in life. A person with an education can have a better job, economic stability and a better quality of life. Some times when we are young we don’t give the attention to this subject, we think that going to school is boring and we prefer to do other things. But when we grow older we realize the time we lose. If we take advance of every opportunity to study, our present could be different. But now we have to think that it is never too late to learn, to study, to go to the school, perhaps to get the education in the profession that we always wanted. We can still chance our future and our quality of life. It is up to us. ~Patricia

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An important thing in human life is education. It should start in an informal way at home and should improve in a formal way at school. Education could be the difference between an average life and a good life. Usually, human life is affected in a positive way if a person is educated. A person would have more professional opportunities if he has a good education.

Everyone is supposed to go to school when they are children, but sometimes they don’t. When children don’t receive education it is a problem because their opportunities are limited. Parents should encourage their children to obtain an education. Education is a valuable thing that some parents may offer their children, and children shouldn’t cast this opportunity aside.

Education is an important thing for everyone. Parents have an important role in children’s education because they have the most impact on their child’s life. A good education provides a person the opportunity to achieve a better quality of life. ~Yorley

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People should have good education because they think deeply before they decide to do something. It is easy for them to find jobs when they have high education. They can make their lives to be brilliant after they learned everything from teachers and parents. When we go to school, we will know more about education. So I hope people to have good education together in the future. All countries have education, but they aren’t the same. Some countries are low education because they don’t have enough human resources yet. Example, a teacher teaches 40 students in class in Cambodia. And teacher can’t share his knowledge with students because there aren’t not enough supplies using. It is hard for teachers to teach a lot of small students because they are noise. So education is low in Cambodia. Europe is high education because there are a lot of scientists to search something new to share with people. Moreover, they have many teachers who have high education to teach students. Government always plans to help poor people and offer them to study for free. Finally, I expect people in my country to have high education altogether as soon as. ~Chansamreth

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I think education is a guide that takes you to a bright future. If you have a high education, you can get a good job and they are easier to find. For example, the government in the United States is concerned about people’s knowledge. So they have provided schools for people who come from the other country and for the natives also, to improve their English. Long Beach School For Adults is a good example. They have many programs to provide education, especially ESL classes which are free. You also can get a loan from the government to complete your study at the university. People who live in USA who have a high education always get higher salaries than the people who have less education. By the way, my country isn’t much different from this country. People have high education and get a lot of opportunities to have a good job. The different thing is the government doesn’t concern much about people’s education. They have a public school to teach our native language and include a foreign language too, but only in high school. If you want to get a high education, you can choose a good university to improve your knowledge. Anyway, the government doesn’t lend the money to the people to continue their study. You have to pay your self. That’s a hard way for parents to support their children’s knowledge. Eventually, I expect my country will change to a good point in this case. Education is very useful for everybody. The person who has a high knowledge always has a lot of opportunities to do everything they want and in the right way. ~Siveng

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The education is very important in the life. When you have a good education, you can live anywhere. A good education means that a person needs to have good models, and good expressions. My mother showed us to be good models. She always said that I have to respect people all the time. I don’t have to steal money, or things ever in my life. She told us I don’t want to see somebody complain about you in the future. My mother always told us that people are not going to help me or trust me. I couldn’t live with other person, if I didn’t have respect. So when I was in school, I remembered that my mother told me. When my teacher told me something, about my homework. I was quite. My mother was so strict with us, but that was a good example in my life. Because I’m a good person now, that her teacher helps me a lot. ~Marleni

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When I was in México I just finish 6 grades. For me it was important education because we got a lot of information about different things. I would like to study in the U.S.,. but I have to work for my younger brother’s .IF I had the opportunity on that time right now maybe I had to work on different job. But it is never too late and that is the reason why I am here. ~Liboria

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Education is a very important thing in our lives. We start our long path of education in a school or even in a kindergarden. Everybody chooses what he or she wants to study. Some of the people good in exact sciences or languages or some physical exercises. We also choose how long we want to study. Some people finish their education after a high school, some go to college, and some go to university. There are people who spend all their lives on education. The more knowledge you have the better job you may find. On the average we spend 1/3 of our lives on education because our lives depend on it. I would like to finish a college, start working and then I could go to a university to pay for my studies by myself. My family thinks that I’m smart and wants me to have a good education, and I want it too. Right now I have only a high school education. I don’t want to finish my studying till I’ll get a good education and to have a good independent life. I think everybody wants to live independently. That’s why we have to have a good education. ~Katia

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Education is a very important part for my life because when I will have more education I can apply for different companies to work in there I will have better insurance benefit, and a better salary than now. In my opinion education is more important in the life everyday because sometimes there are a lot obstacles in ours life and we need to solve them. It is the reason I will continue with my education everyday in my life. I wish never stop my goals. I would like to continue my English classes and improve them. ~Vicenta

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Education is supposed to be educated. Every child is required to have both education such as parent education and schooling. Education of children depends firstly on their parent. Each parent is allowed to learn for their children the good things and not the bad things, what they have to do and what they don’t have to do. Schooling education is so important because it develops mentally and morally. Also, it prepares each other for the life. If you want to become whomever in the future, like for example doctor and pilot, with the school you can attain your objective. Also in the daily life, when we leave for example in one company, we can notice that from the top to the bottom position, we have different people and the salary of each level is totally different because the salary depends of educated people we can also note this difference. Illiterate people always have the intention to use the familiar speech while educated speeches don’t. Finally, I can say that education is the key to success. ~Hermann

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Education is permitted to grow personally and professionally. I think an educated person can achieve many things in life, and get a good job with a salary according to their abilities. I t allows independent or form a family if that is what the person wants as part of life. You can also continue studying to grow in the field, and go climbing professional positions within the company. It works demonstrating your skills as a professional and evolves through years allowing it to be better person. Another important point for me is that U.S. programs provide opportunities for people to be educated while countries don’t have much developed people can’t have the same opportunities to study. In public universities are few people who can study with limited space. A few people, it is easy to study and do not do that, while for others the chances are minimal and have so much to give to enter an educational institution. ~Carolina

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I should have a better education, if I want to have better job opportunities. When you have a good education, you have more chances to have a better life. In my country many people don’t have access to a good education because there are a lot of poor people and the economic situation. Now a day makes it more difficult to have the opportunity to go school. The government should help people by offering and increasing the budget for education. In my opinion the education is a guide to be successful in the future. ~Elba

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Favorite Things To Do

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Planting and cooking are my favorite things to do. I like to plant flowers and vegetables. When I see flowers and vegetables are growing, I feel happy and feel relax. They are beautiful and green. I can save a little money by growing flowers and vegetables. I always cook every day because my husband can’t cook. After I ate at restaurant, I always learn to cook food that I ordered. I want to know tasting that I cooked. I’m not bored and stress because planting and cooking keep me busy and happy. ~Chansamreth

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I have many things that I like to do when I have free time. Cooking different kinds of food is one of my favorite. I like to learn how to cook new kind of food. It’s fun and makes me happy. When I was upset, I would like to walk on the beach alone. Walking on the beach makes me happy. Breathing the ocean’s pure air releases my stress. I used to make scarf by myself when I was in Cambodia. I knitted when I was happy. Knitting was one of my favorite things that I used to do. These are some of my favorite things that I love to do on my free time. ~Siveng

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Favorite things to play are important role in the life of each person. Favorite things are usually positive. Listening to music is a pleasure for me. Swimming makes my body flexible. Enjoyment for me is to walk on the beach. Reading books, speaking with my daughter on the phone and dancing at a party are some of my favorite things. For somebody smoking and drinking a lot of alcohol, they are favorite things also. They aren’t good things because they destroy the body and brain. So, really favorite things are very important for people who want to be healthy and happy. ~Inna

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Making my favorite things relaxes me and helps me find myself. The first thing that I like to do is walk on the beach. I give welcome to the new things that will happen to me in the next week and leave my worries in the sea. The second is to paint angel statues; while I do this, I like listening to music because I let my mind fly to the imagination and develop the techniques that I am doing through my hands. The third is the organization of favor gifts, they are the memories that give family members for the event which is presented to friends and relatives in which it allows me to reach every family and extend a warm welcome or thanks to attend the social event. Another is shared with my son, family and friends, important dates, and times throughout the year. The last thing I want to keep doing every year is to travel to different countries and states. I love to learn from the different cultures and know about all the countries like religions, foods, and customs. All the things I don’t like I’ll stop doing because it is important doing something that makes feel relaxed and happy. ~Carolina

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My favorite thing to do is going shopping. I like to go shopping with my daughter. It is important to go shopping with my daughter because we have fun and we spend time together. We like to go to the mall and look at everything in the stores. When I go shopping I feel good because my daughter looks very happy. It is not important if we buy anything because we have a good time together. It is interesting to go shopping with my daughter because we talk about so many things. I love to go shopping and spend time with my daughter. ~Maria E.

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Knowing what someone likes to do is so important. For me, I can say my favorite thing that I like to do is to travel so much. It allows me to discover and learn more what happens throughout the other side of the world. For example, I can discover many people of different countries, many culture and much others stuffs. Traveling is the most beneficial for everyone because the more you make the trips, the more you learn and you can understand the issues of someone who has another culture. If you only stay in your native country, you can’t believe those issues because you don’t have a consideration. Besides traveling, you learn the new stuff and this is all necessary for the tourists. ~Hermann

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One of my favorite things to do is to spend time with my family. I enjoy when we play board games, watch a movie and go to the beach. Another thing that I enjoy is to go to new restaurants to eat. Trying different kinds of food is one of the things that I enjoy. I also like to watch TV, It relaxes me and makes me forget about any worry that I may have. ~Patricia

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Reading a book and listening music is my favorite thing. Two important things for me I like to read history about life from other person for self-esteem and listening to instrumental music and other music too. With book and music I can learn something. I can teach other person something. Another thing is when I use the sewing machine to make something for my house or my family because I forget everything, then I am focused only on this thing. ~Yanec

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For me, my most important thing is to speak English in fluently on my study. I’d like to show also that I’m interested to learn on this subject. I ask myself if somebody can do it why can’t I? Trying my best to do it. It’s an important thing to study in English class so that I can prove better English. My favorite thing to do is to continue my part-time job on the weekend. Hoping I will be successful and my negation to complete my career in nursing aid. And because I think people should help people in every way they can. That’s why I’m in nursing training and trying with all my might be to do thing my best in a school also in my English class to read and to write better. It will make my job as easier in this matter. Because with out understanding what I read I can not do my job. Fulfilling my goal is to have a future and this is my favortie thing to do well. ~Maria Z

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I have many favorite things to do. One of them is that I love reading books, especially when I am by myself or when my husband is at work because it is the only time that I take this opportunity to read books in English and Spanish, to do my homework, or browse information on the Internet. I love to take my time to do everything that I want. When my husband is at home I also enjoy doing other things like eating outside, walking at the beachside, riding the bike from our house to the beach, knowing new places and much more. Another of my favorite things that I love to do is when we go visit my family in Palmdale, California or visit his family in San Francisco, California. We visit my family more often because they live closer to us than his family. I think that I‘m not the typical woman that loves wasting time or spending money on something that isn’t necessary because I can se that the most important thing in life is God and the time that he give us to live. For that it is important to enjoy every day of our life. We need to live day to day. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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The two favorites that I like to do are listening to music and watching TV. I always when I’m driving I listen to the radio. I like to listen to Mexican music. I love the oldies too Sometimes my husband and I sing at the karaoke. He loves to sing oldies, but I prefer to sing Mexican music, but sometimes I also sing American songs to practice my English. I love the oldies too. When I’m resting at home I enjoy watching TV. I like to watch the news in English. It is very important to watch the news to improve my English. Singing to music and watching the news are helping do my favorite things and learn English. ~Rosa

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My favorite things to do is when I meet my family on Saturday’s, we go to the church and than we go enjoy breakfast at a restaurant. When we are together we enjoy these moments a lot and usually we do it twice a month. Other favorite thing is when I go shopping with my daughter, some times we do not buy anything but we use this time to talk about feelings and woman’s things, in this way we feel as confidantes. Another thing that I enjoy is playing cards with my son, we pay to bet money although I know he plays with me just to get money but I enjoy that time with him. Through this stage in my life the simple thing, like just walk can be my favorite thing too. ~Maria V.

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Doing my favorite things really depends on where I am. At work, in home or during the day when I have down time, I'm browsing the Internet and that's how I find places to read books, listen to music. If I'm not at home I like to sit outside, if weather permitting. I read and enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea, or just walk around and enjoy the fresh air. I also like to watch TV and see movies. Sometimes, I hang out with friends and go to the cinema. I'll even workout or to play tennis with my brother-in-law. On weekend, I go to the church at night. Participating is the most important thing for me and my wife. Helping with the service is a passion for us. We enjoy it when the priest talks about the Bible. These are some of my favorites things to do. ~Jose O.

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I enjoy my free time to the maximum. There are special things that give me pleasures. Participating in activities that I really enjoy give me the opportunity to be happy and feel delight. Sharing the same interests and activities with your friends can be more interesting and fun.

I have a lot of things which I really enjoy doing in my free time. Enjoying nature is one of my favorite pleasures. Watching the sunset for example makes me feel relaxed and peaceful. Walking on the beach and kayaking are other favorite outdoor activities. I enjoy reading a good book and writing too. I like to share and spend time with my friends. One of my favorite activities is going to see movies.

I love to participate in activities that give me pleasures. The activities which I really enjoy and are my favorite are outdoor activities. I enjoy sharing some activities with friends and having good time with them. ~Yorley

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My favorite thing to do depends on the situations, but I’d like to talk about things that I like to do in my free time. Acrylic paintings, Internet, shopping, studying English, hiking and traveling are my favorite things. Painting is one of my most favorite. I feel very relaxed, while I am painting and painting helps to calm my emotions. Studying English is another favorite and it is one of my goals to speak more fluently. Hiking is also a favorite sport of mine. I enjoy doing sport in this way, because I can exercise and enjoy seeing a nature at the same moment. ~Kunjira

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One of my favorite things to do is to listen to instrumental music, and religious songs. My occupation is learning English now. Before my current occupation I was a storekeeper in my country. It is important to learn English for me because I need to speak English with all of the people of the USA and other countries. I think it is important to study English right now because it will be nessary for my future. ~Brkiti

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There are many things that I like to do. Some things I can everyday, some – once in a while. Watching a TV, walking on streets and listening to music are things that I do almost everyday. I like to go to movie theatres and clubs but I do it very rare. I like to be at new places and try new things. I used to like to ride a horse and I still do. I like everything that keeps me closer to the sky because I like to feel myself free; and also I like to do something that brings me an aesthetic pleasure. Spending time with my friends is my favorite thing which brings me a big aesthetic pleasure. There are so many things that I like to do. Some of them I do everyday; and some – very rare but I like them all equally. ~Katia

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When I have free time I usually like to go to the park to relax and listening music. That is making me think clearly. Sometimes when I feel depress I like to listen soft rock and Spanish music. That is my favorite thing to do at the park. Lucky for me because the park is near by my house. ~Liboria

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In life everyone has lot of things to do. For example: Eating in Chinese restaurants is very interesting for me. I would like to work in the police department, and I thought it is a privilege. Some people drive fast on the freeway, it is too dangerous for me. I like to cook at home, because it is healthy. I enjoy watching a movie with friends. I like to practice English in school, it is the only way to learn. Playing with my daughter is the most beautiful time for me. I like to run on the beach, when I have free time. I don’t like to work at night it is so hard for me, but I have to do it because I want to study English in daytime. It is so difficult to learn, but not impossible to do. Sometimes I visit my daughter, and play with her daughters. I have three, and I love them a lot. They are everything for me. ~Marleni

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My favorite thing to do is a walk everyday. But my especially is walk on the beach and know new places. I absolutely love field trips, reading books, and my fascination is taking beautiful photography. My friend intends to take photography in the park, but she isn’t a good photograph but she decided to take one course of photography this summer. I like to go shopping with my daughters every Friday. PA C T: parents and children time is very important with her because my daughters and I enjoy being together. Sometimes we play basketball in the park. I feel happy when I can see my family happy. The favorite thing to do is I wants to speak more English these. ~Elba

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Food

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Foods play an important role in the life of each person. Eating the right foods is important to stay healthy. There are five groups of food needed for a balanced diet. All foods in these groups should be eaten every day. To get all the nutrients we need, our diet should include a variety of foods. A good diet also has moderation. Small portions are a healthier way to eat. It is important to eat more dark green vegetables: green onion, broccoli, spinach. Don’t be afraid of frozen and canned food. Why? They have a lot of vitamins and make our day easy. Try not to eat after 6 p.m. Drinking water will keep your appetite under control. Two glasses of wine is healthy for you (during the day). Don’t be afraid to eat sugar, be afraid of lot of sugar. Without natural sugar possibly you possibly could be in coma. Each morning I eat oatmeal with fruits. It helps me be healthy and strong. Good nutrition helps us prevent many health related problems. Such as: stroke, heart attack, diabetes and etc. All my life I have taken care of myself. ~Inna

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Food is any of substance which is composed of protein, vitamins and carbohydrate. The human body needs good nutritional food. Many traditions have different ways to cuisine their foods. My tradition of food, especially the test of Thai food, has a high standing of flavors and spices, usually composed by chilies, many types of herbs and spices. Thai food is a healthy food. If you compare with some of American’s or Mexican’s foods, as pizza, cheese burger, or pasta. There is more of a chance to get fat with these foods. Today, people might not have much time for cooking and fast foods being the choice in our rush times. Fast food is being sold a lot of the big cities. Should we eat fast foods? Yes, if it is necessary, but we do have to eat healthy nutritional food and exercise too. That gives us energy and good health, and plus its keeps us away from sickness. ~Kunjira

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Food is an important thing in our lives. Our health is affected by the type, quality and quantity of food we eat. It is important to know what type of food we should eat and the portion that our body requires. If we eat a balanced diet combined with exercise, we are going to feel healthy.

Sometimes we do not pay attention to the food we eat or how it is produced and processed. Actually, when we go to the supermarket we can find more than 4000 products to select. In fact, we can find a big selection of convenient food just ready to heat. The important thing that we have to know is what we are eating. We frequently buy products from overseas countries, like Asia for example. We buy vegetables and fruits that are out of season. For this reason our risk of eating produce that have been processed and chemically altered is higher.

How we are eating is directly reflected in our health and physical condition. Our food is supposed to be an important thing in our lives. Healthy food should be included in our daily meals if we want to be in good physical and mental condition. We have to buy local products and seasonal produce if we want to eat healthy food. ~Yorley

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In my country most of the people eat spicy food. Everything. has to be cooked with hot peppers. Usually restaurant food contains peppers and tortillas. Mexican people can’t eat something different. Tortillas, rice, beans, and hot pepper are the best foods in my country. ~Liboria

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I’m going to talk about food. Food is very important for everyone in general, as human and animals. People as the animals could not survive without food. It is very important to cook healthy food. Taking our food every day, we stay healthy. When my children were young I always cooked for them every day. Now they are grown up and have their own families. Also I fell sad when I see People who have no food. That’s why I must thank God because I have food. ~Rosa

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Nourishment means a very special food of value in a mental and physical health. To our bodies which can be eaten in a regular time. Also, the function foods when it is taken into the body are used in many different ways. The right combination of nutrients work together in the body to provide heat, promote growth, repair tissue, and regulate body processes Food is the source of energy for our bodies. The food metabolizes nutrients to create energy. Often time, I’m curious about greasy fat. They call it cholesterol it is important ways to check for risk of heat disease people who have heart disease are a risk factor for it. I’ll make a list of foods the day before we have to buy from the grocery. Definitely, we are buying more vegetables than meats; I also like fish, too. If I need assistance while I’m cooked in the kitchen?. Most of that time my spouse is beside me. He really loves my pleasant taste of foods, especially a broth soup with vegetables. He also helps me for preparing things in a kitchen, dining room, and helping me to serve and arrange the utensils on the dining table too. We should be united and understand each other by the foods we have planned. To settle by the foods matters. ~Maria Z.

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We can’t live without food. If we don’t eat food and drink water one day, we will be hungry and tired. Healthy food should be eaten every day. We shouldn’t eat too much calories, fat, and sweetness because they can make us fat and unhealthy. Vegetables and fruits are the best food to be healthy. We must be careful what food we are eating. We need to exercise and eat regularly. There are many kinds of food in the United States and some food can make us gain weight so fast. So we need to choose healthy food to have a strong body. ~Chansamreth

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Colombian food is my favorite. Colombia is divided into two regions, one is the coast and the other is the mountain where people can enjoy different foods. For example, on the coast enjoys fish, coconut rice, and salad, while in the mountain is making a lot of cream chicken and potatoes. The traditional dish is pork chops, goat meat, grains, rice, and avocado in both regions. I miss this food, yummy! Yummy! On the other hand, in the United States the Colombian restaurants are Miami and New York. In California there are very few, and they are located mostly in San Francisco. When I came to this country that was my biggest problem, and I started to eat more that one year fast food and a lot of kinds of international restaurants that exist on here for the variety of cultures in this country. I did not cook too much in my country because my mom made the dinner all the time. I could be learned how to make a good food because my mom give the important tips in my life I case she was not beside me, so I am glad now for all the things that she teach me during my childhood because I cooked in my home thanks to her. ~Carolina

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Healthy food is very important for a long and healthy life. We must focus on eating healthy even if the food doesn’t have a good taste. We should think how that food is going to benefit our body. We should avoid junk food or eat it only just in case of emergency, I mean when we are hungry and we have nothing to eat. Changing our eating habits is not easy but we can start little by little eating more salads, vegetables, fish, chicken, fruits, brown rice, instead of white rice, drinking at least 8 glasses of water, buying only low fat, low sugar and low sodium food, and avoiding processed food. ~Maria P.

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Food is an important thing in lives. People need food for their daily living. It is very important to eat healthy food. In my country most foods are healthy. We have a lot of fruits and vegetable that are grown by our farmer. It is pretty cheap. We don’t have many products and fast food that use a lot of fat, but some of it sells in the supermarket. Anyway most of us don’t have interest in it. We always eat only our traditional home made food. It’s test of good and healthy. Most of the people in my county are healthy. Food is good for your health but it also harmful if you eat unhealthy food. So you have to be warned about the food that you eat. ~Siveng

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Eating is the most important thing in everyone’s life. Eating: it is part of who we are and part of our culture. The foods we eat are the only source of our energy and nutrition. We are born with the desire to eat and grow up with a rich tradition of eating. But we know so little about eating because we don’t know how the foods we eat every day affect our health. I should be more careful in my family’s food. I must talk with my children about how important eating healthy is. I enjoy cooking healthy dishes to my family. Our culture has good dishes, which are healthy to our life. ~Maria E.

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Food is important to human beings. In my country I eat traditional food and Italian food . All foods are organic. For lunch we have injara that my mother always made. Injara with dried meat or chicken and vegetable. In my country I never eat Chinese or Thai food . In the USA I have eaten different foods from different countries before I have never eaten a lot of fruits and vegetables but now I am a vegetarian. In my country, you make bread or injara in your home. ~Brkiti

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Humans have several options to decide how to eat. We should be responsible and learn more about how to eat well and healthy. It is better to eat healthy because it helps our body and helps us to not get sick very often. I know that the easier and cheaper way to feed is by junk food, but many people don’t know that this is the worst way because junk food contains high levels of fat, salt, spices or sugar, and numerous food additives (this stimulates the appetite and thirst). I used to eat badly before I got married because I didn’t eat at time and I ate a lot of sugar. I didn’t eat junk food and drink sodas but the sugar was my problem. My husband helps me a lot on how to eat better also I look for information in the Internet or news about how to eat well and healthy.

Now, I’m going to talk about food. The traditional food in my country are “Pupusas” it is like tortilla with different kinds of mixes of food inside like beans with cheese or pork with cheese and beans everything accompanied with a delicious red sauce and coleslaw. I like to test different kinds of food from different countries like Vietnamese Pho, Colombian, Mexican, and Italian food. ~Ernestina Chinchilla

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Food is everything that we eat. There are many types of food and there are many ways to prepare it. Usually the way of preparing food depends on what country you live in. But if you lived in your nature country it wouldn’t mean that you have to love and eat that food. Everybody choose what they want to eat. Some people use food as a part of religious ceremony or other part of ceremony and I’m that kind of people.

There are many countries and each of them has their own way to prepare the food using the same ingredients like meat, vegetables and fruits. For example, let’s talk about chicken. There are many ways to prepare it. If someone from the Middle East would prepare a chicken, she/he would use some curry or sweet sauce. Usually the preparation of the chicken is: you cut it in small pieces and remove a skin. If you were from Asia, you would do the same thing but you would cook it with rice or noodles or you could either put a hot sauce but the way of preparing would be different. In the USA the chicken is served in large pieces. The skin should be left on the piece but you may decide either you want it or not. You may fry, boil, smoke or grill it; everything depends on person’s taste. Some people who live in the USA may not like American food that’s why there are many places to go to eat besides hamburger’s places.

Everybody has their own opinion about food and they have their own treatment to it. For example, some people eat a food only because they would not survive without it. These kinds of people usually become vegetarian; they eat only vegetables and fruits, because they think that nobody has a right to kill even if it’s an animal. I don’t judge them, they have their own belief. But most people eat food because they like the taste, the process or the result (sense of saturation) of it. Some people like to eat more that anything else and they even make a ceremony from it. I think I’m that kind of people. For me eating spaghetti with meat balls is a whole ceremony. I prefer start with spaghetti then I eat all meat balls and then spaghetti again; after all to add a little variety to my meal I take a few bites of a garlic toast. The whole process for me is something special. I put my fork in a plate with spaghetti and start turning my fork. Spaghetti start winding around the fork. When there is a big ball of spaghetti on my fork I bring it to my mouth and try to bite as much as I can. After I finish chewing the spaghetti I find a big juicy meat ball and I cut it in half with my fork and make sure it has lots of tasty sauce on it. Then I take a bite of my meat ball and I feel the whole taste of my food. For someone else it’s just a meal but for me it’s something more.

Food is everything that we eat and everybody may decide what they prefer to eat. There are many types of food and many ways to prepare it. The main thing is that everybody has their taste and own way to eat the food. Now I want to eat ☺ Do you? ☺ ~Katia

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The food is necessity for human, plant and animal. When the people should be cooked delicious. Must organic food be recommend for everybody because is more delicious. All the countries make different food. However their used traditional name. somebody own their name of food plate. And many people prefer jam food but this food not is good in excesses. In my opinion select that food is good for the body then excludes the bad food. Because what do you eat depend of your life. ~Yanec

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In my case I like to eat Chinese food, and my wife prefers to eat Cuban food, but she enjoys making her own food at home, but we need to understand something about food. There are four essential groups of food. For health and well being we require food from all the groups. Food is often classified as Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat, Vitamins and Minerals, Fruits and Vegetables are rich in fiber. Fruits should be washed before eating. Why do people need to wash the fruits? Because it is important for health. Eating dirty food is harmful. All foods must be well preserved, cleaned and cooked. Jose O.

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In the world we have many kinds of food, each culture have diversified, a specifics cooking, traditions or cooking methods using various spices or combinations of flavors unique for each culture. Almost all foods are from plants or animal origin. Culture and personal decisions makes the person choosing what food to eat. Health’s problem like diabetes or people with who has hearth illness needs to be special diet. Some people choose to eat nothing from animal sources (vegan, vegetarians, etc)

Food is very important for humans and all kind of animals for subsists. We have to be a complete diet eating, preference fruits and vegetables to be healthy. In my country Mexico each state has their specific kind of food, for example not everybody in Mexico eats spice food. We have delicious and diversified types of plates.

I like to explore and enjoy different kind of restaurants like Thai, Japanese, Greek, Indian, Italian etc. each one is delicious, but I miss my preferred food “Carne asada” from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. When I’m there I need to eat and enjoyed this kind of meat always when I visit my country. I’m recommended because Sonora is # 1 in Mexico on meats. ~Gilda

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Eating is a primary need. Also, it’s considered like the basic of human life. Everyone has to follow a good nutrition to maintain his shape. However, a human life must have at least three meals a day such as: breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon and dinner in the evening. Food is that we can’t avoid in spite of any financial difficulties we may have, even if we don’t have a job for a long time. ~Hermann

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Parents supervise their children because usually they want to eat unhealthy food. Everyone should be concerned about eating healthy food. The condition of the human body should be improved by eating healthy food, but when we eat fast food our body has more toxicity. I need to cook with a little special oil because I have problems with my stomach. Sometimes I eat salads and fruits. The organic food is very healthy but it’s expensive and for this reason, I rarely buy it. Parents should teach their children to eat healthy. It’s very important because their physical and mental condition will be affected in a positive way if they eat healthy food. ~Elba

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In the world food is necessary; I imagine if we don’t have any food, we wouldn’t live anymore. Foods must be changed over the world, I know only 4 kinds of food Mexican, Honduras, American, Chinese food, but my favorite food is fish or chicken. I like to eat fruit. These kinds of food are healthy for me. You must not eat junk food because it is bad for you health. People in many countries must take car of them self’s with food. I know sometimes people go to the market they see chocolate candies and take everything. I think in my mind how they can eat a lot of junk food. I avoid eating hamburger in one year I eat only hamburger or French fries times. I don’t drink coca-cola, but maybe 3 sodas in the year, no more. My friends invited me to drink sodas, but they were surprised when I told them that I don’t drink sodas, just water. ~Marleni

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HEALTH

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Health is one of the most important things in the entire world, and keeping in your health in a good condition is vital. Three things that help us to stay healthy are exercising, eating the right food, and being positive. I’ve been taking ballroom dance classes for two years. So, now I can clearly see the difference in my body shape. It’s changed greatly. I lost some weight, and made my body more flexible. In addition, I’ve been eating fruits and vegetables, and drinking pure water that also had a great effect on my health. Finally, I’ve finished a neuro-lingual program that helped me to understand the power of being a positive person. I stopped complaining about my life, and started enjoying it. In conclusion, doing three important things such as exercising, eating healthy food, and being positive can make a big difference in our life. It’s worth it!!! ~Ksenia

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Why would “The Health Laws” be finished before next year? There are a lot of people who need these services. The little clinic must have been in use in the country, but it doesn’t cover all the request of the population. Should children have been immunized to prevent any sickness? ~Eglantina

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Our body needs to be cared for. It’s kind of sensitive and could have been affected from everything we have eaten and done, we must exercise every day to be in shape, and to be healthy; try to sleep as much you can, 8 hours are enough. We also have to go once a year to the doctor to get a regular check up. Why should we be checked by a doctor once a year? It’s Because that’s the way he/she can discover any disease that may be growing inside of us, then we can attack that disease. Parents have to have been involved in their kids’ nutrition, watch what they eat every day to avoid being overweight which may cause diabetes. ~Maria P.

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Health is a major concern for all of us; we are conscious that without it our lives would be miserable. We depend on our body and mind condition to live day by day, that’s why we need to watch our diets and always make sure to get some exercise such as walking or running. Little changes in our life styles can make huge changes in our health. As we get older our health decreases and if we continue living with bad habits, like smoking, drinking will decrease our lives even faster. For example my uncle Tomas was a smoker, he would always smoke at least a packet of cigarettes a day. He passed away when he was only 53 years old from emphysema. I was so little in those days and I couldn’t understand how my uncle, who was younger than my grandfather, died. I realize that he lacked good health, my uncle should have been educated about health. ~Laura

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People with a good health can help them achieve concentration in their work or who are carrying out daily activities. Activities such as exercise and drink lots of water helps the body and mind to be with a lot of energy. We all have different styles of life where stress and not having time for ourselves can reflect depression in some moments because of problems that we had and need to be resolve, in contrast with people that have time for themselves always are in positive way, laughing and improving in their life. It not important is we are fat or thin, is find a solution for get healthy mind and body. The best way is have a schedule that permit us keep and think; should we have been eaten to have better healthy? What should the problem have been had for our healthy? We need to have been evaluated ourselves and find the solution like as walking fifteen minutes everyday, drinking a lot of water, eating more fruits, vegetables, and make something that permit us relaxing and change our style life for two hours. Take care our healthy permit us to feel better and have energy daily. Think about it! ~Carolina

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The best way to make health decisions to combine the most reliable medical facts with your personal value. Almost our personal values are beliefs, fears, lifestyle and experiences. These basic personal habits are the foundation of lifelong health: - stay up to date with immunizations and health screenings; - be physically active; - eat right; - maintain a healthful body weight; - be tobacco-free; - avoid drugs and excess alcohol; - manage stress; - take care of your teeth; - practice safety; - pursue healthy pleasures; - help to make a healthier world Almost everybody likes to be on the beach. But be careful! 7a.m.-11a.m.and after 3p.m. it is your best time for the beach. Remember: the best way to protect you is to find the cancer early. Put on your skin a sunscreen protection. Big events like losing your job, getting married or having a death in the family can cause stress. We can’t make stress go away. But we can control it. It helps for us: to relax, exercise at least 3 times a week and eat right. Community Hospital of Long Beach (CHLB) have been supported group: for people with diabetes, for people with sleep disorders and man to man(prostate cancer).It’ never to late to make lifestyle changes. ~Inna

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In my case health is very important. I haven’t been in a good health since I was little. I have been in treatment all my life. I have asthma and pulmonary problems. I can’t be in a cold place for long time. I should have been given a warm place to live. ~Liboria

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Health is a valuable thing in a human’s life. It is very beneficial if you have a good health. Sometime, it is hard to stay healthy, but it is essential for our life. There are many ways to stay healthy. Changing you eating habit is a way to stay healthy. Most people already know, while others wish, some can’t. Eating is important but it has to be included with a regular exercise. Exercising regularly helps to reduce chemicals and the excess amount of food that the body needs. Nobody can prevent an illness but we can protect our health. Good health makes you happy and enjoys your life. Health lessons should have been taught to us when we were very young. ~Siveng

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Health is one of the most precious things in human life. A healthy person is someone who has good physical and mental condition. When you are healthy you have a lot of energy to do everything you want. It is important to have a healthy life despite living in a stressful world. Most people learn how to eat properly after they have experienced health problems when proper eating habits should have been learned to avoid health problems.

Some recommendations to be healthy are: to drink at least six glasses of water per day, eat fruits and vegetables daily, eat breakfast, exercise your mind and body, have good habits, smile and be positive.

Health is an important thing in our lives because it provides us the physical and mental capacities necessary to achieve our personal and professional goals. Therefore, if we want to improve our personal and professional goals we should eat a balanced diet and exercise our body every day. ~Yorley

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Healthy food and healthy activities must have been concerned. Eat fruits, vegetables, think in good things and some exercise are good habits for everybody. Four weeks ago at school I recived and listened to a very important class, about nutrition. It was very interesting, I learned that everybody should have been informed how they can take care of their healthy, with common habits that we do every day.

Everybody must eat a lot fruit and vegetables principally. Let’s talk about milk the best milk that we have to drink for stay more healthy is fat free, but in the personal I can said the flavor of this milk isn’t very good, absolutely if you don’t like it either you can start with 2% fat free. That’s a good beginning.

The people need to be motivated to exercise most of the time, that means that adults have to help their kids; children have to be involved in this good and healthy habit. They should play healthy games and sports instead of playing with play station that is very common actually.

Another healthy thing that we have to do, is try to eat wheat tortillas or wheat bread, instead the just flour and white bread and tortillas, we should have been looked on the label food the word “whole” because whole grain gives our body what it needs. In conclusion everybody has to be concerned with they eat and make healthy changes. (food labels should have been looked at)

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Health it’s the most important thing and we all should try to live healthy. Since our early years in our lives, it’s been our responsibility to maintain good health. Should good health have been maintained over there’s past years? If you don’t take any care of your body your health decrease day after day. For a physical and mental health you must start to protect it with a good diet, eating always or as much healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, no junk food or greasy, not much salt or sugar etc, and exercise regularly. For a happy life it’s important to have good health. Sometimes in elderly people it’s not so easy, they should have been protected when they were younger. The government provided some health programs for people like children, pregnancy women’s without any insurance and low income. ~Gilda

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Health is the main factor of a good and a long life. There are many ways to make it better. You may do everything when you are healthy. There are two types of health: a physical and a mental health. Both of them depend on the environment. Good health is something that everybody would want to have because there is probably nobody who would say that he/she is totally healthy. There are many sicknesses, which have an influence on our health. Either it can be something small like a headache or something big like cancer; each of those sicknesses make people feel unhappy.

Nowadays, we have many ways to stop almost every disease. We have doctors who advise us on what to do to feel better. We may choose, if we want, to use a traditional medicine like pills or alternative medicine like tincture of herbs, spells, and hypnosis. When a person is finally healthy, he/she can do and go wherever they want. When you are healthy, you do not think about bad things that may happen to you. You just live your life as better and exciting as it possible. You go to some new places with different temperatures, you eat things with different tastes, you do some crazy stuff like jumping with a parachute and you feel great about it. However, sometimes it happens that even a totally healthy person becomes weak and sick. Their whole their lifestyle that they have built all their lives could have been changed by disease. Why does it happen?

There are two types of health: physical and mental health and each of them depends on environment. You can be born healthy but the environment would disturb your mental or physical condition. The physical health is a completely physical well-being. When you are physically healthy you have good immunity, you’re resistant to any diseases. An unhealthy lifestyle and bad habits can affect your physical condition. Therefore, you need to lead a healthy lifestyle to stay in a good shape. Eating healthy food, going to bed early, waking up early and doing some exercises are guarantees of a well-being.

The mental health is a well-being mental condition. When you’re mentally healthy you can resist stresses and depressions. A poor environment and a bad influence of society can lead to your mental disorders. Most of them occur during school and work period. We become more nervous and feel depressed. Everybody finds themselves a good way to prevent some effects of society. Some people have good friends who would always support them; some of them find themselves in music, art or something else. Health is a thing that everybody wants to have. You are absolutely healthy if you don’t have any mental or physical disorders. If you are healthy, you are happy so health is a factor of a good, happy and long life. ~Katia

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I divide health into physical health and mental health. Well, good physical health is recommendable. The realization of exercises either frequently or regularly and a well balanced diet are good things to stay healthy. For good mental health it is necessary to be emotionally and psychologically well. I think that to be healthy is important because thus we have more energy to do what we need to do. It is better if you have the willpower to eat well. This is the only way that we have to eat better and to look for information on how to have a good nutrition. It isn’t necessary to go to a nutritionist to eat well. We can make it ourselves just putting in our efforts and educating ourselves a little more. About mental health I think that it is important to try to not have many concerns in our daily life. In my case, I try to be patient and not worry too much about unnecessary things. Every day I try to eat healthy and not drink sodas, just water and natural juice. Sometimes it is hard to have good nutrition, but it isn’t impossible. One of my problems is that I love to eat sweet desserts, but instead of that I eat sugar free desserts. I don’t have problem with my daily meal because I try to eat well and I look for information about how to do it. I think that the parents should give the example to their children on how to eat well. Eating well should have been taught to me when I was younger. I think health is life. ~Ernestina Chinchilla.

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To be healthy must be important thing for the body. If the person does get a good health it is wonderful for your life maybe for a long time. And the rest of life to live happy because never sick and you have energy for everything. You will have more time for different activities in your life. When you eat well you get a good health. And if you eat a lot of food your health could be dangerous and have terrible consequences. Health is responsibilities by the people who want to life. ~Yanec

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Health is the most important thing in life. There are several elements that help to keep food with out contamination, for example, vegetables are boiled in water for cooking and remove impurities. Healthy food can be chosen by adults. Healthy eating is part of how you can take care of you health. Healthy food should have been eaten by children. Fresh food could have been made by parents and fruits could have gotten washed before eating. The best way to prevent disease is by eating healthy. ~Jose O.

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Health must have been considered by everyone as the basic of human life. However, everyone has to take care of them self. Also, it’s necessary to get a special person like a doctor who can often help us to check our health twice a year, even though it’s not easy to do. It’s a tough financial problem to maintain the body in good health. Health care requests a lot of money and that means most people can’t afford to receive good medical care. ~Hermann

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Health is one of the most important things in our life. If you have good health you can do too many things. When people where sick it is too difficult to the whole family because they are sad and stressed. In my case I have health problems. I had headaches since I was 13 years old. Before I had headaches once a month, but now my health problem is bigger because I have headaches almost every week. The doctor said that I have migraines and he gave me medication but it doesn’t work. When I had headaches it is very difficult I should have been lie down in a dark room. I can’t do anything and it is very difficult to my and my family. I hope I have a good health in the future I know it is difficult but no impossible. I must involve in all about can help me with my health problem. ~Maria E.

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Condition of one’s should have been well and without disease or injury. Health must have been enjoyed by healthy body and mind. Also our food needs to be healthful and promote growth. The doctors of health books have remembered in their advantages and disadvantages about thousands of tips and techniques. Anyone can use to heal everyday health problems. Must people have been protected by their care provider? People’s health must be important and have been protected best on their real life. Healthy living can help guide us toward our best health choices. For me health, healthier, healthiest, is a happy heart. ~Maria Z.

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Health is the most important in life, because without health we can’t do nothing, like study, work, have fun. Also to be healthy it is important to cook healthy food. Cleanliness is also very important for a good health. All vegetables and fruits should be washed before eating. We have to cleans the hands very often to avoid getting sick. Also to be in good health we should go to the doctor regularly for routine examinations. I encourage my children to eat healthy foods, and exercise because exercise also help to be in good mental health. ~Rosa P.

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Health is important for every one. Healthy food should have been eaten in our early day until now. My habits to have a good health, are eat good food for example: I must have eaten fish 2 times on week, and I like to eat a lot of chicken some times I cook beef, but only twice on the month. The other thing I like is rice, but I cook with not oil and I like vegetables. Before I had a lot of problems when I cooked, because my daughter doesn’t like vegetables, and I always cook with vegetables. Must I have been eating vegetables? ~Marleni

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The secret of having a long and happy life is to be healthy. If people want to have a good health they should have been improved their lifestyle constantly. I should do some exercise because it can help me to be healthy. The obesity for example is a risk factor when people don’t pay attention about their food habits. People should be concerned not only about their physical condition, their psychological condition is also important too. People who have good marriages and are professional have more chance to have a happy live because it provides mental health benefits. Health should be an important thing in our lives because to achieve our goals depend of this. If we have good physical and mental condition our possibilities to do whatever we want will be higher. ~Elba

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Health is one of the most precious things in human life.We have to do something to maintain agood health such as good food and in adequate job;however, they must be allowed to produce health food. We also have to go once a year to the doctor to get reqular check up. Finally, if we want to improve our personal goals we should eat healthy food and exercise every day. ~Brkiti

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Health is a value for everybody. We should eat healthy foods everyday to stay sharp and make our bodies strong. We always want to be healthy and don’t want to get sick. If we get sick, we will spend a lot of money, get hurt, spend time, and our bodies get weak. We can’t go to work or school and need someone care for us. Good health must have been checked. We should sleep enough and eat regular. We can live happy without money, but we can’t live happy with unhealthy. So we should take care of our health all the time. ~Chansamreth

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HOMELESS

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For me homeless means a person who doesn’t have a home or work and goes from place to place. It is really sad to see many homeless. In many cases, some of them had had everything in their past life, before being a homeless. Sometimes they lost everything like money, family, home, etc. then they start a deep depression in which it isn’t easily to go out. Many of them opt to drink alcohol or drugs and others end up being crazy because of the problems that they had had in the past.

It is most sad to see the people not turn to see to help them. I have seen in the United States many programs for them and many shelters, but in my country there aren’t any shelters and not many programs to help them like here. It’s sad because they need psychological help and need to know how important they are because they are humans. They need to believe in themselves to start again. ~Ernestina Chinchilla

Homelessness is a social problem in our world. It’s the condition and social category of people without a regular home. This problem can be greater in some countries than in others. There is a higher probability to have homeless people in less developed countries. Homelessness is one of the consequences of poverty. Eradicating poverty had been a global social goal in the last century. Today the goal is to stop the growth of poor people in the world.

The frequency of homeless people around the world is increasing every year. Research has shown that some of the reasons why a person may become homeless are: job loss, domestic violence, poverty, mental disorder, natural disaster, lack of affordable housing, etc. In less developed countries homelessness has been a common social problem because people can not afford or are unable to maintain adequate housing. We are living in a world where social inequality has serious consequences in which the most vulnerable people are affected. Homelessness is the result of the interaction between human beings and their social and economic environment. ~Yorley

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There are a lot of homeless around the world, but today I am going to talk about abandoned and homeless children in Mexico. There are many reasons why children abandoned and left homeless, such as violence and family breakups. In Mexico it is normal to see homeless children as young as four or five years old working in the streets, selling chewing-gums or matches. The children with a learning disability are much more to be abandoned because they cannot contribute economically to the family from an early age. Many homeless have developed problems of substances and drugs abuse such as glue sniffing. The homeless children in this country are helped by shelters and foster parents. In Mexico it is sad that no body helps them. I had talked about children because children are special. I hope in the future that the president of Mexico does something about this problem. I had seen this problem a long time ago. I wish all the children in the world have a place to live and have a happy life. ~Maria E.

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Last year I had been a homeless for a few hours, which was the worse experience ever. My little baby was only one year old, and my twins were 2 and half years. It was horrible when we were evicted by the owner of the house, where we were living, because it was an illegal residence and she was at risk of being caught by the city. That was unfair because we were paying on time and we deserved the right of being given notice and given enough time to seek another house. We were paying a low rent rate, and it was not easy to find another apartment for the same price in the same day. I think that this is one of the problem homeless had had, the scarcity of affordable housing, rents in this country are too expensive. 12 million renters pay more than 50% of their salary for housing. How had a family paid that quantity with one full-time worker earning the minimum wage? Accepted definition of housing affordability is no more than 30 percent of monthly income for housing costs. Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing can have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. ~Maria P.

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Homeless persons are the people who don’t have the place to live and also don’t have the job. Therefore, the government should help those people have their place in the society and are taken care of. At this time, we get a lot of confusion concerning homeless people. It’s not easy to make the difference to know who is and who isn’t a homeless. Sometimes, it’s a little difficult to understand how we can see somebody physically, he’s in good shape and he presents himself as a homeless person. Normally, for those people who make the choice to be homeless, to enjoy the privileges of homeless, we have to be qualified in advance. That had meant, those people have to show at least a lack of health and which don’t allow them to work like other people. ~Hermann

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Homeless are the people who don’t have a permanent place to live, due the loss of housing problems, economics, or similar reasons. They live in motels, hotels, parks, due the lack of adequate alternative housing. They also live in emergency shelters; they are abandoned in hospitals, or are waiting for placement in foster care. There are many reasons why they become homeless. Domestic violence, financial problems, drugs, alcoholism, illness can all be the reason to be homeless. ~Rosa P.

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Talk about homeless for me is difficult. Sometimes homeless asking for money They are just for a little change. Sometimes if I’d I gave them change, people would used it for drugs. I don’t know if am doing something better but all I know I used help someone who needs help. I asked by my self who I am to judge this person. I have my owned experiences for different problems. For one year I was very depressed. I got stuck in my room and then I started to drink a lot. I just went out to buy liquor. For some reason I stopped. If I didn’t stop at that time I would have be come a homeless person too. The U.S has close to a million I might have been part of the million of homeless. ~Liboria

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Meaning having no home. Must homeless have been protected? And had had a given intentioned. They hadn’t expectation events as needed community areas’ had been development as well. Our govt.’s and economic leaders’ had might preservation by the Beauty Natures’ and Nat’l Heritage. Eventually, our town’s historical society had been revised by a welfare economy rates fortunately. ~Maria Z.

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Homeless are people who are living without a house, job and security in their life. Dwelling by the sidewalks, subways, railroads, under bridges and could be many more places are the homeless. Homeless people can not afford or unable to have a regular life, job, and money. I have felt pity to see their life sometimes. There is a lot of homeless in my country. Homeless people in my country had their own areas sometimes. They had a job and worked during the day. Its helps them to buy foods or necessary things of life’s needs. Many of the homeless weren’t unable to work and they had sat by the sidewalks, or on the bridges to ask for money. The homeless problems should be resolved in the future. ~Kunjira

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Why people are homeless? There are some circumstances that can cause a person to become homeless. First of all, it’s luck of affordable housing. Some people simply are not able to pay their bills, and give up. Before crisis, the government had offered different programs to help them to get affordable houses. Now, because of the bad economy, they can not offer those benefits anymore, which lead to increasing homeless population. In addition to this, many homeless have mental illnesses. It’s not a secret that a lot of people in America do not have health insurance. They suffer from their disease and nobody helps them. Regular people try to avoid being in contact with psychologically damaged ones. It’s almost impossible for them to rent a house because of the inadequate behavior. Also, they feel rejected by society, which leads to alcoholism, and drugs problems. Finally, there is another group of people called free spirits who don’t fit into the system of paying bills, and taxes. They fight the system. Such people would rather live on the street than working and studying. In conclusion, there are different circumstances that caused people to be homeless, but all of them need support that can help to cope with their difficult situation. ~Ksenia

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I think the homeless life had a difficult problems every day because all time they live on the streets where is a lot of traffic of cars some homeless they had very bad habits sometimes when someone drives to fast on the road the homeless who had drinking alcohol they cross the streets they don’t respect the lights the indicate them when is the most perfect time to cross the streets. Definably in my situation I had a lot of respect for each homeless because is it a lat of causes the people lived on the streets many times they had a lot of problems with them families or economics problems and they didn’t have money to paid rent . I would like in the future some organization help to these persons to improve themselves because now always I saw a lot of homeless out side the city home in Long Beach , California and some of times I saw a lot tourist surprised when they looked a lot homeless on the down town . In my own experience when I arrived here in United state my brother invited me at Long Beach down town my firs surprise was when I saw a lot of homeless in this Country. ~Vicenta

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There are many reasons that cause people to become homeless. Life of living is very hard. Many people think, “all homeless people are lazy”. In my opinion, it is correct for some of them, but it doesn’t mean all of them. Some of people become a homeless because of reason. First of all, losing job, it can be a reason that cause people become homeless. Many people had a good job and a beautiful life. After economic had gone down, they lost their job. And than, it caused to a family problem because they hadn’t bee able to afford their bills. So they abandon their house. Second, they don’t have anyone help them, and they can’t solve the problem. This makes them think too much and could lead them to drink alcohol or illegal drug. Third, illness is also a reason. Many people spent all their money to cure their disease. It still has many personal problems that people become homeless. ~Siveng

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Homeless are people who have no economic situation, a place to live, work, do not have to eat, many times these people have mental physical disabilities in which it prohibit them survive in this world. A few of them need special care or receive medical attention in specialize centers. In the U.S. there are many programs and assistance centers where they offer food, clothes, and in some simple cases help them find work. Compared with Colombia, the homeless are considered mentally insane people by society. They had lived in the dirty city streets. When they do not have money in their pockets, they had already stolen to eat or had bought to take drugs. A few of them had abused and mistreated by those around them. There are no centers that permit to help this people, and can have one place where they feel secure. When I come to this country the first time, I really like the help offered to these people because they can survive in this society without being abused or be desperate to find many basic needs that every human being has in their daily lives. ~Carolina

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Las week, I walked to the Public Library on Ocean Ave. and Pine St. This had all the time people who don’t have job, and house. California always has been a place where those people can live without interruption the pedestrian. This is that better area that has Long Beach City, and we will like keep clean for the tourism that traffic, here are people that have merit, and we have obligation of the try with respect and love. May be any had served to the nation and are we hero. ~Eglantina

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Homeless is probably one of the worst things that can happen to an individual or a family. It’s extremely problematic because the solutions are not the same for everybody. Complete families become homeless as a result at some financial crisis, medical emergency, a car accident, death in the family, etc Recession and economic crisis have caused a lot a poor families to be more affected by the up and downs of the economy. That kind of family homelessness has risen. Young people often become homeless for family disruption, divorce, neglect or abuse. The department of veterans estimated that there are approximately 131,000 homeless veterans that become homeless due to war for disability, for different reasons physical and mental disability, post traumatic stress, etc. It’s hard for them readjusting to a normal life. It makes you wonder why people that serve our country become a homeless and the government can’t help them. It is very hard breaking a problem with no real solution. This social problem needs solutions like more shelter house. ~Gilda

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Homelessness it is situation when somebody lost a home. Homeless is the person without a home. There are a lot of situations, when people lose a home with a help of company who isn’t trustful. It had happened in Ukraine. One of my neighbors decided to sell an old apartment and then buy a new. The office that promised to sell it was crooks. So, my neighbors had become homeless. ~Inna

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Homeless person is a person who doesn’t have his/her own place to live and settle down with a family. There are many homeless people on the streets in a search of free food and shelter for a night. Homeless people usually are lonely people who don’t have any friends and family. The problem of homeless people is a problem of the whole world because there are many homeless people in different countries. How do they become homeless? Is it their choice or they had been deprived of their place by force? What can we do to help them? Homeless person is a person without his/her own place to live in. They don’t have a job, they don’t earn money. Other people don’t like them because they think that homeless people are just too lazy to make their lives better. People don’t like them because homeless people are not like anybody else. They don’t take a shower and they don’t drink coffee every morning, they don’t go to their jobs because usually they don’t have it. They ask for some money from other people. Police don’t like them either, because they think that homeless people distract everybody’s attention and disturb everybody’s own space. There are many homeless on the street: near markets, stores, in parks, on bus stops. They’re searching for some free food and place to stay over night.

Nowadays, we have special shelters and places with free food for people like them. Places where they can be warm and feel a little happy. Usually, homeless people are very lonely people (some of them even go crazy without society’s attention). They don’t have friends and family, they don’t have anybody to talk to and feel like somebody needs them. The problem of homeless is a problem not only of the United States but every country. The same situation is in my country too. We have homeless who need food and shelters too, but in my country the situation is much worse then here because nobody cares about them. We don’t have special places to feed them and let them stay over night. And the worst that could happen is that once you became a homeless, you would never be able to start all over again.

How do they become homeless? Is it their choice? There are two types of homeless. A first one is: people who decided to live this kind of life because they are too lazy to get job and do some stuff like everybody does. They just want to live free out of everyday care. A second type is: people who have been deprived their places by force. They had had everything before something bad happened to them. In those cases, one problem comes by another one. After they’d lost everything their friends turned them down and their family forgot about them. And now they hang around without home and money.

What can we do for them? There are not enough of shelters for homeless but it’s difficult for government to keep those places open and pay people to work there. We could do some volunteer to help government handle everything. Many of us buy too much food and lots of food goes to trashcans instead of it, we could give some food to those shelters. This way our food wouldn’t get spoilt and some people would not be hungry. We could donate some money: everybody could give even a dollar. Also, we could set up a special place where homeless people could leave their previous lives and become a part of society again. There are many things we could do for homeless people. It’s difficult for homeless person to make his/her own life better without any help because they don’t have any means of subsistence, home and close people who would help them. A homeless person is a desperate person who we could help too. You would feel better if you would help a homeless person; and this way you would do something good to them. ~Katia

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The person hadn’t liked responsibilities and not listened to another person of their family. Or a person that not had family and the society not help to find a job. Some people like to live out of their house because they don’t like to work or had some addiction but many people had bad experiences in their life and decide to live separate from their family and stay alone and their mind out. I think that they are depressed for something and not like to talk with anybody. And don’t get help. ~Yanec

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There is serious problem with how the homeless women are treated.Homeless women are not treated as any normal human being.The homeless have been nicknamed the outside of society and receive practically no assistance from the government.Homeless women are likely to share certain items.For example, cigarettes,clothes and sleeping together.Living homeless is risky more for other women.As a result, homeless women have more experience for different kinds of health problems than other women. ~Brkiti

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Why do some people become homeless? There are many reasons to be homeless. Some people don’t have the jobs and don’t have money to pay house or food. Renting house or buying house is expensive. Some people play gambling to lose money, house, relationships, and families. So they had lost everything and become homeless people. A few people are lazy and don’t want to work hard. They don’t care about home. They use drugs and become heavy drinkers. They like to live downtown because it is easy to ask for money and food. Good luck for old people, unhealthy people, and handicap people can ask government to help in the United States, but some poor countries can’t ask government to help. I’m sad to see homeless people along the roads. How do they eat, sleep, and live? ~Chansamreth

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The government has created various forms of assistance for homeless people where they can find food they need, a roof that protects them, and the possibility of taking a bath. Many of these people are addicts, others are mentally ill, but in many cases they are people who for various reasons have lost their homes, work and family. Many of them have no family support and are not accepted by society. It is easy to recognize these people, they ask for money and their appearance and smell are bad in some cases. Five years ago, I met a person who said he had never worked before and had not completed their studies. He was beimg supported by his parents. After they died, he was left alone and became homeless. ~Jose O.

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I’d like to invite the homeless people in the world and offer one house and food. When remember the earthquake in the El Salvador in 2001. Many people lost their house. The homeless have to hope for recovery of their houses because the government offered the help with money and basic things. The poor of the country are terrible and the family had decided after two months they would moves to another countries. Because they hadn’t received the help. The red cross provided food and basic medicine. The government was willing to accept responsibility. The government had worked very hard and they had more opportunities of creating jobs. ~Elba

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Politics

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Politics is for politicians. Before they took up position as politician, they had promised a lot of things. Such as: single payer system for health care, end the war in Iraq, free college tuition for all, etc. It was before, but after they forgot about their promises. Before I came to the USA, I had voted in Ukraine. Each voting was a big event for me. I was young and believed in politics. I never missed this. My opinion had changed before I matured. The 8th of June is the official voting day. I am not a citizen of America, but I wish for each member of the state assembly good luck and be honest and don’t forget their promises. ~Inna

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I don’t like to talk about politics. In my opinion everybody has to vote. The politicians always say the country is going to change. When they want to get a vote they promise a lot. But when they are already in the white, House they forget everything what they said. Like example, president Obama promise that he’s going to have an immigration reform but he’s not done yet. ~Liboria

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Politics is interest for somebody only that need power in there country and had been made a lot of money and corruption when took the power. The government protect their family and friends in this moment all the country had a bad politics because had own interests and not is important to them that the people had opportunities for job or a good life if the government change the mind about the many people rich and many poor and work only for their family all people be happy. The politics very interesting and give equal opportunities for everybody. ~Yanec

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United State had been census edition 2010. We had filled it out. Voter’s information pamphlets application form, mailed ballot. We’d caught ballot comfortable and had privacies in each resident’s. By that time we reminded request after had done. Voter’s information pamphlet we had polled places in a nearest U.S. mailed boxes. Told us never anxious had been made arrangements childcare or time off from work. Resident’s encouragements filled out, returned questionnaire, either hand delivery protected, ASAP. U.S. constitution had known census once every ten years count population. FYI, visit www.longeach.gov./cityclerk/elections. ~Maria Z.

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Politics is a field which has many meanings and contexts. This term is generally applied to the behavior of civil governments. However, this word can also be used to express the essence of group interactions like corporate, academic and religious institutions. The most significant context in our society is the form in which our political leaders govern the country. The politics defined under this context are processes by which groups of people make collective decisions in order to improve the quality of life and opportunities for the rest of the population.

Historically, politicians have been irresponsible because they often do not fulfill their roles in the right way. This behavior has caused many countries around the world to be affected by inefficient and corrupted politics. These experiences have shown that political leaders have used politics to participate in illicit practices, instead of serving the population as they should. ~Yorley

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Before last weekend I had never written before about politics. I don’t like to talk about politics because I don’t know a lot about this topic. I had found information about politics in the Internet before I wrote this paragraph. I am going to write about political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, and extortion. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprises such a drug trafficking, money laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these activities. The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For instance, certain political funding practices that are legal in one place and may be illegal in other. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over one trillion U S dollars annually. A state unrestrained political corruption is known as a kleptocrazy, literally meaning “rule by thieves”. I had a hard time written about politics, but I learned a lot about this topic. ~Maria E.

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México is a beautiful place to live as well as travel, however, nowaday it has become one of the most dangerous places to go. Mexico has a lot of history about ours ancestors that some people in other countries may know about. What they don’t want to know is all the corruption in the government in México and outside of it. Since I remembered México has always been robbed by ours presidents & politicians. That’s why talking about politics in México is a waste of time for most Mexicans we always think that the situation is never going to change. Now with President Felipe Calderon we are seeing changes in all the corruption beginning with the corrupt politicians as well as in the streets, we all realize that is not going to be easy for him to change what México has always been, but is not impossible either. ~Laura

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In general politics covers different meaning to people. For me, politics is a group of people who want to put into practice ideas like as educational, health and economic for the country. Groups in campaigns had promised to the people many solutions to problems for the purposes to make a difference for good society before, but the results were worse. I think the most important thing is not who has more power within a government; is that everyone have basic needs, and want to live in a secure country without problems like as violent in the streets. In this world, the governments for countries are divided in many socialist, communist, monarch, and capitalist groups. In socialist government for example provide to the people more opportunities in education and offer a health plan; while in capitalist government the cost of life increase. Each country has their own interests, and everybody decide for whom go. Carolina

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In my opinion politicians are group of people who want to be in the power. The politics hadn’t produced good solutions to the nations. When I lived in El Salvador I had participated in the president’s election. There were two politicians groups competing for the power. The capitalism represented by the ARENA political group and the socialism represented by the FMLN political group. In this time the capitalism group won the elections, but for me this politicians group hadn’t fulfill out their role in the right way. Today the politics need more changes because the population around the world is requiring better solutions. I felt worry for immigrant people because they hadn’t had good opportunities in their countries and they decided to find a better life in other country. ~Elba

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There are countless definitions about politics but, I’m going to talk about my country. The government of my country is divided into three parts, the legislative, executive, and judicial. The constitution establishes a republican government and democracy like the United States. The legislative part has many operations. All the operations that they have is developed for legislative assembly which is composed of forty eight members. The executive part is the government of my country which is the president of the republic. (The period of presidency is five years). The judicial part is the supreme court justice that performs judicial tasks. The election system is directed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. We have many electoral parties, but the strongest are the leftwing and rightwing. The left party means the socialism and communism like republican part. They are focusing in the social equality, according to them. The right party means liberalism like democrat. They defend the right to private property and the free market. ~Ernestina Chinchilla

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I know a little about “politics”. I would say that it’s the name that the people use in the government or nation. Other countries have different kinds of political parties. The dictionary says that, ideas and activities are concerned with gaining and using power in a country where politics are used. The politics the a country are more important people, they made and change the laws, that order the nation, have relation international that help both country, any are elect for the population, other for the congress. ~Englatina

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Political groups of people make collective decisions. This consists of “Social relations involving authority or power” I would like to say many things about this topic but, I don’t know too much. We have different kinds of politics in each country. For example, in Mexico when the candidates are campaigning they visit every big city or small town to reunite people to vote for them. They make a lot of promises, good promises about different kinds of help to any body. When those people are in the power like governor, president, or whatever, they don’t help anybody; they only work in their own benefit. Nobody believe in them anymore. ~Gilda

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Politics in the United States are different from politics in Cambodia. American president can serve the country only four or eight years, but prime minister in Cambodia can be in power without limit. Example, president today has served over 20 years because people selected him to win. However, election has been very corrupted in Cambodia. The government in Cambodia can help country so a little. That’s why the country is still very poor. I think the leader shouldn’t be in power too long if the country is undeveloped. Before people went to select, they had checked their name on a list. Voting in the United States is fair and people can talk what they don’t like about politics. I hope the government in Cambodia will change the rule of politics soon. ~Chansamreth

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Politics is process by group of people and it makes a collective decision. Politics in my country had been conflicted over two years because they couldn’t solve the problems. When the leaders try to be the winner that they can do any things, good or bad to get what they wanted. Money can buy (most) every things as you pay to the poor people to give you vote. I found out that in my country there are a lot of corruption, after which they become powerful and control many in the whole country. I had never seen a big fight in my country which had happened in the last two months. When I called my sister, I’d heard the gun shoot at the same moment. Now the problem seems to be solved but there’ll be a new election in September. I wish most of the people in my country will have a clear mind to not vote for bad people to get to work in the government and destroy out country, as it happened before. ~Kunjira

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Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. Those people call politicians. I’m not interested in politics. I would even say that I hate politics and everything connected with it. In my opinion, people came up with a policy to blame it for all state’s failings. Every time we have a hard time we usually blame the government and all politicians. Well, sometimes it’s true. We can only choose a political group, which we think would make our lives better, but nobody guaranties that it will happen. I had never voted before back in my country and I don’t think I would ever do it. I think it doesn’t matter who I would choose, the result would be the same. Politicians are people who promise to everybody great lives, but don’t do anything to keep their words. I don’t like to talk about politics and I don’t like anything about it. I don’t like politicians because I think that they rod the state and a working class. They have their own interest in money and power. I believe they are useless for country and for society. That’s my opinion about them. ~Katia

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I don’t understand much about politic, I know politicians are important people, because when they get high positions, they can make and approve laws that may benefit or affect our lives. When people vote for any politician should be very careful what the purposes of that person are after she/he had been elected. Usually politicians make promises before being elected, but they broke their promises after being elected, like President Obama, before he became the President he had promised to work in an amnesty for all undocumented people in the first 100 days of his presidency, but almost two years had passed and he hasn’t fulfilled his promise. Some politicians are focus in how much money are they going to steal, than in how good they can do for people. In some countries like mine “Colombia” with a high grade of violence, politicians’ life are always at risk, because they are the target of the under law armed groups. ~Mari a P.

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I had never read before about politics, but I had to read something to be able to do my paragraph. The presidency of Barak Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009 when he became the 44th President of United States. Obama was a United States Senator from Illinois at the time of his victory over Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.Obama became the first African President of United States. His policy decision have addressed a global financial crisis. And have included changes in tax policies, legislation to reform the United States healthcare industry, foreign policy initiatives and the phasing out of detention of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention in Cuba. He attended the G-20 London summit and later visited U.S. troops in Iraq. On the tours of various European countries following the G-20 summit, he announced In Prague that he intended to negotiate substantial reduction in the world’s nuclear arsenals, en-route to their eventual extinction. In October 2009,Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “His extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people” ~Rosa P.

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Long time ago, Cambodia got many wars time. After Pol Pot story, which was a big war, had ended. Cambodia still had war between Government and Khmer Rule, which called Civil war. Because many years of the war, Cambodia destroyed all most every thing. So Government decided to use Win-Win policy. Win-Win policy mean nobody loss, so they kept all a person who used to work for all the party, and let they stayed in the same situation. They made it to combine every party to stay under power of kingdom only. In 2001 Win-Win policy had accepted. Cambodia became a peaceful country until now. ~Siveng Lim

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Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decision. Most of countries is every four years has election and can served by people.But in my country we don’t have a democracy.How ever,the present president has already been 19 years as the head of government.That’s why my country doesn’t develop. ~Brkiti

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Fidel Castro has been Cuba’s president since 1959. He had already prepared his evil plan when the people appointed him as president. Before he got his responsibilities as a president, he had worked as a lawyer. Cuba is my country and the only party is the communist party. There is no democracy there. The government sets the laws. People have no civil rights and the government violates human rights. No freedom of expression, or association. The government is a filter of censorship, to think differently to their interests is an offense for justice, for which many people are in prison or even, killed. ~Jose O.

Class Comments

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I like my class because my teacher has a lot of ideas of teaching. He has many programs for us to learn such as: writing paragraphs, learning new grammar, making the sentences with new words, testing the quiz, and sharing the paragraphs with each other. He is friendly and very helpful. I’m happy to study with him. My classmates are from different countries and we enjoy studying English with each other. They are friendly and helpful. They study hard. Speaking English is very hard for us the first time, but now we can speak English better. We have to practice speaking English all the time. English is studied by many people. All of my classmates have goals to something in the future so they will continue to study next semester. We need to pay for school next semester because programs are changed. It’s okay for us because it’s not expensive like other schools. Finally, I like my class because I enjoy studying with my teacher and my classmates.

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This class it was so important for me, I’m learning a lot in this class. I remembered when I came to this class I was so nervous, but now I feel very comfortable in my class, because all the students are very nice with me, and my teacher too. I liked all the grammar in this class, although it wasn’t easy for me, but that is the way to learn like the teacher teaches us. I have been studying since January 2010: I hope to continuous next class, because I want to learn more to have a better job in the future, and can speak with Americans people, and my grand daughter. The most important thing is my school. My teacher told me that I studied a lot because he see my homework I didn’t well my homework every week, but the teacher correct any mistake that I have. I am going to miss this class, my teacher, and students because everybody was nice with me, but I’ll see you to the next semester. I appreciate with Ernestina Chinchilla that she helps me a lot in this class when I started.

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Student is a person who is getting know something better, person who studies in a school, college or university. Everyone may become a student; it doesn’t depend on age and race. Everybody can choose what and where to study. I’m a student of LB school for adults. I’ve been taking Grammar, Conversation and Writing-Reading classes for 9 months now. My brother-in-law, who works in this sphere, recommended me this school. When I came to this class first time, I felt myself stupid because I couldn’t understand anything my teacher talked about and I was afraid to ask. I thought everybody would laugh at me if I would ask about something I didn’t understand that’s why I was quiet. Now I know it was the fear of everybody in my class. After couple of weeks I became less shy and I started working harder. I decided what goals I want to reach in this class; one of them was “Pass all tests at 90% or better”. Now I can proudly say that I’ve reached my goal. I’m a good, motivated student but I’m also a little bit lazy person. There is probably just me who thinks so but I know that I could do everything even better. I was always good in grammar because grammar is a rule which should be gotten by heart to be understood. But it is still hard for me to talk to other people. It’s always been hard for me, even when I was back in Russia. I’m not used to talk to people I don’t know it doesn’t matter what language they speak. I’m trying to change this side of me and this class helps me with that. I work in class very fast and that is one of my problems. I supposed to spend more time studying and pay more attention on what I’m doing. At home I don’t spend a lot of time for studies too. Well, I’d never had any problems with grammar before and I still don’t. I like to study in this school and I would like to continue my education here.

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Every day, which I spent at this class, is special for me. Do you know why? I received a lot of knowledge at this class. I never forget my first lesson. I came late at this class. It was too hard understanding this program. I didn’t understand how to use web. Page. Each paragraph I wrote with struggle. Before I changed my mind about this class, I had decided to make all homework, wrote a sentences with new words and est. Two month later was the first result of my hard job. Then step by step I improve English, of course with help teacher Ron. In class was a good atmosphere. I tried not to miss any lessons. At this moment I felt very comfortable here. Thanks teacher Ron for his knowledge which he sent for us.

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When I enrolled in ESL class at Adult School I had many concerns such as: methodology, teacher and classmate. I am now finishing this semester and I can say this class has helped me to improve my English in different ways: writing, reading, listening and grammar. I really liked the writing activities because I could practice grammatical structure, learn how to organize my ideas and write paragraphs correctly. I really enjoyed the atmosphere in class. Friendship was a common link we shared with each other. In fact the English language was the connector between classmates from different continents like: Asia, Europe, Central and South America. I can not finish this assay without talking about my teacher whose advice I listened to improve my learning everyday. Thanks teacher I really appreciated your time, your patience and your relaxing music which is amazing. I am glad to finish my ESL classes in Adult School. I have been studying for eighteen weeks in which my progress in English was great, the schedule was convenient and I met really good people who now are my friends. ESL class in Adult School in my opinion is a very useful educational option to learn English for everyone who doesn't have English as a native language.

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I believe this class has been very helpful for me. Through the time that I’ve been taking it, I’ve learned plenty of new vocabulary; I improve my writing skills, as well, as I was able to write a paragraph. One of reasons that make this class so peculiar is all kinds of activities we make. One of my favorites is the dictation because it helps me to improve my writing skills. To be honest I’ve never listened to my recorded speech; however I believe is a good idea to do it. Actually, I like all the activities like the test, the sentences whit new words and the paragraph. All of them help us to learn something new every day. The atmosphere in class is harmonious between all the students, as well as whit the teacher, who is always there to answer any question we may have; I think the teacher should be more patient sometimes, but it doesn’t matter I still thinking he is doing a great job as a teacher. One of the things that drives me crazy are the computers, well, not all of theme, some of theme are ok but most of theme work so slowly that is not fun to work on theme. I almost forgot the web page; I’m convincing that is the best way to keep connected with the class from home. I’m glad to have the opportunities to be in this class it has been very productive to my knowledge.

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Unfortunately I had been coming to this class for just the last four weeks, and I missed a lot of important grammar topics, but at least I could learn how to use the past perfect tense, that in nine years that I have been trying to learn English I hadn’t had the opportunity to learn that. I like this class because has a lot of self activities, but I don’t really like do homework, because I have three little kids, and I’m always busy, but I know this is the best way to know if I’m learning, and is with that extra effort doing homework, that I can prove myself how good I’m doing. I’m taking four classes in the school and this is the only one that is conducted like it is, but is good because is kind of motivation to learn. For the next semester starting on September, the school is going to charge us $80 per class, but I think if we have to pay, we deserve a good service, and I think is fair the school to buy new books and new computers, or better computer services, I don’t know so much about computers, I can’t point what’s wrong, but I know they’re too slow, and it takes like 10 minutes to get in. The decision of charge us was made, but we can ask for a better service.

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Grammar English class gives the students the opportunity to grow, improve and learn their level of English. The program has a lot of activities in which offer practice the grammar that we have been learning during the week. The students write a paragraph with a minimum of 5 sentences, bring a new word, take dictation, and do exercises to practice the English. For me, this class helps me every day because I can understand more when I am reading and writing any text or talking with other people. The classmates are friendly when we participate in discussing about the topic given by the teacher to write a paragraph every week. It permits to improve in my pronunciation, and correct words that I can’t tell well. I appreciate the time that the teacher has been had all the semester explaining the grammar in the sentences. I need to have been involved more in conversation and writing lesson that allowed me grow up in my second language. I know in future, we will be talked like as Native American people; and we will be laugh each and other remember good experience that we had in our way learning English. Thanks Ron’s Class, and Good luck!

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Class: Grammar class was very interesting to me because I learned a lot. The teacher was very patient with all the students, explaining the meaning of all the new words. Also I studied a lot with my activity sheets before submitting my homework to my teacher. Dictation was also a good benefit for me because It help me to listen and understand English. I had never spoken with many people from different countries before.

Student: Studying grammar I met a lot of people, it was very pleasant because that help me to improve my English. I had never taken grammar classes before, this is my first time. I had lived in Long Beach for many years, but I had never been in the school Learning English. I need further study ,because so far I have not been able to achieve my goals. I’ll hope very soon that I can to speak perfect English .

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Friendship: Since I star school I meet a lot off friends. For me it was good because before I was felt depressed. Now I feel better. I have a good time with all my friends. I just said tanks for all my friends and god bless you for all. I want to keep my studies.

CLASS: I am going to talk about my class. I like everything in school campus. I like when is time for dictation with a new word is. I like to do paragraphs and homework. Using dictionary. Also everybody likes to talk each other. The teacher is nice he help a lot. Before I didn’t know how to use computer. But now I know some student he teaches me how to use it. Now I Know little and I want to say tanks to Angel for all his help I should take computer class in ROP.

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I’m a new comer in the USA. I had been living here for 8 months. I study at Long Beach School For adults. I go to school two time a days (morning and afternoon), and four day a week. Now I want to talk about my afternoon class, which is a grammar class. I attend this class on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. This class has a good program and activity, especially a nice teacher who always encourage students to be on their toe. We usually write a paragraph with a new word and grammar. Every day, we bring it to teacher and share with the class. After that he will ask us to respond what is the definition of the new word. Sometime, It’s kind of hard to understand what the teacher wants us to do. A lot of time, he was trying to trick us, and sometime we got lost. On Thursday, we have a quiz, and learn a new grammar. We also have homework for our weekend. We have to write a paragraph follow the grammar to share with the class on next Tuesday. Most of the time, it make me crazy because of the grammar is not make sent to write a paragraph. Fortunately, teacher let us do only a sentence in a paragraph. I’m very appreciated, because all of those things make me know clearly about my weakness. As a student in this class, I have learned many things. I have learned how to use computer, make a sentence and write a paragraph. I also learned how to work with other student as a team. It was fun, and I know more about different people and cultures. On the mean time, I also could make a good friendship with other students. Although, I couldn’t completely well of everything, but I understand some of it that I need to change. I’m going to develop myself to be a good student, and become an independent person. Thank teacher for everything.

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I came to this class 9 months ago. I’d noticed my new teacher right away. My first thought was that he was a strict teacher, but after some time I understood he is a nice interesting and kind person. There were also many students in the class and I knew it would be hard because there was nobody speaking Russian but me. But there were many people who can speak Spanish and I was a little bit jealous because they could speak their native language and I couldn’t. Now I understand that talking my native language would not help me learn English and as much I practice my English as faster I would be able to speak perfectly. I have been doing a good job from my first week in this class and many students asked me to check their paragraphs and sentences. They asked me to help them with exercises and to explain how to use the web page. I was happy at that time because didn’t have any free time to do nothing. I like that we work on computers through the Internet because before I came here the second time I had studied online this program for 3 months back in Russia, and I did pretty good. Everybody was very nice to me and that was a shock for me because I’m not used to strangers treat me so nice. I like everything about this class but I would like to do more stuff in a class because usually I finish grammar too early and that way I have to sit and do nothing till 3 p.m. I would like to have some extra grammar or exercises to not waste my time. My sister said that I should take some other classes but I said that I wanted to finish this one at first. I like the idea of every week test because it gives me the view of how good (or bad) I had studied the previous week. Also I like to write paragraphs because it helps me with my grammar and I like to see fewer mistakes in my writing every week. What I really don’t like is that many students come to class not prepared and without homework. It really drives me crazy because we don’t have a lot of homework (just one new sentence with grammar and new word). This class really helped me not only with grammar but it helped me with conversation. I became more open-hearted and I’d learned how to be more patient and more helpful. I had learned how to trust people and ask somebody for a help. I was happy to study in this class with my wonderful teacher. Thank you for everything ☺ You are the best teacher ever.

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I would like to have time to study more next semester because I am responsible for learning English grammar in this class. I will go to confront all of my obstacles. My friend Yorley always help me to improve my writing skills not have any fear. I might practice with my daughter too. My goal for this semester is speak English very well. The next semester is more difficulty because I have to pay money for this class. I will be glad because I feel really motivated to continue learning English. I have been studying in this grammar class with teacher Rons for two semesters. I think that teacher make new changes now. I am very happy with my friend for help me when I don’t understand something. I believe the most valuable contribution for learning when I had better organization in my life. I have put all my effort in learning and I was very interesting to learn in this class that have many difficulties but I am not afraid of mistakes when I write the paragraph because every time I need to improve my grammar by writing and reading. It’s the best way for me to learn. Sometimes I felt very tired but I never gave up. But I still have more to learn. The teacher Rons is very strict and he needs to have more patience with the students. But now he is flexible, accessible, and caring. Thank you Teacher for help with my mistake and change the methodology of this class.

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This class is very important to me; I learned a lot new things in grammar. It’s very useful to learn grammar because it teaches us the right way of speaking in English. Write sentences with new words is a very good method, teach us more extensive and appropriate vocabulary to express ourselves in different situations in our lives every day and gradually increasing to expand the way we talk to keep in touch with the people of this country ( my family in law). Increases our possibilities of a better future. My biggest problem is to speak in English, dictating our sentences help me loss the fear of speaking in front of the other people, and doing in front of my classmates and teacher. They’d supported and I’d felt very confident. I like doing homework because it must to have been helped to learn more things to investigate for the topics of the week, and more English too. The tests are very important because they help us evaluate and see how we increase our learning. The use of computers also teaches a little about computing. Our website is very extensive; we can investigate, study and practice. I had enjoyed this website. Unfortunately I wasn’t the entire semester. I’d like to learn more about this class next semester, I’ll return it to continue this class, is very important to me. I’d like to know new people from my country and other countries with different culture are very interesting. In this group found very friendly people and an excellent teacher who gives us his full support always helping us, Is very organized in how they teach the class. I love listen his music because it motivates me, and relaxes me forgetting my stress because of problems in my life. It had been the best class I had ever had.

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When I come the first time in this class I am afraid.Now I’m okay because I learned many things about grammar,writing,reading and conversation.Also I feel so happy because,before I didn’t speak well.Now good communicate with my friends.Also I like all my classmates because they are so friendly and social.And I spoke with my teacher and my classmates.I’s important for me If I spoke well,I would go to college.I wish I go to work as soon as.Yanec said that she would come to school to take survey at the end of this month and finally I wish everything comes true.

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