lucky We talked about luck in the class today. Most of students believed in chance and faith. I disagreed with them because I think we, humans, are more independent. I believe in God who guides us and can do everything but I believe in our willing too. In fact, we can't do whatever we want but we aren't completely constrained. Everybody have some opportunities in the life, somebody use them and somebody miss them. If we are optimistic and work hard, we will have better lives. Many people say "If I had been born in a better family I would have had more opportunities". It may be true but If we think in this way, with no doubt, we will be depressed and lose more things even our possessions. So, I try to believe myself and my capabilities. I think self-confidence is more important than luck.

academic writing Writing is different with speaking. When I check some words in the dictionary, I see the differences. I think the academic writing must be different with popular writing in English, but I don't know how to learn it. I just decide to find some useful sites in the web, but if you know them please introduce to me. Here, I both write a note to be improved and ask a question to get some help. We say it in Farsi یک تیر و دو نشان زدن. Do you know the same proverb in English?

Nice to meet you in web Hello. I'd be glad if someone tells me which sentence I can use instead of "Nice to meet you" in the web (chatting) with the same meaning? Thank you

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I am learning English, because I need it to communicate with people around the world. My native language is Persian, and I grew up in Iran. My country has one of the richest cultures in the world so I can share a lot of historical stories with you. I enjoy reading books and searching the web to learn new things. I like watching movies but just recommended movies. We can exchange our ideas to suggest interesting things to each other. I am interested in politics, culture and sociology. I think similarities of people are more than their differentiations. Do you agree?