Personal statement for university application I have managed to get my B.S. and Master's degree at two top universities in Iran. I think publishing three journal papers about my field of study is one of my greatest accomplishments during my education. I also managed to learn English quite well which is necessary for continuing my education abroad. I got very high scores of TOEFL and GRE exam which can prove my claims. I was not only a good student at college who is very good at his studies, but also a good contributor to my society. I managed to work as a volunteer at a charity organization which is providing education facilities for working children. Therefore I think I can be a good Ph.D. student for the university. I am hard worker as well as resourceful and I think I can contribute to the project which you are working on already. I've managed to specialize in this field and my publications show that. As a result I think I can be the candidate you are looking for. I think I'll have gotten my Ph.D. degree within 5 years from now on. I also hope that I'll have published more journal papers by that time. I'd like to have started my own company after finishing the PhD. course and have provided some job opportunities for younger students. I also hope that I'll have become a more mature and sophisticated person at the end of the course which might be the best reward of studying at the university for me beside the educational goals.

Stray Animals issue Dear councilman As you might have noticed, stray animals on streets have increased recently. They caused lots of problems for peoples in the city. They can spread diseases among people and some attacks from stray dogs have been sighted. Some measures must be taken about this. I think city council should provide a center to keep stray animals and take care of them. This idea might seem costly at the first place, but if we look at its other aspects we can find it economical too. First of all by keeping stray animals, we can avoid spreading common diseases between humans and animals which will be very costly to be treated. So we can decrease health care expenses by this solution. Furthermore our streets would look neater and tourist might be more enthusiastic about visiting our city which leads to economic advantages for the city too. More ever we are humans and we should take care of other livings too, specially about defenseless animals. It's their right to live on the planet as we do. So I think city council must accept my proposal and set up a center to take care of stray animals in the city.

An astronomy night To hold an astronomy night, before anything else, inviting cards should be distributed. Then the location for observing the sky should be found. Once the location is determined and people are got invited, the sky objects, which are visible in that night, are selected to be observed by people. Then the telescopes are brought there before sunset and they should be fixed and adjusted properly before the observation starts. Once people are arrived, some informative brochures are distributed among them about the objects which are expected to be seen tonight. Then some warm clothes are given to them because the temperature might be very low outsides. Coffee and tea should be prepared and ready, because of the clod and sleepy observers! Explanation about stars and clusters are expressed by astronomy experts while observation.

A predicament I went to a shopping mall near my hustle one day and bought lots of stuff. I usually walk there and come back. But this time the stuff I bought were too heavy than I could carry on to my hustle. Therefore I decided to take a cab. Once I got on, I realized that I had no change in my wallet to pay for the fare. I was so scared and stressed out about what to do. And I couldn't even get off because we had passed about half of the course. When we got to the hustle, I called my roommate to bring me some money! And the driver was so angry because of the delay! And he was saying that you wasted my time! And I could say anything! I should have called my roommate meanwhile driving so I wouldn't have wasted his time! Or maybe could have asked him to stop by near a bank and I could have gotten money from an ATM machine.

A letter of apology Dear father I wanted to say I'm really sorry for my behavior last summer. I shouldn't have gotten angry and spoken angrily and loudly with you. If had been more mature I could have comprehended your point of view and I would have listened to you. I was so irresponsible and rebellious in that and now I regret it. I shouldn't have hurried about that issue. If I'd been more patient I wouldn't have trapped in this situation right now. Sometime I feel that I don't need your advice because I have come of age and I'm independent. But the truth is like any other youth I still need your advice and counsel. I might become more grown but I'm still in need of your help. I should have known this before too but because I had been argumentative in my younger ages, I couldn't have used your opinions and I failed in some experiences. I think I have become more sophisticated as I grown up and now you can rely on. I have become more responsible and mature and now I'm ready to continue as you guild me in my life. I just wanted to apology about the past again and I'm really sure that you could understand me and you could know that my behavior wasn't due to being impolite. I had done that because I just was a hot-headed youth. If I had been experienced like now, I wouldn't have done those things at all.

I sort of resent that... hello everyone! I saw the term "sort of" being followed by "resent" which is verb. It's been used in book which is officially written by professor Jack C.Richards for English learners. It's a story about a girl who had the opportunity to participate in concert group in London but she missed it because of her brother's wedding and now she regrets it. The original passage is: (which is written in the book and certainly should be grammatically correct.) ""I had to say no to London. Now I sort of resent that I couldn't go."" So my question is whether the term "sort of resent" being used grammatically correct or not? Thank you all in advance.

A biography Mohammad Khatami first became famous as president of Iran. He was elected as president in an exciting and dramatic election which top authorities of Islamic Republic wanted to another candidate to become president but people voted for Khatami and elected him as president for two periods of four years. His slogans as a candidate in election campaign were about reforms in the regime and more personal and political freedoms for people. During his presidency he could accomplish most of his goals. He provided more freedom for the press and the media and journalists could make lots of criticism from his government and the regime and even religious issues which are considered as a prohibition in Iran. He is considered as the most popular president and politician in Iran after the revolution in 1979. In international politic climate, he is a very well respected politician. He offered the idea of "Dialogue Among Civilizations" against "Clash of Civilizations" theory which was leading the world into another world war unnecessarily. His idea was introduced in the United Nations and was highly welcomed by world leader as solution for world conflicts and disputes. Though political development considered as his most valuable achievement during his presidency, his government was very successful in other areas too. He could achieve the highest economic growth rate among the government after the revolution and his government also reduced the inflation to the lowest rate between those governments too. People commonly consider him as the most successful president after the revolution.

A letter of advice My best friend seems anxious a lot. She bites her fingernails and looks tired all the time. I don't think she is eating right, either. How can I convince her to take better care of herself? 1- Have you thought about finding the reason of her behaviors? If you find the causes you will be able better to convince her to take care of herself. 2- What about inviting her to a trip outside of your city, therefore she might get relaxed and think about her problems more and solve them. 3- It might be a good to make an appointment for a psychologist. 4- One thing you could do is to persuade her to start working out regularly, because exercising effects brain to release chemicals which make people feel more relieved. 5- Maybe you could invite her to a restaurant which serves good, delicious food. 6- Why don't you tell her to join a dance club? 7- What about setting her up with a boy so she doesn't feel lonely anymore. 8- Have you thought about putting spicy pepper power on her fingernails therefore she don't chew her nails anymore?!! 9- It might be a good idea to do to meditations. 10- One thing you could do is to be with her and take care of her emotions. 11- Maybe you could ask her to come over some nights. 12- Why don't you talk to her family about her problems? There might be an issue within her family.