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why do you learn foreign languages?
I've got a few very important questions for you - why are you here? why do you learn languages and what is your motivation to do this? oh, and how old are you?
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does anyone...
... may check my writing in my notebook (very creepy story)?
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very creepy story to check out, don't be scared just read it ;)
When we were children we loved listening scary stories. I loved these evenings when our very brave group put up a "tent" using to this a lot of blankets. All we needed was a flashlight and a lot of imagination. I forgot almost every story from that time except one. About this special one told us Monika. She was an expert of the most dreadful stories.
It was a story about a boy with cancer whose last chance to recover was to undertaken a hospital medication. A family of this boy lived to far from the nearest hospital so they had to move out and find a new house. And they did. They found a big and cheap house near the hospital. But in the low price was a catch. This house was former a mortuary house. But boy's mother kept this information for herself.
The unwitting family moved into their new house. At the same time a boy started feeling worse and worse. He started a medication which made his body weaker. He had nightmares in which he saw scary people from earlier eras wanted tell him something about his house. He was exhausted and scared. He started telling to his family what he used to see but they didn't believe him especially because one of the side effects of his medication was a hallucination. Only his mother was a little bit worried but still kept her secret about their house.
After a while, when symptoms hadn't been giving way, a local priest-exorcist visited the family. He knew all the storie about their haunted house. He also wasn't surprised when the boy had been telling him about his nightmires. He offered a help and said about an exorcism. Everyone heartily agreed. Few days later special exorcism was performed.
After this happening whole family moved out from this house despite a bad health of the boy. But the most incredible situation was still ahead of them. Few days after the exorcism and their removal the boy recuperated.
3 maart 2013
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A problem-solution essay - Please check it!
Environmental awareness - A problem-solution essay.
"Save our planet", "Go Green", "Think Green" these and other slogans are well-known for everyone. But not everyone want to spend a while to think about them.
But numbers say it all. Eighty percent - that's a number of virgin forests which were destroyed in 20th century. More than fifty percent rivers are polluted. Plastic rubbish claim 1 million birds, a 100 thousand sea mammals and an enormous amount of fishes every year. And this represents a very big and still growing problem.
One of the leading causes of air pollution are the motor vehicle and aircraft emissions. Fumes from paint, hair spray and other sprays may also make the air affected. Due to industrial and radioactive weste, oil pollution, underground storage leakages or marine dumping the water are polluted.
Pollutions are harmful to the health of humans and animals. They can affect the health in short- and long-term effects.
Air pollution may be cause if irritation to the eyes, nose and throat. But the contamination of air also can bring other diseases like chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, heart disease and even damage to the brain.
Industrial waste often contains many toxic compounds which damage the health of aquatic animals and those who eat them.
There are a number of possible solutions. People could make a lot to fight against enviromental pollution for example reduce electricity and water usage. They may use public transport instead of drive a car. Walking or biking could also be good not only for the environment but for the health, too.
The main aim of this essay was to made people aware of today's very important problem which is environmental pollution. Because a behaviour of every single person has matter for everyone. And if we don't do anything than who does?
22 januari 2013
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Books will always exist - people like the feel of paper - a discursive essay
Many people enjoy reading books. For ones it could be a good way to relax. For others is a good solution to killing boredom. In fact, books are the mine of knowledge. They enrich a language and force us to use imagination. They have an enormous number of devoted fans all over the world in every age. However, is there any alternative which could displace a traditional book?
Many people haven't time for reading books. They prefer watching films becouse it takes less time than reading. What is more, there is a lot of films based on books. Nevertheless, during reading a book you're creating your own characters, landscapes and other things which make your imagination works.
Technological followers have their own method for reading a book. They use an e-book reader which is smaller than book, so, you can take it and use it wherever you want. A number of people who use an e-book reader is groving rapidly. On the other hand, a number of conservative people who doesn't like changes is huge either. Those people find pleasure in keeping book in hand. Likewise, books are cheaper and there are still more places to buy them. In addition to this, if you want to read a book you don't need an electricity. Except for light the lamp.
Nowadays, when people are running for their carrier, they have to let their hair down. The choise is big, for this reason, people shouldn't have a problem what to choose. Although, according to the statistics, traditional books are still number one. So that makes them irreplaceable and time spent with them is priceless.
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Movie review: Hachiko: A Dog's Story
How boundless could be dog's love to its master? Lasse Hallström, a director from movie "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" wants to show us a breathtaking, true story about love, loyalty, friendship and longing.
A real story took place in Japan, but in Hallström's movie, the dog's still Japanese.
It was a typical day for Professor Wilson (Richard Gere). He was coming back from his work when he finds a little puppy on the train station. Professor takes the dog home, though his wife (Joan Allen) was protesting. From this moment we can watch groving, day by day, feeling beetwen Hachi and Professor Wilson. Feeling so true that even Gere's wife stopped searching for dog's owner.
Hachi, so grateful to its master, escorted him to the local train station when he goes to his work. And when Professor comes back Hachi always sat there and waiting.
Everything changed when, one day, Professor didn't appear on the train station...
Many people could say that the story about dog or dog's love to its master is boring or unsurprising. But not this story. This Swedish director created an incredible movie not only for people who love dogs. This movie is a good choise for someone who thinks that would never cry while watching a movie.
In Remembrance of Hachiko in Tokyo's Shibuya railroad station was erected a bronze statue. The statue presents a faithful dog, a devoted friend who had never understood why his lovely Professor did not come back from his work.
14 november 2012
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"carry on", "carry out" and "carry over"
What's the difference between "carry on", "carry out" and "carry over"?
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a movie from your country
I think that watching movies is good to improve your language skills. Of course if you choose subtitles in language which you are interested in. Which movie, from your country, will you recommend if someone ask you about it? And why this one?
Maybe I start.
I'm from Poland and if someone wants to watch polish movie I could recommend "Symetria". It's about innocent boy, who is convicted of a crime which he didn't do. But the director wants to show what happened with that person inside. But I think it's a movie for people who don't expect only an action or something but want to think about what they have seen.
So, who will be next? ;)
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"Did you see"/"Have you seen".
Did you see "The dark knight rises"?
Have you seen "The dark knight rises"?
What's the difference?
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