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         As you know, billions of Asians are celebrating the Lunar New Year (Some people call it "Chinese New Year" or "Spring Festival" in China). People in Korea or Vietnam or some other countries may celebrate it in different ways.  But, one thing's for sure, they all wish themselves or others a happy and lucky new year.

        I myself sent a lot of text messages on the New Year's Eve to wish all of them every happiness, a fortune, prosperity, success, health, a dream come true or something

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Valentine's Day

History of St. Valentine's Day

Who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this day?

According to one legend, Valentine was a priest during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine was not happy and he continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

According

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My simple poem

SIMPLE THINGS

I have a need of simple things,

The sun, the moon, all life begins

To start to live one gets to see

To love, the kind in poetry

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2346522324?profile=originalDear the readers,

In our life we need some competences in getting knowledge and information, such as Listening, speaking , reading and writing. Reading is one of interesting skills to have for every body. Here  I want to tell how important the reading is. By reading  some body can get some information and knowledge. This activity  can we find in Western culture. Reading is very common in there. we can find many people do this in  many public places like in a bus, traim, plane, train or in many  c

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Old Member of MyEC

Josef Essberger  : Hi Nadiyah, how long have you been learning English language in MyEC?

Nadiyah               : More than two years, since 2009, precisely, Teacher.

Josef Essberger  : I wonder why your English has not much improved lately.

Nadiyah               : I wish not to be fluent in English

Josef Essberger  : Why?

Nadiyah               : If I'm fluent in English language I will leave MyEC :D

Josef Essberger  : ???

Video version you can check it here : Old Member of EC

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Stop translating while speaking

English is not the language that can be tracked by translation. However, practicing it in four different common ways is the core point. Listening is the most distinct one amongst all. So while speaking, non native speaker think a lot of their own language, and this without doubt make English very tough and kind of hardship to be properly spoken. Fluency would be impossible by keeping translating while speaking English. Translation itself is complicated task though for experts so what about learn

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My City

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My name is Shane, and this is my city. I live in Sydney, Australia. Sydney is famous for its beautiful harbour, Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Sydney is on the eastern coast of Australia between the cities of Newcastle in the north and Wollongong in the south. There are many beaches to visit and I love spending my time down at the beach. I especially like the beaches where there are not many people.

The view from the Botanical Gardens to the city centre and harbour is amazing. The Botanical Gard

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What The Hell Was I Thinking?

Half of this piece was written during the earlier part of 2012. When I received the news that my father was dying, I decided to finish it before his passing. He left this planet on October 22 2012. This one is dedicated to him. The writing was very hard for me to even think of posting here. But, it's time for me to move on from the grief and begin living again. My next blog that's posted will be much more humorous.

What The Hell Was I Thinking?

Many years ago, I was out for a wild night on the tow

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HELP!

I have to write a self certification letter of originality. Can someone help me how to write it?

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Surprise!

My birthday was on Sunday, So I and my friends decided to celebrate it on Monday. Yesterday, when I went to college everyone hugged me.

After taking lectures we went in market to celebrate my birthday. My friends prepared a surprise for me. They decided to bring a cake for me. We were total eight in number. Two of them held the responsibility to keep me unaware of that surprise. Rest of the five were separated in group of two and three. I was waiting for them. I saw them coming with cakes. Yeah C

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I Feel Good

hi my friends ^^

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I am so happy today and I would like my friends to share me the happiness and pride. I got the first medal ever in my life today after a stunning victory in Photoshop competition. I was trying along last year to win and finally my dream came true by wining worth1000  Photoshop contests.

this my work 

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My Life to Live

A note from the author: I composed this about four months ago. Some of my English Club friends have seen it already. It's a symbolic writing and is still unedited. For the serious learners and people that I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet; Please just read "deeply" and know that English has many levels of comprehension.

 

My Life To Live

As an average farmer with an occupation that consisted of brutal labor and small yields, my way of life wasn't easy. Summers were short and hot. Winters we

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Heart or mind

Sometimes, the mad people have far more sense than the logical people. This truth was shown rather clearly during one of competitions at the Seattle Olympics; there were nine mentally disabled contestants. All of them stood on the start line for racing hundred meters running. The race began by a shouting of pistol. The participants set out, but one of them could not jog, he stumbled and fell down then started crying on the track. The eight participants heard his crying and looked back at him. Th

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Smille ... The Tramp.

A tramp was sleeping on a park bench late at night. A man and woman were walking past. One of them tapped him on the shoulders and asked, Excuse me! What's the time? The tramp was  very annoyed at being woken up. I don't know! He said angrily. I haven't got a watch. And he went back to sleep.

Some time later another man was passing. He woke the tramp up and said, I'm sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you could tell me what time it is.

Again the tramp said that he didn't know. By now he was very

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