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Culture - Persian New Year - Noruz

Culture - Persian New Year - Noruz


New Year - Noruz


NEW YEAR TABLE

  • The traditional Noruz table called "Sofreh haft-seen" consisted of seven (7) kinds of food each starts with letter "sin" in Persian (Farsi) similar to the letter "s" in English -- symbolizing life, health, wealth, abundance, love, patience, and purity.
  • Sabzeh, wheat or lentil sprouts represents rebirth.
  • Samanu, a creamy pudding made from wheat germ is regarded as holy.
  • Seeb, apple symbolizes health and beauty.
  • Senjid, the dried fruit of
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Summer is just around the corner

Summer is my favorite weather before because the sun is shining great, flowers bloom incessantly, beach resorts are booming and a lot of people spend their days swimming or visiting malls.

But things turn differently because of the El Niño phenomenon. Constant humidity affects a lot of people. Heat stroke is rising and farms are drought affecting the farmer's living. In this case prices of commodities go up, it's like a domino effect.

Some parts of my country are under state of calamity. Governmen
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Two years ago, I’ve read Stephenie Meyer’s book Twilight Saga and love every minutes reading it. The books could makes you cry, laugh, sad, twisted, angry, hope, happiness etc.. All mixed feeling that you had when read these books.


When I heard they will create a movie from the books, I am so excited and wondering who will be a perfect role to play each character in the book. Who will be act as Edward, Bella, Jacob etc


I am eagerly waited to see Twilight Saga Movie but it turn out disappointed. So

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I think that there is no such tradition of celebrating the birthday (for the grown-ups except the children) in any countries, but it probably depends on the individual family & friend birthday treatment and it may be all different from the each families & friends. I noticed that the parents generally celebrate their children with their children’s friends who the children choose & individually send the invitation cards (so that they will know how many children attend, for the preparation), in UK

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"DA VINCI CODE" is a book full of mystery ,an ideal story for those who love the great adventures of history ,enigma,codes ,religion achives ...

[ Robert Langdon ,an eminent expert of symbols in "Harvard" is called in the night from" Louvre"after the murder of "Jacque Saunière" a gruesome spectacle around the corpse,a series of pictograms and a coded message.

Langdon and Sophie Neveu-clever cryptographer-police member,try to solve this enigma.

the first signes were around the famous painting of "Le

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Plagiarism Pledge

pledgeRaise your right hand and repeat after me:

I __________ (your name) promise not to copy and paste text from the Internet to place on MyEC. I will only post my own writing. I understand that I do not learn any English when I copy and paste. I will follow the rules when quoting another writer by using the directions on EnglishClub's page. I also promise not to upload photos that I do not have permission to use.Instead, I will provide a link to photos that interest me online. I understand that the m
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What is your favorite dish?

My fellow Women EC members!
I ask you to tell about your favorite dish,or the one you cook often.



The idea of putting this question up came to me during I was preparing the meal for today.
I was wondering,what other women might prepare for dinner or lunch for their families at the other parts of the globe.


You can add here your favorite dish,and the recipe of it,with the method how it is prepared.It can be an easy one,or the food your family prefers.
It'll be interesting to share meals of other cultu
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What is English learning like in China? Why are there so many learners of English there? You will find all the answers in the video 'Insights from China' by Daniel Emmerson. Emmerson has produced several such documentaries and inspired learners here on MyEC to learn English. I have seen some of the documentaries and really enjoyed so much watching them.

China promised an open policy in 1978 and now it has one of the most successful economies in the world. Shanghai is the business capital of China

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Hi, my fellow international friends in My English Club! I honestly understand that you’ve been working so hard to improve your English better and more fluent as much as possible. So I have an English Children’s Game in here for all of you, as I used to have one with my children whenever we were driving for a long journey;

Rules:

The person who is going to say, “Eye spy with my little eye something beginning with?”, must look at one object (one word or two words) from where you are now (whether you

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There are many reason why you decide to watch a movie.For the sake of the story,actors,plot,etc.?
The choice of mine was simply the book writer's person,the best seller:Nicholas Sparks.He made me wonder about the film,because I had read the book beforehand I have seen the film.

2345895580?profile=originalhttp://www.dearjohn-movie.com/

As I knew the original story of the film,I had higher expectations about it,which was just partly realized.

The genre of this film is a romantic drama.
It is directed by Lasse Hallström,starring
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filmAs a writer, you must always be on the lookout for inspiration. This is why I always carry a notebook. Two things inspired me to create the topic "Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down" for Writing Challenge #17:
1. An excellent blog post on Sherlock Holmes by MyEC Member Franklin Fernandes.
2. Watching Daniel Emmerson's latest film from The Learning English Video Project "Insights from China"

This month we are going to write movie reviews together. Will your movie get a thumbs up or a thumbs down?
Your Task
1. C
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"Positive Thinking"

If I have one advice to share, it would be to choose your attitude. When my attitude is right, there’s no barrier too high, no dream to extreme, no challenge too great for me. I believed a woman should possess a positive, outgoing and independentattitude and be smart. You Don’t have be a Ph D. To be brainly simply that youdeliver you best at whatever you do, whatever you are student, a anurse, ateacher,or a professional. A woman should also know the value of regularexercise a healthy body fuels

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A wise & right decision to be determined by the wisdom & knowledge!

Firstly, I would like you to imagine yourself that you are pleasantly driving alone in the evening, very dark night, but you are now going into the very heavy stormy weather. When you are passing by the bus station, suddenly you’ve seen three people waiting for the Bus in the horrible weather; one of them is an old lady who seemed to be almost dying. The other person is a Doctor who has saved you once before. The last person is a

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Friendship (Companionship): A true & real friendship should appear to be really worthy, rare and valuable in event. I imagine it as a gold digger. I think that this gold digger has more chances to find a piece of gold in the mine than to actually find someone who can possibly be a true friend in this whole world, and who can keep, develop and promote this true/real friendship in life. This friendship should be consequently based on the honesty, appreciation, sincerity, love (friendly love, not l

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Thank You All for Understanding

Dear friends,

My contact list has been growing up and now, it is too big to be managed very well. To be organized, I have decided to delete some friends from my contact list. By doing so, I do not want to offened or insult anyone. It does not mean that I do not like my friends or do not care for them. I just want to be organized. I very much appreciate your understanding in advance.

Have a terrific time,

Nafis

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snail mailDear Friends,

I am writing a letter for all of you to see and read. I hope that you don't mind that I am addressing it to all of my friends. Please know that I will not do this often. I will only send a message to ALL of my friends if it is an important notification. I think letters should be personal. They should be written from one member to another member.

MyEC is a place to learn and share English. Private messages are not necessary unless they contain private information between two people. A
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~ Chpt 18 : Empathy ~

Empathy, which literally translates as in feeling, is the capability to share another being's emotions and feelings.

I have been thinking about it recently.

There's time when we say something without thinking..and realise its a bad thing to say then its too late for you to take back..


i hate it when that happen..

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When we write or speak English, we may make all kinds of mistakes - spelling, grammar, or collocation. But we can learn from our mistakes. Then, how do we learn from them? My answers are as follows:

 

1. Reread what you wrote or recall what you said for possible mistakes. Be aware that you may have used some words or expressions incorrectly or inappropriately. We make mistakes even when we write a simple sentence or speak an easy word. English can be so tricky. It's not a breeze for learners to ch

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concerning with earthquake victims

Hi
All dear friend of myEC have a nice day ,yesterday you all know about of massive quake strikes Chile ,we are very deeply concerning with the victim families.In here we have many of quake anytime ,but not large ,strong like that,8.8magnitude ,i was very shock for it.Some of Chilean said they thought the world is coming to an end even of me i think so.They also fear about of tsunami but we already know, no one can't prevent from any of disaster happened on us .For Taiwan some of government perso
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When we travel, the first thing that we do is to look through the city brochure and find the museums. Have you ever thought why people visit museums? There are different reasons why people come to museums. In my view, not only they provide a rich source of data but also they are timesaving, perceivable and uplifting.

First of all, you gain comprehensive information and preserve the short time. Tourists usually have limited time to visit all sightseeing. And, since artefacts have been collected in

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