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I have a Dream

When I was a child, my dream kept on changing. One day, I wanted to be a policewoman, another day a soldier, and yet another day, I wanted to be a doctor. Living in a village with a few modern facilities such as electricity and television (at that time only a few houses had a television), my exposure to the world was through books and teachers. To be a policewoman or a soldier was such an honoured profession in my parents' eyes that I wanted to be one. Then, through the classes, I

This post had been edited to include several expressions/idioms given by Gil Gaudia, Ph.D. Tara Benwell and Gabriel Sowrian. 

Isn't it interesting that the name 'John' is so generic that two well-known phrases use it?  I wonder if there are other names that are used generically?. Thank you Gil Gaudia, Ph.D.  for the corrections. 

Did You Know?

1. Dear John Letter

Did you know that a 'Dear John letter' means the end of a relationship. Basically it's a letter from a woman to her boyfriend or husband t

In 24 hours in an adult body, the heart beats 103,689 times. Blood travels 168000000 miles.Respiration happens 23,040 times.438 cubic feet of air is inhaled. 3.25 pounds of food is eaten.4800 woords are spoken . 750 muscles are moved.Nails grow 0.00046 inch. Hair grows .01714 inch . And  7000000 brain cells are exercised!

This week marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. MLK delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC 50 years ago. 

I visited the exact location where MLK delivered his famous speech just a few weeks ago with my family. Taking the kids to the site where MLK delivered his speech was a very memorable experience for me. I took short video clips of my children telling me their own dreams for the future. Thanks to people like MLK who

This is such a heartwarming and feel good story. Peggy Shafer and Muriel Cowley, both seventy nine years old, had been writing to each other since they were both ten years old young girls. They had been writing to each other telling stories about their lives, school, siblings, hobbies and such since the World War II. Please click here to read their full and amazing story.

Soon both Peggy and Muriel found out that they had many things in common, thus formed a strong and long lasting friendship thr

Dear Captain,

I dreamed a weird dream last night. It's about the sea, but different from the real sea.

In my dream, the sea wasn't blue. It was bright white, just like the snow. Even though it was sunny during the daytime, but at night there wasn't a star, nor clouds and the moon. They fell onto the sea, and were in a hypnosis by the voice of the sea waves. I was also sleeping on the sea. I wondered why I didn't sink into the waters.

While I was thinking the reason why I was floating on the sea, th

Hi all!

I'm a Vietnamese and I have been learnt English for long time, formerly I very interested in English though I can read English quite fluently, but I still can't listen, speak or write anything fluently even those skill of mine(listening, speaking, writing) so bad. So I gradually don't feel interested in English...

Fortunately, recently, i felt interest in it, i can read more fluently, i can write and listen better thought I still not yet speak English but I believe I can speak fluently a d

Surly You have seen fiction films like Spielberg or something like that ,That's systems able to read your mind,Today I have faced   a site that truly deserves call it the most artificial intelligence .

 You have  to choose a character real or unreal from around the world , including artist, athlete, politician, even Gods in cartoon ,everything ,melman ,Cinderella,Obama ,Ahmadinejad ,LOL Ant , elephant,everything and he will tell you what you choose :D and this system with asking 10 till 20 questi

Incest: Sexual activity between ppl who are too close to marry.
In German it's called: Die Blutschande : Boold shame....
Just clear,it's considered illegal, immoral in Germany coz of the way it's called but I found it really intresting while going through the names of countries that it can be done easily without being named as crime or sth like that: Brazil, France, India, Japan,.......
Taking no action toward that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last year, a Q in Yahoo Answers caught my eyes: " I'm a 12

I am using Windows 8 for my laptop, do you know it's very great for studying English of mine.

I came into Store "tile" on Start Screen of Win 8, and...Wow, Suddenly, I found a Radyo program that i can listen radio channel for news, music, talk show and so on...on over the world. I heard the radio from USA, i heard news, music, talk show by English. Particularly, all is free for listen. it's so great for me improve listening skill! Why dont you trying it? :)

Do you want God's hand in every aspect of your life? Set your heart to study, practice and teach God's Word. - CCF

British MP George Galloway eloquently describes the hypocrisy of the UK and US regimes:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35970.htm

I said I long for thee
You said your sorrows will end.
Be my moon, rise up for me
Only if it will ascend.

I said, from lovers learn
How with compassion burn
Beauties, you said in return
Such common tricks transcend.

Your visions, I will oppose
My mind's paths, I will close
You said, this night-farer knows
Another way will descend.

With the fragrance of your hair
I'm lost in my world's affair
You said, if you care, you dare
On its guidance can depend.

I said hail to that fresh air
That the morning breeze may shar

THE STORY ABOUT THE TINY FROGS….
 
LIFE’S LESSON NO. 1 

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,...

… who arranged a running competition.

The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

 A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...

The race began...

Honestly:

No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

You heard statements such as:

"Oh, WAY too difficult!!

They will NEVER make it to the top."

or: "Not a chance th

If you would like to participate in the game, just click HERE. See you there!

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~* GS *~

~* GS *~.

I know that who will read the title of the blog  will wonder if I’m gonna write a series of “Why have I got banned?” … lol … I’m just kidding .  I also assure it is the last part :)

But why am I writing this one?

As I shared with you “EC members” my problem and my wondering,  I think you have the right to know what happened after that.  And what were the reasons that got me banned.

 Let me first tell a brief of my previous blog:

-A few days ago, I was shocked to find myself got banned.  I tried to

“The Best Lines ever said by a Man....."

When I was born, A Woman was there to hold me...... My Mother

As I grew up as a child, A woman was there to care & play with me..... My sister

I went to school, A Woman was there to help me learn...... My Teacher

I became depressed when I lost, A Woman was there to offer a shoulder... 
My Girlfriend

I needed compatibility, company & Love, A Woman was there for me.. My Wife

I became tough, A Woman was there to melt me..... My Daughter

When I will di

the poet i wanna tell about him today is surely one of the bests for the world....

he is HAFEZ....whom iranian know him well and believe on him so well too....

HAFEZ means who has memorized the whole QURAN MAJID...and he did so his name was hafez....

he has a book which is full of beautiful poems that every one has alot of love meanings in it....i myself love his poems and i think i will put most of them for u too....

most of them r really complicated ....some people in iran go to classes or need ex

I was debating whether I want to share with members here on a heartbreaking article and photos that I have read a few days ago about the devastation face by the people of Vietnam due to Agent Orange. As a stranger, I don't feel comfortable to share such article and photos, but my friend I am Vietnamese, put a question to me, 'Noas, are you going to write a blog about it? If you want additional information, I can help you with it'. It make me realise that maybe as a stranger, I can also share som