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My body aches. My mind is numb. Memory quick as a flash. The madness in my head is slowly building again. What is this cushion? Is it made of wool? It smelled of stale humidity the whole night. A voice spoiled the madness in my head. “Everybody wake up. We’re at the bay.” Everybody? Damn! I could only see an old man - a pitiful, old man like the ship’s berth itself.

I was still left dumbfounded by what happened yesterday. I wish my subconscious would explain it for me. There was a question I want

we can think of promoting `world peace` as single most key value to bring in `real` prosperity to not only mankind but also to the entire living being. 

Peace has a power much bigger than violence. No once likes violence except `the rulers`. violence is `man made (or `ruler made` to be specific)  and peace is `natural`. There are many brains carrying great ideas about `how` world peace can be achieved. Some are openly fighting the mighty rulers, some are writing books and poems, some are planning

This is a very small experiment, which we introduced in our learning programs. 

We often comment or come across the dialog "I have a problem, there are many problems we are facing in the company, the person is really a problem, how to solve this problem, when can I come out from financial problems, our government itself is a big problem, machine is problematic one.

Just try to replace the word `problem` by `challenge` for the simple reason that `problem` represents negative energies and `challenge

This incident happened in southern Siberia а few days ago. In our area, the temperature is -40 deg C (-40 deg F too) now.

Two elephants of a Polish circus were being transported in a huge truck. Then the truck caught fire.

Then the trainer took out the elephants and run around a field with them to keep the poor animals warm.

After the elephants were put into a warm garage, he gave them water spiked with vodka. And the animals howled as if they were in a jungle!

As a result, the elephants did not suf

All mornings are good..naturally & spiritually. Personally, professionally and socially they can be `good or bad`as `bad` is `absence of good`. Wishing `good morning` is sharing happiness again gaining energies. So, keep doing it to as many people as possible.

if I knew what I know now I wouldn't do those faults. But if I haven't done that faults I wouldn't know what I know now...

Open your heart

Open your heart to the life

Life is  wide ,  beautiful if you look at it favorably and Beauty

Then, Open your heart to  people

People are good if you treated them with serenity

Then , Open your heart to work

The work will give you the activity and movement, independent of means for not asking people

If you  liked your business  it will love you, and if you gave  , it will give you

Then ,Open your heart to hope

Hope is everywhere, with it we live, and with it life goes on

Then , Open your

What do you think?

Dear readers,

As a teacher of English, I always invite my students use English where ever. I always greet them with English. In the class room I try to explain my lesson enjoyable, but  I do not know They do not response my expression or just  some of them use this language a bit.

Readers,  to look for the solution, I do thinking for whole a night, why this is happen ?? I do not want this problem face to  my students. On next day I know why this problem happen, In fact it is caused  my students ar

       Tonight is the last night of Autumn. We, Iranian celebrate it as the "Yalda Night", the longest night whole the year. Yalda has great significance in the Persian/Iranian calendar.

       "Yalda" is a time of joy. We gather around and enjoy a fine dinner. Many varieties of fruits and sweetmeats especially prepared or kept for this night are served. In some areas it is believed that forty varieties of edibles should be served. The most typical is watermelon.

       After dinner the old

English is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words.

1. Erinaceous

Like a hedgehog

2. Lamprophony

Loudness and clarity of voice

3. Depone

To testify under oath

4. Finnimbrun

A trinket or knick-knack

5. floccinaucinihilipilification

Estimation that something is valueless. 
Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.

6. Inaniloquent

Pertaining to idle talk

7. Lime

Please write a caption to this picture in the comments bellow. The best caption will be added next Wednesday. Thank you!

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Hi everyone, time flies. Today is Wednesday again. This cat is one of my neighbors that lives

know......................................................That tomorrow will be better

And events.........................................................................Will be most beautiful

And the smile.......................................................................... will Shine coolest

Every wishlist ...........................................................................Will be achieved

All dreams ......................................................................................

The American English website provides resources for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), exploring American culture, and encouraging conversation within the global EFL community.
http://americanenglish.state.gov/

I'm an avid reader and I've read a lot. I've literally read thousands of books. No exaggeration! When I was young, I used to read everything which would come in my way. Newspapers, magazines, novels, books on history, religion, and even politics. Everything except poetry. Poetry has never been my cup of tea. I still read a lot, but now I skip some.

When you're fond of reading, you're always searching for a good book to read. And if a book becomes a bestseller, you crave for it. Don't you?

I was qu

Hello my dear EC friends,

I’m Scarlett,

** I come from Vietnam. I’m here with determination and enthusiasm to master my English and pursue my unawakened dream due to the effect of a busy life. Thanks MyEC for waking it up and motivating me toward my goals. I know now it’s very difficult. But there is a saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” where everything we do now will make sense in the future It tells us to keep going and hear the voice of our heart. So, I’ll never give up! Today is Dec.19th, 201

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Few days ago, Tara posted 12-12-12 What should we call this kind of date? to ask for suggesting a word in English for the day 12-12-12 ,and at the end of her post, she asked what other words we do not have in English. She also provided a link to 20 untranslatable words in English. 

This made me think back When I immigrated to Canada. The difference between my mother tongue language and English was so obvious and