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Norooz Customs


In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year Celebration, or NOROOZ, always begins on the first day of spring.
Norooz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts -

the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil.

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A few weeks before the New Year, Iranians
clean
and rearrange their homes.
They make new clothes,

bake pastries and germinate seeds as sign of renewal.

Some of the activities during Norooz are:
-family reunion,
-giving presents,
-visiting neig

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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 childrens 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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A Face of Friend.


I see faces,
they come and go.
I hear sentences, words and letters,
they are without sense and contents.
I see pictures,
they disintegrate to dust.
I recognize hands, many hands,
but I can’t catch them.
I feel coldness,
and find no warmth.
I experience grief, sorrow and pain,
and, nevertheless, can give no consolation.
I look into a deep abyss,
however, the abyss looks into me.
But, I see a bright light in the dark tunnel,
Faces, sentences, pictures, hands, warmth and consolation around it;
Fri
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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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My Trip in Jiuzhaigou

Hello, Everyone

this is my first time posted on the blog, and i am trying to stick to it to improve my english.

on March 5th, our company orgnized to trip in Jiuzhaigou China, you can't imagine the sight if you've never been there.

it took us 4days, fortunately, we saw snowing...

all friends, please share parts of my picture in this trip.

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With a great pleasure I am attempting to write about one of the most mervellous books I've ever read.

A love story and what a love story it is! It engenders paradoxes; Love VS Pride.

This story is taken from the great Novel written by one of the most popular English writers Jean Austen.

In my opinion, it is not only a typical story of the English society of that time but also it reflects what is our hiden reality of societies nowadays...

The film has been shortened because of the lack of time, suppo

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under the rain

we shall meet in winter
at the rail station....in baghdad
to strange sparrows
wanted shivering
under the train
migrated for the farthest
at the corner of the gulf
nestless we've lost our home
we've lost the addresses
of our friends
there remained alone
known to no one but the rain

تحت المطر
سنلتقي في الشتاء
عند المحطة في بغداد
نبتل تحت المطر
فنرتعش....
عصفوران غريبان
هاجرا من اقاصى الجنوب
عند زاوية الخليج
مالنا عش
وليس لنا مستقر
اضعنا كل عناوين الاصدقاء
وبقينا وحيدين
ما يعرفنا غير المطر

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thank you

today i have a good chating with the friends from the english club .i like english club more and more.and i want to say thanks to mommy,she is my best friends ,i know she is a patience and enthusiasm woman although we can not see each other.my english is poor,she help me to use the english club ,i am very happy .i found the english club is very interesting !and i will study hard!
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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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كلب والينا المعظم
عضني اليوم ومات
فدعاني حارس الامن لاعدم
عندما اثبت تقرير الوفاة
ان كلب السيد الوالي تسمم


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memory

Lately on Saturday afternoon, T and I went to shopping. Going through Kham Thien street I suddenly had a strange feeling…. Still that house, ya, but I don’t know why that time I felt a feeling of closeness , of intimacy, but also feeling of distance by something, by someone… I miss you and people in that house….I miss this place….There is not now a figure of an old man sitting on a small chair outside the door , enjoying the view of everybody in the street….I myself didn’t forget that .

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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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Life

Today is really busy day for me. I'm going to face Human Resours Management exam after couple of days. Therefore I happen to work hard while working at the office. Most of the time I forget do my regular work very neatly as I did earlier.Sometimes life is so boring. But.............sometimes it is really interesting.... It is really hard to explain.. Anyway try to understand what is the life.................when you find a clear answer for life try to explain me also........

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