By BETSY TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Betsy Taylor, Associated Press Writer – Tue Aug 4, 4:50 pm ETST. LOUIS – It's no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?A government report released Tuesday says a middle-income family with a child born last year will spend about $221,000 raising that child through age 17.The report by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion identified housing as the largest single expense,
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Do you learn E very well ? if answer is " yes" it's very good . If answer is " no" , it can be due to your habit. You haven't had the habit of learning E.Make your habit of learning E about 45 minutes per day ! Let's test the following way ! YOU will take your clear progress .+ Taking 10 minutes to listen E :you can listen E musics , E news , etc on your TV , radio , computer .you can use your VCD , CD which your E teachers give you .+ Taking 10 minutes to read E :choosing these objects which yo
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Polyphonic: literally ‘many voiced’, a term found in the writings of the Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, where it is equivalent to dialogic. Thus a polyphonic novel is one in which several different voices or points of view interact on more or less equal terms. I like this kind of novels because it tells us many points of view for one story and we can find justifing for the characters behaviours….Let's play a game: You should read the story then choose one of the characters then rewri
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Here are some tips on how to be lean and mean during the summer holidays.Take advantage of the wonderful weather. If you have a backyard, why don’t you try growing your own vegetables? Not only will this be a good bonding activity with the kids, you’ll also eventually save on buying veggies in the grocery store. Besides, there’s nothing sweeter than fresh, organic produce that is the result of your own labor and love.Be active. Cancel your gym membership and workout for free instead. How to do t
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It’s hard to sort out individual differences because at the onset, differences naturally result in conflicts. But today’s setup requires you to be more flexible and accepting of other people regardless of background, culture, and history.With regard to friendship, it is not just about what’s common between two people. More importantly, friendship is about accepting the person regardless of your differences. On top of these, you can say that friendship is about respecting each other’s beliefs, pr
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How can you ask someone to do something for you in English without sounding rude? Here are some of the ways that you can give orders and instructions.1. Use the imperative formWe use the imperative form to give orders, warnings and advice:Be quiet!Take care!Listen to me carefully!Because it can sound rude to give direct orders (especially if you are talking to an adult), we "soften" the imperative form with "let's" or "please":Let's go now.Please listen to what I'm saying.2. Use a modal verb to
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She had a dream last night. She was floating in the sea. It was all bright and sunny and the sea was calm.But she was drowning…She felt heavy and she was sinking deep deep down into the sunny sunny sea … and she was feeling happy …she really wanted it…But then a huge ship appeared in the horizon…and the sky too went gray …They “rescued” her but the ship got caught in a storm …thunder…angry waves …And it started sinking just a short distance from the shore…And she swam her way to the shore …and t
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May have,,,,, Might have,,,, And Could have,,,,,Let's learn the usage of May have, Might have and Could have..We use these forms to say that possibly something happened in the past.For example:1). He may have got lost. (= Perhaps he has got lost )2). You might have left your keys at work ( = Perhaps you them at work)3). Someone could have stolen them (= It ispossible that someone stole them )We also use could have for an opportunity that we didin't take or a possible result that didin't happen.F
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There were two patients in the same room at a hospital.Both have an incurable disease.One was allowed to sit in his bed for one hour per day afternoon.Fortunately for him, the only window in the room was next to his bed.And the other patient must remains recumbent on his back all the time.Patients were spending their time to speak, without seeing each other.Because both of them was recumbent on his back looking at the ceiling.They talked about their families, and their homes, and their lifes, an
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Good story with old version…There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog.One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake.The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson.The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey star
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Hy...Nice to meet you...I want introduce my self. My name is Nurlaela Hasan.My nick name ella. I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. I am a mother for Hikmal and Hirza. I really to be good mother for them. I love them so much. Eventhough some time, i am be bad mother for them. Especially when I have tired after go back from my office.Today I am happy to find the great place, my english club.My motivation to joint in this group to improve my english. a long day I search something to help me speak up.the
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Thank you to all of the MyEC members who joined in Writing Challenge #9. I have compiled your contributions and organized them into a Group Obituary for MJ.The King of Pop is Dead. What is worthy to be said?We at MyEC are very very sad to announce the passing of the 'King of Pop'. He probably died of heart attack, even though it is impossible to know the exact cause of his death until the coming out of the result of the investigation. He is the most popular music superstar in the world. The worl
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Everyday when I wake up in the morning, I feel blissed. The most important thing is I still alive which mean I can enjoy one more day to do something that I love or try to do something that I hasn't done before. To communicate with people, breathe the air, feel the heat and cold, hear the sound and voice. It is a gift from our mother nature.I already got a lot from our mother nature. I want to give back something to her.I would like to start take action to do some baby steps to love her.Here is
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How You Learn a GOOD ENGLISH........Did you ever ask yourself "How did i learn my own language?" In fact. you never really "Learned" it at all. you just started speaking it.One day, when you were about two or three years old, youstarted speaking your language. A few words at first, not full sentences, But you spoke. Andvery soon you made progress without even thinking about it. It was like magicbut it wasn't magic, It was the result of hearing. for two to three years before you spoke,you heard p
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Earth, Wind, Fire or Water? My preference is water, as I am mostly made from it, perfectly at home in it, on it and enjoy being able to be solid, liquid and gas!
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