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IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ...

I saw a movie last night where much of the world was destroyed by some serious calamity. The forests were killed and the food supplies were gone. In preparing falafel and hummus for tonight I had a thought about losing a favorite food item or seasoni

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Book Suggestion. (2)

Title: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.Author: Dale CarnegieA very fascinating book. I have just found and read this in the year 2006.This is an inspirational book which will help you understand your own self and learn to accept the changes in

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Ethical Dilemma

An Ethical dilemma is a situation in which a person is faced with two choices which conflict with their ethical system.For example in your ethical system stealing is always wrong.Also letting one's family die from starvation is always wrong.A person

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Medical Ethics Discussions #1 Euthanasia

Euthanasia we will define as the deliberate stopping of a person's life by the actions of the medical staff. Some people feel that this may be appropriate in some circumstances. Other people feel that in no circumstance should a doctor give a medicin

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The most difficult choice

The group would like to hear about your most difficult choice you have had to make concerning ethics?Here is a chance to tell what you think you should have done or to ask your friends what they would have done.We can all learn from each other.

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How to build self-confidence

Few months earlier, I downloaded a book titled '365 steps to build self-confidence'. At first I was under impression, like other books it would have just tall claims but, when I started learning that book I really felt a prominent change in just 1 mo

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The Alchemist ( Chapter 1 Part 8)

Part8 Chapter 1The boy began again to read his book, but he was no longer able to concentrate. He was tense and upset, because he knew that the old man was right. He went over to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread, thinking about whether or not he

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Photos of fireworks.

My photos of New year 2008.I was trying hard to hold camera steady in dark, but it actually became great because I couldn't! (PS. Click on photo to see enlarged.)

Here I was almost able to keep camera steady.

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what can you do about this ?

When a person or friend ignores you when you want to chat with ,what do you do since then ?Do you ,for example ,try to ask him or her the reasons why he or she did that or you ,in turn ,ignore him or her ?

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Words of Chapter1 Part 7

Part7 Chapter 1embarrassed adjective/ɪmˈbær.əst//-ˈber-/ adjfeeling ashamed or shyShe felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.[+ to infinitive] I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared.financially embarrassedhumorous having n

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Looking then find(English learning partner)

a old man from south of China.a man with he was married.and he has a baby,the baby is three years old.so in fact ,he has not enough time to study English.but ,he can believe ,if try his best ,he can do something.then could you join and with him.Go br

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Looking then find(English learning partner)

a old man from south of China,a man with he was married,and he has a baby,the baby is three years old,so in fact ,he has not enough time to study English,but ,he can believe ,if try his best ,he can do something,then could you join and with him,Go br

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The fisherman and the businessman

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village.As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherma

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The Alchemist Chapter1 Part5

Part5 Chapter 1The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The boy thought back to that conversation with his father, and felt happy; he had already seen many castles and met many women (but none the equal of the one who awaited h

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The Alchemist Chapter1 Part6

Part6 Chapter 1The old woman led the boy to a room at the back of her house; it was separated from her living room by a curtain of colored beads. The room's furnishings consisted of a table, an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and two chairs.The w

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