Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation.
Fivescoreyearsago,agreatAmerican,inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday,signedtheEmancipationProclamation.ThismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofNegroslaveswhohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjustice.Itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity.
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Sawthefollowingtextfromwenxuecity.Likethisspeech,sokeepithereformyselflearningenglish.
PRESIDENT-ELECTBARACKOBAMA:
IfthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatAmericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible;whostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime;whostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.
Itstheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbers...[
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BurningtheCandleatBothEnds
Eversincethisnewprojectstarted,I'vebeenburningthecandleatbothends.Ican'ttakemuchmoreofit.
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Thousandsofcandlescanbelitfromasinglecandle,andthelifeofthecandlewillnotbeshortened.Happinessneverdecreasesbybeingshared.
Lifeendswhenyoustopdreaming,hopeendswhenyoustopbelieving,loveendswhenyoustopcaring,friendshipendswhenyoustopsharing.
Whosowscourtesyreapsfriendship,andwhoplantskindnessgatherslove.
Nomanwaseverhonoredforwhathereceived.Honoristherewardforwhathegave.
Thesmallestgo...[
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Iamtrulystunnedandshockedbytherecentracistandhateremarkstowardsthe
ChinesepeoplemadebyCNNnewscommentatorJackCafferty.In“SituationRoom”
airedonApril9th,CaffertychargedtheChinesepeoplewithahighlydespicableassaultbysaying,"They(Chinese)arebasicallythesamebunchofgoonsandthugstheyhavebeeninthepastfiftyyears."(http://trans.cnn.com/TRANS/0804/09/sitroom.03.html)
Itisuncommontowitnesssuchabl...[
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ToWhomItMayConcern:
ShameonyouCNN/ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX/BBC!
ItissoobviousthatallmediaintheWesternworldaresobiasedagainstChinaandChinesepeople,thatyouhavenobraintounderstandthehistoryandnocouragetotellthetruth.
Whentherewerethousandsofpro-Chinaandpro-OlympicdemonstratorsshowedtheirsupportstowardsapeacefultorchcarryingrelayinSanFrancisco,allyoucaredandcoveredwasthenoisefromasmallgroupofpro-Ti...[
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Thanks,林贝卡foreditingsobeautifulpicturesandsong.
Song:Vincent(StarryStarryNight)
Artist:DonMclean
Starrystarrynight
Paintyourpaletteblueandgrey
Lookoutonasummer'sday
Witheyesthatknowthedarknessinmysoul
Shadowsonthehills
Sketchthetreesandthedaffodils
Catchthebreezeandthewinterchills
Incolorsont...[
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Anyparenthopestheirchildbeingempathetic,generous,honest,responsibleandrespectful.Allthesevaluesdonotcomeatonetime.Havingallofthesevaluesisalsonoteasy.Buttheybeginathome,whereyourexampleiskey.
Humanbeingsareprewiredtobeempathetic,atleasttosomeextent:Researchshowsthatwhenoneinfantinanurserycries,thosewhocryalongtendtogrowuptohavethemostempathy.Still,3-and4-year-olds,arenotmodelsofselfless,genero...[
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Alltheway,idreamtohaveaprivatespacewhereIcanexpressmyfeeling,keepsomeinterestingthings.Orsimplyitisjustaplacewhereicanputagoodarticlethatrevokesmesomethinginmydeepmind,oritmightbeanelegantmusicthatpurifiesmynoisymind,oraremarkablepicturethatrevealthebeautyofnature.
Here,alsoaplaceformetopracticemyEnglish.Rememberthatinoneblog,itadvicestryingtowriteinanenglishdiaryeverydaytoimproveenglishwritin...[
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