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Monday, May 07, 2007

The revision of the summary draft

There was a young man getting ready to graduate from college and hoping that his father would buy a sports car for him. To his disappointment, he found that he received a Bible as a gift instead of the car he desired for a long time. He was very angry with his father and left his home from then on. Many years later, the young man became successful in business and had a wonderful family. When he wanted to go to his father, he was informed of the bad news - his father had died. Then he went home to take care of things. He saw the Bible that he threw away. When he was reading the verse that his father had underlined, a car key dropped from the back of it.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Summary of a Full Box of Kisses

Some time ago, a man punished his three-year-old daughter because of the wasting of the gold wrapping paper. The man was poor so he became angry when the child wants to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. However, the little girl brought a gift to her father, so her father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction. Yet he was unhappy again when he saw the box was empty. He yelled at his daughter. The little girl said,” oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kissed into the box. All is for you, Daddy.” The father was touched. Then the man kept the gold box for years whenever he was upset, he took out the box. In a real sense, anyone of humans has been given a gold box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family, or God.

Summary of the Graduation Present

A young man was expecting that he will receive a car from his father as a graduation gift. Disappointedly he got a leather- bound Bible from his father, and then he left home angrily. After his success in business many years later, he had everything including a beautiful and wonderful family. He realized that his father was so old. He had no sooner seen his father than his father died. The young man was so regret and sad to know that news. He had informed that he will possess everything of his father. But tearfully he found the Bible which was his graduation gift from his father. There was a key with the car which he admired.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

BBC man's 'killing' not verified

The BBC says it still has no independent verification of a claim by a Palestinian militant group that it has killed reporter Alan Johnston.
The corporation said it was "highly concerned" for Mr Johnston's safety and reiterated calls for his release.
On Sunday, the previously unheard of Tawhid and Jihad brigades claimed it had executed Mr Johnston.
BBC colleagues have rallied for Mr Johnston, 44, who was abducted at gunpoint in Gaza City on 12 March.
His parents, Graham and Margaret, say they are desperately worried and have appealed for anyone with information about their son to make contact.
Journalists have rallied in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in support of Mr Johnston, as public campaigns to secure his release continue.
Dozens of demonstrators held portraits of the journalist, who was seized at gunpoint in Gaza City on 12 March.
Others gathered outside the European Commission building in Brussels.
BBC rallies
BBC colleagues held a vigil at London's Television Centre, in Birmingham and at Bush House, home of the World Service.
The corporation's Director General Mark Thompson said the BBC was still seeking clarification of the reporter's condition.
He praised Mr Johnston's family, calling the wait for news "agonising" for them.
Earlier, in a statement, the BBC said it could not confirm the claims by the Tawhid and Jihad (Holy War and Unity) brigades, describing the story as a rumour without verification.
"We continue to be highly concerned for [Alan Johnston's] safety and are demanding urgent clarification from the Palestinian and British authorities," it said.
The Tawhid and Jihad brigades made its claim in an email to media organisations, linking Mr Johnston's purported execution to the plight of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
A spokesman for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the government was investigating the reports.
"We are working closely with the Palestinian Authority and are urgently seeking information from them and other sources," he said.
'Worrying time'
In the latest of almost daily demonstrations in the wake of Mr Johnston's abduction, journalists gathered outside the Lebanese Press Syndicate building in Beirut to press for his release.
"We would like to appeal today to whoever is holding [Alan Johnston] to release him today unharmed," the BBC's Beirut correspondent, Kim Ghattas, told media.
Our correspondent said Mr Johnston had continued to do his job professionally, despite the risks.
But, more than a month since his abduction, there was concern about Mr Johnston's mental health and physical state, she said.
Another demonstrator, Lebanese TV reporter Diana Moukalled, said it was very important "to show our solidarity with any colleague that's harmed because of his job".
Earlier, Mr Johnston's parents Graham and Margaret Johnston issued a statement, saying it was a "desperately worrying time".
They added: "We make a heartfelt appeal to anyone who may have knowledge of Alan's situation and well-being to contact the authorities in Gaza."
Mr Johnston, from Scotland, joined the BBC World Service in 1991 and has spent eight of the last 16 years as a correspondent, including periods in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
He has lived and worked in Gaza for three years and was the only Western reporter permanently based in the often violent and lawless territory.
His posting in Gaza had been due to end in late March.

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Summary of BBC man's killing not verified

A BBC reporter had been abducted at gunpoint in Gaza City on 12 March. His colleagues held a vigil at London's Television Centre for seeking clarification of the reporter's condition. Mr. Johnson's parents and co- workers were worried and anxiety about his existence. But after one month, there were still none of news from Mr. Johnson. He joined the BBC World Service in 1991 and spent eight years in there. Also, his expiracy of the term will be due in late March.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Freaky Friday- recommended for adolescents and parents

I would like to introduce an excellent movie, which is Freaky Friday. It is a quite funny and interesting film. It also contains some meaningful lessons and implications. After you watch it, you will know the importance of flesh and blood.
The main characters in this movie are the mother, Tess and her daughter, Anna. They didn't like each other's style and dressing for a long time. Tess didn't like Anna' s band and didn't believe what Anna talked about. One day Tess and Anna had dinner in a Chinese restaurant, and they ate some strage food which was called fortune cookie. Magically they changed their soul after eating the fortune cookie. Tess' s soul went into Anna's body, so did Anna' s. Tess and Anna started to understand each other's persecution. Finally, all the misunderstanding and problems between the mother and daughter were solved.
In shourt, we always cannot see the backside clearly. We should use the different ankle to focus ont something, but not just be self- centered. That way, things will be alright.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Interpretation of data

As can be seen from the chart, by far the largest percentage of the quarterly infections in Northern America compared with any other countries in 2005. In fact, Northern America accounted for a rapid proliferation every quarter in 2005. On the other hand, Europe’s quarterly infection was a gradual increase.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Freaky Friday- recommended for adolescents and parents

I would like to introduce an excellent movie, which is Freaky Friday. It is a quite funny and interesting film. It also contains some meaningful lessons and implication. After you watch it, you will know the importance of flesh and blood.
The main characters in this movie are the mother, Tess and her daughter, Anna. They didn't like each other’s style and dressing for a long time. Tess didn't like Anna’s band and didn'tbelieve what Anna talked about. One day Tess and Anna had dinner in a Chinese restaurant, and they ate some strange food which was called fortune cookie. Magically they changed their soul after eating the fortune cookie. Tess’s soul went into Anna’s body, so did Anna’s. Tess and Anna started to understand each other’s persecution. Finally, all the misunderstanding and problems between the mother and daughter were solved.
In short, we always cannot see the backside clearly. We should use the different ankle to focus on something, but not just be self- centered. That way, things will be alright.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Combined Qualifications

1. Attractive people may have more favorable personal attributes than unattractive people.
2. Economic sanctions are always ineffective.
3. According to some researches, alcohol causes people to become violent.
4. Passive smoking must causes cancer.
5. Recycling is acknowledged the best solution to the waste disposal problem.
6. According to simulation studies, physical exercise may reduce depression.
7. According to some researches, deep tunnels are often safer and less vulnerable to earthquake shaking than are shallow tunnels.
8. In some circumstances, private schools must provide a better education than do public schools.