A hobby can take you out of your life for a while. It can be invigorating‚ relaxing‚ educational‚ fun‚ or maybe‚ if you are lucky‚ a little of everything. Hobbies are more than just ways to creatively pass the time. They are also good for your health. Hobbies and other leisure activities can have many health benefits.Everyone knows that stress can and will at some point in your life‚ take a heavy toll on your mind and body. A hobby can prevent the harmful effects of stress and also make your life
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My Love for Reading and Writing Background: My name is Qianqian Wang‚ an international student from China‚ having been in U.S.A for studying since June. After three-month practice‚ I began to write my first essay‚ recording how I learn to read and write and my love for them. When I was at poppy patch‚ my aunt gave me a series of animal stories as a birthday gift. Simple enough‚ I suppose. I cannot recall its particular cover‚ nor can I remember the plot. I cannot recite its facetious words
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review of “Me and My Reading Profile: A Tool for Assessing Early Reading Motivation” by Barbara A. Marinak‚ Jacquelynn B. Malloy‚ Linda B. Gambrell‚ and Susan A. Mazzoni (2015). The authors found that most research emphasizes the importance of developing motivation in literacy for grades three and above. There is not much research about motivating primary grades to read. They realized that teachers lack an assessment tool that is developmentally appropriate for assessing reading motivation for students
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Some read books to idle away their time. Some read books to widen their knowledge‚ while many others read books to enjoy its content. I belong to this category. I enjoy reading good books particularly novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ etc. The world famous literary works of great authors such as‚ Charles Dickens‚ Tolstoy‚ Dominique Lappiere‚ Rabindranath Tagore‚ R. K. Narayan‚ Arundhathi Roy‚ Salman Rushdie‚ etc. have always charmed and thrilled me‚ giving waves of delight‚ leisure‚ relaxation and
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E. Lee were but a few of my guides. It was through the pages of books that I embarked upon my voyages of discovery. Books enable a person to travel‚ experience and delight in ways that may not be available to them otherwise. I love to read because it allows me to travel through time and space to places and events‚ which I find fascinating. Whether I’m lying in bed or sitting in a comfy chair I can find myself whisked away to faraway lands and days of yore. Books also offer the benefits of
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I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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parents believe that reading entertainment books is a waste of time for children‚ they should only read educational books. What is your opinion? Give your reasons and include your own or relative experience. It is recently asserted that instead of reading entertainment books‚ children should only read the educational books due to entertainment books waste children time‚ it is my personal belief that this assertion is built on the weak ground. There have following reasons for my opinion. One very
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Book is the Best Friend I’ve always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library‚ says Jorge Luis Borges. “A true friend is your 2nd self”. This is my personal experience that‚ like human friends‚ books are our best companions. When I read a book‚ I feel like talking to my best friend. Every book I read moulds my strengths and shapes my personality. Book gives us education‚ knowledge and pleasure. Importance of reading books beggars description. Book is our great advisor because when we face
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Reading is the exercise of mind mostly done with books. A book is a volume of many sheets of paper bounded together‚ containing text‚ illustrations‚ photographs‚ or other kind of information. I have read many books but the Holy Quran is the most important and sacred book to me. Thus it is my favorite book. The Holy Quran is basically a religious book of Muslims. It was revealed to the last prophet of Allah‚ Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). The arch-angel Gabriel brought this scripture in the 7th century
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with academic weaknesses. Those weaknesses‚ being reading and writing. I had never been comfortable or confident while reading or handing written work. This struggle with reading and writing has made me unambitious in the past. I had not motivated to go to college and I made the decision to go to college but only to please my parents. My plans have since changed‚ in 2012 after recently graduating high school‚ I gave birth to my son. He became my motivation to go to college and excel; to set a good
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