Like most young guys I like movies very much. Movies in English are an effective tool for learning English. I remember when I went to New Oriental to study English I always worried about my poor listening skill. Then I accepted a teacher’s advice and started to watch some English movies. I can learn some useful words and expressions from them. Gradually I found that English is not so difficult to understand and it became more and more interesting to me. Now I can say movies not only improve my listening
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The next idea they tried‚ that affected baseball as it is known today‚ was the night game. The Minor Leagues held their first night game in 1930‚ and attendance was up 2000%. When the Major Leagues finally followed suit‚ in 1935‚ attendance was up 117% (History.com Staff). Night games became more and more popular from there. One of the suggested reasons night games were so popular was that because people couldn’t afford to skip a day of work (Vorel). They could‚ however‚ afford to go to one
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The penny‚ the smallest coin in the U.S.‚ that honors president Abraham Lincoln‚ is now essentially worthless. Back not too long ago‚ it was possible to go the store and get a whole bag of candy for a nickel‚ or a chocolate bar for a penny. But now that is no longer possible. Nowadays the price of everything is much higher than it used to be‚ which means that small amounts don’t go as far. As source C explained‚ there used to be penny-poker‚ penny candy‚ and five and dime stores. Now‚ penny poker
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history. He is very strong and this is one of the reasons why he is so well know. Hercules is also very famous and characters of him come out on movies. Out of all the Gods and Hero’s of the Ancient time Hercules is the most well known and most seen on movies all over the world. The reason why people like Hercules so much is because he would save lives and he would win battle’s to save the people in his town. Why is Hercules so popular? Well to start off Hercules lived a long time ago in the
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this kind of behavior offensive of course‚ but some may find it relieving that a person could be so honest to how they feel by not holding back. In the matter of me being too nice‚ I have found that through high school and my time in college I always have been seen as the "nice guy." Everyone has always seen me as the nice guy. Sometimes it is aggravating to be called that but I rather have that than some other name with a negative connotation. Some friends have introduced me to there friends
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Bitten by a poisonous radioactive spider‚ Peter Parker gained incredible speed‚ strength‚ human ability‚ and powers of a spider. One of the main reasons that Spiderman is still popular to this day is due to the fact that we are able to relate to him. Spiderman’s biggest obstacles are not supervillain but his daily ordinary life that he has just like us humans. He can’t pay his bills‚ he feels left out and unpopular‚ he has relationship troubles and he is worried about disappointing his Aunt. Even
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Just recently I have been able to articulate something that I have been thinking about for years‚ but have never been able to put together. No one in my family so far has gone to college. My mother‚ father‚ and sister have all gotten degrees online from community colleges. This is not a feat I am trying to undermine: they all worked very hard and earned their degrees. That being said‚ there is a huge difference between working on a degree from home and actually going to a college to study. A gigantic
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There are many sports in Mexico‚ but not all are equally popular‚ there are some more popular than others‚ the most popular sport is soccer. And there are a lot of reasons for saying this‚ is not only my opinion there are a lot of real facts that support my opinion. For example‚ more people now are starting to watch and practice soccer. The increasing popularity of soccer is taking away popularity to the other sports. The big deal of publicity that soccer has is the main cause of his big popularity
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Why Antigone is Much More Important Than Creon The Tragedy of Antigone is not called Creon because Antigone is more important than Creon‚ she is more controversial‚ and she is more admirable. Antigone played a bigger role than Creon in that she defied the law and started the whole play’s chain of events‚ eventually leading to nearly everyone’s death. When the play starts‚ it starts with Antigone talking with her sister‚ Ismene. She talks about burying her brother‚ Polynices. Even though Ismene
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Compare and contrast My parents were born in the early 1970’s and things have drastictly changed. In my opinion‚ some things have changed for the better and some have changed for the worst. Some of these things range from technology‚ style and health. Technology today is more advanced then it has ever been. The different types am electronical devices that my generation has varies from smart phones to 3D television and paper thing laptops. Its very un common for a teenager to not have one of these
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