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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
I arrived in Manhattan at the age of 20 seeking work, only to find that my college degree did not qualify me for any job. I took jobs unrelated to my education in order to have enough money to pay the rent on a tiny apartment. I was one of ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
My conversation partner had been a professional woman in her own country. She was self-confident. Her English was very good. Last week she told me she was planning to go to Philadelphia.
“My husband and I hope to see the Liberty Clock when we go to Philadelphia,” she said.
“There’s ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
There is no such thing as American culture. What people see in Hollywood movies is not the real America.
Religious and family traditions are the two pillars of culture. Most American families are officially Christian, but many young people do not go to church on Sunday anymore. And everybody knows that ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
“Thirty men were running through the South Street Seaport today wearing red dresses and red sneakers. Some of them even had red wigs,” I wrote to my mother in October 2005. “This strange event took place out of the blue on a Sunday afternoon. Some of the guys wearing flowery ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
My husband and I were asleep in bed at 3 a.m. about six years ago when someone started pounding loudly on our door. It was a fire woman. She told us to get dressed immediately and leave the building. There was a fire on our floor.
Dressing in silence, I took ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
I saw stars and diamonds in the water of the Hudson River that afternoon one year ago. I also saw these colors: light blue, pure white, medium green, moss green, beige, silver, and lilac. I saw large, flat, scary shapes coming toward me underwater. They looked like huge sea monsters, ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Let me tell you about insiders and outsiders in New York City. There are many communities and groups here, not one main group to join. So it would be difficult to say where the "inside" is.
New York City attracts many creative people, like actors, actresses, performers, artists, and ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Discussion:
A. Look at the picture. What do you see? These words will help you.
man woman handshake meeting smile suit handbag briefcase pavement
B. Read and discuss the following ...
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