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Apr 15, 2011

Book Reports / A Thousand of splendid Sun, the complex novel [4]

A Thousand Splendid Sun

I especially like the following sentences.

She is here, in these walls they've repainted, in the trees they've planted, in the blankets that keep children warm, in these pillows and books and pencils.

She is in the children's laughter.
She is in the verses Aziza recites and in the prayers she mutters when she bows westward.
But mostly, Mariam is in Laila's own heart, where she shins with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.

The novel is very touching.

cutie

Apr 15, 2011

Writing Feedback / Write a two paragraphs, each describing a city in Syria. Then compare them. [3]

One of the most important cities and tourist attractions in Syria is Latakia. Latakia is a summer resort for all ~~of the~~ people of Syria, and also people from other countries. The city has many hotels, restaurants and cafes situated near the beach, which attract a lot of people ~~who~~to spend their holidays there, to enjoy the swimming and sailing. Many people prefer to go to Latakia environs (Do you mean "enviroments"), where the scenery is impressive and fantastic, and the beauty of nature is just amazing.

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. It is famous for its architecture, for its attractive churches, mosques, tombs and baths. It is also famous for its ancient citadel with medieval fortress, the great Umayyad mosque, and the extraordinary souqs (bazaars) with every kind of article for sale. Aleppo is famous for a love of eating (Maybe you can use eating lover). The city has a vast selection of different types of dishes.

Aleppo and Latakia are very famous for their history and tourist attractions. However each of which has something special that makes it distinctive from the other. Latakia is the city of beauty and nature. There are a lot of sceneries in Latakia that take your breath away. On the other hand, Aleppo is full of ~~historic~~historical sites and it is very famous for its attractive architecture. What makes Aleppo so special is the Aleppine cuisine which is very rich of its multiple types of dishes.

So, visiting these two cities is unforgettable experience that makes you long to visit them every now and then.

cutie

Apr 15, 2011

Writing Feedback / Both movies and television has great influence on people. [3]

Both movies and television has great inflence on people. Some think that movies influence them more than watching TV. However, I believe that television
has more impact on ourselves. In my opinion, we may learn morals form TV, may imitate actors' or actresses' wearing style, and also use the same scripts

we heard from soap operas.
First of all, after we watch daily news on TV, we learn morals from them. For example, when we see that people living in the rural area have no

clean water to use, we learn to cherish water and not waste it in case we do not have enough clean water to use. Moreover,if we understand the poor have

to work very hard to earn their living, then we will be grate for what we have now.
Secondly, we imitate those actors' and actresses' wearing style while we are watching commercial advertisement on TV. My sister can function as an
example to illustrate my point of view. Every time she watches her favorite actress appear in the commercial advertisement, she will stare at her
appearance and take notes of her accessories as well as her outfits. Because she has written down the clothes the actrss wear, then she does the shopping

in order to follow her idol's wearing style.
Also, in daily lives children may use the same scripts from soap operas. For instance, when I was an elementary school student, there was a popular

soap opera related to romance. Every time I talked with my friends, they used the scripts from sopera opera and the tones they learned from the main

character to talk with me. Besides, they used the same words to talk with teachers.
It is clear that we may learn morals from TV, may imitate actors' or actresses' wearing code, and use the senternces we heard from soap operas. This is because we are exposured to TVs; therefore, they have much influence on us.

=)) Thank you all for help!!!