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A Main Take-Away
Recently a friend send me this blog post about leadership: "Thoughts about Leadership" My friend also invited us to respond with one major "take-away" from the article. (A "take away" is the main idea or lesson you take from reading or hearing something new.) That is,...
We can help you too! (Before & After Writing Sample)
Here is a book report that a student of ours, a middle schooler at the National Experimental High School in Hsinchu, Taiwan wrote. He read the book in English and wrote this all by himself! This is the student's "before" copy, his original draft. The Boxcar Children-...
Why it’s not good to “hit the bottle”
There is a BUNCH of idioms that start with "hit," so we'll "hit" another one in this post: Hit the Bottle Meaning: to drink alcohol, especially too much Here are some sample sentences, most of which were created by our online students. He always hits the bottle so one...
NEVER put a comma before “and”?
Ask Scott Dreyer: Friend: A teacher once told me never to put a comma before the word "and." Is that true ? Scott: Great to hear from you! No offense to your teacher, but he or she was wrong. 1. With 2 independent clauses (that is, a clause that could stand alone as...
An English Saying for Thanksgiving and every day: “Count your Blessings”
Thanksgiving is a day set aside for being thankful, but as someone said, "EVERY day should be Thanksgiving Day." That is, we should take time to be grateful, daily. "Count your blessings" is a saying that reminds to be intentional and deliberate to remember the GOOD...
A college student’s new, positive habit
See what new habit a freshman university student in Taipei, Taiwan has added to his daily routine, and its positive impact. ********************************************* Despite just being a Christian for one week, and not knowing much about the Bible, I have never...
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