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i like to cook. | Italian cuisine is food typical from Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and copied in the world. It influenced several cuisines around the world chiefly that of the United States. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only two to four main ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Ingredients and dishes vary by region. Many dishes that were once regional, have proliferated with variations throughout the country. Pasta, vegetables, olive oil and fish are a major part of the Italian cuisine. Italian cuisine is probably the most important expression of the Mediterranean diet. Italian cuisine has developed over the centuries. Although the country known as Italy did not unite until the 19th century, the cuisine can claim traceable roots as far back as the 4th century BCE.
George: Hey, whats up? I am currently cooking a lasagna!
Aaliyah: Nice! Have you ever had lasagna in Italy?
George: never, but I am Italian and obsessed with Italian food! Have you been?
Aaliyah: I've never been to Italy. Have you had any other kind of Italian food here in the United States?
George: iv had: Portuguese food, Mexican, Cuban and Greek
Aaliyah: I've never tried Cuban food. Is it good? Have you ever been to Cuba?
George: It is delish! Very easy recipes to make at home! No, But I have been to Mexico and Portugal. What about you? Any travel?
Aaliyah: I have not been to Portugal. The only international travel I have done is to Canada.
George: I have been there too! When I was about 10! I loved it
Aaliyah: Very cool! I haven't been out of the country in a long time, so there's a good chance that my passport expired!
George: Oh no! Get it renewed, Travel is so much fun! I like driving across the US too! So many amazing things to see right here! So much culture roo
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my favorite color is blue. | Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colors; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called Tyndall scattering explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called atmospheric perspective. Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in The Renaissance, to make the pigment ultramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. In the eighth century Chinese artists used cobalt blue to colour fine blue and white porcelain. In the Middle Ages, European artists used it in the windows of Cathedrals. Europeans wore clothing coloured with the vegetable dye woad until it was replaced by the finer indigo from America.
Cameron: Blue is absolutely my favorite color! I have always been drawn to it ever since I was a kid!
Robert: I like blue too. It's one of the primary colors.
Cameron: What do you mean by "primary color"?
Robert: Primary colors are a set of real pigmented colors that can combine to make other colors.
Cameron: Oh yeah! I think I can remember that from grade school! Is blue the most favorite color for most people?
Robert: Blue has been considered an extremely important color when it comes to decoration and art since ancient times.
Cameron: Really? I wonder why? Isn't it considered a royal color?
Robert: I think so. Another interesting fact about blue is that the sky and sea appear blue because of an optical effect called Rayleigh Scattering.
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i spend my free time volunteering at nursing homes. | Nursing homes are a type of residential care that provide around-the-clock nursing care for elderly people. Twenty-four-hour nursing care is available. Nursing homes will provide short-term rehabilitative stays following a surgery, illness or injury which may require physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech-language therapy. Nursing homes offer other services such as planned activities and daily housekeeping services. Nursing homes may also be referred to as convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility. Nursing homes may offer memory care services or have a separate area specified for memory care. Starting in the 17th century, the concept of poorhouses (also referred to as almshouses) were brought to America by English settlers. All orphans, mentally ill and the poor elderly were placed into these living commons. These poorhouses gave a place where they could be given shelter and daily meals. Poorhouses continued to exist into the early 20th century despite the criticism they faced. Much of the criticism stemmed from the conditions of the poorhouses. The Great Depression overwhelmed the poorhouses as there were a lot of people that needed help and care but not enough space and funding in the poorhouses.
Kate: Hello, how are you today?
Cooper: I'm good just learning more about nursing home care
Kate: Oh I volunteer at a nursing home! It's very important to take care of the elderly.
Cooper: Oh cool! I thinks it's good they've started smaller nursing homes, gives more individual care
Kate: I agree. There are too many cases of elderly abuse and neglect.
Cooper: They've gotten more strict about nursing home resident rights like in florida
Kate: Really? That's good to hear.
Cooper: Types of rights protected include: dignity, medical privacy, dietary, also visitation rights. Among other rights they now have. It make me feel a bit better about it.
Kate: Definitely. Now they need to make stricter laws regarding hiring.
Cooper: They've made it to where they can make complaints and be protected. It still won't stop everything because what about the ones that can't speak out.... so sad
Kate: Agreed. I hope I never have to put my loved ones in a nursing home.
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i travel a lot. | Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements. The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the Old French word "travail", which means 'work'. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word "travel" was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English "travailen", "travelen" (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French "travailler" (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words "travail", which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book "The Best Travelers' Tales (2004)", the words "travel" and "travail" both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the "tripalium" (in Latin it means "three stakes", as in to impale). This link may reflect the extreme difficulty of travel in ancient times. Today, travel may or may not be much easier depending upon the destination you choose (e.g.
Jesse: Hi, do you like to travel? I like to travel to historical places.
Mario: Which historical places will you like to go and by what means? foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means?
Jesse: I like to travel by train and boat. My favorite place to visit is Civil War battlefields.
Mario: Oh i see. Then i see that the work of the organizers of The Civil War Trust are not in vain. They focus in the preservation of battlefields of the American Civil War through acquisition of battlefield land.
Jesse: Yes, they do some great work. My favorite battlefields are Gettysburg and Fort Sumter.
Mario: Hmmm, I can still remember a lot about The Battle of Fort Sumter. It was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army that started the American Civil War.
Jesse: Yes, that is where the war started. The area is absolutely beautiful. So much wildlife and foliage.
Mario: When you travel to these places of interest, do you go to one place at a time or include relatively short stays between successive movements.
Jesse: I like to visit a place for at least a few days. I try to delve into local history and points of interest. I guess I am pretty nerdy about this stuff, lol.
Mario: Thant is good and thanks to new development there were no more extreme difficulty of travel like in ancient times.
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i have beard that is longer. | A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of humans and some animals. In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. From an evolutionary viewpoint the beard is a part of the broader category of androgenic hair. It is a vestigial trait from a time when humans had hair on their face and entire body like the hair on gorillas. The evolutionary loss of hair is pronounced in some populations such as indigenous Americans and some east Asian populations, who have less facial hair, whereas people of European or South Asian ancestry and the Ainu have more facial hair. Societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era's fashion trends. Some religions (such as Sikhism) have considered a full beard to be essential for all males able to grow one, and mandate it as part of their official dogma. Other cultures, even while not officially mandating it, view a beard as central to a man's virility, exemplifying such virtues as wisdom, strength, sexual prowess and high social status. However, in cultures where facial hair is uncommon (or currently out of fashion), beards may be associated with poor hygiene or a "savage", uncivilized, or even dangerous demeanor.
Isabelle: I have a beard and people say it makes me look old.
Briana: A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin and cheeks
Isabelle: It makes me feel comfortable.
Briana: I know how you feel, In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards
Isabelle: Do you have one too?
Briana: Yes I have a very long one. beard is a part of the broader category of androgenic hair.
Isabelle: Interesting!!! Its probably from when we were apes huh?
Briana: Beard is a vestigial trait from a time when humans had hair on their face and entire body
Isabelle: This is making me feel more manly as we speak.
Briana: The evolutionary loss of hair is pronounced in some populations such as indigenous Americans
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i have depression and anxiety so i don t really go out a lot. | Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events, such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is not the same as fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat, whereas anxiety is the expectation of future threat. Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue and problems in concentration. Anxiety can be appropriate, but when experienced regularly the individual may suffer from an anxiety disorder. People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations which have provoked anxiety in the past. There are various types of anxiety. Existential anxiety can occur when a person faces angst, an existential crisis, or nihilistic feelings. People can also face mathematical anxiety, somatic anxiety, stage fright, or test anxiety. Social anxiety and stranger anxiety are caused when people are apprehensive around strangers or other people in general.
Trenton: I have anxiety issues its an emotional unpleasant panic state
Abigail: Oh no! I'm sorry! That seems like it would be really scary! How do you cope with your anxiety?
Trenton: When I feel a lot of dread or like death is imminent I take meds!
Abigail: Yikes! I don't blame you! What causes certain people to develop anxiety?
Trenton: I have PTSD an anxiety disorder after being robbed at gunpoint at work
Abigail: Oh my!! I'm so sorry that happened to you! Does the medication seem to help? Are there any alternative ways to handle anxiety?
Trenton: Only meds worked for me or I would withdraw from strangers and even work because its a place that provokes anxiety now
Abigail: I certainly understand! I hope things improve for you! Do you see a doctor regularly for the anxiety?
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my favorite animal is the panda. | The giant panda ("Ailuropoda melanoleuca", "black and white cat-foot"; , "big bear cat"), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the giant panda's diet is over 99% bamboo. Giant pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents, or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food. The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan, but also in neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu. As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived. The giant panda is a conservation reliant vulnerable species. A 2007 report showed 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. As of December 2014, 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside China, living in 18 zoos in 13 different countries.
Caitlyn: Do you like the Giant Panda?
Arianna: I do love the panda bear.
Caitlyn: Where are they from?
Arianna: They are from south central China.
Caitlyn: Do they like to eat anything in particular?
Arianna: Its diet is 99 percent bamboo.
Caitlyn: That is so interesting. They seem really sweet. I wonder how tame they are?
Arianna: I am not sure but the are recognized due to their black patches.
Caitlyn: They look like you could just go up to them and give them a great big hug but I'm not sure if thats true or not. LOL
Arianna: They live in a few mountain ranges in Central China.
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my favorite song is california love. | "California Love" is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as a Death Row Records artist. This is one of 2Pac's most widely known singles and his most successful, reaching number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for two weeks (as a double A-side single with "How Do U Want It") and 5 weeks at number one in New Zealand. The song was nominated for a posthumous Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997. A popular remix version of the song appeared on his 1996 double album "All Eyez on Me", the first double album in the history of hip-hop. The original version of the track was not available on any of Shakur's studio albums due to it being intended for Dr. Dre's shelved album "The Chronic II: A New World Odor (Poppa's Got A Brand New Funk)". But it can now be found on Shakur's compilation of "Greatest Hits" and on the United Kingdom version of "All Eyez on Me". The original version also exists in extended form and is 6:29 in length. This particular version was never released to the public and is now only available on 12" promo vinyl records.
Gavin: California Love is such a great song, have you heard it? It is by 2Pac with Dr. Dre.
Mark: Yes I have. It's been such a long time since it first come out. Still great song through.
Gavin: Oh yeah, it was released so long ago, when he got out of prison.
Mark: The video to it was really good. Did you see it?
Gavin: I think so, it's been so long. It was a very popular song then it even hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Mark: I know it came out in 1996 and it seemed like it played forever on the radio stations.
Gavin: Yeah, radio stations like to overplay things. There was a remix of the song too that seemed to be popular
Mark: Yes I know right. Release the single, then let's remix it, and then let's remix it again. Great song though I really loved it. Even though Tupac is gone now his music still lives.
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i drive a 2011 volkswagen passat. | The Volkswagen Passat () is a large family car produced by the German automaker Volkswagen since 1973, through eight design generations. It is positioned between the Volkswagen Golf (Jetta) and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up and its derivatives have been badged variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat. The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc. which originally ran concurrently with those of the Audi 80 and A4 with which the Passat has shared its engineering platform at certain model generations, although this link has now been severed. In 2008, Volkswagen extended its range with the launch of the Passat CC, a "four-door coupé" version of the Passat. Volkswagen currently markets two variants of the Passat globally. In January 2011, Volkswagen announced that the new mid-size sedan (NMS) being built at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant for the North American market would be named the Passat. Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive also manufactures the Passat NMS in its Nanjing factory. The NMS is sold in the North American, South Korean, Chinese, and Middle Eastern markets. The Volkswagen Passat NMS won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
Owen: I love driving my Volkswagen Passat. It large family car that is German made.
Ian: I have a Honda. It is the first foreign made car I have ever owned, but it has been the best car. I have had very few repairs and it has 150,000 miles. All my other cars were falling apart at this mileage.
Owen: In January 2001, Volkswagen announced that they are building the new mid-size sedan in Chattanooga fo rthe North American market. Honda's are also great by the way
Ian: Volkswagons have always been an underrated car by Americans I think, but they have come a long way.
Owen: The Passat NMS won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year. They did have that emissions scandal recently, so that doesn't help their reputation any
Ian: No, but having the new larger car will help them a lot. So many more people are going to 3 row SUVs because of family size.
Owen: True and by building it at the Chattanooga Plant the shipping and building costs are lowered making it more affordable than it's competitors.
Ian: And that is a great thing. We all want a well put together vehicle that doesn't cost us a fortune.
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i have a dog. | Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from other sled-dog types by their fast pulling style. They are an ever-changing cross-breed of the fastest dogs. The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, is "the largest and most powerful" sled dog, and was used for heavier loads. Huskies are used in sled dog racing. In recent years, companies have been marketing tourist treks with dog sledges for adventure travelers in snow regions as well. Huskies are also today kept as pets, and groups work to find new pet homes for retired racing and adventure trekking dogs. The word "husky" originated from the word referring to Arctic people in general, Eskimos (a.k.a. Inuit), "...known as 'huskies', a contraction of 'Huskimos', the pronunciation given to the word 'Eskimos' by the English sailors of trading vessels." The use of "husky" is recorded from 1852 for dogs kept by Inuit people. Nearly all dogs' genetic closeness to the gray wolf is due to admixture. However, several Arctic breeds also show a genetic closeness with the now-extinct Taimyr wolf of North Asia due to admixture: the Siberian Husky and Greenland dog (which are also historically associated with Arctic human populations) and to a lesser extent, the Shar Pei and Finnish spitz.
Bradley: Hey, so I have a husky that we use as a sled dog up north. have you ever seen one?
Angel: Yes. Aren't they really big and have thick fur?
Bradley: Yes! Although there are many types of huskies. The breed ever-changing due to cross breeding. what type did you see?
Angel: I am not sure. I do not know much about them. They are beautiful animals!
Bradley: I have an Alaskan Malamute. They the biggest and strongest sled dog. He can carry at least a few people easily! Have you ever been pulled by dogsled?
Angel: I have not but would love the experience. How heavy does an Alaskan Malamute get?
Bradley: Gee I am not sure exactly, but he's big! They're used for heavy hauling because he has so much endurance.
Angel: Are those the same kind of huskies that are used in the long distance dog sled races?
Bradley: Yes exactly! Many different husky breeds are used for sled racing though. You should try it some time!
Angel: I will put that on the bucket list! Those guys must eat a ton of dog food!
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i love the outdoors. | Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits. In the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking.
Alexia: Hiking is so fun. It is a long, vigorous walk on trails or the countryside.
Mary: Oh wow I didn't know that. When was hiking first recorded in history?
Alexia: People have traveled on foot for thousands of years. The word hiking is also used in the UK. They also call it rambling and hillwalking.
Mary: Ok are there restrictions to hiking in the USA ?
Alexia: You are only limited to where it could be dangerous or illegal. In New Zealand a long walk is called tramping. Funny how each culture uses a different word.
Mary: What are the benefits of hiking
Alexia: The best part is the exercise that you are giving your body. Also the view of nature. Day hikes are hikes that can be completed in a day.
Mary: Thanks buddy for enlightening me today about hiking
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i like spending time with friends playing sports and going to country concerts. | A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, arenas and parks to large multipurpose buildings, and even sports stadiums. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called "arena concerts" or "amphitheatre concerts". Informal names for a concert include "show" and "gig". Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage. Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. The nature of a concert varies by musical genre, individual performers, and the venue. Concerts by a small jazz combo or small bluegrass band may have the same order of program, mood, and volume—but vary in music and dress. In a similar way, a particular musician, band, or genre of music might attract concert attendees with similar dress, hairstyle, and behavior. For example, concert goers in the 1960s often had long hair (sometimes in dread lock form), sandals and inexpensive clothing made of natural fibers.
Jazmin: I love going and listening live music at my local brewpub
Mario: Is that a beer bar? Im not familiar with pubs lol
Jazmin: Yes microbreweries are huge in Texas where I live and they are very popular - they make small amounts of beer but it is often very good
Mario: Oh okay I see so they make their own beer, that makes more sense! Is that beer better then mass produced beer that is well known, like bud light, or Budweiser?
Jazmin: Yes. Microbreweries have a much greater emphasis on quality and flavor
Mario: Awesome! Are there any in Florida? I would like to try it sometime!
Jazmin: Yes they are much smaller than the large breweries and are extremely popular. Florida has quite a few
Mario: Are they all around the country as well? Is it like a small family business venture kind of thing?
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i work at a hospital. | A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a heart attack. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with large numbers of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialised hospitals include trauma centres, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories. Specialised hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. A teaching hospital combines assistance to people with teaching to medical students and nurses. The medical facility smaller than a hospital is generally called a clinic. Hospitals have a range of departments (e.g. surgery and urgent care) and specialist units such as cardiology. Some hospitals have outpatient departments and some have chronic treatment units.
Diana: Hospitals are an important part of civilized society! With the health care they provide patients with and the treatment they offer with their specializations, I don't know where we would be without them!
Rebecca: I don't either. How did hospitals begin?
Diana: Oh, I'm not too sure, but the best-known type of hospital is a general hospital. Have you been to one recently?
Rebecca: I have, in fact. What services does a general hospital provide?
Diana: Well they typically have an emergency department to treat urgent health problems! Hopefully you'll never have to enter one of those!
Rebecca: I was just at an emergency room with my oldest child. He had x-rays after a fall. I wonder what other services are provided?
Diana: Oh no, well he might need to visit a specialised hospital to treat his broken arm if it broke weirdly!
Rebecca: What is a specialized hospital? I have never heard that term.
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i enjoy mystery flavour cake. | Cake is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In its oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies. Typical cake ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and leavening agents, such as baking soda or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include dried, candied, or fresh fruit, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla, with numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients. Cakes can also be filled with fruit preserves,nuts or dessert sauces (like pastry cream), iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders, or candied fruit. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some are rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur cook may bake a cake.
Gracie: Gotta love cake! It's been a while since I've had it though
Aubrey: I love cake too! In the old days cakes were just modifications of bread but now they are much fancier.
Gracie: Indeed! I remember watching a channel on YouTube called The Townsends, and they talk about making all kinds of old time cakes!
Aubrey: Wow thats really cool, do you happen to know what those old time cakes looked like and were made of?
Gracie: They have all kinds of recipes. I remember some cakes with Ginger and Nutmeg in them. A running joke on the episodes is that Nutmeg seems to be in just about everything!
Aubrey: I have never tasted Nutmeg, I wonder what it tastes like. I know it comes from a seed that comes from a tree.
Gracie: I wasn't aware of that! I believe it's a spice that is used in many baked goods.
Aubrey: Yes it comes from the seed of several species called Myristica genus.
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i am a writer. | Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Historical fiction can be an umbrella term; though commonly used as a synonym for describing the historical novel; the term can be applied to works in other narrative formats, such as those in the performing and visual arts like theatre, opera, cinema and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert speculative or ahistorical elements into a novel. Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity because of readerly or genre expectations for accurate period details. This tension between historical authenticity, or historicity, and fiction frequently becomes a point of comment for readers and popular critics, while scholarly criticism frequently goes beyond this commentary, investigating the genre for its other thematic and critical interests.
Leonardo: i haven't read books in a while. do you know anything about historical fiction?
Makayla: yeah, it's a genre in which the plot takes place in a seting located in the past
Leonardo: hmmm, how interesting. I would like to know more
Makayla: I'm here to tell you everything i know :) For example, an essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted
Leonardo: that sounds awesome! can you recommend me any historical fiction books?
Makayla: sure! "Epic Horse" is a historical fiction series by author Victoria Holmes
Leonardo: what is this "Epic Horse" about?
Makayla: Honestly i don't want to spoil :) I can tell you there are 3 books in the series each following a new heroine and setting
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the appalachian trail is my favorite. | The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is estimated around 2,200 miles (3,500 km) long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims that the Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once each year. The idea of the Appalachian Trail came about in 1921. The trail itself was completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work, although improvements and changes continue. It is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships, and managed by the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The majority of the trail is in forest or wild lands, although some portions traverse towns, roads and farms. It passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Joshua: I would like to go on the Appalachian Trail one day, but don't know much about it. Do you?
Ashlyn: It is supposed to be 2,200 miles long at last estimate!
Joshua: That's a long distance! I bet there is so much beauty there though. In touch with nature.
Ashlyn: I would think so as it is the longest hiking only trail in the world.
Joshua: So, I imagine they have camping areas down the trail? I would hope so, as I would think it would be necessary
Ashlyn: Most of the trail is in forests and wild lands but there are some towns so I would assume you can camp along the way.
Joshua: Well, I don't know how much I would like to camp completely in the wild. I usually prefer a bathroom, at the very least.
Ashlyn: The trail goes through fourteen different states so I would think there is a bathroom!
Joshua: LOL! I guess the wild is an open bathroom for man, woman and all creatures huh.
Ashlyn: They say over two million people hike on parts of the trail every year so I guess all of them can have an open bathroom!
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i enjoy listening to country music. | John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, which is characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms; a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black." He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," followed by his signature song "Folsom Prison Blues". Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the latter stages of his career. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black".
Angel: I'm excited to know more about Johnny Cash from you
Donovan: Yup he was an American singer-songwriter and my inspiration growing up!
Angel: Wow interesting
Donovan: He sold more than 90 million records worldwide so he was an inspiration for a lot of people!
Angel: That's a huge lot, how long did his musical career last?
Donovan: Many years since his sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel and it could last about 40 years.
Angel: How that's cool, he must have been very talented to go into more than 5 different genre
Donovan: Thats exactly why the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music was given to him. Such a talented person he was!
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i would like to try sky diving. | Parachuting, or skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute. It may involve more or less free-falling which is a period during the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity. The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on October 22, 1797. Garnerin tested his contraption by leaping from a hydrogen balloon above Paris. Garnerin's parachute bore little resemblance to today's parachutes, however, as it was not packed into any sort of container and did not feature a ripcord. The first intentional freefall jump with a ripcord-operated deployment was not made until over a century later by Leslie Irvin in 1919. While Georgia Broadwick made an earlier freefall in 1914 when her static line became entangled with her jump aircraft's tail assembly, her freefall descent was not planned. Broadwick cut her static line and deployed her parachute manually, only as a means of freeing herself from the aircraft to which she had become entangled. The military developed parachuting technology as a way to save aircrews from emergencies aboard balloons and aircraft in flight, and later as a way of delivering soldiers to the battlefield.
Bryce: I have always wanted to skydive! Have you done it?
Julian: No I haven't and don't think I ever will, I have a fear of heights and parachuting requires you to be pretty high up in the air!
Bryce: Oh! That would be no good than. I would just want to try it once. What are the parachutes made out of?
Julian: Originally they were made of silk, now they're most commonly made of light, strong nylon.
Bryce: Silk! I would not have guessed that! When was the first successful jump?
Julian: It was actually way back in October of 1797 if you can believe that!
Bryce: Wow! What did the jump out of?
Julian: The man actually jumped out of a hydrogen balloon above Paris, what a dare devil.
Bryce: Talk about brave! I imagine people where amazed! What was his name?
Julian: That man was Andre-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute not surprisingly.
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i m fabulous from my on trend haircut to my louis vuittons. | Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( ; ), or shortened to LV, is a fashion house and luxury retail company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. The 2013 valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide. The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris, France. Louis Vuitton had observed that the HJ Cave Osilite trunk could be easily stacked and in 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-bottom trunks with trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight. Before the introduction of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were used, generally to promote water run off, and thus could not be stacked.
Jaden: Lous Vuittn is a leadying international fashion house! It sells products in standalone botiques, lease departments in luxury departmnt stores, and through its website! Have you heard of them?
Cassandra: I have heard of them, but I don't know very much about fashion. When did that brand first start?
Jaden: Sorry about my typos, Louis Vuitton Malletier is commonly shorted as Lv and was founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. It is definitely one of the most well known luxury retail companies of them all.
Cassandra: Wow that's interesting it has quite a history. Do you know where its headquarters are?
Jaden: The headquarter are actually in Paris, France!
Cassandra: Oh that makes sense, Paris is the land of fashion I guess. Do you know who the major head figure in LV is currently?
Jaden: Michael Burke since 2012! LV has its monogeam on most of its products from its luxury trunks and leather goods, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and even books!
Cassandra: Oh wow I'm not familiar with that person I'll have to check them out, thanks for informing me about LV!
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my favorite drink is caramel cappuccino. | A cappuccino (; ) italian plural cappuccini, is an Italian coffee drink that is traditionally prepared with double espresso, and steamed milk foam. Variations of the drink involve the use of cream instead of milk, and flavoring with cinnamon or chocolate powder. It is typically smaller in volume than a caffè latte, with a thicker layer of micro foam. The name comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the colour of their habits, and in this context referring to the colour of the beverage when milk is added in small portion to dark, brewed coffee (today mostly espresso). The physical appearance of a modern cappuccino with espresso créma and steamed milk is a result of a long evolution of the drink. The Viennese bestowed the name "Kapuziner" possibly in the 18th century on a version that included whipped cream and spices of unknown origin. The Italian cappuccino was unknown outside Italy until the 1930s, and seems to be born out of Viennese-style cafés in Trieste and other cities in the former Austria in the first decades of the 20th century. The drink has since spread worldwide and can be found at a number of establishments. Cappuccino is a coffee drink that today is composed of double espresso and hot milk, with the surface topped with foamed milk.
Aaliyah: I love having a cappuccino for breakfast, its a double espresso with steamed milk foam.
Jayden: Man, do I love coffee. Except, I have only ever had it black. I don't even know what espresso is!
Aaliyah: Espresso is a coffee brewed by expressing or forcing out a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans.
Jayden: Hmmm, sounds kinda cool. But what does it taste like?
Aaliyah: It taste like black coffee just much more stronger and concentrated in coffee flavor.
Jayden: Oh awesome! I had no idea. If it's stronger than it must come in smaller amounts, right? Like, could I buy a cup of espresso?
Aaliyah: Espresso is typically served in shot form or in a espresso coffee cup. So yes no cup size.
Jayden: OK. Well I think I just might have to try espresso some time soon. Is it a new thing, drinking espresso? Or at least it can't be invented by Americans.
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i like to play tennis. | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Known as "The King of Clay", he is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history. Nadal's evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, 19 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won 10 French Open titles, three US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain. His father, Sebastián Nadal, is a businessman who owns an insurance company and a glass and window company, Vidres Mallorca, and manages his own restaurant, Sa Punta.
Michael: Do you like tennis? then you must know Rafael Nadal Parera
Ella: Yes, but I have not played in a long time
Michael: I heard he was number 1 as ranked by Association of Tennis Professionals
Ella: He is a tenis champ
Michael: Oh yea! he is popularly called the King of Clay, he is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history.
Ella: Really?
Michael: yes, so far Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, 19 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments
Ella: That's why is a champ
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lady gaga is my current favorite singer. | Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her unconventionality and provocative work as well as experimenting with new images. Gaga began her musical career performing songs at open mic nights and school plays. She studied at CAP21 through New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to become a professional musician. After Def Jam Recordings cancelled her contract, Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where Akon helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own label KonLive Distribution in 2007. She rose to prominence the following year with her debut album, a dance-pop and electropop record titled "The Fame", and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". A follow-up EP, "The Fame Monster" (2009), featuring the singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro", also proved successful. Gaga's second full-length album "Born This Way" (2011) explored electronic rock and techno. The album topped the US charts, where it sold more than one million copies in its first week. Its title track also became the fastest selling song on iTunes with over a million downloads in less than a week.
Tyler: I love Lady Gaga. She's a great and talented singer and knows about the theatricality of music.
Alyssa: I agree. She is most known for her unconventionality and provocative work. I love her though
Tyler: I saw her with some great LED glasses and I knew I needed a pair, if not a pair like it.
Alyssa: Everyone wants her stuff. She started her career performing at open mic nights and school plays.
Tyler: Oh really? Well I only want the LED glasses Lady Gaga has, not necessarily the meat dress or the egg... thing she came ot a concert in once.
Alyssa: Hahaha! She actually dropped out of school for her music.
Tyler: That's a lot of confidence. I'm glad it worked out for her, but that was pretty risky.
Alyssa: I agree. A lot of people did not agree with her. In her earlier days, she was dropped from Def Jam Recordings.
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i have a severe anxiety disorder. | Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders: including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one anxiety disorder. The cause of anxiety disorders is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors include a history of child abuse, family history of mental disorders, and poverty. Anxiety disorders often occur with other mental disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, personality disorder, and substance use disorder. To be diagnosed symptoms typically need to be present for at least six months, be more than would be expected for the situation, and decrease functioning. Other problems that may result in similar symptoms including hyperthyroidism; heart disease; caffeine, alcohol, or cannabis use; and withdrawal from certain drugs, among others.
Erik: I have anxiety disorder and hate it.
Olivia: I've read that anxiety disorders are with a lot of fear and anxiety feelings. is that true?
Erik: yes, I don't suffer from the fear, more the anxiety and anxious feelings.
Olivia: do you have a lot of dread over events that are coming up in your life?
Erik: Depends on the event, but yes I do when it comes to stressful events.
Olivia: you know, some stress can be healthy and good for you.
Erik: Really? I did not know that.
Olivia: Yeah, it can motivate you and help you to adapt and react better to your environment.
Erik: I can see that. I wish I could handle the difficult times better.
Olivia: Well, you get a fast heart rate and feel shakey try to think about whatever is happening in a positive way.
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i like makeup. | Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance or fragrance of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and hair. They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds; some being derived from natural sources (such as coconut oil), and some being synthetics. Common cosmetics include lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, foundation, rouge, skin cleansers and skin lotions, shampoo, hairstyling products (gel, hair spray, etc. ), perfume and cologne. Cosmetics applied to the face to enhance its appearance are often called make-up or makeup. In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics, defines cosmetics as "intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions". This broad definition includes any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. The FDA specifically excludes soap from this category. The word "cosmetics" derives from the Greek κοσμητικὴ τέχνη ("kosmetikē tekhnē"), meaning "technique of dress and ornament", from κοσμητικός ("kosmētikos"), "skilled in ordering or arranging" and that from κόσμος ("kosmos"), meaning amongst others "order" and "ornament".
Andres: I used to be a person who wouldn't leave the house without makeup on, but recently I've changed my ways!
Sofia: Yeah same with me i had to spend atleast 30minutes putting on make up before leaving the house. Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and hair
Andres: I had major surgery and healing on face = no makeup allowed. I never thought about cosmetics for hair!
Sofia: They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds some being derived from natural sources, i prefer natural myself
Andres: Does natural mean no animal testing on the cosmetics?
Sofia: Yes, and i hate that The focus of animal testing varies on a continuum from pure research.
Andres: Is most animal testing for cosmetics done on rats? If so, they should do the testing in Chicago.
Sofia: Cosmetic testing on animals is a type of animal testing used to test the safety and hypoallergenic properties. hahahah is there a lot of rats in chicago?
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i like potatoes. | The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. "Potato" may be applied to both the plant and the edible tuber. Potato has become a staple food in many parts of the world and an integral part of much of the world's food supply. It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice. The green leaves and green skins of tubers exposed to the light are toxic. In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, some other closely related species are cultivated. Potatoes were introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th century by the Spanish. Wild potato species can be found throughout the Americas from the United States to southern Chile. The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated independently in multiple locations, but later genetic testing of the wide variety of cultivars and wild species proved a single origin for potatoes in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia (from a species in the "Solanum brevicaule" complex), where they were domesticated approximately 7,000–10,000 years ago. Following millennia of selective breeding, there are now over a thousand different types of potatoes.
Alex: I love to eat potatoes in many forms. My favorite is french fries and potato chips.
Leah: French fries are delicious! They are typically served hot, either soft or crispy - and usually eaten for lunch or dinner
Alex: Yeah they really are great. I like to eat mine with mayo, like the Dutch!
Leah: Sounds awesome! Potatoes are a staple food in many parts of the world, and a main part of the food supply around the world!
Alex: Potatoes came from the Americas, correct? Europeans brought them back from the New World.
Leah: Europe was introduced to potatoes by the Spanish in the second half of the 16th century
Alex: That's what I thought. I think some Europeans thought they were poisonous at first, lol. Now everyone loves them.
Leah: And the potato is the world's fourth-largest food crop, so there is lots for everyone!
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i love pandas. | The giant panda ("Ailuropoda melanoleuca", "black and white cat-foot"; , "big bear cat"), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the giant panda's diet is over 99% bamboo. Giant pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents, or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food. The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan, but also in neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu. As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived. The giant panda is a conservation reliant vulnerable species. A 2007 report showed 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. As of December 2014, 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside China, living in 18 zoos in 13 different countries.
Brandon: I love pandas! They're the most awesome animals, especially the Giant Panda species from south central China.
Leonardo: I love pandas too! I wish they lived around here!
Brandon: Giant Panda is also known as "Ailuropoda melanoleuca" or "black and white cat-foot" which is such a cute name.
Leonardo: Aw that really is! Are there different types of Pandas besides Giants?
Brandon: There is Red Pandas as well. They're called the lesser panda or the red bear-cat, this one is in eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. I guess pandas have connection to cats!
Leonardo: That's pretty neat! Are Pandas only found in those specific regions?
Brandon: Well, they can be found around the world in zoos. Like in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, mexico and United States for example, I think there is 25 zoos in the world that have pandas.
Leonardo: I love zoos, but I never get to go! Are there any other cool facts about pandas you can tell me?
Brandon: There is one fun-fact about pandas-their diet is over 99% Bamboo! Can you imagine?
Leonardo: No, but I heard that! I don't suppose it's easy to grow lots of bamboo
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i race cars for a living. | The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto-racing sports events. Bill France Sr. founded the company in 1948 and his grandson Brian France became its CEO in 2003. NASCAR is motorsport's preeminent stock-car racing organization. The three largest racing-series sanctioned by this company are the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The company also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada. NASCAR has presented races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia. NASCAR has its official headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also maintains offices in the North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Conover. Regional offices are located in New York City and Los Angeles, with international offices in Mexico City and Toronto.
Joel: I know it might not be for everybody, but I just love NASCAR!
Vincent: I don't know much about it. Who created it?
Joel: It stands for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and Bill France Sr. founded it in 1948!
Vincent: Are races held all over the world or only in the US?
Joel: They have held races in Japan, Mexico and even in Australia!
Vincent: Who are some popular NASCAR racers? I've heard of Jeff Gordon.
Joel: One of the most popular is Dale Earnhardt Jr.! His father was a racecar driver, and even his grandfather!
Vincent: Wow, racing cars must run in their blood. What are the most popular NASCAR events?
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my favorite author is stephen king. | Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written around 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. His novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" was the basis for the film "The Shawshank Redemption" which is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and was in fact voted the greatest film of all time by "Empire" magazine readers in "The 201 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll in March, 2006. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. King was born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. His father, Donald Edwin King, was a merchant seaman. Donald was born under the surname Pollock, but as an adult, used the surname King. King's mother was Nellie Ruth (née Pillsbury). When Stephen King was two years old, his father left the family under the pretense of "going to buy a pack of cigarettes", leaving his mother to raise Stephen and his older brother, David, by herself, sometimes under great financial strain.
Charlotte: I love Stephen King, He is the best author of horrors and science fiction books.
Diego: Me too! I started reading his books years ago, and they are all great! I really loved The Stand!
Charlotte: Stephen King was two years old, when his father left the family under the pretense of "going to buy a pack of cigarettes"
Diego: Wow! And he didn't come back? That's so sad!
Charlotte: Yes, can you believe it. the movie "Shawshank Redemption" is based on his book.
Diego: I didn't know that! I haven't seen that movie, but I have seen The Shining, which is also from one of his books
Charlotte: He has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman.
Diego: I haven't read any of the Bachman books - what are the titles of some of them?
Charlotte: I know "thiner", He has written around 200 short stories,
Diego: He sounds like a very busy man! I wish I had his talent for writing!
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i enjoy eating italian food. | Italian cuisine is food typical from Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and copied in the world. It influenced several cuisines around the world chiefly that of the United States. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only two to four main ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Ingredients and dishes vary by region. Many dishes that were once regional, have proliferated with variations throughout the country. Pasta, vegetables, olive oil and fish are a major part of the Italian cuisine. Italian cuisine is probably the most important expression of the Mediterranean diet. Italian cuisine has developed over the centuries. Although the country known as Italy did not unite until the 19th century, the cuisine can claim traceable roots as far back as the 4th century BCE.
Gregory: Italian food may be known for its simplicity, but I'll tell ya what, four ingredients can make a heck of a lot of amazing food.
Erica: Definitely, there are so many variations and ways that Italian food can be cooked up and served!
Gregory: I know, right? Olive oil is perfect for anything, and there are about 30 different kinds of pasta, all worth trying!
Erica: Pasta is my favorite, there has been a great pasta recipe that my family has used for generations, it's a timeless favorite!
Gregory: Oh yeah? Do you use pasta secca or pasta fresca?
Erica: Pasta secca is usually the pasta of choice, but occasionally we'll switch it up.
Gregory: Nice, I respect that. I'm a huge fan of bucatini d'amatriciana, especially if it's spicy. I will tear. It. UP.
Erica: I don't believe I've tried that one specifically before, i'll add it to my list of things to try right now though for sure!
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i do not own a television. | In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord cutters, cancelling their subscriptions to multichannel subscription television services available over cable, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription TV viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet such as Amazon Video, Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, Sling TV, and YouTube. This Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable. As a market trend, a growing number of "cord cutters" do not pay for subscription television in favour of some combination of broadband Internet and IPTV, digital video recorders, digital terrestrial television and/or free-to-air satellite television broadcasts. A related group, the cord-nevers, have never used commercial cable for television service, relying on internet sources from the start. A number of purely internet television services, part of the wider IPTV concept, have emerged to cater to these groups. Parks Associates estimated that in 2008, about 900,000 American households relied entirely on the Internet for television viewing, and the company expected that number to increase.
Lucas: Are you a cord cutter? In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord cutters, cancelling their subscriptions
Jordan: Yes I am a cord cutter. I have not had cable or satellite TV in over 2 years.
Lucas: Do you use Amazon Video, Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, Sling TV, or YouTube?
Jordan: I have a subscription to Amazon Video, YouTube, and Sling TV. I enjoy all of them.
Lucas: Yeah The Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper
Jordan: I agree. I was paying over $100 for cable and never found anything decent to watch.
Lucas: Yeah I know As a market trend, a growing number of "cord cutters" do not pay for subscription television in favour of some combination of broadband Internet and IPTV
Jordan: You would think that with all the cord cutters, cable companies would get a clue and lower their prices or offer channels people really want to watch.
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i would like to move some place warmer. | Miami (; ) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million. Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 33rd among global cities in terms of business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. In 2008, "Forbes" magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's seventh-richest city in terms of purchasing power.
James: Miami seems like a nice place to live
Jake: Yeah about 5.5 million other people feel that way as well! Its the second most populous city in the south east US!
James: Wow, I didn't know that. It's usually warm right?
Jake: Oh absolutely, its hotter then the devils crib! Lol it is in south Florida so anywhere in Florida ranges 95-105 on a typical summer day!
James: Oh wow, well at least the beach is there to cool you down
Jake: Well.. Not so fast, Miami Dade county has some of the warmest ocean tempuratures for US beaches, the water gets well above 80 degrees. Many people choose to get in a screened in swimming pool instead or will throw ice in their swimming pool just to get it to a normal pool tempurature!!
James: Lol that's something I've never heard of before
Jake: Forbes has also named it to be the cleanest city, imagine that with huge population and ALOT of heat! Yes theres not much else one can do to get the swimming water cool! Lol. Water parks are popular because the constant circulation keeps the water cool
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i paddle board on my days off. | Paddleboarding participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying, kneeling, or standing on a paddleboard or surfboard in the ocean. This article refers to traditional prone or kneeling paddleboarding. A derivative of paddleboarding is stand up paddle surfing and stand up paddleboarding. Paddleboarding is usually performed in the open ocean, with the participant paddling and surfing unbroken swells to cross between islands or journey from one coastal area to another. Champion paddlers can stroke for hours and a race is only a warm-up for well-trained watermen. Ships Artist, John Webber, accompanied Captain James Cook to The Sandwich Islands in 1778, and in the lower left foreground of his 1781 engraving is depicted a Paddleboarder/Surfer Rider. Thomas Edward Blake is credited as the pioneer in paddleboard construction in the early 1930s. While restoring historic Hawaiian boards in 1926 for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Blake built a replica of the previously ignored "olo" surfboard ridden by ancient Hawaiian "alii" (kings). He lightened his redwood replica ("olo" were traditionally made from "wiliwili" wood) by drilling it full of holes, which he then covered, thus creating the first hollow board, which led to creation of the modern paddleboard.
Olivia: Have you ever been paddleboarding? It's so relaxing!
Sofia: I sure do! me and my buddies can paddlers can stroke for hours and we often have races is only, But its only for well-trained watermen.
Olivia: When was the first paddleboard created?
Sofia: Well traditionally it was called prone or kneeling paddleboarding, So it must have been around 16th last century by my knowledge.
Olivia: How large is a traditional paddleboard?
Sofia: Well they are about the size of a canoe but usually no larger, But they can vary in size depending on how many people it accommodates.
Olivia: I've only used my 1-man paddleboard. How many does the largest one hold?
Sofia: Im not sure actually, I know that one man boards, you can usually stand up and paddle surf which seems like a lot of fun.
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i love to binge watch shows on streaming services. | Netflix is an American entertainment company founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California. It specializes in and provides streaming media and video-on-demand online and DVD by mail. In 2013, Netflix expanded into film and television production as well as online distribution. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental, although Hastings jettisoned DVD sales about a year after Netflix's founding to focus on the DVD rental by mail business. In 2007, Netflix expanded its business with the introduction of streaming media, while retaining the DVD and Blu-ray rental service. The company expanded internationally, with streaming made available to Canada in 2010 and continued growing its streaming service from there; by January 2016, Netflix services operated in over 190 countries. Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series, "House of Cards". It has greatly expanded the production of both film and television series since then, offering "Netflix Original" content through its online library of films and television. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series or films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel.
Owen: Netflix is an excellent application that provides endless streaming and video-on-demand through many convenient ways.
Ryan: I have learnt a lot about it but i have never used it before. Is every movie available on it?
Owen: Netflix contains many movies, however they do not contain every movie. They expand their capacity from time to time however.
Ryan: Do you have any list of movie they have
Owen: A list I do not have, however they contain many superhero movies from companies like Marvel and tv shows from CBS.
Ryan: That is amazing sound like my type of movies. Who own the Netflix company
Owen: Netflix is owned by an individual by the name of Reed Hasting. He founded it in 1997 in California. He and Marc Randolph came together to create Netflix.
Ryan: Wow that is amazing. Do you know any other company like Netflix?
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my favorite food to harvest is carrots. | The carrot ("Daucus carota" subsp. "sativus") is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, "Daucus carota", native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot. The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family Apiaceae. At first, it grows a rosette of leaves while building up the enlarged taproot. Fast-growing cultivars mature within three months (90 days) of sowing the seed, while slower-maturing cultivars are harvested four months later (120 days). The roots contain high quantities of alpha- and beta-carotene, and are a good source of vitamin K and vitamin B6, but the belief that eating carrots improves night vision is a myth put forward by the British in World War II to mislead the enemy about their military capabilities. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips (these plants are combined by the FAO) for the calendar year 2013 was 37.2 million tonnes; almost half (~45%) were grown in China.
Rylee: I love growing carrots in the garden, but I only know how to eat them raw or boiled. Not much choice.
Andrea: Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot but you can grill them and they are really good
Rylee: grilled sounds good. I may need recipe! What vitamins do carrots have?
Andrea: They are mostly a good source of vitamin K and vitamin B6
Rylee: I know I need more B6, so I should eat them more often. Are they good mixed with other things? My son doesn't like them.
Andrea: Yeas carrots overall are really good for you some people even claim it is good for the eyesight
Rylee: Bugs Bunny never wore glasses! I wonder where carrots can be grown, besides my back yard.
Andrea: The plant probably originated in Persia i think it is pretty cool that you grow them
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i love adventures like mountain climbing. | The term mountaineering describes the sport of mountain climbing. While some scholars identify mountaineering-related activities as climbing (rock and ice) and trekking up mountains, others are also adding backpacking, hiking, skiing, via ferrata and wilderness activities, and still others state that mountaineering activities also include indoor climbing, sport climbing and bouldering. However most of the scholars, the term mountaineering understand as a climbing (which now refers to adventure climbing or sports climbing) and trekking (hill walking in 'exotic' places). Hiking in the mountains can also be a simple form of mountaineering when it involves scrambling, or short stretches of the more basic grades of rock climbing, as well as crossing glaciers. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed big mountains it has branched into specializations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists of three (3) areas: rock-craft, snow-craft, and skiing, depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All require experience, athletic ability, and technical knowledge to maintain safety. Mountaineering is often called Alpinism, especially in European languages, which implies climbing routes with minimal equipment in high and often snow and ice-covered mountains such as the Alps, where technical difficulties frequently exceed environmental and physical challenges.
Makayla: i would like to know more about mountain climbing
Taylor: Great topic! While mountain climbing or mountaineering began as attempts to reach highest points, it's now branched into specializations of rock-craft, snow-craft, and skiing.
Makayla: cool what else
Taylor: In order to stay safe, you have to be physically fit but also have good technical knowledge about climbing and mountains.
Makayla: that seems very tough
Taylor: One of the toughest climbs is Mount Everest. It is 8844 meters high and is located between China and Nepal.
Makayla: wow that is very tall anyone ever climbed it
Taylor: Yes! Many people have climbed it. In 2017, there was 600-660 summiters!
Makayla: thats very cool
Taylor: It really is cool! About 50% success rate in 2017 from visiting climbers.
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i am hoping to play basketball overseas. | EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition contested biannually by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt which would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way. After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 edition and would see the Soviets win the first of eleven out of the next thirteen European championships. During the 50s, the Soviet Union won four of the five competitions held during the decade with only tournament that they didn't win being the 1955 edition.
Camila: Hi I hope I get the chance to play EuroBasket overseas!
Anna: That would be so great! EuroBasket is such an exciting event that's held biannually!
Camila: I agree, can you tell me more about what it is?
Anna: It's the biggest men's basketball competition in Europe! It's run by FIBA Europe, sort of like the NBA of Europe! It's a huge event!
Camila: It must attract a lot of people then! It is similar to FIFA World Cup?
Anna: It is! It's actually known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup! The tournament began all the way back in the 50s!
Camila: That was long time ago. Do you know any famous players from it?
Anna: The first jump shot in the EuroBasket was performed by the Italian player, Giuseppe Stefanini in 1946. He's became quite a legend!
Camila: Giuseppe Stefanini? I think I have heard of him. He was my grandfather's friend!
Anna: No way!! That's so neat!! Unfortunately for him and his team, they were dominated by the Soviet Union who won the first eleven out of thirteen championships! I'm sure he told your grandfather all about that!
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i enjoy vacations at the beach. | Hawaii ( ; ) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located outside North America. The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over . At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are—in order from northwest to southeast: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and the Island of Hawaii. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 19th-century labor migration, Hawaii's culture is strongly influenced by North American and Asian cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiian culture.
Xavier: Do you like Hawaii?
Adriana: NEVER BEEN BUT ALWAYS WANTED TO VISIT AT LEAST ON OF ITS ISLANDS IN THE OCEANIA REGION.\
Xavier: I heard that Hawaii is the birth place of Barack Obama.
Adriana: WHO KNOW, BECAUSE HE WAS ACCUSED OF FORGING THAT, THAT HIS REAL BIRTH PLACE IS KENYA?
Xavier: They have a lot of nice beaches there and I love the weather.
Adriana: I'M WORRIED ABOUT OTHER ISLANDS BEING AFFECTED BY VOLCANIC ISSUES, AFTER ALL IT EMCOMPASSES NEARLY THE ENTIRE VOLCANIC ARCHIPELAGO
Xavier: I don't think there is any live volcano's in Hawaii are there
Adriana: YES! KILAUEA FOR EXAMPLE HAS THE MOST ACTIVE OF THE FIVE THEM
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i love dogs. | The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" or "Canis familiaris") is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. New research seems to show that dogs have mutations to equivalent genetic regions in humans where changes are known to trigger high sociability and somewhat reduced intelligence. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet "man's best friend".
Genesis: Dogs are the most widely abundant terrestiral carnivore - we have three!
Seth: I have two dogs myself! What kind of dogs do you have?
Genesis: Boston Terrier, Chihuahua, Dachshund - they vary widely in shape,size and color.
Seth: Wow! That is a cool combination! What type of personalities do they have?
Genesis: Our Boston is super friendly but can be extremely stubborn at times.
Seth: I own an English bulldog! He is full of energy and very loveable! How do your terrier behave with your chihuahua?
Genesis: They get along pretty good with both of them thinking they are our protection as well as companionship animals.
Seth: They say dogs are a mans best friend! My dog is very territorial. Have you ever tried any type of training classes for your dogs?
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my favorite band is the rolling stones. | The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985. Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who remained until 1974. After Taylor left the band, Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist. Touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins (1967–1982), Ian McLagan (1978–1981), Billy Preston (through the mid-1970s) and Chuck Leavell (1982–present). The band was first led by Brian Jones, but after developing into the band's songwriters, Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the United States in 1964, and identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s.
Sierra: One of my favorite bands growing up is the Rolling Stones. I can't believe Jagger is still performing today!
Ella: Yea it really is amazing considering that the Rolling Stones formed all the way back in 1962 in England.
Sierra: That is amazing. I think my favorite son is "Can't get no... Satisfaction". I have heard it used to sell Snickers bars!
Ella: That makes sense as it targets the youth which they are good at. The Rolling Stones were part of the British Invasion of bands that became popular with the youth culture in the United States around the 1960s.
Sierra: Yeah I think the Beatles were big back then as well. We have the Brits to thank for this period of rock and roll!
Ella: Yea definitely. So many pop and rock groups like The Dave, Clark Five, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, and The Animals all contributed to the British Invasion and created rock culture as we know it.
Sierra: I also really like Pink Floyd, another British group from that time period. His music is just as popular today as it was back then!
Ella: Of course, how could I forget them. Funny thing is that they were also from London, England where The Rolling Stones was founded.
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i am a professional horse racing handicapper. | Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys or driven over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times. Horse races vary widely in format. Often, countries have developed their own particular horse racing traditions. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance lies in the gambling associated with it, an activity that in 2008 generated a worldwide market worth around US$115 billion. Horse racing has a long and distinguished history and has been practised in civilisations across the world since ancient times. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. It also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology.
Ashley: I find it interesting to watch horse racing and seeing how the jockeys do
Crystal: Cool! They run really fast don't they?
Ashley: Yes they do! And in some races they have to jump obstacles or they change the track surfaces
Crystal: IS it like the racing where they wear red jackets?
Ashley: I have never heard of the red jackets but steeplechase is where they have to jump obstacles
Crystal: Which one did Christopher Reeves do?
Ashley: I believe Steeplechase because I think he fell when his horse tripped over an obstacle
Crystal: That was a bummer. Has anyone else been hurt doing steeple chase?
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i am a vegan. | Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of either the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan ( ). Distinctions are sometimes made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (or strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is "environmental veganism", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the harvesting or industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable. Well-planned vegan diets can reduce the risk of some types of chronic disease, including heart disease. They are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life including during infancy and pregnancy by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the British Dietetic Association. The German Society for Nutrition does not recommend vegan diets for children, adolescents nor during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Erica: I am currently trying to become a vegan. Do you have any experience?
Fernando: Yes i have been trying to but the farthest i have reach is 2 weeks being a veggie A follower of either the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan.
Erica: I need to cut out animal products, altogether!
Fernando: Distinctions are sometimes made between several categories of veganism you could try one that fits you. and yes animal products in my opinion are no good
Erica: I would like to get eggs out of my system. They can be such a good source of protein!
Fernando: Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body but their are many ways to get protein other than animal protein.
Erica: Yes, this is true. There area variety of good substitutes for most meats.
Fernando: Specially almonds i love them and if you eat them throw out the day its good source of protein.
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my favorite band is metallica. | Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who formed Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first five albums. The band's third album, "Master of Puppets" (1986), was described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums; its eponymous fifth album, "Metallica" (1991), the band's first to root predominantly in heavy metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, "Death Magnetic" (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums.
Jazmin: Metallica is probably my favorite band. They never get old!
Ryan: I like them too. They formed in 1981 with drummer Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield. Have any favorite songs?
Jazmin: One by Metallica is probably my favorite of all time.
Ryan: Neat! I really like "Enter Sandman" It's a good heavy metal song, and on alot of commecials!
Jazmin: That's off of their self-titled album. That's a good one! I prefer the thrash style of Master of Puppets, though.
Ryan: Sure, what do you like about Metallica best? I like the band's fast temps, instrumentals and musicianship.
Jazmin: I really enjoy their ability to complement vocals with their instruments and vice-versa. Orion is one of my favorite songs.
Ryan: True! I just think their current lineup of founding members of the band help. Longtime guitarist Kirk Hammett is gold.
Jazmin: He is awesome. Did you know that Joe Satriani taught him how to play?
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i am a yoga instructor. | Yoga (; Sanskrit, योगः Listen) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga. The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Hindu Upanishads. The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged around the 11th century with origins in tantra. Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the West, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 1980s, yoga became popular as a system of physical exercise across the Western world. Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core.
Lily: I'm sure that you have heard about the word yoga before, it is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.
Kylie: I have. It suppossed to be very good for the mind and to relieve stress
Lily: Yes. Depending on if you want to follow the practice of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism each one have their own way with yoga
Kylie: There is a relatively new trend as well, called Hot Yoga. It is yoga performed in warm conditions and causes perfuse sweating
Lily: well i know that the most popular types are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga.
Kylie: Studies have shown that yoga can be very beneficial mentally and physically for children and young adults.
Lily: You are right, origins of yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian tradition
Kylie: That is quite a while. In 2014, the UN named June 21 as the International Day of Yoga!
Lily: True it caught up with the west in the 1980s as a system of physical exercise across the Western world.
Kylie: Yoga actually means "yoke" in Sanskrit. That is an interesting translation
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my favorite food is pizza. | Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. It can also be topped with additional vegetables, meats, and condiments, and can be made without cheese. The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italy town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular and common in many areas of the world. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish. "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" (True Neapolitan Pizza Association), a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples, aims to "promote and protect... the true Neapolitan pizza". Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world and common fast food item in Europe and North America. Many independent or chain restaurants, cafes, and fast food outlets offer pizza. Restaurants or chains specializing in pizza are pizzerias. Pizza delivery is common in some parts of the world. Pizza is sold fresh or frozen, either whole or in portions.
Breanna: Hey there!
Devin: Do you ever get pizza delivered to your house? It is common around many parts of the world.
Breanna: yeah, sometimes, mainly when we have parties. we'll get a few different kinds
Devin: Pizza Hut is my favorite. They have over 16,000 locations worldwide!
Breanna: no pizza hut is crap pizza, i like authentic NY style pizza, thin crust and well done
Devin: I'd rather have better pizza but we only have access to Pizza Hut. Naples developed the modern pizza.
Breanna: well thats too bad! i can mail you some good pizza if you want sometime.
Devin: That would be great! Do you like frozen pizza? In a survey from 2004 it was found that Norwegians eat the most frozen pizza!
Breanna: Yeah frozen pizza isn't bad in a pinch. any pizza is better than no pizza lol
Devin: I like Tombstone frozen pizzas when they are topped with pepperoni, mushrooms and olives.
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my major was american literature and education. | American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and its preceding colonies (for specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States). Before the founding of the United States, the British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States were heavily influenced by English literature. The American literary tradition thus began as part of the broader tradition of English literature. The revolutionary period is notable for the political writings of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine. Thomas Jefferson's United States Declaration of Independence solidified his status as a key American writer. It was in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that the nation's first novels were published. An early example is William Hill Brown's "The Power of Sympathy" published in 1791. Brown's novel depicts a tragic love story between siblings who fall in love without knowing they are related. With an increasing desire to produce uniquely American literature and culture, a number of key new literary figures emerged, perhaps most prominently Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe. In 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson started an influential movement known as Transcendentalism.
Sydney: I have to take an american literature class and i know nothing about it lol
Payton: Well you have a lot to pick from. American literature is literature written or produced in the United States
Sydney: Oh Ok any famous authors I should get started with?
Payton: Mark Twain is very good. Before the founding of the United States, the British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States were heavily influenced by English literature
Sydney: Ok I have heard of him who else would you suggest?
Payton: I would suggest you search for what interest you. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that the nation's first novels
Sydney: I had no idea they went back that far!
Payton: "The Power of Sympathy" was published in 1791. It is very very good
Sydney: What is the subject matter on that one?
Payton: You dont know of William Hill Brown's work? It is a very early piece
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i drive a honda civic. | The Honda Civic is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upmarket and moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact car. The Civic currently falls between the Honda Fit and Accord. The first Civic was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door model, followed by a three-door hatchback that September. With an 1169 cc transverse engine and front-wheel drive like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Initially gaining a reputation for being fuel-efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly, later iterations have become known for performance and sportiness, especially the Civic Type R, Civic VTi, Civic GTi and Civic SiR/Si. The Civic has been repeatedly rebadged for international markets, and served as the basis for the Honda CR-X, the Honda CR-X del Sol, the Concerto, the first generation Prelude, the Civic Shuttle (later to become the Orthia), and the CR-V.
Devon: Fun Fact, Honda makes the Honda Civic!
Micah: Is that a good car?
Devon: Well it is a subcompact, which means it is a smaller car.
Micah: Does it get good gas mileage then?
Devon: The EPA has good guildines on this. The vehicles is smaller hence it does get good gas mileage.
Micah: How many people does it seat?
Devon: Five, the civic has always been rebranded for international markets.
Micah: How about the crash test rating?
Devon: That doesn't matter, when you have a 1169 CC engine in it and front wheel drive.
Micah: Can you get all wheel drive in it?
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i love hockey. | Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada, and enjoys immense popularity; alongside Canada, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking.
Kennedy: I just love ice hockey. do you like hockey?
Angela: I just got interested in it, its mostly popular in canada in north america
Kennedy: What's your favorite american hockey team
Angela: The captials! i am from the Dc area and was so happy when they won, I didn't know The NHL was the highest level for mens hockey i thought russia would have a higher league
Kennedy: I love the Washington Capitals. I've loved them since i was 5. What's your favorite canadian team? I didn't know that
Angela: i do not know anything about canadian hockey but love ovechkin from the capitals who is the best ice hockey player in the modern era
Kennedy: What's your favorite player in the NHL?
Angela: i think sidney crosby or sid the kid who was drafted by the penguins is the best player
Kennedy: Right on. I like alexander ovechkin
Angela: yes i love that he is the captain of the capitals and he is their winger
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i kayak at the lake on weekends. | Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities, allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline, and successfully catch their prey. By the mid-1800s the kayak became increasingly popular and the Europeans became interested. German and French men began kayaking for sport. In 1931, a man named Adolf Anderle became the first person to kayak down the Salzachofen Gorge, this is where the birthplace of modern-day white-water kayaking is believed to have begun.
Giovanni: I love kayaking on weekends. I usually go out to a lake or a spring and just paddle.
Maxwell: Nice, I wish I knew how to kayak. It's pretty interesting considering kayaks were created thousands of years ago by a clan called Inuits aka Eskimos.
Giovanni: Really! I didn't know that. I am guessing they used kayaks for more utilitarian reasons versus recreational?
Maxwell: I think both? But the word kayak originates from the Greendlandic word "qajaq"
Giovanni: What does that word mean?
Maxwell: It means kayak in Greenlandic language which is a small, narrow watercraft designed to propel by the means of a double bladed paddle.
Giovanni: Oh wow, so it literally fits the definition of a kayak...What about canoes? What are the differences between the two?
Maxwell: I think canoes can fit more people than a kayak. The traditional kayak has a covered deck designed for 1 paddler while a canoe has a larger cockpit for more people.
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i work for the railroad. | Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on ties (sleepers) and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as slab track, where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities. Power is provided by locomotives which either draw electric power from a railway electrification system or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines. Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system. Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport.
Victor: I work at a rail transport infirmary. Have you heard of this?
Kaylee: I know that a rail transport is a means of transferring people or goods on rails or tracks, but what's an infirmary?
Victor: Yes you're right. Infirmary is just a storage area for transport parts.
Kaylee: Oh that's neat! Do you mostly handle electric locomotives or engines that are run by diesel?
Victor: My work mostly involves electric locomotives since these are the most efficient and used almost everywhere!
Kaylee: Very nice! I always though railways are a very safe land transport system. Would you agree?
Victor: I agree yes. Not only safe but also environmentally friendly and quick!
Kaylee: Very much so! Do you think it's more efficient because rail systems encounter lower frictional resistance than road vehicles?
Victor: Yes that exactly right! Road vehicles waste a lot of energy because of friction and air resistance.
Kaylee: My area is getting a new light rail. I'm excited to have a fast train for urban public transport! Much nicer than driving!
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i like potatoes. | The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. "Potato" may be applied to both the plant and the edible tuber. Potato has become a staple food in many parts of the world and an integral part of much of the world's food supply. It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice. The green leaves and green skins of tubers exposed to the light are toxic. In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, some other closely related species are cultivated. Potatoes were introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th century by the Spanish. Wild potato species can be found throughout the Americas from the United States to southern Chile. The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated independently in multiple locations, but later genetic testing of the wide variety of cultivars and wild species proved a single origin for potatoes in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia (from a species in the "Solanum brevicaule" complex), where they were domesticated approximately 7,000–10,000 years ago. Following millennia of selective breeding, there are now over a thousand different types of potatoes.
Makayla: I like potatoes, do you?
Carson: I do like potatos which is a starchy perennial nightshade family
Makayla: I like to make potatoes into french fries.
Carson: Oh, who doesn't like french fries and potatoes have become a staple food in many parts of the world and a integral part of much of the worlds food supply
Makayla: I like to fry them in my air fryer.
Carson: oh that sounds yummy. Potatoes are the worlds fourth-largest food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice
Makayla: I eat potatoes at least once a week.
Carson: They were actually first introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th century by the Spanish
Makayla: I did not know that about the Spanish.
Carson: wild potato species can be found throughout the Americas from the United States to Southern Chile
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i like to read. | Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension.
Shelby: Hi, I'm K. Do you like to read?
Diana: I love reading. Through reading, we can acquire language and share information. What is your favorite book?
Shelby: I have many. Great Expectations is one.
Diana: Great Expectations is definitely a classic! It was Charles Dickens' thirteenth novel.
Shelby: What's your favorite book?
Diana: I loved Gone With the Wind but I think it may be directly related to the fact that is also my favorite movie! lol
Shelby: I lived in Atlanta many years where Margaret Mitchell's house is located. Good book and movie...
Diana: Have you ever seen her house? I know she was a a lifelong resident of Atlanta.
Shelby: I drove by it many times but never went inside. Shame on me!
Diana: HaHa No shame! I lived in Charleston, SC for 20 years and didn't see half of the historic homes I wanted to see.
Shelby: Love Charleston! Thanks for the chat!
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i have a cat named leela. | The domestic cat ("Felis silvestris catus" or "Felis catus") is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal. They are often called house cats when kept as indoor pets or simply cats when there is no need to distinguish them from other felids and felines. They are often valued by humans for companionship and for their ability to hunt vermin. There are more than seventy cat breeds recognized by various cat registries. Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small animals. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans. Cats, despite being solitary hunters, are a social species and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations (mewing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting), as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language. Cats have a high breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy.
Garrett: I have a cat named tiger.
Mason: Thats awesome, I have 9 cats I got them for for some companionship and so they can hunt vermin in my home. They are so cuddly :D
Garrett: wow how do you take care of that many cats? i get tired of picking up for the one we have
Mason: Its not too hard but some of my cats have very specific requirements for their dietary nutrients because some have stomach problems from when they were born.
Garrett: ah that is nice that you are able to do that for them.
Mason: Yeah I do what I can for my babies, Some of my cats can see really good in near darkness and those ones are the vermin hunters. haha
Garrett: heh i wish i could get mine to do that.. way too lazy though
Mason: It helps if you get mouse toys to encourage them to chase and play with them, That way when they see the real thing they go after it.
Garrett: thats a good idea, our issue is spiders and little beatles that make it inside somehow
Mason: Haha yeah, Since most cats have a high breeding rate you can have more cats sooner to help with the vermin, But i do encourage spaying and neutering.
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i like playing outside in the sun with my dolls. | Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the doll and her lifestyle. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company’s largest and most profitable line. However, sales have declined sharply since 2014. The doll transformed the toy business in affluent communities worldwide by becoming a vehicle for the sale of related merchandise (accessories, clothes, friends of Barbie, etc.). She had a significant impact on social values by conveying characteristics of female independence, and with her multitude of accessories, an idealized upscale life-style that can be shared with affluent friends. Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles.
Stephen: I used to collect Barbies when I was a lot younger, but my girls were never really into them. Do you know anything about them?
Lucy: Oh yeah the fashion doll made by American toy comapny Mattel
Stephen: Yes, they have made SO many over the years, some are even collector items.
Lucy: Barbie was launched in March 1959
Stephen: Wow, I didn't know she was that old! She looks pretty good for her age - LOL!
Lucy: I agree she is holding up well lol American business woman Ruth Handler created Barbie
Stephen: She has created an amazing empire I do believe. Is Ruth Handler still alive?
Lucy: Not sure about that but Mattel has sold over one Billion barbies!
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i love to read. | Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension.
Jeremiah: Hi. Read any good books lately. I am looking for some summer reading on online review sites.
Haley: I read the Cursed Child this summer it was really good. I always read since we always need more development and refinement
Jeremiah: Haven't heard of that. I will check it out. Yes we need more education to make more informed decisions in life I think.
Haley: Reading is so good for children and adults. It promotes exploration of texts and every experience is unique .
Jeremiah: I agree. I would not be able to write a book, but I think everybody should know the steps needed to do it.
Haley: Agreed, I think the best thing about reading is their are no laws about reading. It allows a reader to escape to produce their own world.
Jeremiah: There are strategies to teach to lea rn how comprehe nsion . There are six of them I think.
Haley: I have heard of something like that. Readers use a variety of strategies to assist with decoding and comprehension of texts.
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i don t know how to swim. | Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through fresh or salt water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as an evolutionary response. Swimming is consistently among top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern summer Olympics. Swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of both body composition and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy. Since the human body is only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running.
Savannah: I really enjoy going swimming, do you?
Sofia: Yes, I do. I think it's a great activity for exercise, sports and recreation. Although, in some very bad situations, it's also a way to survive too!
Savannah: That's true! I don't know how to swim nearly as well as I'd like to though.
Sofia: Well, swimming is actually a movement of coordination with one's limbs or body, or both, called locomotion.
Savannah: That's interesting. I use it as a form of exercise when I get the chance.
Sofia: Yes, it's great for that! Swimming is in the top of activities for recreation. Some countries even make it swimming lessons a mandatory part for their curriculum.
Savannah: I definitely had swimming lessons in high school gym class but it didn't stick all that well. The classes weren't too great.
Sofia: Well, we didn't have to do it in school, but I would have liked it. It's a great low impact exercise too, much better than running.
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i am 49 , male and live in dublin , ireland. | Dublin (, ) is the capital of and largest city in Ireland. Dublin is located in the province of Leinster on the east coast of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey and bordered on the South by the Wicklow Mountains. The city has an urban area population of 1,173,179. The population of the Dublin Region, , was 1,347,359 people. There is archaeological debate regarding precisely where Dublin was established by Celtic-speaking people in the 7th century. Later expanded as a Viking settlement, the Kingdom of Dublin became Ireland's principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Acts of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland. As of 2010, Dublin was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha-", which places it amongst the top thirty cities in the world. It is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration, economy and industry. The name "Dublin" comes from the Irish word "Dubhlinn", early Classical Irish "Dubhlind"/"Duibhlind", "dubh" /d̪uβ/, alt.
Hayden: Hello how is the weather?
Naomi: Its great! I love Dublin Ireland, have you been there?
Hayden: No, I hope to visit tell me more about Dublin.
Naomi: Its a great city for education, arts, industry & entertainment. Guiness is there too!
Hayden: Wow! So is there a lot of tourism there?
Naomi: Yes! It is a big place with a population of 1,173,179 people. Do you have any favorite cities?
Hayden: No not there but I would like to see the entertainment. Who's your favorite band?
Naomi: I like Green Day, the punk rock band, you?
Hayden: Cool. I like Bono
Naomi: Neat! Bono was born and raised in Dublin I believe.
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my prized possession is a bowie knife. | A Bowie knife ( , ) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in addition to various knife manufacturing companies there are hundreds of custom knife makers producing Bowies and variations. The early history of the Bowie knife is complicated by murky definitions, limited supporting documentation and conflicting claims. The historical Bowie knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years. The earliest such knife, made by Jesse Clift at Bowie's brother's request resembled Spanish hunting knives of the day, and differed little from a common butcher knife. The blade, as later described by Rezin Bowie, was long, thick and wide. It was straight-backed, described by witnesses as "a large butcher knife", and having no clip-point nor any handguard, with a simple riveted wood scale handle.
Bryson: I got a new Bowie knife, s a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century
Mackenzie: Impressive. I hope its not too sharp otherwise you might accidentally hurt yourself with it.
Bryson: Yeah i know , Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features,
Mackenzie: I see, is it used to hunt animals or birds?
Bryson: not really but some skin with it. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors today
Mackenzie: I can see why that might be useful for skinning. It must be very costly, do you know the price?
Bryson: they cary a lot, and The early history of the Bowie knife is complicated by murky definitions
Mackenzie: Murky definitions must make it difficult to trace its exact origin then, right?
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i like to garden. | Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity. Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential yards including lawns and foundation plantings, to plants in large or small containers grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry. Forest gardening, a forest-based food production system, is the world's oldest form of gardening. Forest gardens originated in prehistoric times along jungle-clad river banks and in the wet foothills of monsoon regions. In the gradual process of families improving their immediate environment, useful tree and vine species were identified, protected and improved while undesirable species were eliminated.
Danielle: I'm about to start a little garden in my backyard, and I'm looking for the complete newbie's guide so that I get fresh veg and herbs for all my recipes this holiday season!
Johnathan: I love gardening! In fact, I was gardening all morning - it is just so relaxing!
Danielle: Yeah I can imagine! Super zen, and you get to feel great about creating and tending to something, too.
Johnathan: Absolutely! There is just something about growing and cultivating plants that is so rewarding!
Danielle: I'm sure it wasn't always the easiest thing in the world to do. What are some rookie mistakes that I should be looking out for?
Johnathan: Well, you should start with the easy stuff first, like root vegetables, leaf vegetables, and maybe some herbs - that would get you off to a good start!
Danielle: Okay, and is there anything I shouldn't bother trying to grow right now for this time of year? Mind you, I'm in Texas, so it's a pretty hot climate at the moment.
Johnathan: Texas is actually pretty diverse when it comes to gardening! So go for those leaf vegetables and salad greens! Tomatoes too!
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i live in a big city. | The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world with an estimated 23.7 million residents as of 2016. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, and sports. The city's fast pace defines the term "New York minute". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy. Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States, and as many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
Abraham: Hi! How are you? where do you live?
Giselle: I live in a rural area, out if the field practically. You?
Abraham: I live near the city. Have you been to New York?
Giselle: No, I haven't. Tell me about New York.
Abraham: It has all the fancy things. You can find art, entertainment and food from all around the world
Giselle: I hear there are many theaters. Do you go there?
Abraham: Yes but we did not go there. We went to Liberty and Time Square
Giselle: Is Time Square where the big New Year celebration usually takes place?
Abraham: Yes, it has lots of department store, restaurants and the giant jumbotron
Giselle: What do you like best about it?
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i am allergic to apples yet still eat them. | The apple tree ("Malus pumila", commonly and erroneously called "Malus domestica") is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet, pomaceous fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus "Malus". The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, "Malus sieversii", is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European Christian traditions. Apple trees are large if grown from seed. Generally apple cultivars are propagated by grafting onto rootstocks, which control the size of the resulting tree. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different cultivars are bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, eating raw and cider production. Trees and fruit are prone to a number of fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruit's genome was sequenced as part of research on disease control and selective breeding in apple production.
Andrea: Apples are great fruit.
Trenton: Agreed, apples are great, sweet fruits that can range in color.
Andrea: They grow on trees right?
Trenton: Yup they grow on apple trees and have pomaceous fruit.
Andrea: Love green apples, so sour.
Trenton: I love them too, and apples as a whole are the most widely grown species in the genius "Malus".
Andrea: Oh thats cool i dont know much about apples or anything.
Trenton: They were grown for thousands of years over in Asia and Europe. That's such a long time.
Andrea: oh wow, thats crazy.
Trenton: I know, they even have mythological and religious significance.
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i have a poster of neil tyson degrasse on my wall. | Neil deGrasse Tyson (; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003. Born and raised in New York City, Tyson became interested in astronomy at the age of nine after a visit to the Hayden Planetarium. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, where he was editor-in-chief of the "Physical Science Journal", he completed a bachelor's degree in physics at Harvard University in 1980. After receiving a master's degree in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, he earned his master's (1989) and doctorate (1991) in astrophysics at Columbia University. For the next three years, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210-million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.
Hailey: Neil degrasse Tyson directed his first project, Planetarium and oversaw at a huge budget of $210 million for the reconstruction.
Grace: what is the planetarium? is that a movie or a place?
Hailey: Planetarium is a theatre which mainly used for educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and space navigation.
Grace: ohhhh. i see. how old is neil degrasse tyson?
Hailey: Basically, he was an American astrophysicist. He was born on 1958. He was also an science communicator.
Grace: oh okay. what else can you tell me about him. im only slightly familiar
Hailey: He was born and grown up in New york. From the age of nine he visit Hayden planetarium and develop his astronomy knowledge.
Grace: nice. he must have known he would be an astronomer for ages. thats very cool thank you
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i love hockey. | Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada, and enjoys immense popularity; alongside Canada, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking.
Jennifer: I love Ice Hockey! Watching the teams of players zooming around the rink and shooting that vulcanized rubber puck into the net really gives me a thrill!
Austin: That is awesome. I don't love Hockey, but I saw that the capitals won the cup this year.
Jennifer: I have loved it my entire life. When i was a child, we would play street hockey in the street using roller skates and a softball for a puck.
Austin: That's awesome I would play street hockey as a kid. I grew up playing soccer.
Jennifer: Hockey is so popular they even made a movie about it called "Slap Shot", and another called "The Mighty Ducks". Remember those?
Austin: I love THe Mighty Ducks! They were such cool kids. Who was your favorite?
Jennifer: I like the third movie, "D3", where Bombay announcfes he is leaving the team to take a job with the Junior Goodwill Games.
Austin: I never went that far in the series. Can you tell me more about "D3"?
Jennifer: At the beginning of the film, the ducks are awarded scholarships to Eden Hall Academy, this was after they won the Junior Goodwill Games in Los Angeles.
Austin: Really? That sounds like an interesting plot line. I feel like Los Angeles is a great spot.
Jennifer: The Anaheim Ducks, a NHL team, was owned by Walt Disney who named their team after the movie.
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i am currently working on a project that involves bitcoins. | Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes through the use of cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people under the name Satoshi Nakamoto and released as open-source software in 2009. Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services. As of February 2015, over 100,000 merchants and vendors accepted bitcoin as payment. Research produced by the University of Cambridge estimates that in 2017, there are 2.9 to 5.8 million unique users using a cryptocurrency wallet, most of them using bitcoin. The word "bitcoin" first occurred and was defined in the white paper that was published on 31 October 2008. It is a compound of the words "bit" and "coin". The white paper frequently uses the shorter "coin". There is no uniform convention for "bitcoin" capitalization.
Shane: Have you ever purchased bitcoin?
Sara: I have not, but I know it's a cryptocurrency and a worldwide payment system.
Shane: Do you know how many people use it?
Sara: There are estimates that 2.9-5.8 million users with a cryptocurrency wallent - most of them using bitcoin.
Shane: Wow that is a lot. I don't know much about it. I don't even know how it's purchased.
Sara: I don't understand a lot about it, but it seems they are created as a reward for something called mining.
Shane: Mining? The only mining I know of is coal! Haha!
Sara: I don't understand a lot about it, but it seems they are created as a reward for something called mining.
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i ride a skateboard. | Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. Skateboarding can also be considered a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks. The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board), which formed rudimentary handlebars. The boxes turned into planks, similar to the skateboard decks of today.
Christopher: Do you like skateboarding? I struggle to do any tricks on a skateboard
Dalton: I can't do it. I tried when I was younger and that was it.
Christopher: Did you hear that in 2020 skateboarding will be an olympic sport in Japan?
Dalton: Yes I did hear that somewhere. I think that will be interesting to watch and see how they judge who gets medals.
Christopher: Skateboarding is recreational but the activity is an atrt form which means it is very subjective, that would be tough
Dalton: That is true, so it will be something to look forward too, which I'm sure they will explain it thoroughly.
Christopher: What is your opinion on skateboarders? They seem to cause a lot of controversy, they sometimes do illegal stuff and damage surrounding areas
Dalton: I don't mind them as long as they are respectful of their surroundings. They do have a lot of parks now though.
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i have red hair. | Red hair (or ginger hair) occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16 which produces an altered version of the MC1R protein. Red hair varies in hues from a deep burgundy or bright copper (reddish-brown or auburn) through to burnt orange or red-orange and strawberry blond. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. It is associated with fair skin color, lighter eye colors (gray, blue, green, and hazel), freckles, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light. Cultural reactions have varied from ridicule to admiration; many common stereotypes exist regarding redheads and they are often portrayed as fiery-tempered. The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510. Red hair is most commonly found at the northern and western fringes of Europe; it is centered around populations in the British Isles. Redheads today are commonly associated with the Celtic nations and to a far lesser extent the Germanic peoples.
Jenna: I have red hair! Do you know if that is rare?
Hector: I don't personally know how rare it is, but it seems like it isn't very common. I don't often see people with red hair!
Jenna: My son has a red hair tint but it is mostly brown.
Hector: I think that is pretty common. Do you have extremely red hair or is it more towards the blonde or brunette spectrum?
Jenna: It used to be strawberry blonde and is now more brown.
Hector: I think it makes sense that it is more brown now because red hair is so recessive.
Jenna: I didn't know that. I know alot of people dye their hair.
Hector: Well red definitely isn't the most common color. It's more common in Europeans, if your family is originally from there
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i have red hair. | Red hair (or ginger hair) occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16 which produces an altered version of the MC1R protein. Red hair varies in hues from a deep burgundy or bright copper (reddish-brown or auburn) through to burnt orange or red-orange and strawberry blond. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. It is associated with fair skin color, lighter eye colors (gray, blue, green, and hazel), freckles, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light. Cultural reactions have varied from ridicule to admiration; many common stereotypes exist regarding redheads and they are often portrayed as fiery-tempered. The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510. Red hair is most commonly found at the northern and western fringes of Europe; it is centered around populations in the British Isles. Redheads today are commonly associated with the Celtic nations and to a far lesser extent the Germanic peoples.
Jade: I love red hair, just died mine! Real red hair only occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population.
Mikayla: That's cool! What countries do you think have the most naturally red-headed people?
Jade: Usually in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations.
Mikayla: I've noticed that natural redheads usually have freckles. Do you think that is accurate?
Jade: Yes! In fact, red heads usually have lighter eye colours and sensitivity to ultraviolet light!
Mikayla: Why do you think people are envious on those with red hair?
Jade: I do not know but I do know they have been said to be often portrayed as fiery-tempered lol
Mikayla: I definitely agree with that! Why do you think redheads draw so much attention?
Jade: Redheads today are commonly associated with the Celtic nations - so people are probably really intrigued when they see them!
Mikayla: Do you think red hair needs to be maintained differently compared to other hair colorss?
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i have a 7 year old daughter. | Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child aside from the biological relationship. The most common caretaker in parenting is the biological parent(s) of the child in question, although others may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family friend. Governments and society may have a role in child-rearing as well. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent". The English pediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott described the concept of "good-enough" parenting in which a minimum of prerequisites for healthy child development are met. Winnicott wrote, "The good-enough mother...starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs, and as time proceeds she adapts less and less completely, gradually, according to the infant's growing ability to deal with her failure."
Stephanie: I'm not a parent but I can see why it takes so much physical, emotional and social support and development.
Bradley: I'm not either but I do agree. I wonder how much sleep they lose.
Stephanie: They lose a lot. Sleep is really a recurring state of mind and body by altered consciousness. It's important to keep up with them!
Bradley: Oh man I do not look forward to that. What else happens?
Stephanie: Well ohman Seok is a South Korean actor but not would be acting at that point.
Bradley: Do you know why he doesn't act anymore?
Stephanie: No, I've been watching too many Nandhini Tv. It is an Indian multilingual supernatural drama.
Bradley: That sounds very interesting
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my favorite drink is coke. | Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients, which were kola nuts (a source of caffeine) and coca leaves. The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret, although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The Coca-Cola Company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold exclusive territory contracts with the company, produce the finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate, in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. A typical can contains of sugar (usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup). The bottlers then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains of major restaurants and foodservice distributors.
Aidan: I live in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of the Coca Cola company, maker of Coca-Cola!!
Emily: Awesome, I have been to the Coke museum and also Six Flags over Georgia. It's a great city!
Aidan: Originally invented by John Pemberton in the late 1800's Coca Cola used Cocaine as an ingredient in the early years, and due to the marketing tactics of Asa Candler, has dominated the soft drink market for the 20th century.
Emily: That's a crazy story. I know cocaine was used by a lot of people for pain back then. It wasn't made illegal until later.
Aidan: The name Coca Cola comes from Coca or Cocaine, and Kola, the name of the nut that the caffeine is derived from.
Emily: Yeah, it is an appropriate name. Many people call it Coke today.
Aidan: The original formula is a secret, for obvious reasons, but you can find a pretty good recreation of the recipe online.
Emily: The value of that formula is priceless. Do you remember New Coke? It made people appreciate Classic even more!
Aidan: Oh, yes, i remember "The new taste of Coca Cola". They eventually just started calling it Coke 2. Even the formula they use now is not like the original. Originally it had so much phosphoric acid in it , it would burn your throat on the way down.
Emily: Well I'm glad they changed it then. It is a nice smooth formula now.
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i love to go hiking. | Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits. In the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking.
Kylee: Hey, I love hiking, and the long walks, what about yourself?
Hector: I love painting landscapes. What is your favorite tree?
Kylee: I don't have a favorite tree, but I like winter landscapes
Hector: For me, I like birch trees. Their leaves turn such beatiful colors in the fall. What's your favorite thing about winter landscapes?
Kylee: those are the ones with the thin leaves right, I like them because they are hardwood.
Hector: They have really bright orange leaves during Autumn. Could you specify what you mean about them being hardwood?
Kylee: well, I guess it means that they have hard wood, good for furniture like the Tropical Hardwood hammock.
Hector: I understand what you mean. That is true. Their bark is also good for kindle for fires.
Kylee: Kindle fire, just like the fire table, made my Amazon, lol no pun intended.
Hector: I was thinking the same thing when I said it. It finally clicked why it's called a kindle. lol.
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i have two pitt bulls. | Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog. Formal breeds often considered in North America to be of the pit bull type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Many of these breeds were originally developed as fighting dogs from cross breeding bull-baiting dogs (used to hold the faces and heads of larger animals such as bulls) and terriers. After the use of dogs in blood sports was banned, such dogs were used as catch dogs in the United States for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt and drive livestock, and as family companions. Despite dog fighting now being illegal in the United States, it still exists as an underground activity, and pit bulls are a common breed of choice. The term pit bull is often used loosely to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics, and the morphological (physical) variation amongst "bully breed" dogs makes it difficult for anyone, even experts, to visually identify them as distinct from "non-pit bulls". While mixed breed dogs are often labeled as "pit bulls" if they have certain physical characteristics such as a square shaped head or bulky body type, visual identification of mixed breed dogs is not recommended by the scholarly community.
Ashlyn: Do you have any pit bull dogs?
Sierra: I've always wanted one. I heard that pit bull is the common name for that type of dog.
Ashlyn: Yeah, it is. Pit bulls seem to be pretty common, in the shelter nearby anyway.
Sierra: I know they get a bad reputation for being mean, which is why they are commonly used in underground dog fighting.
Ashlyn: Yeah, and they're known to be aggressive too. It's sad since they're pretty sweet dogs.
Sierra: I know. Michael Vick, one of my favorite Atlanta Falcons players was in a huge dog fighting scandal. Do you remember that?
Ashlyn: No I don't, but wow that does sound pretty intense!
Sierra: Yeah, apparently they found over seventy dogs were found on his property. They were mostly pit bull terriers. Poor dogs.
Ashlyn: Wow, seventy dogs is a lot... It's sad they were all used for fighting.
Sierra: I can't believe that dog fighting has been in the U.S. since the early 19th century, and it's still going on!
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my favorite author is jane austen. | Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars. With the publications of "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled "Sanditon", but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript and another unfinished novel, The Watsons. Her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her moderate success and little fame during her lifetime.
Rylee: Are you a fan of Jane Austen? She was an English novelist known for her six major novels.
Tiffany: I have heard of her. Sounds interesting.
Rylee: Yes! She is also relevant to current popular culture. Her novels have made into films and tv series.
Tiffany: Really. What's a novel name of Jane Austen. I might have heard of it.
Rylee: "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma" were a few of her best-selling novels.
Tiffany: Did those become movies?
Rylee: I believe so! People started making hollywood films of Jane Austen novels in 1940.
Tiffany: That's stunning. Around what time was Jane Austen alive?
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my favorite show is thevoice. | The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC. Based on the original "The Voice of Holland", the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, age 15 or over (reduced to 13 since season 12), drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone, internet, SMS text, and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists' vocal performances. They receive US$100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition. The winners of the thirteen seasons have been: Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, Tessanne Chin, Josh Kaufman, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sawyer Fredericks, Jordan Smith, Alisan Porter, Sundance Head, Chris Blue and Chloe Kohanski. The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. Members of the coaching panel include Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera (seasons 1–3, 5, 8, 10), CeeLo Green (seasons 1–3, and 5), Shakira (seasons 4 and 6), Usher (seasons 4 and 6), Gwen Stefani (seasons 7, 9, and 12), Pharrell Williams (seasons 7–10), Miley Cyrus (seasons 11 and 13), Alicia Keys (seasons 11–12, and 14), and Jennifer Hudson (season 13).
Mia: Have you seen the show The Voice? It is an amazing American reality television singing competition.
Alexa: I have seen bits and pieces of it
Mia: Yes it is based of the original which was "The Voice of Holland"
Alexa: oh so it actually started in another country just like American Idol?
Mia: Yes and i did not know American Idol also started in a different country. I loved watching it when it came out on Fox in 2002
Alexa: I watched 2 seasons of AI the one season with the young guy with gray hair, I cant remember his name I think he won that yr or came in 2nd. I liked him
Mia: Yea the one i remember most id Carrie Underwood, who won the fourth season.
Alexa: Taylor hicks was his name and I guess that was season 5, it also had the rock guy who became popular and sang Im comin home
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i have two dogs , one pitbull and old english bulldog. | Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog. Formal breeds often considered in North America to be of the pit bull type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Many of these breeds were originally developed as fighting dogs from cross breeding bull-baiting dogs (used to hold the faces and heads of larger animals such as bulls) and terriers. After the use of dogs in blood sports was banned, such dogs were used as catch dogs in the United States for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt and drive livestock, and as family companions. Despite dog fighting now being illegal in the United States, it still exists as an underground activity, and pit bulls are a common breed of choice. The term pit bull is often used loosely to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics, and the morphological (physical) variation amongst "bully breed" dogs makes it difficult for anyone, even experts, to visually identify them as distinct from "non-pit bulls". While mixed breed dogs are often labeled as "pit bulls" if they have certain physical characteristics such as a square shaped head or bulky body type, visual identification of mixed breed dogs is not recommended by the scholarly community.
Alexandra: Hey there! Do you have any dogs? I have a pit bull, shes 6 years old now I think
Mikayla: No. I don't have a dog. How is her temperment?
Alexandra: Hers is okay, shes had some anxiety issues and can be destructive to my belongings and house, and my other dog (husky) does not do this, so thats hard to deal with. I keep her seperated from everyone just incase, I dont want her to bit anyone
Mikayla: I don't know about all the different pitbull breeds, but I do know they were originally developed as fighting dogs.
Alexandra: Yes they were, there are so many different variations that fall under the words pit bull, because any dog that has the distinctive pit breed in it is considered a pit bull no matter how much. If it looks like one it is one.
Mikayla: Yes. The American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and the American Bulldog, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier are all considered Pit Bulls. So many!
Alexandra: Yes! Nice, I cant name them all haha. Mine is very strong, so I can see why they were used as fighting dogs, and I think a certain amount of that temperment runs in their blood, but I think a good responsible owner can make a big difference in how that trait that was passed down comes out in each one
Mikayla: I read where they can be good family companions and great for driving livestock.
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i have two border collies. | The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience. Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world. In general, Border Collies are medium-sized dogs with a moderate amount of coat, which is most often thick and sheds often. They have a double coat that varies from smooth to rough and is occasionally curled. While black and white is the most commonly seen colour pattern of the Border Collie, the breed appears in just about any colour and pattern known to occur in dogs. Some of these include black tricolour (black/tan/white), liver and white, and red tricolour (red/tan/white) which have also been seen regularly, and other colours such as blue, lilac, red merle, blue merle, brindle, and Australian red (also known as ee red, blonde, recessive red, or gold) which is seen less frequently.
Julia: What is border collie?
Brittany: The border collie is a working breed of dog that was developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region. It's usually used for herding livestock, like sheep.
Julia: I like dogs
Brittany: I like dogs too. Somtimes I like to watch those agility competitions, like the Fisbee Dog World Championship.
Julia: Really? I would watch too
Brittany: Yeah, they're a lot of fun. There are major competitions held all over the world.
Julia: Please mention some
Brittany: There was one that I watched this summer - the Purina Pro Challenge. My favorite part was when they threw a toy into the water, and the dogs had to jump to get it. The dog who jumped the furthest and caught the toy successfully was the winner.
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i need a corvette to complete my life. | The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet. The car has been produced through seven generations. The first model, a convertible, was introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after the type of small, maneuverable warship called a corvette. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette is currently manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is the official sports car of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year. Originally designed as a show car for the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, it generated enough interest to induce GM to make a production version to sell to the public. First production was on June 30, 1953. This generation was often referred to as the "solid-axle" models (the independent rear suspension was not introduced until the second generation). Three hundred hand-built polo white Corvette convertibles were produced for the 1953 model year. The 1954 model year vehicles could be ordered in Pennant Blue, Sportsman Red, Black, or Polo White; 3,640 were built, and sold slowly.
Summer: I'd love to hear about Chevy Corvette. I remember my first ride in one.
Makayla: That's awesome. It's even more awesome that there are now seven generations of the vehicle.
Summer: I felt like I went through seven generations that night. I always wondered what happend to that car
Makayla: Cars kinda go off... And the first generation of the Corvette was made in 1953. That's crazy!
Summer: Really? That's really close to when Einstein invented the first bomb.
Makayla: Wow, Einstein was ahead of his time, and then on June 30th of that same year, first production of the Corvette began.
Summer: Jeepers shaggy. Is the corvette is a slick car, but is it cooler than the bat mobile?
Makayla: I'm not sure it is, but the first model actually was a convertible. Not sure if that's true for the batmobile.
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i like to go swimming. | Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through fresh or salt water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as an evolutionary response. Swimming is consistently among top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern summer Olympics. Swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of both body composition and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy. Since the human body is only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running.
Cassidy: Swimming is one of my favorite hobbies. It's when you self propel through water.
Isabella: I love to swim, but I don't know any of the proper swimming strokes. How many swimming strokes are there?
Cassidy: Competitive swimming includes the butterfly stroke, freestyle stroke, breastroke, and individual medley.
Isabella: Do they have swimming like that in the Olympics?
Cassidy: Yes it is one of the most popular Olympic sports.
Isabella: Do they have swimming competitions other than the Olympics?
Cassidy: Yes but I"m not sure what they are called.
Isabella: Who are some of the best Olympic swimmers?
Cassidy: Kim Vandenberg is one. She won a gold medal in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.
Isabella: I would love to be able to swim that well.
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my favorite movie is goodfellas. | Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially named the film "Wise Guy" and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to "Goodfellas". To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book. According to Pesci, improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted. The director made transcripts of these sessions, took the lines he liked best, and put them into a revised script, which the cast worked from during principal photography. Made on a budget of $25 million, "Goodfellas" grossed $46.8 million. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, including Best Film and Best Director.
Makayla: Have you ever seen the 1990 American crime movie, the Goodfellas? It's my favorite!
Edwin: I have not. What is it about?
Makayla: It's an adaptation of the book "Wiseguy". It's about the mob.
Edwin: Is it true to the book?
Makayla: Yeah, more or less. The movie shows the rise and fall of the mob associated with Henry Hill. It's pretty exciting.
Edwin: That sounds interesting. Is anyone famous in it?
Makayla: Yeah! Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. They did a pretty good job acting.
Edwin: Did they win any awards for it?
Makayla: It was nominated for 6 academy awards and Pesci won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Edwin: That sounds like a good movie, is it scary? Some of the crime movies can be scary.
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i enjoy fishing. | Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. Fishing may include catching aquatic animals other than fish, such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. According to the United Nations FAO statistics, the total number of commercial fishermen and fish farmers is estimated to be 38 million. Fisheries and aquaculture provide direct and indirect employment to over 500 million people in developing countries. In 2005, the worldwide per capita consumption of fish captured from wild fisheries was 14.4 kilograms, with an additional 7.4 kilograms harvested from fish farms. In addition to providing food, modern fishing is also a recreational pastime. Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish.
Madison: I love to go fishing!
Katie: me too, fishing is a fun activity, i cannot catch many fish though
Madison: We just returned from Inks Lake Park in Texas, it was hot but the fish were biting!
Katie: I have heard the ground is very rocky there, is that true?
Madison: yes that is true
Katie: I know you normally fish in the wild but I wonder if any plpaces are set up to catch bigger fish
Madison: the ocean
Katie: Oh I sort of meant how like they hav those safaris for rich people to kill lions, but the revenue supports conservation efforts, something like that
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i enjoy mystery flavour cake. | Cake is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In its oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies. Typical cake ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and leavening agents, such as baking soda or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include dried, candied, or fresh fruit, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla, with numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients. Cakes can also be filled with fruit preserves,nuts or dessert sauces (like pastry cream), iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders, or candied fruit. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some are rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur cook may bake a cake.
Cassidy: I love stuff my face with at birthdays. What about you?
Adrianna: Yes I love cake. The typical ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil.
Cassidy: I usually make them without sugar though. Do you make homemade cake or buy it from a store?
Adrianna: I like to buy it. My favorite is cake filled with fruit preserves.
Cassidy: Yes adding fruit makes it sweeter and even more healthier. What else do you know about cakes?
Adrianna: It is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions
Cassidy: I can see why, it tastes so good. I personally like chocolate cake more than any other.
Adrianna: Chocolate cake was invented when Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones
Cassidy: I had no idea! The world must forever be indebted to his creativity of discovering this.
Adrianna: Yes and that happened all the way back in 1764!
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i like to work puzzles. | A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, or logic puzzles. Puzzles are often created to be a form of entertainment but they can also arise from serious mathematical or logistical problems. In such cases, their solution may be a significant contribution to mathematical research. J The 1989 edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" dates the word "puzzle" (as a verb) to the end of the 16th century. Its first documented use (to describe a new type of game) was in a book titled "The Voyage of Robert Dudley...to the West Indies, 1594–95, narrated by Capt. Wyatt, by himself, and by Abram Kendall, master" (published circa 1595). The word later came to be used as a noun. The word puzzle comes from "pusle", meaning "bewilder, confound", which is a frequentive of the obsolete verb "pose" (from Medieval French "aposer") in the sense of "perplex". The use of the word to mean "a toy contrived to test one's ingenuity" is relatively recent (within mid-19th century).
Claire: I actually like puzzles but cannot get my teenagers to work one with me - do you know anything about puzzles?
Lauren: Yes I actually do my grandmother loved puzzle and growing up I would help her put the pieces together she would hang all these big puzzles around the house.
Claire: I've never hung one up, but I do know they make puzzle saver glue for those that want to - I just like putting them together - but they can get pricey
Lauren: I didn't know the prices has went up more people must be engaged in doing them, I like to do crossword puzzles as well and word search puzzles.
Claire: Well, the more involved or more beautifully colored are more expensive. I'm not big into crossword or word search, but I do like Sudoku
Lauren: I know Sudoku we had to do those for homework in junior high from our math course but I'm no expert the rows and columns confuse me at times those 9X9 especially lol.
Claire: I have an app on my phone that does it - it allows you to sketch numbers in the corners of the boxes until you narrow it down - it helps
Lauren: I may have to download that one maybe it will be a lot easier, sudoku was orginally started by the Japanese in 1986.
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i m allergic to milk. | Milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to one or more of the protein constituents of cow's milk. Symptoms can be rapid or gradual in onset. The former may include anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which requires treatment with epinephrine. The latter can take hours to days to appear. Presentations may include atopic dermatitis, inflammation of the esophagus, enteropathy involving the small intestine and proctocolitis involving the rectum and colon. Management is by avoiding eating any food that contains dairy. Exposure to low levels of milk proteins is a health risk. In people with IgE-mediated food allergy the individual threshold dose capable of provoking an allergic reaction can vary widely, but is in a low milligram range. In the United States, 90% of allergic responses to foods are caused by eight foods: cow's milk, eggs, wheat, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and soy beans. Allergy to cow's milk is the most common. The United States, Japan, and the European Union it is a requirement to note on the label foods that intentionally contain dairy. This does not apply to the ingredients present unintentionally or potentially, as a consequence of cross-contact situations during manufacturing (residue or trace amount).
Ellie: I found out when I was younger I was allergic to milk
Jeremy: omg! Same. I drink almond milk! I got colitis or something, I don't know.
Ellie: Oh yes! So much better for you, though I do feel kind of envious that I cannot have it.
Jeremy: People shouldn't be drinking another species' milk anyway. I used to eat cereal every morning as a kid, and I'd be sitting in class having the most painful stomach cramps all morning. It went on for YEARS before I figured it out!
Ellie: Yeah, I just avoid everything with dairy now even though people around me still have it.
Jeremy: Me too, but who cares. I take a lactaid if I'm eating pizza and it's fine, though.
Ellie: Yeah, I didn't realize how common being allergic to milk actually was until my doctor told me. I don't feel so alone anymore.
Jeremy: I read that all Asian people are lactose intolerant.
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i kayak at the lake on weekends. | Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities, allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline, and successfully catch their prey. By the mid-1800s the kayak became increasingly popular and the Europeans became interested. German and French men began kayaking for sport. In 1931, a man named Adolf Anderle became the first person to kayak down the Salzachofen Gorge, this is where the birthplace of modern-day white-water kayaking is believed to have begun.
Vanessa: Have you ever been kayaking, or using a kayak to move in water?
Katelyn: No, don't really know much about it. is it dangerous?
Vanessa: No it is safe if you can swim and wear a helmet. It is distinguished from canoeing by the position you sit in and the number of blades on the paddle
Katelyn: What about white water rafting
Vanessa: Never did that but I have done whitewater kayaking. It was intense to paddle my kayak on whitewater rapids.
Katelyn: is there any tips to get good at kayaking?
Vanessa: Yeah get a kayak with a closed deck and a sit-on-top orientation. That way you will have more maneuverability in the water.
Katelyn: Hmm, is this a good time to bring up I don't know how to swim. So what if I capsize???
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i came from japan to teach high school over 10 years ago. | Japan ( "Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", meaning "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and China in the southwest. The kanji, or Sino-Japanese characters, that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127 million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese people make up 98.5% of Japan's total population. About 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD.
Eva: I would love to visit Japan someday. It's a sovereign island nation in East Asia.
Jenna: I have actually been there. Great experience
Eva: That's so cool! Did you visit many of its islands? It has 6,852 of them
Jenna: I was very young. I honestly do not remember a whole lot about the countries islands. I just remember spending a week or so in Tokyo
Eva: I see, that must have been fun. Most of the islands are quite small as the four largest make up 97% of the land area
Jenna: Really. What is the largest island?
Eva: I am not sure which one is the largest, but the four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushuu, and Shikoku.
Jenna: I would imagine that they are the most populated as well.
Eva: Most likely, and I bet Japan has a beautiful sunrise since it is often called "Land of the Rising Sun"
Jenna: I do remember there being pretty good scenery. I really enjoyed the food there
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i used to play hockey. | The National Hockey League (NHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The National Hockey League was organized on November 26, 1917, in Montreal after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 in Renfrew, Ontario. The NHL immediately took the NHA's place as one of the leagues that contested for the Stanley Cup in an annual interleague competition before a series of league mergers and folds left the NHL as the only league left competing for the Stanley Cup in 1926. At its inception, the NHL had four teams—all in Canada, thus the adjective "National" in the league's name. The league expanded to the United States in 1924, when the Boston Bruins joined, and has since consisted of American and Canadian teams.
Alana: I love the National Hockey League. Ice hockey is my favorite sport.
Thomas: I like to watch the NFL. My favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks and my favorite player is Patrick Kane.
Alana: My favorite team is the Detroit Red Wings. I am so glad the sport of ice hockey made it's way to the states from Montreal.
Thomas: Yes, we must thank Canada for the great sport of ice hockey. Who do you think was the best player of all time? I would go with Wayne Gretsky.
Alana: I would have to go with Gordie Howe. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, they are based out of Detroit Michigan.
Thomas: One of the things I like about ice hockey is the fast style of play. You never get bored watching a hockey match.
Alana: No you don't. You just have to keep your eye on the puck. I like the Stanley Cup, the oldest trophy in professional sports.
Thomas: Yes it is so exciting to watch the Stanley Cup. It is the championship series for the two final teams in the NHL playoffs.
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i m a vegetarian but i eat fish , especially sushi. | Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients, and many others are vegetarian. Sushi is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish is popular as a garnish. Sushi is often confused with sashimi, a related Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced raw fish or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice. Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important source of protein for its Japanese consumers. The term "sushi" comes from an antiquated grammatical form no longer used in other contexts, and literally means "sour-tasting"; the overall dish has a sour and umami or savoury taste. Narezushi still exists as a regional specialty, notably as "funa-zushi" from Shiga Prefecture. Vinegar began to be added to the preparation of narezushi in the Muromachi period (1336–1573) for the sake of enhancing both taste and preservation.
Carson: I love going out for sushi and white rice
Eduardo: Yeah me too! It's so delicious. Do you eat the raw fish too?
Carson: Yes I like both sushi and sashimi - the thinly sliced raw fish
Eduardo: Me too. Although I only eat it sometimes. Do you know if they have to treat the fish in any way before it's eaten raw?
Carson: I know that there is a dish called narezushi which the fish is stored in fermented rice, but i also read about a lady in California who got a tapeworm from her sushi!
Eduardo: Ewww... I was afraid of that. Well thankfully I took a course of de worming medication after my last vacation.
Carson: Yes The Japanese culture where sushi originated does not seem to have a problem with worms however
Eduardo: That's weird. Maybe the lady in California had cheaper fish from a fake restaurant?
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i cry when i watch gone with the wind. | Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, from her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes, who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, to her marriage to Rhett Butler. The leading roles are played by Vivien Leigh (Scarlett), Clark Gable (Rhett), Leslie Howard (Ashley), and Olivia de Havilland (Melanie). Production was difficult from the start. Filming was delayed for two years because of Selznick's determination to secure Gable for the role of Rhett Butler, and the "search for Scarlett" led to 1,400 women being interviewed for the part. The original screenplay was written by Sidney Howard and underwent many revisions by several writers in an attempt to get it down to a suitable length. The original director, George Cukor, was fired shortly after filming began and was replaced by Fleming, who in turn was briefly replaced by Sam Wood while Fleming took some time off because he was exhausted.
Mark: HI, have you seen Gone with the Wind?
Daniela: Yes it was amazing for an old movie. I hope they do a remake of it and attempt to do as good as David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming.
Mark: I've never seen it. Who do you think should star in the remake if they do one?
Daniela: Vivien Leigh played the original Scarlett and I think Angelina Jolie would be perfect. Or even Scarlet Joanson
Mark: I agree with that, She's an amazing actress. What was the theme of the movie?
Daniela: Well Scarlett was in love with a family members spouse... She was the daughter of a wealthy slave owner and plantation owner during the civil war.
Mark: Oh wow. I can only imagine how that played out. I'll have to watch the movie now.
Daniela: Actually she didn't get the role until after filing began. The southern women were mad that an English native was playing the part. But they rather have her then Katharine Hepburn; a Yankee...
Mark: I agree. A Yankee shouldn
Daniela: lol hey why not! I am a yankee... Also strangely it took 3 directors to finish the job. Victor Fleming mostly, but it took Cukor’s 18 days of filming, Fleming’s 93, and Wood’s 24.
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my position is linebacker. | A linebacker (LB or backer) is a playing position in American football and Canadian football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards (4 m) behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen, and therefore "back up the line." Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a "two-point stance" (as opposed to the defensive linemen, who put one or two hands on the ground for a "three-point stance" or "four-point stance" before the ball is snapped). The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run protection or extra pass protection based on the particular defensive play being executed. Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing. A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap. When a blitz is called by the defense, it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense's quarterback. Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense, due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass protection, when required. Similar to the "free safety" position, linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap, to determine their role during that particular play.
Omar: My position is linebacker.
Jake: Linebackers are defensive positions in football. How long have you played football?
Omar: I have been playing since I was 6.
Jake: So how many years is that? American football positions have changed over the history of american football.
Omar: That would be 25 years.
Jake: Have you ever played rugby? American football and rugby have many similarities.
Omar: No I have not.
Jake: The earliest history of football can be traced rugby football.
Omar: When did that start?
Jake: Both games can be traced back to Britian in the mid 1800s.
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my husband is a lawyer. | A lawyer is a person who practices law, as a paralegal, advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor, solicitor, or chartered legal executive. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms. In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place. In most countries, particularly civil law countries, there has been a tradition of giving many legal tasks to a variety of civil law notaries, clerks, and scriveners. These countries do not have "lawyers" in the American sense, insofar as that term refers to a single type of general-purpose legal services provider; rather, their legal professions consist of a large number of different kinds of law-trained persons, known as jurists, some of whom are advocates who are licensed to practice in the courts. It is difficult to formulate accurate generalizations that cover all the countries with multiple legal professions, because each country has traditionally had its own peculiar method of dividing up legal work among all its different types of legal professionals.
Emmanuel: I just got married to a man who just graduated from law school.
Chase: Nice, how does he practice, as a paralegal, advocate, barrister, or attorney?
Emmanuel: He is an attorney. I must admit that I did not finish college myself, so it was intimidating at first to be with someone who had what it takes to make it through law school!
Chase: I understand, working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories which are very difficult to learn!
Emmanuel: I'm stunned at the number of things that he can recall without having to look them up. I don't know how anyone can recall things on the spot in a court room
Chase: I think thats why lawyers are well paid since they have the knowledge to solve specific individualized problems on the spot.
Emmanuel: I would love to be a fly on the wall in the courtroom for some of the cases that he does. He thinks on his feet so quickly and is confidant. I'm confidant in my job, but it doesn't compare!
Chase: I agree, it is difficult to formulate accurate idea of how these lawyers go about their business with such confidence.
Emmanuel: He came from a broken home, and his mother struggled to work long hours. He says his childhood was rough, so it's curious to me how he's so strong and isn't overly stressed by the types of things he goes through with many of his cases.
Chase: I can see how that helped shape him since legal professions consist of a large number people who are so strong and adept.
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i like to go to the gym and work out. | Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles. It utilizes the force of gravity in the form of weighted bars, dumbbells or weight stacks in order to oppose the force generated by muscle through concentric or eccentric contraction. Weight training uses a variety of specialized to target specific muscle groups and types of movement. Sports where strength training is central are bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman, highland games, shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw. Many other sports use strength training as part of their training regimen, notably: American football, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, mixed martial arts, rowing, rugby league, rugby union, track and field, and wrestling. Strength training for other sports and physical activities is popular. Strength training is an inclusive term that describes all exercises devoted toward increasing physical strength. Weight training is a type of strength training that uses weights, Eccentric Training or muscular resistance to increase strength. Endurance training is associated with aerobic exercise while flexibility training is associated with stretching exercise like yoga or pilates.
Mikayla: I go to the gym and do weight training 3 times a week. Do you workout?
Leah: Oh yes I do! I love weighted using bars, dumbbells and weight stacks!
Mikayla: I use dumbbells the most but I'm weak. I use 15 pounds in each hand. lol
Leah: Have you ever thought of training for bodybuilding, weightlifting, or powerlifting?
Mikayla: No I'm a female and I don't really think that is attractive on a woman. It's just not for me.
Leah: Well lot of woman actually take part in body building competitions, which started to take place in the late 1970s!
Mikayla: Wow! Yes there are some really muscular chicks out there!
Leah: Well woman or man, strength training is a great way to increase physical strength!
Mikayla: Yes I love doing it. It's a great workout!
Leah: I also love aerobic exercise!
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i go to a catholic high school in new england. | New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north, respectively. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston is New England's largest city as well as the capital of Massachusetts. The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston, which also includes Worcester, Massachusetts (the second-largest city in New England), Manchester (the largest city in New Hampshire), and Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island), with nearly a third of the entire region's population. In 1620, Puritan Separatist Pilgrims from England first settled in the region, forming the Plymouth Colony, the second successful English settlement in America, following the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia founded in 1607. Ten years later, more Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston, thus forming Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over the next 126 years, people in the region fought in four French and Indian Wars, until the British and their Iroquois allies defeated the French and their Algonquin allies in North America.
Gage: Ever been to New England? I haven't but I really want to.
Jocelyn: same i havent either.
Gage: Cool, New England is comprised of six states.
Jocelyn: oh yea can you name like 2 of them?
Gage: Sure, one is Maine and another is New Hampshire.
Jocelyn: oh wow thanks.
Gage: No problem. Another few is Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Jocelyn: thanks for the info
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my favourite food is ice cream. | Ice cream (derived from earlier iced cream or cream ice) is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It is usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors. It is typically sweetened with sugar or sugar substitutes. Typically, flavourings and colourings are added in addition to stabilizers. The mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (< ). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases. The meaning of the phrase "ice cream" varies from one country to another. Phrases such as "frozen custard", "frozen yogurt", "sorbet", "gelato" and others are used to distinguish different varieties and styles. In some countries, such as the United States, the phrase "ice cream" applies only to a specific variety, and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of cream. Products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are labelled "frozen dairy dessert" instead.
Adrian: If I had a favorite dessert food, I would have to pick ice cream. What about you?
Alejandro: I do not like desert but maybe custard
Adrian: Custard is delicious as well! I've always enjoyed a thick custard, like what they use to fill eclairs. It all depends on how much egg or thickener is used.
Alejandro: I use to have my mom make it for me whenever i finish but i do not know how to make it myself. Do you know of a recipe
Adrian: Well, custards are usually made similar to ice cream, but use eggs in addition to cream and sugar. They're usually cooked in a double broiler and heated very gently on the stove. Some recipes use vanilla as well, but its up to personal preference.
Alejandro: I see. That is very helpful. I can now try to make some myself. But the reason why i do not like taking them is because i do not know the nutritional value of it. Do you have any idea about this
Adrian: Well, sugary foods are typically considered to have minimal nutrional value. I would expect custards to fall in that category as well. Like all things in life, moderation is key!
Alejandro: Thank you. That is very helpful. Which other dessert food do you know about?
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my mother is a teacher. | A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts, an educator) is a person who helps others to acquire knowledge, competences or values. "Informally" the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor). In most countries, "formal" teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are "employed", as their main role, to teach others in a "formal" education context, such as at a school or other place of "initial" formal education or training. A teacher's role may vary among cultures. Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills. Formal teaching tasks include preparing lessons according to agreed curricula, giving lessons, and assessing pupil progress. A teacher's professional duties may extend beyond formal teaching.
Erica: My dad is a teacher and teaches others so they acquire knowledge
Alejandro: That's awesome. What subject does he teach?
Erica: third grade but anyone can be an informal teacher
Alejandro: Did he have to go through any special training to become a teacher?
Erica: Yeah dad has a degree but in some countries its very common to teach at home instead of a formal setting
Alejandro: I was home schooled when I was younger, but I didn't like it.
Erica: Certain other professions involve a fair amount of teaching
Alejandro: Really? Give me some examples.
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i like the beatles. | The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania"; as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding the group's popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962.
Chase: Do you know much about the Beatles?
Mary: I know they were an English Rock Band from 1960. Do you like them?
Chase: Not really - I know a lot of people do - they were just not really big when I was a teenager.
Mary: I was not a fan either but I did see where John Lennon died and it was moving. The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool.
Chase: Yeah, he died in NY didn't he?
Mary: Yes in front of his apartment. Lennon, McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962.
Chase: Ringo Starr? I remember some of the names, but remember McCartney more as a stand-alone singer.
Mary: Yes, he turned them down because he thought they would not be a success. After that Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act we know them as.
Chase: Did they ever win any awards?
Mary: They had to. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania" that's pretty big.
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i live down the street from miley cyrus and pnb rock. | Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After playing minor roles in the television series "Doc" and the film "Big Fish" in her childhood, she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana" in 2006. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show. She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records, and her debut studio album "" (2007) was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) having shipped over three million units. She released her second album "Breakout" and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film "Bolt" in 2008. Cyrus starred in the feature film "", and began cultivating a more mature image with her EP "The Time of Our Lives" in 2009. In 2010, she released her third album "Can't Be Tamed", which stands as the lowest-selling record of her career, and starred in the coming-of-age film "The Last Song". Cyrus focused on her acting career with several television and film appearances in 2011 and 2012. Her sexually explicit behavior generated widespread controversy while promoting her fourth album "Bangerz" (2013), her first under her recording contract with RCA Records.
Mary: Do you like Miley Cyrus? She is a singer and songwriter
Kaylee: To be honest I think I haven't seen here in ten years
Mary: what?! You must have seen her performances like 2 years ago. Her sexually explicit behavior generated so much controversy!!
Kaylee: Oh, hmm. Maybe I heard about it. I think she tried to change a lot from her childhood
Mary: yeah, she was acting all wild and stuff. I was looking at her and i was thinking "Where is this sweet "Hannah Montana" girl?"
Kaylee: Haha yeah, I guess she got tired of being sweet
Mary: she sure did. all that explicit behavior promoted her fourth album "Bangerz"
Kaylee: Wow, I didn't know she had so many albums!
Mary: yup, in 2010 she released her third album which stands as the lowest selling record of her career
Kaylee: I see, I guess it's pretty normal for people to get bored of pop musicians
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i kayak at the lake on weekends. | Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities, allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline, and successfully catch their prey. By the mid-1800s the kayak became increasingly popular and the Europeans became interested. German and French men began kayaking for sport. In 1931, a man named Adolf Anderle became the first person to kayak down the Salzachofen Gorge, this is where the birthplace of modern-day white-water kayaking is believed to have begun.
Michael: I always wanted to go kayaking but i don't really know much about it
Briana: Kayaking is different from canoeing, the way you can tell the difference is by the sitting positions and the number of blades on the paddle.
Michael: okay, so there are different sitting positions? i would like to learn more about kayaking since you know so much
Briana: Kayak means hunters boat. So the orignal purpose for the kayak was for hunting, and fishing.
Michael: how cool is that! What else do i need for kayaking? any special equipment?
Briana: Besides the small, watercraft that the kayak is, you will need a double-bladed paddle.
Michael: okay, thank you for that information. so where do people usually go kayaking?
Briana: There is a place called Eagle Creek Upper Falls in Oregon. It is a popular place for kayaking.
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i like to kayak. | Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities, allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline, and successfully catch their prey. By the mid-1800s the kayak became increasingly popular and the Europeans became interested. German and French men began kayaking for sport. In 1931, a man named Adolf Anderle became the first person to kayak down the Salzachofen Gorge, this is where the birthplace of modern-day white-water kayaking is believed to have begun.
Jackson: Have you ever been kayaking, the use of a kayak for moving across the water.
Juan: No, actually, I never have. Have you?
Jackson: I've thought about it once - LOL! I know there are different kinds like sit on top and inflatable that are popular.
Juan: Oh wow. I wonder which kind would be the safest. One of my fears would be flipping over and not being able to get out.
Jackson: I do not like those versions, that's why the sit-on-top appeals to me. Their main purpose used to be for hunting and fishing.
Juan: Maybe I will try that kind one day. Is there anything else you can tell me about kayaking?
Jackson: It apparently has stealth abilities as it's able to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline
Juan: That makes sense, since it doesn't make any noise.
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i am not very good at playing basketball. | Basketball is a limited-contact sport played on a rectangular court. While most often played as a team sport with five players on each side, three-on-three, two-on-two, and one-on-one competitions are also common. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and high that is mounted to a backboard at each end of the court. The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket being defended by the opposition team during regular play. A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line, and two points if shot from in front of the line. A team can also score via free throws, which are worth one point, after the other team is assessed with certain fouls. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) is mandated when the score is tied at the end of regulation. The ball can be advanced on the court by passing it to a teammate, or by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling). It is a violation to lift, or drag, one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.
Skylar: Hi. Are you a basketball fan? I am not very good at playing, since I am so short.
Tyler: Yes, i prefer to play two-on-two vs. the regular five on each side.
Skylar: Do you have a favorite team?
Tyler: Yes the Lakers, of course because of Kobe Bryant who played for them his ENTIRE 20 year career, what about you do you?
Skylar: I have been a Chicago Bulls fan my entire life. I grew up near Chicago, and actually met Micheal Jordan when he was in his prime.
Tyler: WOW! That's awesome not many people can say that for sure, he was with them for like 15 seasons.
Skylar: Yes. He was amazing, and he was so friendly and personable, you would not know he was a hot shot famous basketball player.
Tyler: You should of got his autograph, that would be a priceless momento!
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i love to cook for my family and friends. | Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption with or without the use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional South American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago. The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as the invention of pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques.
Sarah: Cooking is one of my hobbies.
Zoe: I love to cook and prepare food for my family. Do you cook?
Sarah: Yes.I cook Italian, Mexican and Indian cuisine.
Zoe: Neat! I would love to learn some new dishes.Do you use spices and herbs that are local to the region?
Sarah: Yes, i mostly use local produce when i cook.
Zoe: That's awesome. I try to buy local also to improve local economies and support the community. I also grow my own food such as squash, tomatoes, etc.
Sarah: That is great.You are a the type of person that supports your community.
Zoe: Yes, I also do it for health reasons. I like knowing where my food comes from and that it is organic.
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i like listening to all genres of music except country music. | Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous acts, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers". During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with groups such as Mötley Crüe and Poison. Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres of metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena.
Cesar: Do you enjoy listening to heavy metal music?
Gabriela: I'm not really a fan of heavy metal music which developed in the late 1960s in the United Kingdom.
Cesar: Interesting. Was it developed around the same time as punk music?
Gabriela: Punk came around a little later in the mid 1970s in the US, UK, and Australia.
Cesar: Oh ok. Do you listen to punk?
Gabriela: I'm not sure if you would classify "The Cure' as punk rock genre but i love them!
Cesar: Oh yeah, they are kind of alternative, not really sure if they're punk.
Gabriela: Yes, that is what I was thinking. Alternative rock came from the independent music underground of the 1980s and really gained popularity in the 1990s.
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i love to eat sushi and pizza. | Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients, and many others are vegetarian. Sushi is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish is popular as a garnish. Sushi is often confused with sashimi, a related Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced raw fish or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice. Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important source of protein for its Japanese consumers. The term "sushi" comes from an antiquated grammatical form no longer used in other contexts, and literally means "sour-tasting"; the overall dish has a sour and umami or savoury taste. Narezushi still exists as a regional specialty, notably as "funa-zushi" from Shiga Prefecture. Vinegar began to be added to the preparation of narezushi in the Muromachi period (1336–1573) for the sake of enhancing both taste and preservation.
Ella: I love eating sushi, but what exactly is sushi anyway/ Is it just raw fish?
Samuel: Yes but I believe it have to be very fresh and they use rice and other ingredients too.
Ella: Yeah and it is typically prepared with ginger, wasabi, or soy sauce as well.
Samuel: I love wasabi, any idea how is it made?
Ella: Well it is a plant, and what we eat is the stem. But typically they'll slice it, or make it into a powder first. Sometimes they'll make it into a paste though.
Samuel: I've only tried the paste form of course I can only eat a very small amount at a time since it is so strong.
Ella: Well if you can only eat a little at a time, you ought to try eating a different garnish, like Daikon radish or something.
Samuel: I don't like radish much. What kind of sushi do you prefer?
Ella: Well they make sushi with cooked or vegetarian ingredients, but I typically prefer the standard raw seafood, such as tuna!
Samuel: Isn't that Sashami, I love it too!
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