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i enjoy karaoke every friday night. | The term "karaoke" is also used by recording engineers to refer to an instrumental version of a recording (i.e., to a version of a recording with no vocal track). The concept of creating studio recordings that lack the lead vocal has been around for nearly as long as recording itself. Many artists, amateur and professional, perform in situations where a full band/orchestra is either logistically or financially impractical, so they use a "karaoke" recording; they are, however, the original artists. (This is not to be confused with "lip synching," in which a performer mimes to a previously produced studio recording with the lead vocal intact.) From 1961–1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, "Sing Along with Mitch", featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation. The primary difference between Karaoke and sing-along songs is the absence of the lead vocalist. Sing-alongs (present since the beginning of singing) fundamentally changed with the introduction of new technology. In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, stored audible materials began to dominate the music recording industry and revolutionized the portability and ease of use of band and instrumental music by musicians and entertainers as the demand for entertainers increased globally.
Jackson: I enjoy singing karaoke on a weekend evening. It's relaxing to sing the way I want without the vocal track. Do you enjoy singing karaoke?
Ian: I don't but I know it's very popular in Japan, a place I'd love to visit someday.
Jackson: I really enjoy the concept of creating a studio recording with my own voice as the main singer. Let me know if there's anything with karaoke you are interested in!
Ian: Do you know anything about the history of karaoke? That's what I'd like to learn about some more.
Jackson: Definitely - Karaoke started in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. As stored audible material was beginning to be popular, many bands and musicians just made music recordings with no vocal track for individuals to sing their on their own.
Ian: Oh cool, so it's not really that old at all. I wonder if there was anyone in particular that popularized it.
Jackson: Not really - I think the popularity of it came from the entertainment one got from performing on stage and in situations where they believe they were in an actual concert. With that said, karaoke and lip syncing are two different things.
Ian: That's true, karaoke is actually singing unlike lip singing, or is it lip syncing?
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i am a redhead. | 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.
Gabriel: There is a few hair colors that are pretty rare. I happen to be a redhead and people usually say it's unique. Only 1-2% people have it.
Colton: Yes its really rare, i thing that its going extinct :D i happen to have brown hair, pretty standard :D
Gabriel: From scientific point of view hair color is dependent on the presence of eumelanin, the more there is the darker the hair is. Much like a skin color depends on melanin.
Colton: Interesting, i have heard that the darker the hair is, the more hair strands you have
Gabriel: This happens to be true, the darker the hair the more individual hair follicles the person should have on their scalp.
Colton: Do you know how much hair average person losses a day?
Gabriel: I believe it's from 50 to 200 strands depending on person. There is something like a pattern hair loss, usually at the top and front of the scalp.
Colton: Thats crazy, i hope i dont go bald one day, males in my family are pretty bald
Gabriel: Well hair loss can cause psychological distress in some people, so it can have a big impact on a person if they are worried about this.
Colton: Hair can grow just about anywhere on the body, except for the palms of your hands, so i hope id does grow on my head :D
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i like hiking up volcanoes. | A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Earth's volcanoes occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle. Therefore, on Earth, volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater. For example, a mid-oceanic ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the crust's plates, e.g., in the East African Rift and the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Rio Grande Rift in North America. This type of volcanism falls under the umbrella of "plate hypothesis" volcanism. Volcanism away from plate boundaries has also been explained as mantle plumes. These so-called "hotspots", for example Hawaii, are postulated to arise from upwelling diapirs with magma from the core–mantle boundary, 3,000 km deep in the Earth. Volcanoes are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another.
Victor: Volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary mass object such as earth
Jennifer: That sounds technical. I know that magma spews out.
Victor: Hot volcanic as and gases escape to the air
Jennifer: They can cause a lot of natural pollution, that's for sure.
Victor: Volcanoes are found where tectonic plates are diverging
Jennifer: That's where there are so many in the Pacific!
Victor: That is true. They can be found tectonic plates are converging under water
Jennifer: They have a massive impact on the atmosphere, as well.
Victor: That is true. the gas and ash are environmental pollutants
Jennifer: Yes they are, but they can be okay if in low enough concentrations.
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i have allergies. | Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environment that usually causes little or no problem in most people. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, sneezing, a runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling. Food intolerances and food poisoning are separate conditions. Common allergens include pollen and certain food. Metals and other substances may also cause problems. Food, insect stings, and medications are common causes of severe reactions. Their development is due to both genetic and environmental factors. The underlying mechanism involves immunoglobulin E antibodies (IgE), part of the body's immune system, binding to an allergen and then to a receptor on mast cells or basophils where it triggers the release of inflammatory chemicals such as histamine. Diagnosis is typically based on a person's medical history. Further testing of the skin or blood may be useful in certain cases. Positive tests, however, may not mean there is a significant allergy to the substance in question.
Julia: I have hay fever and right now I am MISERABLE
Mariah: Oh no! i'm not really sure what hay fever is. Can you fill me in?
Julia: It's also known as allergic rhinitis - an inflammation of the nose! Think running facet
Mariah: Wow! Do you also get a bad fever?
Julia: No fever, runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, red itchy and watery eyes and swelling around the eyes are the common symptoms.
Mariah: Thats weird. I wonder why they call it "hay fever" then?
Julia: Probably because hay is a type of grass and that is a common pollen allergen.
Mariah: oh thats makes sense. HOw do you catch it?
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i have 6 toes on one foot. | Polydactyly or polydactylism (), also known as hyperdactyly, is a congenital physical anomaly in humans, dogs, and cats having supernumerary fingers or toes. Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes). In humans/animals this condition can present itself on one or both hands. The extra digit is usually a small piece of soft tissue that can be removed. Occasionally it contains bone without joints; rarely it may be a complete functioning digit. The extra digit is most common on the ulnar (little finger) side of the hand, less common on the radial (thumb) side, and very rarely within the middle three digits. These are respectively known as postaxial (little finger), preaxial (thumb), and central (ring, middle, index fingers) polydactyly. The extra digit is most commonly an abnormal fork in an existing digit, or it may rarely originate at the wrist as a normal digit does. The incidence of congenital deformities in newborns is approximately 2%, and 10% of these deformities involve the upper extremity. Congenital anomalies of the limb can be classified in seven categories, proposed by Frantz and O’Rahilly and modified by Swanson, based on the embryonic failure causing the clinical presentation.
Edward: I have a weird extra body part.
Karen: Oh so you have polydactylism, or a physical anomaly? Where is your extra body part?
Edward: It's on my foot. I have six toes!
Karen: I heard that normally, it is just a small piece of tissue that can be removed. Can yours be removed?
Edward: I have actually never had it looked at by a podiatrist. I am scared of needles and thought it would hurt. Do you know if it hurts?
Karen: I'm not sure. Some of them can contain bone without joints. That might hurt to get that removed.
Edward: That does sound painful! Do you know what the recovery time is for that?
Karen: I'm not sure, but removal may not be necessary as it can actually be a complete functioning digit,
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i am studying to be a dentist. | A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and in some states, dental therapists. In China as well as France, the first people to perform dentistry were barbers. They have been categorized into 2 distinct groups: guild of barbers and lay barbers. The first group, the Guild of Barbers, was created to distinguish more educated and qualified dental surgeons from lay barbers. Guild barbers were trained to do complex surgeries. The second group, the lay barbers, were qualified to perform regular hygienic services such as shaving and tooth extraction as well as basic surgery. However, in 1400 France made decrees prohibiting lay barbers from practicing all types of surgery. In Germany as well as France from 1530 to 1575 publications completely devoted to dentistry were being published. Ambrose Pare, often known as the Father of Surgery, published his own work about the proper maintenance and treatment of teeth.
Elias: I'm trying to become a dentist in a few years. I could make a lot of money as an oral surgeon especially.
Jack: That sounds exciting! Are you going to school to prepare for your new career?
Elias: Yeah I gotta find a good school to learbn everything about diagnosis and prevention and stuff.
Jack: How many years of schooling are required to be licensed as a dentist or surgeon?
Elias: 4 years is typical. That's better than what dentists used to be! They used to be barbers who did it on the side!
Jack: Wow! That's kind of terrifying! lol Barbers? wow! So, what brought about the change?
Elias: Well it was a Barber's Guild who say the lucrative potential and ecided to separate them from hair barbers.
Jack: I have to say that was a very good decision! lol
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i am a vegan. | Vegetarianism has its roots in the civilizations of ancient India and ancient Greece. Vegetarianism is the theory and practice of voluntary non-consumption of the flesh of any animal (including sea animals), with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives (such as dairy products or eggs). The earliest records of vegetarianism as a concept and practice amongst a significant number of people concern ancient India and the ancient Greek civilizations in southern Italy and Greece. In both instances the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called "ahimsa" in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers. Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire in late antiquity (4th-6th centuries), vegetarianism nearly disappeared from Europe. Several orders of monks in medieval Europe restricted or banned the consumption of meat for ascetic reasons, but none of them abstained from the consumption of fish; these monks were not vegetarians, but some were pescetarians. Vegetarianism was to reemerge somewhat in Europe during the Renaissance, and became a more widespread practice during the 19th and 20th centuries. The figures for the percentage of the Western world which is vegetarian varies between 0.5% & 4% per Mintel data in September 2006.
Alexa: I am a vegetarian, but don't know much about the history of this diet. Do you know anything about it?
Jaden: Me too! I know that its roots are from India and ancient Greece.
Alexa: That would explain why there's so much delicious vegetarian food in those countries!
Jaden: Oh totally! Us vegetarian basically practice the non-consumption of any animal meat including sea animals. But some vegetarian will eat eggs and dairy products.
Alexa: I do like my cheese, but none of the other stuff. I think I'm a lacto-vegetarian. Is that correct?
Jaden: Yes that is right. :) The ancient greeks and Indians practiced vegetarianism for religious purposes with the idea of non violence toward animals.
Alexa: I totally get that - I love animals. The ancient Greeks and Indians sound as if they were good people.
Jaden: Yes, but it is nice that the tradition is coming back. In the 4th - 6th centuries following the Christianization of the Roman Empire vegetarianism nearly disappeared from Europe.
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i can recite the movie young frankenstein word for word. | Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks. The film is an affectionate parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" produced by Universal in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film "Frankenstein". To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s' style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black. The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris. A critical favorite and box office smash, "Young Frankenstein" ranks No. 28 on "Total Film" magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No.
Cody: I love the movie Young Frankenstein! Have you ever seen it?
Noah: I love it too! Young Frankenstein is one of the better horror films I've seen.
Cody: It's such a classic! I've watched it since I was little, but I'm not sure what year it came out. Do you know?
Noah: I do! It's pretty old, since it came out back in 1974 and it is an American comedy horror film.
Cody: It's really a very funny movie! I was just talking about this movie the other day with my friend but we couldn't remember who stars in the movie! Do you remember?
Noah: Some of the cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, and Marty Feldman.
Cody: Cloris Leachman is who I was trying to think of! Thanks! Was the film originally released in black and white or color?
Noah: By 1974 I would assume that Young Frankenstein was a color film but I'm not too sure.
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i like lizards. | Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia which are also squamates. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo. Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, reflex bleeding, and the ability to sacrifice and regrow their tails. The adult length of species within the suborder ranges from a few centimeters for chameleons such as "Brookesia micra" and geckos such as "Sphaerodactylus ariasae" to nearly in the case of the largest living varanid lizard, the Komodo dragon.
Mya: lizards are interesting creatures. is saw a clear and orange one in my room that was lightening fast. what can you tell me about them
Karina: Lizards live everywhere in the world, except Antarctica, so I'm sure you've seen at least one.
Mya: yes the one in my room. very cute. also thats interesting! what else can you tell me
Karina: There are some lizards that are legless, they look a bit like snakes.
Mya: woah what. never would have guessed! how long do lizards live
Karina: I don't know that. It probably varies a lot like their sizes do. They could be just a few centimeters or be as big as 3 meters long.
Mya: 3 meters what the heck??? sounds unbelievable lol! what else can you tell me about these creatures
Karina: The lizard that grows to be as long as 3 meters long is the Komodo dragon.
Mya: OHHH ookay. tht makes sense. any other facts i should know?
Karina: Lizards are carnivorous. The smalls ones like to eat insects while the Komodo dragon eats mammals as big as the water buffalo.
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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".
Mikayla: I really love dogs. What can you tell me about them?
Robert: well the domestic dog is a member of the genus "Canis" which forms part of the world-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.
Mikayla: Interesting. How long have dogs been living with humans?
Robert: there has been a long association with humans and has lead to dogs becoming uniquely attuned to human behavior and theya re able to thrive on a starch-rich diet
Mikayla: Wow. They do say dogs are "man's best friend".
Robert: yes and they perform many roles for people suh as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and miltary, companionship and more recently, aiding handicapped individuals.
Mikayla: Amazing. They really help us out. Thanks for telling me these interesting facts about dogs.
Robert: yes! and they vary widely in shape, size and colors
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i love going to concerts and dancing hard. | Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that takes place during March in the city of Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes and is named after the 1997 Depeche Mode album, "Ultra". Ultra Music Festival is held in Downtown Miami at Bayfront Park. It was a one-day festival from 1999 to 2006, then grew into a two-day weekend event from 2007 to 2010. Since 2011, Ultra has taken place across three days (Friday through Sunday) during the month of March. In 2012, a record attendance of 155,000 people attended the festival. In 2013, for the first time in Ultra’s history, the festival took place across two consecutive weekends welcoming a combined attendance of 330,000 people. In 2014, the festival returned to its original one weekend format, selling out pre sale tickets in under five minutes. The most recent edition of Ultra, in 2017, welcomed 165,000 people to the festival. As of 2016, Ultra Music Festival is home to seven stages that span the picturesque Bayfront Park which include the Main Stage, the Live stage, the MegaStructure, the Worldwide stage, the UMF Radio stage, the Resistance stage, and the Oasis stage. Although they share names, Ultra Music Festival was not directly tied to Ultra Records, an electronic music record label.
Allison: I love going to music shows and dancing and having fun. Have you ever been to Ultra Music Fest?
Diana: I've never been to Ultra Music Festival. All I know is it is an outdoor electronic music festival.
Allison: Yes. It is very crowded, and busy but I love it. The music is amazing!
Diana: The ultra music festival is usually in downtown Maimi.
Allison: Yes it is! I live in Fort Lauderdale but we travel to Miami every year for Ultra.
Diana: How long have you been going to the Ultra Music Festival? It has been going since 1999.
Allison: I'
Diana: It looks like you mistyped. The festival is not the same as the record label. Ultra records.
Allison: I did mistype! My pinky finger pressed the enter key way before I was ready. I've been going to Ultra for the past 7 years. And yes Ultra records is not affiliated with Ultra music fest!
Diana: The Ultra festival has over a quarter million people that attend it over three days.
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my favorite place to travel is jamaica. | Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. Named "", the island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves forcibly transported from Africa. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British utilized Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.
Kenneth: My boyfriend is from Jamaica, an island country located in the Caribbean
Dakota: That is pretty awesome, I know Jamaica has some great paties!
Kenneth: I love Jamaican patties! Their beef patties, jerk chicken patties, curry chicken patties! Jamaican cuisine is so good.
Dakota: I agree! I also believe that Jamaicans are great people, they are so kind and welcoming!
Kenneth: Yes they sure are! Jamaica is actually the 4th largest island in the Caribbean
Dakota: Wow really? I did not know that! What else is Jamaica known for?
Kenneth: They are known for their use of scotch bonnet peppers in all their food! They love spice!
Dakota: Wow that is pretty neat. You are really knowledgeable about this country! I have heard that they also have a very fun culture full of music and dancing :)
Kenneth: Yes! Dancehall and reggae music are a staple in Jamaica. Bob Marley is the most popular that most Americans know of.
Dakota: Yes I have heard of bob Marley, I have never heard any of his music but I have heard of hi before :)
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i love to read true crime books. | True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. The crimes most commonly include murder, with tales of serial killers dominating the genre (about 40% in a 2002 survey), but true crime works have also focused on other subjects, for instance policemen memoirs, and more recently reality police TV shows. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to well-established facts in journalistic fashion, or can be highly speculative. Some true crime works are "instant books" produced quickly to capitalize on popular demand; these have been described as "more than formulaic" and hyper-conventional. Others may reflect years of thoughtful research and inquiry and may have considerable literary merit. Still others revisit historic crimes (or alleged crimes) and propose solutions, such as books examining political assassinations, well-known unsolved murders, or the deaths of celebrities. Although the genre examines real historical events, true crime TV series typically use reenactments to help draw in viewers. "Helter Skelter" (1974), the true story of the Manson murders by Vincent Bugliosi, is the biggest selling true crime book in publishing history; Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" (1966) is number two.
Ellie: True crime books are my favorite to read.
Ava: Nice, they are non-fiction where the author examines a actual crime.
Ellie: It kinda scary to think those things happen around us every day
Ava: Yeah I agree. The crimes are mostly murder with serial killer dominating the genre (about 40%).
Ellie: Those are the ones I like a lot. I'm actually distantly related to the serial killer Edmund Kemper.
Ava: Kemper murdered 10 people including his grandparents and mother.
Ellie: He did, I'm glad he's a distant relative and all that happened before I was born lol
Ava: He engaged in necrophilia and claimed to have eaten the flesh of his victims.
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god has always been put first in my life. | In monotheistic thought, God is believed to be the Supreme Being and the principal object of faith. The concept of God, as described by theologians, commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), divine simplicity, and as having an eternal and necessary existence. God is most often held to be incorporeal (immaterial), and to be without gender, although many religions describe God using masculine terminology, using such terms as "Him" or "Father" and some religions (such as Judaism) attribute only a purely grammatical "gender" to God. Incorporeity and corporeity of God are related to conceptions of transcendence (being outside nature) and immanence (being in nature, in the world) of God, with positions of synthesis such as the "immanent transcendence". God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. In atheism, God is not believed to exist, while God is deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism. God has also been conceived as the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent".
Nathan: Do you believe in God. I love him
Sophia: I do believe in God. I am very religous.
Nathan: What religion do you chose as a medium. I am a christain
Sophia: Ya I am Christian also. However, I believe Truth is Truth, and I think there is a lot to learn from other religions; specifically Zed Buddism.
Nathan: I think Christianity is the only true religion. That is why they are prosecuted in the soviet union
Sophia: I don't know if I fully follow your logic, but I do agree with you that Christianity is the only true religion.
Nathan: I am saying if christian is not the true religion. Why should the dark force be against it like the prosecution from the first century.
Sophia: Ya but its more than just the soviet union then. In addition a ton of religions have been persecuted through all of history; even now!
Nathan: There is no such religion prosecuted as christian. Other religion were rather the prosecutor like the experience of the Muslim women.
Sophia: Ya i disagree with you on this part, but I do believe Christianity is the true belief. I'd rather steer clear of going too much deeper, I hate arguing religion with strangers :)
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my parents are divorced. | Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another person. Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or "de jure" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a "de facto" separation while remaining legally married) or with "de facto separation" (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
Kylie: My parents divorced when I was a teenager.
Brianna: Wow,!the reason for divorce areReasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility,clash or lack of communication BTW partners.
Kylie: lack of communication was the principal reason for their divorce.
Brianna: True! Inability of partners to agree on simple terms.Another reason is being unfaithful, or having an affair)
Kylie: You seem to know a lot about this subject.Tell me more,please.
Brianna: Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, lon how to settle divorce disputes
Kylie: I believed the USA has the easiest divorce laws in the world.
Brianna: It may be!divorce in the United States is under the jurisdiction of state governments,
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one child has autism. | Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication. Often there is also restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs in the first two or three years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace and then worsen. Autism is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors include certain infections during pregnancy such as rubella as well as valproic acid, alcohol, or cocaine use during pregnancy. Controversies surround other proposed environmental causes; for example the vaccine hypotheses, which have been disproven. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood. In the DSM V, autism is included within the autism spectrum (ASDs), along with Asperger syndrome which is less severe, and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Early speech or behavioral interventions can help children with autism gain self-care, social, and communication skills. Although there is no known cure, there have been cases of children who recovered.
Brady: Autism is such a tough thing for children. They often have trouble with social interaction and communication with others.
Andrew: how any people have autism?
Brady: I am not sure the exact number, but enough that there was a advocacy organization in the United States started called "Autism Speaks" to conduct research and awareness.
Andrew: thats good to know. how long has autism been identifed as an issue ?
Brady: I believe in the early 1900's and there is no known cure.
Andrew: what causes it ?
Brady: It is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Andrew: that makes sense
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i grew up in new hampshire. | New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 10th least populous of the 50 United States. In January 1776, it became the first of the British North American colonies to establish a government independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain's authority, and it was the first to establish its own state constitution. Six months later, it became one of the original 13 states that founded the United States of America, and in June 1788 it was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, bringing that document into effect. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax, nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level. The New Hampshire primary is the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle. Its license plates carry the state motto, "Live Free or Die". The state's nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.
Cassidy: I grew up in the new hampshire area. It's in the northeast area.
Nicole: Really? is there anything good to do in New Hampshire?
Cassidy: Visiting Mount Washington is one of my favorites.
Nicole: Awesome! I will keep that in mind if im ever in the area. I have never been to the Northeast side of the country.
Cassidy: Mount Washington is the highest point in the northeast. If you ever get a chance go visit.
Nicole: Okay. Is there anything else you can tell me about New Hampshire?
Cassidy: Interesting fact it's actually the fifth smallest land area.
Nicole: Wow, Very interesting. I knew it was small but i didn't realize it was that small.
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my mother is an immigrant from saudi arabia. | Immigration to the United States is the international movement of individuals who are not natives or do not possess citizenship in order to settle, reside, study or to take-up employment in the United States. It has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. The United States has a larger immigrant population than any other country, with 47 million immigrants as of 2015. This represents 19.1% of the 244 million international migrants worldwide, and 14.4% of the U.S. population. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, crime, and voting behavior. Prior to 1965, policies such as the national origins formula limited immigration and naturalization opportunities for people from areas outside Western Europe. Exclusion laws enacted as early as the 1880s generally prohibited or severely restricted immigration from Asia, and quota laws enacted in the 1920s curtailed Eastern European immigration. The Civil Rights Movement led to the replacement of these ethnic quotas with per-country limits.
Crystal: All of this immigration fiscal in the United States right now has been alot what is your view on everything?
Gabrielle: Well, it has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout our history. Overall, I think immigration is a positive thing, rather than negative.
Crystal: I agree and it is not bad as the politics has been making it seem these individuals come for citizenship in order to settle and make a better life.
Gabrielle: I just don't understand why people have such a hard time understanding, these people come here to study or take-up employment in the United States, they don't come here to terrorize or commit crimes! They could do that in their own countries.
Crystal: They do come for better education that be a main source and again I agree most of the attacks has been from terrorist that has been outside of the US so that doesn't stop anything it is just so sad that all have to suffer for ones who really want help and better life.
Gabrielle: If people would just look at the facts! There have been studies done, and the relationship between immigration and crime found that overall immigration actually reduces crime.
Crystal: The thing that makes it even more crazy I understand some of the people immigrating here illegal is wrong but it takes a US visa to be approved and pushed through up to six years.
Gabrielle: That is such a long time! Many of those people need refuge now, and can't afford to wait for 6 years. It is so sad.
Crystal: Which resorts more into hiding out and finding jobs paying under the table and making it hard to get medial attention of needed it is a sad topic and situation all around glad to speak to someone who views it how I do.
Gabrielle: I feel the same way, it is refreshing because it seems like most people i know feel the opposite of how you and I feel, unfortunately.
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i love rock music. | Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the African-American genres of blues and rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass and drums and one or more singers. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. By the late 1960s "classic rock" period, a number of distinct rock music subgenres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, raga rock, and jazz-rock, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock, which was influenced by the countercultural psychedelic and hippie scene.
Brittany: I'm a big fan of rock music. I like that it draws on other genres of music like blues and folk but still remains it's own true thing.
Carson: Cool, I like some forms of rock, but not the crazy metal stuff, not sure if that is considered rock though.
Brittany: Heavy metal has roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, but it has it's own developed sound with high distortion and just overall loudness. So it is considered rock, but a different type.
Carson: Interesting, so what kind of rock do you like?
Brittany: I'm usually a bigger fan of rock music that focuses on electric guitar with bass and drums and a singer. My favorite rock band is probably Three Days Grace.
Carson: I've never heard of them. I used to like korn when i was younger (don't judge me) songs like, coming undone and got the life were favs of mine.
Brittany: I've heard Coming Undone many times! It was actually number 4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts so I feel like a lot of people have heard it. It was also number 14 on the Alternative Songs chart.
Carson: Hah, nice didn't know that. i used to jam to it on the way to work to get me motivated.
Brittany: Korn actually still plays it! It's the only song they have kept as a staple, probably because more people have heard it.
Carson: I didn't know it was that popular, but it definitely gets you pumped up.
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my favorite food is macaroni and cheese. | Macaroni and cheese—also called mac and cheese in American, Canadian, and macaroni pie in Caribbean English; and macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables. Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; however, it may be prepared in a sauce pan on top of the stove or using a packaged mix. The cheese is often first incorporated into a Béchamel sauce to create a Mornay sauce, which is then added to the pasta. In the United States, it is considered a comfort food. Pasta and cheese casseroles have been recorded as early as the 14th century in the Italian cookbook, "Liber de Coquina", one of the oldest medieval cookbooks, which featured a dish of parmesan and pasta. A cheese and pasta casserole known as "makerouns" was recorded in the famous medieval English cookbook, the "Forme of Cury", which was also written in the 14th century. It was made with fresh, hand-cut pasta which was sandwiched between a mixture of melted butter and cheese. The recipe given (in Middle English) was: This is the above recipe in modern English: The first modern recipe for the dish was included in Elizabeth Raffald's 1770 book, "The Experienced English Housekeeper".
Seth: I like macaroni and cheese
Valerie: Me too! I assume you are either American or Canadian as they call it mac and cheese while Caribbean English calls in macaroni pie.
Seth: Am Canadian. That is true
Valerie: Same here. Do you like to add other ingredients like breadcrumbs, meat and veges?
Seth: I like to add shredded Chicken and veges
Valerie: What about cooking method? I like to bake it in an oven as opposed to cooking it in a sauce pan on a stove.
Seth: Same here
Valerie: In the States, it is highly acknowledged as comfort food. What do you think?
Seth: Really?
Valerie: Yup, comfort food provides a sentimental value to an individual so maybe people grew up loving and eating it?
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i like to cook. | 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.
Jacqueline: Hey there! I'm a real foodie and I love to cook. I made some Vietnamese style beef lettuce wraps for dinner tonight. Do you like cooking?
Mackenzie: I love to cook! What are your favorite recipes and styles of cooking?
Jacqueline: Awesome! I do a lot of basic stove top preparations, but I also use my charcoal grill a lot. I crib recipes from Alton Brown, Gordon Ramsay, Anthony Bourdain and others
Mackenzie: Did you take culinary classes or have you ever worked as a chef before?
Jacqueline: I haven't, I'm self-taught. I've been in the same job for 18 years and when I "retire", I'm thinking about going to culinary school and opening my own food truck. I know it's tough but it'll be an adventure!
Mackenzie: Oh that sounds amazing! We have food trucks here where I live and I think that sounds like an amazing opportunity!
Jacqueline: I hope so, we've had some very successful trucks here and one of them even closed so they can open a brick and mortar location. I just need my wife to help me! She wants to make desserts
Mackenzie: Sounds perfect! I love the idea of a married couple working together following their passion!
Jacqueline: Thanks for the chat! I'm feeling really positive about the cooking stuff now, hahaha
Mackenzie: Awesome! I would love to visit your truck someday! Best of luck to y'all!
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i enjoy 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.
Evelyn: Ive been wanting to join a swimming team but I really dont know too much about swimming, can you help?
Seth: Swimming really is a skill. By a simple definition, swimming is propelling oneself through the water. I like to swim myself. How about you?
Evelyn: I love to swim, I do it every weekend. Do you like swimming in deep water or do you just do it it shallow pools?
Seth: I like to swim in both deep and shallow waters. Deep waters challenge my strength; but in the shallow waters I like to hold my breath. Amazingly, humans can hold their breath and swim within just a few weeks of birth!
Evelyn: Wow I never knew that! fascinating, Say whats the world record for a person holding their breath anyways?
Seth: I really don't know. I am sure it is quite an impressive record though. Considering that swimming is consistently among the top public recreations around the world, and with swimming lessons part of educational curricula, I would imagine some are quite skilled.
Evelyn: Thats true, I even think that it might be really difficult but I seen people even win a nice world record plaque for such an achievement, Any other swimming facts I should know?
Seth: Just a fun fact: higher levels of body fat make us more buoyant! So, I personally am all good!
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i drive a ford truck. | The Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller, and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV. In the past, it has also produced tractors and automotive components. Ford owns an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom, and a 49% stake in Jiangling of China. It also has a number of joint-ventures, one in China (Changan Ford), one in Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), one in Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), one in Turkey (Ford Otosan), and one in Russia (Ford Sollers). It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family, although they have minority ownership (but majority of the voting power). Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism.
Hannah: I'm a huge fan of Ford Motor Company. I think it's fascinating that Henry Ford first incorporated it in 1903?
Alexa: I did not know that. Where did he start?
Hannah: He started it in a suburb of Detroit located in Dearborn, Michigan.
Alexa: Thats cool. I use to have a Ford Truck when I was younger.
Hannah: Ford trucks are great! Have you ever been to Dearborn, Michigan? It is located in Wayne county.
Alexa: I have not. Is it cold there?
Hannah: Well, it's in the Northern part of the country near the Great Lakes, so I imagine it can get quite cold.
Alexa: Thats cool. I love the great lakes.
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i enjoy travel. | 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.
Skylar: I really like to travel to new places! How about you?
Braden: I do love to travel! Have you ever wondered where the word 'travel' comes from? Its most likely lost in history.
Skylar: That is an interesting question. Where does the word come from? When was the first recorded time it was used?
Braden: I see some information from the webster dictionary that the first known use of the word was around the 14th century.
Skylar: Wow! In what context was it being used and from what country?
Braden: That word comes from middle english which means to torment kabor or strive/jourmey.
Skylar: Fascinating! The origins of words have always intrigued me!
Braden: they share an even more ancient meaning..its a roman instrument of torture.
Skylar: Wow! I would not have correlated travel with torture. I wonder why this was the meaning?
Braden: It ay reflect the extreme difficulties of traveling in ancient times.
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i play the violin. | The violin, also known informally as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments are known, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings tuned in perfect fifths, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its strings, though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used in some forms of rock music and jazz fusion, with the pickups plugged into instrument amplifiers and speakers to produce sound. Further, the violin has come to be played in many non-Western music cultures, including Indian music and Iranian music.
Richard: Do you play the violin? Also, the violin is also known as a fiddle.
Adam: I don't. The only string instruments I have ever tried are guitar and ukulele.
Richard: I wish I learned how to play the guitar The only thing I ever learned to play was a mandolin.
Adam: Is that played with a pick or strummed with the fingers?
Richard: It is strummed with the fingers. It has four sets of double metal strings.
Adam: What's the effect on the sound of the double strings?
Richard: THey are strung in unison to a completion of perfect fifths.
Adam: Interesting. Is that like a harp? Are they tuned in fifths?
Richard: They are tuned in fifths so one might compare it to a harp. That could be debated.
Adam: I guess Irish harps are tuned differently. I don't know much about those.
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my favorite music genre is rock. | Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the African-American genres of blues and rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass and drums and one or more singers. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. By the late 1960s "classic rock" period, a number of distinct rock music subgenres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, raga rock, and jazz-rock, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock, which was influenced by the countercultural psychedelic and hippie scene.
Natalia: I love listening to rock music. It's my favorite genre of music.
Charlotte: I enjoy some. It started out mainly as rock and roll but then it broke off into different styles later on.
Natalia: When did it originate?
Charlotte: It stems more from the 1940s and 50's. It came mostly from blues and country.
Natalia: What are some of the sub genres of rock?
Charlotte: You have things like classic rock, folk, country, jazz, blues, raga, psychedic also.
Natalia: What is the most common instrument used to create rock?
Charlotte: Mostly it is the electric guitar, with drums and an electric bass.I really enjoy the guitar in this type of music.
Natalia: Me too. What are some popular rock bands?
Charlotte: There is Guns N Roses, Rolling Stones, Pink Flloyd, just to name a few. I really like their music.
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i have thrown up every day for the last 3 months with morning sickness. | Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting. Despite the name, nausea or vomiting can occur at any time during the day. Typically these symptoms occur between the 4th and 16th week of pregnancy. About 10% of women still have symptoms after the 20th week of pregnancy. A severe form of the condition is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and results in weight loss. The cause of morning sickness is unknown but may be related to changing levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin. Some have proposed that it may be useful from an evolutionary point of view. Diagnosis should only occur after other possible causes have been ruled out. Abdominal pain, fever, or headaches are typically not present in morning sickness. Taking prenatal vitamins before pregnancy may decrease the risk. Specific treatment other than a bland diet may not be required for mild cases. If treatment is used the combination of doxylamine and pyridoxine is recommended initially. There is limited evidence that ginger may be useful. For severe cases that have not improved with other measures methylprednisolone may be tried. Tube feeding may be required in women who are losing weight.
Kenneth: My sister is having severe morning sickness. The cause of morning sickness is currently unknown. Hormones are suspect though
Joel: Oh is there a cure for it?
Kenneth: Having the baby. It typically occurs between the 4th and 16th week of pregnancy.
Joel: It lasts that long? Is there treatment to help ?
Kenneth: Surprisingly it sometimes last even longer. About 10% of women still have morning sickness after the 20th week of pregnancy. I've seen some prego pops before but I don't know of any real cure.
Joel: Is it dangerous or just uncomfortable? Sounds terrible
Kenneth: I don't think that it is really considered dangerous. However the the severe form is called hyperemesis gravidarum. it causes weight loss
Joel: Weight loss can not be good during pregnancy?
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i like to hike. | 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.
Jada: I have recently been interested in hiking. Do you have any experience hiking?
Mikayla: I have some experience in hiking, a long and vigorous walk.
Jada: Do I need to get special shoes?
Mikayla: I would think you would want shoes to support you so you don't roll your ankle.
Jada: Thats a good point. I don't want to hurt myself!
Mikayla: If you are looking for something to do on the weekend, a day hike would be good because you finish it in one day.
Jada: Should I bring lots of water?
Mikayla: It would depend on how far you are going as to how much water to bring.
Jada: I think I will plan on a half day hike!
Mikayla: There are so many health benefits to hiking, I think a half day hike would have some as well!
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i used to be able to run really fast. | Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from the sport's typical venue: a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field where the throwing and jumping events take place. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, race walking and hurdling, are won by the athlete with the fastest time. The jumping and throwing events are won by the athlete who achieves the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ten events. In these, athletes participate in a combination of track and field events. Most track and field events are individual sports with a single victor; the most prominent team events are relay races, which typically feature teams of four.
Lucas: I just got back from track and field practice! I was running, jumping, and throwing, and I'm beat!
Tristan: What is your favorite track and field event?
Lucas: I love both road running and race walking! It makes me feel great!
Tristan: What is race walking? I do not believe I have heard of that sport before?
Lucas: It requires that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times - the person that wins is the athlete with the fastest time
Tristan: Is that a new sport? When was it created?
Lucas: It dates back to 1880! I also enjoy the decathlon which is comprised of ten events
Tristan: That is fun to watch! I wonder who has the record in the decathlon.
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i have a lizard named nagini. | Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia which are also squamates. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo. Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, reflex bleeding, and the ability to sacrifice and regrow their tails. The adult length of species within the suborder ranges from a few centimeters for chameleons such as "Brookesia micra" and geckos such as "Sphaerodactylus ariasae" to nearly in the case of the largest living varanid lizard, the Komodo dragon.
Alan: I have a lizard named nagini! He's almost as long as the 3 meter Komodo dragon! Do you like lizards?
Damian: OH I think they are so cute!!! I've always wanted a gecko - a friend had bearded dragons - i love them except the feeding of the crickets!!!
Alan: Yes! I think it's incredible that their are over 6,000 species of the widespread group of lizards! Have you seen one in the wild?
Damian: Well, nothing big as your Nagini! But I've seen little lizards here and there - we even saw a bunch of them running around at Animal Kingdom in Disney a few years back - skinks maybe?
Alan: Awesome! I love seeing them run with their strong side-to-side motion! They can be hard to catch!
Damian: I've never been able to catch one! My oldest daughter was about 8 when we were at Disney - she spent more time trying to catch the lizards than riding any of the rides - she's my animal lover.
Alan: Amazing! haha, that definitely wasn't the forest-dwelling variety which are able to glide.
Damian: No, but those would be really need to see 'fly' through the treetops - although I might be a bit fearful also if they were bigger.
Alan: Right! And they can have venom and camouflage ability in some cases! I'm glad they can regrow their tails if they get cut off.
Damian: Venom? Oh no, I don't wanna mess around with that!! The tail regeneration is a really neat thing - I wonder if they are studying that to help humans in the future or something.
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i love to cook. | 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.
Brooklyn: I love to cook for my family its a hobby for me
Mary: What do you like to cook? Cooking can include everything from grilling, using an open fire or electric stoves.
Brooklyn: I love to make good healthy home cooked meals baked chicken or chicken stew
Mary: That sound delicious! Cooking occurs through chemical reactions both with and without heat.
Brooklyn: Yes that is right and cooking is a talent and an art I believe
Mary: It is and an old one at that! Some people think it started over 2 million years ago
Brooklyn: Well I guess as long as people have been eating someone had to cook right?
Mary: Yeah and new inventions and technologies have created new cooking techniques.
Brooklyn: I also like to grill for my family
Mary: That's cool! Also cooking with fire is something that's exclusive to human.
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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.
Emily: Blue is my favorite color! Is it yours?
Jeffrey: I do like blue. I like blues with a greenish hue, like azure. But other blues like ultramarine are pretty, too.
Emily: How does the different shades of blue come about?
Jeffrey: It lies between violet and green on the light spectrum, so the closer the color moves to one side or the other, the stronger that color will be.
Emily: Interesting. Does the color have any significant meaning to any cultures?
Jeffrey: In many cultures. For example, in China in the eighth century artists would use cobalt blue for fine blue and white porcelain.
Emily: I imagine those items are worth quite a bit now, right?
Jeffrey: I'm sure the originals are worth a lot. Especially as decorating them was done by brush painting. Now stencilling is employed; either that or transfer-printing.
Emily: I figured that. Isn't blue considered a royal color?
Jeffrey: It could be considered a royal color in some cultures. The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli (the stone) to make jewellery and ornaments.
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i am a mother of two. | 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."
Carter: I have a baby due in December and the thought of rearing a child scares me. Do you have kids?
Jenna: No I don't. I can imagine though that it would be a little stressful. Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl?
Carter: We are not finding out until it's born. We both plan to be very involved in the caretaker process and not use other family.
Jenna: That sounds like a good idea. Is it your first baby?
Carter: Yes, We have been together 11 years so it's time. I'm worried about my lack of Parenting skills and what it will take to be a good parent.
Jenna: There are some good books available about the subject I am sure. But I think it's a natural instinct that will take over.
Carter: Hopefully, We do not want to rely on any government support to rear the child.
Jenna: Sometimes it's needed. Babies can be expensive, but if you can afford not to then that is great also.
Carter: I work three jobs so I'm putting money way. The topic of the day nursing and if we will bottle or breast feed.
Jenna: If I can give my 2 cents, I would say breast feeding! It's much healthier for the child's development and immune system. Formula does not compare at all!
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my favorite show ever is game of thrones. | Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is "A Game of Thrones". It is filmed in Belfast and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and the United States. The series premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and its seventh season ended on August 27, 2017. The series will conclude with its eighth season premiering in 2019. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, "Game of Thrones" has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast but centers on three primary story arcs. The first story arc centers on the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the dynastic noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from the throne. The second story arc focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, exiled and plotting a return to the throne. The third story arc centers on the longstanding brotherhood charged with defending the realm against the ancient threats of the fierce peoples and legendary creatures that lie far north, and an impending winter that threatens the realm.
Sophia: I love Game of Thrones, its my favorite show, i love stark house, best character is John Snow for me, do you watch Game of trones?
Jalen: Of course I watch Game of Thrones. It's my favorite fantasy drama.
Sophia: Is the new season out yet? i cant wait to watch it, i like eating while i do :D
Jalen: I don't think its out yet, it makes me sad that the series will end after the eighth season.
Sophia: I think that they will shoot more after it, In 2014, HBO put out an official Game of Thrones-themed rap album called “Catch the Throne,”, so if you like rap listen to it :D
Jalen: I think the battle for the iron throne should be setted with a rap battle.
Sophia: hahaha thats funny, maybe thay can make a musical episode, but not in a serious way, just for fun and actually do that :D grat idea!
Jalen: Have you ever read A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin?
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i like to cook. | 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.
Sabrina: Do you like to cook? What can you tell me about cooking?
Brayden: I love to cook, all the art, technology and science that goes into the craft is just amazing. What's your favorite dish?
Sabrina: I would say peach cobbler. I do feel that the microwave has slowly killed the art of cooking in many modern households.
Brayden: Oh yeah, that's true, but microwave overs are very convenient with how quickly and efficiently they prepare food. Do you like TV dinners?
Sabrina: Cooking
Brayden: Haha, Yes, cooking IS great, I agree! Have you ever used a rice cooker, or rice steamer?
Sabrina: Occassionally. I mostly eat them when I am running low on time or I am especially tired after work.
Brayden: Haha yes, I am also lazy!! That's why I use a rice cooker, which consists of a heat source a cooking bowl and a thermostat!
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i am bored with my current lifestyle. | In conventional usage, boredom is an emotional or psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in his or her surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious. It is also understood by scholars as a modern phenomenon which has a cultural dimension. "There is no universally accepted definition of boredom. But whatever it is, researchers argue, it is not simply another name for depression or apathy. It seems to be a specific mental state that people find unpleasant—a lack of stimulation that leaves them craving relief, with a host of behavioural, medical and social consequences." According to BBC News, boredom "...can be a dangerous and disruptive state of mind that damages your health"; yet research "...suggest[s] that without boredom we couldn’t achieve our creative feats." In "Experience Without Qualities: Boredom and Modernity", Elizabeth Goodstein traces the modern discourse on boredom through literary, philosophical, and sociological texts to find that as "a discursively articulated phenomenon...boredom is at once objective and subjective, emotion and intellectualization — not just a response to the modern world but also a historically constituted strategy for coping with its discontents."
Alexandria: Summer can be boring when you have nothing to do.
Sofia: bordeom is understood by modern scholars
Alexandria: Fully understood? That's pretty impressive, it seems complicated.
Sofia: In conventional usage, boredom is jsut an emotional state
Alexandria: That's fair, it is usually very temporary like other emotions.
Sofia: therre is alsono univeral defintion of boredom
Alexandria: Really? It seems pretty easy to define objectively.
Sofia: i get bored myself quite often
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i like the flintstones. | The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting, depicts the lives of the titular characters and their next-door neighbors and best friends. It was originally broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, in a prime time schedule, the first such instance for an animated series. The continuing popularity of "The Flintstones" rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. "The Flintstones" was the most financially successful network animated franchise for three decades, until "The Simpsons" debuted decades later. In 2013, "TV Guide" ranked "The Flintstones" the second Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time (after "The Simpsons"). The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock (pop. 2500). In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths. Like their mid-20th century counterparts, these cavemen listen to records, live in split-level homes, and eat at restaurants, yet their technology is made entirely from preindustrial materials and powered primarily through the use of animals.
Gracie: I was totally obsessed with the Flintstones by Hanna-Barbera when I was a kid. Had the cake clothes and posters. Were you a fan?
Ashton: I was! It seems like forever ago that I watched it! I have forgotten so much!
Gracie: I am shocked it started back in 1960! was an 80's baby abd loved thiws animated series.
Ashton: Wow! I didn't realize it was that old. Who were the characters again?
Gracie: The series takes place in the Stone Age with Barney and Fred being best friends and neighbors. Betty and Whilma the wives
Ashton: That's right! I remembered their cool little car that was powered by their feel. It cracked me up!
Gracie: Barney (the best friend) was probably my favorite. I liked their kid Pebbles and Bambam too. I'll be searching the web to order these now lol
Ashton: Yeah. I have a 3 year old that I need to introduce to Pebbles and Bam Bam!
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i believe in fairytales. | A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables. The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and, at least in recent centuries, mostly relates to children's literature. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy tale romance". Colloquially, a "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any far-fetched story or tall tale; it is used especially of any story that not only is not true, but could not possibly be true. Legends are perceived as real; fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.
Elizabeth: i liked fairy tales as a kid.
Maya: So did I! I loved fairy tales for the fantasy characters.
Elizabeth: yep they were very interesting.
Maya: Fairy tales have so many like dwarfs and dragons.
Elizabeth: yea i know are there other creatures?
Maya: Yeah there are also elves, fairies, and giants.
Elizabeth: oh thats super cool.
Maya: Not just those, as fairy tales can also have creatures like griffins and mermaids too.
Elizabeth: i love the mermaid based ones.
Maya: They are pretty popular, also the ones with unicorns and trolls.
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i like to hike. | 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.
Avery: I like to Hike! I used to hike with my baby
Brady: I don't live by any mountains, but there are bike paths and nature trails I walk on for execise and health benefits.
Avery: I believe you can hike in a city as wel. it's called urban hike
Brady: Yeah lots of places around me to take a day hike, I could just walk the beach in a single day.
Avery: I would love to go to the beach right now, i love swimming in the ocean
Brady: I would love to hike in a place like Big Sur. I'd like to take in the views of the coasts and the mountains at the same time.
Avery: what is Big Sur?
Brady: A undeveloped region of the California coast, it has some of the most beautiful coastlines.
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i post on reduit often. | Reddit () is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "subreddits", which cover a variety of topics including news, science, movies, video games, music, books, fitness, food, and image-sharing. Submissions with more up-votes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough votes, ultimately on the site's front page. Despite strict rules prohibiting harassment, Reddit's administrators spend considerable resources on moderating the site. As of 2017, Reddit had 542 million monthly visitors (234 million unique users), ranking as the #4 most visited website in U.S. and #8 in the world. Across 2015, Reddit saw 82.54 billion pageviews, 73.15 million submissions, 725.85 million comments, and 6.89 billion upvotes from its users. Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005. Condé Nast Publications acquired the site in October 2006. Reddit became a direct subsidiary of Condé Nast's parent company, Advance Publications, in September 2011.
Anna: Have you ever engaged with the Reddit community? It's pretty active?
Arianna: Yes, I've used it! Its a great American social news aggregation website. There are many different discussions there. Have you?
Anna: Yes, I enjoy posting to it quite often. Which topics do you enjoy talking about the most?
Arianna: Neat Yes I like looking ad different user created boards called "subreddits". I look at news, music, investing, etc. How about you?
Anna: I enjoy reading about video games, technology in general, and networking issues. Do you ever post content?
Arianna: Sometimes I submit content, usually text posts..But I like just reading. How about you?
Anna: I post several times a week. Have you ever had your content moderated?
Arianna: No, but I am aware of the considerable resources that are used towards moderating the site. Do you think Reddit will become more popular?
Anna: I think that it will maintain its popularity level, but I don't think that it will increase. What do you think?
Arianna: I think so! In 2017 Reddit had 542 million monthly visitors! And it is going up!
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i like to go to the farmers markets to buy local veggies and fruits. | A farmers' market (also farmers market) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or outdoors and typically consist of booths, tables or stands where farmers sell fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and sometimes prepared foods and beverages. Farmers' markets exist in many countries worldwide and reflect the local culture and economy. The size of the market may be just a few stalls or it may be as large as several city blocks. Due to their nature, they tend to be less rigidly regulated than retail produce shops. They are distinguished from public markets, which are generally housed in permanent structures, open year-round, and offer a variety of non-farmer/non-producer vendors, packaged foods and non-food products. The current concept of a farmers' market is similar to past concepts, but different in relation to other forms – as aspects of consumer retailing, overall, continue to shift over time. Similar forms existed before the Industrial age, but often formed part of broader markets, where suppliers of food and other goods gathered to retail their wares. Trading posts began a shift toward retailers who sold others' products more than their own.
Antonio: I can't wait till sunday! I will finally go to a farmers' market and buy some food from my favorite farmers
Makayla: Farmers markets are so much fun! What kinds of things will be there?
Antonio: our farmers' market typically consist of booths, tables and stands here farmers sell fruits, vegetables, meats ,cheeses, honey
Makayla: I would buy so much stuff. Are these the people that grow these things themselves?
Antonio: yes, they do! that's what i love about farmers' markets. farmers' markets exist in many countries
Makayla: I can imagine! What else do they have at farmers markets?
Antonio: they also sometimes have prepared foods and beverages
Makayla: awesome! How long have farmers markets been around? I suppose that was most likely the first form of grocery stores?
Antonio: i don't even know! I bet they have been around for a while
Makayla: Do farmers markets only last for one day or are there ones that last several days to a week or more?
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i like to create websites. | In computing, React (sometimes styled React.js or ReactJS) is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It is maintained by Facebook, Instagram and a community of individual developers and corporations. React allows developers to create large web-applications that use data and can change over time without reloading the page. It aims primarily to provide speed, simplicity, and scalability. React processes only user interfaces in applications. This corresponds to View in the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, and can be used in combination with other JavaScript libraries or frameworks in MVC, such as AngularJS. React was created by Jordan Walke, a software engineer at Facebook. He was influenced by XHP, an HTML component framework for PHP. It was first deployed on Facebook's newsfeed in 2011 and later on Instagram.com in 2012. It was open-sourced at JSConf US in May 2013. React Native, which enables native Android, iOS, and UWP development with React, was announced at Facebook's React.js Conf in February 2015 and open-sourced in March 2015. On April 18, 2017, Facebook announced React Fiber, a new core algorithm of React framework library for building user interfaces. React Fiber will become the foundation of any future improvements and feature development of the React framework.
Christina: I wish I knew how to create websitesz
Samuel: I'm trying to teach myself. I'm learning React, the JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
Christina: That sounds so complicated.
Samuel: It's not so bad. It allows developers to create large web apps that use data and update without reloading the page.
Christina: Does it take a long time to learn all of that?
Samuel: It is only the user interface portion of the we app so it isn't so complicated.
Christina: I will have to look into that.What else do I need to know?
Samuel: It was first deployed for Facebook newsfeed in 2011 and later Instagram in 2012.
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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.
Aaron: I do not listen Heavy metal music very often, but it is still better than country music.
Ella: I don't know, I think I like country music better, at least some of it. Heavy metal seems to have originated in the United Kingdom inn the late 1960s
Aaron: Yes, it has roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock.
Ella: Maybe I don't like it because their lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
Aaron: Not always. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple are my favorite, they have a good lyrics.
Ella: Maybe, I don't know them very well, but I've heard of them, of course, as weel as from Iron Maiden and Saxon.
Aaron: I like Iron Maiden, They have a good songs, like "Fear of the dark".
Ella: Yes, I think they achieved their initial success in the early 1980s.
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i sing in the shower. | Bathroom singing, also known as singing in the bathroom, singing in the bath, or singing in the shower, is a widespread phenomenon. Many people sing in the bathroom because the hard wall surfaces, often tiles or wooden panels, and lack of soft furnishings, create an aurally pleasing acoustic environment. The multiple reflections from walls enrich the sound of one's voice. Small dimensions and hard surfaces of a typical bathroom produce various kinds of standing waves, reverberation and echoes, giving the voice "fullness and depth." This habit was reported (with an attempt of explanations) centuries ago. For example, Ibn Khaldun in Chapter 1 of his "Muqaddimah" writes: The bathroom singer is an ironic reference to mediocre or amateur singers. Jon Anderson had tiles installed in the studio, to simulate the echo effect of one's vocals in a bathroom. This effect was not used only by singers. Paul Simon wrote: "Weird Al" Yankovic in fact in 1979 recorded his first single, "My Bologna," in the bathroom across from the California Polytechnic State University student radio station where he was DJing at the time. "There's More to Life Than This", the fourth track on Björk's 1993 album "Debut", was recorded live in the toilets of the Milk Bar clubnight, London.
Morgan: I love singing in the shower while my smartphone is playing a favorite song.
Tyler: Ditto! Though I just usually sing whatever comes to mind. No smartphone needed.
Morgan: I like to play the song without lyrics and sing the vocals part. It's nice because the acoustics and reverberations make it sound like I am a better singer than I am in reality.
Tyler: Ah yes.. that is a good idea. The walls definitely help the sound of one's voice.
Morgan: I have this rack that with tall legs that places two shelves above the toilet tank, which is right next to my shower curtain. I also hang a towel on the shower curtain bar so I can dry my hands then choose a new song on YouTube.
Tyler: That's perfect! Just don't go dropping your phone in the toilet and flushing it.
Morgan: I was going to say, there have been a couple times I have dropped my phone. Once was on the tub floor which I managed to save and dry my phone. The other time was in my toilet XD! It was hilarious. I was just barely snagging the phone with the tips of my fingers as it kept bouncing around the bowl. I managed to save it from going completely in the water. Ugh.
Tyler: oh boy.. sounds like quite the adventure! Maybe get a waterproof case for the next toilet adventure. :-x
Morgan: Toilet Adventure! That should be the name of a cartoon on Adult Swim. It can feature a cartoon version of myself singing in the shower.
Tyler: Ugh.. Love some cartoon network. My kids love it too. So many good shows.
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i am writing my first novel and hope to finish before the end of the year. | A novel is any relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book. The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and in the tradition of the novella. The latter, an Italian word for a short story to distinguish it from a novel, has been used in English since the 18th century for a work that falls somewhere in between. Ian Watt, in "The Rise of the Novel", suggested in 1957 that the novel first came into being in the early 18th century. Miguel de Cervantes author of "Don Quixote" (the first part of which was published in 1605), is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era. The romance is a closely related long prose narrative. Walter Scott defined it as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents", whereas in the novel "the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society". However, many romances, including the historical romances of Scott, Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" and Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", are also frequently called novels, and Scott describes romance as a "kindred term".
Jordyn: I am writing my first novel. Hoping to finish it by the end of the year.
Martin: what type of novel? genre?
Jordyn: It would be fiction, published as just a book.
Martin: how long did it take you to write it? I like fiction I'm an avid non-fiction reader
Jordyn: I'm still working on it really, I studied literature and it is amazing how far back the novel really goes, about two thousand years.
Martin: sounds interesting what country does it take place in? I know its a fictional country but whats the name? any dragons involved?
Jordyn: No there are no dragons, I guess it is more like a historical romance, being very influenced by people like Bronte and Scott.
Martin: Like the Outlander Series? Does it take place on the fields of Scotland? Or Irish country side? What about the Turkish empire?
Jordyn: It is more in this country or the country that came to be, focusing on more on two people and their relationship. Think Gone With the Wind
Martin: Got it. It sounds very interesting as a reader you have me intrigued. I wish you much success . Being a writer is hard work. I couldn't do it I would mix up characters all the time.
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i am obsessed with filming. | Cinematography (also called "Direction of Photography") is the science or art of motion-picture photography by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock. Typically, a lens is used to repeatedly focus the light reflected from objects into real images on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a questioned exposure, creating multiple images. With an electronic image sensor, this produces an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a video file for subsequent display or processing. The result with photographic emulsion is a series of invisible latent images on the film stock, which are later chemically "developed" into a visible image. The images on the film stock are played back at a rapid speed and projected onto a screen, creating the illusion of motion. Cinematography finds uses in many fields of science and business as well as for entertainment purposes and mass communication. The word "cinematography" was created from the Greek words ("kinema"), meaning "movement, motion" and ("graphein") meaning "to record", together meaning "recording motion."
Fernando: Do you like cinematography? I once shot a home movie with my friends. It was not very well acted but we had a lot of fun doing it!
Jorge: How did you do that. What i know is that Typically, a lens is used to repeatedly focus the light reflected from objects into real images on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera
Fernando: I had a handheld digital camcorder. I never worked with real film before. I am not very technically gifted!
Jorge: Why not get yourself on. It is just an electronic device originally combining a video camera and a videocassette recorder. I am sure it is not difficult to operate
Fernando: It does interest me. I know people really like using 8 millimeter film to record movies. I guess I could try it sometime.
Jorge: We are grateful for the digital world. Now everything is digital including the camcorder. We do not have to use tape any more but storage media such as mini-HD, microDVD, internal flash memory and SD cards.
Fernando: That is true, but many film enthusiasts prefer film over digital. Apparently the two different mediums give a different appearance on the big screen.
Jorge: I never think the film is better over digital. Although film had served us in the past as it moves from a novelty to an established mass entertainment industry.
Fernando: Yes there is no doubt we would not have such a big movie industry today if we never had film.
Jorge: You are right and that is why film production companies were established all over the world.
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i have a boxer dog. | The Boxer is a medium-sized, short-haired breed of dog, developed in Germany. The coat is smooth and tight-fitting; colours are fawn or brindled, with or without white markings, and white. Boxers are brachycephalic (they have broad, short skulls), have a square muzzle, mandibular prognathism (an underbite), very strong jaws, and a powerful bite ideal for hanging on to large prey. The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser which became extinct by crossbreeding rather than by a decadence of the breed. The purpose of the crossbreeding was the wish to eliminate the excessive white color of the breed, and the necessity of producing thousands of dogs for one of the most popular breeds in the world. The Boxer is part of the Molosser group. This group is a category of solidly built, large dog breeds that all descend from the same common ancestor, the large shepherd dog known as a Molossus. The Boxer is a member of the Working Group. The first Boxer club was founded in 1895, with Boxers being first exhibited in a dog show for St. Bernards in Munich the next year. Based on 2013 American Kennel Club statistics, Boxers held steady as the seventh-most popular breed of dog in the United States for the fourth consecutive year.
Francisco: I have always loved Boxers! They seem so cool from seeing them at Kennel shows!
Miguel: they are, could you tell me more about these cool dogs?
Francisco: They are actually a cross breed dog! One of the original dogs used to create the breed actual went extinct due to their popularity!
Miguel: wow, mind blown. Are they good dogs?
Francisco: They are really loyal to their families, but some are known to be a bit overprotective. Like many dogs, it is all how they are raised and treated that determines how the behave with others.
Miguel: so, would that make them a good guard dog?
Francisco: They definitely could be! Many are quite large in the 70+ pound range.
Miguel: wow, that is big for a dog, right?
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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.
Alexandria: Call me crazy but I love pizza. Do you happen to know when it first came out. I just love it!
Donovan: It was in the 10th century that the actual word "pizza" was first recorded! It was in a Latin manuscript.
Alexandria: Wow crazy. I prefer old school Italian pizza. I wonder what the most popular toppings are.
Donovan: Many toppings are popular! Including vegetables and meats! My preference is pepperoni and onions!
Alexandria: I love goat cheese, light sauce and goose liver on mine with a nice glass of Vino. My wife love's white pizza.
Donovan: Interestingly, pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world! I know that *I* sure love it!
Alexandria: I'm not sure what's better Pizza or Taco's.
Donovan: It's a tough decision! But pizza is the most common fast food item in Europe and North America
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i have 2 dogs , both golden retrievers. | The Golden Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties, and were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged. Golden Retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden Retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. Although they need substantial outdoor exercise, they should be housed in a fenced area because of their instinctual tendency to roam. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they are trained to be a hunting dog, a detection dog, and a search and rescue participant. The breed's friendly, gentle temperament means it is unsuited to being a professional guard dog, but its temperament has also made it the third-most popular family dog breed (by registration) in the United States, the fifth-most popular in Brazil and Australia, and the eighth-most popular in the United Kingdom.
Braden: I love Golden Retrievers, amazing long-coated breed. It would be great if I had a few of these dogs, they are so sweet. You like dogs?
Autumn: I love dogs I actually have one myself i love him!
Braden: What kind of dog do you have? We had a German Shepherd mix, but never knew what it was mixed with! They really are working dogs and love to herd.
Autumn: Thats awesome I actually have a terrier mix we dont know what hes mixed with either hes super cute and chill.
Braden: Maybe we had a wolf-dog! I have no idea, our dog had some wild parts to him. He was sweet and sometimes not so sweet! I think better to have a chill dog like you.
Autumn: Some people said he looked like a calvilier but were not so sure i would rather have a hyper dog but our family wouldn't be happy with that.
Braden: We had a nervous dog. Like other dogs it seems like he was a descendant of the gray wolf, which most dogs are related to!
Autumn: I never knew that most dogs are related to the gray wolf thats awesome!
Braden: Great to chat with you. Dogs and their ancestors like the gray wold are great!
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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".
Eli: I love Johnny Cash music.
Nicole: I love him as well, He has some of the best-selling music of all time, I believe he sold more than 90 million records worldwide to date.
Eli: Wow, that is impressive. He has some really iconic song such as Ring of Fire. What else do you know about Johnny Cash?
Nicole: Well I know hsi real name is John R. Cash and he was born on February 26, 1932 Aside from making music hes also an, actor, and author.
Eli: I knew he did some acting I did not know he was an author. I watched the movie about his life.
Nicole: Yea Johnny has quite the life, I think there is several documentaries out on him an his life. He wrote many books such as Cash the autobiography and others.
Eli: I may have to look for one of his books. His wife had an interesting life too. i can't remember her name.
Nicole: Her name was June carter Cash if I'm not mistaken.
Eli: Yes, that is who it was. They were an interesting couple. I may have to pull out some Johnny Cash music tonight.
Nicole: My favorite song was Ring of Fire which appears only on Cash's 1963 album,
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i am gong to adopt a dog very soon. | An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated. While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner. In Europe, of 30 countries included in a survey, all but four (Czech republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy) permitted the killing of healthy stray dogs. Critics believe the new term "animal shelter" is generally a euphemism for the older term "pound". The word "pound" had its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until claimed by their owners. Some shelters even have sick tropical animals. In the United States there is no government-run organization that provides oversight or regulation of the various shelters on a national basis. However, many individual states do regulate shelters within their jurisdiction. One of the earliest comprehensive measures was the "Georgia Animal Protection Act" of 1986. The law was enacted in response to the inhumane treatment of companion animals by a pet store chain in Atlanta.
Edgar: Hi. i have been thinking about adopting a rescue dog from an animal shelter
Trenton: That is so amazing, I was just looking at dog shelters today. They take in any abandoned or surrendered dogs and cats, I would feel much better getting a pet that truly needs a home.
Edgar: Me too. Do you own any shelter animals now? i was thinking about possibly an older dog instead of a puppy . Is that a good idea?
Trenton: I adopted a cat from pet smart about 4 years ago but I have wanted a dog for awhile now. I like dogs that resemble their ancestor: wolves, I think they are so cute, have you ever heard of a Korean Jindo?
Edgar: i have not heard of a korean jindo, what is that, a type of wolf dog?
Trenton: They are a breed of hunting dogs that are from the island of Jindo in Korea. Look them up! they are so cool, they resemble Shiba Inu's. I had a Shiba for 16 years growing up.
Edgar: What does a Shiba look like ? Are they good with kids, i take it they are if you grew up with one ?
Trenton: They are great with families. They are fiercely loyal, so they will protect their kids, it takes some time for them to warm up to other kids. If you've ever seen the DOGE meme, that is what they look like.
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i can t go a single day without eating 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.
Xavier: I eat ice cream just about every day, it's so good. Do you enjoy it too?
Jackson: I love ice-cream! Ben and Jerry's is my favourite - even their frozen yoghurt is amazing
Xavier: Oh that does sound good. I feel bad for those people who are lactose intolerant, ice cream is a big problem for them I think.
Jackson: Yeah, it's horrible for them - abdominal pain, nausea... it would be awful
Xavier: For sure, I've heard there are supplements you can take that prevent those problems by providing an enzyme or something. Do you know anything about that?
Jackson: I don't I'm afraid. I know conditions like IBS can go hand in hand with mental disorders though - like anxiety and CFS, for example
Xavier: Wow that's interesting I didn't know that. Do they know what the connection is between the two?
Jackson: I'm not sure - maybe just the negative effect the symptoms can have on the sufferer's quality of life?
Xavier: Hm that does seem reasonable, I definitely get worried whenever my stomach is bothering me.
Jackson: Scientists aren't even sure where depression comes from - there's no evolutionary explanation for it
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favorite band is red hot chilli peppers. | Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of many of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members vocalist/rhythm guitarist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, longtime drummer Chad Smith, and former touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide, have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, of which they have won six, and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, currently holding the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart. In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's original lineup, originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea.
Alexander: I like hot chili pepper
Zoe: Well,that sound like a spices ,but Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk rock band
Alexander: Yes It is spicy but its good for cold winters
Zoe: Lol! Its not a spices ,that was an exaggeration, but a rock band .The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock
Alexander: I got it now. Where is the rock band based?
Zoe: They are based in American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.
Alexander: Is it a metallic band?
Zoe: Not metallic but group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock.
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i used to follow the grateful dead when they toured. | The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. Ranging from quintet to septet, the band is known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, psychedelia, experimental music, modal jazz, country, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, and space rock, for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams, and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world". The band was ranked 57th by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its The Greatest Artists of All Time issue. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and a recording of their May 8, 1977, performance at Cornell University's Barton Hall was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012. The Grateful Dead have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide. The Grateful Dead was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area amid the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The founding members were Jerry Garcia (lead guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards, harmonica, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums).
Jose: The Grateful Dead are amazing! Do you enjoy their music?
Cassandra: I love them, one of my favourite rock bands. They were actually formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California.
Jose: 1965! That is forever ago! Do they still perform?
Cassandra: No don't think so. I haven't heard of any shows. The band was ranked 57th by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its The Greatest Artists
Jose: I would have thought they would be ranked higher. They are so iconic. Are all the band members still alive?
Cassandra: No I know that some of the members have sadly passed away.
Jose: Oh. It seems crazy that their music and legacy still live on and continue to get new fans.
Cassandra: I know what you mean and totally agree. Thats why they were rightfully inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994
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i graduated valedictorian of my high school class. | Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction). The chosen valedictorian is often the student with the highest ranking (highest Grade Point Average, or GPA for short) among their graduating class. The term is an Anglicised derivation of the Latin "vale dicere" ("to say farewell"), historically rooted in the valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas. The valedictory address generally is considered a final farewell to classmates, before they disperse to pursue their individual paths after graduating. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom, the title valedictorian is not used frequently. In Australia, the title is sometimes awarded to a member of a graduating university class on the basis of contribution to the school rather than academic success. The highest-ranking student in a graduating class is often referred to as "dux" (Latin for "leader"), and may or may not give a speech.
Kennedy: I got really close to graduating as valedictorian in high school.
Gracie: Valedictorian is an academic title of success used by american schools
Kennedy: Just in America? I had no idea.
Gracie: Valedictorian is an academic title of success also used by canadians
Kennedy: Ohh I guess they are pretty close to us so that makes sense.
Gracie: valedictorian is often the student who has the highest gpa
Kennedy: It definitely involves more than just that
Gracie: Grade Point Average, or GPA for short
Kennedy: Yeah my GPA was pretty solid in high school.
Gracie: i was never one ever, not smart enough
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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.
Faith: Have you heard of the civic line of cars manufactured by Honda?
Camila: Yes, they are very popular in the USA
Faith: Yes, it was originally a subcompact but now it has become larger and has moved into the compact car category
Camila: It seems to be a sedan or coupe of choice, especially for younger generations
Faith: Yes, it was first introduced in 1972 as a two-door car model
Camila: Interesting, I wonder how it competes against Toyota vehicles
Faith: Currently the size is between the Honda Fit and the Accord
Camila: I think that I might have to look into these models for my next car
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my parents are divorced. | Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another person. Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or "de jure" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a "de facto" separation while remaining legally married) or with "de facto separation" (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
Tiffany: my parents are divorced.they divorced when i was a teenager.
Collin: Oh, my parents divorce when I was a young child
Tiffany: Are you sure?Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or "de jure" separation
Collin: No, they were divorce. No longer married. My mom had her named changed back to her maiden name.
Tiffany: Do you know why they divorced? Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses
Collin: I believe they were no longer enjoying each other company. What about your parents?
Tiffany: My parents divorced because my father was having an affair.It took me a long time to forgive him.
Collin: Wow, I understand. Do you think the divorce rate is high in America?
Tiffany: That information can generally be obtained from the census data published by governmental statistics offices.
Collin: I know but in your opinion do you think it is too high or it is as expected?
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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.
Alex: I love Miley Cyrus so much. I live right down the street from her and Pbn Rock.
Isabel: I really enjoy her too how cool is that. Hannah Montana was one of my favorite show created in 2006 and still is after all these years.
Alex: Yes, she was so good on that show. I just love her performances, you never know what to expect.
Isabel: I really enjoyed the fact that her father Billy Ray Cyrus starred in Hannah Montana too. How amazing is that to work with your father.
Alex: I wonder how well they really got along because I mean I wouldn't want to work with family every day, seems like it would cause tension.
Isabel: That is a really good question, I did not think about that. Hannah Montana the movie the came out in 2009 did you see that one. I am really obsessed with her lol can you tel.
Alex: Yes I can tell, but she is an amazing actress. I really love all the shows and movies she has been in.
Isabel: I agree totally. I wonder whatever happen to her best friends on the Hannah Montana show Lilly and Oliver?
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i play music in my spare time. | A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications. The date and origin of the first device considered a musical instrument is disputed. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument, a simple flute, dates back as far as 67,000 years. Some consensus dates early flutes to about 37,000 years ago. However, most historians believe that determining a specific time of musical instrument invention is impossible due to the subjectivity of the definition and the relative instability of materials used to make them. Many early musical instruments were made from animal skins, bone, wood, and other non-durable materials. Musical instruments developed independently in many populated regions of the world.
Claire: i choose musical instrument as our topic
Jalen: musical instruments is a great option as they were created to make musical sounds
Claire: yes.its a useful one also because everyone like the music sounds
Jalen: musical instruments go way back to the beginning of our human culture
Claire: mm its correct.human culture is based on different kinds of music
Jalen: Yes its an art form and each culture creates their own sound organized in time
Claire: nice share with you.music instrument is our ancient human instruments
Jalen: music is composed of pitch, rhythm, dynamics and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
Claire: yes its true
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i like to make bagels. | A bagel ( '; ), also spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or sesame seeds. Some may have salt sprinkled on their surface, and there are different dough types, such as whole-grain or rye. Though the origins of bagels are somewhat obscure, it is known that they were widely consumed in Ashkenazi Jewish communities from the 17th century. The first known mention of the bagel, in 1610, was in Jewish community ordinances in Kraków, Poland. Bagels are now a popular bread product in North America, especially in cities with a large Jewish population, many with alternative ways of making them. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (fresh or frozen, often in many flavors) in many major supermarkets in those countries. The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing for a more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing for easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.
Riley: I just had a bagel with avocado for breakfast! Bagels are actually originated in the Jewish community of Poland. Do you like bagels?
Elijah: I love them. I'm a big fan of the kind with asiago cooked on them.
Riley: mmm, sounds delicious! Asiago is my favorite Italian cheese, i love the texture
Elijah: Did you know that they are the only bread that is boiled just before cooking to get that texture.
Riley: I actually didn't know that! I just really love how dense and chewy bagels are
Elijah: They are an old world bread so they needed to be able to last a long time so they were made very dense for shelf life. The shelf life is also part of why there is a hole. Its for a rod to hold many.
Riley: That's pretty interesting! Do you like plain bagels or do you like bagels with poppy or sesame seeds on top?
Elijah: I do not care for poppy since they seem to always get stuck in your teeth before meetings. I do like plain with a good cream cheese though.
Riley: Have you tried Creole cream cheese, it's a form of a farmer cheese that's traditional in New Orleans. It's pretty delicious
Elijah: No I've not. I didn't even know they made it. I have 2 cans of Creole seasoning I like it so much so I will have to try and track that down.
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i love to eat sushi and 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.
Ricardo: I love pizza, i think pepperonni is my favorite
Erica: To be Pizza it only needs tomato, sauce and cheese for toppings. But yes pep is a good addition.
Ricardo: It is pretty much the only thing i eat on it, I am very picky
Erica: The good thing about this traditional Italian dish is that we can now get it just how we want .
Ricardo: That is true, everyone has a preference!
Erica: Yep. Any type of meat. All types of veggies. People even have it without cheese.
Ricardo: I think pineapple on a pizza is a travesty to be honesy
Erica: I love pineapple on my pizza. However pizza is going big in India. Can you say Curry pizza?
Ricardo: Is that a real thing? Yuck
Erica: Yes it is. Also Hawaiian Pizza is a real thing and it's the best. You would hate it.
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i need a soda with me at all times. | A soft drink (see terminology for other names) is a drink that typically contains carbonated water (although lemonade, among others, is usually not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives, and other ingredients. Soft drinks are called "soft" in contrast with "hard" alcoholic beverages. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink, but the alcohol content must be less than 0.5% of the total volume if the drink is to be considered non-alcoholic. Fruit punch, tea, and other such non-alcoholic beverages are technically soft drinks by this definition but are not generally referred to as such. Soft drinks may be served chilled, over ice cubes or at room temperature. In rare cases, some soft drinks, such as Dr Pepper, Vernors and Pepsi can be served warm. Soft drinks are available in many formats, including cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles (the latter in a variety of sizes ranging from small bottles to large 2-liter containers). Soft drinks are also widely available at fast food restaurants, movie theaters, convenience stores, casual dining restaurants, dedicated soda stores, and bars from soda fountain machines.
Timothy: I am hooked on diet sodas - though I try and drink ones with sucralose
Cody: Same for me, I love diet Pepsi since I can drink an okay amount without drinking all my calories away,
Timothy: yes I love my diet shasta with sucralose - which is 320-1000 times sweeter than sugar
Cody: Isn't that way the calories are so low, since they have comparable calories in the same quantities but you can use so much less sucralose and therefore it has much lower calories?
Timothy: the majority of sucralose is not broken down by the body so it is non-caloric
Cody: Oh so sugar is mostly broken down but sucralose doesn't?
Timothy: that is correct that is why splenda - ie sucralose - is recommended over aspartame and other types
Cody: Splenda seems to taste a bit off compared to sugar though, but maybe that's just me.
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i like the group 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.
Jesus: I'm a big fan of the British rock group The Rolling Stones. They were formed in 1962!
Isabelle: They were a great band! classic!
Jesus: Yeah they've had a ton of people in the lineup in that time. Their original lineup included Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman.
Isabelle: Do any of them still perform today?
Jesus: Mick Jagger certainly does! Though Brian Jones was replaced in 1969, prior to his death.
Isabelle: Have any other members passed away?
Jesus: A few have, although Brian Jones first led the band, Jagger and Richards assumed leadership when Jones was facing personal struggles.
Isabelle: What kind of struggles?
Jesus: He had struggles with substance abuse, which makes sense as the band was part of the rebellious counterculture in the 1960s
Isabelle: I had kind of assumed all of them would be into that.
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i love tacos but hate spaghetti. | A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of "Diccionario de la Lengua Española", the word "taco" describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food. This meaning of the Spanish word "taco" is a Mexican innovation, but in other dialects "taco" is used to mean "wedge; wad, plug; billiard cue; blowpipe; ramrod; short, stocky person; [or] short, thick piece of wood." As used in this non-culinary way, the word "taco" has cognates in other European languages, including the French word "tache" and the English word "tack (nail)." According to one etymological theory, the culinary meaning of "taco" derives from its "plug" meaning as employed among Mexican silver miners, who used explosive charges in plug form consisting of a paper wrapper and gunpowder filling.
Mya: I live in Texas and I love my corn tortilla tacos
Maya: They sound delicious, what kind of toppings do you put on them?
Mya: You can put all sorts of fillings in them like beef or chicken, but I personally prefer cheese and shrimp tacos
Maya: Sounds great, what kind of cheese do you like? There's so many kinds, American, Swiss, etc.
Mya: Mexican queso is typically a white cheese that melts really easy
Maya: Oh that does sound good. Do you know where the taco originated by any chance?
Mya: The taco is a traditional Mexican dish so I am pretty sure it started in Mexico
Maya: That would make sense! I need to try tacos sometime again, they are quite tasty.
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i love hockey. | Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey and ice hockey. Often one variation of the sport, such as field hockey or ice hockey, will predominate in a certain area and be known simply as "hockey". The first recorded use of the word "hockey" is in the 1773 book "Juvenile Sports and Pastimes, to Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Author: Including a New Mode of Infant Education" by Richard Johnson (Pseud. Master Michel Angelo), whose chapter XI was titled "New Improvements on the Game of Hockey". The belief that hockey was mentioned in a 1363 proclamation by King Edward III of England is based on modern translations of the proclamation, which was originally in Latin and explicitly forbade the games "Pilam Manualem, Pedivam, & Bacularem: & ad Canibucam & Gallorum Pugnam". The English historian and biographer John Strype did not use the word "hockey" when he translated the proclamation in 1720. The word "hockey" itself is of unknown origin. One supposition is that it is a derivative of "hoquet", a Middle French word for a shepherd's stave.
Kylee: I'm a big hockey fan! I especially like ice hockey
Leah: ice hockey is a contact sport right?
Kylee: Usually, especially in the NHL where it's very fast-paced and physical!
Leah: What does NHL stand for?
Kylee: National Hockey League - it's a professional league with teams from the U.S. and Canada - and hockey is teh most popular in Canada
Leah: Oh ok it makes sense that Canada would love hockey!
Kylee: They sure do! It's the official national winter sport in Canada! My favorite team is the Toronto Maple Leafs!
Leah: How many players are on a team?
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favorite band is the beetles. | 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.
Travis: The Beatles is the best band i have ever heard
Aaliyah: Who is your favorite Beatle? Mine is McCartney
Travis: mine too, can you tell me about the history of the Beatles?
Aaliyah: Yes! They got together in 1960 and formed in Liverpool.
Travis: Wow, Liverpool is a beautiful place to visit. Can you tell me more about McCartney
Aaliyah: He was their bassist and vocalist. Probably the most famous Beatle.
Travis: That is awesome i've always wanted to sing but i'm really bad at it haha. what is your favorite song?
Aaliyah: I really love their twist and shout! gets you moving
Travis: Yellow submarine is one of my all time favorite classics
Aaliyah: That is a great one. Great enough that it won the Ivor Novello award
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my biggest fear in life is heights. | Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs e.g. steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2–5% of the general population suffers from acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. The term is from the , "ákron", meaning "peak, summit, edge" and , "phóbos", "fear". Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation; a fear of falling, along with a fear of loud noises, is one of the most commonly suggested inborn or "non-associative" fears.
Paige: My biggest fear in life is heights. Too scary to be up so high.
Jeremiah: The formal term is called acrophobia, and I have it a lot too. I really hate heights
Paige: Yeah, my ex had me go on a roller coaster that was like the tallest in the park, I was so scared.
Jeremiah: I would say so! I can relate. When I am up on high bridges I feel so awful. Some people even have panic attacks in high places and cant get down themselves!
Paige: I don't mind bridges, usually. I guess I feel safe in the car, but I can't really get up on a ladder either
Jeremiah: Can you imagine not having a fear for heights, those who do have what they call a head for heights
Paige: That is interesting, never heard of that before. Must be a good feeling for them.
Jeremiah: It really helps for hiking and climbing! haha.
Paige: I'm sure it does. Must be terrible for anyone that have multiple fears too.
Jeremiah: They say a fear of heights is triggered by some other experience a person has had in their life, such as a traumatic one
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my favorite type of music is metal. | 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.
Camila: My favorite type of music is heavy metal. Do you like it too?
Joel: oh yeah, I'm all about it. I love the aggression and machismo that comes out in the music!
Camila: Yeah, it really gets your blood pumping when you listen to it.
Joel: do you ever feel like you can't get enough machismo? I love feeling manly and self reliant, it gives me a strong sense of pride
Camila: Maybe that is why I really like listening to it all the time. It just puts me in a great mood.
Joel: yeah it gives me the confidence that I can definitely provide for, protect and defend my family
Camila: I listen to it on the way to work in the morning, so it can help me deal with the stress for the day.
Joel: you ever listen to glam metal from the 80s, like from motley crue and poison?
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i can play the piano. | Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a more precise term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period. The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows: European art music is largely distinguished from many other non-European classical and some popular musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 11th century. Western staff notation is used by composers to indicate to the performer the pitches (which form the melodies, basslines and chords), tempo, metre and rhythms for a piece of music. This can leave less room for practices such as improvisation and "ad libitum" ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popular-music styles such as jazz and blues. Another difference is that whereas most popular styles adopt the song (strophic) form or a derivation of this form, classical music has been noted for its development of highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music such as the symphony, concerto, fugue, sonata, and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera, cantata, and mass.
Brianna: I can play the piano. Specifically, classical music which is rooted in traditions of western culture.
Kayla: I like the piano, it's one of the most beautiful sounding instruments.
Brianna: Yes! It's a great acoustic and stringed musical instrument! Do you play?
Kayla: I used to, but I didn't have much natural talent
Brianna: Well the tradition of classical music is a good place to start! It was codified between 1550 and 1900.
Kayla: I see, that's quite a range
Brianna: Do you have a favorite art form of music you would play if you learned?
Kayla: I'm a huge fan of classical music and video game music
Brianna: Yeah the soundtracks that accompany video games are great for playing on the piano! Some have classical elements too.
Kayla: Yeah, there are a lot of great video game music composers
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i love riding roller coasters. | A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. People ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are often found in amusement parks and theme parks around the world. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained one of the first known patents for a roller coaster design in 1885, related to the Switchback Railway that opened a year earlier at Coney Island. The track in a coaster design does not necessarily have to be a complete circuit, as shuttle roller coasters demonstrate. Most roller coasters have multiple cars in which passengers sit and are restrained. Two or more cars hooked together are called a train. Some roller coasters, notably wild mouse roller coasters, run with single cars. The oldest roller coasters are believed to have originated from the so-called "Russian Mountains", specially constructed hills of ice located in the area that is now St. Petersburg. Built in the 17th century, the slides were built to a height of between , had a 50-degree drop, and were reinforced by wooden supports. Later, in 1784, Catherine the Great is said to have constructed a sledding hill in the gardens of her palace at Oranienbaum in St. Petersburg.
Christina: When i go to the amusement park, my favorite ride is the rollercoaster.
Makenzie: I agree 100%. I love them, too. I love the tight turns, the steep slopes, and even those that go upside-down! Do you have a favorite?
Christina: So many to pick from, but i definitely love any of the new steel coasters. The wooden ones are too rough.
Makenzie: I know. the wooden ones are a bit more classical, but they don't have inversions, or steep drops. Even the banks are often shallow in comparison to the steel roller coasters. Do you have a favorite theme park you like to attend?
Christina: My favorite vacation destination is Orlando, Florida. So i guess i would pick Universal Studios?
Makenzie: Orlando is great. I've been there a few times myself, but it's quite a trip. In 2016, they estimated almost 10 million visitors attended Universal Studios. What do you think of Space Mountain in Disney?
Christina: I have bad memories of that ride from my childhood. Being in the dark on a rollercoaster was traumatic for me. I have seen videos of it in action with the lights on and it looks tame.
Makenzie: There are five versions of Space Mountain, which i didn't know until recently. They all look about the same. But I thought it was interesting. I thought there were only two.
Christina: Now you have told me something i did not know. 5 versions? Looks like i will be doing some independent research after this chat. Thank you.
Makenzie: And on top of that, it was the second roller coaster built at Disneyland. It officially opened in May of 1977. Hard to believe it is that old; but it has always been "the famous" ride everyone talks about.
Christina: When i go to Disney, i have to ride "its a small world" over and over for the music, so i don't have time for rollercoasters
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i enjoying keeping up with the news and learning about political issues. | Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and grew up in the New York City borough of Queens and earned an economics degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Trump took over running his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded it to involve constructing and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He also started various side ventures, including branding and licensing his name for real estate and luxury consumer products. He managed the company until his 2017 inauguration. Trump also gained prominence in the media and entertainment fields. He co-authored several books (most notably "The Art of the Deal"), and from 2003 to 2015 he was a producer and the host of "The Apprentice", a reality television game show. Trump owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015. According to "Forbes" magazine, he was the world's 544th richest person , with an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion. Trump entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican and defeated sixteen opponents in the primaries.
Allison: So what are your opinions on Donald Trump? Our 45th President!
Gabriel: I feel mixed to be honest. I am a conservative, so I agree on some of what he says, but almost none of how he says it if that makles sense
Allison: Yeah, to be honest I am looking forward to January 20, 2021 when his term is set to end.
Gabriel: I understand that, even as a conservative. When was he born? I am curious about that, I know he is up there in age, but he seems very energetic most of the time
Allison: He was born on June 14, 1946.
Gabriel: Oh, so he is getting up there, that is older than my grandparents even. Young presidents are rare though to be fair
Allison: Yes, I think he should have stuck to business and being a television personality.
Gabriel: I get that, he made a lot of money that way it seems, cannot take that for granted I suppose
Allison: Yes, he made a lot of money. He took over his family's real estate business in 1971.
Gabriel: That is for sure, he started in a great situation but made it even more lucrative
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i love tacos but hate spaghetti. | A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of "Diccionario de la Lengua Española", the word "taco" describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food. This meaning of the Spanish word "taco" is a Mexican innovation, but in other dialects "taco" is used to mean "wedge; wad, plug; billiard cue; blowpipe; ramrod; short, stocky person; [or] short, thick piece of wood." As used in this non-culinary way, the word "taco" has cognates in other European languages, including the French word "tache" and the English word "tack (nail)." According to one etymological theory, the culinary meaning of "taco" derives from its "plug" meaning as employed among Mexican silver miners, who used explosive charges in plug form consisting of a paper wrapper and gunpowder filling.
Micah: hey how are you today?
Michael: Hey, I'm great, have you ever had a taco with a flour tortilla?
Micah: yes i prefer flour over corn or wheat
Michael: I agree, mays isn't good for people anyways, its crazy how much we give it to kids like with cereal
Micah: thats true. the corn tortillas just dont taste good to me at all
Michael: Yeah the Wheat Tortilla is much softer, both are from mexico so it's not like it bastardizes the food luckily enought
Micah: definitely. i dont mind hard tacos though
Michael: Yeah my wife introduced me to antojitos which translates loosely to little cravings, I love street food
Micah: likewise, im goign to a food truck day at the park this weekend
Michael: That's awesome, we have food truck festivals annually here in FL, hundreds of trucks come to sell food
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i am a reality tv star. | Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate. It differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers. An early term for the format was "docu-soap". The genre has various standard tropes, including "confessionals" (also called "talking heads" or "interview segments") used by cast members to express their thoughts, which often double as the shows' narration. In competition-based reality shows, a notable subset, there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode, a panel of judges, and the concept of "immunity from elimination." An early example of the genre was the 1991 Dutch series "Nummer 28", which was the first show to bring together strangers and record their interactions. It then exploded as a phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global success of the series "Survivor", "Idols", and "Big Brother". These shows and a number of others (usually also competition-based) became global franchises, spawning local versions in dozens of countries.
Nevaeh: I love reality tv ,Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, are you a fan?
Miranda: I sure am. It differs from documentary television because it focuses on drama and personal conflict. I like to watch Big Brother!
Nevaeh: Reality shows usually have a cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, I like Bravo tb
Miranda: True, and an early term for the format was "docu-soap". Now mostly people call it reality TV.
Nevaeh: Reality television exploded as a phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global success of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother.
Miranda: Those shows and many other became global franchises, spawning local versions in dozens of countries.
Nevaeh: Yes and Reality television has faced significant criticism since its rise in popularity
Miranda: Correct and much of the criticism centers on the use of the word "reality" when many shows actually are recounting of events that have occurred.
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i can recite the movie young frankenstein word for word. | Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks. The film is an affectionate parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" produced by Universal in the 1930s. Most of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film "Frankenstein". To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s' style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black. The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris. A critical favorite and box office smash, "Young Frankenstein" ranks No. 28 on "Total Film" magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No.
Justin: i've heard about young frankenstein but don't know anything about it
Maxwell: Oh really? It's one of my favorite movies! It was written by Wilder and Brooks?
Justin: When did this movie come out?
Maxwell: Young Frankenstein came in 1974, I wish I could have seen it in theater!
Justin: whoa! i wasn't even born! Do you know who played in this move?
Maxwell: I wasn't either, too bad! But it stars Gene Wilder, as well as Peter Boyle!
Justin: Maybe i should watch it :) what is it about?
Maxwell: Good question! It is a comedy parody of the horror film Frankenstein, it's so good!
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i have two 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".
Alana: How do you feel about dogs? Are they family or are they just something to have around
Gabrielle: I love dogs. They are "man's best friend." They are just like family to me. How about you? How do you feel about them?
Alana: I love them, for me I could never get a dog from a breeder. I'm too cheap, pure breeds mean nothing to me and there are sooo many animals in shelters ever year that are put down because they are without a home
Gabrielle: Yes. Even pedigree dogs have real issues with their health and welfare by breeders. There was a program in the UK that exposed a lot of these issues with the pure-bred dogs. Caused a big controvery among the Kennel Club.
Alana: Yes, so many breeders throw genetics together for human novelty not considering how it would impact the anatomy and health of the animal
Gabrielle: I have several mutts myself. We purchased them from the dog pound. Great dogs. One is a German-Shepherd mix. An incredibly smart and loving dog. Very intelligent and obedient.
Alana: Same! I would say mine is more of Greyhound Husky, the other is a Basset Hound Lab, very strange mix. Training pound animals can be a challenge but it is easier the younger they are
Gabrielle: I agree. Now does your Basset Hound smell around and look for small animals? They were bred particularly to hunt rabbits, so just curious if the nature of your dog is still strong in that way.
Alana: So often! After a rain oddly enough she is a super sniffer for grubs. She will go to where they are in the ground and dig in and grab one to play with, she always tries to take them inside!
Gabrielle: LOL. Amazing. Amazing that their olfactory senses are so amazingly strong. The only breed of dog that has a stronger "smeller" is that of the Bloodhound. Dogs are amazing. I agree with you 100%. I think breeding for strength can be good; but breeding for novelty is a real problem.
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i worked as a clown in the circus. | A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250-year modern history. Philip Astley is credited with being the 'father' of the modern circus when he opened the first circus in 1768 in England. A skilled equestrian, Astley demonstrated trick riding, riding in a circle rather than a straight line as his rivals did, and thus chanced on the format which was later named a 'circus'. In 1770 he hired acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers and a clown to fill in the pauses between acts. Performances developed significantly through the next fifty years, with large-scale theatrical battle reenactments becoming a significant feature. The 'traditional' format, whereby a ringmaster introduces a varied selection of acts that mostly perform choreographed acts to traditional music, developed in the latter part of the 19th century and continued almost universally to be the main style of circus up until the 1970s.
Jonah: I've always wondered what life would be like in the circus. Perhaps you have some idea?
Brayden: Never been in a circus but I know it is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows.
Jonah: Are there different types of a circus?
Brayden: The word circus just describes the round shape of the performing area. The acts can include musicians, dancers, jugglers, as well as animal performances.
Jonah: Are the animals treated humanely?
Brayden: Some would say no. Major circuses have had to close due to protests. The traditional format with a ringmaster was developed in the 19th century.
Jonah: I've always wanted to see those Cirque de Soliel circus' - those seem so different from the traditional Ringling Brothers type.
Brayden: They are the largest theatrical producer in the whole world. You will enjoy the bright and energetic performance.
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my favorite place to travel is jamaica. | Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. Named "", the island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves forcibly transported from Africa. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British utilized Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.
Aaliyah: I love the country of Jamaica the beeches are so nice.
Payton: Jamaica is my favorite island in the Caribbean Sea.
Aaliyah: Do you know what makes the waters so blue?
Payton: I have no idea, but Jamaica was a leader in sugar exports when under British rule.
Aaliyah: I wonder who Jamaica's first leader was once they were freed from British rule.
Payton: The island got independence for the UK on August 6 1962.
Aaliyah: Did they have any issues with the British ruling them?
Payton: Yes, the used slaves during the sugar exporting.
Aaliyah: That must have been an awful time for the Jamaican people to endure
Payton: The British emancipated all the slaves in 1838.
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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.
Leah: I like to watch ice hockey on TV. My favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks.
Danielle: The Blackhawks are one of my favorite teams, they've won 6 Stanley Cup Championships since they started in 1926
Leah: Yeah they are great. Toews and Patrick Kane are my favorite players. Too bad they didn't do so great in the playoffs the last year.
Danielle: Toews is great, he was the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL draft
Leah: He is team captain. One of the best centres in the NHL. Phenomenal player!
Danielle: I agree, I'd love to see them play at their home tink, United Center
Leah: Yeah I always wanted to go there. I have only been to Chicago once but it was not during hockey season...
Danielle: I've never been there either but I'd like to go and catch a Bulls game there also since The United Center is also their home court.
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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.
Levi: Are you a vegan at all? I appreciate the philosophy but I would not be able to stay with it
Christian: I try and abstain from the use of animal products as much as I can.
Levi: that is good, I support that type of lifestyle, I just ate too much meat growing up to realistically stop
Christian: There are health benefits from being vegan like reducing heart disease and some chronic disease.
Levi: that is true, I wish I had the resolve to, proabably when I am older, but right now I am trying to put on weight
Christian: In Germany they don't recommend for children, teenagers, pregnant women or breastfeeding women.
Levi: that is interesting. I do not doubt it is unhealthy, but sometimes we just make poor decisions cause now is more important than later for some
Christian: It's interesting because Canadian and British health people believe it's fine.
Levi: that is odd, how people come to completely different conclusions given the same evidence
Christian: It is as they are all scientists.
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i love collecting teapots. | A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Dry tea is available either in tea bags or as loose tea, in which case a tea infuser or tea strainer may be of some assistance, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served. Some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout. A small air hole in the lid is often created to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a thermal cover called a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping process or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly. The teapot was invented in China during the Yuan Dynasty. It was probably derived from ceramic kettles and wine pots, which were made of bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years. Tea preparation during previous dynasties did not use a teapot. In the Tang Dynasty, a cauldron was used to boil ground tea, which was served in bowls.
Rachel: I love to collect teapots! One of my favorites in my collection has a really neat strainer built into the spout!
Paige: That is very handy, are there specific teapot designs that you really like?
Rachel: Yes! I only use teapots that have a little air hole in the lid. That prevents the spout from dripping or splashing when the tea is poured. Most teapots have this though.
Paige: Are teapots only used for tea? Or can they be used for soup or coffee or heating something else up?
Rachel: I would think you could use them to heat any type of liquid! I use my teapots with a tea cosy. It's a thermal cover that helps keep the tea hot.
Paige: Are you English? I know they drink tea a lot there. I drink coffee but coffee pots aren't nearly as artistic lol.
Rachel: No, I'm American. My family was from England though, so I guess that's how I picked it up. I think it's interesting that the Chinese invented the teapot during the Yuan Dynasty.
Paige: The Chinese did do a lot with herbal medicine, I guess that stuff is easier to consume if you brew it into a tea.
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i love to surf. | Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is usually carrying the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or in rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools. The term "surfing" refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and regardless of the stance used. The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft, and did so on their belly and knees. The modern-day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board. Other types of surfing include knee boarding, surf matting (riding inflatable mats), and using foils.
Gabriela: I love going to the beach to surf
Amber: I love to watch. It is very popular in California and Australia, both places I have lived. Where do you surf?
Gabriela: I live in South Carolina, and Folly Beach has the best waves here
Amber: I know where that is - near Charleston, right? Folly Island is one of the barrier islands.
Gabriela: That's right! I love it there. I wonder where surfing originated
Amber: The ancient Polynesians started the whole thing. They surfed on boards, but used their knees and surfed on their bellies.
Gabriela: What did they make their boards out of? Some type of wood?
Amber: It was the Hawaiians developed the more modern surfboard, using wood from local trees - they were usually pretty heavy!
Gabriela: That's really cool! I had never considered the history of surfing before. I want to learn more now
Amber: It's quite fascinating, and there are lots of different types of surfing, e.g. knee boarding, surf matting or body surfing.
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i love cheese cake. | Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers. The main, and thickest layer, consists of a mixture of soft, fresh cheese (typically cream cheese or ricotta), eggs, and sugar; if there is a bottom layer it often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sponge cake. It may be baked or unbaked (usually refrigerated). Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar and may be flavored or topped with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies, fruit sauce, or chocolate syrup. Cheesecake can be prepared in many flavors, such as strawberry, pumpkin, key lime, chocolate, Oreo, chestnut, or toffee. Smooth fresh unripened cheese sweetened with honey must be almost as old as cheese-making itself, and "land of milk and honey" is a deep-rooted idiom. An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient Greece even prior to Romans' adoption of it with the conquest of Greece. The earliest attested mention of a cheesecake is by the Greek physician Aegimus (5th century BCE), who wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes (—"plakountopoiikon suggramma"). The earliest extant cheesecake recipes are found in Cato the Elder's "De Agri Cultura", which includes recipes for two cakes for religious uses: "libum" and "placenta".
David: I love cheese cakes
Sophie: I know cheesecake contains soft cheese, eggs and sugar. I wonder where it originated?
David: I also wonder
Sophie: I read somewhere that the earliest mention of a cheesecake was by a Greek physician names Aegimus in 5th Century BCE!
David: Really?
Sophie: Isn't that amazing? Okay, I know there are lots of flavors like key lime, chestnut and strawberry. What do you prefer?
David: I like chestnut
Sophie: I know there are chestnut trees in the Northern Hemisphere, does that cheesecake actually have nuts in it?
David: I don't think so. It's just the flavor
Sophie: I like just plain cheesecake, so I guess it's technically not a flavor.. it tastes buttery to me.
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i read three books a week. | A novel is any relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book. The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and in the tradition of the novella. The latter, an Italian word for a short story to distinguish it from a novel, has been used in English since the 18th century for a work that falls somewhere in between. Ian Watt, in "The Rise of the Novel", suggested in 1957 that the novel first came into being in the early 18th century. Miguel de Cervantes author of "Don Quixote" (the first part of which was published in 1605), is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era. The romance is a closely related long prose narrative. Walter Scott defined it as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents", whereas in the novel "the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society". However, many romances, including the historical romances of Scott, Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" and Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", are also frequently called novels, and Scott describes romance as a "kindred term".
Isabel: I love reading novels - the fiction keep me entertained
Ashton: I love reading about sociology
Isabel: Learning about sociology and the patterns of social interaction and culture could be useful these days
Ashton: Yes, it is extremely important since we can understand much better interpersonal relationships in society
Isabel: Yes in this time of political uproar learning more about interpersonal communication and relating is incredibly important
Ashton: Right. How do you like to read about a novel, which novel do you like to read more, and you could relate them to the sociological aspects?
Isabel: I love mystery novels where they solve murders and such. It makes you wonder about the social ideas of the killers
Ashton: I find it extremely interesting because then, I can associate it with crimillological aspects in society
Isabel: Yes detective fiction began around the same time as speculative fiction in the mid 19th century
Ashton: ok, it is precisely observed that by the beginning of the nineteenth century criminology as a branch of sociology was premature from a scientific point of view
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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.
Grant: Hello do you like reading books?
Elijah: I do love reading! I especially love historical fiction, which are books that take place in the past.
Grant: That's great because I actually write books about history!
Elijah: You do? I've tried to write alternate history before, which is a form of historical fiction.
Grant: I prefer to write non-fiction but I do write fiction also.
Elijah: I am too creative to do non-fiction. I once started writing an alternate history book that was about "what if" the Holocaust never happened.
Grant: I bet that was a great book!
Elijah: It was overall conjectural, but there were a lot of real life facts presented in it.
Grant: I would love to read that I thought it was wonderful it sounds like it was.
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i like playing ultimate in the park with my guys sometimes. | Ultimate, originally known as ultimate frisbee, is a non-contact team sport played by players with a flying disc (frisbee). Ultimate was developed in 1968 by a group of students at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. Although ultimate resembles many traditional sports in its athletic requirements, it is unlike most sports due to its focus on self-officiating, even at the highest levels of competition. The term frisbee, often used to generically describe all flying discs, is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, and thus the sport is not formally called "ultimate frisbee", though this name is still in common casual use. Points are scored by passing the disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone. Other basic rules are that players must not take steps while holding the disc, and interceptions, incomplete passes, and passes out of bounds are turnovers. Rain, wind, or occasionally other adversities can make for a testing match with rapid turnovers, heightening the pressure of play. From its beginnings in the American counterculture of the late 1960s, ultimate has resisted empowering any referee with rule enforcement, instead relying on the sportsmanship of players and invoking the "spirit of the game" to maintain fair play.
Sydney: have you ever played ultimate frisbee? it's so much fun
Kelsey: No, I can't say I have. What is the objective of the game.
Sydney: it's a non-contact team sport played by players with a flying disk
Kelsey: When did the sport originate?
Sydney: i believe it was developed in 1968 by a group of students
Kelsey: How are points scored in the game?
Sydney: by passing the disk to a teammate in the oposing zone
Kelsey: Are games only played in the US, or all around the world?
Sydney: i'm sure it's played all over the world. but rain, wind can make it hard to enjoy it
Kelsey: Are Frisbee teams diverse or do they only consist of men?
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i graduated valedictorian of my high school class. | Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction). The chosen valedictorian is often the student with the highest ranking (highest Grade Point Average, or GPA for short) among their graduating class. The term is an Anglicised derivation of the Latin "vale dicere" ("to say farewell"), historically rooted in the valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas. The valedictory address generally is considered a final farewell to classmates, before they disperse to pursue their individual paths after graduating. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom, the title valedictorian is not used frequently. In Australia, the title is sometimes awarded to a member of a graduating university class on the basis of contribution to the school rather than academic success. The highest-ranking student in a graduating class is often referred to as "dux" (Latin for "leader"), and may or may not give a speech.
Ella: I graduated valedictorian of my class in the US.
Cameron: That is indeed amazing news! good job! good job! what did you major in?
Ella: It was in Marketing. I had the highest Grade Point Average in my graduating class.
Cameron: that's very impressive! are you planning to work for a particular company? or perhaps are you looking to create one yourself?
Ella: I am going for more education first. They called me the dux due to being the highest ranking student.
Cameron: that's a weird name they've given you! but i always admire a person who strives for education! I also do this! everyday learn more! gain more knowledge so always continue to strive for more greatness
Ella: I wouldn't of won it in Australia. There they base it on contribution towards the school gather than the grades.
Cameron: oh really? what are you plans for the future
Ella: I plan to teach in the Pleasant Valley School District. It is located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Cameron: that is something to aspire for ! i wish you the best and i hope that all your dreams come true
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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.
Bryce: Blue is my favorite color, what about you?
Peter: Blue is also my favorite color. The eye sees blue only when observing light with a dominant wavelength between 450 and 495 nanometres.
Bryce: Wow I had no idea, I am assuming other colors have different wavelengths, like red for example?
Peter: That is correct. The dominant wavelength of red is 625-740 nanometres.
Bryce: I wonder if you are colorblind if the rods and cones in your eyes can't see those particular wavelengths.
Peter: The most common cause of being color blind is inherited and affects development of one or more of the three sets of color sensing cones.
Bryce: Yes I had a grandfather who was colorblind, luckily I did not get his genes!
Peter: Yes you are luck although problems are usually minor and people adapt easily.
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i graduated college for secondary english education. | Secondary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less common junior secondary education) is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 (upper) secondary education is the stage before tertiary education. Every country aims to provide basic education, but the systems and terminology remain unique to them. Secondary education typically takes place after six years of primary education and is followed by higher education, vocational education or employment. Like primary education, in most countries secondary education is compulsory, at least until the age of 16. Children typically enter the lower secondary phase around age 11. Compulsory education sometimes extends to age 19. Since 1989 education has been seen as a basic human right for a child, article 28, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that: primary education should be free and compulsory while different forms of secondary education, including general and vocational education, should be available and accessible to every child. The terminology has proved difficult, and there was no universal definition before ISCED divided the period between primary education and university into junior secondary education and (upper) secondary education.
Diego: I think getting a secondary education is important if you want to be able to get a decent job.
Payton: Definitely as secondary education takes place after six years or primary education and you have to have secondary education before you can go to college or employmenet.
Diego: In the old days kids didn't usually attend secondary education. They would go work the farms instead.
Payton: This is very true, but in most countries now it is compulsory until at least 16.
Diego: I think that is a good law. Dropping out really harms kids chances of succeeding.
Payton: I would agree with you and since 1989 education has actually been considered a basic human right for a child in the US.
Diego: As it should be. I like how the end of secondary education coincides with the age of majority in the US.
Payton: I think most countries do aim to provide the basic education, but the systems and terminology between the countries can be unique and difficult for outsiders to understand. For instance in the US we would say middle school and high school.
Diego: That's right although middle can also be called Junior High. Also the grades can be split up different ways.
Payton: Very true. When my girls were in school it was split up differently than it is now in our community. I have heard of some areas making it law that a child has to attend school until they are 19.
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i love animals. | Armadillos are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata with a leathery armour shell. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. The word "armadillo" means "little armoured one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them "āyōtōchtli" , Nahuatl for "turtle-rabbit": "āyōtl" (turtle) and "tōchtli" (rabbit). The Portuguese word for "armadillo" is "tatu" which derives from the Tupi language. Similar names are also found in other, especially European, languages. About nine extant genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. Their average length is about , including tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo is a diminutive species, with an overall length of . All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments. Recent genetic research suggests that an extinct group of giant armoured mammals, the glyptodonts, should be included within the lineage of armadillos, having diverged some 35 million years ago, much more recently than previously assumed.
Gage: I love animals! My favorite is the Armadillo from the order Cingulata with their cool leathery shell.
Gabriella: Armadillos look so prehistoric. They practically look like a modern day dinosaur.
Gage: Well it's funny you mention that because they are actually the only surviving families in the order of this type of animals. They are are distantly related to anteaters and sloths though.
Gabriella: That is so cool. Where do Armadillos predominately live?
Gage: They can be found in many areas like Spain and Portugal. The Aztecs used to call the "āyōtōchtli", which translated to mean "turtle rabbit"!
Gabriella: That is a much cuter name for Armadillos. I prefer that actually.
Gage: Yeah I agree. They are native to the Americas, but they can live in many different environments.
Gabriella: Are there different species of Armadillos?
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i love my parrot , todd. | Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual spectrum. They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length. The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds, and other plant material. A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all parrots nest in tree hollows (or nest boxes in captivity), and lay white eggs from which hatch altricial (helpless) young.
Destiny: I have a parrot and there are 393 species of parrots
Alondra: Oh cool! What variety of parrot do you have? Does it like to talk/mimic you?
Destiny: I have a african grey but the biggest diversity of parrots is in South American
Alondra: Is an african grey one of the bigger parrots? Is it grey or still colorful? Does it say any words after you?
Destiny: Grey in color and speaks perfectly but many parrots are brightly colored and mutli colored
Alondra: What is the variety of the typical really colorful parrot most people are used to seeing? Are there any endangered species?
Destiny: Not sure with 300+ species but their diet is mainly seeds, fruits, nuts and plant material
Alondra: Oh neat. I follow a similar diet. ha ha. Is it hard to own one?
Destiny: No they are easy to keep, most parrots nest in a hollow tree trunk and lay eggs
Alondra: Do they mate for life or no? They are beautiful birds! I would love to own one!
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i love to cook. | Grilling is a form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from above or below. Grilling usually involves a significant amount of direct, radiant heat, and tends to be used for cooking meat and vegetables quickly. Food to be grilled is cooked on a grill (an open wire grid such as a gridiron with a heat source above or below), a grill pan (similar to a frying pan, but with raised ridges to mimic the wires of an open grill), or griddle (a flat plate heated from below). Heat transfer to the food when using a grill is primarily through thermal radiation. Heat transfer when using a grill pan or griddle is by direct conduction. In the United States, when the heat source for grilling comes from above, grilling is called broiling. In this case, the pan that holds the food is called a broiler pan, and heat transfer is through thermal radiation. Direct heat grilling can expose food to temperatures often in excess of . Grilled meat acquires a distinctive roast aroma and flavor from a chemical process called the Maillard reaction. The Maillard reaction only occurs when foods reach temperatures in excess of . Studies have shown that cooking beef, pork, poultry, and fish at high temperatures can lead to the formation of heterocyclic amines, benzopyrenes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are carcinogens.
Marco: hello, i do love to cook.
Jacqueline: I love grilling because it cooks my meats and veggies very fast due to its direct heat!
Marco: once in awhile i like to grill but mostly hamburgers and hot dogs
Jacqueline: There are so many regional variations of hot dogs. What do you like to eat on yours?
Marco: just plain mustard and onions and sometimes chill
Jacqueline: Do you like spicy or sweet mustard?
Marco: i like spicy i don't think i ever tried sweet mustard
Jacqueline: Do you like to put mustard on sandwiches and hamburgers as well?
Marco: yes i like mustard on sandwiches and hamburgers and also corndogs
Jacqueline: Do you like to put cheese on your burgers to make them cheeseburgers?
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my father was born in australia. | Australia (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest urban area is Sydney. For about 50,000 years before the first British settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who spoke languages classifiable into roughly 250 groups. After the European discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades, and by the 1850s most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia.
Adrian: My dad was born in australia was your dad?
Abby: Nope, Mine was born in The United.
Adrian: Cool im from the united states. Australia is really beautiful though i want to go visit agin. I think u would like it also.
Abby: If I went to Australia, I think I'd visit Canberra or Sydney
Adrian: Yes sydney is very beautiful! I love the kawala bears there! So cute and cuddly! I havnt been to canberra
Abby: Well it is the capital city, so there's got to be so much to do!
Adrian: Yes thats true i dont like big hussle and bussle ciities . sydney is the biggest urban place in all of australia. Its actually the part my dad was born in.
Abby: I personally love Urban areas. All the people are very interesting.
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i like to play soccer. | Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal. Players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play, unless they are goalkeepers (and then only when within their penalty area). Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use any part of their body except the hands and the arms. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; ), which organises World Cups for both men and women every four years.
Sierra: I love football, or soccer. Are you also a fan of the world's most popular sport?
Kaitlyn: Oh, no, but I'd love to learn
Sierra: Over 24 million people play soccer in the United States. My favorite team is the Seattle Sounders!
Kaitlyn: Oh wow, that's a lot. Are you one of them?
Sierra: No, while it is the third-most played team sport in the US, I'm just a watching fan.
Kaitlyn: It must be very popular! Where did it come from?
Sierra: Association football was originally codified in England in 1863, over 150 years ago!
Kaitlyn: Oh nice! That's really old!
Sierra: It is played by 250 million players worldwide, in over 200 countries.
Kaitlyn: There's a big soccer event, right
Sierra: Yes, FIFA organises the world cup for both men and women every four years.
Kaitlyn: 5
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my favorite tv show is friends. | Friends (stylized as F•R•I•E•N•D•S) is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six 20–30-something friends living in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. Kauffman and Crane began developing "Friends" under the title "Insomnia Cafe" between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including a title change to "Six of One" and "Friends Like Us", the series was finally named "Friends". Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. All ten seasons of "Friends" ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings; ultimately reaching the No. 1 spot with its eighth season. The series finale on May 6, 2004, was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth most watched series finale in television history, and the most watched television episode of the 2000s decade.
Jackson: My favorite tv show ever is Friends! Have you seen it? I could watch all ten seasons over and over.
Sean: never heard of it, is it an american show ?
Jackson: Yes, it is! It's an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1994 to May 2004.
Sean: oh was it a good show ? any famous people that people would know ?
Jackson: Probably! The show starred Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry. Do you recognize any of those names?
Sean: oh yea i know jennifer aniston.. she came out in a movie with adam sandler
Jackson: Yes! You should check out Friends. The show tells the story of six friends in their 20-30s living in Manhattan. It's such an epic show!
Sean: oh yea maybe i should.. maybe its on netflix
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i want a dog , but that is a lot of commitment. | 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".
Jazmin: I want a dog. Do you have one?
Garrett: I have had many dogs. Dogs vary in shape, size and color and I have had breeds from toy to large.
Jazmin: That's interesting. What is your favorite breed?
Garrett: My favorite breed would have to be the shetland sheepdog which like many breeds are very tuned into human behavior.
Jazmin: Cool! My roommate has a pug. She's very fun.
Garrett: Pugs are very cute with little wrinkly faces and curly tails.
Jazmin: Yeah! Have you ever owned a pug?
Garrett: No, I have never owned a pug although i hear they are known for being quite sociable and gentle.
Jazmin: Yes, all they love attention and are very good with kids. Are shetland sheepdogs good with children?
Garrett: Yes, shelties are known for being very intelligent and eager to please. My shelties were great with my kids.
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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.
Gabriel: My favorite food is pizza! How about you?
Eli: I like hot dogs.
Gabriel: Those are nice, but pizza has them beat! Pizza is a traditional italian dish with flatbread, tomato sauce, and cheese!
Eli: Yes, I like pineapple on my pizza.
Gabriel: So do I! Usually people hate that! It an also be topped with veges, various meats, and could also be made without cheese
Eli: Yes. My friends think it is weird also.
Gabriel: Same. Modern pizza was invented in Naples and has since become popular all over the world
Eli: I have never been to Naples. Hopefully I can visit one day.
Gabriel: It's nice :) And, pizza is one of the most popular foods in Europe and North America as well
Eli: As it should be. It tastes great.
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my newest car is a chevy. | Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919, Alfred Sloan, with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose," would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family, selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929. Chevrolet-branded vehicles are sold in most automotive markets worldwide, with the notable exception of Oceania, where GM is represented by its Australian subsidiary, Holden; Chevrolet announced a return to the region beginning in 2018 after a 50-year absence. In 2005, Chevrolet was relaunched in Europe, primarily selling vehicles built by GM Daewoo of South Korea with the tagline "Daewoo has grown up enough to become Chevrolet", a move rooted in General Motors' attempt to build a global brand around Chevrolet.
Summer: My newest car is a Chevy manufactured by GM of course.
Hope: i also own a GM car
Summer: They are pretty popular. It was started long ago back in 1911 by Louis Chevrolet
Hope: in what city and state?
Summer: I'm not sure where at specifically. I guess he was into cars since he was a race car driver.
Hope: everybody has heard about Henry Ford but hardly anyone has heard about him
Summer: Oh yeah of course. He made the first car that middle class Americans could actually afford.
Hope: what model was popular back then?
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i exercise often and have nice muscles. | Crunch Fitness is a chain of over 225 American fitness clubs located in and around numerous major cities. As of March 2011, the club had 30 locations in the following metropolitan areas: Chicago, Los Angeles, Palm Beach Gardens, Miami, New York City, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Sarasota, Tampa, and Washington, D.C. At various times, the club also had locations in Atlanta and Tokyo. Crunch has extended operations to Australia in the last few years. In Syndey, there are now four Crunch gyms located at Chatswood, Parramatta, Rockdale, Liverpool and Bankstown Crunch was founded in 1989 as a fitness studio by Doug Levine, a former stockbroker. The clubs became popular by appealing to young upscale members and featuring heavy promotions and marketing with some humorous and sexual connotations. They were initially profitable in large part due to successful promotion of logo merchandise sales within the clubs. They featured some unusual classes such as pole dancing, bicycle-based yoga, coed wrestling, an "Abs, Thighs and Gossip" class run by a drag queen, and Capoeira. Although the classes were later standardized across various locations, some popular offbeat classes remained, such as dodgeball and karaoke bicycling.
Trevor: I love to exercise. Recently I've been going to Cruch fitness, which is a chain of over 225 clubs in major cities.
Ashley: I've never heard of Crunch fitness! What type of classes do they offer?
Trevor: They really try to offer what the people want. They have pole-dancing, bike yoga, another class called, "abs thighs and gossip."
Ashley: Ha! That sounds like a fun place to work out! What type of a crowd do they get?
Trevor: I think they get a lot of the young professional types. They featured promotions and marketing with funny and sexual connotations, that really attracted a young upscale crowd.
Ashley: I guess that makes sense, given the classes they offer! Is it a relatively new chain?
Trevor: As of 2011 there were only thirty locations in major cities, so I'm sure Crunch can't be too much older than that.
Ashley: I'll look into joining as well! Is there anything else I should know before committing to a membership?
Trevor: Just check to make sure they haev the classes you want. While some still offer dodgeball or karaoke cycling, many have become standardized.
Ashley: Oooh! Dodgeball sounds like a fun way to burn some calories! Thanks for the info!
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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.
Lily: I love reading! How do you feel about it?
Avery: I love the process and the idea of it, since it is so fascinating thinking about reading and decoding symbols to construct or derive meaning from it.
Lily: It is pretty amazing the ideas that come from those symbols.
Avery: It really is amazing. Its a means of language acquisition, as well as communication and a means of sharing information.
Lily: That is a very interesting fact! Being able to share information through writing has been very important throughout history.
Avery: Exactly, without reading history would be forever different! It's such a complex interaction between the text and the reader, which shapes peoples lives.
Lily: That's true. I know it has shaped my life. It is very neat how different genres appeal to different people.
Avery: Genres really do have different appeals, some of which requiring more creativity and others requiring more critical analysis.
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i drive a ford mustang. | The Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang. The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 inches shorter. Introduced early on April 17, 1964 (16 days after the Plymouth Barracuda), and thus dubbed as a "1964½" by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current sixth generation. The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American muscle cars, affordable sporty coupes with long hoods and short rear decks, and gave rise to competitors such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin, Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda, and the second generation Dodge Challenger. The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were imported to the United States.
Carlos: im thinking about buying a fleet of ford mustangs, have you heard of them
Brittany: Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford
Carlos: oh.. tell me more!
Brittany: It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon
Carlos: oh i didnt know that, what else can you tell me
Brittany: It was introduced in early April 1964
Carlos: oh wow that long ago? how many have they sold ?
Brittany: The Mustang has undergone several transformations
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