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i work part time at aldi s. | Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common brand of two leading global discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 18 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion. Based in Germany, the chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother's store in Essen, which had been in operation since 1913. The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, that later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd, headquartered in Mülheim. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi (a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont), which is pronounced . In Germany, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966, although both divisions' names may appear (as if they were a single enterprise) with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies. The formal business name is Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie, oHG. Aldi's German operations consist of Aldi Nord's 35 individual regional companies with about 2,500 stores in western, northern, and Eastern Germany, and Aldi Süd's 32 regional companies with 1,600 stores in western and southern Germany. Internationally, Aldi Nord operates in Denmark, France, the Benelux countries, the Iberian Peninsula, and Poland, while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, Great Britain, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, China, Austria and Slovenia (Aldi Süd operates as Hofer within the latter two countries).
Max: Aldi is one of my favorite grocery stores. It's one of the two leading global discount supermarket chains, too. They have more than 10,000 stores in 18 countries.
Cheyenne: I have never been to one. Sounds like a store I would like. Are they reasonably priced.
Max: Aldi is very affordable. They have lots of their own store brand products and less name-brand ones. They're also based in Germany.
Cheyenne: The name is similar to the car Audi and makes me think of Germany because of that.
Max: I never noticed, just one letter off. I actually drive a Volkswagen that was made in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Cheyenne: I just looked it up and there is one not too far away from me . I'm going to check them out. Thanks for the tip !
Max: Great! Be sure to bring your own bags and a quarter to use a cart. You get the quarter back when you return the cart.
Cheyenne: Most carts are pretty big, can't imagine anyone stealing one. Wouldn't fit in my trunk anyway. lol.
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i love music of the 1980s , especially the pretenders. | The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years. Hynde launched a solo career in 2014 and the Pretenders were dormant as a band between 2012 and 2016. However, The Pretenders are once again active, having issued an album and toured in 2016. Hynde, originally from Akron, Ohio, moved to London in 1973, working at the weekly music paper "NME" and at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's clothes store. She was involved with early versions of the Clash and the Damned and played in short-lived bands such as Masters of the Backside (1976) and the Moors Murderers (1978 lineup). The Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave Hill at Anchor Records heard some demos of Hynde's music.
Kevin: The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978
Evelyn: Yes The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde.
Kevin: My favorite pretenders song is "Stop Your Sobbing" what is yours?
Evelyn: that is mine as well i really like the acustics on that song
Kevin: The second full-length album, Pretenders II, was released during August 1981 I think was the best album ever
Evelyn: it was a pretty good albumb Hynde launched a solo career in 2014 and the Pretenders were dormant.
Kevin: In 2018 the Pretenders played in several concerts during the South American leg tour of Phil Collins "Not dead yet tour"
Evelyn: that tour was awesome i remmeber hearing a lot a bout it, Collins announced the tour on 17 October 2016 at a press conference held at the Royal Albert Hall.
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i grew up on a large farm. | A plantation is a large-scale farm that specializes in cash crops. The crops grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, rubber trees, and fruits. Protectionist policies and natural comparative advantage have sometimes contributed to determining where plantations were located. A plantation house is the main house of a plantation, often a substantial farmhouse, which often serves as a symbol for the plantation as a whole. Plantation houses in the Southern United States and in other areas were often quite grand and expensive architectural works. Among the earliest examples of plantations were the latifundia of the Roman Empire, which produced large quantities of wine and olive oil for export. Plantation agriculture grew rapidly with the increase in international trade and the development of a worldwide economy that followed the expansion of European colonial empires. Like every economic activity, it has changed over time. Earlier forms of plantation agriculture were associated with large disparities of wealth and income, foreign ownership and political influence, and exploitative social systems such as indentured labor and slavery. Industrial plantations are established to produce a high volume of wood in a short period of time.
Charlotte: Have you ever seen a plantation? It is a large farm that specializes in crops.
Rachel: I have, but I have never been on one
Charlotte: The crops grown there include cotton, tea, coffee, sugar cane and fruits.
Rachel: That all sounds good to me, I did not know coffee was grown!
Charlotte: Yes, coffee beans are the seeds of berries from the "Coffea" plant.
Rachel: Ah that makes more sense, sort of like cocoa beans I guess?
Charlotte: Exactly. In fact, cocoa beans are also grown on plantations. They are the seed of the "theobroma cacao" plant.
Rachel: that is interesing, I took a tour about that at Hershey park when I was younger I think
Charlotte: Hersheypark opened in 1903 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was originally a leisure park for Hershey employees.
Rachel: That is an old park holy cow, I did not realize it was tat old!
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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.
Veronica: I'm not the biggest fan but I can admire classical music. What about you?
Bryce: I love it, The central norms of this type of music became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period for most classical music.
Veronica: Wow, that is a long time ago. Do you know any famous musicians who composed classical music?
Bryce: Mozart is one famous example as his works are still very popular even today.
Veronica: Yes, Mozart sounds familiar. Is classical music played by a specific instrument?
Bryce: Yes most classical music is played on the piano or violin, Buy my favorite is the violin, Most violins have a fully hollow wooden body and sound delightful.
Veronica: I agree. I've always thought classical music was also slow and very gentle, what are your thoughts?
Bryce: Yes I agree I love it when it is smooth and calm, Most classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both religious and secular music.
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my favorite food is steak. | A steak () is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak that is cut from the plate, the flank steak that is cut from the abdominal muscles, and the famous Silverfinger steak that is cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. When the word "steak" is used without qualification, it generally refers to a beefsteak. In a larger sense, there are also fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak and many more varieties of steaks. Steaks are usually grilled, but they can be pan-fried, or broiled. Steak is often grilled in an attempt to replicate the flavor of steak cooked over the glowing coals of an open fire. Steak can also be cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patties, such as hamburgers. Steaks are also cut from grazing animals, usually farmed, other than cattle, including bison, camel, goat, horse, kangaroo, sheep, ostrich, pigs, reindeer, turkey, deer and zebu as well as various types of fish, especially salmon and large pelagic fish such as swordfish, shark and marlin. For some meats, such as pork, lamb and mutton, chevon and veal, these cuts are often referred to as chops.
Kaylee: I love Steak!
Thomas: Me too, even when they are usually grilled I love it pan fried too.
Kaylee: What cut of steak do you like?
Thomas: I like most, including the skirt stake that is cut out from the plate. What about you?
Kaylee: I like NY Strip steak! What cut is that from?
Thomas: Beef. I love eating entrecote, that comes from the rib area, and the sause that traditionally accompany it is delicious.
Kaylee: I've never had entrecote or even heard of it. What other cuts of steak are there?
Thomas: Filet Mignon for example is also very popular, these two are from french traditional cuisine.
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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.
Cameron: Have you had any pizza lately? It is a flatbread covered with tomato sauce and cheese
Mya: I had pizza last night! I like it with extra cheese on it. Where does pizza come from?
Cameron: Modern pizza is from Naples, Italy. Would love to have some genuine Naples pizza right now
Mya: I went to Rome and had the best pizza I've ever had in my life!
Cameron: I'm so jealous. Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world!
Mya: I think everyone loves pizza. I've never met anyone who doesn't like it.
Cameron: Me either. It is so popular that it is sold as fresh or frozen in stores.
Mya: Yeah it's definitely an easy meal to toss a frozen pizza in the oven.
Cameron: Luckily we also have pizza delivery when we are too lazy to even cook
Mya: Yes it's nice to sit at home and eat pizza and watch TV.
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i volunteer at the red cross on the weekends. | The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization offers services and development programs. ARC was established in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton. She became its first president. Barton organized a meeting on May 12 of that year at the home of Senator Omar D. Conger (R, MI). Fifteen people were present at this first meeting, including Barton, Conger and Representative William Lawrence (R, OH) (who became the first vice-president). The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville at Dansville, New York. Jane Delano (1862–1919) founded the American Red Cross Nursing Service on January 20, 1910. Clara Barton (1821–1912) founded the American chapter after learning of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1869, she went to Europe and became involved in the work of the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War.
Jenna: I give blood the the American Red Cross every few months. I'm type O- so they really need it! I just wish they'd pay me instead of taking it for free. They do a lot of good humanitarian work, so I don't mind.
Eva: I like the American Red Cross
Jenna: The American Red Cross has been around since 1881! It was established by a woman, Clara Barton, who was its first president.
Eva: Really, Is the American Red Cross Affiliated to the ICRC in Geneva?
Jenna: I think they are, yes. The whole Red Crescent movement has about 97 million volunteers worldwide.
Eva: That means it's really a very massive humanitarian relief organization
Jenna: They're all independent from each other but have common goals around the world.
Eva: Ok now I understand how they operate
Jenna: Give blood if you have the ability to do it! Very rewarding and can help people in serious need.
Eva: OK. I will try to donate some pints of blood
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i have two border collies. | The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience. Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world. In general, Border Collies are medium-sized dogs with a moderate amount of coat, which is most often thick and sheds often. They have a double coat that varies from smooth to rough and is occasionally curled. While black and white is the most commonly seen colour pattern of the Border Collie, the breed appears in just about any colour and pattern known to occur in dogs. Some of these include black tricolour (black/tan/white), liver and white, and red tricolour (red/tan/white) which have also been seen regularly, and other colours such as blue, lilac, red merle, blue merle, brindle, and Australian red (also known as ee red, blonde, recessive red, or gold) which is seen less frequently.
Angela: I have two border collie dogs, do you like them? They were specifically bred for intelligence and obedience!
Caden: Yes, I actually used to have one. He now lives with my ex girlfriend. Do you work yours? Ours worked on my horse ranch.
Angela: No, i live in the city :) I love them though, they're even considered as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs.
Caden: Yes, mine could go to the fridge and bring back a water bottle then head out to work the horses.
Angela: That is actually amazing! i need to teach mine how to do that haha. As well as intelligence, they are also extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic. They often complete with great success i sheepdog trials and dog sports so its no surprise that yours were good at working the horses.
Caden: It's so cool to learn new things about my fur baby. I knew she was smart but did not know how smart.
Angela: They are an absolute gift to humans! They continue to be employed for their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world! :)
Caden: I think they live to be old for dogs as well. As a kid we had one that died at 18 years old
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i am a lawyer. | A lawyer is a person who practices law, as a paralegal, advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor, solicitor, or chartered legal executive. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms. In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place. In most countries, particularly civil law countries, there has been a tradition of giving many legal tasks to a variety of civil law notaries, clerks, and scriveners. These countries do not have "lawyers" in the American sense, insofar as that term refers to a single type of general-purpose legal services provider; rather, their legal professions consist of a large number of different kinds of law-trained persons, known as jurists, some of whom are advocates who are licensed to practice in the courts. It is difficult to formulate accurate generalizations that cover all the countries with multiple legal professions, because each country has traditionally had its own peculiar method of dividing up legal work among all its different types of legal professionals.
Landon: i love the court's its part of my job
Cheyenne: Do you practice law?
Landon: i'm an attorney
Cheyenne: Ah, that's cool. I heard law school is super competitive.
Landon: it could be
Cheyenne: If I were to go to law school, I would go to one that offers an Accelerated JD program. Three years is too long, ya know?
Landon: but you got to learn your stuff to be a good lawyer
Cheyenne: It's cheaper and shorter to do an Accelerated JD program. There's plenty of opportunity to learn your stuff in a program like that.
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i enjoy doing beadwork and writing my own patterns. | Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks. Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, and bead knitting. Beads, made of durable materials, survive in the archaeological record appearing with the very advent of modern man, "Homo sapiens". Beads are used for religious purposes, as good luck talismans, for barter, and as curative agents. Modern beadwork is often used as a creative hobby to create jewelry, handbags, coasters, plus dozens of other crafts, and even copies of paintings. Beads are available in many different designs, sizes, colors, shapes, and materials, allowing much variation among bead artisans and projects. Simple projects can be created in less than an hour by novice beaders, while complex beadwork may take weeks of meticulous work with specialized tools and equipment. Many free patterns and tutorials can be found in Internet.
Isabel: I like to do beadwork for fun! It is so relaxing to string beads together.
Javier: Is doing that hard? I've never considered that.
Isabel: Some items can be done in an hour for beginners but some of the harder ones take weeks.
Javier: What have are the hardest things you have made so far?
Isabel: I am new to the art but so far I have done some jewelry, coasters and am working on a handbag.
Javier: The handbag sounds complex. How long do you think it will take you?
Isabel: I'm not sure, I have been stringing the beads together one by one with a needle for a while.
Javier: That would take me weeks to finish. Any clothing or accessory made out of beads takes a lot of skill.
Isabel: It is skill and involves picking out the right shape, size and material of beads.
Javier: How much do the beads cost?
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now i am a fixture on a weekly telenovela. | A telenovela ( or ; , ), ) is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines "tele", short for "televisión" or "televisão" (Spanish and Portuguese words for "television"), and "novela", a Spanish and Portuguese word for "novel". Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World). In Spain, they are also called "culebrones" ("long snakes") because of the convoluted plots. Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of telenovelas usually last between 30 and 45 minutes, and rarely more than an hour, except for final episodes.
Leslie: Now I am a fixture on a weekly telenovela.
Blake: Television soap opras have grown so much today.
Leslie: Yes they have, but I honestly preferred them back in the day
Blake: I have to 100% agree about that, the soap’s now are kind of dry.
Leslie: Yes they are. I wonder why that is. Maybe they ran out of good drama?
Blake: Maybe cause the knes is a real life soap opera.
Leslie: I imagine interest has been lost due to all the reality shows today.
Blake: Your are right about this aswell, reality has taken over.
Leslie: I think reality TV is pretty much annoying
Blake: Thats how most people look at it, nothing adds up when it comes to that.
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i like watching british tv shows and movies. | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in London and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included. The BBC is established under a Royal Charter and operates under its Agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts and iPlayer catch-up. The fee is set by the British Government, agreed by Parliament, and used to fund the BBC's radio, TV, and online services covering the nations and regions of the UK. Since 1 April 2014, it has also funded the BBC World Service (launched in 1932 as the BBC Empire Service), which broadcasts in 28 languages and provides comprehensive TV, radio, and online services in Arabic and Persian.
Julia: Hi, I hope you are doing well. I would like to talk about the BBC and its programs. Do you watch any BBC programs?
Destiny: no but ive seen them before
Julia: The BBC was established by the Royal Charter
Destiny: oh really when was that
Julia: It was established in 1957
Destiny: decently old for TV
Julia: It actually operates under Royal Charter and under its agreement with the Secretary of State for culture, media and sports
Destiny: wow thats interesting
Julia: There are many shows to choose from. BBC employs over 20,950 staff in total
Destiny: thats crazy
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i am stuck in a wheel chair. | A wheelchair, often abbreviated to just "chair", is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognised distinction is between powered wheelchairs ("powerchairs"), where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manually propelled wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided either by the wheelchair user/occupant pushing the wheelchair by hand ("self-propelled"), or by an attendant pushing from the rear ("attendant propelled"). The earliest records of wheeled furniture are an inscription found on a stone slate in China and a child’s bed depicted in a frieze on a Greek vase, both dating between the 6th and 5th century BCE. The first records of wheeled seats being used for transporting disabled people date to three centuries later in China; the Chinese used early wheelbarrows to move people as well as heavy objects. A distinction between the two functions was not made for another several hundred years, around 525 CE, when images of wheeled chairs made specifically to carry people begin to occur in Chinese art.
Shelby: I have gotten progressively ill and recently have to use a wheelchair. I'm trying to get used to a chair with wheels and its hard.
Zoey: Oh no, i'm so sorry to hear that but also I'm curious to know when the first wheel chair was made
Shelby: Goodness, I think they've been around since almost the beginning of time. I saw a show that talked about seeing images of them around 525CE in Chinese art.
Zoey: Wheel chairs must be strong, what are they made of?
Shelby: Now a days, they are made of metal and flexible plastic for the seating portion but mine is made of metal and more of a hard plastic because its powered; which involves batteries to help it move on its own.
Zoey: Which country produces the best wheel chairs?
Shelby: That definitely falls to the Chinese because they made the first ones and centuries later, still dominate the category.
Zoey: Thanks for enlightening me about wheel cheers
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i like burritos. | A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a large wheat tortilla with various fillings. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito is covered in sauce and therefore cannot be picked up. In Mexico, meat and refried beans are frequently the only fillings. In the United States, however, burrito fillings may include a combination of ingredients such as Mexican-style rice or plain rice, boiled beans or refried beans, lettuce, salsa, meat, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and various vegetables. Burrito sizes vary greatly and some can be very large. The word "burrito" means "little donkey" in Spanish, as a diminutive form of "burro", or "donkey". The name "burrito", as applied to the dish, possibly derives from the appearance of bedrolls and packs that donkeys carried. In other regions of Mexico such as in the state of Tamaulipas, similar types of food are known as "flauta" (flute). Before the development of the modern burrito, the Mesoamerican peoples of Mexico used corn tortillas to wrap foods, with fillings of chili peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, squash, and avocados.
Jesse: i like burritos, i can not lie.
Chelsea: Do you like the tortilla lightly grilled or steamed? Steaming it makes it easier to adhere to itself when wrapped.
Jesse: i think lightly grilled might be the best or maybe even fried sometimes!
Chelsea: In Mexico, meat and refried beans are usually the only fillings.
Jesse: oh i didnt know that, what else can you tell me about them
Chelsea: In the US, burritos can be filled with lots of different things such as rice, boiled beans, refried beans, lettuce, salsa, meat, cheese, sour cream, and more!
Jesse: thats more my style! i like to mix it up every once in a while with something new
Chelsea: The name burrito means donkey in Spanish and came from the appearance of bedrolls and packs carried by donkeys.
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my favorite singer is taylor swift. | Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. Her self-titled debut album in 2006 peaked at number five on the "Billboard" 200 and spent the most weeks on the chart in the 2000s. The album's third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, "Fearless", was released in 2008. Buoyed by the success of pop crossover singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", "Fearless" became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner. Swift was the sole writer of her 2010 album, "Speak Now". It debuted at number one in the United States and the single "Mean" won two Grammy Awards.
Gabriella: Do you know anything about Taylor Swift?
Christian: I know that Taylor Swift is an American singer. Do you have a favorite song of hers?
Gabriella: I actually really like her song shake it off and california girls!
Christian: I enjoy her album "Fearless." What's your favorite album by her?
Gabriella: i like her album Speak Now, do you have a favorite song from that album or any favorite song from her?
Christian: I don't really have a favorite from "Speak Now"
Gabriella: That's alright, i don't listen to much Taylor Swift anyway, shes a nice change of pace every once and a while you know, from other music. Especially with all the new songs coming out recently.
Christian: Did you see her incident with Kanye West at the MTV VMAs?
Gabriella: No, what happened?
Christian: At the 2009 VMAs, Kanye stormed the stage while Taylor Swift was accepting an award.
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i like 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.
Jorge: I really enjoy surfing in all its forms. That includes knee boarding, and surf matting
Aubrey: I do too, even though I've never tried it before!
Jorge: It is a blast. You don't even have to do it in the ocean. You can actually surf in rivers and lakes too.
Aubrey: Oh you can? How can you do that?
Jorge: Basically it is just like in the ocean. Surfing means riding a wave, it does not matter if it is in the ocean, the lake, or the river
Aubrey: It just seems so hard to get good waves in a lake or river. Are they artificial waves?
Jorge: Sometimes, you can can use the waves created from boat wakes
Aubrey: That seems like a viable way to get waves somewhere where they are so scarce.
Jorge: There are artificial wave pools as well that some people use for waves
Aubrey: I've been in a few before when I go to the water park! Those waves would definitely work especially if they were a little bigger.
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i like to play video games. | Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh and eighth generations respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console. That original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24 million units sold as of May 2006. Microsoft's second console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005 and has sold over 77.2 million consoles worldwide as of April 2013. The successor to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's most recent console, the Xbox One, was revealed in May 2013. The Xbox One has been released in 21 markets in total, with a Chinese release in September 2014. The head of Xbox is Phil Spencer, who succeeded former head Marc Whitten in late March 2014. The original Xbox was released on November 15, 2001, in North America, February 22, 2002, in Japan, and March 14, 2002, in Australia and Europe.
Courtney: My son loves to play video games on his Xbox. He is about to drive me crazy playing Fortnight all of the time.
Mya: I don't blame him! Game consoles developed by Microsoft are of such high quality that they can be addicting!
Courtney: It is very addicting, but that game causes so much anger and I hate hearing him mad at a stupid game. They are a great form of communication though.
Mya: You should introduce him to some of the streaming services offered on xbox, so he might stop playing that fortnite game!
Courtney: Oh, he loves to watch his videos on his xbox also. Especially the ones about Fortnight. LOL
Mya: Yes its a co-op sandbox survival video game, so its easy to see why he might watch video to increase his chances of winning.
Courtney: He also likes to play basketball on his xbox. Youtube and Fortnight are his main forms of using it though.
Mya: I would suggest he also buy No Mans Sky. Its an action-adventure survival video game which will help him relax.
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my favorite movie is goodfellas. | Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially named the film "Wise Guy" and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to "Goodfellas". To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book. According to Pesci, improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted. The director made transcripts of these sessions, took the lines he liked best, and put them into a revised script, which the cast worked from during principal photography. Made on a budget of $25 million, "Goodfellas" grossed $46.8 million. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, including Best Film and Best Director.
Payton: My favorite movie is Goodfellas, have you seen it?
Ashton: I dont think ive ever seen it but I would love too, what is it about?
Payton: It's an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy", following the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family.
Ashton: Oh so its a mob movie? I like those. Who plays in the movie?
Payton: Many big names, such as Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta! They took their roles seriously, researching material left over from the book.
Ashton: Wow that sounds like an awesome cast, I wonder why ive never seen it before. What is the movie rated? is it OK for my kid to watch it with me?
Payton: Probably not, it's a rather mature movie, but for adults it is a great American crime film!
Ashton: alright thanks, Ill check it out, Do you know if its on blue-ray or not?
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my favorite food is italian. | Italian cuisine is food typical from Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and copied in the world. It influenced several cuisines around the world chiefly that of the United States. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only two to four main ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Ingredients and dishes vary by region. Many dishes that were once regional, have proliferated with variations throughout the country. Pasta, vegetables, olive oil and fish are a major part of the Italian cuisine. Italian cuisine is probably the most important expression of the Mediterranean diet. Italian cuisine has developed over the centuries. Although the country known as Italy did not unite until the 19th century, the cuisine can claim traceable roots as far back as the 4th century BCE.
Amber: i love italian food
Mya: Me too! What is your favorite Italian cuisine?
Amber: i love lasagna it's soooo good
Mya: Lasagna is good! I like pasta specifically with vegetables and olive oil
Amber: yes and some eggplant as well
Mya: Yes! Italian is definitely one of the most popular type of foods in the world.
Amber: yeah it's just it's so hard to quit pasta
Mya: Yeah! And pasta dates back to the 4th century B.C.!
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i like crocheting. | "Not to be confused with Crotchet, the common name for a Quarter note in music." Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before proceeding with the next one, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time. (Variant forms such as Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace keep multiple crochet stitches open at a time.) The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet", a diminutive of "croche", in turn from the Germanic "croc", both meaning "hook". It was used in 17th-century French lace making, "crochetage" designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and "crochet" subsequently designating both a specific type of fabric and the hooked needle used to produce it. Although the fabric is not known to be crochet in the present sense, a genealogical relationship between the techniques sharing that name appears likely.
Abraham: My mother used to do Crochet.
Trinity: Yes making things from loops of yarn or strands of other materials using a hook! Its fun but I feel it can be tedious.
Abraham: Yes I believe I tried learning to Crochet once, but I probably got bored after a couple days.
Trinity: I always thought it was the same as knitting, but its not. When you corchet you finish the stich before doing the next one. When you knit your keeping several stitches unfinished at a time.
Abraham: Ineresting, I believe it involved a different yarn too, and only a needle. right?
Trinity: Yes chrochet is done with a hook why knitting is done with one or two needles! They can be made of wood, plastic, or metal!
Abraham: Any idea where crochet originated?
Trinity: Oh yeah it was used for French lace making in the 17th century!
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my father use to drive a taxi cab in the 1970 s. | A taxicab, also known as a taxi or a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from other modes of public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are determined by the service provider, not by the passenger, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode. There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: Although types of vehicles and methods of regulation, hiring, dispatching, and negotiating payment differ significantly from country to country, many common characteristics exist. Harry Nathaniel Allen of The New York Taxicab Company, who imported the first 600 gas-powered New York City taxicabs from France in 1907, borrowed the word "taxicab" from London, where the word was in use by early 1907. "Taxicab" is a compound word formed from contractions of "taximeter" and "cabriolet". "Taximeter" is an adaptation of the German word "taxameter", which was itself a variant of the earlier German word "Taxanom".
Juliana: my dad used to own a taxicab, it conveys passengers between locations
Jordyn: Taxicabs are great for getting around a city. Have you ever been in one?
Juliana: yup! But i prefer uber, regular taxi is more expensive
Jordyn: Uber is the ride sharing app right? Its more convenient and cheaper than taxi I think
Juliana: yes, they also do food delivery now :)
Jordyn: Yea its great for those weekday nights when you're too lazy to cook!
Juliana: i know! The delivered items can include entrees, sides, drinks and pretty much anything
Jordyn: Whats your go-to entree? I really like Hamburgers
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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.
Richard: Are you familiar with the React functionality of Javascript library? I use it to create websites.
Brendan: No but it is probably popular seeing as it is maintained by Facebook and Instagram.
Richard: I see, I bet they receive a lot of investment income from those two media giants.
Brendan: Yup there is even a version called React Native which works with Android and iOS.
Richard: Looks like I will have to download that one too since I enjoy making Android app.
Brendan: React Fiber is a new algorithm for building user interfaces. Are you familiar with that?
Richard: No, I am not. I might have to search up a bit on it. What do you know about it?
Brendan: Well it will be the foundation of any future improvements for the React network.
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i once wrote a biography of my favorite actor. | James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances. Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series "In Living Color". His first leading roles in major productions came with "" (1994), "Dumb and Dumber" (1994), "The Mask" (1994), and "" (1995), as well as a supporting role in "Batman Forever" (1995) and a lead role in "Liar Liar" (1997). He gained critical acclaim starring in serious roles in "The Truman Show" (1998) and "Man on the Moon" (1999), with each garnering him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In the 2000s, he gained further popularity for his portrayal of the Grinch in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and for the comedy "Me, Myself & Irene" (both in 2000), as well as "Bruce Almighty" (2003), "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004), "Fun with Dick and Jane" (2005), "Yes Man" (2008), "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and "A Christmas Carol" (2009).
Claire: James Eugene Carrey is a great person.
Savannah: oh i love jim carrey.
Claire: Same here! He was born back in 1962.
Savannah: he has some awesome movies.
Claire: Agreed, he is a great Canadian-American actor.
Savannah: oh really> i loved him in the mask.
Claire: Yeah! Jim Carrey is also a comedian and impressionist.
Savannah: thansk for the info on jim.
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my favorite food is hamburgers. | A hamburger, beefburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, barbecued, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, or chiles; condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger. The term "burger" can also be applied to the meat patty on its own, especially in the UK where the term "patty" is rarely used, or the term can even refer simply to ground beef. The term may be prefixed with the type of meat or meat substitute used, as in "turkey burger", "bison burger", or "veggie burger". Hamburgers are sold at fast-food restaurants, diners, and specialty and high-end restaurants (where burgers may sell for several times the cost of a fast-food burger, but may be one of the cheaper options on the menu). There are many international and regional variations of the hamburger. The term "hamburger" originally derives from Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city. In German, "Burg" means "castle", "fortified settlement" or "fortified refuge" and is a widespread component of place names.
Patrick: I love to eat hamburgers. I like to grill them and add seasoning and onions. What about you?
Jesus: Me too! I like to put a piece of cheese on a hamburger and make a cheeseburger.
Patrick: I also like to add bacon and lettuce. In fact, the more ingredients I can add, the better it tastes to me!
Jesus: Same here! I love how the patty can be fried, bbq'd, or flame broiled.
Patrick: Hamburgers can also be baked, for those who only have an oven to use. It is such a universal dish!
Jesus: After it's cooked I like to add lettuce, tomato, and bacon. How about you?
Patrick: I can't have a burger without mushrooms and barbecue sauce. It makes me so hungry to talk about it!
Jesus: Now I'm hungry for a BLT for some reason! The classic Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato!
Patrick: The hamburger in a sandwich is called a patty melt. They are so good! I also like to eat burgers without bread as well.
Jesus: Patty Melts are delicious. Sometimes prepared with Rye Bread.
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i think i might need help. | A psychologist is a mental health professional who evaluates and studies behavior and mental processes. In order to become a psychologist, a person often completes a graduate university degree in psychology, but in most jurisdictions, members of other behavioral professions (such as counselors and psychiatrists) can also evaluate, diagnose, treat, and study mental processes. Psychologists can be seen as practicing within two general categories of psychology: applied psychology which includes "practitioners" or "professionals", and research-orientated psychology which includes "scientists", or "scholars". The training models endorsed by the American Psychological Association (APA) require that applied psychologists be trained as both researchers and practitioners, and that they possess advanced degrees. Within the two main categories are many further types of psychologists as reflected by the 56 professional classifications recognized by the APA, including clinical, counseling, and educational psychologists. Such professionals work with persons in a variety of therapeutic contexts. People often think of the discipline as involving only such clinical or counseling psychologists. While counseling and psychotherapy are common activities for psychologists, these applied fields are just two branches in the larger domain of psychology.
Charlotte: I think I may need help.
Stephen: What kind of help? With your health by a doctor or mental health by a psychologist?
Charlotte: Psychologist, I am sad all the time.
Stephen: Well you should visit a psychologist then, since they can evaluate why you feel that way.
Charlotte: Yes, but I am afraid to.
Stephen: All they do is evaluate and study behavior and mental processes, nothing to be scared of.
Charlotte: I do not want to take any pills thou.
Stephen: Well there are many different categories and types of psychologists, go to a basic one that won't prescribe you anything.
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i like rock climbing. | Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Due to the length and extended endurance required and because accidents are more likely to happen on the descent than the ascent, rock climbers do not usually climb back down the route. It is very rare for a climber to downclimb, especially on the larger multiple pitches (class III- IV and /or multi-day grades IV-VI climbs). Professional rock climbing competitions have the objectives of either completing the route in the quickest possible time or attaining the farthest point on an increasingly difficult route. Scrambling, another activity involving the scaling of hills and similar formations, is similar to rock climbing. However, rock climbing is generally differentiated by its sustained use of hands to support the climber's weight as well as to provide balance. Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport, one that often tests a climber's strength, endurance, agility and balance along with mental control. It can be a dangerous activity and knowledge of proper climbing techniques and use of specialized climbing equipment is crucial for the safe completion of routes.
Tristan: I love to go rock climbing across natural rock formations. So much fun! Do you climb?
Hector: Not necessarily rock climbing, but I do like to go hiking on trails with that type of terrain. Where is your favorite place to rock-climb?
Tristan: I like to go at Smith Rock State Park! There's sheer cliffs and basalt. Its a perfect spot for climbing!
Hector: Sounds nice! How long does it take you to climb one of the cliffs?
Tristan: It depends what route I take. If the goal is to get to the summit maybe 10 - 15 minutes. If I am doing a pre-defined route it could be longer! They're more technical.
Hector: Have you thought about climbing El Capitan in Yosemite?
Tristan: Hmm... it sounds a little ambitious! Its about 900m from the base to the summit. I don't think I'm that good yet :P
Hector: What about some of the formations in Zion National Park in Utah? I've seen climbers there, I'm amazed how they climb those rok formations
Tristan: That does sound like a nice place! With the reddish and tan-colored Navajo sandstone. it would make for some nice instagram pics!
Hector: Yes, it is so beautiful there, as long as you go when the crowds aren't so bad.
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i love comics. | A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although some origins in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe, comic books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, "Famous Funnies", was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the story-telling devices used in comics. The term "comic book" derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone. Comic books are reliant on their organization and appearance. Authors largely focus on the frame of the page, size, orientation, and panel positions. These characteristic aspects of comic books are necessary in conveying the content and messages of the author. The key elements of comic books include panels, balloons (speech bubbles), text (lines), and characters.
Sofia: I love comics especial the magazines.
Andrew: I love The Walking Dead which is based on a graphic novel.
Sofia: The Walking Dead is on AMC which was developed by Frank Darabont.
Andrew: Who is Frank Darabont? I thought Robert Kirkman was responsible.
Sofia: I am not sure but Andrew Lincoln plays the lead character.
Andrew: I love Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus. I hear this is Andrew Lincoln's last season.
Sofia: Maybe, he is my favorite English actor.
Andrew: I think Andrew Lincoln is one of the most talented actors ever. He should have received an Emmy for some of his performances in The Walking Dead.
Sofia: I can't believe The Walking Dead started in 2010.
Andrew: I know! This October kicks off Season 9! They are all at San Diego Comic Con this week!
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i play the guitar. | The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. The sound is projected either acoustically, using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box (for an acoustic guitar), or through electrical amplifier and a speaker (for an electric guitar). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers, thumb or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting (or pressing against the frets) the strings with the fingers of the left hand. The guitar is a type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument. There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar, which is sometimes called a "jazz guitar". The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the strings' vibration, amplified by the hollow body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber.
Ian: I've always wanted to learn the 6 string instrument know as the guitar
Haley: I play it actually! Do you prefer the electric or the acoustic?
Ian: I like both, but I think I prefer the electric more. The vibration occurs when the musician strums or plucks the strings
Haley: Yeah, it's pretty awesome. It does take some practice though to learn.
Ian: I bet there is a learning curve for sure! I'm not sure I have the hand-eye coordination to strum or pluck the strings while fretting the strings with me other hand
Haley: Yeah, then imagine trying to sing on top of all that!
Ian: Oh no way! Do you play the acoustic or electric?
Haley: I play acoustic mostly. It's a lot easier although I did play in a rock band when I was younger.
Ian: Oh that's awesome, have you ever played the classical guitar, steel-string acoustic or jazz string guitar?
Haley: I really enjoy the classical! They use nylon stings and it sounds amazing!
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i love to dance. | Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchronized swimming, marching bands, and many other forms of athletics. Theatrical dance, also called performance or concert dance, is intended primarily as a spectacle, usually a performance upon a stage by virtuoso dancers. It often tells a story, perhaps using mime, costume and scenery, or else it may simply interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed. Examples are western ballet and modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and dance dramas.
Derek: what type of dance do you like best?
Robert: I like everything about 1970, it is disco for me.
Derek: haha. i like salsa and bachata mainly. where do you find places to disco dance in 2018?
Robert: It is a shame that disco died in the early 1980s, but I organize Disco Dances in rented places.
Derek: that sounds like a good approach to the problem. so i'm assuming your favorite dancing move is Saturday Night Fever?
Robert: It is a good movie, but any club movie in New York City (where disco was quite popular) could do the trick, like Studio 54.
Derek: are you originally from the New York area, I'm west-coast so disco-culture is a bit less prevalent.
Robert: I am from the North-East, clubs like studio 54 were world renowned. Disco was quite popular.
Derek: Figured. But yeah that's true i forgot about Studio 54, that was in West Hollywood right?
Robert: Studio 54 was in New York, 245 West 54th street, in a old television studio.
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my guilty pleasure is mcdonald. | McDonald's is a fast food company that was founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand. The first time a McDonald's franchise used the Golden Arches logo was in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but has approved plans to move its global headquarters to Chicago by 2018. McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across approximately 36,900 outlets as of 2016. Although McDonald's is known for its hamburgers, they also sell cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their food, the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants.
Ella: I have to admit, my guilty pleasure is McDonald's, which was founded in 1940.
Payton: what's your best food item there/
Ella: Although they are known for their hamburgers, I think I much prefer the cheeseburgers.
Payton: I love the Big Mac it's so tasty I could it lots.
Ella: The Big Mac is definitely one of McDonald's signature products.
Payton: I love there fries also there cooked well and always freash
Ella: Me too. I especially like that they are salted just after cooking, but not too much. Sometimes they can be too salty.
Payton: Yeah I had that problem once are twice they are tasty.
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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.
Amelia: I love Pizza so much, but buying it gets so expensive. Do you know how hard it is to make pizza?
Caitlyn: Yes I have tried making it and it can be hard to master. Pizza consists of a yeasted flatbread which is the hardest part to make and topped with tomato sauce and cheese and then baked in an oven.
Amelia: I have always been afraid to use yeast, isn't it really tough to get it right?
Caitlyn: Yes it is hard to get right as the room for error is small. Despite this, modern pizza have become popular and common in many areas of the world.
Amelia: Yeah maybe it would be best for me to just buy them. I live in the US what are the best places to buy pizza here?
Caitlyn: I think best places to buy pizza are places like Domino's and FreshSlice. Restaurants or chains that specialize in pizza are called pizzerias.
Amelia: What is FreshSlice?
Caitlyn: FreshSlice is a brand that is popular in Canada, where I live. I thought it was in America too. Funny thing is that they do not do pizza delivery even though it is common in some parts of the world.
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i love to read fantasy novels and poetry. | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series began as a trilogy, entitled "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever". This was followed by another trilogy, "The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", and finally a tetralogy, "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant". Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, is fated to become the heroic savior of The Land, an alternate world. In six novels published between 1977 and 1983, he struggles against Lord Foul, "The Despiser", who intends to escape the bondage of the physical universe and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "The Creator". The story "Gilden-Fire" first appeared as an independent novella, but is most widely available as a part of most versions of the Donaldson short story collection, "Daughter of Regals", 1985. It was set during the action of "The Illearth War", and covers an episode from the doomed mission to contact the Giants. "Gilden-Fire" is told from the point of view of Korik, the senior Bloodguard on the mission. It describes Korik's selection of the mission's Bloodguard, then narrates the mission's passage through Grimmerdhore forest, where they defeat an ambush of ur-viles and kresh (wolves).
Derek: Hello, I really enjoy reading
Ian: Have you read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant written by Stephen R. Donaldson?
Derek: I haven't. It sounds interesting though. What genre of book is it?
Ian: They are high quality fantasy novels.
Derek: Awesome. Who is the author?
Ian: I already told you that earlier, but the book is about a cynical writer that has leprosy, an outcast from society that saves the land!
Derek: So you did. Sorry! Where does this take place?
Ian: It takes place in an alternate world.
Derek: Why was the cynical writer an outcast?
Ian: Probably because he has leprosy. In the novels his arch enemy is Lord Foul, "The Despiser".
Derek: I guess they don't have a treatment for it! How did he go about saving the land
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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".
Diana: I love dogs and have one too. Do you?
Jayden: Dog is a family member of genus Canis
Diana: I see, I have a Shiba Inu. Do you like dogs?
Jayden: Yes I like dogs. They form part of the wolf like canids
Diana: Thats nice. what are dogs useful for?
Jayden: Dogs perform many roles for humans like hunting and guarding or protection
Diana: Oh I see, dogs are domesticated right?
Jayden: Yes. They are very goog companions of humans and can also be used for herding
Diana: That must mean they are very helpful. Are pit bulls also a breed of dogs?
Jayden: Yes they are very useful. Pitbull can be used for protection assisting military to secure classified and sensitive sites
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i love bruno mars. | Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. After being dropped by Motown Records, Mars signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2009. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for the singles "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He featured on the hooks for both singles, becoming recognized as a solo artist. His debut studio album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010) included the international and U.S "Billboard" Hot 100 number one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number-four single "The Lazy Song". Mars' second album, "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012), was number one in the United States. Its singles "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man" reached number one in the US, while "Treasure" became a number-five single.
Molly: Peter Hernandez, also known as Bruno Mars, was born in 1985 and is an American singer. Do you know him?
Garrett: I know him by Bruno Mars yes. I mean I don't personally know him haha. I didn't know thats when he was born though!
Molly: He was born and raised in Hawaii by a family of musicians. He started making music at a young age.
Garrett: Hawaii? Thats interesting I didn't know that either. What style of music does his family do?'
Molly: Various kinds, including contemporary. Mars moved to Los Angeles after high school to pursue his musical career.
Garrett: Oh okay. Does he have any college education or anything?
Molly: No he didn't attend college. He was signed and released his first studio album in 2010. It included numerous Billboard 100 hit singles.
Garrett: Oh okay, I didnt realize it was that long ago. What was his first album or release? Im trying to remember
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i love to play league of legends. | League of Legends (abbreviated LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS. The game follows a freemium model and is supported by microtransactions, and was inspired by the "" mod, "Defense of the Ancients". In "League of Legends", players assume the role of an unseen "summoner" that controls a "champion" with unique abilities and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions. The goal is usually to destroy the opposing team's "nexus", a structure which lies at the heart of a base protected by defensive structures, although other distinct game modes exist as well. Each "League of Legends" match is discrete, with all champions starting off fairly weak but increasing in strength by accumulating items and experience over the course of the game. The champions and setting blend a variety of elements, including high fantasy, steampunk, and Lovecraftian horror. "League of Legends" was generally well received upon its release in 2009, and has since grown in popularity, with an active and expansive fanbase. By July 2012, "League of Legends" was the most played PC game in North America and Europe in terms of the number of hours played.
Brooklyn: Do you like playing multiplayer online battle arena video games like League of Legends?
Amy: I don't like it all that much, but I see that it is very popular. Do you?
Brooklyn: No I spend my time studying the history of paintings. I enjoy the religious, representational and classic motifs from the 20th century. Do you enjoy art of any kind?
Amy: I love art! Visual art is great, but I produce and record music!
Brooklyn: Have you ever heard of the American rock and pop band called The Monkees? They are my favorite.
Amy: They make some pretty good stuff. Do you have a favorite album by them?
Brooklyn: I really love all their albums. Do you know about their producer Don Kirshner?
Amy: I don't, but I will have to look into him. I am going to do so after this!
Brooklyn: He directed many successful pop groups including Kansas and the Archies. Have you ever heard their music?
Amy: I've heard a few of their singles, but not an album
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i have a pug named corky. | The Pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles. Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the sixteenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart. In the United Kingdom, in the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria developed a passion for pugs which she passed on to other members of the Royal family. Pugs are known for being sociable and gentle companion dogs. The American Kennel Club describes the breed's personality as "even-tempered and charming". Pugs remain popular into the twenty-first century, with some famous celebrity owners. A pug was judged Best in Show at the World Dog Show in 2004. While the pugs that are depicted in eighteenth century prints tend to be long and lean, modern breed preferences are for a square cobby body, a compact form, a deep chest, and well-developed muscle. Their smooth and glossy coats can be fawn, apricot fawn, silver fawn, or black. The markings are clearly defined, and there is a trace of a black line extending from the occiput to the tail.
Jazmin: I have a pug and he is the absolute best! I love his wrinkly, short muzzled face and curly tail so much!
Natalie: Pugs are pretty cool. I prefer a big dog myself.
Jazmin: I've always had a thing for small dogs. I especially like pugs because they are known for being sociable and gentle companions.
Natalie: I like smart dogs but the small ones always seem so loud and annoying.
Jazmin: That's just not true. I have a toy poodle as well and he is the smartest dog I've ever known. As a matter of fact, poodles are the smartest breed there is. But I'm sure pugs are almost just as smart.
Natalie: Interesting. I always thought golden larbradors were the smartest breed.
Jazmin: Border collies and poodles are the smartest. But I don't really care about how smart they are, I more care about how affectionate and loving they can be. Dogs are the greatest.
Natalie: I agree with that. I prefer dogs over cats any day.
Jazmin: Oh me too! And I'll continue to love pugs due to their even temper and charming personalities!
Natalie: My girlfriend and I are getting a dog soon. I'll have to look in to that breed.
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i love to watch ted talks. | TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization which posts talks online for free distribution, under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was founded in February 1984 as a conference, which has been held annually since 1990. TED's early emphasis was technology and design, consistent with its Silicon Valley origins, but it has since broadened its focus to include talks on many scientific, cultural, and academic topics. The main TED conference is held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Prior to 2014, the conference was held in Long Beach. TED events are also held throughout North America and in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Past speakers include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Billy Graham, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, Dolph Lundgren, Bono, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners. TED's current curator is the British former computer journalist and magazine publisher Chris Anderson.
Colby: Hey, have you ever seen those TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks?
Ethan: No I havent but they sound interesting. What info do you have about TED?
Colby: They are so cool. TED is a media organization that was founded in 1984 and they have free TED Talks online for viewing.
Ethan: What exactly is TED and what do they do?
Colby: TED is a conference. TED talks are videos about a single individual talking about a subject. TED's early emphasis was technology and design, but they now include scientific, cultural and academic topics.
Ethan: Thats sounds quite interesting. Is similar to web design and game designs?
Colby: There are TED talks that cover those subjects I am sure. Since the conference is held annually, there have been many prominent speakers there like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking.
Ethan: Awesome. Where do they the conferences at?
Colby: They used to be in Long Beach, but now they hold the conference in Vancouver Canada.
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i have 3 science classes. | Stephen William Hawking, ( born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Hawking is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US. In 2002, Hawking was ranked number 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009 and has achieved commercial success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; his book "A Brief History of Time" appeared on the British "Sunday Times" best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.
Sofia: I was watching a documentary about Stephen Hawking, he was so intelligent and amazing! I can't believe he was an author, physicist, and a Director at University of Cambridge!
Jessica: I did not know all that. Who is he?
Sofia: I;m sure you have seen him on television, Hawking he was in a wheelchair and had to talk by way of computer?
Jessica: That does sound familiar. I probably have seen him.
Sofia: Yes, if you were a "The Big Bang Theory" fan, you would have saw him in the 21st episode.
Jessica: Why is he in a wheel chair?
Sofia: Hawking had some kind of serious medical condition, but he was actually a genius, a supporter of many interpretations of quantum mechanics.
Jessica: /Was he born with it or did something happen to him
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i like basketball. | The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA–NBA merger and the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship. The Spurs' five NBA championships are the fourth most in history (tied with the Golden State Warriors) behind only the Boston Celtics (17), Los Angeles Lakers (16), and Chicago Bulls (6). The Spurs currently rank first among active franchises for the highest winning percentage in NBA history, and have a winning head-to-head regular season record against every active NBA franchise. In their 40 NBA seasons since 1976–77, the Spurs have won 22 division titles. They have made the playoffs in 27 of the last 28 seasons (since 1989–90) and have only missed the playoffs four times since entering the NBA; they have not missed the playoffs in the 20 seasons since Tim Duncan was drafted by the Spurs in 1997. With their 50th win in the 2016–17 season, the Spurs extended their record for most consecutive 50-win seasons to 18 (the 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games because of a lockout and based on their win percentage of .740, would have easily surpassed 50 wins in an 82-game season, and thus extend the record by 2 more seasons).
Francisco: Do you watch the NBA? The spurs are very good but undergoing some tough times right now
Thomas: I don't really watch NBA but i know quite a bit about San Antonio Spurs! They are based in San Antonio Texas
Francisco: Yes, very close to my favorite team, the Mavericks
Thomas: Nice! Mavericks are ninth most valuable basketball franchise in NBA!
Francisco: I am surprised it is that high, we are not a very good team, when Dirk Nowitzki was young we were the best
Thomas: oh yeah! Nowitzki is considered to be the one of the greatest power forwards of all time! He is great
Francisco: He sure is, I think he is the best one, but he is my favorite player so I am a bit biased
Thomas: It's crazy he is one of only seven players ever to play at least 20 seasons in the NBA!
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i surf everyday. | 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.
Lydia: I am fascinated by surfing and how it's such a great metaphor for *life*. You never know what kind of size or wave you'll be riding, moving forward on a crest or a deep face....
Marcus: Strangely enough I'm actually a surfer I live right on the water in Maryland. Have you ever been?
Lydia: Nooooo! But I'm curious if you've surfed both coasts and your experience? Or if you do/have done artificial wave pool type surfing?
Marcus: Never in a pool. I grew up in northern Florida and moved north as I got older. Bigger waves on the west coast but more constant waves on the east coast. I have surfed in 2 great lakes and a number of rivers as well.
Lydia: I absolutely think ocean first -- and it's wild to think you can also do so in lakes or rivers! Where do you find waves with the former?
Marcus: I've surfed in all 5 great lakes. Lake Michigan was the best. As for river's most white water rivers has spots you can surf. The New River in WV has amazing surfing.
Lydia: You officially make me want to go. Honestly, the most I've done is body boarding -- and even then, I never stood up! I love the fitness aspect of surfing, too.
Marcus: Yes, it's a great work out. I was actually body boarding last weekend. Hurricane Chris is coming down the coast. Waves were not big enough for a surf board but perfect for a body board.
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i like to play tennis. | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Known as "The King of Clay", he is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history. Nadal's evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, 19 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won 10 French Open titles, three US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain. His father, Sebastián Nadal, is a businessman who owns an insurance company and a glass and window company, Vidres Mallorca, and manages his own restaurant, Sa Punta.
Jared: Rafael Nadal is so good at tennis
Devon: I've never heard of him before, who is he?
Jared: Rafael Nadal is a professional spanish tennis player
Devon: Cool, has he won many awards?
Jared: Rafael Nadal is ranked number 1 in mens singles in tennis
Devon: Wow that's incredibly impressive. He must have been on the scene for a while then.
Jared: Rafael Nadal is indeed old, he was born in 1986 but hes not too old, cant be too old for sports
Devon: That's older than a lot of other pro sports players but I can respect that honestly.
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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.
Gabrielle: Acrophbia is my biggest fear!
Lydia: Acrophobia? Is that like a fear of heights or something?
Gabrielle: Yeah man. It freaks me out so much. Although it's not the height that bothers me so much, it's the thought of falling!
Lydia: Phew! I get the tingles just thinking about it. Isn't a fear of falling pretty common though?
Gabrielle: I don't know. I think it's a rational fear and survival mechanism. I mean why would anyone be comfortable with being up high?
Lydia: Well, I've heard there's a complete opposite of a fear of heights called a head for heights. Those people love being up high!
Gabrielle: Yes! I've seen some of those videos of people in Dubai and Tokyo free climbing up buildings with no rope. SO crazy
Lydia: Do you ever have panic attacks when you're up high?
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i have a few pet iguanas. | Iguana (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book "Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena". Two species are included in the genus "Iguana": the green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet, and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser Antilles and endangered due to habitat destruction. The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana". In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana". Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the genus "Iguana" possess a dewlap, a row of spines running down their backs to their tails, and a tiny "third eye" on their heads. This light-sensing organ is known as the parietal eye, visible as a pale scale on the top of the head, and cannot make out details, just brightness. Behind their necks are small scales which resemble spokes, known as tuberculate scales.
Riley: Some day I want to get a pet iguana
Brayden: That would be cool! The word Iguana is actually from the original name Taino, meaning iwana
Riley: I had no idea. My neighbors have one and is like a teal color
Brayden: That is really cool! Iguana are actually lizards that live in areas of Mexico and Central America
Riley: yes! they like the heat. Which is why they need heat lamps when you own one.
Brayden: That is cool! Is it expensive? I know they range in lengths, including their tail
Riley: Im not sure. Maybe around $100. Maybe more if they are young.
Brayden: Thats cool! I do know that behind their necks are small scales known as tubercular scales
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i love to eat shrimp and lobster. | Shellfish is a culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example "Cardisoma guanhumi" in the Caribbean. Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. Many varieties of shellfish (crustaceans in particular) are actually closely related to insects and arachnids, making up one of the main classes of the phylum Arthropoda. Cephalopods (squids, octopuses, cuttlefish) and bivalves (clams, oysters) are molluscs, as are Gastropods (aquatic species such as whelks and winkles; also land species such as snails and slugs). Familiar marine molluscs used as a food source by humans include many species of clams, mussels, oysters, winkles, and scallops. Some crustaceans commonly eaten are shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, and crabs. Echinoderms are not as frequently harvested for food as molluscs and crustaceans; however, sea urchin roe is quite popular in many parts of the world. Most shellfish eat a diet composed primarily of phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Christian: Do you like gumbo?
Megan: Some gumbo can be pretty great, it's a totally unique Louisiana flavor for sure. Are you pro gumbo? I couldn't eat it too often, but I like it fine.
Christian: Yes, I am native of Louisana, actually I have some gumbo on the stove getting ready for some visitors!
Megan: Cajun cuisine is pretty darn good. I've had some gumbo, but I've had more cajun food on the whole. I like the fusion of France and Louisiana in cajun cuisine. Though not escargo
Christian: Im keeping it simple with some shrimp and sausage gumbo on rice, with some baked corn.
Megan: No okra, huh? Actually I can't really identify what's in gumbo. Your version sounds much more simple and better than what I had, which was way too salty!
Christian: It varies the farther down south you go, Im more northern, but I still like it hot!, Iv got some special bhut jolokia sauce for the daring!
Megan: Oh my, that is some fire hot spice. Some serious heat units there.
Christian: Over a million scovilles, nothing to take lightly.
Megan: What goes well with gumbo? I had rice I think last time, but as you know my gumbo was not from Louisiana. Bummer!
Christian: Rice for sure!, maybe some etouffee
Megan: Probably some awesome vegetables, like peppers!
Christian: thats good too, and I love a good boudin sausage!, but even tho im cajun I cant stand crawfish!
Megan: Crawfish, I haven't had any. No shrimp?
Christian: I always eat shrimp, but no crawfish, but it was great speaking with you have good one!
Megan: Great speaking with you. Take care!
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i like to dance. | Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchronized swimming, marching bands, and many other forms of athletics. Theatrical dance, also called performance or concert dance, is intended primarily as a spectacle, usually a performance upon a stage by virtuoso dancers. It often tells a story, perhaps using mime, costume and scenery, or else it may simply interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed. Examples are western ballet and modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and dance dramas.
Noah: Do you like to dance? I wish I could do it well, but still
Paul: I wish I could dance also! Dancing is a form of performing art, I love how it looks!
Noah: Me too, I used to love dancing with the stars when it was really popular
Paul: I love that show too. I love when a dance tells a story.
Noah: exactly, it is super expressive, and can also be attractive
Paul: I think my favorite type of dancing is modern. I also enjoy ballet, it takes so much talent.
Noah: I like modern dance too, it is so rythmic and fluent
Paul: Interesting enough modern dance may have emerged as a rejection against ballet. Really radical!
Noah: I guess I can sort of see that, it is drastically different
Paul: Also modern dance also emerged from socioeconomic and cultural factors.
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my favorite actor is robert denaro. | Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship. De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film "The Godfather Part II", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull". He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016. De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1973) and Scorsese's crime film "Mean Streets" (1973). He earned Academy Award nominations for the psychological thrillers "Taxi Driver" (1976) and "Cape Fear" (1991), both directed by Scorsese. De Niro received additional nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama "The Deer Hunter" (1978), Penny Marshall's drama "Awakenings" (1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy-drama "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese's crime film "Goodfellas" (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film "The King of Comedy" (1983), earned him BAFTA Award nominations.
Destiny: Robert de niro is such a great american actor
Katherine: He is! Have you the seen the movie HEAT?
Destiny: Yea i have, robert de niro was so good in that movie, great acting from a great actor
Katherine: Yeah it was awesome. What other movies do you like of his?
Destiny: De niro in the god father part II was amazing
Katherine: Yeah those movies are some of my favorite. God father 2 is a top movie.
Destiny: Yea de niro in the god father 2 set him up for huge success
Katherine: Yep. He was don corleone I believe.
Destiny: De niro was actually viro corleone
Katherine: Yeah that's right. I meant he played don corleone when he was younger, which was of course vito in the movie.
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i am a national guard officer. | The National Guard of the United States, part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, is a reserve military force, composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, of the Virgin Islands, and of Puerto Rico, as well as of the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by . National Guard units are under the dual control of the state and the federal government. The majority of National Guard soldiers and airmen hold a civilian job full-time while serving part-time as a National Guard member. These part-time guardsmen are augmented by a full-time cadre of Active Guard & Reserve (AGR) personnel in both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, plus Army Reserve Technicians in the Army National Guard and Air Reserve Technicians (ART) in the Air National Guard. The National Guard is a joint activity of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) composed of reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force: the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States respectively.
Maxwell: Hey! My cousin is a national guard member and actually has a full-time job while still serving part-time.
Tiffany: That's really awesome. How long has he been a member of the military?
Maxwell: 5 years! Anyone that is a member of the National Guard is also a member of the militia of the United States.
Tiffany: Good for him. It's really great we have people who are willing to serve. Does he enjoy it?
Maxwell: Oh he loves it! He is apart of the Arkansas Army National Guard to be more specific.
Tiffany: What is is part time job that he does in addition to the National Guard?
Maxwell: He owns his own business as a internet security consultant.
Tiffany: Wow! He sounds super successful. Does he have a hard time balancing everything?
Maxwell: Not really because the National Guard does have a full-time cadre of Active Guard & Reserve to make it easier on the part-time soldiers.
Tiffany: That's great. Has he ever been deployed?
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i like to go swimming. | Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through fresh or salt water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as an evolutionary response. Swimming is consistently among top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern summer Olympics. Swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of both body composition and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy. Since the human body is only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running.
Julian: I love going swimming, especially now that its summer!
Bryan: I enjoy swimming, its self-propulsion of a person through fresh or salt water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival.
Julian: Yup, it's great exercise! I personally love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean.
Bryan: Yeah,one has to be a good swimmer to avoid .Drowning i
Julian: I learned to swim when I was a kid so I should be fine.
Bryan: Lovely, Do you know that humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth.
Julian: Weeks? That's really surprising, though letting week old children swim on their own wouldn't be ideal.
Bryan: Sure, Do you know the world's Olympic finest swimmer of all time?
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i love to eat eggplant. | Eggplant ("Solanum melongena"), or aubergine, is a species of nightshade, grown for its edible fruit. Eggplant is the common name in North America, Australia and New Zealand, but British English uses the French word "aubergine". It is known in South Asia and South Africa as "brinjal". The fruit is widely used in cooking. As a member of the genus "Solanum", it is related to the tomato and the potato. It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species, the thorn or bitter apple, "S. incanum", probably with two independent domestications, one in South Asia and one in East Asia. The eggplant is a delicate, tropical perennial often cultivated as a tender or half-hardy annual in temperate climates. The stem is often spiny. The flower is white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The egg-shaped, glossy, purple fruit has white flesh with a meaty texture. The cut surface of the flesh rapidly turns brown when the fruit is cut open. It grows tall, with large, coarsely lobed leaves that are long and broad. Semiwild types can grow much larger, to with large leaves over long and broad. On wild plants, the fruit is less than in diameter, but much larger in cultivated forms: or more in length.
Daniela: I love to cook with eggplant.
Lucas: Eggplant is always delicious. I can't seem to cook it very well though.
Daniela: Moussaka is a middle eastern dish, with eggplant and ground meat. It is fairly easy to make
Lucas: Yum. That sounds good. Do you cook it on the stove or in the oven?
Daniela: There are several different ways to make it. In Turkey it is like a casserole.
Lucas: I will have to look up a recipe on the Internet for this dish.
Daniela: You should. It is a great way to use the meaty, white flesh of the purple eggplant.
Lucas: My eggplant is always mushy when i cook it.
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i enjoy 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.
Chelsea: I just love ice cream. I love the types with fruits and flavours. Do you like ice cream?
Natalia: I love Ice cream as much as any one. I especially like Gellato, foreign ice cream!
Chelsea: Me too. There are some strange combinations though, have you heard of bacon ice cream? where they add bacon and even egg custard to the freezing mixture!
Natalia: Surprisingly bacon ice cream doesn't surprise me. That doesn't sound appealing to me, but perhaps it could be delicious. Yeah I don't get the market for crazy williwonka combinations. Whats the strangest you like?
Chelsea: I am just a plain jane - honeycomb is my favourite. I get confused sometimes because the name can vary - you hear some phrases like "frozen custard", "frozen yogurt", "sorbet", "gelato" and others are used to distinguish different types.
Natalia: Yeah I barely understand the difference. I know some icecreams use cream, others use milk as a base. I believe that's specifically the difference between gelato and normal icecream. In the end its all succulent to me.
Chelsea: Me too. yes whatever the name I am happy to eat it. We have a fantastic local ice cream parlor where the homemade icecream is out of this world! They sell all sorts and even let the kids made their own cones.
Natalia: Mom and pop shops are great! But I also appreciate some of the premium name brand ice creams such as Ben and Jerry's, UDF ice cream, and Graeters. Not sure if you heard of any of those in your part of the world.
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i have 10 alpacas. | The alpaca ("Vicugna pacos") is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Alpacas are similar to llamas, and are often confused with them. The two animals are closely related, and can successfully cross-breed. They are also closely related to the vicuña, which is believed to be the alpaca's wild ancestor, and to the guanaco. There are two breeds of alpaca: the and the Huacaya alpaca. Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, western Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of to above sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States. Alpacas have several different components to how they behave.
Lillian: I love Alpacas! I own 10! They get confused with llamas.
Genesis: Haha this is such a random opening line - I love it. I tool my girls to a camel park recently and they had both lamas and alpacas there - I loved them. It must be al ot of work to look after 10.
Lillian: The Alpacas are kept in herds and graze so it's not too much work. We live in southern Peru but tey are also in Bolivia and Ecador and Chile
Genesis: We live in England so was really suprised to find that the camel park had lamas and alpacas too - obviously none of them are native to our country. you can pay to take lamas for a walk here but it's quite expensive x
Lillian: well here Peru and Chile have shared diplomatic relations since the time of the Incas in 15th Centrury! so it's a great area.
Genesis: My sister has been to peru and followed the Inca trail when she was backpacking. I guess you get lots of backpackers and it's meant to be such an amazing part of the world. Very different to England?
Lillian: Yes backpacking is great there! SO many people from around the world go. A lot stay over - extend the journey and camp outdoors.
Genesis: That sound lovely. We are going camping in a couple of weeks when the schools break up for their summer holiday, but won't be as hot as where you are. I do love camping -it's hard work but so lovely to be outside.
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i often spend my free time engaging in activism work with friends and family. | Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society. Forms of activism range from writing letters to newspapers or to politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses, rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, and hunger strikes. One can also express activism through different forms of art (artivism). Daily acts of protest such as not buying clothes from a certain clothing company because they exploit workers is another form of activism. Research has begun to explore how activist groups use social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action. The "Online Etymology Dictionary" records the English words "activism" and "activist" (in the political sense) from 1920 and from 1915 respectively. Activists can function in roles as public officials, as in judicial activism. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., introduced the term "judicial activism" in a January 1946 "Fortune" magazine article titled "The Supreme Court: 1947". Activists are also public watchdogs and whistle blowers, attempting to understand all the actions of every form of government that acts in the name of the people: all government must be accountable to oversight and transparency.
Anthony: I think activism is sometimes a little overkill.. It promotes, impedes on people's everyday rights.
Jack: I actually agree with your statement. what does it really accomplish?
Anthony: It can accomplish things if done correctly I believe.. One form of activism is Art (artivism) which is much less harmful!
Jack: True. I can see how art would be a viable option. What about activism in movies?
Anthony: Movies are a great way to sneakily slide in some activism for others to see! With some of them in roles as public officials, there's just so many ways for the word to spread.
Jack: Yeah. I guess I just don't like it when other people cram their views and opinions down my throat in the name of activism.
Anthony: Exactly.. People should just be free to express themselves and not be forced to listen to other's radical opinions.
Jack: Yeah. I agree with freedoms, but I also want my freedom of peace and quiet!
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i love dogs and cats. | A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, protection, or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or laboratory animal. Popular pets are often noted for their attractive appearances and their loyal or playful personalities. Pets provide their owners (or guardians) both physical and emotional benefits. Walking a dog can supply both the human and pet with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction. Pets can give companionship to elderly adults who do not have adequate social interaction with other people, as well as to other people who are living alone. There is a medically approved class of therapy animals, mostly dogs or cats, that are brought to visit confined humans, such as children in hospitals or elders in nursing homes. Pet therapy utilizes trained animals and handlers to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive, and emotional goals with patients. Some of the most popular pets are likely dogs and cats; other animals commonly kept may include (but are not limited to) pigs, ferrets, and rabbits; rodents such as gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, rats, and guinea pigs; avian pets, such as parrots, passerines, and fowl; reptile pets, such as turtles, lizards and snakes; aquatic pets, such as fish, freshwater and saltwater snails, and frogs; arthropod pets, such as tarantulas and hermit crabs.
Cristian: Do you have any pets? It's basically defined as an animal kept primarily for company rather than a working animal.
Trinity: Yes, I have a dog, a Havanese named Poppy. She is 9 months old.
Cristian: That's adorable. I love her name. The Havanese is a type of Bichon and is the national dog of Cuba.
Trinity: Yes! They are so cute. This is my first Havanese. She has such an affectionate and playful personality! Do you have any pets?
Cristian: I have a cat named Venus. She provides a lot of emotional and physical benefits for me. I love her so much.
Trinity: Cats are great, and I love her name. I used to have a pair of cats named Dave and Dougie. They were awesome.
Cristian: Those are adorable names. The best part about cats is that they're natural hunters so we never had to worry about bugs or rodents.
Trinity: Oh yes, cats are great that way. They think they are the boss. The only thing Poppy is helpful with is making us laugh!
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my favorite food is sushi. | Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients, and many others are vegetarian. Sushi is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish is popular as a garnish. Sushi is often confused with sashimi, a related Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced raw fish or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice. Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important source of protein for its Japanese consumers. The term "sushi" comes from an antiquated grammatical form no longer used in other contexts, and literally means "sour-tasting"; the overall dish has a sour and umami or savoury taste. Narezushi still exists as a regional specialty, notably as "funa-zushi" from Shiga Prefecture. Vinegar began to be added to the preparation of narezushi in the Muromachi period (1336–1573) for the sake of enhancing both taste and preservation.
Valeria: sushi is so good on rice
Adam: I love sushi so much too.
Valeria: sushi is best on white rice imo.
Adam: Without a doubt, otherwise it is barely real sushi.
Valeria: yea even tho sushi can go on brown rice
Adam: I've never even seen sushi with brown rice before.
Valeria: it is better prepard with seafood as well but sushi an be vegetarian
Adam: Agreed, I just can't imagine eating sushi without fish.
Valeria: i really just love sushi
Adam: I can't see how anyone doesn't like it.
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my father was a driver himself. | A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck). Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting all their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation and entertaining (such as cooking and making hot drinks) and customer service. There are three major types of truck driver employment: Both owner operators/owner driver and company drivers can be in these categories. In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck and trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties).
Nathan: I'm thinking about becoming a truck driver and I'm trying to learn a little more about it!
Makayla: That sounds great! Truck drivers provide essential services to society with the transportation of goods and materials from plants to distribution centers.
Nathan: I love to drive and helping people would an added plus! Do truck drivers work long hours?
Makayla: I believe they do. In Australia, truck drivers must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours and 30 minutes for every 9 hours and then an hour break for 11 hours. This includes driving and non driving responsibilities.
Nathan: That sounds reasonable! Would I need a special license to drive a truck?
Makayla: I'm not sure about the licensing requirements but I know that drivers must inspect their vehicles for mechanical issues and any related issues dealing with safety.
Nathan: I think I could do that! How's the pay for truck drivers?
Makayla: I believe they earn a very attractive wage. I also know they large trucks do require a commercial driver's license, known as a CDL to operate.
Nathan: I'll definitely look into that! What else should I know before becoming a truck driver?
Makayla: When obtaining licensing, driving tractor trailers requires advanced skills above a driver's license. It also requires study and knowledge.
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i do the shopping in my house. | A "retailer" or a "shop" is a business that presents a selection of goods and offers to trade or sell them to customers for money or other goods. Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. In some contexts it may be considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one. In modern days customer focus is more transferred towards online shopping; worldwide people order products from different regions and online retailers deliver their products to their homes, offices or wherever they want. The B2C (business to consumer) process has made it easy for consumers to select any product online from a retailer's website and have it delivered to the consumer relatively quickly. The consumer does not need to consume his energy by going out to the stores and saves his time and cost of travelling. The shopping experience may vary, based on a variety of factors including how the customer is treated, convenience, the type of goods being purchased, and mood. The shopping experience can also be influenced by other shoppers. For example, research from a field experiment found that male and female shoppers who were accidentally touched from behind by other shoppers left a store earlier than people who had not been touched and evaluated brands more negatively, resulting in the Accidental Interpersonal Touch effect.
Serenity: I think shopping online is the way of the future.
Trenton: The future? It is the way of the "now"... Every year e-commerce gets bigger and bigger with selling and buying. I love it!
Serenity: Do you think Amazon will stay a superpower in online shopping?
Trenton: Oh yes absolutely! They now are even doing medicine with mail prescriptions. Have you checked out their tax policy changes?
Serenity: I have not. Are they doing something good with them?
Trenton: Not really, it's just changing each year... We still have a big inequality in US taxes in general. Income tax is measured before and after/
Serenity: I think taxation is one of the worst executed things in America. Low income people have it pretty bad.
Trenton: Yes we do... Disabled and elderly even worse. It was rough when Obamacare did not pass to be repealed in 2017.
Serenity: I agree. I think both parties don't have the little person in mind though.
Trenton: I can agree. It must be hard when you don't personally live in that income bracket to understand. I was glad Trump won in the 2016 presidential election though.
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halloween is my favorite holiday. | Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church. Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although elsewhere it is a more commercial and secular celebration.
Malachi: I love Halloween, eating all that candy you get from trick-or-treating, and dressing up in costumes are two of my favorite activities.
Paul: I love Halloween too, How did it start as tradition of dressing up and collecting candy?
Malachi: Well most believe the traditions started as ancient Celtic harvest festivals, which may have had pagan roots. I think the trick-or-treating was probably popularized by candy companies if I had to guess.
Paul: Seems like Pagans have some hand in our holidays even today
Malachi: Definitely, there is dispute, though. Some people think that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday separate from any sort of Pagan background.
Paul: But why the costumes and dressing up, to ward off evil spirits?
Malachi: That seems like one possibility. Halloween is just one day of the three-day Allhallowtide holiday which involves remembering the dead, so maybe dressing up is a way to remember them?
Paul: hmm three days, we should adopt that for our Halloween
Malachi: Well Halloween doesn't last three days, the other two days are known as All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, Halloween is referred to as All Saints' Eve in that version.
Paul: So Halloween is actually a festival but we turned into a costume, collecting candy holiday
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i travel every year to disney world. | Walt Disney World, officially known as the Walt Disney World Resort, is an entertainment complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida. Opened on October 1, 1971, the resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It was initially operated by Walt Disney World Company. The property covers , featuring four theme parks, two water parks, twenty-seven themed resort hotels, nine non–Disney hotels, several golf courses, a camping resort, and other entertainment venues, including the outdoor shopping centre Disney Springs. Designed to supplement Disneyland in Anaheim, California, which had opened in 1955, the complex was developed by Walt Disney in the 1960s. "The Florida Project", as it was known, was intended to present a distinct vision with its own diverse set of attractions. Walt Disney's original plans also called for the inclusion of an "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT), a planned community intended to serve as a test bed for new city living innovations. After extensive lobbying, the Government of Florida created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special government district that essentially gave The Walt Disney Company the standard powers and autonomy of an incorporated city.
Marco: Ever been to Walt Disney World? It is so amazing.
Cristian: Its awesome i love orlando.
Marco: I love Florida as a whole, especially Buena Vista and Bay Lake.
Cristian: It really is so fun and amazing.
Marco: It is a resort and an entertainment complex, so it is a huge place.
Cristian: Must have cost billions to set up.
Marco: It must've, even back then in the 1970s without all the inflation. It was opened on October 1, 1971.
Cristian: oh wow, thats quite old.
Marco: I know right? It was initiallt operated by Walt Disney World Company.
Cristian: Wonder what was the rides back then.
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my mother is a ballet dancer. | Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres/cultures. Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world, which have historically incorporated their own cultures to evolve the art. See glossary of ballet. A ballet, a work, consists of the choreography and music for a ballet production. A well-known example of this is "The Nutcracker", a two-act ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a music score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained ballet dancers. Traditional classical ballets usually are performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets, such as the neoclassical works of American choreographer George Balanchine, often are performed in simple costumes (e.g., leotards and tights) and without the use of elaborate sets or scenery.
Lindsey: Do you have any experience with ballet?
Kiara: Yes I actually danced for 5 years growing up the technique that was taught to me toook me a long way and got me in a art school for dance in middle school.
Lindsey: My daughter is in a ballet company in our local area - we are hoping she's able to get a scholarship to college for dance.
Kiara: That is great dance is so heart warming but also hard work long as she stays consistent of the choreography she will make it with her passion also.
Lindsey: Yes, it is a lot of hard work. She dances 5-6 days a week, usually 4-5 hours a day and bloody toes and bruised nails are the norm around here.
Kiara: Wow she is doing great then ballet is like full job and workweek for her working nonstop for something she loves.
Lindsey: Almost - we homeschool her and she's 15, so a few more years of school before college
Kiara: Is it easier to home school as a parent I hear it is great for work from home moms or parents who are the sole breadwinner gives more one on one time with kids and their education.
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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.
Fernando: I love making tea in my teapot! I use loose leaves, and my teapot has a built-in strainer on the inside edge of the spout.
Julia: I love my teapot too! Its just a regular teapot from like Walmart, not a special collectible one
Fernando: I'm sure it works fine! But since I use loose tea, a tea strainer is a big help - I hate picking leaves out of my tea!
Julia: Eww yeah. I tend to use premade tea bags in mine!
Fernando: I do too once in awhile. Does your teapot have a hole in the lid like an air hole to prevent dripping when you pour the tea?
Julia: Yes it does, it really helps! It also has a big handle too!
Fernando: Yeah, that's important - I've dripped hot tea on my hand before and it hurts! Some have a thermal cover like a tea cosy to keep the tea hot.
Julia: Oh they do? Ill have to look into that, I tend to turn off the stove and then forget about it..
Fernando: Yeah, they're awesome! Mine is hand-knitted - my grandmother made it for me - it looks like a woollen hat LOL
Julia: Thats awesome! Can you have her make me one too? LOL
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i work in finance. | Finance is a field that deals with the study of investments. It includes the dynamics of assets and liabilities over time under conditions of different degrees of uncertainty and risk. Finance can also be defined as the science of money management. Finance aims to price assets based on their risk level and their expected rate of return. Finance can be broken into three sub-categories: public finance, corporate finance and personal finance. Questions in personal finance revolve around: Personal finance may involve paying for education, financing durable goods such as real estate and cars, buying insurance, e.g. health and property insurance, investing and saving for retirement. Personal finance may also involve paying for a loan, or debt obligations. The six key areas of personal financial planning, as suggested by the Financial Planning Standards Board, are: Corporate finance deals with the sources funding and the capital structure of corporations, the actions that managers take to increase the value of the firm to the shareholders, and the tools and analysis used to allocate financial resources. Although it is in principle different from managerial finance which studies the financial management of all firms, rather than corporations alone, the main concepts in the study of corporate finance are applicable to the financial problems of all kinds of firms.
Natalia: I am so excited! I just landed a job in the finance industry.
Andrea: That's exciting! Congratulations! What type of financial services will you be working in?
Natalia: I will be a financial adviser.
Andrea: That's cool. I could use a finance adviser in my life, honestly. Will you be independent or working for a company?
Natalia: I will start off working for a company but hope to start my own firm in a few years.
Andrea: Well, that's exciting! About how long does it take to get all of your licenses?
Natalia: It has taken me several months. I am excited about helping people make some of life's biggest financial decisions.
Andrea: What is it that made you want to get into that field?
Natalia: After facing challenging financial situations on my own and seeing how difficult they were, I wanted to make it easier for others. I want to help others buy a home, pay for their children's education, and retirement.
Andrea: Aww, that's great. I always love to hear stories of people who rose above their situations and then use their new status to help others.
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i like to swim. | Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through fresh or salt water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as an evolutionary response. Swimming is consistently among top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern summer Olympics. Swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of both body composition and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy. Since the human body is only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running.
Daniela: I love to swim but I am not sure if it is good on the body, do you know?
Bradley: I love to swim too. Swimming is actually a low impact activity and compared to running is better on the body.
Daniela: Do you work a lot of muscles? I know my body is normally tired when I am done.
Bradley: Yes. It's a great workout. I suppose it's different for people as swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the body.
Daniela: Does it have any long term effects? Like I know running is bad on the knees long term.
Bradley: No long-term effects that I know for sure, but since the human body is less dense than water, water supports your weight while swimming. No negative impact to the body at all.
Daniela: Is swimming great for all ages then?
Bradley: Yes. Swimming is consistently top rated for public recreational activities. It's safe for all ages.
Daniela: At what age do people generally learn to swim?
Bradley: Actually, swimming can occur within weeks of birth.
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sometimes i volunteer at an urban farm. | Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics. Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. In the global north, it often takes the form of a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, ‘foodies,’ and ‘locavores’ form social networks founded on a shared ethos of nature and community holism. These networks can evolve when receiving formal institutional support, becoming integrated into local town planning as a ‘transition town’ movement for sustainable urban development. In the developing south, food security, nutrition, and income generation are key motivations for the practice. In either case, more direct access to fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat products through urban agriculture can improve food security and food safety. Community wastes were used in ancient Egypt to feed urban farming.
Isaac: I find the concept of urban agriculture very inspiring. It's also known as urban farming and when you cultivate, process and distribute food around a city.
Grant: Yes, that is quite interesting! I hear people can grow food on their roofs
Isaac: It's a cool thing! Many people don't know, but urban agriculture also includes animal husbandry, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, aquaculture and horticulture.
Grant: Wow, I didn't know it was so extensive
Isaac: Yes, and it really can show how there are so many varying levels in economic and social development. Rich and poor can participate in urban agriculture.
Grant: How can one get started with urban agriculture?
Isaac: Often in the North, it is more of a social movement. People with develop sustainable communities, where 'foodies' and 'locavores' will form networks and meet for their love of shared ideas!
Grant: That sounds like a lot of fun!
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i drive an suv. | Sport-utility (vehicle), SUV or sport-ute is an automotive classification, typically a kind of station wagon / estate car with off-road vehicle features like raised ground clearance and ruggedness, and available four-wheel drive. Many SUVs are built on a light-truck chassis but operated as a family vehicle, and though designed to be used on rougher surfaces, most often used on city streets or highways. In recent years, in some countries the term SUV has replaced terms like "Jeep" or "Land-Rover" in the popular lexicon as a generic description for light 4WD vehicles. Many SUVs have an upright built body and tall interior packaging, a high seating position and center of gravity, and available all-wheel drive for off-road capability. Some SUVs include the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or large sedan. The traditional truck-based SUV is more and more being supplanted by unitary body SUVs and crossovers based on regular automobile platforms for lighter weight and better fuel efficiency. In some countries, notably the United States, SUVs are "not" classified as cars, but as "light trucks". SUVs overtook lower medium segment cars to become the world's largest automotive segment in 2015, accounting for 22.9 percent of global "light vehicle" sales (for 2015), or 36.8% of the world's "passenger car" market (Q1–Q3, 2017).
Ellie: i love my SUV that i drive!
Cassidy: I like sport utility vehicles also. I like how they are raised off the ground and have off-raod features. They have great ground clearance too.
Ellie: yea. do you have a favorite SUV?
Cassidy: I like Jeeps. Some sport utility vehicles are operated like a family vehicle and are built on a light-truck chassis. They can be used on city streets or rougher surfaces.
Ellie: those are good vehicles. I personally like fords, so i like the Ford Explorer
Cassidy: Those last forever. Sport utility vehicles in the United States are not classified as cars. They classify them as "light trucks" I guess I could see why.
Ellie: i can see why though. are the popular outside of the US?
Cassidy: Definitely. Sport utility vehicles make up 36.8% of the worlds car market.
Ellie: oh wow thats a big number. did not expect that
Cassidy: It has to do with sport utility vehicles still maintain the passenger-carrying space and have good towing capcity.
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i am a kindergarten teacher. | Kindergarten (; from German , which literally means "garden for the children") is a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. At first such institutions were created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children whose parents both worked out of the home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from two to seven years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods. In 1779, Johann Friedrich Oberlin and Louise Scheppler founded in Strasbourg an early establishment for caring for and educating pre-school children whose parents were absent during the day. At about the same time, in 1780, similar infant establishments were established in Bavaria. In 1802, Princess Pauline zur Lippe established a preschool center in Detmold, the capital of the then principality of Lippe, Germany (now in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia). In 1816, Robert Owen, a philosopher and pedagogue, opened the first British and probably globally the first infants school in New Lanark, Scotland.
Ayden: I am a kindergarten teacher. The job is very interesting
Katelyn: Wow what an amazing job! Im sure you must love going into work. This is a bit random but the word kindergarten is from German and literally means garden for the children.
Ayden: I did not know that. That is wonderful. My kids are all so different
Katelyn: Im sure you meet such different personalities. I love the idea of kindergartens with the importance placed on things like playing, singing, practical activities and social interaction. How did you decide to become a teacher?
Ayden: It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Getting kids of different levels already to tackle the first grade is important.
Katelyn: it really is. Both my parents were teachers but i ended up in social work. I love the idea of kindergartens though and aparently they are been around since the 18th century originally starting in Strasbourg to help working parents.
Ayden: I believe that they still help working parents and parents who are at home.
Katelyn: i agree. they are the perfect place for children to deal with the transition from home to school life.
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my favorite color is purple. | Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite color made by combining red and blue. According to surveys in Europe and the U.S., purple is the color most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity and seduction. Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the Emperor and aristocracy. The complementary color of purple is yellow. The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin "purpura", in turn from the Greek ("porphura"), name of the Tyrian purple dye manufactured in classical antiquity from a mucus secreted by the spiny dye-murex snail. The first recorded use of the word 'purple' in the English language was in the year 975 AD. In heraldry, the word "purpure" is used for purple. In the traditional color wheel used by painters, violet and purple are both placed between red and blue.
Mackenzie: A color intermediate between blue and red is purple
Caleb: That's interesting. I didn't know that is what it's called. What else can you tell me?
Mackenzie: unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite color made by combining red and blue.
Caleb: I had no idea that violet was so different.
Mackenzie: On the screens of computer monitors and television sets, a color which looks similar to violet is made, with the RGB color model
Caleb: It's interesting how they can even get all the colors like that on screens with limited led colors
Mackenzie: Interestingly,purple is the color most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery and piety.
Caleb: Does it give off any emotional response? It does make sense it's associated with those things.
Mackenzie: combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity and seduction.
Caleb: oh, very interesting! I'm not sure I would've guessed that.
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i work in a corner grocery store during the day. | A grocery store is a retail store that primarily sells food. A grocer is a bulk seller of food. Grocery stores often offer non-perishable food that is packaged in bottles, boxes, and cans; some also have bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce. Large grocery stores that stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items, are called supermarkets. Some large supermarkets also include a pharmacy, and customer service, redemption, and electronics sections. In Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, supermarkets and convenience stores are sometimes described as grocery businesses, or simply grocers. Small grocery stores that mainly sell fruits and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience stores or delicatessens. Some grocery stores (especially large ones) form the centerpiece of a larger complex that includes other facilities, such as gas stations, which will often operate under the store's name. This setup is especially common in the United Kingdom, where major chains such as Sainsbury's and Tesco have many locations operating under this format.
Wyatt: I work in a corner grocery store during the day.
Danielle: Does your store primarily sell food?
Wyatt: Yes we sell food and household products. I recently started working there but I don't know much about grocery stores yet. Do you?
Danielle: I do not. I have never worked in a grocery store before. How large is the store?
Wyatt: It's an average size with a produce section, butcher and deli. Do you know when grocery stores became popular?
Danielle: Wasn't it Vincent Astor who founded Astor Market in 1915? Before that I believe it was always a clerk who prepped your order from a counter.
Wyatt: It seems like we're going back to that old way in a sense, with online grocery ordering and preparing you can just pick up your groceries prepared by a personal shopper. Do you know much about technology in grocery stores?
Danielle: As far as online ordering technology? Just that there is a delivery charge and it's convenient.
Wyatt: Do you know what the biggest grocery store chain is?
Danielle: I don't, but I see Walmarts everywhere. I think they have something like 11,000 or more stores and are in multi countries.
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i live on a small farm in ohio. | Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus. The state takes its name from the Ohio River. The name originated from the Seneca language word " ohiːyo"', meaning "great river" or "large creek". Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, the state was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, which is led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state. Ohio derives from Seneca (an Iroquois language) as their name for the Ohio River/ Alleghany River, "Ohi:yo".
Avery: Have you ever been to Ohio? It's a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
Alexandria: no but i would like to viist
Avery: You should, if you do you should visit the state's capital, Columbus.
Alexandria: oh ok thats cool
Avery: Isn't it though, especially since the state takes its name from the Ohio river
Alexandria: oh that is interesting
Avery: I thought so, however, historically Ohio is known as the "Buckeye State"
Alexandria: i wonder why that is
Avery: Oh well they could be named after the football team, Ohio State Buckeyes
Alexandria: i doubt it
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i work for the navy. | A navy or maritime force is a fleet of waterborne military vessels (watercraft) and its associated naval aviation, both sea-based and land-based. It is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), and something in between (green-water navy), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division.
Oscar: I work for the Navy. It is a fleet of waterborne military ships
Gabriella: Wow, what type of work do you do for the Navy? Do you work on the ships?
Oscar: I play a role in the projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores.
Gabriella: Interesting. Does that mean you do combat or is it like rescue missions?
Oscar: It can, it just depends. I night also be involved with nuclear deterrence by use of submarines.
Gabriella: Wow! Have you ever been in a submarine? How deep can they go?
Oscar: I have. Some can launch ballistic missiles!
Gabriella: So cool! Do they fire ballistic missiles underwater or are they launched in the air?
Oscar: It depends but they follow a trajectory to hit a predetermined target.
Gabriella: I see. Is it pretty accurate or can it miss?
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i teach 5th grade students near oakville , ny. | Elementary school is a school for students in their first school years, where they get primary education before they enter secondary education. The exact ages vary by country. In the United States, elementary schools usually have 6 grades with pupils aged between 6 and 12, but the age ranges 6 to 10 and 6 to 14 also exist. In Japan, the age of pupils in elementary school ranges from 6 to 12, after which the pupils enter junior high school. Elementary school is usually only one part of compulsory education, especially in Western countries. (Scotland) leave nursery age 4 and start primary school for the next 7 years which would be primary 1 (age 4 to 5) and so on until primary 7 which would be the last year at primary school at age (10 to 11) then after that off to high school at age 11 to 12
Cristian: In Scotland, elementary school is called primary school and students start out at primary 1 which they are 4 and 5 years old.
Shawn: Interesting, I think I was 5 when I started 1st grade, I could be wrong thoug
Cristian: I believe I turned 6 right when it started. The UN had a goal of making sure there was universal primary education by 2015. So that means that every child everywhere completes this first bit of education.
Shawn: I distinctly remember being a year younger than all my classmates throughout gradeschool. I recently heard the US is withdrawing form the UN is this true?
Cristian: If this is true, it could be detrimental to human rights. These are essential for children to hit developmental goals.
Shawn: It would be very sad, that is why some countries have smaller people on average than others - malnourishment
Cristian: That's correct and there is so much more than only physical development but psychological and emotional are important to. This also lets children grow from being dependent on another human being to becoming autonomous.
Shawn: Yeah love and nutrients are probably the two most important factors to child growth, that and socialization
Cristian: Very true and if these stages, if you want to call them that, aren't met then the markers they hit at a later age are affected. It's like a domino effect.
Shawn: Yeah it's super sad, it's becoming increasingly more common here in America in the suburbs where parents of wealthy children end up underdeveloped vs impoverished kids in a loving environment. Latchkey kids
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i am a retired newspaper reporter. | A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public. A journalist's work is called journalism. A journalist can work with general issues or specialize in certain issues. However, most journalists tend to specialize, and by cooperating with other journalists, produce journals that span many topics. For example, a sports journalist covers news within the world of sports, but this journalist may be a part of a newspaper that covers many different topics. A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes, and reports on information in order to present in sources, conduct interviews, engage in research, and make reports. The information-gathering part of a journalist's job is sometimes called "reporting", in contrast to the production part of the job such as writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom and going out to witness events or interviewing people. Reporters may be assigned a specific beat or area of coverage. Depending on the context, the term "journalist" may include various types of editors, editorial writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists (journalists who use the medium of photography).
Andres: In case you meet a journalist that says they never had a choice, a journalist can actually choose to work with general issues or specialize in certain issues.
Nevaeh: I guess it would depend on the requirements of the job they want or accept, right?
Andres: Right! they can either collect, write, or distribute news/other info so really the person who is in your face WANTS to be in your face!
Nevaeh: That makes sense. I can't imagine someone ever getting into that field without being prepared to do it all though.
Andres: That's a lot of work for one person but hey, there are workaholics out there.
Nevaeh: I'm not saying that they would always do it all, but that they would be prepared and able if it was needed.
Andres: Oh I see! Sorry I misunderstood. I love you have a nice day!
Nevaeh: No problem! You have a nice day too!
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i want to go to mars. | Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan. There are ongoing investigations assessing the past habitability potential of Mars, as well as the possibility of extant life.
Ella: mars is a cool planet.
Caitlin: Agreed! Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Ella: wow really thats cool.
Caitlin: Yeah, it is also the second smallest planet in the Solar System.
Ella: dang its quite a small o n e.
Caitlin: Yeah, the smallest in the Solar System is Mercury.
Ella: awesome
Caitlin: Mars is also a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere.
Ella: thankfs for the mars info
Caitlin: No problem, I just really like learning about Mars and other terrestrial planets.
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i have a severe phobia of wide open spaces. | Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives the environment to be unsafe with no easy way to get away. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping malls, or simply being outside the home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and last for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become unable to leave their homes. Agoraphobia is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The condition often runs in families, and stressful events such as the death of a parent or being attacked may be a trigger. In the DSM-5 agoraphobia is classified as a phobia along with specific phobias and social phobia. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include separation anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder. Those affected are at higher risk of depression and substance use disorder. Without treatment it is uncommon for agoraphobia to resolve. Treatment is typically with a type of counselling called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Jeffrey: I know someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
Autumn: Really? What is agoraphobia? Is that one of the anxiety disorders?
Jeffrey: It's the fear of wide open spaces. It can also be fear of crowds, which would cause social anxiety and even traveling short distances.
Autumn: That sounds really difficult. Can it be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy?
Jeffrey: Yes it can be treated with cognitive behavorial counseling.. I know it's considered an anxiety disorder.
Autumn: I think agoraphobia doesn't usually resolve on its own, so therapy must be pretty important.
Jeffrey: Yes therapy is extremely important to help recovery. I was surprised to find out that it could also be inherited.
Autumn: I did not know that. Wow. I understand people who have this disorder are also at greater risk for substance abuse and depression. It sounds very hard.
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my favorite singer is britney spears. | Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears's first and second studio albums, "...Baby One More Time" (1999) and "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000), became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" broke international sales records. In 2001, Spears released her self-titled third studio album, "Britney", and played the starring role in the film "Crossroads" (2002). She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, "In the Zone" (2003), which yielded the worldwide success of the single "Toxic". In 2007, Spears's much-publicized personal issues sent her career into hiatus. Her fifth studio album, "Blackout", was released later that year, and spawned singles such as "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". Her erratic behavior and hospitalizations continued through the following year, at which point she was placed under a still ongoing conservatorship.
Kyle: So what do you think of the pop singer Britney Spears? I think she's amazing!
Connor: I remember singing "..Baby One More Time" as a teenager in the 90's.
Kyle: It's not just her music but watching her go through so much junk then growing up and maturing
Connor: It's hard to believe a girl from Kentwood, Louisiana got so famous! Many people idolized her for her talent and her mishaps.
Kyle: Oh, that's right, she hails from Louisiana! Another southern girl makes it big!
Connor: Yeah country music so popular in the south, I wonder how Britney Spears would have fared singing country songs.
Kyle: Probably done just as well. Maybe she will try some of that in the future.
Connor: Oh that would be an awesome comeback to the music scene. I love that idea.
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i have depression and anxiety so i don t really go out a lot. | Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events, such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is not the same as fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat, whereas anxiety is the expectation of future threat. Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue and problems in concentration. Anxiety can be appropriate, but when experienced regularly the individual may suffer from an anxiety disorder. People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations which have provoked anxiety in the past. There are various types of anxiety. Existential anxiety can occur when a person faces angst, an existential crisis, or nihilistic feelings. People can also face mathematical anxiety, somatic anxiety, stage fright, or test anxiety. Social anxiety and stranger anxiety are caused when people are apprehensive around strangers or other people in general.
Aubrey: Anxiety is a very crazy (in mind) thing. You must concour it to proceed.
Jeremy: I do agree. I am lucky enough to have not suffered from it but my friends have. They would feel nervous and have trouble sleeping. It is such an unpleasan state of inner turmoil.
Aubrey: It is something that I suffered from, we must face our fears and deal with our pure emotion. Life is nothing but a simulation.
Jeremy: You are brave talking about it. My friend suffered from the restlessnesss and fatigue and concentration problems but it was only when she spoke out about it that she was able to get the help she needed.
Aubrey: Absolutely, knowing how to get to the center of the emotion is important. Begin by speaking with yourself and noting how you feel.
Jeremy: It is a very difficult thing to manage but you are right. Dealing with the emotions, all conscious experience involved and understanding how you are feeling is the first step.
Aubrey: The more you embrace it, the more it disappears.
Jeremy: That is a great way of thinking about it. There is a great short film called embrace life that really helped my friend to start focussing on her issues.
Aubrey: Yes, thinking is a good thing that can be turned into a bad thing.
Jeremy: Interesting chatting with you. You have made me look at anxiety differently especially social anxiety and stranger anxiety and how to work through it.
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i like smoking weed. | Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the "Cannabis" plant intended for medical or recreational use. The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 65 other cannabinoids. Cannabis can be used by smoking, vaporizing, within food, or as an extract. Cannabis is often used for its mental and physical effects, such as a "high" or "stoned" feeling, a general change in perception, euphoria (heightened mood), and an increase in appetite. Onset of effects is within minutes when smoked, and about 30 to 60 minutes when cooked and eaten. They last for between two and six hours. Short-term side effects may include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, red eyes, and feelings of paranoia or anxiety. Long-term side effects may include addiction, decreased mental ability in those who started as teenagers, and behavioral problems in children whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy. Studies have found a strong relation between cannabis use and the risk of psychosis, though the cause-and-effect relationship is debated. Cannabis is mostly used recreationally or as a medicinal drug, although it may also be used for religious or spiritual purposes.
Karen: How do you feel about Cannabis
Devon: I think its a good thing if used medically, but i dont like that people are taking it for granted and just getting high all the time
Karen: I agree. Do you feel any kind of way about the way its taken? You can smoke it of course, but theres also eating it in food or vaporizing it
Devon: I think eating is the way to go, its even good for relaxing from time to time, but not taking it every day, also cancer patients benefit from it a lot
Karen: Right, I agree. Its interesting that it takes effect immediatly when smoked but takes like a half hour when eaten. Ive eaten too much before because of that. I never ate it again...
Devon: I like it when the situation is right, on a lake, by the beach, i take it maybe once in three months, i think thats normal, and it should be legalized everywhere!
Karen: Yeah that sounds about right. I am a little nervous just because there has been studies that show that consuming cannibis is linked with a high risk of psychosis
Devon: i think its a case of overreacting, maybe its like that for people that use it in enormous amounts, if you take anything in large amounts its bad :D
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i like spicy food. | A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices have antimicrobial properties. This may explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates, which have more infectious diseases, and why the use of spices is prominent in meat, which is particularly susceptible to spoiling. Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics or perfume production, or as a vegetable. The spice trade developed throughout South Asia and Middle East by at earliest 2000 BCE with cinnamon and black pepper, and in East Asia with herbs and pepper. The Egyptians used herbs for mummification and their demand for exotic spices and herbs helped stimulate world trade. The word "spice" comes from the Old French word "espice", which became "epice", and which came from the Latin root "spec", the noun referring to "appearance, sort, kind": "species" has the same root. By 1000 BCE, medical systems based upon herbs could be found in China, Korea, and India. Early uses were connected with magic, medicine, religion, tradition, and preservation.
Tanner: I am a fan of spicy food. The hotter the better. I like to use a lot of spice for flavoring.
Shawn: Awesome. Which spice do you use?
Tanner: It depends on what I'm making. For example when I make curry I use a complex blend of spices and herbs including fresh chilies.
Shawn: I see so asian and hispanic?
Tanner: Yes and Indian cuisine is really tasty. I use similar things they would use locally over there like the herbs and vegetables.
Shawn: Cool. What do you use for the meats?
Tanner: I usually use chicken which I then spicy with curry leaves which are leaves from the curry tree.
Shawn: Oh yes, The curry tree is a tropical to india and sri lanka.
Tanner: Yes the leaves from that tree are used in many dishes in India.
Shawn: yes the red chili and peppercorn is what I like to add to my dishes.
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i eat all take out. | Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone or over the internet to the pizza chain, in which the customer can request pizza type, size and other products alongside the pizza, commonly including soft drinks. Pizzas may be delivered in pizza boxes or delivery bags, and deliveries are made with either an automobile, motorized scooter, or bicycle. Customers can, depending on the pizza chain, choose to pay online, or in person, with cash, credit or a debit card. A delivery fee is often charged with what the customer has bought. Ordering pizza for delivery usually involves contacting a local pizza restaurant or chain by telephone or online. Online ordering is available in many countries, where some pizza chains offer online menus and ordering. The pizza delivery industry has kept pace with technological developments since the 1980s beginning with the rise of the personal computer. Specialized computer software for the pizza delivery business helps determine the most efficient routes for carriers, track exact order and delivery times, manage calls and orders with PoS software, and other functions.
Logan: Hello what is your favorite kind of pizza topping?
Collin: Oh, I love pepperoni and mushroom. My favorite thing is to get it delivered straight to my door!
Logan: Yeah that is the best! Getting it delivered to the door is much less of a hassle the picking it up your self. My favorite toppings are chicken and onions. What is your favorite part of getting your pizza delivered?
Collin: Well, I love the new technology and how I can "track" it.
Logan: Oh yeah I forgot about that. I saw you can order from an app now to.
Collin: Yes! The pizza industry has really kept pace with technological developments!
Logan: Yeah I'm impressed by the technology the use for pizza delivery now as well!
Collin: In my area we even have people deliver them on scooters and bicycles.
Logan: Wow really? That is very cool! In my area the delivery is still just by car.
Collin: I love that you can pay online with a credit card and even include the tip!
Logan: Yeah that is cool! One time I saw someone who had a phone you could swipe your credit car through to pay!
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i fell in love this summer. | Courtship is the period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind. During courtship, a couple get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement or other such agreement. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal engagement, it has been perceived that it is the role of a male to actively "court" or "woo" a female, thus encouraging her to understand him and her receptiveness to a proposal of marriage. The average duration of courtship varies considerably throughout the world. Furthermore, there is vast individual variation between couples. Courtship may be completely omitted, as in cases of some arranged marriages where the couple do not meet before the wedding. In the United Kingdom, a poll of 3,000 engaged or married couples resulted in an average duration between first meeting and accepted proposal of marriage of 2 years and 11 months, with the women feeling ready to accept at an average of 2 years and 7 months. Regarding duration between proposal and wedding, the UK poll above gave an average of 2 years and 3 months.
Andrea: Hi, i fell in love this summer.
Chloe: Very nice! So do you consider yourself in the courtship period? In other words the period in which precedes an engagement and marriage? Or not quite that serious yet?,
Andrea: We are definitely not there yet but it's getting there!
Chloe: Very nice! It's always a fun time when you get to know each other and decide if you are write to get engaged.
Andrea: It definitely is. There's so much emotions but it can also be stressful!
Chloe: Yes but there is plenty of time to get to know each other. The courtship period varies considerably throughout the world
Andrea: I agree. I think it's the process of courtship that is something i should not overlook.
Chloe: You are lucky in a sense that certain countries don't even have courtship. They have arranged marriages and do not meet before the wedding
Andrea: That's true, i did not think of that. Have you gone through the courtship period before?
Chloe: Yes, it was a long one before we got married. Almost 2 years. But for us it was the right timeframe
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i have a severe phobia of wide open spaces. | Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives the environment to be unsafe with no easy way to get away. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping malls, or simply being outside the home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and last for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become unable to leave their homes. Agoraphobia is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The condition often runs in families, and stressful events such as the death of a parent or being attacked may be a trigger. In the DSM-5 agoraphobia is classified as a phobia along with specific phobias and social phobia. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include separation anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder. Those affected are at higher risk of depression and substance use disorder. Without treatment it is uncommon for agoraphobia to resolve. Treatment is typically with a type of counselling called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Elijah: I suffer from agoraphobia its an anxiety disorder makes me afraid to leave the house
Shane: I'm sorry to hear that! Do you take any medication for it?
Elijah: No I do therapy but if I leave my house I have a panic attack
Shane: That's awful! What kind of therapy do you do?
Elijah: talk therapy but i can not go to shopping malls or ride public transit without a panic attack
Shane: Does anyone else in your family have it? Is it hereditary?
Elijah: No but the symptoms happen every single time I leave my house for longer than six months now
Shane: How do you cope? Do you order groceries online to be delivered?
Elijah: Yes and my Dr said the cause is a combination of environmental and genetic factors
Shane: This is fascinating - what else can you tell me about agoraphobia? I've never met anyone with it before.
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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.
Maria: My favorite pizza restaurant is Pizza Hut! I love their mushroom pizzas.
Ashlyn: I love PIzza Hut too! There are over 16,000 locations worldwide, so I can always find one when I want!
Maria: Wow, that's a lot of locations! Does Pizza Hut have any stores in foreign country too?
Ashlyn: Yes, there are some in Israel! It's the largest pizza chain there!
Maria: So interesting! Do they have any region-specific recipes? It would be so cool if I could get something like an octopus pizza or a sushi pizza.
Ashlyn: I really don't know! I know that pizza became quite popular in Bangladeshi urban areas
Maria: Have you had pizza in Bangladesh? If so, what kind of toppings did they have?
Ashlyn: I've never had pizza in Bangladesh - it's located near Nepal, Bhutan and China, and I have had pizza in those countries
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i enjoy broadway shows. | Broadway theatre, commonly known as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. The Theater District is a popular tourist attraction in New York City. According to The Broadway League, for the 2016–2017 season (which ended May 21, 2017), total attendance was 13,270,343 and Broadway shows had US$1,449,399,149 in grosses, with attendance down 0.4%, grosses up 5.5%, and playing weeks down 4.1%. The great majority of Broadway shows are musicals. Historian Martin Shefter argues, "'Broadway musicals,' culminating in the productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, became enormously influential forms of American popular culture" and helped make New York City the cultural capital of the nation. New York did not have a significant theatre presence until about 1750, when actor-managers Walter Murray and Thomas Kean established a resident theatre company at the Theatre on Nassau Street, which held about 280 people.
Joel: the majority of broadway shows are actually musicals! interesting fact about them
Kaleb: I've always wanted to go to a broadway show.
Joel: you should lots of people go! the theater district is apopular tourist attraction in new york city so go on by with some friends!
Kaleb: Well I live in the New Orleans area, but the Saenger theatre does Broadway shows I believe.
Joel: im from new orleans cool! small world! but about new york's broadway, along with london's west end theatre, broadway is considered to represent the highest level of commercial theater in the english speaking world! i would love to see one myself
Kaleb: If you really are from New Orleans that's wild. The Addams Family played a few years ago and I would have loved to see it.
Joel: according to the broadway league for 2016-2017 the total attendance was over 13 million people and it grossed over 1 billion dollars! that is amazing! and yes, 3rd ward! ;) i think it has been so long since ive been down there.
Kaleb: Wow, I had no idea it made so much money.
Joel: yup, new york actually didnt have a significant theater presence until 1750. Now it does thank to actor manager walter murray and another thomas kean for establishing a resident theatre company on nassaue street. This place held roughly 280 people.
Kaleb: That's farther back then I would have thought.
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i like to play video games. | Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh and eighth generations respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console. That original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24 million units sold as of May 2006. Microsoft's second console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005 and has sold over 77.2 million consoles worldwide as of April 2013. The successor to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's most recent console, the Xbox One, was revealed in May 2013. The Xbox One has been released in 21 markets in total, with a Chinese release in September 2014. The head of Xbox is Phil Spencer, who succeeded former head Marc Whitten in late March 2014. The original Xbox was released on November 15, 2001, in North America, February 22, 2002, in Japan, and March 14, 2002, in Australia and Europe.
Margaret: My kids are obsessed with Xbox! Do you know it? It's a video game console made by Microsoft.
Isabelle: i never knew it was a microsoft product! do they produce the games too?
Margaret: They do! They represent streaming services, applications and Xbox Live. It's a huge corporation!
Isabelle: oh i see.. which of the games in it do you like the most?
Margaret: I like the Call of Duty games, but they're best played on the newest console, the Xbox One. The graphics are amazing!
Isabelle: yeah thats a really cool game! the latest one is just released, right?
Margaret: It's currently on its eighth generation! The Xbox has come a long way since its original release in 2001!
Isabelle: very cool to hear that!
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i am a meat eater. | The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain-function. However, if there is little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Almost half of children, and young people, with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. There is some evidence that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. The most common adverse effect is constipation, affecting about 30% of patients—this was due to fluid restriction, which was once a feature of the diet, but this led to increased risk of kidney stones, and is no longer considered beneficial.
Jesus: The Keto diet is a high fat, adequate protein, and low carb diet - have you heard of it?
Lydia: I am familiar with the ketogenic diet. I am diabetic and think this diet can help me to reduce my glucose level. Will it help?
Jesus: Carbs are normally converted to glucose, but in the absence of carbs, the liver converts fat and your energy is derived from that, so I'd imagine it would help a great deal.
Lydia: Yes, i think so too. I am not sure how this diet would help autistic children, though. What is Autism?
Jesus: Autism is a variation of neural development - they have impaird social interaction and sometimes repetitive behavior.
Lydia: So the extra glucose contributes to this behavior? Is it just too much energy, lik ADHD?
Jesus: I'm not sure that keto would help austism, it has helped some children and adults with epilepsy by the body having an elevated level of ketones.
Lydia: Oh, I misunderstood then. I am going to try this diet and see if it helps. Any final thoughts?
Jesus: Well, the most common side effect can be constipation, so be sure to drink your water!
Lydia: Believe, me I drink tons of water when i am at the computer. I will let you know if this ketogenic diet helps me or not. Thanks for your time.
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i like the beatles. | The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania"; as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding the group's popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962.
Adam: I really like the Beatles, they have wonderful songs.
Javier: Me too. They were from Liverpool England and it formed in 1960.
Adam: Yeah, 60s were revolutionary in music, 60s music has changed compared to the 50s music.
Javier: They started out with 50's rock and skiffle and beat music. they experimented with other styles too in recording techniques they used.
Adam: Yeah they are popular till this day too! Everyone knows about the Beatles.
Javier: They became popular in 1963 and it called Beatlemania as their popularity grew.
Adam: I know, and all the girls were obsessed with them, that was a fame! Reminds me of the fame of Elvis Presley about that time too.
Javier: Yeah, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney were widely regards as one of the most influential bands
Adam: Yeah and they are till this day is what amazes me!
Javier: The core trio went thru a few drummer before finding Starr in 1962
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i live on a boat. | A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually "moored", kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. "Float house" is a Canadian and American term for a house on a float (raft), a rough house may be called a "shanty boat". In Western countries, houseboats tend to be either owned privately or rented out to holiday-goers, and on some canals in Europe, people dwell in houseboats all year round. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, Amsterdam, London, and Paris. In Zimbabwe, specifically on Lake Kariba, houseboats have been in use since the creation of the lake in the late 1950s/early 1960s. A houseboat makes it easy to experience the Zambezi basin and all the associated wildlife, as a lot of game come down to the water for drinking and to cool down. There is a houseboat and fishing community on the southern side of Hong Kong Island known as Aberdeen floating village. There was also one such community in the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter.
Emmanuel: I call a houseboat in Amsterdam home. Have you ever visited the city?
Melissa: No, but it's a place I'd like to visit one day.
Emmanuel: As the capital of Netherlands, it has the most people -- but like many European cities, can still have a small town feel and charm.
Melissa: I've been to a few cities in Europe, and they are a lot more cozy than most of the major US cities I've been to.
Emmanuel: Do you have a favorite spot? We adore Italy, and often visit the capital city, Rome.
Melissa: I liked Berlin. We went to a lot of museums there... My S/O is a bit of a military history nut, and they have a lot of that!
Emmanuel: Never visited Berlin! I know someone who ran the marathon there, though. And my S/O is also a history nut. I love the perspective of the impact history has on current society and culture.
Melissa: As far as history, he knows more than anyone I've ever met, but I think at the end of the day he just likes seeing tanks and airplanes!
Emmanuel: Ha! I understand that. Boys and their toys and things that go boom ;-) I think it's admirable how Germany seeks to remember history in a way as not to *repeat* it.
Melissa: Yes. France does a good job of that too... a lot of the places where major battles in WW1 took place are preserved. It's so spooky... it looks like a moonscape covered in grass. All the holes are from bombs landing, and from where the trenches were.
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i sing barbershop and rap. | Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created. One characteristic feature of barbershop harmony is the use of what is known as "snakes" and "swipes." This is when a chord is altered by a change in one or more non-melodic voices. Occasional passages may be sung by fewer than four voice parts. Barbershop music is generally performed by either a barbershop quartet, a group of four singers with one on each vocal part, or a barbershop chorus, which closely resembles a choir with the notable exception of the genre of music. Female barbershop quartets are sometimes referred to as "Sweet Adelines quartets", in association with the organization of that name.
Katherine: I really enjoy barbershop music or what some people call rap! Do you enjoy it?
Mark: I sure do I just love it so much, I use to sing barbershop music back in the day, is there anything you'd like to know about it?
Katherine: That's awesome! When did it originate and where?
Mark: Well most of it originated in the early 1930s as a style of a cappella close harmony, It was characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a mostly homophonic texture.
Katherine: Interesting! Do you know any well known singers of that genre of music?
Mark: There was a band called the "Sweet Adelines quartets", it was in association with the organization of that name at that time, But I dont know any others.
Katherine: Did they win any awards or accolades for their music?
Mark: I'm not sure sorry, But the band is comprised of new members every year and is still going on to this day.
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i own four german shepherds. | The German Shepherd (, ) is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. The breed's officially recognized name is German Shepherd Dog in the English language (sometimes abbreviated as "GSD"). The breed was once known as the Alsatian in Britain and Ireland. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with their origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep. Since that time however, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability, and obedience, German Shepherds around the world are often the preferred breed for many types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police and military roles, and even acting. The German Shepherd is the second-most registered breed by the American Kennel Club and seventh-most registered breed by The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom. German Shepherds are medium to large-sized dogs. The breed standard height at the withers is for males, and for females. German Shepherds are longer than tall, with an ideal proportion of 10 to 8 1/2. The AKC official breed standard does not set a standard weight range. They have a domed forehead, a long square-cut muzzle with strong jaws and a black nose.
Amy: I own four German Shepherds. Do you have any dogs?
Angel: no buy german shepards are great breeds of large dogs
Amy: Yes, they're very smart. They often use them as police dogs.
Angel: yep they are german working dogs, very smart breed
Amy: Are they actually good at being a shepherd? Like their name suggests?
Angel: yes they are part of the herding group of dogs
Amy: Okay interesting! I usually think of Boarder Collies when I think of dogs that herd animals.
Angel: yea they are kind of a new breed from 1899
Amy: I didn't know they were so new. Do they actually come from Germany?
Angel: yea they do its awesome
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my favorite holiday is halloween because i like dressing up. | Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church. Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although elsewhere it is a more commercial and secular celebration.
Julia: Halloween or hallows eve is an awesome holiday as a kid
Juan: I know, it's so magical walking around in your costume getting free candy.
Julia: Yep getting all the candy on halloween during that holiday is so cool, its on october 31st every year
Juan: Also trading all the candy with your friends at the end of the night was a lot of fun as well.
Julia: Halloween activities like trick or treating is so fun
Juan: It's kinda sad that I'm too old to go out and do that now, one of the reasons being a kid was so cool.
Julia: Yea it felt like people were moving away from it where i lived like they stopped caring, it was sad
Juan: Something like that, as time went on people stopped caring because all of the kids started to grow up.
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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.
Henry: I've been a vegan for many years now. Are you a vegan?
Naomi: No I like to eat my what vegan don't especially animal products in diet
Henry: It wasn't easy to make the conversion. Especially cutting out things like cheese. But it is really healthy and reduces the risk of things like heart disease.
Naomi: I bet you are a true disciple of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan
Henry: In the 1980's veganism was associate with the punk culture, but now it seems mainstream. It's even popular in Hong Kong and China.
Naomi: I'd like to know if you are a strict vegan because that category abstain from eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances.
Henry: I am a strict vegan and stay away from eggs and dairy. I eat a lot of seeds, fruits, nuts and mushrooms. Veggie burgers are pretty good.
Naomi: I think if i want to consider being a vegan at all I'd consider being an ethical vegan because of the philosophical approach to life
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i like crocheting. | "Not to be confused with Crotchet, the common name for a Quarter note in music." Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before proceeding with the next one, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time. (Variant forms such as Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace keep multiple crochet stitches open at a time.) The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet", a diminutive of "croche", in turn from the Germanic "croc", both meaning "hook". It was used in 17th-century French lace making, "crochetage" designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and "crochet" subsequently designating both a specific type of fabric and the hooked needle used to produce it. Although the fabric is not known to be crochet in the present sense, a genealogical relationship between the techniques sharing that name appears likely.
Isabelle: I want to learn how to crochet. Do you know anything about this skill?
Isabelle: My mom loves crocheting but never taught me :(. I know that they use yarn, thread, or other kinds of material to create fabric
Isabelle: I see. I think it will be easy once I get the hang of it. I want to make a sweater.
Isabelle: I think it would be so rewarding to make something like that yourself. The word crochet is from the French language it actually means small hook
Isabelle: Yeah I have seen the tools you use with the hook on it. I guess that is what distinguishes crochet from knitting.
Isabelle: Yes, knitting generally uses yarn to create fabric or textile
Isabelle: Thanks for helping me learn the difference. I don't want to confuse the two!
Isabelle: I think it would be easier to knit but I am not sure since they create multiple loops of yarn, or stitches it sounds difficult too
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i graduated with a nursing degree. | The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited tertiary education provider. The course of study is typically three or four years. The difference in degree designation may relate to the amount of basic science courses required as part of the degree, with BScN and BSN degree curriculums requiring completion of more courses on math and natural sciences that are more typical of BSc degrees (e.g. calculus, physics, chemistry, biology) and BN curriculums more focused on nursing theory, nursing process, and teaching versions of general science topics that are adapted to be more specific and relevant to nursing practice. Nursing school students are generally required to take courses in social and behavioral sciences and liberal arts, including nutrition, anatomy, chemistry, mathematics, and English. In addition to those courses, experience in physical and social sciences, communication, leadership, and critical thinking is required for a bachelor's degree. BSN programs typically last 3-4 years.
Karina: i plan on going to school to be a nurse.
Martin: I admire nurses in the approach they take with a patient
Karina: i used to be a cancer patient so being able to give back means alot
Martin: Wow, I admire that, Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents
Karina: well mine was considered childhood cancer because of my age, it was only a few years ago. it was almost terminal but i beat it so i find it important because the nurses meant so much to me
Martin: Childhood cancer kills more then 96000 per year
Karina: and sadly it receives the least amount of funding.
Martin: Hopefully merican Childhood Cancer Organization can change that
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i have a gun collection at home. | Gun laws and policies (collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control) regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification and use of small arms by civilians. Many countries have restrictive firearm policies, while a few have permissive ones. Countries with a strong gun culture may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms, and have more-liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions. Countries which regulate access to firearms will typically restrict access to certain categories of firearms and then restrict the categories of persons who may be granted a license for access to such firearms. There may be separate licenses for hunting, sport shooting ( target shooting), self-defense, collecting, and concealed carry, with different sets of requirements, permissions, and responsibilities. Gun laws are often enacted with the intention of reducing the use of small arms in criminal activity, specifying weapons capable of inflicting the greatest damage (such as fully automatic firearms) and those most-easily concealed (such as handguns and other short-barreled weapons). Persons restricted from legal access to firearms may include those below a certain age or having a criminal record.
Kylee: I have a gun collection at home.
Melissa: I don't have a collection, but I have one. Many countries are restrictive with firearm policies, but the US where I am isn't.
Kylee: Yeah and I hope they don't get too restrictive here.
Melissa: Yeah, I need to get my CCW renewed before August to carry my gun concealed.
Kylee: I just got mine renewed recently. It was a hassle.
Melissa: There's no Federal law that makes getting CCDW consistent, so different everywhere. In Kentucky, it's not hard to do. They even take the pic for you.
Kylee: I wish it were not such a hassle here.
Melissa: My kiddo wants his CCW but he hasn't reached age of maturity yet. At least criminals can't get CCW. Not that it would make a diff.
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i like to do all my shopping at walmart. | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., doing business as Walmart, is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 11,703 stores and clubs in 28countries, operating under 59 differentnames. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as the Seiyu Group in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Canada. Walmart is the world's largest company by revenueapproximately US$480 billion according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2016as well as the largest private employer in the world with 2.3million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50percent of Walmart through their holding company, Walton Enterprises, and through their individual holdings. Walmart is one of the world's most valuable companies by market value and was the largest U.S. grocery retailer in 2016.
Cassidy: I lose all track of time when I go shopping at Walmart. I try not to go to often.
Ashton: Cool, I like shopping at Walmart, which is an American multinational retail corporation. I like the low prices and wide variety of products.
Cassidy: How long have them been around? Seems like forever
Ashton: The company was founded by Sam Walton back in 1962. It was incorporated in 1969. The first store was in Arkansas.
Cassidy: They must have thousands of stores now since they've been around so long I would think.
Ashton: Correct, Walmart has 11,703 stores and clubs in 28 countries. They are operated under 59 different names.
Cassidy: Wow, that is a lot of stores. I guess I didn't realized they were in other countries as well. What are some of their other names they go by?
Ashton: Seiyu Group in Japan, Best Price in India, Asda in the United Kingdom. Also variations of Walmart depending on language spoken in the country.
Cassidy: Very interesting. I wonder if they have a good reputation in the other countries they are in.
Ashton: Some countries have criticized them due to lack of labor union and certain business practices. In fact, they had to leave Germany due to those issues.
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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.
Jason: My favorite food is pizza. Do you like pizza?
Xavier: I love pizza and its one of the most popular fast foods in North America and Europe
Jason: Pizza
Xavier: I dearly love the variety of toppings one can add like meats, cheeses and spinach and other veggies. I get creative with pizza
Jason: It certinly is a staple for me. I think it's probably one of my top 5 foods.
Xavier: Tons of fast food places and cafes offer pizza it really is popular
Jason: I like the different toppings but usually I just like a good pepperoni pizza.
Xavier: I love pizza delivery and utilize it often
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i hate tomatoes. | The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible, often red, fruit of the plant "Solanum lycopersicum", commonly known as a tomato plant. The plant belongs to the nightshade family, "Solanaceae". The species originated in western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word "tomatl" gave rise to the Spanish word "tomate", from which the English word tomato derived. Its use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Ecuador. The Spanish discovered the tomato from their contact with the Aztec peoples during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, then brought it to Europe, and, from there, to other parts of the European colonized world during the 16th century. Tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are botanically berry-type fruits, they are considered culinary vegetables as an ingredient or side dish for savory meals. Numerous varieties of tomato are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing its production throughout the year. The plants typically grow to in height and have a weak stem that sprawls. It is a perennial in its native habitat, and cultivated as an annual.
Sabrina: Tomato is a very strange fruit, or vegetable. Which one is it again?
Jasmine: It's actually a fruit. A fruit that of course is edible and red, called the "Solanum lycopersicum".
Sabrina: What a confusing genus species name. Do you happen to know when it was first domesticated/harvested?
Jasmine: Well, the Spanish found it when they interacted with the Aztecs, when the Spanish colonies of America. This led them to bring it to Europe in the 16th century!
Sabrina: Interesting, are tomatoes grown off of a plant or do they grow underground?
Jasmine: They grow off the plant, as a berry style. They are really thought of as a culinary vegetable, the perfect ingredient for savory meals and sides!
Sabrina: I love tomatoes for the most part, but I cannot stand ketchup!!! (I call it tomato blood)
Jasmine: There are many people like that! Tomatoes are so good in many ways though. From eating raw, to adding to salads, sauces, dishes and even drinks, they're very handy!
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zebras are my favorite animals. | Zebras ( or ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated. There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the mountain zebra and the Grévy's zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to the subgenus "Hippotigris", but Grévy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus "Dolichohippus". The latter resembles an ass, to which zebras are closely related, while the former two look more horse-like. All three belong to the genus "Equus", along with other living equids. The unique stripes of zebras make them one of the animals most familiar to people. They occur in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains, and coastal hills. However, various anthropogenic factors have had a severe impact on zebra populations, in particular hunting for skins and habitat destruction. Grévy's zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered. While plains zebras are much more plentiful, one subspecies, the quagga, became extinct in the late 19th century – though there is currently a plan, called the Quagga Project, that aims to breed zebras that are phenotypically similar to the quagga in a process called breeding back.
Lindsey: Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. were you aware of that?
Jesus: no am just hearing for the first time, can you enlighten me more on that?
Lindsey: Of course! zebras are generally social animals that live in small herds.
Jesus: yes they are, but I heard they only see in white and black?
Lindsey: Yeah I believe so, Unlike Horses and donkeys they have never been domesticated.
Jesus: yes, it is hard to domesticate zebra, because it is a wild animal that can kick to death
Lindsey: Exactly there are three different types of zebra.
Jesus: tell me the three types
Lindsey: They are plains zebras, mountain zebras, and grevy's zebras.
Jesus: oh thats really good to know more about zebra, are there donkeys in United state, I have not seen anyone before
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i like rap music. | Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is usually performed in time to an instrumental track. Rap is often associated with, and is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, but the origins of the phenomenon predate hip-hop culture. The earliest precursor to the modern rap is the West African griot tradition, in which "oral historians", or "praise-singers", would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies, or use their formidable rhetorical techniques for gossip or to "praise or critique individuals." Griot traditions connect to rap along a lineage of Black verbal reverence that goes back to ancient Egyptian practices, through James Brown interacting with the crowd and the band between songs, to Muhammad Ali's quick-witted verbal taunts and the palpitating poems of the Last Poets. Therefore, rap lyrics and music are part of the "Black rhetorical continuum", and aim to reuse elements of past traditions while expanding upon them through "creative use of language and rhetorical styles and strategies.
Derek: afternoon i like rap music
Amelia: I am not a big fan but I know some stuff about it. It is a musical form that incorporates rhyme rhythmic speech and street vernacular.
Derek: i like it because of the rhythm to it, and the unique sound
Amelia: Cool! It is very similar to spoken word poetry except rap adds music and the other doesn't.
Derek: so when did rap started?
Amelia: I am not sure the very beginning but it definitely predates hip hop music.
Derek: i guess there is a dividing line between rap and hip hop
Amelia: Well are both very closely associated. There would be no hip hop without rap in it. It is the most basic ingredient. :)
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i like chicken nuggets. | McDonald's is a fast food company that was founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand. The first time a McDonald's franchise used the Golden Arches logo was in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but has approved plans to move its global headquarters to Chicago by 2018. McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across approximately 36,900 outlets as of 2016. Although McDonald's is known for its hamburgers, they also sell cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their food, the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants.
Landon: i LOVE McDonald's. Especially their fries and chicken nuggets.
Isaiah: I agree with you! I love the cheesburgers, but french fries... it's my favorite place to eat them.
Landon: Mine too! I wiill make a special trip to McDonald's just for the fries. And sweet tea.
Isaiah: I love their cold ice tea. I like mine sweetened with splena
Landon: Now I feel like going to McDonald's.. lol. I like their hot fudge sundaes too
Isaiah: I can't believe Mcdonalds is as old as it is. People have been getting down with Ronald since 1940! Crazy, right? People have been lucky all this time. I'm hungry for it too
Landon: Wow! I didn't realize Ronald was that old. Do you know how many different countries they are in?
Isaiah: Actually, yes. Over 100 countries and serving over 69 million people a day. That's making bank.
Landon: Whoa! That is nuts! Do you know what their most popular item is that they sell the most of?
Isaiah: Not really but I'd imagine it's the cheesburgers and french fries lol, thats what I like. Their old fashioned burgers and fries they've had for years. Some times I try new things
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i prefer the night instead of the day. | A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night. The opposite of a night owl is an early bird, a lark as opposed to owl, someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early. In several countries, especially in Scandinavia, early birds are called "A-people" and night owls are called "B-people". Researchers traditionally use the terms "morningness" and "eveningness" for the two chronotypes or diurnality and nocturnality in animal behavior. The term is derived from the primarily nocturnal habits of the owl. Usually, people who are night owls stay awake past midnight and extreme night owls may stay awake until just before or after dawn. Night owls tend to feel most energetic just before they go to sleep at night. Some night owls have a preference or habit for staying up late, or stay up to work the night shift. Night owls who work the day shift often have difficulties adapting to standard day-time working hours. Researchers have found that the genetic make-up of the circadian timing system underpins the difference between early and late chronotypes, early birds and night owls. Some night owls who have great difficulty adopting normal sleeping and waking times may have delayed sleep-phase disorder.
Amber: I feel like there's sometimes a negative stigma about being a night owl. Do you agree?
Daisy: I know, but I love being a night owl. I just love staying up late at night.
Amber: So do I. I do enjoy the hustle and bustle of the day, but the nighttime brings a lot of peace and tranquility.
Daisy: I can agree with that, but I really couldn't see myself being the opposite of that, or an early bird.
Amber: I know what you mean. Coffee is about the only way I can pull that off, honestly. It has saved my life more than a few times, lol.
Daisy: Coffee helps a lot. Researchers even use this distinction of people using terms like "morningness" and "eveningness".
Amber: In other words, we have a sort of "eveningness" about us? That's kinda cute. I might use that.
Daisy: That's right! It's pretty obvious, but the term of night owl comes from the nocturnal habits of owls.
Amber: I wonder why owls were chosen, when there are plenty of other nocturnal animals as well. Maybe "night bat" evokes Batman too much.
Daisy: Something like that haha. I've noticed that as a night owl, most of my energy comes when I'm about to go sleep.
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