Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Quotes: The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more. - Knowledge is love and light and vision. - Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. - In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. - Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. ( EnglishH 2151 rdq )
Paragraph: I'm meant to be writing at this moment. What I mean is, I'm meant to be writing something else at this moment. The document I'm meant to be writing is, of course, open in another program on my computer and is patiently awaiting my attention. Yet here I am plonking down senseless sentiments in this paragraph because it's easier to do than to work on anything particularly meaningful. I am grateful for the distraction. ( EnglishH 2143 t0f )
Paragraph: It was difficult to explain to them how the diagnosis of certain death had actually given him life. While everyone around him was in tears and upset, he actually felt more at ease. The doctor said it would be less than a year. That gave him a year to live, something he'd failed to do with his daily drudgery of a routine that had passed as life until then. ( EnglishH 2141 t0f )
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Top news stories: Biden Calls On 'Handful' Of Republicans To Hold Off On Supreme Court Nominee - Trump Says He Expects To Announce His Supreme Court Pick 'Next Week' - A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call - Ginsburg's Death A 'Pivot Point' For Abortion Rights, Advocates Say - Sources: Trump Considers Barrett, Lagoa, Rushing For Supreme Court Spot - Susan Collins: Whoever Wins The Presidential Election Should Fill SCOTUS Vacancy - 'Use My Words Against Me': Lindsey Graham's Shifting Position On Court Vacancies - Ginsburg Vigil Draws Tears, Protests Against McConnell - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 - Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's U.S. WeChat Ban ( EnglishH 1506 r9j )
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
CNN main stories: Biden puts two feet in the ring as Trump wobbles - CNN Poll: Biden's lead persists post-conventions - Joe Biden is expected to announce a historic fundraising haul of more than $310 million - Opinion: Trump's race-baiting campaign will fail - Donald Trump is *already* working the debate refs - Here's how Trump could bigfoot the FDA and get a vaccine out ahead of the science - Opinion: Trump's response to Covid-19 is worse than giving up - 'I will not take his word for it': Kamala Harris says she would not trust Trump alone on a coronavirus vaccine - Trump has repeatedly questioned why Americans who served in Vietnam went to war - Opinion: The President cannot comprehend true patriotism ( EnglishH 1453 w0s )
Paragraph: He took a sip of the drink. He wasn't sure whether he liked it or not, but at this moment it didn't matter. She had made it especially for him so he would have forced it down even if he had absolutely hated it. That's simply the way things worked. She made him a new-fangled drink each day and he took a sip of it and smiled, saying it was excellent. ( EnglishH 1434 t0f )
Paragraph: Spending time at national parks can be an exciting adventure, but this wasn't the type of excitement she was hoping to experience. As she contemplated the situation she found herself in, she knew she'd gotten herself in a little more than she bargained for. It wasn't often that she found herself in a tree staring down at a pack of wolves that were looking to make her their next meal. ( EnglishH 1431 t0f )
Friday, September 4, 2020
Paragraph: Dave found joy in the daily routine of life. He awoke at the same time, ate the same breakfast and drove the same commute. He worked at a job that never seemed to change and he got home at 6 pm sharp every night. It was who he had been for the last ten years and he had no idea that was all about to change. ( EnglishH 1605 t0f )
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Paragraph: According to the caption on the bronze marker placed by the Multnomah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on May 12, 1939, “College Hall (is) the oldest building in continuous use for Educational purposes west of the Rocky Mountains. Here were educated men and women who have won recognition throughout the world in all the learned professions.” ( EnglishH 1425 t0f )
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Paragraph: I'm meant to be writing at this moment. What I mean is, I'm meant to be writing something else at this moment. The document I'm meant to be writing is, of course, open in another program on my computer and is patiently awaiting my attention. Yet here I am plonking down senseless sentiments in this paragraph because it's easier to do than to work on anything particularly meaningful. I am grateful for the distraction. ( EnglishH 1423 t0f )
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Common sentences: She cremated him against his wishes. - We made pancakes for breakfast. - The room is at the end of the hall. - I believe in him. - Are you a student? - I'm sorry to hear that you got a divorce. - Will feeding my dog garlic cause any problems? - I'm getting along with my mother-in-law very well. - Here you are. - He said he would write to me, but he hasn't. - No one came except Mary. - I will try it again. - I hear that she's a famous actress. - I must buy one. - I changed my address last month. - You may stay here if you want to. - My father fixed a broken chair. - Beautiful day, isn't it? - Hey, How's it going? - I agreed to the proposal. - How have you been? ( EnglishH 0335 z8m )
Common sentences: He closed the door. - I don't want to fail my exams. - Let him do as he likes. - Do ghosts really exist? - That's something that happens quite often. - It'll snow tomorrow. - I learned to live without her. - I am thinking about my children. - Mike runs fastest in his class. - It's not worth reading any further. - Do you like music? - Did you buy anything? - My association with them didn't last long. - Do you have any vacancies? - I am accustomed to cold weather. - I have a hunch that it will rain. - What color? - Can't you hear the sound? - Let's leave the decision to Tom. - Tom is living with his uncle now. - He began to run. ( EnglishH 0333 z8m )
CNN main stories: Trump's searing attacks give Biden a crucial test - White House says Trump still planning to visit Kenosha after governor urges him to reconsider - Opinion: The conversation White parents need to have with their kids after Kenosha - Jacob Blake's shooting shows America has a long way to go in its journey toward a racial reckoning - Wisconsin Lt. Governor on Trump visiting Kenosha: 'We don't need that right now' - Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing - Trump's still in trouble in first post-convention polling - Opinion: How a Biden win can sink one of McConnell's top priorities - This is the widest presidential battleground in a very long time - Here's what it's like to fact-check Trump leading up to the election ( EnglishH 0324 w0s )
Quote: I'm a bit surprised that the Raiders turned to Art Shell to be their new head coach, not because Shell isn't a good head coach - he had success before as the Raiders' head coach - but because he's been away from the game so long and the game has changed a lot in those years. - Ron Jaworski ( EnglishH 0320 q7u )
Quotes: Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. - All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. - A good photograph is knowing where to stand. - I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. - There is still no cure for the common birthday. ( EnglishH 0313 rdq )
Paragraph: Stranded. Yes, she was now the first person ever to land on Venus, but that was of little consequence. Her name would be read by millions in school as the first to land here, but that celebrity would never actually be seen by her. She looked at the control panel and knew there was nothing that would ever get it back into working order. She was the first and it was not clear this would also be her last. ( EnglishH 0303 t0f )
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