Halloween

Scary, aren't they?

 

Hell or heaven?

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.   
                                                                                                           Aldous Huxley

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Easter fun

What are the Easter Bunny’s favorite stories?   The ones with hoppy endings!

What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite type of music?   Hip Hop!

What do you call a bunny with fleas?   Bugs Bunny!

What happened when the Easter Bunny met the rabbit of his dreams?   They lived hoppily ever after!

So, Easter commemorates when Jesus hid eggs for the disciples to find, and then he turned all the rabbits into chocolate, right?

What day does an Easter egg hate the most? Fry-days.

What kind of bunny can't hop? A chocolate one!

Why did the Easter egg hide? He was a little chicken!

Let's laugh!

Teacher: What is the meaning of matrimony?

Willie: Father says it isn't a word, it's a sentence.

The police are looking for a man with one eye called Murphy.

What's the other eye called?

To err is human, to moo bovine.

Let's sing!

Shania Twain - It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing

I hope life's been good to you                     Sper că  ţi-a mers bine
Since you've been gone                              De când ai plecat
I'm doin' fine now - I've finally moved on    Eu sunt bine acum - am reuşit în sfârşit să depăşesc momentul
It's not so bad - I'm not that sad                  Nu-i aşa rău - nu-s chiar aşa tristă

I'm not surprised just how well I survived   Nu mă surprinde că am supravieţuit aşa bine
I'm over the worst, and I feel so alive         Am trecut peste ce-a fost mai rău şi mă simt aşa de plină de viaţă
I can't complain - I'm free again                 Nu mă pot plânge - Sunt iarăşi liberă

[chorus:]                                                      refren:
And it only hurts when I'm breathing          Şi mă doare doar când respir
My heart only breaks when it's beating      Inima mi se frânge doar când bate
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming     Visele mele mor doar când visez
So, I hold my breath - to forget                   Aşa că îmi ţin respiraţia - ca să uit...

Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night       Să nu crezi că noaptea stau în pat şi plâng
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right  Nu e nici un motiv de îngrijorare, chiar sunt în regulă
I've never looked back - as a matter of fact   Niciodată n-am privit înapoi - de fapt,

[repeat chorus]                                               refren

It only hurts when I breathe                          Doare doar când respir etc.

Mmm, no, I've never looked back -               Nu, niciodată n-am privit înapoi
As a matter fact                                             De fapt,
[repeat chorus]                                               refren

Hurts when I'm breathing                              Doare când respir
Breaks when it's beating                               Se frânge când bate
Die when I'm dreaming                                 Dispar când visez
It only hurts when I breathe.                         Doare doar când respir...

Christmas fun

A lion called Christian

Tongue twisters

Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.

Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

Three gray geese in the green grass grazing,

Gray were the geese and green was the grass.

Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

Brad's big black bath brush broke.

Pope Sixtus VI's six texts.

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

Halloween

Halloween, or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows’ Evening"), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a yearly 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 believers.

    According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianized feast influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain.

    The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin. The word "Halloween" means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening". It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve (the evening before All Hallows' Day). In Scots, the word "eve" is even, and this is contracted to e'en or een. Over time, (All) Hallow(s) E(v)en evolved into Halloween.

    Typical contemporary festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related "guising"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing and 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 in other locations, these solemn customs are less pronounced in favor of a more commercial and secular celebration.

Astrological signs

Limericks

A limerick is a humorous/silly poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm.

    Limericks are often funny or nonsensical. They were made famous by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the "Book of Nonsense" in the 1800's. This was an entire book of silly limericks.

There is a young lady of Ealing

Who has a peculiar feeling

      That she is a fly

      And why not try

To walk upside down on the ceiling?

There was an old man from Peru

who dreamed he was eating his shoe.

      He awoke one dark night

      from a terrible fright

to discover his dream had come true!

“A wonderful bird is the pelican,

His bill can hold more than his beli-can.

      He can take in his beak

      Food enough for a week

But I’m damned if I see how the heli-can.”

A LITTLE GRAMMAR

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE   spăl

Utilizare: - acţiuni prezente, generale, permanente, repetate, indicaţii scenice, programe oficiale, orare, acţiuni certe

Formă:

- afirmativ: V la forma I: I wash

                   V + s (es) pentru pers. III singular:  He washes

- negativ:  do/does not + V la forma I:  I don't wash, He doesn't wash

- interogativ: do/does + S + V la forma I ? Do you wash? Does he wash? When do you wash? What does he wash?

Regula aplicării lui (es) în loc de (s) este aceeaşi ca la pluralul substantivelor.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE   spăl, bei, bea

Utilizare: - acţiuni în desfăşurare în momentul vorbirii, acum; acţiuni temporare prezente; viitor apropiat (Near Future)

Formă:

- afirmativ: am/is/are + V-ing  I am /  You are / He is drinking   

- negativ: am/is/are not + V-ing  I am / You are / He is not  drinking

- interogativ: Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing?  Am I / Is he / Are you drinking? What am I / is he / are you drinking?

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE    am spălat, a băut

Utilizări: acţiuni trecute încheiate, cu timpul bine definit prin adverbe, context sau alt verb la trecut.

Adverbe: yesterday, a week/year ago, last week/month/summer, in 1988.

Formă:

- afirmativ  V-ed, pentru verbe regulate  I opened the door 

   V la forma II, ptr verbe neregulate    He drank some beer.

- negativ: did not + V la forma I    I didn't open / drink

- interogativ: Did +S + V la forma I ?   Did you open/drink? What did you open/drink?

Terminaţia (ed) de regulă cere dublarea consoanei finale dacă aceasta este precedată de o vocala: stopped, travelled; de asemenea (-y) precedat de consoană se transformă în (-i): married

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE    spălam, beai, dormeau

Utilizare: acţiuni în desfăşurare la un moment dat sau într-o perioadă din trecut, sau simultan cu altă acţiune în desfăşurare din trecut. Este tradus prin imperfect.

Formă:

- afirmativ: was/were + V-ing  I was drinking, You were sleeping, He was sleeping

- negativ: was/were not + V-ing    I was not drinking, You were not sleeping

- interogativ: Was/Were + S + V-ing?  Was he drinking? Were they sleeping? What was he drinking?

THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE    voi spăla

Utilizare: acţiuni viitoare

Formă:

- afirmativ: shall/will + V la forma I (persoana I)      I shall/will help you

                   will + V la forma I  (persoanele II şi III)     He will be there

- negativ: shall/will not + V la forma I ,  prescurtat: shan't/won't + V la forma I   I won't help you.

- interogativ: Will + S  + V la forma I ?    Will you be there? Where will they go?

Notă:  shall şi will pot fi şi verbe modale.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE    voi fi spălând / dormind = voi spăla / dormi

Utilizare: acţiuni în desfăşurare la un moment bine definit din viitor

Formă: 

- afirmativ:  shall/will + be V-ing  I shall / will be sleeping.

- negativ:     shall/will not + be V-ing    I shall / will not be sleeping

- interogativ:  Will + S + be V-ing?     Will he be sleeping? Where will he be sleeping?

THE NEAR FUTURE 

a) to be going to = a avea de gând să, a intenţiona să

What are you going to do? = Ce ai de gând să faci?  Ce o să faci?

b) to be to = a urma să (acţiune planificată anterior)

He is to play the guitar. = El va cânta la chitară / urmează să cânte

The Present Perfect Tense   am spălat, a băut

Utilizări: acţiuni terminate, desfăşurate în trecutul apropiat, într-un timp nedefinit clar, şi au legatură cu prezentul.  Tradus prin perfect compus, uneori prin prezent.

Formă:

- afirmativ: have/has + V-ed/  la forma III    I have just seen her. He has drunk a lot

- negativ: have/has not + V-ed/V la forma III    I have not seen her yet, He has not drunk so much

- interogativ: Have/Has + S + V-ed/V la forma III ? Have you seen her? Has he drunk any beer? What have you done? Where have you been?

Adverbe: just, already, not yet, never, ever, often, always, seldom, lately, recently, since, for

Since, for  arată o situaţie care continuă şi în prezent (se traduce cu prezentul): She has been here since 2 o'clock / for two hours = Ea este aici de la ora 2 / de 2 ore

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense    spăl / doarme

Utilizare: acţiune începută de curând care continuă şi în prezent. Tradus prin prezent. Este însoţit de regulă de adverbele since şi for.

Formă:

- afirmativ: have/has been + V-ing   I have/He has been sleeping for 2 hours.

- negativ: have/has not been + V-ing   I have/He has not been sleeping for 2 hours.

- interogativ: Have/Has + S + been + V-ing ?   Has he been sleeping long? How long have they been sleeping?

The Past Perfect Tense   spălasem, scrisese

Utilizare: acţiuni trecute anterioare altor acţiuni sau momente din trecut. Tradus de regulă cu mai mult ca perfectul, dar şi cu perfectul compus sau, uneori, imperfectul.

Formă:

- afirmativ: had + V-ed/V la forma III  I had (already) written it when she arrived.

- negativ: had not + V-ed/V la forma III  I had not written it when she arrived.

- interogativ: Had + S + V-ed/V la forma III ? Had he written it by that time? What had you told them?

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense   spălam, dormea

Utilizari:  acţiune începute în trecut înaintea altei acţiuni sau unui moment din trecut şi care continua şi atunci.  Tradus de regulă cu imperfectul.

Formă: 

- afirmativ: had been + V-ing    He had been sleeping for two hours when I arrived.  

- negativ: had not been + V-ing    He had not been sleeping for two hours when I arrived.

- interogativ: Had + S + been + V-ing ? Had he been sleeping long? How long had he been sleeping?

Future Perfect Tense    voi fi spălat/terminat

Utilizare: acţiuni viitoare desfăşurate înaintea altor acţiuni sau momente viitoare.  Tradus prin viitor anterior, viitor.

Formă:

- afirmativ: shall/will + have + V-ed/V la forma III   I shall/will have washed my car by 10 o'clock.

- negativ:   shall/will not + have + V-ed/V la forma III   I shall/will not have finished cooking by that time.

- interogativ: Will + S +  have + V-ed/V la forma III ?  Will you have finished it before school begins?

Future Perfect Continuous Tense   voi fi spălând / dormind

Utilizare: acţiuni viitoare, în curs de desfăşurare înaintea unui moment din viitor. Foarte rar folosit.

Formă:

- afirmativ: shall/will + have been + V-ing  I shall have been sleeping for an hour when you arrive.

- negativ: shall/will not + have been + V-ing 

- interogativ: Will + S + have been + V-ing ? Will you have been washing long?

Future in the Past, Future Perfect in the Past   voi spăla, voi fi spălat

Utilizare: folosite doar pentru acţiuni viitoare din propoziţii secundare, pentru respectarea concordanţei timpurilor, când propoziţia principală este la un timp trecut

Formă:  would + V la forma I    I knew she would come =  ştiam că va veni

             would + have + V-ed/V la forma III   I knew she would have come by that time. = ştiam că va fi sosit / va sosi până la ora aceea

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WRITING AN ESSAY

1. Research: Begin the essay writing process by researching your topic, making yourself an expert. Utilize the internet, the academic databases, and the library. Take notes and immerse yourself in the words of great thinkers.

2. Analysis: Now that you have a good knowledge base, start analyzing the arguments of the essays you're reading. Clearly define the claims, write out the reasons, the evidence. Look for weaknesses of logic, and also strengths. Learning how to write an essay begins by learning how to analyze essays written by others.

3. Brainstorming: Your essay will require insight of your own, genuine essay-writing brilliance. Ask yourself a dozen questions and answer them. Meditate with a pen in your hand. Take walks and think and think until you come up with original insights to write about.

4. Thesis: Pick your best idea and pin it down in a clear assertion that you can write your entire essay around. Your thesis is your main point, summed up in a concise sentence that lets the reader know where you're going, and why. It's practically impossible to write a good essay without a clear thesis.

5. Outline: Sketch out your essay before straightway writing it out. Use one-line sentences to describe paragraphs, and bullet points to describe what each paragraph will contain. Play with the essay's order. Map out the structure of your argument, and make sure each paragraph is unified.

6. Introduction: Now sit down and write the essay. The introduction should grab the reader's attention, set up the issue, and lead in to your thesis. Your intro is merely a buildup of the issue, a stage of bringing your reader into the essay's argument.

(Note: The title and first paragraph are probably the most important elements in your essay. This is an essay-writing point that doesn't always sink in within the context of the classroom. In the first paragraph you either hook the reader's interest or lose it. Of course your teacher, who's getting paid to teach you how to write an essay, will read the essay you've written regardless, but in the real world, readers make up their minds about whether or not to read your essay by glancing at the title alone.)

7. Paragraphs: Each individual paragraph should be focused on a single idea that supports your thesis. Begin paragraphs with topic sentences, support assertions with evidence, and expound your ideas in the clearest, most sensible way you can. Speak to your reader as if he or she were sitting in front of you. In other words, instead of writing the essay, try talking the essay.

8. Conclusion: Gracefully exit your essay by making a quick wrap-up sentence, and then end on some memorable thought, perhaps a quotation, or an interesting twist of logic, or some call to action. Is there something you want the reader to walk away and do? Let him or her know exactly what.

9. MLA (Modern Language Association) Style: Format your essay according to the correct guidelines for citation. All borrowed ideas and quotations should be correctly cited in the body of your text, followed up with a Works Cited (references) page listing the details of your sources.

10. Language: You're not done writing your essay until you've polished your language by correcting the grammar, making sentences flow, incoporating rhythm, emphasis, adjusting the formality, giving it a level-headed tone, and making other intuitive edits. Proofread until it reads just how you want it to sound. Writing an essay can be tedious, but you don't want to bungle the hours of conceptual work you've put into writing your essay by leaving a few slippy misppallings and pourly wordedd phrazies.

Sleepy?

Murphy's law

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old ones.

If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it.

Chuck Norris is the Man!