Attitude The 92-year-old, petite 1 , well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed 2 and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is
Dad ' s Blessings A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he
August 5 -- Grasmere Rushbearing The floors of old stone churches can get pretty cold, a fact well known among churchgoers obliged to kneel upon them. Several centuries ago, the sensible Britons hit u
Cricket 1 in England Cricket to the English is not just a game. It is a symbol--a 22-man personification 2 of all English beliefs and philosophies. Cricket is alleged 3 to be the national summer pasti
London London is an ancient city whose history greets you at every turn 1 . To gain a sense of its continuity 2 , stand on Waterloo Bridge at sunset. To the east, the great globe of St. Paul's Cathedr
The Puppy Express Snoopy went to bed at Cathy's house a nondescript 1 little brown-and-white dog, very long in the tooth, and woke the next morning a celebrity. Word of the seventeen-year-old puppy wi
Modern Olympic Games Review: 1988 Seoul Olympics For the first time since Munich in 1972, there was no organized boycott 1 of the Summer Olympics. Cuba and Ethiopia stayed away 2 in support of North K
Can’t Stop Loving the Legendary Ray Charles Sound Ray Charles, who virtually invented soul music 1 by infusing 2 R & B with gospel 3 fervor, was often called the Genius for his significant influen
Learn to Get Along with China --A Prominent 1 American’s Letter to His Grandchildren The writer, a Harvard law professor, comes from a prominent American family. His great-grandfather John Hay had s
Teachers Fight Against Internet Plagiarism 1 For students who wait till the last minute to start their term papers, plagiarism today doesn't even require cracking 2 open an encyclopedia 3 . Need a pap
A Dream of Coffee E Huiyuan: Ten years ago, you opened the company with your friends, which once aroused certain interest of some Chinese media. It is not so easy for a foreigner to start his own busi
Today is the Only Guarantee You Get It's a great honor for me to be the third member of my family to receive an honorary 1 doctorate from this great university. It's an honor to follow my Great-uncle
Tippy I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, ran past me. What’s your big hurry? I wondered, annoyed. It wasn’t like he was late for the school bus like I was. When
Melody 1 from the Other World In October on the east coast of Australia migrating humpback whales 2 pass very close to the shore. With the help of Max Egan, we went to film them near Byron Bay. It was
Search for Success Wang Daqing: The whole world has witnessed 1 tremendous changes in China’s information industry in recent years, and what role do you think Baidu has been playing in the internet
Missing the Dance “Would you like to be my date for the ROTC 1 dance?” asked Rick. I couldn’t believe he was asking me. My two best friends had gotten dates weeks ago, so I had given up hope of
One Door at a Time When my husband, John, and I had our first child 20 years ago, we agreed I’d be a stay at home mom. That meant we’d have to make do on a single income. We scrimped 1 and saved s
November 4: Mischief Night A time of misrule 1 , when every principle is turned on its head, is a tempting thing indeed. Some sociologists have theorized that such festivals of chaos are necessary for
New York Like all great cities, New York has an indefinable aura 1 all its own. Rather than diminish that aura, the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists crashed jetliners into the World Trade
The French Are Traditionalists The French are at heart traditionalists. Though they dearly love revolutions, pulling everything down and starting from scratch, they disapprove of shifts in behaviour.