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Gangs are becoming a big problem in many countries around the world. Weve always had gangs, and theyve always created problems. Recently, things seem to be getting out of control. Gangs are taking over our streets. In many parts of South America, gan

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Eggs are great. Where would we be without them? They are so useful. I cant imagine life or cooking without them. There are many ways of cooking eggs for breakfast fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, etc. There are even many ways of cooking these

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Emma went to the market. She needed to buy food. She needed brown eggs. She opened a carton of brown eggs. She looked at the eggs. None of them were cracked. None of them were broken. All the eggs were okay. She closed the carton. She put the carton

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It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. What do Easter eggs look like? Michelle asked. Mom said, They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored.

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What do these five words have in common: hotdog, fireworks, well-being, waistline, sunset and ice cream? They could all describe a fun holiday celebration. For example: My holiday was wonderful! I went to a friends party and we laughed, ate and had a

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Uncle Harry had no answering machine because hardly anyone ever called. Most of his friends and relatives were already dead. He had outlived them all, even though he smoked and drank most of his life. So much for all their talk about clean living, he

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is compound interest. Albert Einstein is often quoted as having said something to the effect that compound interest is the greatest wonder of the universe. Its an urban legend, but it packs some punch! In todays

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Todd: Jeanie, you are from Philadelphia, correct? Jeanie: Yep. Todd: Now is Philadelphia a safe city? Do you have lots of crime? Jeanie: Yeah, we've got lots of crime. Depending on the area where you are. Um, where I grew up, I lived in a black ghett

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