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The Writer

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By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

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Lu Xun is my favourite writer. He is one of the most famous writers in China. He wrote a lot of literary works. He was thin and not tall. He always wore a long old coat in that time. At first, he wanted to be a doctor and save peoples lives. So he le

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By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

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Moonbucks was crowded. He was reading a magazine at a corner table. A pretty, young woman asked, May I join you? There's nowhere else to sit. He nodded. She thanked him and sat down. She said, You must be pretty smart to be reading that magazine. He

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Margaret Mahy, the famous writer of books for children and teenagers, died yesterday in Christchurch at the age of 76. Her first stories appeared in the School Journals in the 1960s. Then overseas publishers became interested in her writing. The firs

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Many years ago, I saw the movie Harry Potter, I am so impressed by the magical world. The main character Harry is such a tough boy, he overcomes all the difficulties. After seeing the movie, I start to read the books, it is much excellent than the mo

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