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　　In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity．The most interesting example is that of a so–called “banana” , which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values．

　　In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad．They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate(文盲)．Jack is such an example．He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult．From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from．“But when I am in the States, I feel that's not my home either, ”he said．

　　At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting–room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels．He was refused entry into several countries．But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport．His reason was very simple－ “I am sure who I am．I need no acknowledgement from others, ” he said during an interview．For th is reason he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity．”

　　As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious．In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names．In the Internet chat room, even one's gender(性别)is hard to determine．It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to．

　　What will be the next crisis(危机)of identity?With the development of cloning technology, it might be： who is the real “I” ?

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　　Until recently, I hadn't done much community service．In face, I did nothing to benefit anyone but myself．My selfishness and laziness were clear before I received an assignment from my teacher．Each student was required to complete 10 hours community service．To me, 10 hours was a huge amount of time to spend helping others．Volunterring, for me, has been a truly life–changing experience．

　　My mom suggested that I organize a food drive(募捐活动)in our development(新建筑宅区)and donate what I collected to a local shelter．Anything that would help finish the project seemed like a good idea, so I agreed．I made up flyers(传单)asking for donations and placed flyers at every house in my neighborhood．

　　I was getting ready to fetch the cans from my neighbor's yards on the day of the food drive when all of a sudden it started to pour．Rain flooded the roads and wind blew hard, but I was determined to complete my task．My mom drove me around our development and I jumped out at every house to collect items people had put out．

　　When we finally arrived the shelter, I was a little nervous because I had never been there before．The woman in charge was extremely grateful for the donations and said that the world would be ganizing the food drive and delighted that my service to the community would make a difference in people's lives．

　　As I was leaving the shelter, a man asked if I was the one who had brought all the food．I shyly nodded, and he said, “A round here, you are a hero．” From that point on, I made myself a promise that I would serve the community more often, even when it was not required．Through this school assignment, I have realized that caring for others is an important part of living and the world would be a completely different place if people all help those who are less fortunate．

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　　Don't miss these two boutique(时装用品小商店)sale events

　　Shop at boutiques along Roscoe, including Cinnamon Boutique, between 5 and 9 p．m．to－night, October3, and 15 percent of all sales will be donated to Children's Memorial Hospital．Other stores include A Pied, Little Threads, Glas－to－Go, Sacred Art and Original Expressions Happy shopping!

　　The adorable Lincoln Square boutique Dressing Room just opened a sister store called Dressing Room Shoes．Grab your fellow shoe worshippers and has over for snack, sales, specials and giveaways(免费样品)during one of these three parties： from 6 to 8 p．m．tomorrow, October 4; from 1 to 4 p．m．, October 5 Sunday and from 1 to 4 p．m．Octorber6, Monday．Also, the store is launching a new art exhibition from Morpho Galley, which will run through the end of the month．Enjoy!

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　　Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speek English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home．

　　What to Expect

　　The host will privide accommodation and meals．Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week．You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health．

　　Accommodation Zones

　　Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2,3 and 4 the transport system．Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的)．Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area．It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground．

　　Meal Plans Available

　　◇Continental Breakfast

　　◇Breakfast and Dinner

　　◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

　　It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast．Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物食品)，bread and tea or coffee．Cheese fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England．Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee．

　　Friends

　　If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission．You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy．

　　Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

　　Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room．This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student．However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much．

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　　When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing curse so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on．” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion．From that moment on, “the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,” she recalls．

　　The show business thing worked out, of course．In her career, Mary won many awards．Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom．“I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits．

　　Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes(糖尿病)．All the money form the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation(JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman．“I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says．“I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease．”

　　But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches．In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news．First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes．In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts(甜甜圈)．Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up－again－and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her．Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet．

　　Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity．“Everybody on earth can ask, ‘why me?' about something or other,” she insists．“It doesn't do any good．No one is immune(免疫的)to heartache, pain, and disappointments．Sometimes we can make things better by helping others．I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time．I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be．”

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　　Why play games?Because they are fun, and a lot more besides．Following the rules…planning your next move…acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life．

　　Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek．Such games are entertaining and fun．But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating(合作)．

　　Many children's games have a practical side．Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups．For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination(协调)needed in hunting．

　　Many sports encourage national or local pride．The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition．People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it．For countries experiencing natural disasters or was, an Olpmpic win can mean so much．

　　Sports are also an event that unites people．Soccer is the most popular sport in the world．People on all continents play it－some for fun and some for a living．Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer．He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future．

　　Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life．

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　　When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well,it's so-and-so's fault．”or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down．"It is probably not your fault, but once you form the babit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad sintuation, you are a loser．You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation．However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation．This is the winner's key to success．

　　Winners are great at overcoming problems．For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly．Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need．For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility lr ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person．Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person．You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless kf how your colleague fails to do his job well．

　　This is what being a winner is all about－creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens．Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many diffcult situstions to face as anybody else．They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opprtunties to develop their own talents．So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is．” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success．

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　　The blob fish is a kind of fish which mainly lives in the deep waters off the coasts of Tasmania and Australia．It has a very strange look and has a reputation for looking sad．

　　Now it has good reasons for its sad expression．Scientists are warning that over-fishing by trawlers(拖网捕鱼)of its south eastern Australian habitat may cause the blob fish to go extinct．

　　The blob fish can grow up to 12 inches．It lives at depths of up to 800 meters, so it’s rarely seen by humans．However, owing to the increased deep-sea trawling fishing, it is being dragged up with other catches．

　　Despite being inedible(不可食的)itself, the blob fish lives at the same depths as other more appetizing(可口的)ocean organisms, including crabs and lobsters．They are often mistakenly caught by fishermen trawling for lobsters．Deep-sea expert Professor Callum Roberts, from University of York, said the blob fish had plenty to be sad about．"Blob fish are very vulnerable to being dragged up in these nets．The Australian and New Zealand deep-trawling fishing fleets are some of the most active in the world so if you are a blob fish then it is not a good place to live," he said．

　　There are indeed some deep-water protected areas in the Southern Ocean but that is only to protect coral and not the blob fish．

　　Because high seas bottom trawling is highly destructive, urgent protection measures are needed．It is the time to take action, with the economic importance of this new fishery still relatively low．In 2006 conservationists came within a whisker of achieving a global stop on restricting bottom trawling on the high seas, but unfortunately, Iceland rejected it, leaving the problem unsolved．

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　　A friend invited me to a baseball game．I asked how much the tickets cost, and he replied, "They’re on me．" So I paid for the dinner．At the game, I noticed that his tickets were marked "Complimentary"．My friend said that they were free offers from a client(客户)．Shouldn’t I have split the dinner check, since the tickets were free? Anonymous

　　I understand your uncertainty．Usually, "the tickets are on me" means "I have paid for them"．Still, you received a benefit：a good evening．And that your friend didn’t pay for the tickets in cash doesn’t mean they had no value．You wouldn’t have been admitted to the game without them．

　　Recently, a couple with a 2-year-old boy moved into the apartment above mine．I wake to the sound of tiny feet running back and forth．I work at home, so I hear the same noise all day．Can I ask for a reasonable compromise(折衷), or must I stand my discomfort? Anonymous

　　I can easily imagine some noise upstairs．It is a good idea to see this as a matter for compromise．Just be sure to welcome your new neighbor before expressing your complaints．And try to visit when the boy is quiet, so his parents won’t be upset and be unfriendly to you．

　　I received an invitation that went like this："We are having a picnic to celebrate Joseph’s graduation．Please let us know what you will bring to eat．" I believe that if I am bringing a gift for the person of honor, I shouldn’t be asked to bring food or drink．Am I wrong? Suzanne

　　An awkward invitation, Suzanne．It would have been better if the invitation had said "no gifts" or if the welcoming hosts had provided the food themselves．As to your reply, maybe it could go as follows："I understand the dictionary we bought for Joseph is a tasty grilled(烤着吃)dish．"

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　　The island Fiji has always been around me in my life．My parents met in Fiji when my father was a teacher as a Peace Corps volunteer and my mother a student．They taught me about its people, culture and religious beliefs．

　　At the age of two, I made my first trip across the Pacific Ocean to Fiji．My mother and I made that trip unexpectedly because my grandma was ill and longed to see her American granddaughter．Although I have few memories of that first trip, I do remember grandma braiding(编辫子)my hair every day．The brush gliding through my hair is a feeling I will treasure forever because she passed away soon．I returned to America when I was five years old．This time I had a brother, Martin, who was two．

　　I resisted my third trip to Fiji when I was 15, being a teenager who did not want to spend the summer away from friends．It was this trip, however, that made me realize that Fiji is not just a place to visit but a part of who I am．The smells, sounds and sights came back to me, but the best part was getting to know my relatives．

　　Vishal was one cousin I quickly bonded with．Born two days before me, I had only known him through pictures before．Though raised oceans apart in different cultures, we talked and laughed about everything from American sports to Fijian dancing．I was able to form close ties with all my cousins, and when I talk about them now, it’s as if I have known them my whole life．Spending time with them helped my understanding of the traditions and values my mother grew up with．Hospitality, care and respect for family members are central values in Fijian culture．

　　I truly enjoyed learning about my roots during this trip．Fiji has come to feel like a second home, and I will never forget the time I have spent there．