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These slides are for our free group class. They are multi-lingual–the flags are language buttons.

New Year thoughts

New Year thoughts

Topic: making life brighter Thesis: celebrating Tet and keeping a positive mindset can make our lives brighter. A Celebrating Tet and cultivating a positive mindset can make our lives brighter. Celebrating Tet makes our lives brighter. Tet has many traditional practices which emphasize goodwill. For example, giving lucky money to children, sharing special foods, visiting family, offering altar tributes, and wishing each other well. Gestures of goodwill like these make life brighter for ourselves and others. Tet also emphasizes practices…

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Gray day

Gray day

Topic: weather Thesis: the weather affects us in multiple ways. A Rainy or sunny, windy or still, hot or cold.  The weather affects us in multiple ways. The weather affects our environment.  The plants and animals that are around us depend on the weather. On a gray day, the clouds hang in the sky so heavy with rain.  The plants can feel it in the air and are ready for it.  Plants need water to grow. People need plants to…

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Train travel

Train travel

Topic: train travel Thesis: two things I like about train travel. A Train travel isn’t the only way to get to LA, but it is the way I prefer.  Here are two things that I like about traveling by train. First, I like that on the train I encounter people who I normally don’t. On the train I can find tourists from other countries, Amish people, and travelers young and old.  Tourists and travelers like to ride the train because…

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The effect of a river on a person

The effect of a river on a person

Topic: living by the river Thesis: living by the river has an effect on a person. A A river is a powerful force in many ways.  Living beside a river has an effect on a person. The river affects a person’s thinking.   They can throw a stick in the moving water and watch it drift away, and their thoughts go after it.  Where does the river go?  It makes its winding path to the sea.  Their thoughts drift out to…

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Walking downhill

Walking downhill

Topic: walking downhill Thesis: walking downhill is fun A I like walking.  Most of all, I like walking downhill. Walking downhill is faster.   You take longer strides walking downhill than walking uphill.  The pace of walking increases so you can cross a distance faster.  If you are walking home, then it means you get home sooner.  Faster is usually better. Q. Walking faster is better, especially if you are _______. B Walking downhill stimulates the mind.   You can see an…

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Pet turtle

Pet turtle

A I wish I had a pet turtle.  A pet turtle would be a good thing for my life. A pet turtle would be a nice companion. We would eat meals together.  He would sit next to me and I would feed him small pieces of pizza.  We could also watch tv together while we are eating the pizza.  Eating pizza and watching tv is more fun with someone else.  Q. ____ would be a good thing for my life….

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What I like about NM

What I like about NM

A There are many things that I like and don’t like about New Mexico.  However, this week has reminded me of a couple things that I do like about it here. One thing that I really like about New Mexico is its wide open spaces.  Out of the 50 states, New Mexico ranks 45th in population density.  Here there are still a lot of wide open empty places where there aren’t a lot of people.  Also, the landscape doesn’t obstruct…

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Winter sun

Winter sun

A In the Summer when the sun is high in the sky and it feels hot, I wish for the Winter.  In the Winter when the sun is low in the sky and it feels cold, I wish for the Summer.  I should just appreciate what I have right now. There is snow on the ground.  It covers the roads and paths.  But snow on the ground is a good thing.   For one thing, snow is water and we need…

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Beautiful Winter Weather

Beautiful Winter Weather

topic: winter weatherThesis: glad I see the weather I. IntroII. beautiful Winter thingsIII. miss the beautiful sightsIV. Conclusion Weather determines whether or not people want to go out or stay in. Depending on if the weather is hot or cold, wet or dry, people may or may not be interested in going out. But beautiful is beautiful, and I want to see the Winter weather too. I walked around leaving footprints everywhere I went. Even though it was freezing, I…

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See every sunrise

See every sunrise

Topic: sunrisethesis: seeing the sunrise every morning would be a beneficial habit. I. IntroII. CostIII. BenefitIV. Conclusion A Habit is what I want to write about today.  They are patterns of behavior we do without even thinking.  Forming a good habit and keeping it up can be great, but it isn’t easy.  For example, I wonder how different a person’s life would be if they watched the sunrise every morning? The person who sees every sunrise must get to bed…

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