If you are looking for a vacation to a beautiful beach town, each state on the East Coast has something new to offer. Here you can find the best cities along the East Coast based on a departure (离开) from Los Angeles.
Savannah, GeorgiaRound-trip fight cost: $ 415
Walking tours of the city's attractions are led by local historians, and you can know more about the famous squares and see the bench where Forrest Gump sat. There is also a free tour to Forsyth Park, home to a 300-year-old Candler Oak tree. Visitors can also stay at the Forsyth Park, which includes a spa, restaurant and cooking school.
Charleston, South Carolina
Round-trip flight cost: $519
You don't have to travel to Europe to visit one of the world's best spots. Charleston made Travel and Leisure's 2018 list of the top 15 international cities. It was also ranked the No. 1 U.S. city for the sixth year in a row in 2018. You can enjoy the sunshine for free at Folly Beach and watch the sunset from the pier (码头).
Block Island, Rhode Island
Round-trip flight cost: $358
There are no flights from Los Angeles directly to Block Island, but a round-trip flight to Providence, Rhode Island. There you can make your way to Block Island and visit 1661 Farms and Gardens, which is home to kangaroos, camels, ducks, goats and much more. Southeast Lighthouse here is praised for its beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Roanoke, Virginia
Round-trip fight cost: $517
Take advantage of the arts and crafts trips, hiking paths and waterfall stops all along the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you don't want to stay outdoors, visit the Taubman Museum of Art for free. The museum has a collection of over 2,100 pieces from around the world and hosts special exhibits(展览会) throughout the year.
Some people usually say that the joy of giving is the joy of living. Tony March's story shows how someone who has enthusiasm for philanthropy(乐善好施) can live joyously by doing what he loves: Helping the less fortunate to achieve lives of self-sufficiency(自给自足) and dignity. Tony March is a man who rose from great poorness to extreme wealth, while, at the same time, generously giving his wealth and his time to improve the situation of those who struggled to survive in the world in which he was raised.
At a time when human kindness and sympathy seem to be on the endangered behavior list, it is exhilarating to learn of a man like Tony and be reminded that caring individuals still exist, that the human spirit, firmly focused, can achieve wonders, and that one person's desire to improve the human condition can have such a strong influence on improving the quality of life for tens of thousands of people.
Tony grew up without a father and was regularly beaten by an unloving mother, moving 17 times before he turned 10. He was always laughed at and had to help feed his family by working at a grocery store. Through all the mental and physical abuse, Tony didn't give up and used education to break the poorness cycle and became the owner of 21 auto dealerships. "It is education that brings success to me," he said.
When the Director of Metropolitan Ministries (a homeless shelfter) found out about Tony, he suggested that Mr. March "go public" with his story so that others, inspired by what he had done, would be more willing to give their talent, time and money to help the less fortunate as well. It was a persuasive argument that Tony finally accepted. His book, Paying It Backward, will be published soon.
Paying It Backward reminds us that one can live joyously by giving joyously and we all can do a part to help the less fortunate by giving our time, talent, and money for charitable causes.
That banana peel from your lunch, turned into graphene(石墨烯), a valuable material in electronics and many other fields, could bring a massive reduction of the enironmental effect of concrete(混凝土) and other building materials.
A new process introduced by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour can turn large quantities of almost any carbon source into valuable graphene. Tour said the "flash grapheme" technique can transform a ton of coal, food waste or plastic into graphene for a tiny amount of the cost used by other graphene-producing methods.
The world throws out 30% to 40% of all food every year and plastic waste is of worldwide concern. Tour's team has already proven that any solid carbon-based matter, including mixed plastic waste and rubber tires, can be turned into graphene.
As reported in Nature , a concentration of as little as 0.1% of flash graphene in the cement(水泥) used to bind concrete could lessen its massive environmental effect by a third. Production of cement reportedly gives off as much as 8% human-made carbon dioxide every year. "By adding graphene to concrete, we could use less concrete for buildings," Tour said.
The flash graphene process gets its name from the spark of bright light created when the chemical reaction occurs. Most of the energy is not turning into heat, but instead goes into a type of thermal electromagnetic radiation (热电磁辐射). That radiation breaks every carbon-carbon bond and any extra energy leftover is released in the form of the bright flash of light. Flash graphene is made in just 10 milliseconds this way.
The problem with the flash process at the current stage is: The researchers could only make about a picogram of graphene, an extremely small amount of graphene that might be suitable for electronics. Tour hopes to produce a kilogram a day of flash graphene within two years, starting with a project recently funded by the Department of Energy to change U.S.-sourced coal. "This could provide an outlet for coal on a large scale by changing it inexpensively into a much-higher-value building material," he said.
A new study, published in Music Education Research, examined whether an extended music education had an impact on pupils' experienced satisfaction with school. Nearly 1,000 pupils at ten Finnish schools with extended music classes and comparison classes participated in a survey that measured the quality of school life at Year 3 and Year 6.
According to the results, the differences between the extended music classes and the comparison classes were significant at Year 6. But there were no differences between the groups at Year 3. The most likely explanation is the amount of music lessons which was four hours per week for the extended music classes and one lesson per week for the normal classes.
Merely attending an extended education class at Year 3 did not cause differences in school satisfaction. To explore whether belonging to any extended education class would have the same benefits, some extended education classes that focus on visual arts and sports were recently included in the analysis. However, school satisfaction in these classes did not differ from that in the normal ones at Year 6.
"Singing in a choir and group performance are popular activities at extended music classes. Other studies have established that people find it very satisfying to synchronize (合拍)with one another. That increases connection within the group and may even make people like each other. Other objects in the school do not have as much training in synchrony and cooperation as music lessons, which could explain part of the phenomenon," says doctoral student Pävi-Sisko Eerola, at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
A particular answer may be that girls usually tend to give more positive scores on satisfaction with school and they also make up the majority of pupils at extended music classes. However, the gender differences do not fully explain the observed results. In fact, it seems that extended music classes improve the quality of school life more for boys than girls.
Maybe it's impossible to adopt the Finnish music education system, but the benefits of having a few extra hours of art and self-expression via music every week are dramatic and necessary.
Many students study with little thought about what comes after their study session. . Now we will explore some no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning.
. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch television. But research suggests that resting after you study may help you remember what you studies.
A study published in the journal PLOS One examined how well older people who were in good health could remember certain words. In two different experiments, researchers found that older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words had better memory of those words. "A period of wakeful rest immediately after new learning increases free recall of verbal material," the researchers wrote. ."
In addition to wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. A report on the website of Harvard Medical School explains that a person lacking sleep cannot focus attention and therefore cannot learn efficiently. . That is essential for learning new information.
Robert Stickgold is a doctor and sleep expert at Harvard Medical School. "," he said. "When we first form memories, they're in a very raw and fragile form. Sleep is important for forming memories."Stickgold suggested that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenagers may need slightly more, and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.
A. New memories can be hard to keep
B. The results were strong even after seven days
C. But what you do after studying could have an effect on how well you learn
D. Now you have two suggestions for how to learn new information
E. Many students often go straight to another activity after finishing study
F. By reducing your activity after study, your brain gets a chance to rest
G. It also says sleep itself has a role in strengthening memory
Atdhe Trepca had long been interested in film-making,1 he did an internship (实习) at Warner Bros. Studio where he 2 experts in the field. There was a French documentary (纪录片) which actually 3 his latest project. "I thought it'd be really 4 to start conversations with strangers like the documentary by asking them the 5 question: Are you happy?" Trepca says.
He started his journey to6 his conversations with strangers in February 2019. "I brought with me lots of 7 about every person I 8," he says. "And now I realize that this question really serves as a 9 to the soul. Because when you approach a stranger with that question, all their 10 stories come to the forefront and they start 11 something that they've done. One of the purposes of making these videos is to give people a chance to 12 themselves."
Although these videos seem to show stories worthy of 13 that they receive on social media, Trepca believes that everyone's story is also worthy of the same respect. "My videos are basically endless, because I 14 believe that everyone has a story." Besides, he finds that even the happiest people haven't had the most 15 lives. "Even if we are faced with difficult times, we can hold a positive attitude to our lives," Trepca says.
Do you feel a little weak today? If so, put on a game face. Game face is a look of great determination on the face of a game player.
Game face is a kind of (face) expression, which can positively influence personal deternination in overcoming chanlleges. But there was little scientific evidence (prove) game face really helped people handle physical or mental challengs.
So expert Richesin and several (colleague) did some research. They designed two tests, both of were simple to carry out. For the first, they asked 62 people to put hands in ice-cold water for a few minutes. The second experiment required participants to figure out puzzle.
For each experiment, the participants (divide) in half. One group was told to keep their expressions serious and determined. The other group was permitted (let) their faces do whatever their faces felt like doing in the momnet.
What was the result? The crowd serious and determined exprssions, not only performed, on average, about 20% (good), but also recovered from stress more effectively.
"Our study shows making a game face indeed has the potential for improving performance. So go ahead and try one on," Richesin said in a (conclude).
写一封电子邮件邀请他参加，内容包括:
1）比赛时间及地点；
2）参加比赛的意义；
3）报名方式及截止日期
注意：
1）词数80左右
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Peter,
……
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
"How many players are required for playing the match? What does the goal keeper do…" Mack asked while watching a soccer match on television. These simple questions made his parents sense his interest in sports.
"Mom, I want a soccer uniform. I'll go out wearing it and have fun in playing soccer with my friends," he begged his mother. He is a naughty, disobedient (不顺从的) little boy. Whatever he desires, he demands that his parents purchase it in a split second.
"OK," said his mother. "Such uniforms are not generally available. We will get you one shortly, but you need to have patience."
Mack kept thinking about the uniform and imagining the joy of playing with his friends. The days were passing, but there was no response from his parents. He felt disappointed. He is a very stubborn and disobedient son who never tries to know the circumstances or gives up his idea. He kept thinking how to achieve his dream of having a soccer uniform as early as possible. Then he came up with a great idea — he could paint one of his uniforms while his mother was busy working. At first, he worried that his mother might discover and scold him. But finally, he made up his mind to paint.
One day, as usual, Mack's mother got a very full schedule and it would be a few hours before she could spare time to stay with him. She asked Mack to play with his toys until then. Wanting to keep his mother away for a few hours as well, Mack obeyed pleasantly.
In his room, Mack picked up one of his uniforms and started painting. He first drew a circle with the help of a bowl and then developed it into a soccer image (图像). During the whole process，he took care to avoid the spread of color onto the other side of the uniform. After quite a long time, he finished painting a colorful soccer showing the national flag on his school uniform. It was a remarkable piece of work.
Para.1:
There was no disturbance by Mack for a long time, which drew his mother's attention.
Para.2:
"It's OK," said the mother.
