Carmen's mother Mariah adjust survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植) her life was in constant1 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that2 Maria's blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept3 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble4 from one end of the room to the other. Came n lost all hope. She fell into a 5 of the hospital, crying.
"Are you okay?" a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn't. 6 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank's mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 7 something from herself. Could her8 go to Carmen's mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors9 Frank that his wife's heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen's mother. They were able to10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria's door. She was12 for Frank's family as she had been doing everyday recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried
On New Year's Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl's13 with Frank's family, who were singing their favorite song "My heart will go on. "
One day later, on New Year's Day, Maria14 with Cheryl' she art. Yes, Cheryl's loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother's chest.
Visiting Joshua Tree National Park, California
Joshua Tree National Park is nearly 800,000 acres large and surrounds parts of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in South-central California. The park is full of wildlife and provides a variety of entertainment activities from hiking to climbing. Within a 3-hour drive, Joshua Tree National Park takes at least a full day to visit.
*Things to do
Hiking opportunities within the park include several choices, from 12 self-guided nature trails to all-day back-country hikes.
Joshua Tree National Park has nine camping grounds, and back-country camping is also allowed.
Rock-climbing is a popular activity in the park, which has 10 mountains greater than 5, 000feetin height.
*When to visit
Joshua Tree National Park is open 365 days a year, although the best time to visit is October through April, when temperature is milder. The peak season is when the wild flowers bloom, and summer months are the least crowded.
*What to bring
In addition to your camera and telescope, be sure to carry lots of water. Park and trail maps can be picked up at any of the three visitor centers.
*Fees
Parking fees: You can buy a 7-day vehicle permit for $15, a single-entry permit for $5, or Joshua Tree National Park annual pass for $60.
Camping fees: They vary by camping ground.
My teacher, Mr. August J. Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.
I had gotten into trouble in his class: Another student had pushed me for fun, and I became angry and began to hit him. Mr. Bachmann stopped the fight, but instead of sending me to the office, he sat me down and asked a simple question: "Penna, why are you wasting your life? Why aren't you going to college?" I didn't know anything about colleges or scholarships. No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a future. That day, instead of rushing off for lunch, he stayed and explained possible education options to me. At the end of our talk, he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college. This was in1962 at Emerson High School in Union City, New Jersey.
Well, 53 years have passed, and what have I done with the knowledge he gave me? I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29. I taught English and social studies and then moved up the chain of command from teacher to principal.
I've sat on the board for Magnet Schools of America and represented that organization at the United Nations. I've won a number of great educational awards. But where would I be if a truly caring teacher had not taken the timeout of his lunch period to speak to me? It was without question only his confidence in me that helped me forward.
I have repaid his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to aim higher. If I have saved any children, it is because of him. If I have been a successful educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr. Bachmann.
It would be easy to believe that Mother's Day was created by a greeting card company. After all, the day is celebrated with special sales and brunches, lots of presents and massive advertising campaigns. But the day was actually conceived more than a century ago by Anna Jarvis of West Virginia as a way of honoring the sacrifices (牺牲) that mothers made for their children.
Jarvis's mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, helped start "Mothers' Day Work Clubs," teaching women how to care for their children. During the Civil War, she organized "Mothers' Friendship Day," where mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers met to try to promote harmony. The younger Jarvis was inspired by all the things her mother had accomplished with her social work.
When Jarvis was young, she overheard her mother praying, "I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will find a memorial mother's day honoring her for the matchless services he offers to humanity in every field of life. " When her mom died in 1905, Jarvis looked through all the sympathy cards she received. She underlined all the kind words that praised her mother, reading them over and over. The outpouring of kindness for her mother inspired her to create a day to honor all mothers.
The white carnation was her mother's favorite flower, so it became the symbol for the day. She said it symbolized the truth, purity and charity of am other's love. Her idea of celebrating Mother's Day was wearing a carnation while visiting your mother or maybe going to church together. Children were also encouraged to write letters to their mothers, sharing the depths of their appreciation.
The first official Mother's Day events were held on May 10. 1908, at the church where her mother taught Sunday School in Grafton, West Virginia, and at the Wanamaker's department store auditorium(礼堂) in Philadelphia. Jarvis didn't attend the event in Grafton, but she sent 500 white carnations.
See a cellphone cover that you like on Taobao? Forget about placing an order, paying the bill online and waiting for days for it to be delivered to you. In the near future, you'll be able to get it in minutes just by hitting "print" on your computer.
You might find it hard to believe that you could actually "print" an object like you would print a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it would work. Just as a traditional printer spray sink on to paper line by line, modern 3D printers spread material on to a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gradually building up a shape. Instead of ink, the materials the 3D printer uses are mainly plastic, resin and certain metals.
The thinner each layer is—from a millimetre to less than the width of a hair-the smoother and finer the object will be. This may sound like a completely new technology, but the truth is that 3D printing has been around since the late1980s. Back then, it was barely affordable for most people, so few knew about it. Last year, though, saw a big change in the 3D printing industry—printers became much cheaper. For example, 10 years ago a desktop 3D printer might have cost £20, 000, while now they cost only about £1, 000, according to the BBC.
Taken out of the factory and introduced to more diverse and common uses, 3D printing can create just about anything you can think of—flutes, bikinis, jewelry, aircraft parts and even human organs. In fact, scientists from Cornell University in New York have just made an artificial ear using a 3D printer, according to Science Daily. The fake ear looks and acts exactly like a natural one.
However, as 3D printing becomes more common, it may bring about certain problems—such as piracy. "Once you can download a coffeemaker, or printout a new set of kitchen utensils on your personal 3D printer, who will visit a retail store again?" an expert in 3D printing told Forbes News. Even more frightening, what if anyone in the world could use a 3D printer to printout a fully functioning gun?
Creating a good study environment takes a little planning. It is well worth the time as the end result will be much productive study time. Many people fail to do this and wonder why they cannot concentrate. After a couple of times of studying the right way, most people will be surprised at how much they can actually enjoy studying.
Know that concentration is the key. Reduce every possible distraction. Turn off the television and go in an area where you will not be interrupted by people. If you are studying on your computer, don't get distracted by emails and social networking sites.
If it is too dim(暗), your eyes will be strained and leave you tired and wanting to close your eyes. Sun is a light that naturally wakes you up and helps you think. Choose a comfortable seat. Now a couch can work just fine for this as long as you don't find yourself lying flat after a few minutes. The whole point of studying is to be able to concentrate on the study matter and not on a sore back.
Now this is for the person who needs the background noise to tone out all the little noises of life going on. If you find yourself thinking about the song then maybe silence is better for you. Keep something to drink and snack on close by to keep your blood sugar stable. Obviously sugary foods will give you a quick rush but you will also have a quick low afterward.
A. Learn more to make study environment different.
B. Turn on some music.
C. If you can, tum off your cellphone.
D. Find a place that is proper to read.
E. It should have a good back support and a good feeling.
F. Some people can study with lots of activities going on.
G. Read on to learn how to create a good study environment.
China has built a high-speed passenger rail network in recent(year) and will continue to expand it. By the end of 2018, China's high-speed railway mileage(总长度)(reach) 29,000 kilometres. This accounted for 2/ 3 of the world's total high-speed rail tracks,(make) Chinas high-speed rail system become the world's (large) high-speed rail network.
China's high-speed trains are similar those of France's TGV, German's ICE and Japan's Shinkansen. The fast traintop speed is 250-350km/h is called CRH, China Railway High-speed.
If you want to travel around China, the high-speed trains will be your ideal choice since they are clean, comfortable modern. Unlike the old trains in the past in China, nobody is allowed(smoke) on high-speed trains, not even between carriages.
The seats are as good as those on the plane or even better. Most high-speed rail tickets have corresponding(对应的) seats, and onlysmall number of standing tickets are sometimes sold on limited trains. The ticket prices for China's high-speed trains are reasonable, and people can buy tickets(convenient） .
My hotel is near d, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America. This d used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. In fact, an art movement called the "Mission School" shere. It's iby graffiti art and comic art. I walked around lat the street art for a few hours. It was quite modern and lively. A, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food t. A real mix of cultures here!
In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the hI changes in California. I lthat America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same year, gold was discovered near San Francisco, which started a gold rush. Over 300, 000 people came from all over the world to stheir fortune, and San Francisco quickly became a big city.
