Age has never been a problem for 16-year-old Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she's already got her master's degree.
The North Chicago-area teen started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, a shelter for people who were forced to leave their homes due to the situations such as earthquake, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor's degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for church events and leadership meetings.
She doesn't stop there, though. The teen plans to focus on aviation psychology（航空心理学） for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took fights all the time. Her goal is to use it to determine whether pilots are dealing with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off -- a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it's a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group at church. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and in the future aims to help business owners with trends. Her third book The Genius Race, has a wider appeal. It is designed to help people to be geniuses in various areas of life.
Most kinds of rose plants come from Asia. But roses are also native to other areas including northwest Africa, Europe and the United States. Some people say roses are difficult to grow. But you have a good chance of success if you start with a few suggestions from experts.
You should plant your roses where they can get sunshine for about six hours on bright days. You can buy roses from a garden center or by mail order. You can buy potted（盆栽）roses, also known as container roses, or bare-root（裸根）plants. Each kind has its fans.
Some gardeners say potted roses are easier to plant. They say the roots develop better. But Jeffrey Dinslage, president of Nature Hills Nursery in Omaha, Nebraska, points out that bare-root roses come without soil. So they weigh less to transport. If they arrive before you are ready to plant them, make sure the packing material is slightly wet. Keep the plants in a cool, dark place. You plant the roses while they are not active. The resting plants have no leaves but still need water.
When growing roses, the soil should be wet. Watering should be done in the morning. That can prevent problem called black spots. But do not water too much. Jeffrey Dinslage says people often ask him about becoming discolored on rose leaves. He says the problems are usually caused by too much water. After heavy rains or too much watering, he advises pulling away mulch（覆盖物） from around the roots for a short time. This will help dry the soil. If your soil is very dry, you can add compost(堆肥), which returns nutrients（营养）to the soil.
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Life often requires people to join in unpleasant situations. Rather often, these unpleasant situations do not happen on their own, but happen because of other people's actions and words. Fortunately, there are useful ways to deal with conflicts(冲突).
The best way to solve a conflict is not to let it happen. Nothing useful comes out of a conflict. It is a total waste of time and energy for both sides and thus everyone should try his best to prevent conflict. To do this, you will need to learn the points of view your potential opponents (对手) share and the benefits of understanding people around you.
If the conflict has already arisen, one of the best methods to settle disagreements is to treat the situation with humor. It does not mean, however, that you must ignore（忽视） your opponent's arguments and make jokes about them; it means that you should be in a friendly atmosphere, saying difficult-to-express things with a bit of humor. Humor will help you reduce anger and re-think problems to make them look easier to settle, and set your opponent's mind to working on a problem with you, not against you. This way, a conflict can become an opportunity for building a greater connection between you and your opponent.
If the situation turns verbally abusive (恶语中伤), put a stop to it. Firmly but calmly state: "You're very angry right now and you're saying things you don't mean. I'm going to excuse myself. We can talk again after you calm down." Then leave the room or ask them to leave.
We all know that bullying is when someone is trying to embarrass, frighten or harm someone else on purpose. In cyber bullying (网络欺凌)you often don't know who the bully is. Cyber bullying uses technology.
Mobile phones: text messages, pictures, video clips can be sent to you and all your friends very quickly but you don't know who is sending it.
Internet: emails can be sent from an address which doesn't give the name of the sender. They can be messages, threats, rumors and lies about you.
Websites: exist where you can talk about anything, post pictures and ask for comments. Some cyber bullies use these to embarrass or hurt their victims.
Choose carefully who you give your mobile number, phone number and email address to.
Always remove any addresses which are on an email you receive before sending it on to someone else.
Don't use your real name when going online.
What to do if you are being bullied in this way
If you are the victim of cyber bullying, then tell.
Your parents may report the matter to your Internet or mobile provider who will have some ideas about what you can do.
Don't go in for cyber bullying yourself if you feel that you know who is doing it. Two wrongs don't make a right!
Your parents can contact any regular site which displays embarrassing pictures of you and ask for them to be taken off
If things are being said or shown about you on a personal website then you may need to turn to police for help.
A. How to punish the bully.
B. How you can protect yourself.
C. Ask your friends to do the same.
D. Never give out your internet password to anyone.
E. Tell adults, parents or teachers and keep on telling until something is done.
F. The bully can hide his or her information and make your life terrible── from a distance.
G. They may be embarrassing pictures that someone took on their phone or camera without your knowing.
I was a person who always felt desperate（绝望）before. Months ago my mom 1 from a serious disease and had an operation on her brain. I felt the whole world falling down and I had no 2 what I could do to help her to reduce her 3. Whenever I was alone, tears welled up in my eyes.
Last month I 4 a valuable watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my dad. I couldn't sleep for several nights for the reason that I felt5about the loss.
There have been many 6 like these in my life. I could never know what to do with such tough matters 7 I read If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade by American author Dale Carnegie.
"When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, 'What 8 can I get from this? How can I 9 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?' " he wrote.
I suddenly 10 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 11 all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things 12. When my mom was fighting for 13, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 14 and crying.
Several weeks ago, I participated in a campus singing competition. I didn't 15a prize. If I had not 16 this article, I would definitely have felt 17 again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was pleased that in the end I had got some stage 18Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well, but these thorns help us become19 and strong. When life 20 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
A university in southeast China has a new server in (it) canteen making noodles for the students. The video(show) a robotic chef working in the kitchen and making noodles dough (面团) at South China Agricultural University.
It was given human-like facial features (特征) and can be seen（wear) a face mask, hat and chef's uniform. The robot was designed(improve) the traditional way of making “Dao Xiao Mian", is a specialty in Shanxi Province in northern China.
traditional), a chef will hold a large piece of dough in one hand and a knife in the other before starting to peel strips(条) off the dough. dough will then fall into the pot of boiling water and cook into noodles. A student said: “I've heard that there are always long (queue) at the knife-cut noodle stall at the canteen."
However, web users on Chinese social media said the robot chef （be） not something new. The use of robots in restaurants is becoming increasingly popular in China over the past few years.
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more way for her to solve my strange problem—inability to read. (阅读障碍)
In the library, I found my way into the “Children's Room". I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a dog. I had recently had a dog, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but later he was given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forget my dog.
There on the book's cover was a dog which looked the same with my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Dog with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for summer.
Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion. When I finished my reading, a stream of tears ran down my checks. It was until then I realized that I have overcome my inability to read. Thus, this was the very first book for me which I had read through and deeply immersed in real sense.
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My mother's call returned me to the real world and I suddenly realized something.
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Last year, my mother was so proud that her son was rewarded a PhD（博士学位）in literature.
