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The Palmetto Expedition The Palmetto Expedition is a walking event that challenges participants while giving back to our community. It's made up of two parts. One is Palmetto Expedition Marathon (26. 2 miles) that's completed within 10 hours and the other is Palmetto Expedition Ultra (50 miles) that's completed within 20 hours. The money we raise will be donated to The Wildlife Conservation Association. Location: The Palmetto Trail's Lake Moultrie Passage Date: Saturday, May 12, 2019 Starting time: 10:00 am Attention: On-site registration starts at 8: 00 am Ending time: 8: 00 pm on May 12 (Palmetto Expedition Marathon) _____on May 13 (Palmetto Expedition Ultra) |
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Cost Palmetto Expedition Marathon $40: before January 1, 2019 $ 50: January 1- March 31 $60: April 1 Day of Event Palmetto Expedition Ultra $ 60: before January 1, 2019 $80: January 1 March 31 $100: April 1 —Day of Event |
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Attention: For those who register on April 1 or later, we can't promise to have enough T-shirts and medals Age: Participants must be at least 16 years old. Parents should understand that we cannot be responsible for their teenagers. If parents are not walking with their kids throughout the event, the kids might find themselves alone on the way at times. For more information, see here |
A. poor children. B disabled people. C wildlife. D charity schools.
Justin was so good at basketball that he could beat any of the older guys at the court, and the younger guys didn't have any chances. But one day everything changed. When Justin was shooting around at the local court, some guys from another neighborhood appeared before him. The biggest one said that he had heard that Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true. Justin didn't want to play. But his cousin begged," Come on, Justin, beat this guy!" Justin decided to do what his cousin wanted.
Just as Justin was going to win, the big guy knocked him down hard. Justin broke his right leg. The doctor said he might never play basketball again.
During the first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed with his leg in a long cast. He watched TV all day and ate one bag of potato chips after another. Justin blew up like a balloon as he watched his future fade away as a basketball player.
Then Justin's sister Kiki came home from the university, bringing exciting stories of a far away land called college During those days, they talked and studied together, and Justin felt much better. Because of that, he realized he shouldn't give himself up. Basketball used to be his favorite thing, and he was good at it. But now there was only school, so he had to get good at that.
Justin worked so hard. By the time he got to senior year in high school, his GPA was high. The last thing that Justin had to do to get into college was score well on the ACT. Well wouldn't you know it?
Using the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin made a score of 24 on the ACT.
Every university that Justin applied to accepted him. When the fall came, Justin had his choice in colleges.
XBOX 360 Kinetic, RoboSapien, WiiParty, these are just a few of the modern toys sold in recent years. But some of the most popular toys are actually quite old.
Games have been around for thousands of years. In 4000 B. C, Babylonians played a board game that was similar to chess. Yo-yos made of stone were first used in ancient Greece around 1000 B C. And kites appeared in China around the same time.
Another famous game is Scrabble. It was invented by an architect in the 1930s, but it didn't get popular until 1953 And since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide.
As you can imagine, toys and games are a multi-billion-dollar industry. Mr. Potato Head, the first toy advertised on TV, grossed more than $4 million in its first year. Play-Doh made its inventor Joseph McVicker a millionaire by his 27th birthday, while Mattel sells 1. 5 million Barbie dolls each week (that's two dolls each second!).
Some toys go out of fashion, but then become popular again, such as Rubik's Cube. Research says parents are increasingly choosing to buy toys they remember from their own childhood.
These days, toys are not just for fun. RoboSapien is a remote-controlled robot that was launched in 2004. He can walk, turn around and do other poses. RoboSapien was designed by Mark Tilden, who once created robots for NASA space missions. He expected the toy to be used mostly by and scientists, but almost 2 million RoboSapiens have been sold worldwide since its launch as a toy?
Fancy a game anyone?
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.
A. In 1825. besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German.
B. Most of them are made up of smaller schools
C. Yale, Princeton and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard
D Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them
E. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew
You either have it, or you don't—a sense of1that is. But2is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can3themselves in the next street?
Scientists say were all4with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have worked hard at5it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don't use it, we lose it.
Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way6,"says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. "However,7they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they will8develop the skills. ”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain9to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it so that it10to the way you are facing
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near11like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the12route.
Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. 13your steps 14you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out were you are.
Now you will never get lost15!
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One day, an 11-year-old boy, Robby, came into my classroom for his first piano lesson. Over the , he tried very hard to learn the pieces, while I listened and encouraged him. However, he was not good at the piano.
At the end of each week, he would always say ,"My mom is going to hear me play on the stage some day, "Then one day Robby coming to my lessons. I thought he gave up learning the piano.
Several weeks our school planned to hold a concert. To my surprise, Robby came and asked he could be in it. He said his mother had been sick and unable to afford his piano lessons, but he was still practicing. I agreed to let play.
Robby was the last to play at the concert. He chose a Mozart's piece. six and a half minutes, he ended. In tears, I ran up to hug Robby. " I've heard you play like that, Robby! did you do it? Robby explained, "Well, in fact my mother had cancer, but she comes here today. So tonight is the time that she has ever heard me play on the stage. I wanted to make it special".
My parents taught me not to waste food. My mom found ways to make leftovers taste good. I went to Ilan to learn about some of their special foods. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don' t waste food, , and they use leftovers！
Many years ago, there was not food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes is kao zha. It's made with leftovers meat, soup, oil and fat. That might not sound very good, but it does taste good Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets.
Another famous dish called zao bing. It's made with fruit, meat and other things. I really liked it! But I didn't want to eat too much I has a lot of fat in it.
A: Hi, Bill! It's Sunday tomorrow. ?
B: I have no idea. How about you?
A: I'm going to the library to return some books. Would you like to go there with me?
B: . By the way, could I borrow a book from the library?
A: Of course you can. Which book do you want to borrow?
B: The Dark Forest
A: ?
B: It's about the world in the future.
A: Sounds interesting. ?
B: Liu Cixin. It's said that he has creative imagination. And he has won a prize recently. I can't wait to read his book.
A: So. . . Let's meet at your house at eight o'clock, and then…
B: Wait! I forgot one thing just now. My mother will be busy tomorrow. . Then we can go to the library together.
A: Yeah, we are old enough to help with some housework. So let's make it nine o'clock. See you tomorrow.
B: See you.
