Taking part in some activities is a perfect way for people to explore the world around them while giving them experience and enjoyment. Here are some things for people to do in Nashville.
Christmas Through the Ages
HISTORIC CRAGFONT
200 Cragfont Rd, Castalian Springs, TN 37031, USA
Explore Christmas through the ages with house tours on Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, November 27th and December 11th between 9:30 a. m. and 3 p. m. Journey through the early 19th century holiday and experience the history and customs of the Winchester family as told through their letters and diaries. Cost is $12 for ages 16 and up, $8 for ages 7 to 15 and free for ages 6 and under.
Family Program
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
222 5th Avenue South, Nashville
Young songwriters can participate in one-on-one instruction sessions with professional songwriters to help train their craft from 3 to 5 p. m. The admission fees are needed, but members and kids aged 5 and under can go there for free.
Teen Cooking Night
LINEBAUGH LIBRARY
105 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, USA
rclstn. org/events
Pick up a Teen Cooking Kit with ingredients (烹饪原料) and recipe cards from Linebaugh Public Library and cook along with Ms. Kinsey on Facebook at 7 p. m. This month's theme is "S'more Fun".
Comic Book Club
Nashville, TN, USA
sade. johnson@nashville. gov
library. nashville. org
Are you a comic book fan? Join Nashville Public Library's weekly virtual (虚拟的) discussion about comic books and graphic novels. The club meets on Google Meet on select Thursdays at 8 p. m. If you want to be a member, please email sade. johnson@nashville. gov.
From McDonald's to Sonic, fast food had a bad effect on my waistline and my budget (预算). It was so easy to use my card for a small purchase (购买). For me, I got a lot of satisfaction from fast food.
One day I realized that I was spending a surprising $40 a week on fast food. This was a lot of iced coffee and hamburgers! I decided to give myself a tight budget to reduce my consumption. Every Monday I placed an envelope with $20 in my purse. That was my fast food budget for the whole week. If there was anything left over at the end of the week, it would be mine to save or spend. If I spent all of the money during the week, there would be no more fast food that week.
The budget made me more mindful of my purchases. Instead of purchasing a large drink from Sonic, I would purchase a small one. It was still satisfying but not nearly as expensive. Instead of eating a whole meal, I would pick the part that I actually wanted. I never really felt unhappy because it was a wise choice to spend or save with each purchase.
The envelope budget kept me honest. I had a clear idea how much money was spent each week on fast food purchases. I started to bring my lunches more often to save more money for the week. It was a fun challenge to see how much I could save every week.
Changing the way I spent on fast food not only helped my budget, but watched my weight. Now I am more likely to bring my lunch than to buy it. I am not upset, but allowed to make positive choices to improve my life.
A short while ago, I lost access to my We Chat account. I am not sure why it wouldn't let me log in; perhaps it was my ancient, out-of-date phone. But I wasn't upset because it offered me an opportunity to take a break from social media-something more and more people are doing.
In the United States, Twitter and Facebook has seen a 44 percent decline among its younger users. Stars such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeren have taken a break from social media because they were tired of so many Internet trolls leaving negative comments. Ordinary people (like me) are turning away from it because of the feeling that they were spending more time online and enjoying less.
It is not unusual for people to spend two or three hours a day posting or reading posts, to the point where it becomes an addiction. And it is an addiction. There is a chemical in your brain known as dopamine (多巴胺) which is sometimes called the "reward molecule"and its release gives you a feeling of pleasure. For instance, when you post a photo on We Chat and get a hundred likes, you feel happy. That's dopamine at work.
In my case, being off We Chat is actually an added bonus. No doubt I missed my dopamine. And I got e-mails from friends wondering if I was fine or if I was just being anti-social. But I soon began to feel quite peaceful and started to worry less about what other people were doing and concentrate more on my personal life. And I'm getting better sleep at night.
I'm not advocating that all of you quit social media, but spending less time on these platforms does bring you advantages.
In the digital age, we are becoming accustomed to technological innovations, and the fact that they can have a deep impact on our lives.
The number of the smartphone adult users has reached 85 percent in the UK population. Meanwhile streaming and 5G tech are changing the way we watch movies, TV shows and sports events. But Artificial Intelligence(AI) is probably the biggest game-changer of them all. The biggest impacts have nothing to do with robots or even digital assistants like Google Home. Here are two real-world applications of AI that are already changing our world for the better
One is better medical diagnose. If you had some illness, would you want to be diagnosed by a doctor or a machine? You'd probably say the former, but in reality, the question is not that simple. Today, human expertise and AI work side by side to make faster, better diagnoses. Think of it this way—a doctor can spend an hour reading six or seven cases while AI can do six or seven thousand in seconds and then present the doctor with a range of possible medical conditions along with their related probabilities.
The other is reducing fraud( 欺 诈 ) . Fraud against big businesses seems nothing to do with us. In fact, it often ends up affecting us all, especially when insurance companies, for example, are forced to increase the premium( 保 费 ) to cover losses. AI is being used more and more in insurtech, both to speed up the claim( 索 赔 ) process and to mark possibly fraudulent claims more reliably. It does this by analysing big data trends. Faster processing and reduced fraud are good news for everyone, and that can save money for us.
How to build a personal brand (品牌)
People tend to think about a personal brand as bragging (自吹自擂) , self- promotion and all about yourself. But it's actually something much more important. In other words, it's how people see you. Below are some suggestions to build a strong personal brand.
Figure out your goal. What do you want your personal brand to help you achieve? Are you looking to change jobs or enter a new industry, and you need your brand to reflect a new skill set?
Get clear on what you want to be known for. Are you a teacher who focuses on social and emotional learning? Or maybe you're a project manager who is reliable and always gets things done on time. Dig deeper into the what, how and why behind your work so you can make it easy to remember.
I once coached someone who called herself a "death midwife", which no one understood. But when she started introducing herself as a grief advisor who works with families during a time of loss, all of a sudden everyone got it.
Bring value to others online. Share interesting articles related to you industry, post ideas or opinions that can benefit co-workers, and like or comment on posts shared by the people you follow.
A. It's your name.
B. Lead with no confusion.
C. Introduce yourself in detail.
D. Write your aim down and make it specific.
E. Focusing on something helpful is a good way
F. Why do you expect people to know about your job?
G. How do you want people to describe you as an expert?
It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy across the street who stormed in and out of his own house. He did it often enough that a neighbor, William Dunn,1 what was going on in his life. So Dunn asked him. "He told me that he didn't have a father," says Dunn, now 58, "and I2 there might be something I could do for him. " That something was fishing, a hobby Dunn's father had3 him. "Fishing always brought me peace and it taught me how to be4 . When you're on the 5 , you can forget about your6 just appreciate the moment. " Dunn got permission from the boy's mother to take him7 .
One Saturday afternoon on the water led to another, and soon he was8 other kids in their Lakeland, Florida, neighborhood how to fish. Most didn't have9 figures in their lives and had never fished before. Some were foster10 who had moved from one home to the next. They had been through a lot and their lives were11 . But when they were fishing, all unhappiness12 . Out on the boat, they'd be13 and making new friends.
"I' m able to forget about the past when I' m fishing and concentrate on something fun and 14 ," says Smith, a foster kid. "I've learned that I deserve a better life than what I had15 fishing. Whenever I feel down, I know it's time to go fishing. "
Can you imagine kangaroo meat as source of meat for Australians? Kangaroo meat (eat) by aboriginal Australians. time went by, with more and more people moving to the cities, the meat became less popular. However, there (be) a push to bring it back to dinner tables lately. This is (large) due to the benefits of the meat.
Kangaroo meat is lean(脂肪少的) and has less than 2% fat. addition, the BBC noted that kangaroos produce less methane (甲烷) than other (animal), so they are considered to be more environmentally friendly.
However, despite all these benefits, most Australians still refuse (eat) it. Also, it may make (they) feel strange to eat kangaroo. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, a popular TV series, is another reason they may feel uncomfortable eating the meat.
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1. 对他们为太空事业做出的成就感到骄傲；
2. 询问在太空站时的生活、工作情况；
3. 表达关心和祝愿。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：triumphant return凯旋归来
Ella had two exams that day-physics and history. She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Terry looked at her, and then looked away quickly. Ella thought Terry looked pleased,because She didn't have a problem with physics, she didn't have a problem with anything···Miss Perfect(完美）！
＂I thought we were friends, but she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now. she promised to help me go over for the physics exam too, but then she's forgotten all my calls and texts. And when I rang her house, her mum just told me she was busy. "Ella thought angrily. At that moment ,Mr. Reed asked all the students into the exam room.
Ella couldn't answer some physics questions. Suddenly she saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Ella couldn't believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades? She felt really angry at Terry, and thought about telling the teacher, but··· "Stop writing, "said Mr. Reed and started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Ella hadn't answered two of the questions. She was going to fail again!
Ella wanted to talk to Terry at lunchtime, but she couldn't find her anywhere. Ella went to the library to prepare for the history exam,which was her favorite. But she couldn't concentrate. "Unfair! Terry was getting good grades by cheating all that time. "She thought about telling a teacher,but everyone would hate her if she did that. Just then,Mr. Reed walked past her table. "Mr. Reed··. "
Ella was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mr. Reed wanted her to look at Terry and agreed if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
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She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table.
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Ella was walking towards the school gate when she saw Terry waiting for her there.
