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When I was in junior high, the eighth-grade bully punched me in the stomach. Not only did it hurt and make me angry, but the embarrassment and humiliation were almost intolerable. I wanted desperately to even the score! I planned to meet him by the b...

Searra, an eight-year-old brain tumor patient, was a "regular" in the Radiation Oncology Department, much like the other patients who came to the cancer center everyday for a five- or six-week period. With my office located near the main en...

Who You Are Makes A Difference!A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she called each student to the...

Unit1 Have A Drink喝一杯A man is sitting at the bar.He looks sad as he stares into his glass. He has been looking at his drink for a long time, when a big burly man walks up behind him and says: “Well, if you don’t drink it, I will.” A...

Justin Bieber just made tens of thousands of more dollars -- from his hair. The 'Baby' singer's locks sold on eBay yesterday with a final bid of $40,688.Justin Bieber又赚钱了！这回是卖头发。昨日在ebay上他剪掉的头发卖了40，688美元！Bieber, who cut his hair last week -- to the di...

Christian Dior has sacked John Galliano for "odious behaviour" after he was accused of making antisemitic and racist insults in a drunken rant. The flamboyant Briton, who has been the haute couture house's creative director for 15 years, is...

We Are Not AloneAfter my husband died suddenly from a heart attack on the tennis court, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed with the responsibilities of earning a living, c...

Encouraging WordsSomeone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the "shoulders" he's standing on, the heritage he's been given. That's what happened when a young man, the son of a star baseball player, was drafted by one of...

Watching Me GoThe crayoned picture shows a first-grade boy with shoebox arms, stovepipe legs and tears squirting like melon seeds. The carefully printed caption reads, "I am so sad." It is my son Brendan's drawing-journal entry for Septembe...

The TableclothA young minister had been called to serve at an old church that at one time had been a magnificent edifice in a wealthy part of town. Now the area was in a state of decline and the church was in bad shape. Nevertheless, the pastor and h...

Dear God, This Is CharlesDear God,This is Charles. I turned twelve the other day. If you noticed, I'm typing this letter. Sometimes it's hard for me to write, you know. It's this thing called dysgraphia. I also have Attention Deficit Disorder-oftenti...

A Mothers Letter to a Son Starting KindergartenDear George,When your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.You were so excited, you had packed and unpacked the washable markers and safe...

The MitzvahIt was fall 1945, and I returned to Vienna with the first American occupation troops. I had been there three months earlier as an interpreter of German for a special mission assigned to negotiate the division of the city into four allied z...

A Coke and a SmileI know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five cars ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he as a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old...

The Inspiration of the Football HuddleI saw my first professional football game at age twelve, when the Los Angeles Rams were playing in the Coliseum. This experience fueled my dream of one day playing pro football. I wanted to be like my heroes-quar...

There Are No VansI remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was standing there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some pans to cook it in. I couldn't believe it. My...

"Will you tell Daddy for me?"That was the worst part. At seventeen, telling my mom I was pregnant was hard enough, but telling my dad was impossible. Daddy had always been a constant source of courage in my life. He had always looked at me ...

Justin was a climber. By one and a half, he had discovered the purple plum tree in the backyard, and its friendly branches became his favorite hangout.At first he would climb just a few feet and make himself comfortable in the curve where the trunk m...

Encouraging KellyIt was my very first teaching job, and I was anxious to make an excellent first impression. I had been hired to lead a vibrant group of four-year-olds. As the parents escorted children into the room, I attempted to deal with crying k...

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