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Using blogs to enhance student's competency in acquiring English Language

2009-06-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

Blog is a type of website, usually maintained by
an individual with regular entries
of commentary, descriptions of events or
other material such as graphics or video.
People use this gadget to express either
about their work or about their personal things.

As for students, by using this blog, it can
enhance student's competency in acquring English language.
For example, students use this method to write
anything that related to English.
Such as, updates their own blog with their
journal in English.
Do update their experience or even about
their life in this blog by using English writing skills.

Alcoholism!

2009-06-22T05:54:00.000-07:00

Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions.

In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any

condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic bevarages

despite health problems and negative social consequences.

Modern medical definitions describe alcoholism as a disease

and addiction which results in a persistent use

of alcohol despite negative consequences.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, alcoholism,

also referred to as dipsomania described a preoccupation with,

or compulsion toward the consumption of, alcohol and/or an

impaired ability to recognize the negative effects of excessive alcohol consumption.
Although not all of these definitions specify current and

on-going use of alcohol as a qualifier for alcoholism, some do,

as well as remarking on the long-term effects of consistent,

heavy alcohol use, including dependence and symptoms of withdrawal
While the ingestion of alcohol is, by definition, necessary to

develop alcoholism, the use of alcohol does not predict the

development of alcoholism. It is estimated that 9% of the

general population is predisposed to alcoholism based on genetic factors]

The quantity, frequency and regularity of alcohol consumption

required to develop alcoholism varies greatly from person to person.

In addition, although the biological mechanisms underpinning

alcoholism are uncertain, some risk factors, including social

environment, stress emotional health, genetic predisposition,

age, and gender have been identified. For example, those

who consume alcohol at an early age, by age 16 or younger,

are at a higher risk of alcohol dependence or abuse.

Also, studies indicate that the proportion of men with

alcohol dependence are higher than that of the

proportion of women, 7% and 2.5% respectively,

although women are more vulnerable to long-term

consequences of alcoholism. Around 90% of adults in

United States consume alcohol and more than 700,000 of them

are treated daily for alcoholism

the pacifier

2009-06-16T01:58:00.000-07:00

The toughest man in the American military

faces a new kind of challenge --

looking after four kids in soccer-

mom suburbia --

in this family-friendly comedy

from Walt Disney Pictures.

Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL

who was assigned to protect a scientist

working on a top-secret defense project for the government.

Despite Wolf's efforts, however,

an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding.

The inventor's project is still being stored in his home,

so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford),

the scientist's widow, as well as her four children,

Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York),

and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover).

Wolf has had years of military experience

in some of the most dangerous places on Earth,

but he doesn't know much about raising kids,

and he soon discovers his new job demands

he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard.

The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett,

Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

2009-06-14T23:20:00.000-07:00

You found me by The Fray.

I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad

Where the West was all but won

All alone, smoking his last cigarette

I said, "Where you been?" He said, "Ask anything"

Where were you when everything was falling apart?

All my days were spent by the telephone that never rang

And all I needed was a call that never came

To the corner of 1st and Amistad

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me

Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded

Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?

Just a little late, you found me, you found me

But in the end everyone ends up alone

Losing her, the only one who's ever known

Who I am, who I'm not and who I wanna be

No way to know how long she will be next to me

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me

Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded

Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?

Just a little late, you found me, you found me!

The early morning, the city breaks

And I've been calling for years and years and years and years

And you never left me no messages

You never sent me no letters

You got some kind of nerve taking all I want!

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me

Lying on the floor, where were you? Where were you?

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me

Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded

Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?

Just a little late, you found me, you found me!

Why'd you have to wait to find me, to find me..

How to avoid Procrastination.

2009-05-31T22:19:00.000-07:00

As a student, are you a victim of procrastination?

Do you delay doing your work until the last moment, or even end up not doing it all?.

Here are some tips to help you avoid procrastination.

The first thing to do before you start a task is to clear your desk. Remove all pictures and personal items so that you do not get distracted. Make sure you have all the things you need near you such as paper, pens, calculator, textbook, dictionary so that you do not have to get up and look for them. Switch off your mobile phone.

Secondly,when you begin a task or project, think positively about it. Tell yourself it will be interesting, or benificial, or worthwhile. If you give away to negative thoughts and think the task is going to be boring, it will be boring.

Next, set yourself a realistic target, not an impossible goal!. Divide your work into small parts that can be completed in a reasonable time. For example, aim to read five pages of your textbook, not a whole chapter. Reward yourself when you reach a target with a short break or a change of activity.

Finally, avoid the 'great escapes'. These include watching television, talking to friends, and doing small tasks like sorting out your notes or big tasks like rearranging your room. You can use these activities, in moderation, to reward yourself when you complete a task.

If none of the above suggestions work, you could be procrastinating because of your work is too difficult. In that case, you might need to get help to complete your task.