Tegla Loroupe

Tegla Loroupe is a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She was the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon and has held many world records. She now devotes much of her time to humanitarian and peace activities, through her Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation. She was born in Kutomwony in the West Pokot District of Keyna. From an early age, Loroupe was given a nickname – Chametia. It means “the one who never gets annoyed.” – reflecting her cheerful personality. At the age of seven, she started to go to school – which involved a barefoot run of ten kilometres every morning. It was at school that her first talent for running was spotted. At one point, her father banned her from running saying it was not ladylike, but Loroupe persisted and continued her running. Initially, the Kenyan athletics federation were not too impressed with Loroupe – she was considered too frail. However, after winning a prestigious cross country race in 1988, this changed. She was nominated for the junior world championships, and at her first attempt (1989) she finished 28th. This enabled her to focus on running full time. In 1994, Loroupe ran her first major marathon in New York and won. She was the first African woman to win the New York Marathon. As a consequence, she became an important sporting role model. Between 1997 and 1999, she won three consecutive world half marathon Championships. . In 1999, she broke her own record, setting a time of 2:20:43 in the Berlin marathon. In 2003, Loroupe found the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and has been an active advocate for peace. She has been successful in bringing members of warring tribes together. In 2006, she founded the 10km Peace Race, which included 2,000 warriors from six different tribes. In 2006, she was named a United Nations Ambassador of Sport. 

Giraffe Heroes.... Bob Bajek

Bob Bajek is a reporter of a village called Rantoul. Near this village, there is a lake, called Heritage Lake. Because of an airman, the lake was flooded wit toxic substances. Several decades after, Rantoul burned some buildings contained asbestos. Bajek found some federal and state documents and also eyewitness testimony, showing that the water is contaminated. As a reporter, he wrote his information in the newspaper , but his director said that these information mustn't be published.

My personal hero

My personal hero is my grandmother. She is one of the most important person in my life. Some years ago, she worked in a bakery and she used to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day. When I was young, she was operated. After the operation, she continued to smoke. She was standing on the edge of death, but she decided to stop for her sons and her granchildren. For me, she is an example of strenght and determination.👵🏽

Tattoos

Tattoos is an old pratice that dates back to 5000 years ago. The oldest testimony is "Otzi" an ice man who lived about 5300 years ago, with his back and knees tattooed. In Egypt, tattoo, seemed to be an exclusive female pratice. In the past, tattoos were made by the oldest woman of the comunity, with a sharp point set in a wooden handle. The word "tattoos" appears in 1769, when James Cook arrives to Thaiti. I like little tattoos and I think that each tattoos needs to have a meaning

Gelert

Many years ago, in Gwynedd, lived a prince called Llewelyn, who loved hunting with his brave dog, Gelert. The prince had a son, but the mother died when he was born. When she died, he promised her that he will cherish his son. One day, while Llewelyn went to hunting, left his son near the fire with his dog. When he returned home , he opened the door and saw the cradle on the floor, covered with blood. He looked down and saw Gelert's head and paws full of blood. He believed that the dog killed the baby so he killed it. But after, he heard the weeping of his child and saw a dead wolf. Filled with remorse, the prince built a grave near the river

Witch of Wookey Hole

The witch of Wookey Hole is a legend. It is said that in the first chamber of the Wookey Hole cave, in South-West of England, the witch is still preserved in the form of stalagmite.

A man from Glastonbury fell in love with a girl. A witch living in Woonky Hole cave cursed the man's romance. the man became a monk and he wanted revenge on the witch. The monk stalkd the her into the cave and she was hiding in a dark corner near one of the underground rivers. The monk blessed the water and splashed it where the witch was hiding. The witch petrified the witch and so she remains in  the cave forever 

Neymar Jr

One of my favourite sport person is Neymar Jr. He was born in 1992 in Brazil and he is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Spanish club FC Barcelona and Brazil national team. He started his career when he was 11 and he won many awards like 'Copa Libertadores', 'South American footballer of the year' in 2011 and 2012 and many other. He also made various spots like Gillette and Nike. Neymar, Messi and Suarez form the trio of the best forward, called MNS. I don't remember when i first heard about him , but I really like him for his tenacity and professionality.

Pancake day

Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday is a special day celebrated all over the world. In some countries, like France and The USA, it's called 'Mardi Gras' or 'Fat Tuesday'. In other countries like Italy and Brazil, Shrove Tuesday, is at the end of Carnival. During this day, people eat pancake. Pancake Day is always on a Tuesday in February or March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During Lent, people didn’t eat rich foods like butter and eggs, so they made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.Another tradition on Pancake Day in the UK is pancake racing. People run in a race with a pancake in a pan. As they run, they have to toss the pancake  several times. In some pancake races people dress up in fancy dress costumes. The most famous pancake race takes place in a town called Olney, in England. People say that Olney has been celebrating pancake races since 1445.

Halloween in England🎃

Halloween, a contraction of All Hallows' Eve, is a celebration observed on 31 October, the day before the feast of All Hallows'.

In the past, on All Souls' Eve families would stay up late, and little "soul cakes" were eaten. At the stroke of midnight, there was solemn silence among households, which had candles burning in every room to guide the souls back to visit their earthly homes and a glass of wine on the table to refresh them. The tradition of giving soul cakes that originated in Great Britain and Ireland was known as souling, often seen as the origin of modern trick or treating in North America, and souling continued in parts of England as late as the 1930s, with children going from door to door singing songs and saying prayers for the dead in return for cakes or money.

American-style Halloween celebrations have become increasingly popular with shops decorated with witches and pumpkins, and young people attending costume parties.

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Red string of fate

The red string of fate is a legend of Chinese origin. According to tradition, each person brings, from birth, an invisible red thread tied to the little finger of the left hand that binds him to his soulmate. The thread has the characteristic of being indestructible: the two people are destined to meet and to get married.Wei was a man who, orphaned of both parents, wanted to get married and have a big family; He had grown up without being able to find a woman who would become his wife.

During a trip Wei met, on the steps of a temple, a man leaning with his back to a lot that was consulting a book. Wei asked the man what he was reading; the man said to be the God of marriages and, after looking at the book, she told Wei that his wife was now a child of three years and would have to wait another fourteen years before you know it. Wei, disappointed by the answer, he asked what was in the bag; the man replied that in there was the thread that was used to bind the feet of husbands and wives. That thread is invisible and impossible to cut, so once two people are related to each other will be destined to marry regardless of their behavior or by events that they will live.These words did not convince Wei that, to feel free to choose from the only woman to marry, he ordered his servant to kill the girl to become his wife. The servant stabbed the girl but not killed: the hurted in the head and Wei, after those events, continued his usual life in search of his wife.Fourteen years later, Wei, still unmarried, met a beautiful seventeen year old girl from a wealthy family and married her. She always wore a cloth on the forehead and Wei, after many years, asked why not if took away even to wash. The woman, in tears, told  that when he was three years he was stabbed by a man and that was a scar on his forehead; shame hid with the cloth. At those words Wei, remembering the encounter with the God of weddings and order that the said to his servant, confided to the woman that it was he groped to kill her. Once Wei and his wife were aware of the story you loved more than before and lived serene and happy.

IRELAND

  

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic.

Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, in the northeast of the island. In 2011 the population of Ireland was about 6.4 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland. The territory is vast 84,116 square kilometers and is characterized by mountain ranges are not particularly high.

The biggest and most populated city is Dublin , followed by Belfast and Cork . Other important towns are Limerick , Galway , Derry , Waterford .

The flag is the tricolor.

Ireland's patron saint is St. Patrick's Day and is celebrated on March 17

My Life

MY HISTORY 
My name is Ylenia,I was born on 21 November 2001, in Italy.
My father is italian and my mother too.
He is a doctor and she is a secretary.

HOME LIFE
Home life is pretty normal.
My parents work so i help in the house.
I love cooking, but i really hate cleaning!
On Sunday I go out with my friends.
On Tuesday and Friday I play volleyball and during the week I study .

SCHOOL
My first school was called 'M.T. Fusco'.
I started there when I was 3.
When I was 11 I started at 'Buonarroti-Vinci' secondary school.
Now i go to the 'Liceo Galileo Galilei'.
I go to school from Monday to Friday.
We don't have a lot of homework and at Sunday we're free.
My favourite subject si English


INTEREST
I love sport, expecially play volleyball and watch football match.
I love music too.
I spend a lot of time with my friends. 

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on Independence Day at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original, and best-known restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The contest has gained public attention in recent years due to the stardom of Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut. The current champion is Matt Stonie. The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held at the original location on Coney Island every year since about 1972 in conjunction with Independence Day.[3] According to legend, on July 4, 1916, four immigrants held a hot dog eating contest at Nathan's Famous stand on Coney Island to settle an argument about who was the most patriotic. A man by the name of Jim Mullen is said to have won, although accounts vary. The competitors stand on a raised platform behind a long table with drinks and Nathan's Famous hot dogs in buns. Most contestants have water on hand, but other kinds of drinks can and have been used. Condiments are allowed, but are usually not used. The hot dogs are allowed to cool slightly after grilling to prevent possible mouth burns. The contestant that consumes (and keeps down) the most hot dogs and buns (HDB) in ten minutes is declared the winner. The length of the contest has changed over the years, previously 12 minutes, and in some years, only three and a half minutes; since 2008, 10 minutes. The winner of the men's competition is given possession of the coveted international "bejeweled" mustard-yellow belt. The belt is of "unknown age and value". Sonya Thomas won the inaugural women's competition and its "bejeweled" pink belt.

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Nowhere Boy

On the morning of December 9th 1980, John Lennon vas murdered.

A deranged fan, called Mark Chapman,had ambushed John and Yoko , outside their house in N.Y.

Chapman shot John at 11 o'clock atnight.

It wasa sad day.

People heard the news on the radioat breakfast.

A cultural icon was destroyed.

John Lennon, in spirit of his image, was a iolent man.

This could have beenthe result of his difficult life.

The film 'Nowhere Boy' is about his childhood and adolescence.

The director of ths film are Sam Taylor-Wood and Aaron Johnson.

Anne-Marie Duff play Julia, John's estranged mother and Kristin Scott play Mimi, his aunt.

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The origin of the name Francis

The name comes from the Latin, Franciscus, which means "Franco", "belonging to the people of the Franks".
It's a name widely used in Italy, but also in other countries.
There are many variations as Frank Francisco etc ...
Francis, besides being the patron saint of Italy, is also our present Pope.
Also it is also mentioned in the Bible.
This is also the name of many poets, emperors, kings, saints and footballers.

My school

My new school is very big.
Its name is "Galileo Galilei".
It is situated in the city centre, in front of the Ducal Palace, an old monument of my town.
In this school there are about 20 class rooms.
Also, there are a gym, a camp, an I.T. lab, an auditorioum and a lenguage lab.
There are three floors.
The courses are: Scientific Lyceum, Music Lyceum, Lenguage Lyceum and Dance Lyceum.
There are 18 students in my class.
They are very friendly and nice.
Anna sits next to me, she's 14 and she is from Mondragone.
I go in a lenguage class.
I study five lenguages: Italian, English, Spanish, Franch and Latin.
I study English because i like it.
my teacher aren't bad.


I really like this new school.

How to use Spell Check

Spell Check is a website that corrects all errors of grammar and spelling in English, using different colors for each category it is very useful if you want to check your writing production

The origins of my name

My name is Ylenia.
This name derives from Hebrew 'ilan', that mean 'plant'.
According to another interpretation results instead be a Slavic version of Elena.
Present mainly in Italian, Ylenia has considerable spread. the name is common in a wide range of variants, including Ilene, Jlenia, Hilenia, Elenia, Ilena, Ilenya and Ylenja.