horacehijo1

@horacehijo1 (7)

United States • Age 49

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Foreign Policy 101

horacehijo1 @horacehijo1 (7) • United States 15 Aug 08

I have been impressed with the fact that Barack Obama has traveled to Europe and to Iraq to improve relations with other areas of the world. My only concern is what the voting population of the United States thinks of that. Of the...

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What is your favourite book from middle or high school? How about college

angusthethird @angusthethird (515) • United States 13 Aug 08

Mine is "To Kill a Mockingbird." It spoke of racism and the tragedy that can erupt when justice is perverted to justify an act of hatred in its most disgusting form. In college I discovered Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were...

books in high school

college

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horacehijo1 I think that one of the books that they should get rid of in the United States curriculum (if they haven't already) is "The Scarlet Letter". Sure we can see how romanticism works in literature from the United States, but when you're 16, you don't really care!...

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Only Two Teams at the 2008 Olympics? China and the United States.

horacehijo1 @horacehijo1 (7) • United States 14 Aug 08

From the coverage of the 2008 Olympics on network television, it would appear that there are only two teams competing: China and the United States. By limiting the viewer’s choices of events and teams, how can brotherhood among...

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horacehijo1 Humbug25 Unfortunately, here in the US we are limited on network television (more or less) to gymnastics, swimming and track and field, events where we win a lot of gold medals! A Brazilian friend of mine said that she was disappointed because of the lack of...

15 Aug 08

Have you ever thought of writing a novel or a book?

esthatika @esthatika (85) • Malaysia 14 Aug 08

Every time I read a novel, especially a good one, my desires to write a novel becomes greater. But to realise this dream of writing a novel is easier said than done. Anyone in MyLot who has written a novel and published it? Or is...

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horacehijo1 I am almost finished with my first novel, and let me tell you, the first issue is to write, write, write! You have to finish your manuscript! There are three options to publishing: traditional publishers, vanity publishers and self publishers. I will be doing...

15 Aug 08

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What kind of class participation did/do you make?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 15 Aug 08

In class, there's always class recitation. There are some students who are so enthusiastic that seems to have all the energy to raise their hands and participate in class to every question on every subject. There are also those...

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horacehijo1 I think that by participating in the classroom environment, you learn much more. It has been argued that you don't have to speak to participate. I do not agree with that comment at all. If you don't say something that you are thinking or ask a question that...

15 Aug 08

which lauguage do u think is most wonderful?

angelinajing @angelinajing (105) • China 12 Aug 08

don't judge from ur nationality.just think which language do u think it mst wonderful,perfect in the world? u can think about the tone of the languae and history of the language. so how many languages do u know and which...

language

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horacehijo1 I wanted to comment quickly that after the four languages that I know (English being the first, Spanish the second, Catalan the third, and Portuguese the fourth) that my ignorance of other cultures has gone down, but I also realize how much more I must learn...

15 Aug 08

Only Two Teams at the 2008 Olympics? China and the United States.

horacehijo1 @horacehijo1 (7) • United States 14 Aug 08

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