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Your worst habit

 Your worst habit My worst habit is that I am constantly getting into fights on Twitter. I mean, using Twitter is not necessarily bad, but sometimes, when you see so many people hating on someone because they are different or new in a community, it is just impossible to avoid getting into a fight. Last Halloween, there was a girl that posted a new set of dices she was going to release for the festivity. Obviously, they were handmade, they are expensive to produce and very time-consuming too, so it was obvious that they were going to be a little bit pricy. Well, she started getting harassed and cyberbullied because, according to many Twitter users, she was charging way too much and you could get similar ones in Amazon for far less money. Some people were defending the poor girl and I was not going to stay there saying absolutely nothing, so I started fighting with some people online over why what they were doing was wrong and that if they could not afford handmade products, then the...
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Music that is special to you

 Music that is special to you In love, that is how he had always felt. Ever since he was a little boy, her black eyes had bewitched him, and he knew he would never escape her charms. He daydreamed of being her lover, but long ago he had realised that she probably had not even considered him as a close friend, maybe as a child, but that was a long time ago. If it is already rather painful that your loved one does not love you back, it is worse to know that she loves someone else and that that love is going to last forever. Matías had already thrown in the towel, he did not have the slightest hope that she could love him. Even though his heart ached and he felt his soul tearing at every step his horse took towards the palace, he knew that his father needed them and that the only one who could help him was the one who had taken away his longed-for Lucy. It was not the first time he had visited the palace, it was quite common for him to visit the couple. It might seem masochistic, but,...
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A favourite possession

 A favourite possession My grandfather loved flowers and he knew I did too. Sometimes, when he had to come to my house to look after me, we used to walk around a park near my house to pick up some flowers.  I did not really have a favourite flower, not until I discovered which was his. Yellow roses, those were the ones he liked the most because yellow is the colour of friendship and happiness.  Now that he is dead, I keep a yellow rose in my room and I look after it just like he looked after me.
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Practice 16: Cohesion and style

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 Cohesion and style 6D Practice Nylon is a strong but fine synthetic fibre used to make toothpaste, stockings, parachutes, etc. It was invented in 1935 by Wallace Carothers, a chemistry student who specialized in polymers (molecules composed of large chains of atoms), however, it was not until 1939 when it started to get mass-produced by Dupont Corporation (USA) Carothers', which director of research is Mr Wallace. 4.1 Fast food At present, fast food is growing in popularity. This type of cuisine is popular because people can buy it ready to eat or cook quickly. However, there are advantages and drawbacks of fast food. Above all, fast food is very convenient. Most of the people who work in offices are too busy to make their own lunch. But they can eat in restaurants such as McDonald's, which are franchised in hundreds of countries. In addition, the second benefit of fast food is its cheapness. As it is produced in large quantities, this high volume means that the companies c...
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A story from your childhood

 A story from your childhood I don't remember much, the trauma doesn't allow me to, but from time to time I have gaps, nightmares even.  When I was about twelve or thirteen, I don't remember well (or I prefer not to), I started talking to an older man. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and said he was about twenty, although maybe that was a lie, I don't know and I don't want to. He said nice things to me, things we all want to hear ''You are very beautiful'', ''You are very mature for your age'', ''You are one of the most intelligent people I know''. But I was just a child and I didn't know I was being used. At that time I didn't live with my parents, but with my grandparents, who are not known for being overly affectionate. I also didn't have many friends or anyone to help me realise what a terrible situation it was. So the lack of parental figures and affection made me easy prey.  Soon I was in his cla...
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A belief you have or used to have

 A belief you have or used to have I have never believed in God, or astrology, or anything to do with superstition or myths. However, when my grandfather died on my mother's side, I began to notice his presence around me even though he was already gone.  Of course, I can't see him, but still, in the moments when I need help the most, in the nights when I cry, etc. I can feel my grandfather is there for me, by my side, encouraging me to go on. 
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A movie star or singer you like

 A movie star or singer you like Marilyn Monroe is a feminist icon born on the 1st of July of 1926. Her father abandoned her mother before she was even born, meaning that her mother could not look after her and she had to stay in her neighbour's house. From there, she went to an orphanage and started a period of going back and forth from orphanages to family members or neighbours' houses.  Eventually, when she was 16 she married James Dougherty in order to stay away from orphanages. Although she did not love him, he respected her and supported her career as a model.  However, when Marilyn was asked to start a career in music and movies he refused and she decided it would be the best for both of them if they divorced.  She had two other husbands, Joe Dimaggio, who abused her, and Arthur Miller, who started a film production company with her. She got a divorce from both of them because she felt that being a married woman required time she did not have and preferred ded...
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