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| that's absolutely right always there is a possibility, but I am not sure that I have got the whole idea of the essay because I am a bit confussed about the first paragraph and the rest of the essay. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:42 am There's always a possibility... |
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Hi Alan!first of all I want to thank you for your wonderful lessons is a real help for me and not only.About this letter i will really appreciate IF you can explain to me the meaning of this verse from the poem ;" If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run.
Thanking you in advance and wishing you a good day I'm waiting for your replay . Regards Claudia! |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:05 am There's always a possibility... |
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Hi Claudia,
These lines:
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If you can fill the unforgiving minute
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are taken from a poem entitled IF, written by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) a prolific writer in prose and poetry. The poem is addressed to his son giving him advice on how to live his life. The thought in those lines is that he should occupy every minute of his life making each 60 seconds worthwhile and he compares life to a race (distance run) as he goes through the stages of life. There are other things that he should do, he tells his son and if he does all these things, he will be a man.
The sad part of this story is that Kipling's son had poor eyesight and failed to get into the army but his father, who was an influential figure, managed to persuade the authorities to allow his son, Jack to enlist. Jack was however killed in the First World War at the age of 18 and Kipling never really got over the shock.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:43 am There's always a possibility... |
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Hi,
Thank you for your comments. I continue to write them regularly.
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Mar 26, 2010 13:24 pm There's always a possibility... |
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Dear Alan, i like your lessons, really I enjoyed them. I am loking forward to be very fluent in speaking and understandng english. Keep sending me your lessons.
Salma Aslam |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:54 am There's always a possibility... |
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Hi Alan.
It was wonderful. Recently, I was reading an article about postage stamp. The first one had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back, was Rowland Hill, a British teacher. Thanks to him because of this great invention.
However, I am agree with you that there is always a possibility, and also there is always a way! But I think that looking around carefully will lead us to find these ways. Asking why and telling 'ifs' will help us to find those ways. What do you think Alan?
Thank you for the newsletter. It is wonderful. I enjoyed reading that.
-Salivan. |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed May 05, 2010 21:19 pm There's always a possibility... |
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| If you don't get it fast as you supposed to try to read again and again that's what I do every time I got an difficult assay |
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| #10 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 6:31 am There's always a possibility... |
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| Good lesson, I just realized that I was forgetting the moods... |
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| #11 (permalink) Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:34 pm There's always a possibility... |
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Thanks Alans
I really enjoyed your essay especially Rudyard,s poem I have discover also the meaning of imperative eta eta. but I will like to know the fulstand of eta eta?
best regard
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| #12 (permalink) Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:55 am There's always a possibility... |
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Hello guys,
I did read the whole story. I truly enjoyed the essay with deep meanings. |
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| #13 (permalink) Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:56 am There's always a possibility... |
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I'm still wondering who the author of all these brilliant stories is... reading them should be made obligatory at all kinds of learning English
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| #14 (permalink) Fri Jun 25, 2010 13:40 pm There's always a possibility... |
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| Thank alot for your lesson ,,, really i useful and improver my language ,,,,i read your lesson about grammer and test for the meaning of english ,,,,,,but i need more lesson about it ,,,,,,,, |
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| #15 (permalink) Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:38 am There's always a possibility... |
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| Hello sir thank for lesson my English is better after I learn on line by your net work |
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