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BBQ party

I finished GW. (What's GW?) 
It was great day.
I was at a BBQ with my friends on Saturday.
Many friends came over.
We are gonna be BBQ last month.  We are going to have another BBQ next month (Future) We had a BBQ last month (Past)

Have a nice day.

Urbanization

Most cities are expanding in terms of population and land area. City inhabitants are reminded daily of this by  new high rise buildings and extended bus routes. It is generally a positive phenomenon, although it is not always welcomed.

The expansion of cities can be attributed mainly to the influx of immigrant workers as the result of traditional work, such as farming, being replaced by machinery causing a surplus of labor force lured by the prospect of employment and higher living standard in the city. therefore, people from poorer regions migrate in millions. In order to accommodate an increasing population, cities are forced to expand. The expansion is also necessitated by rapid economic growth. Most cities are the center for trade and industry, the development of which requires the use of land. Vast stretches of land also has to be used to improve infrastructure.

This kind of growth may lead to dire consequences. As a matter of fact, it's not quite easy for people from the countryside to manage finding a suitable job. The cost of living in the city is also much higher than rural areas, and many newly arrived immigrant workers are living in miserable conditions like sharing a small room with four or five companions. It's reasonable why they feel like they've lost their sense of security or feel extremely stressful. Worse still, a huge population often puts so much pressure on public infrastructure which results in a decline in public service for the local residence because it was designed only for a certain number of individuals. More so, urbanization often causes severe environmental damage; and trees, fields and even villages are sacrificed for the relenting pace of city expansion. The only defense against this is balanced development of all areas, both rural and urban.

Here's my best try:

Benjamin, the guy who overcame many obstacles.

Benjamin overcame many obstacles before graduating from college. He lived far away from college and had to travel 3 hours to go to class every day. His parents did not have enough money to pay the rent for a place to live near the college too. When he was in the third semester he got a scholarship due to his good grades. Then he was able to rent a room near the college. The next obstacle was having no laptop to practice and do projects on. He did his projects at the lab, and it was not easy because the lab was always busy and he had to wait until the lab was available. He had to deal with many economic obstacles like those. In the last semester he got the best grade among all the faculty students. He received a prize and gave us an example to follow.

I never hear people say "Chinese person". People always say "she's Chinese" or "I'm Filipino".

no your sentence is fine